History from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Bloemfontein: MA thesis in unpublished form, 1997). 4to (303 x 214 mm); original red rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (i) + vii + 154 (printed rectos); maps. Occasional faint fox spot. Professor Thecla Sansaridou-Hendrickx is a Senior NRF rated Researcher & Associate Professor, employed in the Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University… Read more about this item

(London: J. M. Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library, 1923). 12mo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xv + (i) + 351, incl. index. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; lower hinge starting; some foxing to edges. Good condition. "Washington Irving had three chief regions in which he lived and used his invention: America, England,… Read more about this item

(London: J. M. Dent / Everyman's Library, 1909). Three 12mo volumes; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine in each case; top edges gilt; pp. (iv) + 478, (vi) + 504, (vi) + 460, incl. index. Light wear to cloth; endpapers a little browned; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. 'When the book-work of an unknown historian-was… Read more about this item

(London: Faber and Faber, and BBC Publications, 1986) 0563202475. 4to; original blue boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 384, incl. index; liberally illustrated with colour maps, and artwork and photographs, in colour and monochrome. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; light bump to bottom fore-corners of boards; earlier owner's discreet book label to… Read more about this item

(New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008) 9780521842471. 8vo; original tan cloth, lettered in black on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxii + 218, incl. index; maps; battle plans. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed. Very good condition. ' "In 325 BCE, Alexander and his conquering army prepared to return home, after overcoming everything in their path: armies, terrain, climate,… Read more about this item

(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1896). Pictorial bookplate of Sir Arthur Mitchell, K.C.B. Crown 8vo; original dark green buckram, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt coat of arms to upper cover; pp. xii + 247, incl. index. Corners slightly turned, and extremities rubbed; lower hinge starting; a little foxing to edges and endpapers, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good… Read more about this item

(Roodepoort: Baanbreker-Uitgewers, 1960). Dustwrapper title reads 'Jy Kan Die Kommuniste Vertrou (om Kommuniste te wees)'. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in red on spine, with red star emblem to upper cover; dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 205. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn, with small archival tape repairs to reverse; regular browning throughout. Good to very good condition.… Read more about this item

(London: Penguin, 2000) 014139014X. 246 x 189 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 279, incl. index; monochrome illustrations in text; maps. Wrappers a touch rubbed. Very good condition. "The 'Queen of the Nile' was only seventeen when she ascended the throne of Egypt in 51 BC. This ambitious young woman - married to her younger brother and co-ruler… Read more about this item

(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000) 9780300137538. 234 x 154 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xi + (i) + 222, incl. index; some illustrations. Fine condition. "Why during the lifetime of Augustus (63 B.C. to A.D. 14) did Roman civilization spread so quickly, influencing art and architecture, religion, law, local speech, and city design throughout the ancient world?… Read more about this item

(London: Allen Lane, 1976) 0713909471. Armorial bookplate of Edward F. Lydall to front pastedown. Edward F Lydall, the earlier owner of this book, enjoyed a distinguished career in the Indian Civil Service, including involvement in earthquake relief operations. 8vo; original rust-coloured boards, lettered in metalllic red to spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 339, incl.… Read more about this item

(Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1960). 8vo; original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper genealogy; pp. xiv + (ii) + 220, incl. index. Dustwrapper a little tanned and edgeworn; trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "THEY SAW IT HAPPEN is a book for all who enjoy reading history. It is… Read more about this item

(Amsterdam: P. N. van Kampen & Zoon, [1918]). Small 4to; original dark green pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (iv) + 268 + (i). Very slightly rubbed; some leaves unopened; regular browning throughout; occasional fox spot. Good. Dutch text. Herman Theodoor Colenbrander (1871-1945) was a Dutch historian and archivist with… Read more about this item

(London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006) 0297852302. 8vo; original red boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxv + (i) + 259, incl. index. Slightest curl to top edge of dustwrapper's lower panel. Near fine condition. "George Soros ... looks at the fatal flaws not merely of the current Administration - with whom his… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990) 0947464247. 8vo; original blue boards; laminated dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 764, incl. index; several tables. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; earlier owner's name signed on title page. Very good condition. "An important scholarly vacuum is being filled by this work by Geldenhuys. Our understanding of the dynamics of international and domestic politics of… Read more about this item

(London: Thornton Butterworth, 1928). 8vo; original red cloth, with black lettering to spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. 287, incl. index; maps; plates. Cloth lightly soiled; binding a little slack; gift inscription to front free endpaper; regular browning throughout; some foxing and fingering; pencilled annotations to rear endpaper. Fair to good. "Seven hundred years ago a… Read more about this item

(London: Cassell, 1974) 0304293628. Bookplate of J. Willis Dixon to front pastedown. 8vo; original chocolate coloured boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + 212, incl. index; maps; plates. Dustwrapper a little sunned; some spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "Geoffrey Amey has made an absorbing reconstruction of the whole… Read more about this item

(London: Collins, 1969). 8vo; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. 319, incl. index; frontis.; map. Dustwrapper a little sunned on spine panel, and very slightly edgeworn. Very good condition. "No human event has been more aptly named than the Black Death. Europe of the mid-fourteenth century suddenly found… Read more about this item

(London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892). Volume 31 in "The Story of the Nations" series. Crown 8vo; original pictorial green cloth, with gilt title to spine and upper cover; pp. xvi + 378 + adverts.; frontis.; full-page illustrations and line drawings in text; maps, incl. 1 folding. Spine darkened, and somewhat frayed at head and tail; cloth a little… Read more about this item

(London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1890). Volume 8 in "The Story of the Nations" series. Crown 8vo; original pictorial green cloth, with gilt title to spine and upper cover; pp. xvi + 453, incl. index; frontis.; full-page illustrations and line drawings in text; map. Light wear to cloth; spine a little darkened; binding slack; upper hinge reinforced with archival… Read more about this item

(Zwolle: La Rivière & Voorhoeve, 1923). Limited edition: "No. 31. Christelijk-Nationaal Gedenkboek Van deze Luxe-Uitgave is slechts een beperkt aantal genummerde exemplaren in den handel gebracht." 4to; original white papered boards, ornately gilt; t.e.g.; pp. 412 + (iii); portrait plates with tissue guards; occasional text illustrations. Boards somewhat bowed and scuffed; upper joint starting at head;… Read more about this item