Search Results: History from Whitle's Rare Books

London: Longmans, 1969. Story by the expedition leader, the Author, of The British Trans-Artic Expedition in 1968. Many B/W plates. Chipping to DJ, light small stain to base of spine. O/wise very good. Clean and crisp internally.209 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by B/W Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans, 1956. Fox marks from U/clipped DJ,which has some marks and small tears, on endpapers. bump to front lower corner.. but O/wise in VG condition. Ist Ed.. B/w plates No inscriptions. pages in Near fine condition. 155pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Western Australia: St George Books, 1988. Minor edge wear to DJ edges. O/wise fine condition. Signed by Burkie and the author John Hamilton. 218 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1958. Facinating book about a Dutchman's perception of the British People. Inside VG. Some minor shelf wear to boards and prev. owner's name. Overall VG .296 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1986. The tragic story of Hiroshima. Near fine condition. DJ not price clipped, no inscriptions, very light foxing on page ends and from DJ. B/W photos 546 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1985. Book in VG condition. DJ has a repaired tear and edge wear. Pls email re shipping. Heavy book. 256 pgs. Numerous colour and B/W pics.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1989. Book in crisp clean condition. Rem mark bottom edge. Unclipped DJ some edge wear. 216 pgs. First Ed. An original look at India and the life of Nehru. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973. A Liverpool Childhood of the Twenties. Book has a price in biro on front e/paper and a phone no. on the back e/paper, but o/wise in VG+ cond. Unclipped DJ has edgewear. 128 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Western Australia: Artlook, 1980. Facinating personal account from a woman's view of mining, development and the history of the Pilbara area. Soft cover has minor wear to edges. B/W photos. 206 pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Spring Books, 1959. Fourth impression 1967 of this comprehensive study of witchcraft. Profusely illustrated. Both unclipped DJ and book in VG condition. Please note very HEAVY book, so please enquire re postage. 571 pgs. very rare.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

N Y: Universe Books, 1956. Tan cloth binding with a design from one of Picasso's lithographs depicting bulls. The unclipped DJ has some edge wear and an open tear near the top of spine and a stain on the INNER side of the bottom edge. DJ features a running from the bulls scene. Slight foxing to enps and very faint yellowing to cloth rear bottom back board. Bumped corners. BUT !!!! internally is in excellent condition. A fantastic photographic tour of the Bullfights and festival of St Firmin at Pamplona by Inge Morath with an exquisite boards design by Picasso. Slight musty smell, 129 pgs and 16 colour photographic plates and many B/W plates. . First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Inge Morath and Others. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Australia: John Fairfax, 1985. Near fine cond. Very Minor foxing on title page and very slight crease on Unclipped DJ near spine top. Clean and crisp inside. Photos from the archives of the John Fairfax News and the State Library of NSW. Beautiful photos of Australia's history. 175 pgs.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1975. A Very good copy, some minor rubbing to board edges, some foxing to top page ends, but O/wise near fine. B/W plates and maps. VG Unclipped DJ. 272 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Crow's Nest Australia: ABC, 1987. Fascinating account of American GI's and their Australian sweethearts during World War 11. Numerous B/W illustrations and copies of news articles from the period. Prev. owners stamp and slight cover crease. O/Wise VG indeed. 127 pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Victoria: The L V Printers, 1978. History of Yarragon and district published to coincide with the celebrations to commemorate 100 years since the area came to life with the opening of the railway in March 1878. Maroon card cover, some wear to spine, gold lettering a little faded, internally very good. 152 pgs . First. Card Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by B/W Plates, Maps & Tables. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1943. Poetry by an SAS captain killed in North Africa. Photo of author on first pg. Foxing, small tear and some creasing on unclipped DJ. Bumps to spine ends. Prev owners inscription. O/wise VG copy 18 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1986. An account of the long retreat of the British army in Burma. Maps on endpapers. B/W photos. Unclipped DJ with minor edgewear. Crisp white pages. 318 pgs Very miniscule F spots on top page ends. O/wise Fine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Robert Hale, 1961. First UK Ed. No DJ . Some foxing on endpapers and very minor shelf wear.Numerous illust. and B/W plates. Internally very good. 172 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. Rare Ist Ed. Maps by A Spark, sketches by G Djurkouic. Numerous B/W photos. Colour plate at front. No DJ Blue boards and faded spine. Foxing to page ends and first and rear endpapers and pages. Binding secure. 224 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1973. Firsr Ed. Unclipped DJ. very small tear near spine. Secret justice in Rhodesia. Peter Niesewand writes his own story.B/W photos. 209 pgs. Good clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.