Books - "history"
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Old Coventry A Pictorial Record of Old Coventry as it Appears in 1929
first edition 77pp ills.[tipped-in b/w photos] VG (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.scuffs to pastedowns)
PUBLISHER: alfred herbert coventry [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography old coventry
The Guards Division 1914-18
first edition 113pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: kellaway burbage [nd]
KEYWORDS: military history guards division
Campaigns on the North-West Frontier
first edition 413pp ills.[b/w w.maps in text - maps in pocket at rear are missing] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,uneven sunning to boards and spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and ink prices to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,missing maps from pocket at rear) missing the maps but generally a tidy copy of the scarce first edition
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1912
KEYWORDS: military history nevill north-west frontier
Letters of Sir George Etherege
first edition 324pp VG+ (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: university of california press los angeles [1974]
KEYWORDS: history biography literature letters george etherege bracher
The Royal Forests of England
first edition 246pp ills.[b/w] F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: alan sutton stroud 1991
KEYWORDS: history geography raymond grant royal forests
Life of Mary Ward
first edition 140pp [b/w frontis.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: burns & oates london 1909
KEYWORDS: biography history mary ward
Without Touch of Dishonour The Life and Death of Sir Henry Slingsby 1602-1658
first edition 195pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: roundwood press kineton 1968
KEYWORDS: history biography geoffrey ridsdill smith henry slingsby
Fairfax
first edition 215pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1985
KEYWORDS: biography military history fairfax
The Life and Campaigns of Alexander Leslie First Earl of Leven
ex-lib.first edition 518pp ills.[b/w frontis.portrait w.2 maps and 2 plans] VG- (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,splits to hinges w.tear across centre of spine,libr.bookplate to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked but tight) scarce first edition
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1899
KEYWORDS: history military biography alexander leslie charles sanford terry
Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.
new edition 457pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,catalogue page glued to front pastedown,owner's stamp to ffep,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1890
KEYWORDS: military history henry havelock john clark marshman biography
How to Write the History of a Family
first edition 206pp VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some pencil notes to contents)
PUBLISHER: elliot stock london 1887
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy phillimore
Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan / Letters from Madras [2 titles bound as 1]
first edition [2 titles bound as 1] 182/145pp VG- (red cloth w.half leather,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to prelim.,paper separation at ep gutter,content edges sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1846
KEYWORDS: history biography madras sale's brigade gleig afghanistan
Guide to the Contents of the Public Record Office [3 vols.]
first edition 3 vols.249/410/191pp NF (red cloth,v.sl.soiling to extrems.) in VG+ d/ws (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spines,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped all vols.)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1963/1968
KEYWORDS: history public records law
The Cromwellian Gazetteer
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] F in NF d/w (price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: alan sutton gloucester 1987
KEYWORDS: military history cromwell gazetteer peter gaunt
Fishing the Wild Places of New Zealand
first edition 160pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo, red cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board corners, light foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (light soiling)
PUBLISHER: the bush press auckland 1991
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history fishing sport tony orman
The British Invasion of Maryland 1812-1815
first edition thus [facsimile of 1913 edition] 519pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: tradition press hatboro 1965
KEYWORDS: military history maryland william marine
The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
first edition 224pp+catalogue ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.and folding map] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: country life london 1915
KEYWORDS: henry newbolt military history oxfordshire buckinghamshire
Historical Records of the 18th (Service) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)
first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w w.4x folding maps at rear] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,author's warm inscr.to ffep - W.F.Shakespear from his affectionate cousin John Shakespear Alexandra Court Maida Vale ** October 1920 - eps and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to maps w.some wear and chipping to folded edges but all are complete) unique association copy of this scarce first edition privately published book - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: printed for private distribution newcastle-on-tyne 1920
KEYWORDS: military history northumberland fusiliers john shakespear signed
The Story of the British Army
first edition 426pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep and several inscriptions to prelims.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1897
KEYWORDS: military history cooper king
The Story of a Regiment
first edition 132pp ills.[col.] NF (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: frank graham newcastle upon tyne 1969
KEYWORDS: military history henry tegner