Hattersley Alan (174 results)

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Short History Of Western Civilisation. Book.

Condition: As New. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean copy in good dustwrapper. . . . .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean copy in good dustwrapper. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition . No date stated, 1 Jan. 1951? With four plates. Ex-library several stamp marks, few codes and a library pocket rear of the book. Limited edition of 1000 copies, this is number 884. Red specked edges around the block. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are neat and complete. All pages are accessible. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Condition: Good. Book has a slight lean with little wear to boards. Light toning to pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition in Fair, unclipped dj.book rubbed & bumped, light staining .DJ rubbed & scuffed with chipping to edges.

8vo; original white boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 165, incl. index; frontispiece and another illustration. Dustwrapper somewhat rubbed, and partially sunned, with some edge-wear and archival tape repair to reverse of upper flap fold; some foxing to edges, endpapers and reverse of dustwrapper. Good condition. 'Professor Hattersley has been termed "the detective of history". In this, his 19th book, he has taken the reader behind the scenes in some hitherto unsolved mysteries of the South African past. He has found out the true identity of Oliver the Spy, and shows how he was secretly shipped to the Cape Colony. Unexpected light is thrown on the personal servant of Lady Anne Barnard's husband, who turns out to be a kinsman of the great Dr. Johnson. Then there is Inspector King, sent by Great Scotland Yard to the Cape to introduce the Metropolitan Police system. . . . This is history with a difference. We believe you will find it as exciting as a detective story.'.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1940). 233pp. Original green cloth with silver gilt titles to spine. GOOD+ copy, binding reasonable square and tight, corners gently bumped, cloth covers have a couple of minor marks, silver gilt bright, light foxing to page edge and prelims, otherwise internally very good; no dust jacket.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1952 publication. Numbered copy #291 of 1000. Hard cover with normal cover and page wear. Pages have age-related page tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Small sticker tipped in on the front inner board from the previous owner. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 200 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is foxing around the block of the book and on the first and last pages, little within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Publication of 171 pages. The dust jacket is worn. There is light foxing on the early and last pages. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated with Seven plates. Light green top page edges. Bookplate from the previous owner tipped in on the front inner board. Frontispiece. Publication of 200 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is foxing around the block of the book and on the first and last pages, little within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. First Edition. ex-library, 12mo. Book.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Name of the previous owner. Grey top page edges. A Small publication of 255 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and slightly faded marks. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Number 26 in the Van Riebeeck Society First Series. 8vo; original pale cloth, lettered in navy to spine, with the Society's device blocked to upper cover; pp. xxiv + (ii) + 207, incl. index; plates. Occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "After emigrating to Australia twice, where he had acquired experience in sheep farming, in 1862 Dobie emigrated to Natal, intending to bring sheep farming to Natal. He had little success and left Natal in 1866 for South America. The diary describes his attempts at pastoral farming and his experiences in Natal." - The Van Riebeeck Society.…

8vo; original red cloth; pp. x + 246; charts. Spine sunned; corners a little bumped; endpapers and last blank rather foxed. Fair to good condition. The author, then Professor of History at Natal University College and late Senior Scholar of Downing College, Cambridge, writes in his preface: "The purpose of this little book is to trace the origin and growth, in its essential features, of that European civilisation which constitutes the atmosphere, intellectual and moral, in which the citizen of to-day has to live his life. The author has sought to give an impression of the unity of history, and of the growth of humanity, and to display the processes by which civilisation has been fashioned.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 176pp. Burnt orange cloth-covered boards; blind-embossed illustration on front, black titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge tanning, remaining edges starting to tan; all edges foxing. Previous owner's name on front pastedown; bookseller's rubber stamp and previous owner's name on front free endpaper, volume shaken. Otherwise internally neat, clean and bright. Dust jacket tanned and soiled, has 1cm closed tear front top corner, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.…

Condition: Good. 1930. Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing. Lacking dust jacket. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth boards with dulled gilt lettering to spine. Wear to boards, particularly edges and spine. Inscription to front free end page. Foxing to prelims and text block fore-edge - also very occasionally to pages and pull-out map. Otherwise internally in very good condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Please see images for further details and feel free to ask for further information.…

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's signature. Physical description; 273 pp. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Democracy. Representative government and representation. History. 1 Kg. …

First edition. Lower corner tips slightly bumped, otherwise near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. This study focuses on the precursors of the scientific detective of today and the baffling cases they were called upon to solve.

ex lib, minimal markings, 255pp, VG (sl cocked, v sl edge wear, sl sunned spine, sl sunned rubbed & soiled, v sl foxing & paste action to eps).

4to; original cherry-red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, and with gilt publisher's monogram to upper cover; dustwrapper; pp. x + 261, incl. index; reproductions of contemporary artwork, including full-colour plates. Dustwrapper very slightly creased, and tanned on spine panel; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; tape marks to endpapers; sporadic, light foxing; spotting to edges; the Melton Prior illustrations between pages 190 and 191 have worked loose, but are present; a little pencilled underlining and annotation. Good to very good condition. "How did people really live in the South Africa of the past? Professor A. F. Hattersley offers a brilliant answer by describing the entire social scene as it developed through the ages: The Netherlands period (1652-1795); What the author calls the Age of Immaturity (1795-1849); and the Age of Maturity (1849-1910). The result is a book that is an essential complement to the conventional accounts of South African history. For each of the three periods the author describes public life, the social scene, sport, houses and domestic life, religion, government, schools, artistic and literary activity, settlers and their problems, village life, and social trends. The story is rich and warm. Its emphasis is on personal and domestic life rather than on parliament and councils . The book is illustrated in an unique way. To start with, there are 13 colour plates by fine artists of the past, such as Burchell, Bell, Bowler, and others; a specially fine colour plate by Langschmidt, of Wale Street, Cape Town, in the 1850's, folds out of the book. . This book gives a new dimension to the story of our past: a picture of ordinary people in their daily life. It is an essential background and an invaluable reference tool to all concerned with the study of South African history.".…