Second edition. Splendid illustrated edition of the classic collection of nursery rhymes. Each rhyme presented with chromolithographic illustrations by Richardson. With a introduction by Grover, describing the origin and publishing history of these songs. [more...]
The second volume from the 1914-17 issue, containing Iron and Fireproof construction elements, materials, decorations and parts, with advertisements/explanations by the suppliers for architects. Divided into tabbed sections. Half leather. 4to. Rubbing and [more...]
Diary and accounts book for households from 1929. Almost entirely filled by a previous owner, with details of the owner's daily life and activities. Plus an account book, filled out for the course of the year showing expenditure and annual balances. Previou [more...]
No date but c. 1910. A collected edition of the first two volumes of the Monarchs of Merry England series. A collection of humorous verse on the various kings and queens. With tremendous olour illustrations by Heath Robinson. 4to. Front joint split, with [more...]
The Second volume of Chisholm's generously illustrated account of the various countries, their cultures, topography etc. Here containing India, China, Japan, North and South America, Africa and Oceania. With colour maps, b/w and colour plates plus further b/w [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...]
No date but c. 1863 in this collected form. Generously illustrated, thorough history of the United States of America from its founding to the early days of the American Civil War - the final paragraph laments that it cannot report a peaceful settlement to thi [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...]
No date but c. 1920. Impressive collection of 256 b/w images of photographs, taken by various photographers. With descriptions in English, Japanese, French, German and Italian. 4to. Some tearing to spine. previous owner's name to ffep. Some toning to edg [more...]
Memoir no. 11. With 31 b/w illustrations. History of the LSHTM from its founding to its resuscitation after the second world war. With biographies of key figures, expeditions and accounts of key events and research. Some mild shelf-wear. Previous owner's n [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...]
Descriptions of the museums of britain, arranged alphabetically, With various newspaper cuttings and ephemera from some museums. Some bumping and rubbing to spine and edges. Foxing to top edge. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
First edition of this thorough account of the uniform of British Soldiers from Roman times until the Victorian era. With 100 b/w illustrations. Large octavo, [xxiv] 177pp. Bumping, rubbing and marking to blue cloth covers. Extremely light foxing within. Oth [more...]
T Osborne, C Hitch, A Millar, John Rivington, S Crowder, P Davey and B Law & Co., T Longman and C Ware 1763
Volume of the universal history dealing with the Americas, from the arrival of Columbus and the earliest spanish explorers to aftermath of the campaigns of the conquistadors from Peru to Mexico. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather, c [more...]
Second edition. Detailed analysis of the Roman economy with quantitative comparisons of prices, demographics and investment across the empire. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Top edge toned. General shelf-wear, contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
'Being a Familiar introduction to the use of the instrument and the study of microscopical science.' Fourth edition. Illustrated with upwards of 500 engravings. An early example of this classic text. engraved title page and frontispice with hundreds of b/w [more...]
'A New and Shorter edition of a famous work'. New edition of Hammerton's ethnographic account of the various cultures and peoples of the world, arranged by country. With numerous b/w and colour images. Complete in two volumes. 4to. No date but c. 1935. D [more...]
