'The Origin of the Names of the Streets, Lanes, Alleys and Courts of the City of London'. Third edition. Alphabetically organized compendium of the etymology of London's streets. Quarter cloth. Label to spine faded. Mild foxing to end-papers. Contents cl [more...]
A history of provincial/regional newspapers and how their influence was underestimated. DJ has foxing to spine and edges with small tears to top edge. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and bright. Good+ [more...]
A history of now defunct Wisbech publisher to celebrate its centenary. With numerous b/w images. Some very mild shelf-wear. Else crisp and clean. Very good/near fine. [more...]
Pleasant green cloth and gilt edition of Blackett's biography the 19th century Italian founding father. With colour plates. Beneled edges. Mild rubbing and bumping tp edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Amusing vignettes from medieval history told in verse by Edgar, featuring 45 illustrations by John Hassall. Soft covers are toned and creased. Some mild waving to first and last leaves. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Archibald Constable & Co.; William Miller; John Murray 1810
Fifth edition. Early reprint of Scott's epic 1808 historical poem concerning the Battle of Flodden Field. Complete in one volume with notes to rear. Half leather binding with marbled paper to boards, matching marbling to end-papers and page edges. 8vo. Rubb [more...]
History and guide for visitors to the Guinness brewery. With b/w images. Mild rubbing and wear to edges. Foxing to page edges. Tanning within, else clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Interesting, literary description of various dogs with personal reminiscences and how they appeared to other writers throughout history. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Marking to covers. Tanning to page edges. Prize plate to front paste-down. Binding s [more...]
Completed revised third edition of Mason's history of all Hawker Aircraft from 1920, including the Hurricane and Harrier. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 657pp. Bumping to top edge of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
Readable accounts of various animals, their history, cultural significance and biology. With numerous b/w images. Cloth covers with gilt decoration. Toning to spine. Light marking to covers. Bumping to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and bi [more...]
Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding of Thackeray's novel, along with Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo; The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; A Little Dinner at Timmins's. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edg [more...]
Account of the changing role and cultural significance of attorneys and solicitors in the 18th century, a key period in the history of the profession. DJ is toned to spine. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Pleasant Everyman edition of Whiston's translation of Josephus's great account of Jewish history from the hellenic ascension in Jerusalem to the Roman Jewish wars. Gilt decoration to spine, With an introduction by Jacob Hart. Previous owner's name to half-t [more...]
Handsome decorative New Popular edition of Scott's lively somewhat apocryphal History of Scotland. Complete with the three series. Blind-stamped design to cover. Gilt to spine. Printed in double columns. Bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents [more...]
Fascinating collection of essays on the ruins of Samothrace, in particularly the statute of Nike, or, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and how they were perceived and recorded throughout history, including by Cyriacus of Ancona. With numerous b/w images. 4t [more...]
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S. P. C. K) 1895
Brief biographies of 14 notable Archbishops of Canterbury, including Cranmer. Each with colour portraits. Purple cloth with gilt decoration. Some toning to covers. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Generously illustrated account of Japanese culture and history. With numerous b/w photographs. Top edge gilt. Toning to spine with tears to top edges. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair/good. [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse describing the adventures of a family of Kangeroos. With chromolithographic plates and b/w illustrations. to. No date but c. 1910. Rubbing to edges with backstrip missing. Cracking to hinges. Toning and light spotting with [more...]
Poetic affectionate account of Hungarian history, culture and art. With colour frontispiece, photographic plates and duo-tone illustrations throughout. No date but c. 1935. Dj has tears with loss to spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and sound [more...]
Generously illustrated history of Georges beer company, with descriptions of many public houses. With large fold-out map to rear showing all pubs serving Georges' beers. Lacks title page and ffep. Cracking to front hinge. Otherwise clean. Fair. [more...]
