Lively study of the apogee of the avaricious and amoral city-state. Issued without slipcase but complete with glassine wrapper. Some shelfwear commensurate to age, very slight bumping to bottom edge, contents clean and prim. A bright copy. Very good. [more...]
A history of the career and relationship of Gilbert and Sullivan, with a special focus on how their personalities, histories and differences manifested in their operas. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has some bumping to edges and wear. Owner's inscription [more...]
Pleasant Phoenix Library edition of Strachey's punchy biography of Queen Victoria. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Mild shelfwear and rubbing. Mark to rear cover. Boards slightly bowed. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Fascinating account of the life and mysterious death of William Rufus, King of England and son of William the Conqueror. Very good in a very good DJ. [more...]
Biography of Leonardo from the Popular Library of Art Series. With numerous b/w images of his work and sketches. Paper covered boards with blind-stamped decoration. Spine is somewhat worn and faded. Contents clean and prim. Good overall. [more...]
Generously illustrated account of Louis XIV's milieu and pursuits. With colour and b/w images throughout. Issued without Slipcase. Slight toning to spine. Else pristine. Very good, near fine. [more...]
Various essays on the topographical history of London. Quarter Cloth with b/w images. Some mild marking and bumping to covers. Contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Readable overview of Greek history, culture and society from the bronze age to the Roman era. With b/w images. No. DJ. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
History of ancient judaism and its people with a view to egyptian, babylonian and assyrian monuments and writings, and with a specific aim to prove that biblical names in use during those periods. With a fold out map. Front joint split. Rear joint splitting [more...]
Sweeping history of South america, from the days of Colombus and the conquistadors to present era. Some Shelf-wear to DJ. Foxing to page edge but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
The Third bibliographic account of the Folio Society's output, with succinct descriptions and details of each volume. With b/w illustrations adapted from the many books mentioned. With introductions. Some mild shelf-wear and bumping to top of spine. Else cl [more...]
Bbibliographic account of the Folio Society's output, with succinct descriptions and details of each volume. With colour and b/w images of the many books mentioned. With introductions. Complete with No slipcase. Some rubbing and toning to cloth covers. Co [more...]
Elaborately decorated Folio Society edition of Atkinson's edited transation of Freile's great history of conquest of Colombia, written around 1638 but only appearing in 1859. With b/w illustrations by Harold Bennett. Maps to end-papers. Complete with slip [more...]
