Books - "geography"
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The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East
THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, errata slip to contents page, xxiii + 1058pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & moderate soiling, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1971
KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity geology geography middle east Egypt Babylonia Palestine Syria Mesopotamia Anatolia bronze age Aegean Assyria
A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers, and Volcanoes, with an Account of the Eruption of Tarawera
INCLUDES FOLDING CHRONOLITHOGRAPH PLATE, super octavo, dark green illus light card wrappers, 56pp + ads to rear, G (heavy scuffing & taoe staining to spine with some loss to extrems, rear cover detached but present, some minor insect damage to rear cover, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, heavy rusting & separation to interior staples, moderate cracking to gutters at staples, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic moderate soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: Brett Printing & Publishing 1916
KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical brochures lakes terraces geysers volcanoes geology geography
Science and Civilisation in China (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxxviii + 318pp, vol 2- xxii + (2) + 696pp, illus, folding maps to rear of vol 1, VG+ (sl bruising & & tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep of vol 1, prev. owner's sm inscription in ink to ffep of vol 2, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (vol 1 in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, corners of front flaps clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some tidy tape repairs, light tanning to spines, minor chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954-62
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history geography science philosophy anthropology
Tibet: A Chronicle of Exploration
LACKS FEP, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul (date obscured)
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Tibet Himalayas history geography
The Wilds of Maoriland
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii + 257pp, illus, 2x folding maps to rear, VG (minor rubbing & scuffing/bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout inc. prelims, minor cracking to gutters, pgs 87-90 detached but present, moderate foxing & minor closed rearing to folding maps)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1914
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geography historical landscape James Mackintosh Bell
Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders
Oblong quarto hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd. 2019
KEYWORDS: Pacific islands ocean human geography history anthropology
Big Pacific
Oblong quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) 1cm closed tear to base of rear cover; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2017
KEYWORDS: Pacific ocean natural history marine wildlife geography geology maritime
Maori Place Names and Their Meanings
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1956
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori place names dictionaries geography signed A W Reed
The Indianized States of Southeast Asia
Super octavo softcover (VG-) ink annotations throughout; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: University of Malaya Press 1968
KEYWORDS: Indianized states southeast Asia Asian history civilizations archaeology geography ancient kingdoms
A Clash of Paradigms: Intervention, Response and Development in the South Pacific
Octavo, beige heavy boards, white & green lettering to spine & boards, xix + 258pp, VG (light bruising & fading to spine, light chafing to boards, light foxing to page edges, ffep ripped out, contents clean & tidy)
PUBLISHER: Ashgate 2001
KEYWORDS: geography South Pacific SOAS development Samoa Samoan islands cattle agriculture farming
Early South East Asia: Essays in Archaeology, History and Historical Geography
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: south east asia archaeology historical geography
Learning from the Rhetoric of the Moment: A Study of Rural and Remote Uses of Telecommunications
THESIS, quarto, white blank light card wrappers, blank black spine, xiv + 265pp + appendices to rear, illus/diagrams, VG (moderate scuffing & fraying to spine extrems, light curling & moderate to heavy soiling to covers, moderate soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Jens Jeppe Hansen / University of New England 1995
KEYWORDS: thesis theses Jens Jeppe Hansen doctor of philosophy telecommunications rural remote living geography geographical demographic
The Genetics of Human Population
Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & brown illus to front board, xvi + 965pp, illus/diagrams, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, light bruising to spine, light soiling to boards & spine, light tanning/foxing & moderate soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor insect damage to gutter of title page, occasional pencil & ink annotation/marking)
PUBLISHER: W H Freeman and Company 1971
KEYWORDS: science geography human population genetics demography demographics
Man in Malaya
Ex-library octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: University of London Press 1959
KEYWORDS: Malaysia geography anthropology urban rural development 1950s
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (6 Vol Set)
VERY HEAVY SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, sm quarto, half leatherbound coloured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt NZ motifs to front boards, red speckling to page edges, patterned eps, mixed pagination, illus, G+ (v heavy scuffing & cracking/surface loss to spines & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, minor tanning to page edges, numerous cracks to gutters- boards shaky on some vols, prev. owners' names in ink to eps of some vols, other foxing/soilng throughout- mostly quite minor)
PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1897-1908
KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedia cyclopedias encyclopedias geography history towns cities districts history historical research
From Mellor to Hocken: Fifty Years of Geography at the University of Otago
Octavo softcover (near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Department of Geography, University of Otago 1995
KEYWORDS: geography university of Otago New Zealand higher education history
Arabian Highlands
Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, xvi + 771pp, illus, folding map to rear pocket, VG (light fading to spine, light scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor creasing to ffep, minor cracking/tearing to gutter at title page, moderate cracking to gutter at index, minro soiling to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1952
KEYWORDS: geography travel journeys history historical Arabia Arabian literature H St J B Philby exploration
Outlines of Scripture Geography and History: Illustrating the Historical Portions of the Old and New Testaments
LACKS FEP, sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp illus/decoration to spine & boards, printed eps, vi + 372pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate chipping & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & light soiling to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soilling to page edges, ffep mssing, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, pgs 111-130 partially detached but present, occasional cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans 1853
KEYWORDS: bible old new testament geography history scripture religion religious
A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
Quarto, grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine, illus eps, xxxiv + 458pp, illus, VG (moderate warping to spine, moderate soiling & light tanning to page edges, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light tanning to spine, moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The John Hopkins University Press 1992
KEYWORDS: geography maps history historical atlas atlases topography dictionaries topographical
The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome (Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged)
Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xiv + 538pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & fading to spine & boards- sl soiling also, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor paperclip damage to top edges of prelims, minor pencil annotation to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Allyn and Bacon 1911
KEYWORDS: ancient history Rome Roman geography topography monuments landscape