Books - "geography"
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Indian Art in Middle America
first edition 221pp ills.[many col.tipped-in] VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.spine and hinge area sl.sunned,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,edges sl.soiled o/w contents and plates clean) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: new york graphic soc.greenwich 1964
KEYWORDS: arts history indian art geography frederick j.dockstader
Yang Kuei-Fei
the most famous beauty of china
first edition 104pp ills.[col.] VG (black cloth w.paper title label to spine,soiled and mod.rubbed,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.sunned,title label browned and sl.chipped,paste action to eps,owner's sign.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents but plates generally clean,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,spare title label tipped-in to rfep,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: brentano's london 1924
KEYWORDS: history china geography biography yang kuei-fei wu lien-the shu-chiung
Wanderings in North Africa
first edition rebound 320pp ills. VG+ (brown cloth rebind,new eps,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,fore-edge of p.133 sl.torn,edges soiled,tight)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1856
KEYWORDS: travel geography africa james hamilton
Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76
ex-lib reprint 428pp VG+ (grey cloth,libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: books for libraries press new york 1970
KEYWORDS: history geography biography henry w.de puy ethan allen
Elusive Treasure
the story of early archaeologists in the americas
first edition 369pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cream dec.cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.and 2x ink prices to ffep,edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and sunned,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macdonals and jane's london 1978
KEYWORDS: history archaeology arts americas geography brian fagan
South and East Asia since 1800
first edition 228pp VG+ (dec.paper boards,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: cambridge univ.press cambridge 1965
KEYWORDS: history geography politics asia victor purcell
The Remarkable Australians
208pp ills. VG+ (black cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.chipping)
PUBLISHER: murray sydney [nd]
KEYWORDS: history australia geography frederick c.folkard
Extracts From a Journal,written on the coasts of Chili,Peru,and Mexico
vol.iii only
vol.iii only 311pp G+ (blue cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained and sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,split to cloth at hinges,title label rubbed and chipped,boards shaky,owner's inscr.to pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,minor foxing to sl.browned contents,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: constable edinburgh 1827
KEYWORDS: history travel geography south america basil hall
Indian Gods and Kings
the story of a living past
ex-lib 304pp ills. VG- (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned and sl.stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some minor surface losses,boards shaky,maps to eps,usual stamps and labels,paper separation at prelim.gutters,edges sl.soiled/foxed,shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: rich & cowan london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history india geography theology emma hawkridge
Gilmour of the Mongols
191pp few ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.water stain and damage to rear board,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,presentation bookplate to ffep,edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked but only sl.shaky,minor water damage to foot of final section)
PUBLISHER: pickering & inglis london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography travel mongolia w.p.nairne james gilmour
Rural Nooks Round London
(middlesex and surrey)
first edition 194pp ills.[incl.fold-out map at rear] VG- (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board shaky and barely attached,owner's inscr.to ffep,paste action to eps,contents sl.foxed w.edges soiled,tape repairs to map,repairs at rep gutter,shaky and cracked spine)
PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london 1907
KEYWORDS: history geography london rural middlesex surrey charles g.harper
Sea and Islands
first edition 288pp ills.[some col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.sunned towards sl.bumped extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition hammond innes travel geography greece nautical
FROZEN ASIA
A Sketch of Modern Siberia - Together with an account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region
Original dark blue cloth with silver/gilt titles and leather lable to spine, ivpp 320pp +4pp, folding map at frontis.intact, VG(general rubbing to cloth with light soiling and sl. wear to extremities, small fray at spine head, presentation plate at front paste down that has been mostly removed, previous owners sign to ffep, hinges sl.loose, light foxing to edges and throughout)
PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1879
KEYWORDS: history asia siberia travel geography
History of the War in South Africa
the great struggle between the british and the boers
636pp+appendix ills.[some col.] VG- (burgundy leatherette w.blind stamps and gilt lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and wear to extrems.w.some surface losses,top board barely attached,spine creased and w.several surface losses,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,paper separation at prelim.gutters,sl.foxing to contents w.some browning,cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: premier publ.philadelphia [nd]
KEYWORDS: history military boer south africa geography james h.birch
Edinburgh Revisited
first edition 263pp ills.[by hanslip fletcher,some full-page plates w.tissue guards] VG (brown cloth rebind w.original cover and spine title sections laid down,sl.soiled w.sl.water stains to upper edges of boards,paste action to new eps,prelims.and edges foxed w.some minor foxing to contents but not affecting plates,untrimmed edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1911
KEYWORDS: edinburgh scotland history travel geography james bone
The Story of Greece and Rome
first edition 352pp ills. VG (grey cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.browned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,maps and paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to half-title,eps and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: dent london 1928
KEYWORDS: history geography greece rome italy j.c.robertson
Beautiful London
first edition 124pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (blue cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor thumb stains to contents o/w clean,spine cracked and v.sl.shaky,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,2cm loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: phaidon press london 1950
KEYWORDS: arts photography london geography travel britain helmut gernsheim
The Importance of Holland Seen From the Air
193pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dec.eps,edges sl.browned/foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: royal dutch air lines klm [np,holland,nd,1928]
KEYWORDS: history klm geography holland travel transport
Amsterdam Oud en Nieuw
stemmingen en studies
first edition limited and numbered [278/750] 170pp [text in dutch] ils.[b/w by h.heuff] VG+ (cream cloth w.ornate gilt stamps to cover,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.sl.stain to rear board,mod.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,3cm split to head of upper hinge w.1cm split to head of lower,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.foxed,numbered colophon to copyright,contents incl.ills.are clean,spine cracked and sl.shaky,teg,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: meulenhoff amsterdam 1918
KEYWORDS: arts amsterdam netherlands geography corn.j.gimpel h.heuff
The Rivers & Streams of England
287pp+ads.ills.[col.plates by sutton palmer] VG (blue cloth w.green/gilt/white stamped decs.,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,some minor foxing to contents,plates clean,teg,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography england a&c black a.g.bradley sutton palmer