Fourth revised edition of Menke's atlas of ancient history, derived from ancient sources, including Caesar's expeditions in Gaul, The kingdoms of the Diadochi, Italy, Greece, Persia, Britain and more. Complete with 18 colour double-page maps produced by the Ju [more...]
Tremendous set, containing five key works of Greek History: The Persian Wars of Herodotus, translated by George Rawlinson; The Peloponnesian War of Thucydides by Benjamin Jowett; The Hellenica and Anabasis of Xenophon by Henry Dakyns and The Anabasis of Alexan [more...]
'Comprising a familiar account of their classification and habits'. Complete with 20 hand-coloured plates. Decorative cloth. Skillfully rebacked. Some mild tanning to page edges. Some rubbing and bumping to edges. Fading to gilt on covers. Contents clea [more...]
Handsome compact leather binding of three of Birell's fascinating extended essays. The first, examines various forms of biases in recording history. Half leather with marbled boards. Gilt -decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name to ffep. [more...]
Handsome series of detailed histories of key European figures from the 16th and 17th centuries, that tell the story of political and social development of the continent. Translated by other hands but edited and introduced by Sir Edmund Head. Decorated cloth. [more...]
Displaying 'The multiform phases of the Human Mind, collated, elucidated and alphabetically arranged'. Extracts and examples of Shakespeare's plays that present philosophical and moral lessons on human behaviour, giving, if you will, Shakespeare philosophy. R [more...]
Scarce first edition of this illustrated edition of Irving's Christmas Day section from his Old Christmas, a key text that help popularize and cement what are now Christmas traditions. Complete with 6 tipped in colour plates done by Cecil Aldin plus decoratio [more...]
From the Ornithology series of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the Gallinaceous Birds and including a short biography of Aristotle by Andrew Crichton. Complete with 29 handcoloured , tissue-guarded plates, plus an engraved title and a fronstiportrait [more...]
'With numerous notes from the works of the most distinguished British and Foreign Naturalists'. Nice half leather edition of the Poet's work of natural history influenced by the work of Buffon in French. The first two volumes, containing the chapters on the [more...]
Second edition. Nicely rebound using original leather boards with blind-stamped design. Raised bands to spine with gild titling and blind-stamped decoration. With charts and tables. Lacks map as is common. Advertisements to rear. 12mo. 764pp. +ads. Small [more...]
Fascinating, somewhat fantastical, account of the author's experiences in India and beyond, adapted from his popular series of lectures meant to convey the history and culture of the region to an American christian audience. With an extended section on the Thu [more...]
Single volume edition of this generously illustrated history and architectural guide to the significant religious buildings of England and Wales. With numerous b/w engravings within the text and 18 plates. Half leather binding with marbled boards, raised ban [more...]
Account of the original somerset house and its heyday as a palace for the Tudor queen consorts. The first such study since 1912, taking into account significant new research. With numerous b/w and colour images and maps 4to. [viii] 144pp. Dust jacket has som [more...]
Impressive illustrated edition of Cervantes' pioneering early novel, adapted from Thomas Shelton's 1612 translation. With striking tinted/two tone colour plates plus b/w illustrations within the text, done by Jean de Bosschere. 4to. Recently rebacked with [more...]
Readable and generously illustrated encyclopedia. Burgundy cloth with blind-stamped decoration and gilt titling. With colour frontispieces plus b/w foldout plates and colour maps with numerous in text illustrations. Rubbing, wear and bumping to edges. Some [more...]
Four extended essays detailing the history and function of Rural Slums, Victorian Slums, Slums in 19th century Bath and 20th century slums in London. With numerous charts, maps and b/w images. DJ has toning to spine and mild shelf-wear. Volume is crisp and [more...]
R. Fellows; F. & J. Rivington; E. Hodgson; G. Lawford etc. 1848
Rebound edition of Arnold's unfinished 1838 history of Rome, 'complete' in three volumes. Rebound in rather rustic fashion, blue cloth with labels to spine. Original marbling to page edges. Printed marbled paper to end-papers to match. Contents clean, tigh [more...]
Pleasing quarter leather binding of Wood's accessible guide to the Animal Kingdom. Arranged by species, Wood describes the behavior and physiology of the animals in a narrative but scientifically learned style. With charming b/w illustrations plus diagrams o [more...]
4to. (310x250mm) 32pp. Featuring 31 lithographic plates of various engravings and images from the Beauchamp tower, by Ford and West. Complete with a laminated reproduction of a 1742 map of the Tower and grounds based on that by Gulielmus Haiward and J. Gascoy [more...]
The butterflies portion of the illustrated edition of Newman's significant guide to british lepidoptera. With numerous b/w engravings within the text. Bound in full leather. Inner and outer dentelles, marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. No date but c. 1871 [more...]
