Books - "history"
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Britain's Birds and Their Nests
reprint 340pp ills.(col.) VG- (orange cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,contents sl.browned and foxed,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: w.&r.chambers london 1942
KEYWORDS: natural history
HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
2 vols, blue cloth with gilt title & decoration to spine & blind stamped decoration to fronts, vol 1 & 2 352pp illus, VG+(both volumes sl cocked with edge wear, spines sl sunned with vol 2 sl more at head & upper front board, foxing to ep's & spasmodically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Odhams Press Ltd London 1951
KEYWORDS: military WWII history
YESTERDAYS WINGS
Paperback, 160pp illus, VG+(v sl wear a textremities, v sl rubbed/sunned, v sl foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Washington 1974
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
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 Africa of Albert Schweitzer
first uk edition 159pp ills. VG+ (olive cloth,v.sl.stained w.sl.shelf wear,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to half-title,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1949
KEYWORDS: albert schweitzer africa history geography travel anthropology
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