The second volume of Jager's history of the world. Describing the middle ages, from Odoacer and Charlemagne to the Habsburgs. With numerous b/w illustrations within the text and several colour and b/w plates, plus facsimile's of manuscripts etc. Half leather [more...]
Charming anthology of sketches, remarks and extracts on dining within friends by a variety of well known authors, each with illustrations of artworks or old photographs on that theme. Oblong 12mo. Very good. [more...]
Collection of short biographies of notable 16th century figures including Shakespeare, Walter Raleigh, Phillip Sidney, Thomas More, Francis Bacon and Edmund Spencer. Top edge gilt, decorative cloth. Bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. G [more...]
A 'straightforward' exploration of the work of six of the most important british dramatists of the last few decades. Wu charts how each writer responded to social and political changes. Also includes an interview with Ayckbourn and a preface discussing Stopp [more...]
Contains a key to over 650 library catalogues published in the english speaking world from the early 18th century to the present day. With an account of the history of such catalogues. DJ has slight sunning to spine. Mild bumping to top edge. Contents clea [more...]
Reprinted from Five years Work in Librarianship 1956 - 1960, chapter 29. Some toning and marking to covers. Foxing to top edge. contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Readable account of the Phoenician people from their origins to ultimate downfall. With b/w images and maps. DJ has rubbing and small tears to edges. Marking to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Reprint. Collection of verse on key moments in English history including Waterloo, Fire of London etc. Including many traditional ballads. Small portion missing from title page. Mild shelf-wear to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Interesting soft cover edition with adverts to rear cover and prelims. rubbing and creasing to spine. Toning to page edges. Contents clean and binding holding. Fair/good. [more...]
Decorative edition of Trevelyan's biography of the controversial whig politician. Bumping and rubbing to edges. No date but c. 1910. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
From the English Men of Action Series. With frontisportrait. Some sunning to spine. previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Topographical description of Anglo-saxon sites and heritage in essex. With b/w photographs by Mark Galloway. Some light tanning to page edges. Contents crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
Wide-ranging historical, architectural and topographical history of Essex, with b/w images. Toning to spine, rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Selection of lively essays on english history including the Black death, the Friars in England, the foundation of Cambridge university and others. Dust jacket has some tears with loss to top of spine. Tanning to page edges, otherwise contents clean and tight [more...]
'Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts from his writings on antiquities and science'. Selected and edited by Richard Barber. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Some shelfwear and marking to slipcase. Light rubbing to label [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. Slipcase has s [more...]
