Books - "history"
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THE NEW BOOK OF FLIGHT
Navy blue cloth with silver title to spine, 288pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed, v sl foxing to ep's) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1948
KEYWORDS: aviation history
THE NEW BOOK OF FLIGHT
Navy blue cloth with silver title to spine & front, 288pp illus, VG+( v sl wear to lower corners, v sl sunned spine, sl foxing to ep's) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press London 1948
KEYWORDS: aviation history
THE NEW BOOK OF FLIGHT
Navy blue cloth with silver title to spine, 288pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed, v sl foxing to ep's) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1948
KEYWORDS: aviation history
THE NEW BOOK OF FLIGHT
Navy blue cloth with silver title to spine & front, 288pp illus, VG+( v sl wear to lower corners, v sl sunned spine, sl foxing to ep's) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press London 1948
KEYWORDS: aviation history
Manhunt in Dalmatia
first edition 223pp VG (black cloth,v.sl.stained w.sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.sl.stained w.mod.foxing to edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.3cm closed tear to head of cover,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1959
KEYWORDS: travel geography dalmatia yugoslavia history
The Merry Muses of Caledonia
first edition thus in type-facsimile 326pp VG+ (blue cloth,owner's sign.to ffep,eps sl.stained,te black,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: univ.books new york 1965
KEYWORDS: robert burns scotland caledonia history literature
Our Italian Front
first edition 203pp ills.(col.by martin hardie) VG (blue cloth w.blind stamps,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,contents sl.foxed but plates are clean w.tissue guards,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1920
KEYWORDS: a & c.black history military geography
The Chitral Campaign
a narrative of events in chitral,swat,and bajour
ex-lib first edition 312pp+ads.ills.(incl.map) VG (red cloth,sl.stained and uneven sunning to spine and cover,libr.number to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and pockets,amateur tape repair to ep gutter,sl.foxing to contents,sl.separation starting at some sections,edges soiled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: william heinemann london 1895
KEYWORDS: military history chitral campaign
Guide to Genealogical Sources - Australia and New Zealand
347pp VG+ (blue cloth,spine sl.sunned,owner's label to front pastedown,sl.cocked/bowed)
PUBLISHER: melbourne stake presidency melbourne [nd]
KEYWORDS: genealogy history theology
On The Trail of the Pigmies
ex-lib 264pp ills. VG- (fawn cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.libr.number to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,usual libr.stamps and pockets,frontis.missing,paper separation at title-page gutter,sl.foxing to contents,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1922
KEYWORDS: travel geography anthropology history pygmies africa
Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art
136pp ills. VG+ (brown cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.stains to eps and edges,sl.bowed) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,sl.worm holes to spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: american studio books new york [1946]
KEYWORDS: arts pennsylvania folk art history
Reconquest of Mexico
an amiable journey in pursuit of cortes
first edition 252pp ills. VG+ (tan cloth,sl.bumps to head/foot of spine,boards sl.bowed,sl.gum stain to ffep,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.stained w.spine and hinges sunned,sl.wear to extrems.incl.tape stains to flaps)
PUBLISHER: vanguard press new york 1974
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel mexico history geography
Pictured Palestine
first edition 322pp+ads.ills. VG (grey/blue cloth w.brown/black stamps to cover,sl.stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards v.sl.shaky,publ.stamp to ffep verso w.publ.hand-written review note loosely inserted,teg sl.rubbed,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.v.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: james nisbet london 1891
KEYWORDS: travel geography palestine history
Paris in Old and Present Times
new edition 341pp+ads.ills. VG- (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and stained w.heavy stains to rear,spine mod.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps sl.stained w.some sl.foxing to prelims.,edges sl.soiled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: seeley london 1892
KEYWORDS: paris geography history travel
The Kaiser and His Times
proof copy 513pp ills. VG- (in paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and stained w.mod.uneven sunning,spine creased and rubbed w.sl.chipping to head/foot,pp1-38 missing,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: cresset press london 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copy kaiser biography history
My Forty Years in Africa
first edition 195pp ills. VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.bumps to head/foot of spine,ffep missing,prelims.and edges v.sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to rear pastedown) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.sl.losses to head/foot of spine and 2x2cm loss to head of cover,internal amateur tape repairs to spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1960
KEYWORDS: africa history travel biography geography anthropology burger
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AVIATION
A History
Blue cloth with gilt to spine, 152pp illus, FINE d/w FINE
PUBLISHER: Alan Sutton Publishing Somerset 1995
KEYWORDS: aviation gloucestershire history
BALLOON TO BOMBER
A Complete History of Aviation from Earliest Times Until the Present Day
Beige cloth with gilt to spine & front, 238pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, v sl foxing to ep's) d/w VG+(minor internla foxing, flaps reinforced with tape internally, v sl tears/chipped to spine head & foot, v sl wear to extremities, v sl rubbed/sunned)
PUBLISHER: John Crowther Publication London 1940
KEYWORDS: aviation history
A CENTURY OF FLIGHT
Paperback, 128pp illus, FINE
PUBLISHER: Tempus Publishing Gloucestershire 1999
KEYWORDS: aviation history
Outside the Right
a sequel to inside the left
first edition 231pp ills. VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,te red,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.spine mod.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,some minor losses w.some silverfish holes,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: george allen and unwin london 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first edition fenner brockway biography history politics