Search Results: World History from Chiefly Books

Baltimore: Archaeological Inst. America, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. A nice copy in boards with leather corners and spine. Spine is raised band with gilt lettering. Light wear to corners. Contents excellent.

London: Camden Society, 1845. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. This is a good copy bound in a law book style with the calfskin colored cloth boards and red spine label with gilt lettering. Nice tight binding, very little wear but handled. Previous owners name on front end page and a number of notes on the title page in pencil. Flipping through I noticed margin lines on 2 pages but there could be a few others.

Washington D, C,: GPO, 1892. Revised . Stiff Wraps. Very Good. blue and white covers bit creased and spine is creased. Very nice fold out color map in near mint condition inside front cover. 453 pages of everything about agentina in 1894. revised edition from the 1892 printing, really a great map.

Minsk: Belarus Pub, 1980. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a set of information booklets put out in 1980 on life in Byelorussia, The titles include Physical culture and Sports, Education Science and Culture, Republic's Economy, Equal Among Equals and Happiness in Every Home. Small format glossy pictorial covers, staple bound each around 30 pages, photos and info.

Minneapolis: Lerner Pub., 1980. Half-Leather. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy and jacket. Jacket is lightly edge and corner worn. The Lerner Archaeology series book.

Oxford, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Slipcased two volume set. Came from a local company office and the company name is stamped in small letters on front end page with a blank little envelope attached, no other marks or stamps. Covers are in very nice shape, books a little loose but not bad. Slipcase has some corner and edge wear and the little drawer is empty.

Verlag Richard Borek Braunschweig Domplatz, 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. A good copy with little wear. In german, I confess I do not know exactly what it is about. Many pages printed on a velum like material those pages are not numbered . 48 pages that are not velum like and are numbered. lots of photos and illustrations. seems to be related to stamp collecting.

GDR: Panorama DDR, 1976. Second . Soft cover. Very Good+. a very nice copy in purple glossy covers, One of the First Hand Information Series. 64 pages. photos.

Poland: Polish Interpress Agency, 1977. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a brightly colored cover folder with the polish flag on the front. within the folder are around 50 individual booklets or flyers all are 8 X 12 inches. every facet of poland is covered in one bookler or another. Looks like a packet that would be sent out when an official request for information on the country went to the government. The booklets all seem to be dated 1977

Leningrad: Aurora Art Pub., 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. a collection of 15 full color photos on heavy paper like Post card stock but these don't seem to be postcards. The photos are enclosed in a tri fold glossy cover. a few photos have some minor creases and there is light wear edges.

GDR: Zeit Im Bild, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. A nice book in very nice shape with glossy covers, 175 pages, a little edge and corner wear, contents clean and unmarked.

NY: Curts and Jennings, 1895. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. A collection of stories gleaned from the ancient library at Limoges. Some photos, some illustrations. 272 pages. Back cover is very water stained and spotted with bits of old jacket stuck on cloth but the back cover took the brunt of this attack and the contents are in excellent shape as is the front cover and spine.

Washington D, C,: Bureau of the American Republics, 1893. First Edition . Stiff Wraps. Very Good. Bulletin no. 50 a great survey of South america in 1893.

Dorothy Gatchell, 1954. Second . Soft cover. Good. A good copy with good clean contents but cover is a little worn and spotty. 39 pages, lots of illustrations.

London: John Saunders, Junior, 1834. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. A late reprint of the orginal not dated and no publisher given for the reprint. Nice red buckram binding with black spine lettering. 358 pages and index. Appears to be all books bound as one. Reprint done by new england historical society. no international shipping.

NY: R. Worthington. Revised . Hardcover. Very Good. volume two "middle ages history from the great migration of nations until the discovery of both indias and the reformation" not dated appears to be from mid to late 1800' Beveled boards in green cloth with gold and black decorative covers Wear on corners and spine ends with a tear on spine top. Front inside hinge beginning to split. Still a handsome book. Cover titlle Rotteck's History of the World

London: Henry Frowde/ Oxford Uni. Press. Hardcover. Very Good. A nice little book in green cloth covers with gilt lettering and elaborate decoration. Bit faded with age but title still clear. very little wear. Thin boards.

Greenwich Conn.: Brompton, 1998. First Ed . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. A very nice copy in vg dustjacket big oversize picture book of the royal family.

NY: Macmillan, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A good copy in decorative embossed blue covers, front has branch over the moon and border. From a teachers college with several stamps including a blind stamp on title page. Round spine label with number. Edge and corner wear. Front inside hinge showing.

Japan: Japan Travel Bureau. Paper. Very Good. A nice little selection of 8 color postcards of japanese dolls. enclosed in very nice full color folder with doll in full color on front No date. printed by Benrido co. Looks vintage.