Fifteenth edition. With fold out maps. DJ has some rubbing and small tears to edges, with slight loss to top of spine. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1940. With b/w and colour illustrations. Toning and marking to covers. Previous owner's name to ffep. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Fascinating account of the Thai aristocratic children, sent as wards to Zhou Enlai. Mild bumping and creasing to edges of DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Charming volume of humourous or notable after dinner type speeches selected by Tim Heald from throughout history. Features illustrations by Paul Cox. Complete with slipcase. Some mild shelfwear to slipcase. Volume crisp and clean. Fine. [more...]
Hardback with DJ, Macmillan, London, 2006 A re-evaluation of the second world war, focusing the ambiguities of the conflict and its aftermath. Very good, some shelfwear. [more...]
Printed for private circulation, a lovingly researched history of the publishing dynasty and their history prior to the book trade. With family trees and b/w plates. Fine condition. [more...]
Study of the land, History, culture and climate of West Africa. Second edition. Owner's inscription plus apparently signed by the Author. Binding not quite square but contents clean. Good overall. [more...]
Fascinating collection of letters of documents revealing the story of the Spanish Armada. From a variety of sources, Usherwood weaves them into coherent narrative. Gilt device to cover. With slipcase and colour images. Slight sunning to spine and foxing to [more...]
Handsome cloth and gilt decorated Folio Society edition of The life of Caroline of Brunswick, controversial queen consort. Complete with slipcase. With b/w images. Slipcase has some rubbing to edges. Volume is crisp and clean. In very good condition [more...]
Complete with volumes 1 & 2.With b/w images. Tanning to spine and edges. Previous owner's name stamped to cover. Spine split to tail of volume II but binding holding. Contents clean. Fair+ [more...]
Souvenir booklet of 9 thick card b/w postcards featuring the sights of Bruges. No date but early 20th century. Appears complete. Paper covers are torn and worn at edges with front detached. Very light tanning to cards. fair. [more...]
Folio Society edition of di Carpino's account of Garribaldi's invasion and liberation of Sicily. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned. Previous owner's bookplate to front blank. Contents clean and prim. Good/very good. [more...]
Lively, readable history of aviation from the earliest days of flight to the space age. With numerous b/w and colour images. Dust jacket has some foxing to edge and toning and is price clipped. Light foxing to top edge. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Barrow's authoritative 1831 account of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty which had occurred some forty years previously. Drawing on the official documents and letters pertaining to the incident, Barrow looks critically at the figu [more...]
Brisk, readable but knowledgeable account of English life from Roman times to the present day. With numerous b/w and colour images. Some rubbing and bumping to edges of jacket with some tiny tears. Contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Fascinating exploration of the various sources available to illustrators before the age of photography. With numerous b/w images. 4to. Some bumps and small tears to DJ. Foxing to top edge. Conrtents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Spritely, compact history of the CUP with numerous b/w images. Some rubbing to spine. Very light foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
