Splendid Folio Society edition of Wood's history of the Silk Road. With numerous colour images. Bound in full silk with gilt decoration. Maps to end-papers. complete with slipcase. very mild marking to covers. Sunning to spine, as is common with this ed [more...]
Official Handbook of the Bristol Port Authority for 1936. With a history of the port and copious data on docks, storage, shipping, etc. with numerous b/w images and a fold out colour map for Portishead (lacks the three other plans). With numerous advertiseme [more...]
Lively account of Napoleon's Italian campaign. Newly appointed Commander in Chief, his immediate successes helped solidify his reputation and influence. With b/w illustrations. EX-LIBRARY with tags and stamps to end-papers. Rubbing and tape reside to edges [more...]
Fascinating collection of photographs from late 19th century london with descriptions of the curious professions etc. DJ has some bumping and tearing to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
From the Britain in Pictures series. With colour plates and b/w illustrations. Mild toning to DJ. Light foxing to page edges, contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
From the Britain in Pictures series. With colour plates and b/w illustrations. Rubbing to edges of DJ. Foxing to DJ and page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Revised edition. With b/w images. EX-Library with bookplate and tags to front pastedown. Stamps to plates. Rubbing to library binding. Tanning to edges but otherwise clean and binding sound. Fair+ [more...]
With tipped in colour illustrations (cigarette card style). With 4 colour plates and maps to end-papers. White mark to cover. Hinges weakening but holding, contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Collection of short biographies of notable 16th century figures including Shakespeare, Walter Raleigh, Phillip Sidney, Thomas More, Francis Bacon and Edmund Spencer. Top edge gilt, decorative cloth. Bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. G [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Barrow's authoritative 1831 account of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty which had occurred some forty years previously. Drawing on the official documents and letters pertaining to the incident, Barrow looks critically at the figu [more...]
Contains a key to over 650 library catalogues published in the english speaking world from the early 18th century to the present day. With an account of the history of such catalogues. DJ has slight sunning to spine. Mild bumping to top edge. Contents clea [more...]
Reprinted from Five years Work in Librarianship 1956 - 1960, chapter 29. Some toning and marking to covers. Foxing to top edge. contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Readable account of the Phoenician people from their origins to ultimate downfall. With b/w images and maps. DJ has rubbing and small tears to edges. Marking to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Reprint. Collection of verse on key moments in English history including Waterloo, Fire of London etc. Including many traditional ballads. Small portion missing from title page. Mild shelf-wear to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Interesting soft cover edition with adverts to rear cover and prelims. rubbing and creasing to spine. Toning to page edges. Contents clean and binding holding. Fair/good. [more...]
