Books - "history"
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THE KAW
The Heart of a Nation
ex lib, minimal markings, 371pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised lower corners & board edges) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities)
PUBLISHER: Farrar & Rinehart New York 1941
KEYWORDS: history kansas kaw
Classic Americans
a study of eminent american writers from irving to whitman
ex-lib first edition 371pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and labels) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: russell & russell new york 1959
KEYWORDS: literature america history henry seidel canby
Alfred
the passionate life of alfred de musset
ex-lib first edition 222pp ills. VG+ (teal cloth,v.sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,te green,edges v.sl.soiled,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: anthony blond london 1960
KEYWORDS: history biography literature alfred de musset george sands
The Bushrangers
first edition 155pp ills. VG+ (burgundy cloth,paste action to eps w.dealer's stamp to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to half-title,contents sl.browned w.edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: shakespeare head press sydney 1963
KEYWORDS: history australia bushrangers william joy tom prior
Womankind:A Celebration
first edition 160pp ills. VG+ (ills.laminated wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,minor wear to extrems.w.2cm surface loss to head of spine,owner's inscr.to contents page,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: wildwood house london 1980
KEYWORDS: history sociology michael adam
Yang Kuei-Fei
the most famous beauty of china
first edition 104pp ills.[col.] VG (black cloth w.paper title label to spine,soiled and mod.rubbed,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.sunned,title label browned and sl.chipped,paste action to eps,owner's sign.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents but plates generally clean,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,spare title label tipped-in to rfep,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: brentano's london 1924
KEYWORDS: history china geography biography yang kuei-fei wu lien-the shu-chiung
Voice From the Ranks
a sergeant-major's account of the crimean campaign
ex-lib 145pp ills. G+ (red cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,amateur tape repairs to ep gutters,title missing,one loose p.,rear prelims.loosening,contents sl.browned w.edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (in plastic and taped to boards,rubbed and soiled and mod.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,losses to plastic cover)
PUBLISHER: folio society london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography crimea military
Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76
ex-lib reprint 428pp VG+ (grey cloth,libr.mark to spine,usual stamps and pockets,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: books for libraries press new york 1970
KEYWORDS: history geography biography henry w.de puy ethan allen
Printing
ex-lib fourth edition 409pp+ads.ills. VG (olive cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,sl.shaky boards,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,one sheet loose,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1908
KEYWORDS: history arts crafts printing charles thomas jacobi
Presswork
a practical handbook for the use of pressmen and their apprentices
second edition 140pp+ads. VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.ink mark and sticker to spine,mod.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,contents sl.browned)
PUBLISHER: inland printer chicago 1902
KEYWORDS: history crafts arts printing pressing william j.kelly
The Business Man's Guide to Printing
first edition 155pp ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: george allen london 1927
KEYWORDS: history printing arts charles c.knights
A Brief History of Wood-Engraving from its invention
ex-lib first edition 132pp ills. VG+ (olive cloth w.black/gilt dec.stamps,sl.soiled w.spine sl.browned,libr.sticker to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston london 1895
KEYWORDS: history printing wood engraving arts joseph cundall
Elusive Treasure
the story of early archaeologists in the americas
first edition 369pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cream dec.cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.and 2x ink prices to ffep,edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and sunned,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macdonals and jane's london 1978
KEYWORDS: history archaeology arts americas geography brian fagan
Fairs,Circuses and Music Halls
britain in pictures series
first edition 48pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (dec.yellow paper boards,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.foxed,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.minor loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1942
KEYWORDS: history arts collins britain in pictures series m.willson disher
Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages
a collaborative history
ex-lib first edition 574pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,sl.shaky boards,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: clarendon press oxford 1959
KEYWORDS: literature arthurian legend mythology history roger sherman loomis
South and East Asia since 1800
first edition 228pp VG+ (dec.paper boards,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: cambridge univ.press cambridge 1965
KEYWORDS: history geography politics asia victor purcell
The Arthur of the English Poets
ex-lib reprint 454pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: houghton,mifflin boston 1969
KEYWORDS: history literature arthurian legend mythology howard maynadier
The Remarkable Australians
208pp ills. VG+ (black cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.chipping)
PUBLISHER: murray sydney [nd]
KEYWORDS: history australia geography frederick c.folkard
Revolution and the Napier Brothers 1820-1840
first edition 317pp [fold-our chart] NF (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,edges v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1973
KEYWORDS: history military napier brothers biography priscilla napier
Extracts From a Journal,written on the coasts of Chili,Peru,and Mexico
vol.iii only
vol.iii only 311pp G+ (blue cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained and sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,split to cloth at hinges,title label rubbed and chipped,boards shaky,owner's inscr.to pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,minor foxing to sl.browned contents,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: constable edinburgh 1827
KEYWORDS: history travel geography south america basil hall