The Reluctant Imperialists; British Foreign Policy, 1878- 1902.
New York: Macmillan, 1969. Maps. 417pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., d.w. and cloth dampstained. (New York): Macmillan, (1969). More
New York: Macmillan, 1969. Maps. 417pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., d.w. and cloth dampstained. (New York): Macmillan, (1969). More
New Orleans: Lousiana Museum Foundation, 1984. Many illustrations in black and white, several in color, 4to, copper stamped burgundy cloth, dust wrapper (wrapper a bit worn, mostly at front foredge). New Orleans: Louisiana Museum Foundation, (1984). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Volumn III of studies in Louisiana Culture. More
New York: Holt, 1971. vii, 243 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (three small tears at front). New York: Holt, Rinehart, (1971). Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: John Booth, 1811. With fine folding colored map as frontispiece, but lacking the other 4 color plates. Offsetting on the title page, otherwise a nice clean copy. Rebound in the early 1900s in 3/4 leather over marbled boards; corners bumped, spine worn, Joints cracked but have been repaired. London: John Booth, 1811. First Edition. A good copy of this scarce book. More
London: Verso, 2008. xxii, 244 pages. 8vo, black boards with silver spine lettering (spotted page edges), d.w. London: Verso, (2008). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Translated by Martin Thom. Introduced by Adam Hochschild. More
New York: Knopf, 1993. 347 pages, 8vo, mauve cloth backed boards (spine and covers slightly cocked), dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, 1993. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1910. Illustrated in black and white. 448 pages. 8vo, red cloth; cloth evenly sunned at spine and top edge, foxing at opening pages and fore-edge, t.e.g. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1910. First edition. A very good copy. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1963. Illustrated. viii + 534 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1963). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. History of Dutch colonization efforts in Indonesia during the first three decades of the 17th century. More
New York: Doubleday, 2016. Illustrated. xi + 381 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (2016). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000. x + 358 pages, short 8vo, boards, d.w.; ownership signature on half-title page. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2000). First American edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Hawkins, 1979. Illustrated in black and white. 640 pages. Tall & thick 4to, blue boards with gilt lettering at cover and spine. London: Hawkins, (1979). Lightly bumped at corners and tail. A very good(+) copy. More
Paris: Larousse, 1991. Translation by Ariane Vaneigem. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 240 pages with text in French. Square 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. (lightly worn at spine and corners, spine sunned). Paris: Libraire Larousse, (1991). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Harcourt, 1972. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 376 pages. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. (double wrappers, outer one toned). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1972). First American Edition. Cloth spine is just a touch faded, internally clean and tight. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Morden and Cockerill, 1688. Lovely miniature world atlas with rubricated title page. Includes 76 maps plus 2 bonus maps not listed in the index: Armenia and a hand colored Bermuda map. The first 17 maps plus Jamaica, Chili, and Japan with early crude but pleasing color with some bleed through to verso. The Maldives map and Asia map are printed upside down although surrounding text on these pages is printed correctly. Small 4to, full contemporary leather with hand tooled..... More
London: Bison, 1991. Illustrated in both b/w and color throughout. 128 pages. Slim 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (London): Bison, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
New York: Harcourt, 1974. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 554 pages, thick 8vo, red cloth (spine a bit crinkled), price-clipped dust wrapper. New York: Harcourt, (1974). First American Edition. A very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Harcourt, 1960. xiii, 334 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (several tears with tape repair, chips at head). New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1960). First Edition. Upper corners bumped and some staining around outer edges of text block -- internally clean. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1991. Foreword by Vine Deloria, Jr. Frontis and other b/w photographs. 474 pages, Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (1991). A very good copy--a touch shelfworn, in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with tearing along upper edge of rear cover. More
London: Henry Colburn, 1851. 428 pages. 8vo, original blind-stamped red cloth with gilt emblem on cover; covers show some shelf-wear, corners bumped and worn, some light foxing, previous owner's bookplate on endpaper. London: Henry Colburn, 1851. First edition. A very good copy. More
Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2004. 423 pages. 8vo, half yellow cloth, d.w. (light wear at spine). Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, (2004). First Edition. Some wear at spine. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Duckworth, 1947. 416pp. 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, pages age-toned throughout. London: Duckworth, (1947). More
New York: Praeger, 1969. x, 192 pages. Slim 8vo, green cloth boards, d.w. (damage to dust wrapper, stuck to cover at rear). New York: Praeger, (1969). Evenly toned text block, internally clean -- stuck to dust wrapper at rear. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 2009. Illustrated in black and white. xi, 300 pages. 8vo, cream boards, d.w. (price clipped). New York: Knopf, 2009. First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. The story of the wild, beautiful, fearless Idina Sackville, descendant of one of Englands's oldest families, who went off to Kenya in search of adventure and became known as the high priestess of the scandalous "Happy Valley Set" More
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2010. Black & white map. 260 pages. Thin 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (faint dampstain). Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, (2010). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986. More than 200 illustrations. 231pp., 4to, stiff, pictorial wrappers. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, (1986). A fine copy. More
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