History Reference
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The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa, 1852-1972
by Davies, P.N
Allen & Unwin, 1980 large 8vo cloth pp526 bw plates tables bibliography index F-/G+ Detailed history of the shipping line, and its various commercial enterprises. A nice copy. [ Heavier book, so extra postage overseas. ]
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SGD 12.09
The Third and Fourth Generation
by Allwood Montagu C.:
8vo pp187 bw plates/drawings VG+/fair Signed by the author in front. Tape repaired dustwrapper is torn and edge worn, but still pleasing.
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SGD 7.76
Timeline of Ancient Egypt Laminated Panoramic Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
3000 BCE to 1 BCE. View over 170 pharaohs from Narmer to Cleopatra, along with other notable events during their reign. Dynasties listed for context. Did you know Cleopatra lived closer to the computer age than she did to the Great Pyramids!
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
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SGD 24.49
The Blindfold's Eyes
by Sister Dianna Ortiz
New York: Orbis Books, 2006. Soft Cover. Fine. Orbis Books,2006. Soft Cover. Cover has negligible shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. A story of Sister Dianna Ortiz and her journey from Torture to Truth in Guatemala, a triumph of the human spirit. Pristine condition.
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SGD 25.78
U.S. History - 1492 to 1750 Laminated Timeline Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
1492 – 1750 Early days of the colonial period from the time of Columbus. Sections include Explorations & Discover, Colonies & Settlements, Battles, Notable Events, and population.
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
View full size image at www.Parthenon-Graphics.com
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
View full size image at www.Parthenon-Graphics.com
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SGD 24.49
Cumbria Family History Society transcript & index for the 1851 Census for Preston Quarter...St. Bees
Cumbria Family History Society, 1992 smaller 8vo pp156 G Derived from Public Record office hand written originals. Ex Cumbria County Library stamped, apparently kept in stock without label. Wear to light card binding, near Fine text.
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SGD 5.33
British Channel Pilot 1859
Bradford Barton, 1972 8vo cloth pp132 F-/G+ Facsimile printing of the 1859 original. Dust jacket lightly taped on to book. Fine text.
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SGD 5.33
Louis Napoleon and the Bonaparte Famly
by Henry W. De Puy
Miller Orton & Co., 1857. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Miller Orton & Co.,1857. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Blindstamped red cloth boards with gilt decoration. Cover has mild shelfwear/soiling with light spotting along top, rubbed corners, frayed spine ends. Name on front flyleaf. Binding is slightly tilted. Double frontispiece with tissue. Large chip in tissue on outside margin area only. Eight pages of advertising follows text. Occasional light foxing, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Binding...
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SGD 32.68
''The Admiralty regrets...'' The story of His Majesty's Submarine 'Thetis' and 'Thunderbolt'.
by Warren, C. E. T. & Benson, James
London: Popular Book Club, 1958 12mo cloth pp248 bw plates drawings G-/fair A 1950s account of the pre-war submarine trials tragedy and consequences. Also the wartime missions of Thunderbolt. Heavy wear and some tape repair to dustwrapper, a Good- research copy.
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SGD 7.02
Paris Then and Now
by Peter Caine; Oriel Caine
Thunder Bay Press, 2003. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thunder Bay Press, 2003. Hard Cover. Oversized. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. Cover has very slight shelfwear with a tiny, closed tear at bottom back corner. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Beautiful page/facing page photographs of vintage Paris and the same venues today. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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SGD 26.75
The Black Golconda: The Romance of Petroleum
by Isaac F. Marcosson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harper & Brothers, 1924. First British Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear/soiling, front board slightly warped, spine ends are slightly softened. Decorative endpapers. Blind stamp of oil well on fornt cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. 10 Illustrations including frontispiece. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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SGD 26.75
Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected During Three Years Residence and Travels in That Country, Vol. II
by Parkyns, Mansfield
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Company,1854. VOLUME II ONLY. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Deep green elaborately embossed boards, gilt title and design on spine a bit dulled. Cover has moderate shelfwear, corners and spine ends rubbed through. Overall minor scuffing. Hinges partially cracked. Writing on front pastedown and free endpaper. Frontispiece and tissue intact. Occasional light foxing throughout, heavier on first few and last few pages....
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SGD 74.04
1787: The Day-By-Day Story of the Constitutional Convention
by Historians, Independence National Historic Park
New York: Exeter Books, 1987. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Exeter Books,1987. Hard Cover. Dust jacket and cover have negligible shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Pristine condition. A lovely coffee table book with full page illustrations.
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SGD 39.57
America the Land We Love
by Francis Trevelyan Miller
William Thomas Blaine, 1916. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. William Thomas Blaine, 1916. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, top front corner lightly rubbed through, frayed spine ends, a few small white spots on back. Gift note on front flyleaf. 'New Declaration of Independence' filled out on back of Statue of Liberty frontispiece. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Hinges are perfect. Binding is slightly shaken. Three hundred illustrations including historic engravings,...
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SGD 26.75
A Perambulation of Cumberland, 1687-8, including descriptions of Westmorland, the Isle of Man and Ireland: (Cumbria Record Office MS ... of the Surtees Society) (Volume 207)
by Thomas Denton [ Winchester, Angus & Wane, Mary - editors ]
Surtees Society / Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society / Boydell Press, 2003 larger 8vo cloth pp xiv+ 606 bw portrait plate notes index F-/F- Published from a manuscript held in Cumbria Record Office. Introductory chapters by both editors. Scarce with dust wrapper. [ Heavier book, so extra postage overseas. ]
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SGD 83.08
Timeline of the Civil War Laminated Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
1860 to 1865 View the major battles of the American Civil War. Campaigns of Lee, Grant, Jackson, and Sherman highlighted.
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
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SGD 24.49
Swaps
by Irwin, Barry
First edition. Very little wear to the dust jacket and none I can find to the book itself. Dark blue fabric covered boards with a photograph on the front. Print stamped on the front cover in black and gilt, with more gilt print on the spine. Black ribbon bookmark. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The book looks unread. Rather scarce. Fourteenth in the series of 24.
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SGD 31.71
Timeline of Ancient Civilizations Laminated Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
3100 BCE to 1550 AD. View the major civilizations that flourished in the ancient world. From Sumer, Egypt, and Assyria, to the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Over 30 civilizations covering over 4,500 years. North Africa, Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Did you know over 20 civilizations rose and fell during the Mayan empire? Including Babylonian, Roman and Persian!
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
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- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at... Read more about this item
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SGD 24.49
The Mayor and the Matron
by Wilson, Stanley
High Wycombe: Precision Press, 1971 8vo pp157 bw plates G General light wear, minor page part detaching, near Fine text and plates.
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SGD 5.33
The Greatness and Decline of the Celts
by Hubert, Henri
London: Constable, 1987 larger 8vo cloth pp xxii+314 bw maps bibliography index F/VG The second part of Hubert's work, with a modern Introduction. A nice copy.
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SGD 8.71
Memories of a Hundred Years Volume 1
by Hale, Edward
Macmillan, 1902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First Edition.Macmillan, 1902. Hard Cover. Volume 1 of 2. EX LIBRARY with usual markings. Book plate on back of the front cover and library pocket still on back of the back cover. Sticker still on spine. Cover has mild shelfwear. Top edge gilt. No underlines or highlighting on pages. Pages are clean, unmarked, and intact with very little toning . Binding is slightly shaken. Very nice copy.
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SGD 41.80
A Look at Home; or, Life in the Poor House of New England
by S. H. Elliot
H. Dexter & Company, 1860. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. H. Dexter & Company, 1860. First Edition, a previous edition may have been published, under a different title, in 1858, with the author being listed as 'anonymous'. Hard Cover. Tan cloth boards with publisher's blind stamp on front, gilt title on spine worn off. Cover has moderate shelfwear, frayed spine ends, turned corners. Light dampstaining at bottom edge of cover and papers. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding...
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SGD 280.84
