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...]
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...]
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...]
'Forming a Complete Guide to the British Metropolis and Its Environs'. The first volume of Gaspey's readable history of the capital, covering here many of the most notable locations, including St. Pauls, The Strand, Waterloo Bridge, Regents Street etc. With [more...]
Scarce English translation of Bergman's account of his travels around Korea in the 1930s. With numerous b/w plates plus a fold out map to the rear. 8vo. Previous owner's name to front-pastedown. Toning to spine. Foxing to page edges but contents clean and [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...]
Album featuring 23 nicely done, glossy engraving of various scenes and sights around Southampton, including the Bargate, Netley Hospital, the waters by moonlight and more. Bound in a concertina style. Decorative cloth covers. No date but c. 1880. Heavy rub [more...]
Handsome full leather prize binding of this young-persons guide to the outdoors from the Boy's Own franchise. Arranged by season it encompasses wildlife, activities and attendant history. With numeorus b/w engravings. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spi [more...]
Collection of all Caldecott's pictures books up until 1881 including The House that Jack Built (1878); The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878); Elegy on a Mad Dog (1879); The Babes in the Wood (1879); The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880); Sing a Song of Sixpen [more...]
Scarce pamphlet issued by the Vermont marble Company of Proctor Vermont describing their history and the processes of quarrying and working with marble. With b/w images. Some mild wear and rusting to staples. Else clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
