Books - "history"
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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
Dublin Castle and the 1916 Rising
first edition thus 192pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london [1970]
KEYWORDS: history ireland leon brion
The War For the Land in Ireland
first edition 201pp VG (orange cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sunned,dealer's label and owner's sign.to front pastedown,owner's sign.to title page,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: martin lawrence london 1933
KEYWORDS: brian o'neill ireland history geography
Parnell The Last Five Years
first edition 208pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and boards unevenly sunned,2x owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: thornton butterworth london 1926
KEYWORDS: charles stewart parnell alfred robbins history biography
Natives and Newcomers Essays on the Making of Irish Colonial Society 1534-1641
first edition 259pp F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: irish academic press [np] 1986
KEYWORDS: irish history sociology ciaran brady raymond gillespie