Fascinating collection of essays on the ruins of Samothrace, in particularly the statute of Nike, or, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and how they were perceived and recorded throughout history, including by Cyriacus of Ancona. With numerous b/w images. 4t [more...]
Indexed collection of National Geographic magazines. Containing sections on Spiders, 'time mellowed Germany' and The Road of the Crusaders by Harold Lamb. Featuring numerous b/w and colour images. Bound in brown cloth. 8vo. Tearing to joints, wear to ed [more...]
Indexed collection of National Geographic magazines. With 3 large pull out colour maps of The Southwestern USA, Western Soviet Union and Asia in a pocket to the rear. Bound in Green cloth. Some markings to cover. Contents clean and binding tight. Good+ [more...]
Rare, obscure volume of satirical discussions of political events, especially the attitude of the British ruling classes towards them. Presumably written by Whates, topics include The Armenian Genocide, relations with Germany and China and frequently the acti [more...]
Satirical political pamphlet on John Bright, MP for Birmingham, with extracts from his speeches with witty use of literary quotes plus comical verse. With b/w illustrations. Some toning and wear to covers. Mild tanning within, else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Accounts of colonial operations and management. With articles on Fijians and their fire-walking, Ceylon, East Africa and the Ugandan protectorates, the development of West Africa by Railways and more. Tanning to page edges. Light rubbing to edges, faint fox [more...]
Comprehensive study of corruption in American life, with an exploration of its types and origins to the examples. Some toning to covers. Light bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Lively excoriation of Alex 'Boris' Johnson's career and role in Brexit. With colour images of newspaper cartoons. Very light bumping to edges. Contents crisp and clean. Very good+ [more...]
Terrific Folio Society edition of Cobbett's Rural Rides, the journals of his travels around Britain on horseback that first appeared in the 1820s. Cobbett sought to see the state of rural england first hand to better inform his opposition to the government's [more...]
Prescient study of political islam and its effect on America's international relations. Wide ranging and scholarly, Pinto examines the challenges posed by terrorism, the middle east peace process and factions within the USA who disseminated the concept of Isl [more...]
Reappraisal of revolutionary marxism, in particular how it applies to Communist Russia and how the transformation society by constitutional means has beem tragically overlooked. DJ has some Rubbing to edges with small closed tear. Contents clean and tight. [more...]
The collected volumes of the British Commonwealth in Pictures series, in a single volume. Includes Canada, East Africa, Australia, India, etc. with an introduction and chronology. DJ has some toning and small tears to edges, Light spotting to page edges, ta [more...]
Generously illustrated edition of Mitford's biography of the influential mistress of King Louis XV. Some shelf-wear to DJ. Tanning to pages. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Humorous collection of verse and caricature, satirizing great men of the day as historical or fictional figures, including Arthur Balfour as King Arthur. 4to. Wear to spine with portion frayed and missing from top. Toning to covers. Rubbing to edges. Cont [more...]
Second edition of Begbie's political satire in verse, with numerous chromolithographic illustrations. 4to. Toning and rubbing to covers. Wear to spine. Front hinge split. Lacks title page. Mild toning within. Fair overall. [more...]
