History from Whitle's Rare Books

London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973. A Liverpool Childhood of the Twenties. Book has a price in biro on front e/paper and a phone no. on the back e/paper, but o/wise in VG+ cond. Unclipped DJ has edgewear. 128 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1986. An account of the long retreat of the British army in Burma. Maps on endpapers. B/W photos. Unclipped DJ with minor edgewear. Crisp white pages. 318 pgs Very miniscule F spots on top page ends. O/wise Fine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne: Abacada, 1970. Fascinating book on the History of the Riverina District of New South Wales. Numerous B/W plates and some line drawings.Internally excellent cond. Rubbing on the red cloth cover. No inscript. 152 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N Y: Universe Books, 1956. Tan cloth binding with a design from one of Picasso's lithographs depicting bulls. The unclipped DJ has some edge wear and an open tear near the top of spine and a stain on the INNER side of the bottom edge. DJ features a running from the bulls scene. Slight foxing to enps and very faint… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1975. A Very good copy, some minor rubbing to board edges, some foxing to top page ends, but O/wise near fine. B/W plates and maps. VG Unclipped DJ. 272 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: John Fairfax, 1985. Near fine cond. Very Minor foxing on title page and very slight crease on Unclipped DJ near spine top. Clean and crisp inside. Photos from the archives of the John Fairfax News and the State Library of NSW. Beautiful photos of Australia's history. 175 pgs.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 4to… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1943. Poetry by an SAS captain killed in North Africa. Photo of author on first pg. Foxing, small tear and some creasing on unclipped DJ. Bumps to spine ends. Prev owners inscription. O/wise VG copy 18 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1986. The tragic story of Hiroshima. Near fine condition. DJ not price clipped, no inscriptions, very light foxing on page ends and from DJ. B/W photos 546 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: William Heinemann, 1982. Heinemann 1982 reprint/ 319 pgs Maps on endpapers and B/W photos. Slight bump to top of spine and spots on page tops. O/wise near fine. Rare. Prev. owners inscript.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gollancz, 1962. Interesting book about Stanley in Africa 156 pgs. Small tear on bottom corner of DJ. O/w near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Western Australia: Artlook, 1980. Facinating personal account from a woman's view of mining, development and the history of the Pilbara area. Soft cover has minor wear to edges. B/W photos. 206 pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1980. A facinating history of the Hornsby area by the Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Some minor cover wear and light foxing on enps. Numerous maps, tables and illust. Prev. owner's name. 290 pgs.. Revised Ed 1980. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Western Australia: St George Books, 1988. Minor edge wear to DJ edges. O/wise fine condition. Signed by Burkie and the author John Hamilton. 218 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Norton, 1978. Study of American artifacts relating culturally. Many B/W illust. Stain from red boards on DJ, but no water damage. Prev.owners name. 249 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1989. Book in crisp clean condition. Rem mark bottom edge. Unclipped DJ some edge wear. 216 pgs. First Ed. An original look at India and the life of Nehru. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1973. Firsr Ed. Unclipped DJ. very small tear near spine. Secret justice in Rhodesia. Peter Niesewand writes his own story.B/W photos. 209 pgs. Good clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. Rare Ist Ed. Maps by A Spark, sketches by G Djurkouic. Numerous B/W photos. Colour plate at front. No DJ Blue boards and faded spine. Foxing to page ends and first and rear endpapers and pages. Binding secure. 224 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Rigby, 1977. First ed. near fine.. laminated boards, Numerous colour pics and text showing the trip of Victoria's Puffing Billy. unpaginated.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Kenneth Stepnell Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Crow's Nest Australia: ABC, 1987. Fascinating account of American GI's and their Australian sweethearts during World War 11. Numerous B/W illustrations and copies of news articles from the period. Prev. owners stamp and slight cover crease. O/Wise VG indeed. 127 pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans, 1969. Story by the expedition leader, the Author, of The British Trans-Artic Expedition in 1968. Many B/W plates. Chipping to DJ, light small stain to base of spine. O/wise very good. Clean and crisp internally.209 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by B/W Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.