Scarce First Edition of Rostron's autobiography, describing his career at sea from late 19th century, first serving on sailing ships before joining Cunard where he went onto to become Commodore of their fleet. During WWI he served at Gallipoli with distinctio [more...]
Pleasant compilation of writings detailing life in the jubilee years from 1887 to 1897. Features diary entries, articles and sketches from a range of characters describing society, technology, culture and more. With colour images. Complete with slipcase. Sl [more...]
Thorough, well illustrated, guide to the art of Calligraphy. With history, examples and practical guides to the various techniques. 4to. EX-Library with plates to end-papers. Toning to page edges and within. Wear to DJ. Good overall. [more...]
From the Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures series. With colour plates and b/w illustrations. DJ is rubbed and torn with loss and splitting to edges. Light foxing and toning to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Binding sound, con [more...]
From the Britain in Pictures series. With colour plates and b/w illustrations. Rubbing and tears to edges of DJ, with slight loss to spine. Light foxing to page edges, contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
'An account of some old tools and properties once belonging to English craftsmen and husbandmen saved from destruction and now described with their users and their stories'. With b/w illustrations by Hennell. Fore-edge rough cut. 8vo. Toning and marking to [more...]
A Romantic Monograph. Scholarly historical novel/account of the life and times of Byzantine Empress Theophano, wife to Romanus II and his successor Nikephoros Phokas, who would wield tremendous power in the greek world despite humble origins. Top edge gilt. [more...]
First edition of Wilson's controversial follow up to 1956's The Outsider, being the 2nd book in his Outside Cycle. Again Wilson examines artistic and intellectual outsiders, in particular their relationship with religion. DJ has toning, marking and tearing t [more...]
Scarce biography of the Scottish aristocrat and supporter of the Jacobite rebellion, for which he executed in 1747, being the last man to be beheaded in Britain. With b/w images. 8vo. Rubbing to edges. Tanning to edges. Binding sound. Fair/good. [more...]
Handsome decorative edition of Scott's lively somewhat apocryphal History of Scotland. Gilt design to cover. With engraved title page and tissue guarded frontispiece. Mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Light foxing and tanning to page edges. Else clean an [more...]
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