Books - "history"
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Borstal Boy
first edition 343pp [b/w frontis.] VG- (mauve cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1958
KEYWORDS: biography history brendan behan borstal literature
Chicago
first edition 148pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (lilac paper boards w.purple cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: pantheon new york 1986
KEYWORDS: chicago history studs terkel geography
The City of Aberdeen
first edition 599pp [folding map at rear] FINE in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: oliver and boyd edinburgh 1953
KEYWORDS: scotland aberdeen geography history mackenzie
The British Bus Story 1946-1950
first edition 96pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,sl.uneven sunning to boards)
PUBLISHER: transport publishing [np] 1983
KEYWORDS: transport bus history townsin
The Circus and the Fair [A Swift Picture Book]
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (in laminated boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine missing w.chipped hinges,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longacre london 1960
KEYWORDS: circus fair history
Colonial Tears and Sweat
first edition signed by author 160pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,author's sign.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled,spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand history julia millen signed
A Missing Chapter of the Indian Mutiny
ex-lib.first edition 214pp ills.[3x b/w but map is missing] GOOD (lib.rebind in burgundy cloth w.half-leather,top board detached but present,upper half of spine missing,rubbed and soiled,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.sl.foxed) needs a rebind - complete apart from missing map
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1888
KEYWORDS: history indian mutiny military showers
Fowler's Architects' & Builders' Handbook
526pp [b/w diagrams] VERY GOOD- (tan cloth,rubbed and soiled,owner's inscr.to prelims.,contents browned,some sl.foxing to prelims.)
PUBLISHER: scientific publishing manchester [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts architecture history science
Sunshine and Wattlegold
first edition 256pp VERY GOOD (green cloth w.blind stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: lothian book publishing melbourne [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography wattlegold australia norwood
John Oliver North Queensland
[first edition] 240pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: diocese of north queensland [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography theology religion james norman john oliver
Administrative Jurisdiction
first edition 101pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: stevens london 1956
KEYWORDS: law history jurisdiction allen
The Frog: An Introduction to Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology
fourth edition 163pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,missing ffep,ink mark to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: cornish manchester 1891
KEYWORDS: natural history science anatomy frog marshall
From Gladiateur to Persimmon
first edition 308pp ills.[3 col. + 1 b/w] GOOD- (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,rebacked w.original browned cloth laid down,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,ffep clipped at top corner,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked,teg) tired copy but complete
PUBLISHER: grant richards london 1901
KEYWORDS: sport horse racing history gladiateur persimmon
Thoughts Collected - Badjar
fourth edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] FINE (in NEAR FINE slipcase (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: badjar melbourne 1994
KEYWORDS: arts business history badjar
Opere Scelte Di Vittorio Alifieri Da Asti [4 volumes]
4 vols.487/569/548/536pp [text in Italian] [b/w frontis.to vols.1 and 4] VERY GOOD+ (marbled paper boards w.half vellum,mod.rubbed and soiled,gilt-on-black title labels to spines,sl.wear to extrems.,2x owners' bookplates to front pastedown and ffep of each vol.,some sl.foxing to margins fo contents) tidy 4 vol.set
PUBLISHER: dalla societa tipografica de classici italiani milano 1818
KEYWORDS: literature history vittorio alfieri opere scelte
The Scottish Nation [3 volumes]
first edition thus 3 vols.752/752/736pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (vols.1 and 2 have matching burgundy cloth boards w.burgundy half leather,vol.3 has brown cloth boards w.brown half-leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,spine of vol.3 sunned,marbled eps and edges to vols.1/2 w.gilt edges to vol.3,prelims.sl.foxed) heavy set
PUBLISHER: fullarton edinburgh 1863/1864
KEYWORDS: scotland history geography william anderson biography
Beyond the Mexican Sierras
first edition 300pp ills.[b/w w.folding map loosely inserted] VERY GOOD- (red cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.loss to head of spine,paper separation at fep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1910
KEYWORDS: history geography dillon wallace mexican sierras
Nuer-American Passages
first edition 204pp FINE in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: university press of florida gainesville 2007
KEYWORDS: history nuer sudan africa geography shandy
De Gaulle
paperback, all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: biography history politics world war two military general charles de gaulle alexander werth specials
The Face of England
In a Series of Occasional Sketches
hardcover in d/w, all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: literature specials england history edmund blunden