Books - "geography"
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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
On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds
twenty-eight hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison
first edition 322pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.wear to hinges,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,head of ffep clipped,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky w.final section loose but all present,eps sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: osgood,mcilvanie london 1896
KEYWORDS: history travel geography sport hunting caspar whitney
Jungle Trails and Jungle People
travel,adventure and observation in the far east
first edition 310pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth w.cream/gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of upper hinge,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to title,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents generally clean,spine cracked and mod.shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london 1905
KEYWORDS: travel history geography far east anthropology caspar whitney
Mentone and its Neighbourhood:The Past and the Present
first edition 464pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.sl.sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.separation starting at rear prelim.gutter,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1910
KEYWORDS: history travel geography mentone france george muller
Scholar Mountaineers
pioneers of parnassus
first edition 164pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.bumps to extrems.,clear acetate protector is taped to pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: dennis dobson london 1950
KEYWORDS: mountaineering history sport travel geography wilfrid noyce
The Germans in England 1066-1598
first edition 262pp+ads.[fold-out map] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,paste action to eps,minor insect hole to ffep,map sl.browned,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: the national review office london 1915
KEYWORDS: history germany england military geography ian d.colvin
Independence or Death!
the story of the paraguayan war
ex-lib first edition 236pp VG+ (red vinyl,minor tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and pockets,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.sunned spine,upper and lower edges trimmed w.gum stains across width,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: univ.of florida press gainesville 1965
KEYWORDS: history paraguay military geography charles j.kolinski
Journey Down a Rainbow
first edition 289pp VG+ (green cloth,spine sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,te green,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned and foxed,bumps and chipping and creasing to extrems.,full length closed tear to spine w.4x1cm loss to centre all repaired internally w.tape,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: heinemann-cresset london 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel geography history america j.b.priestley jacquetta hawkes
North America
vol 1 canada and newfoundland; stanford's compendium of geography and travel
second edition revised vol one only 1069pp illus, (b/w, incl fold-out maps in part col) VG+ (green cloth w. gilt dec stamp, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, mod bump to lower of front board w. cloth not broken, spine sl shaky and cracked, t.e. of contents browned w. sl foxing, sl browning to prelims, fold out map on page 303 w. several closed tears and creases, protruding from extrems of content)
PUBLISHER: edward stanford london 1915
KEYWORDS: geography north america travel canada, newfoundland history henry m ami
South Africa
the union of south africa, rhodesia, and all other territories south of the zambesi
eighth edition, eleventh impression 522pp illus, (b/w, w. part col fold out map) VG (red cloth, publishers blind stamp to foot of corner of front board, gilt titling to spine, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, boards sl sunned w. spine mod sunned, spine sl cocked and shaky two small closed tears to head of spine, paste action to f.e.p., sl foxing to prelims w. some paper seperation to gutter of rear of half title, starting sl at head but contents firm and stitching secure, pasteaction to rear f.e.p. w. sl foxing to e.p.s, minor paper seperation to upper gutter of e.p.s and but secure, t.e of contents red w. binding sl cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: t. fisher unwin london 1917
KEYWORDS: south africa, british colony dutch history africa history travel geography
Buddhist India
the story of the nations
first edition 332pp illus (b/w, incl foldout map) VG (olive cloth w. red and black dec. stamps, sl rubbed and soiled w. mod bumps and wear, sl surface loss to edges of head and foot of spine, boards sl sunned w. spine mod sunned, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl foxing and pasteaction to e.p.s w. internal paper seperation to half-title page gutter and detaching partially, t.e. of contents mod sunned w. sl foxing to other edges, some internal paper separation to gutters of text in a few places, but binding holding and stitching secure, text binding sl cracked)
PUBLISHER: t. fisher unwin london 1903
KEYWORDS: buddism india religion politics history geography dynasties the story of the nations davids t.w. rhys
Turkey
the story of the nations
third edition 373pp illus, (b/w) VG+ (olive cloth w. red and black dec. stamps, sl rubbed and soiled w. mod bumps and wear to extrems, very minor surface loss to upper corner of front board, very minor stains to spine and boards w. mod sunning to spine and sl sunning to boards, spine sl cocked and shaky, v. sl paper sep to gutter of half-title page w. binding firm and stitching secure, pasteaction and sl foxing to rear e.p.s, t.e. of contents sunned w. sl foxing, sl internal paper seperation to gutters in two locations of text, but binding firm and stitching secure, binding of text sl cracked)
PUBLISHER: t. fisher unwin london [1888]
KEYWORDS: turkey turkish constantinople military empire conquests history politics geography the story of the nations lane-poole stanley
Parthia
story of the nations series
first edition 432pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,gum stain to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1893
KEYWORDS: history geography parthia george rawlinson story of the nations series
The Normans
told chiefly in relation to their conquest of england;story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 373pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to foot of spine,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography normans sarah orne jewett story of the nations series
Mexico
story of the nations series
ex-lib first edition 428pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red.black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,water stain to foot of spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,eps browned,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,map sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography story of the nations series mexico susan hale
Early Britain
story of the nations series
ex-lib second edition 382pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891
KEYWORDS: history geography britain lafred j.church story of the nations series
Mediaeval Rome
from hildebrand to clement viii;story of the nations series
first edition 373pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1901
KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william miller story of the nations series
The Moors in Spain
story of the nations series
ex-lib third edition 285pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1889
KEYWORDS: history geography moors spain stanley lane-poole story of the nations series
Modern Italy 1748-1898
story of the nations series
first edition 404pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1900
KEYWORDS: history geography italy pietro orsi story of the nations series
The Cloud Forest
a chronicle of the south american wilderness
first edition 264pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.shelf wear,stamps to eps,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in G+ d/w (lower half of cover and spine missing,rubbed and soiled and chipped)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition peter matthiessen south america geography anthropology