No date but c. 1910. Decorative cloth. Top edge gilt. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges. Mild foxing to front matter, contents otherwise clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Accessible but detailed guide to the architectural and decorative elements of churches. With plates and b/w illustrations. DJ in protective case. Light foxing to top edge and end-papers. Contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
Considered guide to the history, country, peoples and cultures of southern africa, with a view to missionary work. With numerous b/w images and maps. Maps to end-papers. Toning to spine. Rubbing to edges. Boards very slightly bowed. Contents clean. Bind [more...]
Lists of casts and productions, with 91 b/w photographic images. Toning to spine and cover. Mild tanning to page edges, else clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Decorative gilt on cloth, based on a 17th century example. With b/w images. Some mild rubbing to edges, rubbing to gilt. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
From the collected essays of Huxley, with pieces on a scientific appreciation of the bible and chirstianity throughout history. Rubbing to edges, Foxing to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
The fifth volume from the Folio History of England Series. With b/w images and frontispiece. Complete with slipcase. Some light shelf-wear to slipcase. Previous owner's small sticker to ffep. Else crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
The sixth volume from the Folio History of England Series. With b/w images and frontispiece. Complete with slipcase. Previous owner's small sticker to ffep. Else crisp and clean. Very Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Nicely produced edition of Brown's important biography of Bunyan. With b/w illustrations by Whymper and fold out example of Bunyan's hand writing. 8vo. Front joints splitting. Damage to end-papers, foxing to page edges and front matte [more...]
Dramatic account of the marxist Shining Path revolutionary/terrorist movement in Peru. With b/w images. Some toning to spine. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Memoirs of the 17th century French Nobleman describing of the licentious court of Charles II, written by his Irish Brother-In-Law. Sunning to spine but other clean and tight. Complete with slipcase. Good+ overall. [more...]
Important contemporary account of the Life of Charlemagne by the diminutive scholar, Einhard. Bound in a mock vellum with gilt titling. Full colour images of illuminated manuscripts and artifacts. Decorated endpapers, complete with slipcase. Spine has some [more...]
Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. Light shelfwear and marking to rear cover. Complete with slipcase. Good condition overall. [more...]
Folio Society edition of Aubrey's 17th century short biographies. Notable for their controversial content. Pleasing cloth covers are clean and bright though bobbling very very slightly on the spine. Slipcase has some light shelfwear. Contents pristine. Ve [more...]
The life of Caroline of Brunswick, controversial queen consort. Complete with slipcase. With b/w images. Crisp and clean. In very good condition [more...]
Jaunty edition of selected extracts from Pepys diary. Red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Dust jacket is torn with some loss. Page edges tanned. Good overall. [more...]
Reprint edition of this generously illustrated account of Elizabeth II's early life, with colour and b/w images. Dust jacket has some bumping and rubbing to edges. Previous owner's inscription. Volume slightly cocked. Yellow cloth boards are clean and bindi [more...]
Account of the mutiny against Bligh's governorship in New South Wales in 1805. These events placed Bligh under tremendous scrutiny revealing much about the maligned sailor. Black and white images. DJ has some rubbing and bumping. Foxing to page edge. Cont [more...]
Lively study of the apogee of the avaricious and amoral city-state. Issued without slipcase but complete with glassine wrapper. Some shelfwear commensurate to age, very slight bumping to bottom edge, contents clean and prim. A bright copy. Very good. [more...]
