Books - "geography"
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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
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
Needle to the North
second printing 335pp ills. VG+ (sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,sl.paper separation at half-title gutter,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.minor loss to foot of spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins london [nd]
KEYWORDS: travel adventure labrador geography arctic
The Revolution That Never Was
northeast brazil 1955-64
ex-lib first edition 273pp VG+ (usual libr.stamps and labels,front flap tipped-in to ffep verso) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and taped to boards,spine sl.sunned,front flap removed)
PUBLISHER: grossman publ.new york 1972
KEYWORDS: brazil geography history joseph page military politics
Voice of Israel
ex-lib first edition 304pp VG (usual stamps and labels,sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine) in G d/w (rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and creasing to extrems.w.some losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: horizon press new york 1957
KEYWORDS: israel politics history geography
The Evasive Peace
a study of the zionist-arab problem
ex-lib 124pp ills. VG+ (usual stamps and pockets,d/w taped to boards,sl.stains to eps) in VG+ d/w (in libr.plastic taped to boards,sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1970
KEYWORDS: history politics religion geography zionism middle east
Contemporary Iran
ex-lib first edition 224pp VG (usual stamps and pockets,d/w taped to boards,eps and edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,sl.soiled and sunned)
PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london 1963
KEYWORDS: iran history middle east geography politics
The Superpowers and the Middle East
ex-lib first edition 208pp VG+ (usual stamps and pockets,d/w taped to boards,eps sl.soiled) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,taped to boards,sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: asia publ.bombay 1972
KEYWORDS: middle east politics history geography
Rubber's Home Town
the real life story of akron
ex-lib first edition 265pp ills. VG+ (usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: stratford house new york 1949
KEYWORDS: history rubber akron geography
Iran
ex-lib first edition 182pp VG+ (usual stamps and pockets,d/w taped to boards,eps and edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic,taped to boards,sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: prentice-hall new jersey 1972
KEYWORDS: history iran geography politics
Background of the Middle East
ex-lib first edition 236pp VG+ (usual stamps and pockets,sl.bumps,edges sl.browned) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed andsoiled w.spine sunned,chipping to extrems.w.some closed tears)
PUBLISHER: cornell univ.press new york 1952
KEYWORDS: middle east geography history politics
London City Suburbs
as they are today
first edition 349pp ills.by w.luker VG- (green cloth,stained and sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges w.some sl.surface losses,boards shaky,paper separation at ep gutters,prelims.and edges soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: simpkin,marshall/leadenhall press london 1893
KEYWORDS: london geography history percy fitzgerald
The United States of Brazil
first edition 249pp+ads.ills. G+ (rubbed and stained and sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky w.paper separation at half-title gutter,paste action to eps,half-title/frontis.loose but present,owner's sign.to contents page,sl.to mod.foxing of contents,shaky spine,a little rough)
PUBLISHER: francis griffiths london 1910
KEYWORDS: brazil uruguay south america history geography politics
A Description of The Kingdom of New Spain
first edition 148pp ills.[fold-out map in pocket at rear] NF (edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.soiled and sl.sunned,spine sunned,3cm closed tear to head of cover,sl.wear to extrems.incl.sl.rubbed hinges)
PUBLISHER: john howell [np] 1972
KEYWORDS: history travel geography spain pedro alonso o'crouley
Strolling Through Scotland
first edition 256pp ills.[few col.] VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sunned,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: collins london 1934
KEYWORDS: modern first edition w.s.percy travel scotland history geography
Arabian Days
first edition 160pp ills.[photos,some col.by gerard klijn] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sunned and sl.soiled,minor wear to extrems.,one section reglued w.spine starting to crack at some sections,contents o/w clean)
PUBLISHER: quartet books london 1977
KEYWORDS: modern first edition edna o'brien arabia travel geography history
Palestine:Jewish Homeland?
the reference shelf vol.18 no.6
ex-lib first edition 342pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.sunned spine w.minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: wilson new york 1946
KEYWORDS: palestine jews history politics geography julia johnsen