From the New Library Edition of Parkman's work, featuring the latest revisions. Top edge gilt. With tissue guarded frontispiece and maps. Previous owners name to ffep. Bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Handsomely produced and generously illustrated history of Westminster Abbey. With b/w plates. No date but c. 1930. Spine cocked. Bumping to edges. Light foxing to page edges, else clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Comprehensive history of Oxford with b/w images by Herbert Railton plus a fold out map. Spine is sunned. edges rubbed and tanned. Binding sound. Contents clean. Good. [more...]
Second Printing of Stark's collection of somewhat poetical essays on a variety of subjects. Dust jacket has some small tears and chips to edges with loss to corner. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ in a fair jacket. [more...]
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 and rubbing to edges. Previous o [more...]
A lithographic reprint of the 1963 Folio Society edition, done in collaboration with Dent. Red cloth with gilt device to cover. With b/w images. Complete with two Dust jackets, listing further Dent/Folio volumes on rear flap. Some mild foxing to page edges [more...]
With b/w images of the Thames throughout history and key figures/. With remains of protective glassine jacket. Some toning to vellume-like cloth. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents bright and clean. Good+ [more...]
An 'authoritative' study of Monarchy, both in the UK and beyond, following the ascension of Elizabeth II. DJ has some bumping to edges with small closed tears. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Splendid illustrated pictorial history of Queen Elizabeth, with brief explanatory text by Girvin. With colour illustrations by John Hassall. Oblong 4to. Marking to covers. Rubbing to edges. Splitting to hinges but binding holding. Tanning within, else cle [more...]
With colour illustrations from the work of the 'Navaho boy artist' Little No Shirt (Beatien Yazz), who plays a central roll in this account of a couple's move to Arizona DJ has some rubbing to edges and damage to tail of spine. Tanning to page edges, else cl [more...]
No date but c. 1945. Charming volume describing the origins of various garden flowers, explaining where they originated and how they came to the UK. With b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Illustrated end-papers. 4to. Some rubbing to edges of DJ. D [more...]
'During the Maccabean and Roman Period (Including New Testament Times).' With a fold-out timeline/chronology. Some light foxing to page edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Generously illustrated overview of Senegal, including its history, wildlife, industry etc. Some general shelf-wear commensurate to age. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Neat leather-bound uniform edition of Sabatini's 1912 collection of short stories. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Previous owner's blind-stamped name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
Account of various archaeological sites in Rome and Pompeii, including The Forum, The Catacombs, The Palantine, Hadrian's Villa and others. With several maps and plans including 2 fold out maps. Light foxing to page edges. Mild shelf-wear. Previous owner's [more...]
