First edition. 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. Mild spotting to DJ. Tanning to page edges, else cle [more...]
Attractive Folio Society volume featuring the writings of 1st century jewish historian Josephus on Herod, king of Judea. With full colour images of sites and artifacts, decorated endpapers, notes and introduction and complete with slipcase. In fine/as new co [more...]
Second edition, adapted from various articles describing the history of christianity in Uganda and missionary efforts there. With b/w illustrations, charts and maps, including fold out of central eastern Africa. Rubbing to edges, marking to rear cover, foxin [more...]
Somewhat literary, poetic account of the London Assurance insurance company, from it's origins in the great south sea bubble. With tipped in images and facsimile of an early contract. Some mild shelf-wear and tanning. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
'An Eightieth Year Tribute to Winston Churchill'. With numeorus b/w and colour images and descriptions of the various stages of his life. large 4to. Some mild rubbing and small tears to edges. Contents clean and tight. Previous owner's scribbled inscripti [more...]
Astonishing story of the voyages of the Hankey, a ship that originally traveled to West Africa to start a colony free from Slavery and then, following the failure of the colony, sailed to the Americas, inadvertently spreading Yellow fever with disastrous and s [more...]
Nicely produced centenary edition of Kipling's unfinished 1937 auto-biography. Red cloth with gilt elephant motif to cover. DJ has some toning and rubbing and wear with small tears. Previous owner's name and a Kipling themed label pasted down to ffep. Cont [more...]
Account of the 100 year history of the famous Italian Woolen mill that became a textile empire. With numerous b/w images. Toning and marking to covers. Rubbing to edges with slight loss to top and taiil of spine. Toning and light spotting to page edges, Fa [more...]
First edition. Tears to DJ with loss to spine and rear cover, with previous owner's tape repair. Mild tanning to page edges, else clean and tight. Good overall. [more...]
A limited edition facsimile reprint of Luard's illustrated history of the dress of the british soldier from the earliest period to the present time, first published in 1852. With fifty b/w illustrations. With clear plastic jacket. DJ is has a portion missing [more...]
First english language edition of Nowarra's detailed history of the development and deployment of the Focke-Wulf Fw190. With b/w diagrams and images. 4to. 159pp. Dust jacket has some light shelfwear. Very faint foxing to page edge. Contents clean and brig [more...]
Fascinating evaluation of various scientific theories and the effects they had on religion and faith, including chapters on Darwin, Freud and Eugenics. Tanning to top edge. Contents clean and binding tight. Good. [more...]
A children's novel intending to recount life in 12th century Britain as well as give a portrait of Robin Hood as a key figure in the creation of the Magna Carta and for freedom in England. With frontispiece. Spine is sunned. Mild foxing to page edges but co [more...]
An account of slavery in Cape Town from the first imports of slaves to abolition in 1834. Told in a narrative style. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has rubbing to edges and small closed tear to spine. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
Facsimile of Fearon's 1818 account of his journey to America to scout for suitably habitable land for various London families. An unvarnished, oft negative, report with a wealth of factual data and observations. Foxing to page edges. Mild shelf-wear. Conte [more...]
Volume IV of the Conosci L'Italia series. With numerous b/w and colour images and fold-out maps. Some toning to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
