Early reprint of Sitwell's account of the lives of two of his ancestors, drawn from their journals and written from their perspective. With b/w images an decorated initials. Dust jacket is torn with loss to top and tail of spine and marked, rubbed. Toning t [more...]
Sumptuously illustrated account of Belgium's medieval and gothic past with 20 tipped in colour images by Bruckman. No date but c. 1910. Toning to spine. Foxing to fore-edge. Contents tight and sound. Good+ [more...]
Biography of the Cambridge antiquarian, who grew up around the university and had a unique look at college life. Rubbing and marking to covers. Light foxing to page edge. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
Handsome edition of Smiles' biography of the Potter and early industrialist who later became a leading abolitionist. Decorative red cloth with gilt to spine. Fore-edge rough cut. Large John Murray catalogue to rear. Sunning to spine. Light foxing to end-pa [more...]
Account of this boom period for Country Houses and how it changed the physical and cultural landscape. With b/w images. Some light rubbing to edges. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Wilson classic text on the history, design and craft of bookmaking. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. Some creases to cover, otherwise crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Swift but scholarly history of Greece from pre-history to the hellenistic period. Some rubbing to edges. Marking to page edges. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
Second edition of the second series. a collection of essays and reviews culled from various publications on Ancient Greece and Rome. Previous owner's bookplate to front-pastedown. Mild sunning to spine and tanning to page edges. Contents clean and sound. [more...]
First edition of the third series. A collection of essays and reviews culled from various publications on late antiquity and the early middle ages. Previous owner's stamp to half-title. Mild sunning to spine and tanning to page edges. Contents clean and so [more...]
From the New Library Edition of Parkman's work, featuring the latest revisions. Top edge gilt. Bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
With tissue guarded frontisportrait. Some sunning to spine. Bumping to edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Pleasant edition of Thackeray's historical novel. With gilt and blind-stamped decoration to covers. Top edge gilt. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Spine slightly cocked. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. [more...]
Superb Folio Society volume detailing some of the earliest expeditions to ancient Egypt with a special view to how the sights and artworks were recorded. With copious colour and b/w images, including paintings by David Roberts and from the Description de L'Eg [more...]
First edition. From the Handbook of European National Dances series. With a history of the dances, diagrams of their steps and music, plus full page colour illustrations of the dancers. Complete with DJ. Toning to DJ, esp. to spine, rubbing to edges. previo [more...]
History of the buildings of Parliament with numerous b/w images. No DJ. Spine faded, boards very slightly bowed. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
From the Handbook of European National Dances series. With a history of the dances, diagrams of their steps and music, plus full page colour illustrations of the dancers. Complete with DJ. Ex-Library with stamps to title page and end-papers. Rubbing to edge [more...]
Illustrated account of the motor car, based on the film The Moving Spirit. Numerous colour illustrations. oblon 4to. Lacks ffep. Previous owner's name to title page. Rubbing to edges, light fraying to top and tail of spine. Contents clean and tight. Goo [more...]
