'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...]
Oxford India Paper Dickens edition of his great (and only) historical novel and his accessible history of England for younger readers. With sixteen illustrations by Phiz and four by Townsend. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Gilt decoration to spine. Marbled [more...]
Interesting illustrated history, tracing London's development from a Roman Garrison to a sprawling metropolis. With numerous b/w images and maps. 4to. Dust jacket is price clipped, with slight markings and shelfwear. Minor foxing to page edges. Contents c [more...]
Expansive survey of European history, examining the fusion of germanic and mediterranean culture. Dust jacket has minor sunning to spine and some foxing to extremities. Contents are clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Fielding's great comic novel. Complete in two volumes. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. In crisp fine condition. [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...]
Collection of essays on the history and nature of Aboriginal art. With numerous colour images. Some minor shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Decorative edition of Macaulay's letters together with a biography of his nephew Trevelyan. With frontisportraits. Bumping and rubbing to edges. No date but c. 1910. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
From the New Library Edition of Parkman's work, featuring the latest revisions. Top edge gilt. With tissue guarded frontispiece and maps. Bumping to edges. Tanning and light foxing to page edges, otherwise clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Hefty guide to Australian landscape, culture, industry and more, presumably to promote the country to emigrants. With numerous images, often arranged into collages. 4to. DJ has numerous tears with loss. Some toning to covers. Contents clean and tight. Go [more...]
From the Handbook of European National Dances series. With a history of the dances, diagrams of their steps and music, plus full page colour illustrations of the dancers. Complete with DJ. DJ is price-clipped with toning and spotting. Mild foxing to page e [more...]
From the Handbook of European National Dances series. With a history of the dances, diagrams of their steps and music, plus full page colour illustrations of the dancers. Complete with DJ. DJ is price-clipped with light toning and rubbing to edges. Content [more...]
Striking first edition of Clark's comprehensive biography of Albert Einstein. With b/w images. Tremendous red and black end-papers. 8vo. DJ has rubbing to edges with small tears. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
Terrific Folio Society edition of Cobbett's Rural Rides, the journals of his travels around Britain on horseback that first appeared in the 1820s. Cobbett sought to see the state of rural england first hand to better inform his opposition to the government's [more...]
