Nicely illustrated history of Britain over the nineteenth century, with key events and dates, each with colour illustrations by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Oblong 4to. Cracking to hinges, text-block coming loose. Heavy tanning to page edges, small tears and creasing [more...]
Handsome art-deco style binding of Galsworthy's epic history of a newly-monied family and their progress through British high society. Printed on fine paper, contains all three books and two interludes: The Man of Property (1906); Indian Summer of a Forsyte ( [more...]
Lavishly illustrated guide to accompany the 2012 exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, that tells the story of the Thames and its significance throughout British history. With hundreds of colour images and photographs. With an introduction b [more...]
Hefty, readable history of Romania and its people from prehistoric time to the present day. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images plus maps. With bibliographies for each section. 4to. (265x210mm) 640pp. No DJ. Fading and wear to spine. unobtr [more...]
Generously illustrated history of philosophy, arranged chronologically and by region. From ancient times to the 20th century. With numerous b/w images, portraits and diagrams. 4to. With DJ in protective wrapper. Some creasing and bumping to edges. Foxing [more...]
Comprehensive study of corruption in American life, with an exploration of its types and origins to the examples. Some toning to covers. Light bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Important collection of primary sources, detailing the lives of the ordinary people of Essex, from a variety of professions. Dj has some sunning to spine and tears/marking to rear cover and now in protective jacket. Faint foxing to fore-edge, contents clean [more...]
Charming account of French Canada, featuring numerous colour illustration by Boswell. With illustrated end-papers. Canvas type cloth. Oblong 8vo. Toning to spine and covers. Previous owner's name to fly leaf. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Nicely presented accessible, history of London with numerous illustrations, produced by the Hotel Cecil. No date but c. 1924. With 34 pages of advertisements to rear. 4to. Some creasing to cover. Small tear repaired to one page. Binding sound and contents [more...]
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1979
Comprehensive account of the publishing history of Diderot's Encyclopedia. Light marking to DJ, rubbing and bumping to top edge. Light marking to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Collection of b/w photographic images of Bognor and the surrounding arears. 4to. Rubbing to edges, some cracking to spine. Toning to title page, else sound. Good. [more...]
'mit 30 zum teil farbigen Lithographien und 57 Tafeln'. Marbled end-papers. With b/w and colour illustrations of patterns and artworks plus photographic images. 4to. In protective wrapper. Toning and marking to front matter, mild spotting within. Binding [more...]
Impressive decorative leather binding of the collected National Geographic Magazines from January 1955 to June 1955. Features hundreds of articles and photographs in both full colour and b/w on a variety of topics including exploration, science, wildlife and [more...]
Impressive decorative leather binding of the collected National Geographic Magazines from January 1956 to June 1956. Features hundreds of articles and photographs in both full colour and b/w on a variety of topics including exploration, science, wildlife and [more...]
A historical account of love and various notable french love affairs. Blind-stamped cloth. tissue guarded frontispiece. Covers toned and marked. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Hefty, generously illustrated account of European castles from the ninth century to the end of the fifteenth. Describing the history, architecture, and purpose of the castle in general, as well as specific examples. 4to. Some mild bumping and shelf-wear to DJ [more...]
Fascinating account of man's relationship with animals, told primarily through their depiction in art. With numerous images including 40 full page colour plates. 4to. DJ has some rubbing and tearing to edges. Toning to edges of cloth boards. Contents clean [more...]
Reappraisal of the Battle of the Glorieta Pass, an often neglected encounter but one that Scott suggests stopped the Confederate invasion of the west. With b/w images. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very goo [more...]
New, updated edition of Leckie's hefty history of american wars from colonial times to the 1990s. Some foxing to page edges. Mild shelf-wear to DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orde [more...]
Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edges with matching marbled end-papers. With a frontispiece by Gordon Browne and colour and b/w plates. No date but c. 1900. 8vo. Rubbing to edges, Contents clean and bindi [more...]
