Search Results: World History from First Landing Books & Art

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. Book. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 535 pp., text is the annual alphebetized bibliography of english and irish history publications from 1999 from the royal historical society, includes thousands of entries.

U.S.A.: Westview Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 8vo. Westview Press 2002. 219 pp. including acknowledgments. Previous owner's note on inside flap of dustjacket..

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A study of Roman military policy and The Barbarians, CA. 375-425 A.D. 417pp, including index, black and white maps and illustrations, previous owner has made some markings on a few pages. 8vo, good.

London: W & F. G. Cash, 1852. Book. Illus. by George Cruikshank. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated With Wood Cuts. 31Pp Plus One Page Of Ads. Illustrated With B/W Satirical Engravings. Originally Issued As Wraps, Now In A Marbled Set Of Boards. Removed From A University Library With All The Usual Marks..

Brattleboro, Vermont: Stephen Daye Press, 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black hardcover faded and sunned. Thw endpapers are a royal purple. fore-edge untrimmed. 327 pp including index. Illustrated with vintage b/w photographs..

New York: Free Press, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terrorkilling one European in three, wiping out entire villages and towns, and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization. 203pp with index and bibliographical essay.

New York: Sheldeon & Company, 1877. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. brown cloth with the title and authors name stamped in black. The title is in Gilt on spine. A very tight copy with a bit of foxing here and there. A tale of the families of English coast Jersey and abound. 203 pp plus 1 more of advertising.

U.S.A.: Castle Books, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 8vo. Castle Books 2009. 285 pp. includes preface, chronology, prolouge, bibliography, and index. Includes photographs. Illustrated dustjacket, not price clipped. Previous owner's signature on free endpaper..

Paris: Herscher, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 132pp. many b&w photos. text in French..

U.S.A: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Modern Rendering by Marie Collins. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated. Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988. 176 pp. including Index and Acknowledgments. Picture research by Deborah Pownall. Illustrated dustjacket includes Mylar covering taped to board. Previous owner's attractive nameplate on inside front free endpaper..

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "The life of Thomas William Coke, first Earl of Leicester of Holkham, containing n account of his ancestry, surroundings, public services & private friendships, & including many unpublished letters from noted men of his day, English & American". 2 Volume Set. Hardcover. 8vo. John Lane The Bodley Head 1908. Includes 20 photogaphs & 43 other illustrations reproduced from contemporary portraits, prints, etc. Half leather. Cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Extra gilt. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Six compartments. Title printed in gilt. Volume One: 449 pp. Volume Two: 548 pp. including index. Previous owner's attractive nameplate on free endpaper..Front cover on vol 1 tender, reinforced, otherwise very good condition..

Roma: Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 655 pp including index, Printed in the Security Printing plant of the Instituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, in Rome, 1996 on special watermarked paper produced by Cartiere Miliani Fabriano papermills. There are wonderful full-page color fold out maps and black and white plates, very clean bright interior.

New York: Macmillan, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207 pp., profusely illustrated with charts, maps, reproductions, full color photographs, text is the story of Don Cristobal Colon Admiral of the ocean, and his 4 voyages westward to the indies according to contemporay sources, attractive decorative slip case.

U.S.A.: Univ of Georgia Press, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 8vo. Edited by David Fairer. University of Georgia Press 1995. As new. Illustrated front cover including Mylar protective covering. 775 pp. including index. Previous owner's name plate on inside front endpaper..

Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1927. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. 8vo. Oxford University Press 1927. Chronologically arranged and edited with Introduction, Notes, and Index by Edith J. Morley. Volume One: 1808-1843, 537 pp. Volume Two: 1844-1866, 904 pp. including index. Edges untrimmed. Previous owner's attractive nameplate on inside front board..

Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 170 pp with BW illustrations. Contents include preface, list of illustrations, introduction, profanity, sabbath observance, christenings, funerals, weddings, clothing 1370-1600, clothing 17th century, clothing 18th century, journeys to baden, sleighriding, court produce in bern, etc.ex library copy with all the usual markings.

Zagreb-Hrvatska: Laurana Trsat Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large and heavy book Profusely illustrated with color photographs Text in english. DJ rubbed at extremities. shows the islands and life on them with the national customs and costumes..

U.S.A.: Leopard's Head Press, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "Lord Derby (1826-93) was at the centre of things. As a diarist, he was probably the fullest and most informative fly on the wall of the great world in the second half of the nineteenth century". Like new. Hardcover. 4to. Leopard's Head Press 2003. Edited by John Vincent. 922 pp. including index. Includes Mylar protective covering. Previous owner's attractive nameplate on inside front free endpaper..

London: The Bibliographical Society, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. 8vo. Edited by C.E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright. The Bibliographical Society 1966. Volume One: 1715- 1723. 207 pp. including index. Volume Two: 1723- 1726. 518 pp. including numerical table. Blue with title stamped in gilt on spine. Includes previous owner's attractive nameplate on front inside board..

Dublin, Ireland: Irish Times Ltd, 1984. Book. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 172pp including List of Main Illustrations and page on additional references. Profusely illustrated with line and architectural drawings. There is a neat gift inscription on FEP..