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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New.

Poor condition - needs to be re-cased. 3-14, 19-204 pages. Hardcover: H 25cm x L 15.5cm. Original blue cloth obtrusively stained; spine lettering flaked/dulled. Front hinge broken with rear hinge quite tenuous; missing initial leaves with title leaf (as pages 3-4) immediately opposite front pastedown which has past owner's ink stamp at center. Title leaf torn/creased at bottom margin; some interior leaves were roughly separated causing chips and tears mostly at fore-edge margins but occasionally top margins as well. Missing pages 15-18 affecting second article; remainder of book collates as complete. Interior foxing with some stains and soiling. Text block has stress points at quires. Sold as is - needs to be re-cased. Eighteen chapters: {#1} "Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, June 21, 1898;" {#2} "The Genesis of Public Education in Alabama" by Gen. W.F. Perry (as aforementioned missing two leaves - article comprised of pages 14-27 but missing 15-19); {#3} "Early Times in the Vicinity of the Present City of Montgomery" by Dr. W.S. Wyman; {#4} "Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment" by J.J. Garrett; {#5} "Early Roads of Alabama" by P.J. Hamilton; {#6} "Surrender of Weatherford" by W.G. Orr; {#7} "Colombian Institute" by L.V. Rosser; {#8} "Joseph G. Baldwin" by T.B. Wetmore; {#9} "Clement Claiborne Clay" by Mrs. V. Clay-Clopton; {#10} "Statistics of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Alabama" by Rev. R.H. Cobbs and Rev. W.C. Whitaker; {#11} "The Alabama-Mississippi Boundary" by J.H. Bankhead; {#12} "Creek War Incidents" by H.S. Halbert; {#13} "Sessions of the General Assembly of Alabama" by Thomas M. Owen; {#14} "Sketch of Pettus' Brigade" by Gen. E.W. Pettus; {#15} "Alabama River Boats Burned or Sunk from 1865 to 1894;" {#16} "Statistics of the Counties of Alabama" by Thomas M. Owen; {#17} "Topographical Notes and Observations on the Alabama River, August, 1814" by Maj. Howell Tatum; {#18} "The Work of William Henry Fowler as Superintendent of Army Records, 1863-1865" by Thomas M. Owen.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:1850771383.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 8.98x6.14x1.10 inches. In Stock.

soft cover. Condition: fine. first edition. In-8° broché.

Second Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 306 pages : map ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references.Subjects: Nigeria, Northern.Northern Nigeria. Nigeria, Northern Description and travel. Nigeria, Northern History. Great Britain Colonies Nigeria Administration. Great Britain Colonies Africa.Nigeria History 1851-1899.Nigeria History 1900-1960.Nigeria, Northern History.Nigeria History. Nigeria, Northern. Great Britain Colonies Africa. Nigeria History 1 Kg.…

soft cover. Condition: fine. first edition. Grand in-octavo broché.

Second Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 306 pages : map ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references.Subjects: Nigeria, Northern.Northern Nigeria. Nigeria, Northern Description and travel. Nigeria, Northern History. Great Britain Colonies Nigeria Administration. Great Britain Colonies Africa.Nigeria History 1851-1899.Nigeria History 1900-1960.Nigeria, Northern History.Nigeria History. Nigeria, Northern. Great Britain Colonies Africa. Nigeria History 1 Kg.…

"First published in 1911, and here reproduced in facsimile, the work is now of particular importance for the information it contains on the history of the region, its study of contemporary life, and as an account of how European dominance was maintained in West Africa." Pp.x/306, 4 maps including one folding, owner's armorial bookplate to inside front board. Brown cloth, dustwrapper sunned to spine but has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 8.98x6.14x1.10 inches. In Stock.

PUF, Le fil rouge, 1976, 259 pp., broché, couverture légèrement défraîchie, bon état.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12 books 1939, 40, 41, 42, and 1944 are hard backs 128 to 324 pp red cloth with gilt titles to spine, remainder at red paperbacks with black titles120 to 176 pp all have bw photos. All are in good condition, cloth faded, paper covers rubbed and creased, general wear and signs of age, pages clean and firmly held . Set over 3.5 Kg will need extra postage outside UK. …

London: Macmillan 1911. Roy.8vo. Or.cl. top of spine worn covers slightly flecked. X308pp. With col. fold. frontisp. map a full-page map and a fold. map. Lacks 1 map. Slightly foxed. Uncut. Ex-libr. copy. NOTE: The story of the first years of British rule in Northern Nigeria West Africa.

Hb In Dw 192pp Foldout Map at Rear A Vg/Vg Copy and Uncommon.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A scarce first edition study on the influence of British government in Nigeria, complete with folding maps. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, one colour folding map, one monochrome folding map, and one map.Collated, complete.Written whilst the author was the British Resident in Northern Nigeria, this is a detailed and insightful history of the changes Britain made since gaining responsibility of governing the inhabitants of Africa in 1900. An interesting look at a decade of Britain's influence on the continent.by Captain Charles William James Orr.Label of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a little discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is a little strained. Library label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Stamp to reverse of the frontispiece, stamp and blind stamp to the title page, and to a couple of other pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Cover photo of Lee Gore. Short Stories: The Prettiest Girls Live in Plum Grove; The Tattooing of Mrs. Joshua Worthington. Articles: Baseball Wakes Up - Now that Jackie Robinson has shown the way, other Negro stars hopefully eye baseball's big time - with photo of Don Newcombe after he became the first Negro pitcher to win a game in organized baseball, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Monty Irvin, Satchel Paige, and Little Leon Day; Blame the Girl - Jerry Geisler became Hollywood's most famous lawyer by convincing juries that a lady's past must be held against her - article with photos of famous female accusers; Atkinson is an Honest Jock - photo-illustrated article on horse jockey Theodore (Teddy) F. Atkinson; How to be a Successful Father - does the American family have too much momma and not enough pop?; I Fought with the Greek Guerillas - photo-illustrated article by Costa Couvaras; Truman's Bright Young Men - Clark Clifford and Gael Sullivan; Low Budget Vacations; America's Heroes Sound Off - with photos of heroes Paul Wiedorder, T.J. Kelley and Arthur Wermuth - what they think of peace two years after victory; Hope for the Hairless - Slav J. Youcheff announces the latest hair-restoring process; Mean Man - Actor James Mason is famous for slapping, caning and throttling women on the screen; Follow My Husband - photo feature on how private detectives are benefitting from California's rigid divorce laws; How to Buy a Suit; Can You Fix a Dog Race?; Photos from the movie "Copacabana"; Salutes to: Senator George D. Aiken, author Howard Armbruster, radio host Jack Barry, and tennis player Jackie Kramer; Salute's National Beauty Contest; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Salute Magazine, July 1947, Vol. 2, No. 7 - The Success Story of Hollywood's Great Criminal Lawyer Jerry Giesler Errol Flynn Pringle Joan Barry Charlie Chaplin Tommy Dorsey Cover photo of Lee Gore. Short Stories: The Prettiest Girls Live in Plum Grove. Illustrated by Peterson, C.A. (cover); Davis, J.H. (illustrator).…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 320 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 320 Volume NIR 84-3009 Language: English.…