Books - "history"
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The Life and Times of the Hon. Algernon Sydney, 1622-1683 [2 vols.]
first edition 405/377pp ills.[folding map at front of vol.1.] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,new eps,owner's inscr.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: tinsley brothers london 1873
KEYWORDS: history algernon sydney ewald biography
New Zealand: Her Commerce and Resources
first edition 180pp [folding chart at rear] VG (green cloth w.black borders,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to head of title page,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) Bagnall 2364
PUBLISHER: george disbury wellington 1884
KEYWORDS: history new zealand commerce griffin politics
Reports of Geological Explorations during 1892-93
first edition xliii+127pp [folding charts] VG- (in wrappers,front cover detached but present,mod.rubbed and osiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: samuel costall [printer] wellington 1894
KEYWORDS: history geography geology james hector new zealand
The Coal Industry of the Eighteenth Century
second edition with revisions 268pp F in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine)
PUBLISHER: manchester university press manchester 1964
KEYWORDS: history coal industry ashton sykes
Richard Trevithick: The Engineer and The Man
second impression 290pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,unevenly sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: cambridge university press london 1934
KEYWORDS: history engineering biography richard trevithick dickinson
Politics and the Appointment of Justices of the Peace 1675-1720
first edition 334pp F in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and osiled,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1979
KEYWORDS: politics history law lionel glassey
The Law and Working of the Constitution: Documents 1660-1914 [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.465/531pp VG+ (grape cloth,sl.puncture to spine of vol.1.,owner's inscr.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/ws (mod.rubbed and osiled,browned spine,mod.wear to extrems.,tape repair to spine vol.1.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1952
KEYWORDS: history law politics costin watson
Autobiography
sixth edition 325pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1879
KEYWORDS: history biography literature john stuart mill
The Inchiquin Manuscripts
first edition 749pp VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: irish manuscripts commission dublin 1961
KEYWORDS: history john ainsworth inchiquin manuscripts
The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century [3 vols.]
first edition 3 vols.704/568/608pp VG- (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spines,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedowns,owner's inscr.to ffep verso all vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spines cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1884
KEYWORDS: history politics england ireland james anthony froude
The Abbey of S.Mary Newbottle
third edition inscribed by author 376pp VG- (cream cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.hole to upper hinge,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and dealer's label to front pastedown,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: george lewis selkirk 1908
KEYWORDS: history theology newbottle abbey carrick signed
Ornithological Rambles in Sussex
third edition 260pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,contents sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: john van voorst london 1855
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology knox sussex geography
Glasgow, Past and Present [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.236/259pp G (green cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,splits to hinges,spines cracked and shaky w.separation at several sections,owner's inscr.to front pastedown vol.1.,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled/foxed) tired copies in need of a rebind but complete
PUBLISHER: james macnab glasgow 1851
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland glasgow
Twenty-Five Years of Archaeology in Gloucestershire
first edition 265pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: bristol and gloucestershire archaeological society stroud [2006]
KEYWORDS: history geography archaeology gloucestershire holbrook jurica
India
ex-lib.first edition 399pp [folding map at front] VG+ (libr.rebind in blue cloth w.black half leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench london 1888
KEYWORDS: history geography india strachey
The McGills Celts, Scots, Ulstermen and American Pioneers History, Heraldry and Tradition
first edition 345pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: mcgill-warner saint paul 1910
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy mcgill ulster ireland america heraldry
The Documentary History of the State of New York [4 vols.]
first edition 4 vols.786/1211/1215/1144pp ills.[b/w w.many folding maps - a few are photocopies] VG- (brown textured cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,black tape reinforcing to edges of boards of vol.4.,prelims,.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some foxing to contents,some maps foxed w.some tape repairs to folds,some maps in vol.4 are photocopies) a heavy set
PUBLISHER: weed parsons albany 1849/1850/1851
KEYWORDS: history geography new york america o'callaghan
Great Central [3 vols.]
first editions 3 vols.298/422/437pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.to each vol.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep all vols.,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/ws (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.tape repairs to edges,price-clipped all vols.)
PUBLISHER: locomotive publishing london 1959/1962/1965
KEYWORDS: history transport george dow railway great central
Coal Mining Geology
first edition 266pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1967
KEYWORDS: history geology coal mining iain williamson
Humphrey Duke of Gloucester A Biography
first edition 491pp [b/w frontis.] VG (burgundy cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,t.e.g.)
PUBLISHER: archibald constable london 1907
KEYWORDS: history biography vickers humphrey duke gloucester