Collection of educational and fun articles on history, mathematics etc. and fiction. With 12 colour plates and b/w illustrations. No date but c. 1914. Rubbing to edges with loss to top and tail of spine. Tanning within but contents otherwise clean and sound [more...]
Revised and updated edition of James' history of Westland, describing all their aircraft from 1915. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 515pp. Very light bumping to tail of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. Near fine. [more...]
Biography of the american statesman and Lincoln's competitor. Top edge gilt. Some mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Small scratching to rear cover. Foxing to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Generously illustrated guide to the exhibition detailing of the flight of the Huguenots to England and how the flourished in various trades. Their story is told through the arts and crafts they produced, With numerous b/w and colour images. 4to. Some mild [more...]
With the christmas issue of 1887 bound in a rear. With pull out fronispiece in colour. Plus other colour pull outs of flags and historical scenes. With numerous b/w illustrations within the text. Half leather. 4to. With hospital library stamp to front pas [more...]
First edition. Posthumously published from sections of Baker's extensive manuscripts on the history and antiquities of Cambridge. With the bookplate of Thomas Bowman Whytehead to front pastedowns. With technical library stamp to half-title. Rubbing and bump [more...]
'Containing a descriptive history of all the British species of Moths of the families Pyralidae, Pterophoridae and Orneodidae'. A new edition with new colour illustrations, part of the wayside and woodland series. With 405 illustrations, many in colour. B [more...]
Limited edition, of which this is no. 216 of 525 copies. A guide to and a brief history of Fairy Chess, a variation of Chess propagated primarily by Thomas Dawson in the early 20th century. With numerous b/w illustrations. Card covers have very mild wear. [more...]
Account of various types of municipalities across the Roman Empire and how they developed. Crease to spine. Mild rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Interesting and well illustrated guide to the Mississippi river, its history, function and the cultures of the people that live around and work on it, originally intended for younger readers. Colour illustrations throughout, some of their time. 4to. Rubbin [more...]
No date but c. 1911. Comprehensive account of contemporary Swedish life and culture with an overview and frequent reference to its history. With 16 b/w photographic illustrations. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to edges, marking to covers. Light occasional spotti [more...]
Interesting realistic retellings of famous nursery rhymes, that 'reveals' the truth of them. With colour illustrations and b/w/sepia toned drawings within the text. oblong 12mo. Heavy rubbing and scratching to covers. Small tears to page edges, not affecti [more...]
Lavishly illustrated account of the British Parliament, its history, customs and functions. Complete in two volumes with 643 illustrations including 18 colour plates. Half leather with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. No date but c. 19 [more...]
A fresh, unvarnished appreciation of the Texas Revolution and its 'messier' character. With maps and charts. Sunning to spine. Mild marking to cloth covers. Foxing to page edges but contents clean and binding tight. Good+ [more...]
Impressive purple cloth edition of Matthew' 1912 biography of the infamous pope. With gilt crossed keys device to cover. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece and b/w illustrations. Beveled edges. 8vo. Sunning to spine. Foxing to page edges. Rubbing to edges with [more...]
Interesting study of the nature and origins of pre-hsitoric religion in Minoan and Mycenaean Greece. With b/w plates. DJ has staining and tears to edges. Volume is clean and tight. Good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Account of a the childhood of an American Grandmother who was born in Sweden. With colour illustrations by Koehler-Broman and text by Smith. 4to. Some mild rubbing to edges of DJ. Previous owner's name to front-pastedown. Tanning to p [more...]
Impressive leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine and raised bands. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. s [more...]
A history of all Handley Page Aircraft from 1907, including their warplanes of the first world war and their civil aircraft. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 664pp. Very light bumping to top of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. [more...]
