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...]
'Master of Trinity College, and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, with An Account of his Writings, and Anecdotes of Many Distinguished Characters During the Period in Which He Flourished'. Biography of the 17th/18th century classica [more...]
Elegant Folio Society edition of Macaulay's controversial history of England, published from 1848 to 1855, starting from the ascension of James II to peace of Ryswick in 1697. Fascinating not only for the turbulent time depicted but for Macaulay's ebullient [more...]
With 25 plates of notable items of furniture or decoration described i detail by Sanders. Decorated initials throughout. Quarter cloth with beveled edges. List of subscribers. Folio (440 x 340 mm). General wear, marking and bumping to covers. Mild spotti [more...]
Ominous Folio Society edition of Yeats' collection of Irish myths and legends, telling stories of giants, Banshees, Fairies and worse. With b/w illustrations by Farquharson and an introduction by Paul Muldoon. Bound in pictorial cloth blocked with the demon [more...]
Rare, early guide to the British museum and its exhibits, with numerous b/w wood engravings. Contains a brief history then a 'guided' tour describing the various rooms and display cabinets with detailed explanations of the science and history behind them. Ha [more...]
Scarce early photographic tour of Oxford. No date but c. 1910. With descriptions of its history and architecture. All edges gilt. oblong 8vo. Some mild rubbing to edges. Front hinge weakening. Some mild toning, else clean. Good overall. [more...]
Striking Folio Society edition of Victor Klemperer's diaries that provided unprecedented insight into the rise of the Nazi party in Germany and the realities of German Society during the second world war. With maps to end-papers, b/w images and frontispieces [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...]
Detailed bibliography of books written on the military history of India, with essays on the various types of books included. DJ has rubbing to edges with small tears including slight loss to top of spine. DJ is priceclipped. Contents clean and tight. Good/ [more...]
Accessible account of Chinese culture through the eyes of a missionary. With 74 b/w images. 8vo. Toning to covers, esp. to spine. Rubbing to edges with slight fraying/tearing to corners. Mild toning to page edges, else contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Limited special edition of Cunningham's account of the life of Nell Gwyn, actress and mistress of Charles II. With anecdotes describing the character and sayings of the restoration monarch. Half leather binding. All edges gilt. With numerous b/w engravings. [more...]
Study of the late 8th/early 9th century Confucian, his life and times, his political beliefs and his literary output. DJ is sunned to spine. Some mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edges. Volume is clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Glorious, fun exploration of topographical and architectural mysteries and kinks, and what they reveal about british history and society. With chapters such as the Indignant Witch-finder and The Clue of the Smuggler's towers. With numerous b/w images by auth [more...]
History of the french textile company, with numerous b/w images, plus facsimile documents, illuminated crests etc. Folio. Quarter cloth. Previous owner's name to end-papers. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning within, Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Fascinating account of the Author's journeys, often by Reindeer pulled sledge, and experiences with the Sami and Finnish people. With b/w images. DJ is price-clipped with price label to tail of spine, rubbing to edges with small tears and slight loss to top [more...]
Fetching thick, denim like cloth binding of Abbot's nicely produced history. With b/w illustrations by W. E. Jackson and decorated initial and engravings by various other artists. 8vo. Boards slightly bowed as is common. Spine sunned. Occasional spotting w [more...]
Articles, advertisements with numerous tipped in colour plates. Including pieces on Murghal Portriature and Tantric Art. 4to. Creasing and small tears to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Hefty study of Stubbs' less well known but significant work as an anatomist; how it fits into the history of anatomy and how it influenced his work. With 278 b/w images of his works plus historical examples of anatomy. Folio. DJ has wear, marking and small [more...]
