From the Foreign Statesmen series. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
From the New Library Edition of Parkman's work, featuring the latest revisions. Top edge gilt. With tissue guarded frontispiece and maps. Previous owners name to ffep. Bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Handsomely produced and generously illustrated history of Westminster Abbey. With b/w plates. No date but c. 1930. Spine cocked. Bumping to edges. Light foxing to page edges, else clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Comprehensive history of Oxford with b/w images by Herbert Railton plus a fold out map. Spine is sunned. edges rubbed and tanned. Binding sound. Contents clean. Good. [more...]
Second Printing of Stark's collection of somewhat poetical essays on a variety of subjects. Dust jacket has some small tears and chips to edges with loss to corner. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ in a fair jacket. [more...]
First edition of Velikovsky's penultimate part (V) of his Ages in Chaos series, dealing with the Persian invasion of Egypt and how this fits with his new chronology. Some light toning to interior flaps of DJ, contents bright and clean. Fine [more...]
Topographical and meteorological account of ancient and classical regions and how these features influenced history and culture. No DJ. Toning to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good. [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. Mild spotting to DJ and rubbing to edges. Previous o [more...]
Study of the history and manufacture of Animal figures in stafforshire pottery. With 16 colour plates by Peggy Jeremy. DJ has toning to spine, mild rubbing and tearing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good overall. [more...]
Vivid history of the Carribean Island. With b/w illustrations and photos. DJ has some rubbing to edges with small tears, Cracking to front hinge. Light foxing to page edges. Contents clean. Good. [more...]
A lithographic reprint of the 1963 Folio Society edition, done in collaboration with Dent. Red cloth with gilt device to cover. With b/w images. Complete with two Dust jackets, listing further Dent/Folio volumes on rear flap. Some mild foxing to page edges [more...]
With b/w images of the Thames throughout history and key figures/. With remains of protective glassine jacket. Some toning to vellume-like cloth. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents bright and clean. Good+ [more...]
An 'authoritative' study of Monarchy, both in the UK and beyond, following the ascension of Elizabeth II. DJ has some bumping to edges with small closed tears. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Splendid illustrated pictorial history of Queen Elizabeth, with brief explanatory text by Girvin. With colour illustrations by John Hassall. Oblong 4to. Marking to covers. Rubbing to edges. Splitting to hinges but binding holding. Tanning within, else cle [more...]
With b/w and colour illustrations and maps. DJ has rubbing to edges and toning to spine. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Engaging account of the authors's experiences and impressions of London, with Marshall's b/w sketches of the various sites and scenes, including Harrods, Fleet Street, Soho, Madame tussauds etc. plus various London types. Illustrated end-papers. Toning to cov [more...]
