A history of the career and relationship of Gilbert and Sullivan, with a special focus on how their personalities, histories and differences manifested in their operas. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has some bumping to edges and wear. Owner's inscription [more...]
Pleasant Phoenix Library edition of Strachey's punchy biography of Queen Victoria. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Mild shelfwear and rubbing. Mark to rear cover. Boards slightly bowed. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Fascinating account of the life and mysterious death of William Rufus, King of England and son of William the Conqueror. Very good in a very good DJ. [more...]
Generously illustrated account of Louis XIV's milieu and pursuits. With colour and b/w images throughout. Issued without Slipcase. Slight toning to spine. Else pristine. Very good, near fine. [more...]
Various essays on the topographical history of London. Quarter Cloth with b/w images. Some mild marking and bumping to covers. Contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Readable overview of Greek history, culture and society from the bronze age to the Roman era. With b/w images. No. DJ. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
History of ancient judaism and its people with a view to egyptian, babylonian and assyrian monuments and writings, and with a specific aim to prove that biblical names in use during those periods. With a fold out map. Front joint split. Rear joint splitting [more...]
The Third bibliographic account of the Folio Society's output, with succinct descriptions and details of each volume. With b/w illustrations adapted from the many books mentioned. With introductions. Some mild shelf-wear and bumping to top of spine. Else cl [more...]
Bbibliographic account of the Folio Society's output, with succinct descriptions and details of each volume. With colour and b/w images of the many books mentioned. With introductions. Complete with No slipcase. Some rubbing and toning to cloth covers. Co [more...]
Dobson's essay on Oglethorpe and others. Spine is faded. Rubbing to edges. With an OUP advertisement for the book to front pastedown. Contents sound. Good [more...]
From the English Men of Action Series. With frontisportrait. Some sunning to spine. previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Selection of lively retellings of historical events. Some light foxing to page edges. Mild bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Account of Hampshire churches and their features, derived from the comprehensive survey of 1966. With b/w images and maps. Some rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
