HISTORY / Historical Geography Books

Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.A.: The Countryman Press, 2006. "Mpre than any other American landscape, the Rocky Mountains have prompted a medley of fierce, poetic dreams. For some 150 years this region served as a landscape of freedom for the black sheep of our culture: from the rebellious sons of wealthy indistrialists to African American trappers; from affluent young women struggling for suffrage to the hippies of the 1960s, determined to turn their backs on the establishment. Gary Ferguson spins magnific... more information

Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (Minnesota, United States) +/-

Bath: The Mendip Press, 1940. Difficult to find edition of catalogue of antiquities discovered during excavations of the site of the Roman Thermae at Bath-Aquae Sulis.Many b/w drawings.11pp advertisements of various Bath businesses (including Bath Oliver biscuits!) and photos of the Bath Spa and Pump room and various facilities and treatments available there at that time.Drawing in black of head of Medusa type figure on cream card front cover. Black lettering on cover. sl staining from the 2 hinges on cover... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Kendal: T Wilson., 1903. First edition. Poor. About 7 x 4 inches. 158pp. +adverts. This is not so much a book as a train crash. Frankly it is in such poor condition that if there were even two or three other copies listed I would probably give it a decent burial. There are so many faults that it might be easier to tell what is good about it. Er, OK, as there isn't anything good to say I'd better list the faults. At some point the book has become disbound and separated from the cover. This has been... more information

Offered by John Holden Books (Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) +/-

Bristol: Reece Winstone, 1977. Preface by Kate Wharton. Boards slightly rubbed at spine edges,evidence of small piece of removed tape on front and rear boards at bottom near spine, corners minutely bumped.Faint evidence of removed label on ffep, 1 library stamp + 1 number on title page.Author's typed order form attached to rear pastedown. Still a lovely, tight, bright, clean copy of this fascinating archive of 180 photographs from author's collection of a vanished Bristol 68pp.. 2nd Ed.. Lamina... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Liverpool: The journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph, 0000. History of Bristol shipbuilding and shipping, especially of Charles Hill and Sons. Board corners very faintly rubbed. Dustjacket intact, not priceclipped, corners and spine extremities rubbed. 10 appendices including list of all ships built by Hill's. Believed printed in 1951. Lovely copy which is bright, tight and clean. 110 pages.. 2nd Ed.. Blue Cloth, gilt Type. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Black and White Also Colour Plates. 8vo - over 7&... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1923. Offset tanning on ffep,rep. Hinges showing at rear pastedown/rep.Neat owner name on front flyleaf, dated1924light foxing on that page. Ffep has lovely line beautifully written in ink "This is my own, my native land". Boards rubbed a spine edges extremities, and are faintly mottled. Bottom, side edges rough-cut. Beautifully illustrated, all in all a lovely little early copy, found in West Cornwall.312 pp.. Rpt. Tan Cloth. Good/No D/jacket. Illus. by L. Rave... more information

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Paddington Station, London: Great Western Railway Company, 1934. 186pp including 18pp of contemporary advertisements.Coloured f/piece painting of Cheddar Gorge (railway advertisement?). large folding map of district at rear of book. Some foxing on edges, foxing on prelims and rep and rear flyleaves as this is on heavy art paper.Spine has creasing, worn edges . Lovely wrapround pictorial covers of view of Somerset countryside.. First. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Profusely Illustrates Sepia ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Stroud Gloucestershire: Budding Books, 1998. Not Price Clipped. Beautiful clean, bright,tight copy, as new. No inscriptions. 146 pp.. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Black and White Photographs + Diagrams. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Dural Delivery Centre, NSW, Australia: Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd., 2005. This is the story of the evolution of the sailing ships that gradually linked Australia to Europe. The book explains how the navigational problems of Australia's huge coastline were conquered by ships that were at the cutting-edge of technology for their time. The story covers the period from antiquity until the arrival of Britain's First Fleet at Botany Bay in January 1788 and highlights the rapid improvement of ship construction a... more information

Offered by Fireside Bookshop (Cumbria, United Kingdom) +/-

London: Sylvan Press, 1948. Vignette of spotted dog in maroon on front board.Lettering on spine faded, spine frayed at front edge top to halfway,corners bumped, worn,front edged bubbled,offset tanning on ffep, rep whole page. word owner inscription on ffep. in ink dated "December 1950".Rubbing on rear pastedown at spine edge,29 illustrations,erratum slip to half title page.Triangular small crease to last page of text and rep.128pp.. Grey Cloth, Red Type. Fair/No D/jacket. Illus. by John Farleigh ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

London: William Kimber, 1975. Ex library. DJ is in protective cover. Evidence of removed label on ffep, 3 small library stamps. Tight,clean, bright reading copy.208pp. Library Red Board Binding. Very Good/Very Good +++ Pictorial. Illus. by 14 bl/white Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. ... more information

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Exmouth. Devon: Raleigh Press, 1965. A lovely copy, no insciptions. merest rub mark on ffep, removed price?. Red/black/green/white graphic art cover illustration of flood in full spate in town.170 pp.. 4th Ed.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Bl/white Photographs,maps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Softback. ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Studley, Warwickshire: Brewin Books, 1997. Cromer, Overstrand,Norfolk interest, Wolverhampton, Midlands interest. 76 pp. . First. Pictorial Card Covers. Fine. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Black and White Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. ... more information

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New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: David Mckay Company, 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No Jacket A consisive history of migration of americans from other countries and the impact it has on this melting pot society. ... more information

Offered by The Treasure Vault (Kentucky, United States) +/-

Kingston, Ontario, Canada: The Limestone Press, 1979 144pp with b/w illustrations, English text, part of the Materials For the Study of Alaska History series, No. 12. Tanning and soiling to edges otherwise pages are unmarked and firm in binding. Black boards have edge/rub wear, light soiling and a bow. The book was part of a smokers library and it has a smokey odour. Actual book for sale pictured. 15.6 x 23.7 x 1.8 cm, wt550g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall... more information

Offered by Alex Simpson (Ontario, Canada) +/-

The University,Bristol, England: Bristol Branch Historical Association, 1981. Woodcut on cover of Bellman of Bristol, 17th c.Ex library book,List of other publications by the Society ninside rear cover.2 library stmps, in protective clear dust jacket, stapled to card covers at corners.evidence of tape from fr. cover to page 1. 4 reproduction plates of views of old Bristol. 20pp.. First Edition. Pictorial Card Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1992. Tales of a bygone way of life in East Anglia.149pp. Rpt. Pictorial Card Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Covers. ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

Peerage Books, 1989. Tartan eps.128pp.. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Colour and Black and White photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. ... more information

Offered by Matilda Mary Books (Somerset, United Kingdom) +/-

London: Arnold, 1998 The covers have some small folds and line creases, Inside the text is clean with no remarks or highlights. 286 pages with the index. This major new text provides an introduction to the interaction of culture and society with the landscape and environment. It offers a broad-based view of this theme by drawing upon the varied traditions of landscape interpretation, from the traditional cultural geography of scholars such as Carl Sauer to the "new" cultural geography which has e... more information

Offered by Monarchy books (Ontario, Canada) +/-

Wakefield: S.R. Publishers, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-Library/very good +. Facsimile of a book first published in 1900 by George Toulmin, Preston. About 9.5 x 7.5 inches. 157pp + index. About 100 illustrions and a road and reference map. Ex libary with ffep removedand several stamps. Otherwise a very clean and tight copy. The dust wrapper is well protected and appears undamaged. ... more information

Offered by John Holden Books (Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) +/-