Oxford At the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press 1928
Series of essays from a variety of authors describing the influence Classical Rome in various fields including Science, Art and Politics. With numerous b/w images. No date but c. 1928. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Previous owner's initials to [more...]
Short, readable biographies of significant women throughout History, including Cleopatra, Theodora, Elizabeth I, Catherine and others. With 16 b/w images. No date but c. 1930. Toning to spine and rear. Marking to covers. Mild foxing to fore-edge. Binding [more...]
From the Foreign Statesmen series. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
With tissue guarded frontisportrait. Some sunning to spine. Bumping to edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
A selection of essays presenting the modern humanist view of existence. With pieces by Aldous Huxley, Stephen Spender, J. Bronowski etc. Dj has small tears to edges with loss to top of spine. Volume clean and tight. Very good overall. [more...]
'A selection from the writings of William Cobbett, giving a view of his youth recalled, his adventures in Canada, his pugnacious career as a Philadelphian journalist, his outspoken comments on the war of 1812, his pungent reminiscences of a years residence on [more...]
'A selection from the writings of William Cobbett, giving a view of his youth recalled, his adventures in Canada, his pugnacious career as a Philadelphian journalist, his outspoken comments on the war of 1812, his pungent reminiscences of a years residence on [more...]
Sweeping history of South america, from the days of Colombus and the conquistadors to present era. Some Shelf-wear to DJ. Foxing to page edge but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
From the English Men of Action Series. With frontisportrait. Some sunning to spine. previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Comprehensive biography of Henry St John, the frst Viscount Bolingbroke, describing his life, career and the events of his time. Toning to covers, sunning to spine. Foxing to page edges. Contents otherwise clean and tight. Good overall. [more...]
