Harare, Rhodesia: National Gallery of Rhodesia & National Historical Association of Rhodesia, 1975. First Edition. Booklet; unpaginated; VG-/paperback; pictorial wrappers show light wear to exterior, slight age toning to exterior; brown covers have minor wear; text block has slight wear to edges; interior clean. More
New York: DK, 2011. First American edition. Quarto; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, gold, illustrated, red print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 512 pages, illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Scott, Foresman and Company, 1942. Octavo; VG-; tan spine; slip cover has general shelfwear, general edgewear, open tears on front and rear, tearing on head edge, open tears on spine edges, closed tear on rear spine edge, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, general foxing, soiling on rear, damp staining on spine and rear, spine sun toned; text block age toned, soiling on title page, folding on head rear corners, occasional soiling; supported by board. More
Kampala: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, n.d. Octavo; pp 91; G/G-; white spine without text; dust jacket has slightly sunned exterior, minor chipping to corners, moderate soiling to exterior; cloth shows slight age toning to exterior, strong boards; text block has light shadow toning to pastedowns and endpapers, slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
Kampala: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1973. Octavo; pp 107; G/G-; white spine without text; dust jacket has slightly sunned exterior, minor chipping to edges, rubbing wear to joints, small open tear to rear; cloth shows slight age toning to exterior, strong boards; text block has slight soiling to pastedowns and endpapers, slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
Baguio City, Philippines: Tebtebba Foundation, 2005. Octavo; pp 636; G/paperback; light beige spine with black text; covers show light wear to exterior; slightly sunned spine; intact panels; text block has light soiling to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1973. Octavo; G/no-DJ paperback; Off-white spine with green & red text; Covers are slightly rubbed with somewhat age toned and smudged exterior, otherwise with sturdy and intact panels; Text block has moderate wear on exterior edges due to handling with tight binding, underlining and writing from middle toward end of text; pp 590. French text. More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Second Edition. Quarto, xvi, 420, [1] pages; VG; bound in contemporary straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind border rolls, rebacked with majority of spine preserved, missing part of head of spine; some rubbing to boards, primarily corners; bookplate to front and rear pastedown; illustrated with 10 black and white lithograph plates, 7 hand colored aquatint plates (including frontispiece), 4 maps (of which 3 are folding); with errata leaf in rear; VG consignment; shelved case 9. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 512 pages, VG/VG; white and blue pictorial DJ, red lettering: very mild wear to covers, "U.S. $27.50 / Can. $37.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, navy blue faux-leather paper spine, lighter blue matte paper boards, bright silver lettering to spine: minimal wear to boards, light age-toning/wear to text-block, interior clean, with several black-and-white photographic plates; INSCRIBED by Ambrose to first blank page; shelved Window or WWII. More
Creative Publishing, Ltd, 1999. Large Quarto; pp 463; VG/VG-; patterned brown spine with white text; dust jacket has tiny defect to front joint, light wear otherwise; cloth clean; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More
Kineton: The Roundwood Press, 1974. First. Octavo; VG-/VG-; Black spine with green text; DJ fair with general shelfwear and foxing,cut across lower front; Boards are clean, some shelfwear around edges and foxing on top text block, book interior clean; pp 425. More
London: The Medici Society, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. large 8vo., 614 pp., VG-; dark green cloth boards, bright gilt lettering to spine; overall wear; bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine; denting along edges of boards; bumping to corners; age-toning/wear to text-block; starting hinge to front endpapers and between pp. 144-145, binding sturdy; mild age-toning to interior, text legible; 2 foldout maps to end of volume; pub. MCMXXXI stated to title page, no mention of further printings; shelved case 9. More
New York: PublicAffairs, 2011. First Edition. Octavo; pp 303; VG-/G; ivory white spine with black text; dust jacket shows slight soiling to exterior; some rubbing wear to corners; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight smudges to exterior fore edge; tight binding; illustrated;. More
Melbourne: State Library of Victoria Foundation. Octavo; VG/Wraps; Black spine with gold text; Moderate shelf wear to covers, slight fraying; Previous owner's inscription on title page; Text block clean; 178 pp. More
Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1991. Third Edition. Octavo; pp 359; VG-/paperback; light yellow spine with black text; covers show slight sunning to spine; minor wear to edges; faux flaps; text block has light toning to exterior edges; interior clean; signed by author; Spanish text. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition. Oblong quarto. Good with fair dust jacket. Gray spine with white lettering. Minor rubbing to covers. Age-toning and many chips to dust jacket, particularly the rear panel near the top and bottom of the spine. Stain to bottom edge of book block. Text pages very good. 108pp. More
London, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green & Co., 1911. Thick Octavo; G/no-DJ; Dark green spine with gold text; Board have strong panels with slightly rubbed exterior and moderate edge wear; Spine is slightly cocked; Text block has deckled and lightly age toned edges, inside pages are unmarked and fully bound; pp 512. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Octavo; pp 504; VG-/G; bluish green spine with black and cream text; dust jacket shows some sunning to exterior; chip to front joint; minor rubbing to edges; cloth has slight wear to exterior; lightly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block shows mild toning toward edges; illustrated;. More
London, New York: Barker & Howard, W.S. Heinman, 1972. Seventh edition, reprint. Thick octavo. Good in good dust jacket. Blue spine with black lettering. Minor rubbing to dust jacket. Occasional foxing and discoloration to parts of pages, particularly near the end pages. Foxing to book block edges. Binding and pages very good. 298pp. More
Wellington, Sydney, London, Boston: Allen & Unwin, 1990. First Edition. Large Octavo; pp 352; G-/paperback; grayish green pictorial spine with red text; covers show mildly sunned exterior; mild dings to edges; plastic wrap adhered to exterior; ex-library stamped numbers to front; intact panels; text block has light tone toward edges; ex-library with few markings inside; ex-library pouch to front pastedown; frontispiece; light pencil; minor creases to few pages; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More
Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; pp 440; VG/G; teal blue spine with white text; dust jacket has mild rubbing wear to exterior; minor wear to corners; cloth clean; minor wear to corners; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean; illustrated;. More
New York: Random House, 1992. First. Octavo: VG/VG: Green spine with green text: DJ very clean with only slight edgewear: Boards are clean and strong with slight shelfwear: Textblock clean with no markings, tears or folds, slight scuffing along the bottom: Front page is inscribed by the author to a previous owner: 811 pp. More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; pp 332; VG/VG-; navy blue spine with gilt and white text; dust jacket has minimal wear to exterior; price clipped front flap; mylar wraps; cloth has little wear to exterior; clean, strong boards; text block shows light tone to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; interior clean; inscribed by author;. More
Paris: Lefèvre, 1844. 18mo; G; Hardcover; Spine, black without print, raised bands; Boards half bound with black leather to spine/corners and marbled paper to boards, wear to leather corners and hinges, paper somewhat age-toned; Text block has glue stains and light foxing on endpapers, name in ink on title page, light amount of foxing within, clean text, tightly bound; Text in French; 486 pages. More
London: Yale University Press, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 340 pages; VG; full bound in red cloth, spine has gilt tooling and lettering; binding has minor wear at the top and bottom of the spine, has library code on the spine, has minor discoloration; pages have minor detachment on pages 148-9, title page has small pen marks and an impression stamp; shelved case 9. More
New York: Encounter Books, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Octavo; pp 381; VG-/VG-; brown pictorial spine with white text; dust jacket has only mild wear to exterior; small chip to rear head edge; mild edge wear otherwise; cloth shows light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has small smudge to exterior head edge; otherwise edges have mild wear; inscribed by author. More
Brooklyn, NY: A & B Books Publishers, 1992. US Edition. 8vo. VG/ - no DJ. bluish tint to head of spine, white author, remainder in natural tones of light orange and white, overlay titling in hot pink, white and black. a touch thumbed and mildly curling front softcover. generally read, with a few underlined words. as is. out-of-print. minor discoloration to fore-edge and tail. 254 pp .ISBN# 1881316114. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. Octavo; pp 440; G/no-DJ; sun faded blue spine with gilt text and rulings; cloth has slight wear to exterior, slight wear to edges and corners, strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges, previous owner's label to ffep; underlining and margin markings throughput. More
London and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Octavo; pp 947; G/G; black/blue spine with white text; odd volume; dust jacket has few chips to edges; mild wear to exterior; price clipped front flap; cloth shows modest shelf wear; sturdy boards; text block has lightly foxed exterior edges; interior clean; good binding;. More
Cambridge, MA and London, UK: Harvard University Press, 2010. First Harvard University PB Edition. Octavo; pp 340; VG/paperback; black spine with red and white text; covers show mild rubbing to exterior; minor edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges show little wear; illustrated; some maginalia and underlining. More
Boston: Dayton & Wentworth, 1853. Octavo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black embossed leather, tattering to spine tail, worn, exposed corners and edges, tears to front and rear hinges, shelfwear; Text block has marbled edges (well faded), has cracked hinges, significant foxing throughout, front and rear tipped in folded maps have tears, owner’s name stamped in gold on center of front cover and written in ink on title page verso; 464, 396 pages, illustrated (“numerous and diversified coloured illustrations, by eminent artists”). More
London: The British Library, 2014. Quarto: VG+/VG+: Blue spine with white text: DJ is nearly intact, very minimal edgewear around bottom of spine and bottom corners, encased in mylar covering: Boards are strong and clean, show very minor shelfwear along bottom edge: Textblock is very clean with no markings, folds or tears, edges are sharp: 240 pp. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Third Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; orange spine sun toned yellow, white and black lettering; dust jacket has general shelfwear, some edgewear, small closed tear on front head edge, rubbing on fore corners and spine head edge; boards strong, general shelfwear, minor rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, stamp on front end paper; text block has foxing on exterior edges, soiling on page 234, penciling towards front of text; 434pp. More
Florence: V. Batelli, 1831. Third Edition. Third Edition. Set of three oblong quartos in 1/2 beige marble hardcovers with brown leather spine; VG- condition; gold gilt on spine; general fraying and soiling on boards; binding strong; previous owner's inscription on ffep; edges dusty; paper generally foxed, with discoloration on first pages; text clean in tight print; in Italian; includes full page and folded maps; many vignette portraits and other illustrations, and 39 articles on countries and States; Please see photos for details IR consignment. [Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
Leicester, England: Magna Books, 1991. Large Quarto; pp 304; G/G; blue spine with ivory text; dust jacket has moderate rubbing to exterior; minor wear to edges; cloth has slight sunning to exterior; noticeable wear to edges; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; numerous illustrations; light blue endpapers; interior clean. More
New York: Abbeville Press, Publishers, 1981. Folio; pp 148; G/G; white spine with black text; dust jacket has light sunning to exterior; cloth has slightly sunned exterior; mild shelf wear to exterior; minor rubbing to corners; slightly bowed boards; text block has slight foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1922. First Edition. Octavo; pp 419; G/no-DJ; burgundy spine with gilt text; vol. 4: The Theories of the Relation of the Empire and the Papacy from the Tenth Century to the Twelth, this volume only; cloth shows mild wear to exterior; ex-library sticker to spine; strong boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; tight binding; ex-libris plate to front pastedown; ex-library with markings inside; previous owner's name to ffep; errata slip tipped in at ffep; light sticker residue to rear endpaper and pastedown;. More
London and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1969. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 630; G+/G; black/blue spine with white text; odd volume; dust jacket has minor chips to edges; mild wear to exterior; cloth shows little shelf wear; sturdy boards; text block has lightly foxed exterior edges; interior clean; good binding;. More
Rio de Janeiro: Odebrecht, 1998. Oblong Quarto; VG-/VG-; dark green spines with ivory text; 4 volumes; dust jackets of vols. 1, 2 and 3 have modest wear to exteriors; cloths have slight wear to exterior; slight splaying to boards; text blocks clean; frontispieces; vol. 1, Colony, pp 257; vol. 2, United Kingdom and Empire, pp 235; vol. 3, Republic, pp 271; vol. 4 consists of clamshell box exterior; box exterior has mild rubbing with intact panels; interior consists portfolio wrapper with disbound pages of Maps, Sketches and Plans; clean pages; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
New York: Croom Helm, St. Martin's Press, 1984. Small Octavo; VG/Hardcover; Black spine with gold gilt text; Boards are strong and clean, binding solid; Text block clean; 297 pp. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Reprint. Quarto, 2 Volumes; VG Paperback; Pale Yellow spine with Blue text; Volume 1 Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, faint scratch on rear cover, cocking of spine, otherwise clean, Volume 2 Covers have slight edgewear, some shelfwear, otherwise clean; Volume 1 Textblock has writing in pencil on 10 + pages, otherwise clean, Volume 2 Textblock clean; Volume 1 256 pp, Volume 2 245 pp.; Volume 1 ISBN 9781108041782, Volume 2 ISBN 9781108041799. More
Paris: Libraire Plon. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Dark red with gilt & black text; Cloth has slightly sunned panels with light wear at edges and corners, and some minor rubbing on exterior; Text block has darkened slightly with slight cracking at front end papers along binding, otherwise clean and intact pages; deckled fore edge; pp 399. French text. Shelved in aisle 7. More
Paris: G. Baranger Fils, 1943. Octavos, Volume I: 642 pages, Volume II: 800 pages; Very Good- condition; Dark green quarter-bound leather spine with raised bands and gilded text and design, minor rubbing to head and foot of spine and rubbing to leather quarter edges, wear to leather, teal cloth boards with very minor wear to edges and corners, no damage to textblock edges save for some minor scratching to head of Volume I, binding tight; minor foxing to select pages, textblock interior unmarked. More
New York: Negro Universities Press, 1880. Reprint. Reprint; Octavo; VG-/No-DJ; Spine is brown with gold text; Boards have rubbing and bumping to corners and edges, scratches and scuffs, joints and hinges are intact; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, ex-libris, content is clear; pp 500. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1967, 1969, 1970. Octavo; G+/no-DJ; Black & red spine with gilt text; Slipcase has moderate shelf wear with scratches and rubbing on exterior but still intact; 4 Volumes - 1 -The Birth of Britain, 2 -The New World, 3 -The Age of Revolution and 4 -The Great Democracies; Cloths have slightly sunned spines with wear on exteriors such as: vol. 1 bumped head fore corner with light stains on front & rear, vol. 2 & 3 also have slight stain on front & rear, and vol. 4 has tear at spine head edge, but all are intact with strong panels; Text blocks show lightly age toned exterior edges with otherwise unmarked pages with tight binding; deckled fore edges and previous owner's name on ffep of v. 1; pp 1759. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1956. First Edition. Set of four octavos in burgundy hardcovers with beige and brown DJs in brodart; VG/VG; vol. 1 front cover has a minor crease; good binding; DJs clean; all in good condition; vol. 1 The Birth of Britain; vol. 2 The New World; vol. 3 The Age of Revolution; vol. 4 The Great Democracies; shelved in Case 5; please contact us for shipping costs. More
Carlton: Melbourne University, 1968. Octavo; VG/VG; hardcover; faded red spines with black text; the 3 vols. are in uniform condition; dust jackets have moderate stains and minor tears and creases; boards are sturdy and clean; fore edges are minimally discolored, paste downs, free end papers and pages are moderately age-toned but clean; 421p. (Vol.1); 362p. (Vol.2); 491p. (Vol.3). More
Baguio City, Philippines: Tebtebba Foundation, 2003. Octavo; pp 341; G/paperback; light beige spine with black text; covers show light wear to exterior; slightly sunned spine; intact panels; text block has light soiling to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. More
Amsterdam: SOCIETE D'EDITION, 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover large quarto in Good + condition. B&W photographs, maps, and illustrations throughout. Some fading to periphery of blue endpapers. No markings to text and pages are clean. Crack to front hinge between front endpaper and half title, binding shakes and signatures loosening but remains intact. No dust jacket. Edges of text block are rough cut. Moderate shelf wear and bumping, particularly to corners. Booksellers stamp on upper left of front cover. 562 pp. Spine is sunned from navy blue to brown. Weighs 6 lbs., additional shipping costs may apply. TEXT IN FRENCH. -Shelve Front Table [Spine is blue/brown with gilt text]. More
London and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1967. Octavo; pp 1647; G-/Fair; blue spine with navy text; odd volume; dust jacket shows slight staining to spine; few chips to edges; minor pencil to front flap; lightly sunned exterior; cloth has some spotting to exterior; strong boards; text block edges have age toned slightly; few brown spots to exterior fore edge; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; map to rear pastedown. More
