Books - "geography"
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The Heart of Africa
three years' travels and adventures in the unexplo
second edition 2 vols.559/521pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps;2 plates missing - dinka village/poncet's seriba in mvolo] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp and black border to top boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,upper hinges starting w.almost full-length splits to lower hinges showing signs of attempted glue repairs,chipped corners,dealer's label to front pastedowns,tape repairs to rep gutters and frontis.gutters,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spines cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1874
KEYWORDS: travel geography biography literature africa georg schweinfurth
MODERN RUSSIA
AN INTRODUCTION
ex lib, minimal markings, 180pp, VG- (v sl cocked, sl edge wear, sunned spine, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl paste action to eps and pastedowns) d/w VG (wear tears and chips to extrems, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled, v sl paste action to internal flaps)
PUBLISHER: Gerald Duckworth & Co, London, 1957
KEYWORDS: russia ussr geography demography one party state soviet economy stalin
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
ex lib, minimal markings, 452pp, maps, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, contents excellent) d/w VG- (creases wear tears and chips to extrems, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1953
KEYWORDS: usa mexico howard f cline latin america geography history politics revolution ww2 alemanismo
BRITAIN AND CEYLON
ex lib, minimal markings, 70pp illus, VG+(library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, sl rubbed & sunned)
PUBLISHER: Longmans Green & Co London 1945
KEYWORDS: history britain ceylon economics politics agriculture geography
AIDS TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH
ex lib, minimal markings, 173pp, VG(fore edges scuffed, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: D Appleton Century Co New York 1934
KEYWORDS: history research paleography chronology heraldry genealogy geography
Little Yellow Gentlemen
first edition 269pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1937
KEYWORDS: history japan geography henry john may military politics
PATTERNS OF CANADA
Compiled for the Royal Geogrphical Society
ex lib, minimal markings, 278pp illus, VG+( vsl gum stanis to ep's & boards) d/w in plastic VG+(v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: The Ryerson Press Toronto 1966
KEYWORDS: history canada geography
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES
Ex lib, minimal markings, 596pp, illus, VG- (cocked, sl edge wear sl rubbed sunned & soiled, internal separation at joints, contents very good)
PUBLISHER: Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York, 1948
KEYWORDS: raplh h brown history usa geography colonization atlantic seabord ohio river great lakes northwest great plains rocky mountains pacific coast
The Last Home of Mystery
adventures in nepal
first edition 332pp ills.[b/w;appears to lack the map mentioned on title page although maps are on eps] VG- (black cloth,boards held on to spine w.nasty white tape,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,half-title loosening,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: john long london 1929
KEYWORDS: travel geography history nepal e.alexander powell
The Last Blue Mountain
ex-lib.first edition 212pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth, binding sloppy, tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG- d/w (upper/lower edges taped to mylar wrap, flaps trimmed)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1959
KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering sport ralph barker
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 236pp, VG (v sl soiled & rubbed) d/w VG- (v sl wear & tears to extrems, v sl sunned & soiled, mod sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Frederick A. Praeger, New York, 1957
KEYWORDS: czechoslovakia czech republic geography demography government part society economy
AMERICAS TO THE SOUTH
Ex lib, minimal markings, 300pp, map endpapers, G (sl cocked, v sl internal separation at hinges, binding holding, v sl foxed eps, sl edge wear, sl soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan, New York, 1939
KEYWORDS: robert whitaker south america latin governments peoples geography economy ww2
Memories of Madras
first edition 313pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.gilt borders/crest,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to tissue guards,sl.stains to some plates,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1905
KEYWORDS: biography history india madras charles lawson geography
ARGENTINA
With an introduction by Martin Hume
Ex lib, minimal markings, 386pp, map & 64 illus, G (LOOSE, tatty, spine mod damaged and detached, mod edgewear with sl surface loss, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, mod internal seperation at joints, some sections loose, all plates present)
PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1947
KEYWORDS: argentina w a hirst history ethnology spanish english independence paraguay buenos aires relgion industry agriculture geography
LOWER FRASER VALLEY
Evolution of a Cultural Landscape
ex lib, minimal markings, 207pp mqps, VG+(library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, v sl rubbed soiled & sunned)
PUBLISHER: Tautalus Research Ltd Canada 1968
KEYWORDS: history lower fraser valley geography
NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES
A Record of Recent Travels in These Colonies with Special Reference in Emigration and The Advantageous Employment of Labour and Capital
ex lib, with remains of stickers & cnacellation stamps to ffep, remains of pocket & stamp to rear ep's, rebound in blue cloth with new ep's and black title to spine, xii 372pp folding maps to rear of text, frontispiece & illus chap 1, VG-(boards have v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, sl foxing throughout with sl stains to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Smith Elder & Co London ca. 1842
KEYWORDS: history new zealand south australia new south wales geography travel
MANUAL OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA
green cloth with gilt to spine, 194pp maps, VG+( vsl bruised corners, v sl edgewear, vsl rubbed & soiled boards, v sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: George Robertson Melbourne 1883
KEYWORDS: history geography australia
Views of the Wanganui River with Panorama
The Rhine of Maoriland
[first edition] unpaginated ills.[b/w w.fold-out panorama at rear] VG- (in wrappers, LACKS FRONT COVER, title and contents sl.soiled, chipping to edges of soiled rear cover)
PUBLISHER: brett auckland 1905
KEYWORDS: new zealand history wanganui river geography arts
The Story of Chinese Gordon
tenth edition in half-leather 407pp ills.[2x b/w w.2x fold-out maps] VG+ (brown cloth w.half-leather,gilt stamps and raised bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,surface scratch to top board,sl.scuffs to leather,mod.wear to extrems.,marbled eps and edges,prelims.sl.foxed o/w contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: remington london 1884
KEYWORDS: history biography geography chinese gordon a.egmont hake
Paris Herself Again in 1878-9
2 vols.
third edition 2 vols.in half-leather 329/360pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (marbled paper boards w.half-leather,gilt raised bands w.gilt-on-black title patches to spines,rubbed and soiled w.surface scuffs and scratches to leather,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's stamp to eps,prelims.sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,marbled edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: remington london 1879
KEYWORDS: literature history geography travel paris france george augustus sala