Books - "geography"
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Bird,Kansas
first edition 327pp NF (remainder mark to top edge) in NF d/w (spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: knopf new york 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition tony parker history geography kansas america
On the Banks of the Amazon
512pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep,some minor soiling to contents,lacks rfep,spine cracked and shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1889
KEYWORDS: modern first edition w.h.g.kingston travel geography biography
The Exploration of The Pacific
the pioneer histories series
first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934
KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series
South-East England:
thameside and the weald
first edition 203pp illus, (b/w, photography and maps) VG+ (light brown cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine w. spine v. sl cocked, sl foxing to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl surface loss, spine mod sunned w. sl foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971
KEYWORDS: geography travel history england regions geology industry manufacturing millward roy robinson adrian
Tropic Adventure
rio grande to patagonia
first edition 336pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.stained,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,dealer's stamp to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,10cm closed tear to middle of upper hinge,internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition willard price travel geography
Portugal and Madeira
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition history travel geography portugal madeira sacheverell sitwell
Mother Ireland
[first edition] 144pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.sunning to upper edge,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,flaps sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1976]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition edna o'brien travel geography history ireland
General Survey
b.r. 519 (restricted) geographical handbook series for official use only
[first edition] [rebound w. new boards and eps) 599pp illus, (b/w photograph maps and diagrams w. 2x foldout maps a loosely inserted col map to pocket at rear) VG+ (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, v. sl bumps to front board and head of spine, spine v. sl sunned, superfluous leaves removed from end of contents on rebinding, sl internal paper seperation to gutter in one location in first section of text w. v. minor detachment to lower edge, the binding is firm and securely attached)
PUBLISHER: naval intelligence division [n.p.] 1945
KEYWORDS: geography geographical history pacific nautical military strategical economy resources people
Everest 1933
fifth impression [popular edition] 299pp illus, (b/w, photographs and foldout map) octavo VG (blue cloth, spine sl cocked and sunned, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owner's signature to ffep) in VG- d/w (tatty, heavy chipping and tears)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936
KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering expeditions exploration climbing everest history biography british ruttledge hugh
Constantinople
[ex libris] first edition 326pp VG (blue cloth, sl closed tear to head of spine, sl wear to bottom edges and corners w. sl rubbing and minor stains to boards, ex library label affixed to front board, spine sl cocked and sunned, usual library stamps, labels and markings, sl foxing to front eps w. mod pasteaction to rear free ep, repaired mod hole to title page w. backing but no loss to text, sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf detached from binding but loosely inserted in correct place and without loss)
PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston, searle london 1878
KEYWORDS: constantinople turkey history balkans greece travel biography geography de amicis edmondo
Pompeii
its history,buildings,and antiquities
new edition revised 587pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out maps and plans] VG (green cloth w.blind dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned boards w.spine browned,bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1875
KEYWORDS: history antiquity italy pompeii archaeology geography thomas h.dyer
The Heart of the Antarctic
being the story of the british antarctic expedition 1907-1909
reprint [popular edition] 368pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,minor bumps to fore-edge of contents)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1911
KEYWORDS: history travel geography antarctica ernest shackleton exploration
Joyful Errand
first edition signed by author 448pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.sunned towards upper/lower edges,presentation bookplate to ffep verso,author's inscr.to title,creasing to fore-edge of one col.plate due to poor trimming,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.w.some minor chipping and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: joyful errand prod.committee cape town 1959
KEYWORDS: history south africa travel geography c.s.stokes
Scotland & Ireland
a picturesque survey of the two countries
[first edition] 154pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth w.green/black dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.stains towards fore-edge of both boards,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.shaky boards,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,aeg sl.rubbed)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1888
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland oreland p.villars
The Spell of the Italian Lakes
new edition 362pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (green cloth w.blue/red dec.stamps,sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: page boston 1918
KEYWORDS: history travel geography italy william d.mccrackan
The Land of the Hills and the Glens
wild life in iona and the inner hebrides
reprint 223pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1920
KEYWORDS: history geography scotland iona inner hebrides natural history seton gordon
Deacon's Synchronological Chart of Universal History
in seven languages
ex-lib 4pp text [in english/french/german/italian/spanish/portugese/dutch] +14pp concertina fold-out charts [incl.col.ills.] VG- (lge.folio format,550x380mm,paper boards w.cloth spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.chipping to extrems.,libr.labels to front pastedown only w.stamps to chart verso,text pp loosely inserted and sl.foxed,fold-out chart clean and bright w.some sl.soiling to verso,lower page of chart is mounted on rear pastedown,insect nibbles to folded hinges of chart causing hinges to split, last page detached.
PUBLISHER: deacon london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history deacon's synchronological chart anthropology sociology geography geology
Ireland:Its Scenery,Character,&c.
3 vols.
new edition 3 vols.ills.[b/w] G (reading copies only,rough,brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,stained and worn,bindings detached,spines cracked and shaky w.most sections separated,some foxing and soiling to contents w.some stains to plates)
PUBLISHER: hall,virtue london [nd]
KEYWORDS: ireland history geography travel s.c.hall
Resistance of Woods to Marine Borers in Hawaiian Waters
91pp ills (b/w) NF (brown paper wrappers v.sl wear to extrems, v.sl closed tear to foot of spine.)
PUBLISHER: honolulu museum, hawaii
KEYWORDS: marine hawaii charles edmondson zoology science wood geography
Fifty Years of Europe
an album
first edition 376pp VG+ (sl.rubbed and soilied, bruising and wear to exrems, moderate foxing too upper page edges) in VG d/w (light rubbing, wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: viking/penguin london 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition jan morris travel history geography