Books - "history"
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The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982
first edition numbered/limited [357/750] signed by author 552pp F in NF d/w (minor bumps to extrems.) in NF slipcase (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: leo cooper london 1987
KEYWORDS: military history british indian armies cook
A Secret Country
first edition proof copy 286pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's stamps to front cover,owner's inscr.to inside front cover and stamp to half-title)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1989
KEYWORDS: john pilger biography history proof copies literature
The Maiden Voyage
first edition 319pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,te blue) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: allen and unwin london 1969
KEYWORDS: nautical history titanic geoffrey marcus
The Queen of the Adriatic; or, Venice Past and Present
376pp ills.[b/w] VG- (brick cloth w.black ruled borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to bevelled edges,small split to foot of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1872
KEYWORDS: history geography travel venice davenport adams
The Impossible Island
corsica: its people and its sport
first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VG (tan cloth w.blind ruled borders,sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: witherby london 1923
KEYWORDS: history geography corsica snaffle
California Shipwrecks
footsteps in the sea
first edition 175pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: superior publishing seattle 1978
KEYWORDS: nautical history california shipwrecks marshall
The Rise and Fall of 'The Model Republic'
ex-lib.first edition 424pp VG- (burgundy embossed cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1863
KEYWORDS: history james williams politics
New Lands: Their Resources and Prospective Advantages
first edition 280pp VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelimsand content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1900
KEYWORDS: history hugh robert mill
Bardia to Enfidaville
first edition 416pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed, minor soiling to content edges) in G d/w (tattered with large chips etc)
PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1962
KEYWORDS: new zealand military history enfidaville bardia stevens
Introduced Mammals of New Zealand
first edition [previously owned by nz natural history author j.t.salmon] 255pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sign.of j.t.salmon to front pastedown,content edges v.sl.foxed) in G d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses incl.upper 4cm of spine and part of front cover,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: department of scientific and industrial research wellington 1950
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history salmon wodzicki
African Hunting and Adventure From Natal to the Zambesi
third edition x+428pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (brown cloth w.gilt lion head stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some sections roughly opened along fore-edge,few sections at rear unopened at top edge)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1894
KEYWORDS: natural history travel africa zambesi geography william charles baldwin
Towards Khartoum
The Story of the Soudan War of 1896
first edition xxiv+357pp+2pp catalogue ills.[b/w w.maps] VG (grey cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,minor crease to head of rear board,owner's stamp to prelims.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some occasional foxing to contents,tight)
PUBLISHER: a.d.innes london 1897
KEYWORDS: travel geography history khartoum soudan military hilliard atteridge
In Darkest Africa or the Quest,Rescue,and Retreat of Emin Governor or Equatoria
first edition thus [colonial edition] xii+635pp ills.[b/w w.3 fold-out maps] VG- (red cloth w.black/fawn dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,1cm loss to head of spine,owner's stamp to prelims.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to verso of maps w.one map repaired at hinge,another map has a 5cm tear but all are complete,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston,searle and rivington london 1890
KEYWORDS: history travel geography africa stanley emin pasha
In Savage Isles and Settled Lands
Malaysia,Australasia,and Polynesia 1888-1891
first edition x+438pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at front] VG (terracotta cloth w.gilt boat stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,occasional foxing to contents,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1892
KEYWORDS: travel geography history baden-powell scouts malaysia polynesia australasia
Among the Moors Sketches of Oriental Life
first edition xxii+281pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to prelims.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,teg)
PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston london 1894
KEYWORDS: history travel geography moors montbard
First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar
2 vols.
first edition thus [the memorial edition] 2 vols.xxxiv+209/276pp ills.[b/w diagrams w.col.frontis.and another col.plate to each vol.] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,plates clean,vol.1 lacks the third plate which was never inserted according to Penzer,te red, unobtrusive library markings - a tidy set)
PUBLISHER: tylston and edwards london 1894
KEYWORDS: travel geography richard burton east africa history exploration
The Campaign of the Cataracts
second edition 389pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear - one piece missing] G+ (green cloth w.dk.blue dec.stamp to top board and spine,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,last folding section of map missing,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston searle rivington london 1887
KEYWORDS: travel geography history nile butler cataracts
Ruskin on Pictures
vol.ii
first edition vol.ii only 375pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: george allen london 1902
KEYWORDS: arts john ruskin literature history
Black Elephant Hunter
first edition 208pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal stain)
PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1960
KEYWORDS: natural history elephant kevin duffy
Dress and Insignia of the British Army in Australia and New Zealand 1770-1870
first edition 124pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (minor foxing to page edges, prev owner's stamp to fepr) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: library of australian history sydney 1981
KEYWORDS: military history arts insignia army ronald montague