'with a glossary of military terms of the middle ages'. Complete three volume first edition of Meyrick's pioneering work on European Armour that revolutionized the field and corrected long standing inaccuracies. It also established the author's preeminence a [more...]
'Complied from Parochial Records, archives of various foundation, the Harleian MSS. and other authentic sources.' The complete four volumes from the Topographer and Engraver's readable architectural history of London (1802, 1803, 1803. 1807). Given unfettered [more...]
Two books bound as one. Advice to a Son (sixth edition) (1658) and Political Reflections upon the Government of the Turks and Discourses on Machiavelli, The King of Sweden, Martin Luther et al. (1662). Both published by Thomas Robinson. A courtier during th [more...]
Early complete set of Mitford's great history of Ancient Greece. A slightly later half leather binding with an interesting colour scheme. Polished blue calf with olive green and maroon compartments. Raised bands with blind-stamped vine motif. Marbled page [more...]
Handsome 12 volume set of Bacon's writings containing the Novum Organum Scientiarum/new instrument of science and others, including his unfinished utopian novel New Atlantis. Translated into English by Peter Shaw where necessary. Original mottled calf boards [more...]
Fascinating introduction to the history of Japan. Commissioned by the Yamato society to promote a more nuanced appreciation of Japan beyond its military prowess. Intended for european and american readers it tells the political and social history of the coun [more...]
'From the Earliest Records to the Present Time, Including Every Modern Improvement. Embellished with a Series of Views From Original Drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H Gastineau, &c. &c. Historical, Topographical, Critical & Biographical Delineations.' Handsome la [more...]
Nice set of the quirky and charming household edition of Dickens' works. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt and blind-stamped decoration. Contains: A Tale of Two Cities, Little Dorrit, Nicholas Nickelby, Hard Times, The Old Curiosity Shop, Pickwick Papers, Da [more...]
Tremendous large folio volume describing the history and architecture of Oxford's old colleges. Profusely illustrated with b/w images, diagrams and photographs of the 21 earliest colleges of the university as well as the Bodleian Library and the university ch [more...]
Palgrave's great history of the Anglo-saxon period first published in 1831 as A History of England: The Anglo-saxon period. Starting with swift examination of Roman Britain, Palgrave is able to describe emergence of Anglo Saxon England, with its customs, reli [more...]
An accessible yet detailed and scholarly examination of the ruins of Pompeii. Neville-Rolfe, consul in Naples at the time, first describes the context and history before exploring the city. With fold out map to rear. Half leather with interesting moire clot [more...]
12mo. 310pp. + 2 pages of advertisements to rear. Full leather binding of this readable account of various heathen gods and mythological figures, including the Greek pantheon. With numerous hand-coloured illustrations.Gilt decoration to spine. Sympatheti [more...]
Complete set of first editions. Published 1948-1954. With b/w fold-out maps. 8vo. (220x150mm). With a thank you letter to a conservative donor with Churchill's printed signature. Dust jackets have some toning to spine with red text faded as is common. Sm [more...]
Handsome full leather binding of Colletta's controversial history of Naples, featuring a life of the author by Gino Capponi. Text in ITALIAN. 12mo. [xxiii] 421 + 444pp. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Very light foxing to front matte [more...]
Splendid edition of Marcus Aurelius' thoughts and philosophies with a life of the author, translated by George Long. Printed on hand made paper and bound by Bumpus of Oxford. Curiously brushed and mottled calf leather with gilt decoration to spine. Raised b [more...]
Hefty but readable illustrated history of England. Full leather, tree calf binding. With gilt decoration and raised bands. Outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Prize inscription to fly leaf. 8vo. Some light rubbing to [more...]
Striking Folio society edition of Moorehead's African trilogy, written in 1945, after his service as a war correspondent in the North African theatre. With b/w plates. With slipcase. In publisher's original shrink-wrap. As new. [more...]
Handsome full leather binding of Smith's detailed history of Carthage. With colour maps, b/w diagrams and images. Gilt decoration, raised bands. Outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Some rubbing to extremities. Light m [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel based on the true story of the Pendle Witches, with b/w illustrations by John Gilbert. Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. S [more...]
Handsome burgundy cloth edition of Gibbon's revolutionary history of the Roman Empire including his interpretation of its decline and fall. Not just a landmark in the genre of history writing but also as an example of Enlightenment thinking. Complete with 'M [more...]
