Books - "history"
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THE DAWN
Being the History of the Birth and Consolidation of the Republic of Chile
First edition 404pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) very good (rubbing, corners bruised), illust.
PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn Ltd London 1931
KEYWORDS: Chile History
PILLARS OF MARYLAND
First edition 580pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w worn w. wear at extremities and minor tear to rear cover, very good (lower corners bruised), illust., folding maps
PUBLISHER: Dietz Press Virginia 1950
KEYWORDS: Maryland American History
History of the New York Public Library
Astor, Lennox and Tilden foundations
first edition 643pp ex library (pockets and stamps) VG- (sl bruised corners) heavy imperial octavo hardcover, some moderate water staining (mostly confined to bottom of preliminary pages)
PUBLISHER: New York Public Library New York 1923
KEYWORDS: Libraries Books America History New York
An Historians World
selections from the correspondence of John Franklin Jameson
First edition 382pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) tatty d/w, very good (sl bruised corners)
PUBLISHER: American Historical Society Philadelphia 1956
KEYWORDS: American History Jameson Letters
GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY IN GREEK LANDS
First edition 381pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w rubbed w. sunned spine and wear to spine head and foot and corners, very good (corners sl bruised, discolouration to endpapers), illust. w. 12 pages of plates
PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press Oxford 1953
KEYWORDS: Greece History Geography Ancient
THE COURT AND REIGN OF FRANCIS THE FIRST
King of France
First edition 3 vols v1 398pp v2 393pp v3 377pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps), very good (corners bruised, sl rubbing, sunned spine, v1 sl cocked w. sl chipped spine head and minor bumps to foredges of boards and some internal separation at hinges, minor bump to foredge of front board of v2), illust., embossed boards
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley and Son London 1887
KEYWORDS: Francis King France Royalty History Politics Mike Hern
THE YANKEES OF CONNECTICUT
first edition, ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 301pp, illus, cond. EXCELLENT- (boards v sl rubbed), d/w VG (v sl tears to extremities, sl rubbed).
PUBLISHER: henry holt and company, new york 1957
KEYWORDS: Yankee's, america, history, anthropology
VIETNAM AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
problems in american civilization
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 150pp, cond. VG+ (library reinforced boards with cloth spine, boards rubbed).
PUBLISHER: d. c. heath and company, boston 1968
KEYWORDS: Vietnam, history, american policy, war
HOSTILE ALLIES
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 280pp, illus, cond. EXCELLENT, d/w VG+ (sl creases at extremities).
PUBLISHER: macmillan company, new york 1965
KEYWORDS: De Gaulle, Roosevelt, war, history
TROUBLE ZONE
brewing point of world war III?
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 173pp, cond. VG+ (corners and spine ends v sl bruised, small white gum stain to top of back board), d/w VG (boards sl rubbed, v sl creases and v sl tears to extremities).
PUBLISHER: ziff-davis publishing company, new york 1945
KEYWORDS: politics, war, world relations, history,
THE NATION TAKES SHAPE 1789-1837
The shaping of the American character during the nations first half-century as a constitutional Republic
First edition 223pp ex libris (pockets and stamps), d/w rubbed, very good (sl bruised lower corners)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1959
KEYWORDS: American History Anthropology Politics Law
Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Useful Information
Relating to all ages and nations
Nineteenth edition, super octavo, 772pp ex library (usual cancellation stamps) half leather library rebind, VG (rubbed, corners bruised, minor stains to front board, marbled paste downs and endpapers, minor internal separation at hinges not affecting stability, gilt-edged pages, foxing to endpapers and title pages)
PUBLISHER: E. Moxon, Son and Co. London 1889
KEYWORDS: Haydn's Dictionary History
A HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH AND HER NEIGHBOURS
First edition 312pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) fair (rubbing, corners bruised, sl cocked, wear to spine head and foot, internal separation at fep and centre section, library cloth around lower spine, sl shaky spine), illust.
PUBLISHER: Underhill Plymouth 1931
KEYWORDS: Plymouth History Settlement Politics
THE STRONGHOLD
A story of historic Northern Neck of Virginia and its People
First edition 237pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w rubbed, excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Dietz Press Virginia 1959
KEYWORDS: Virginia American History Politics
WHITEHALL
Historical and architectural notes
First edition 80pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) Three quarter leather binding w. marbled boards, paste downs and endpapers, upper page edges gilt edged, very good (rubbed, sl wear to board edges, booksellers sticker at front paste down, sl foxing throughout, very sound), illust.
PUBLISHER: Seeley and Co. London 1895
KEYWORDS: Whitehall Architecture History English
AN ESSAY IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ex libris (usual cancellations markings, pocket etc), 160pp, B&W photo illust, near excellent (sl cocked, head and foot of spine sl bumped, s; bumped extremities), d/w very good + (sl rubbed , sl sunned, head of spine sl chipped, sl wearing to extremities
PUBLISHER: collins and harvill press london 1959
KEYWORDS: boris pasternak autobiography, russia history ww1 literature
THE QUEEN AND MR GLADSTONE
2 vol, ex libris (usual cancelation markings, pocket etc) 510pp & 457pp, very good+ (sl bruised corners,sl bumped spine head and foot, sl rubbed sl loose rear fep) d/w very good (sl rubbed, sl chipped corners, sl chipped head and foot, sl wearing to extremities, sl discoloured spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton ltd london 1933
KEYWORDS: history royalty politics great britain gladstone queen victoria
THE LAST GREAT EMPRESS OF CHINA
ex libris (usual cancellation markings, pocket etc) 304pp b&w illust in fep, very good + (sl rubbing, front fep's sl creased and gum stained, sl discoloured throughout) d/w very good + (in plastic, sl rubbing, rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: constable & co london 1965
KEYWORDS: history china empress tzu hsi biography royalty
Kirby Benedict- Frontier Federal Judge
First edition 268pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Clark Co. California 1961
KEYWORDS: Benedict Bio American History Slavery Politics
THE ARMED FORCES OF CANADA 1867-1967
A century of achievement
Reprint 289pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w w. plastic, very good (sl cocked, minor gum stains to endpapers), illust.
PUBLISHER: Directorate of History Ottawa 1968
KEYWORDS: Canada Military History WW1 WW2 Navy Army Air Force Politics