Books - "history"
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THE NATION TAKES SHAPE 1789-1837
The shaping of the American character during the nations first half-century as a constitutional Republic
First edition 223pp ex libris (pockets and stamps), d/w rubbed, very good (sl bruised lower corners)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1959
KEYWORDS: American History Anthropology Politics Law
Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Useful Information
Relating to all ages and nations
Nineteenth edition, super octavo, 772pp ex library (usual cancellation stamps) half leather library rebind, VG (rubbed, corners bruised, minor stains to front board, marbled paste downs and endpapers, minor internal separation at hinges not affecting stability, gilt-edged pages, foxing to endpapers and title pages)
PUBLISHER: E. Moxon, Son and Co. London 1889
KEYWORDS: Haydn's Dictionary History
A HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH AND HER NEIGHBOURS
First edition 312pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) fair (rubbing, corners bruised, sl cocked, wear to spine head and foot, internal separation at fep and centre section, library cloth around lower spine, sl shaky spine), illust.
PUBLISHER: Underhill Plymouth 1931
KEYWORDS: Plymouth History Settlement Politics
THE STRONGHOLD
A story of historic Northern Neck of Virginia and its People
First edition 237pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w rubbed, excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Dietz Press Virginia 1959
KEYWORDS: Virginia American History Politics
WHITEHALL
Historical and architectural notes
First edition 80pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) Three quarter leather binding w. marbled boards, paste downs and endpapers, upper page edges gilt edged, very good (rubbed, sl wear to board edges, booksellers sticker at front paste down, sl foxing throughout, very sound), illust.
PUBLISHER: Seeley and Co. London 1895
KEYWORDS: Whitehall Architecture History English
AN ESSAY IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ex libris (usual cancellations markings, pocket etc), 160pp, B&W photo illust, near excellent (sl cocked, head and foot of spine sl bumped, s; bumped extremities), d/w very good + (sl rubbed , sl sunned, head of spine sl chipped, sl wearing to extremities
PUBLISHER: collins and harvill press london 1959
KEYWORDS: boris pasternak autobiography, russia history ww1 literature
THE QUEEN AND MR GLADSTONE
2 vol, ex libris (usual cancelation markings, pocket etc) 510pp & 457pp, very good+ (sl bruised corners,sl bumped spine head and foot, sl rubbed sl loose rear fep) d/w very good (sl rubbed, sl chipped corners, sl chipped head and foot, sl wearing to extremities, sl discoloured spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton ltd london 1933
KEYWORDS: history royalty politics great britain gladstone queen victoria
THE LAST GREAT EMPRESS OF CHINA
ex libris (usual cancellation markings, pocket etc) 304pp b&w illust in fep, very good + (sl rubbing, front fep's sl creased and gum stained, sl discoloured throughout) d/w very good + (in plastic, sl rubbing, rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: constable & co london 1965
KEYWORDS: history china empress tzu hsi biography royalty
Kirby Benedict- Frontier Federal Judge
First edition 268pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Clark Co. California 1961
KEYWORDS: Benedict Bio American History Slavery Politics
THE ARMED FORCES OF CANADA 1867-1967
A century of achievement
Reprint 289pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w w. plastic, very good (sl cocked, minor gum stains to endpapers), illust.
PUBLISHER: Directorate of History Ottawa 1968
KEYWORDS: Canada Military History WW1 WW2 Navy Army Air Force Politics
ROCHESTER
The quest for quality 1890-1925
First edition 432pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w rubbed w. wear at extremities, excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press Massachusetts 1956
KEYWORDS: Rochester New York America History
TALES OF FRONTIER TEXAS
First edition 315pp ex libris (pockets and stamps), d/w w. plastic, excellent
PUBLISHER: Southern Methodist University Press Dallas 1966
KEYWORDS: Texas America History
THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS
First edition 3 vols. v1 518pp v2 514pp v3 468pp fair (rubbed, corners bruised, 1 section loose in v.1, foxing to endpapers, sl chipped spine head to vols. 1 and 3)
PUBLISHER: Phillips, Sampson and Co. Boston 1855
KEYWORDS: Massachusetts American History
RAWHIDE TEXAS
First edition 236pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w w. plastic (rear flap cut), very good (minor gum stains to endpapers), illust.
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 1965
KEYWORDS: Texas America History
ROCHESTER
The flower city 1855-1890
First edition 407pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) d/w rubbed w. minor tear to lower edge of rear cover, excellent, illust.
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press Massachusetts 1949
KEYWORDS: Rochester New York America History
MEXICO- THE LAND OF UNREST
First edition 461pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) fair (rubbing, bruised corners, spine creased, internal separation at front board and near rear, sl shaky spine), illust.
PUBLISHER: Herbert and Daniel London 1912
KEYWORDS: Mexico History Revolution Politics
COLONIAL HISPANIC AMERICA
A history
Facsimile reprint of 1937 ed. 405pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) very good (sunned spine, upper corners sl bruised, minor bump to spine head), illust.
PUBLISHER: Hafner Publishing Co. New York 1971
KEYWORDS: Hispanics American Colonel History
REPUBLICAN HISPANIC AMERICA
a history
Facsimile Reprint of 1937 ed. 463pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) very good (sunned spine and front board, minor stain to front board), illust.
PUBLISHER: Hafner Publishing Co. New York 1971
KEYWORDS: Republican Hispanic American History
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
selected american correspondence of edmund gosse
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 333pp, illus, cond. excellent (bottom of spine v sl bumped), d/w very good+ (in plastic, back flap partially trimmed at bottom).
PUBLISHER: university of texas press, london 1965
KEYWORDS: history, edmund gosse, victorian era, edwardian era, anglo-american literary
BLACK CRUSADER
a biography of robert franklin williams
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets), 361pp, cond. very good+ (sl gum stains to boards and ep's), d/w very good+ (in plastic, sl gum stains to extremities).
PUBLISHER: lyle stuart inc, new jersey 1972
KEYWORDS: bio, robert franklin williams, american, history, racism