Scarce biography of the English Nurse and member of the French resistance, who was instrumental in setting up escape routes from occupied France for both civilians and servicemen. With b/w images. DJ has rubbing and small tears to edges with some slight loss [more...]
Second volume of Wilson hefty topographical dictionary that began in 1870, 'forming a complete description of the country'. Quarter leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Cracking to front joint. Conten [more...]
Illustrated with many engravings from photographs. Poetic, idiosyncratic account of the author's travels in spain and the many individuals she meets. Top edge gilt. Mild marking to covers. Toning to edges, else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Early photographic account of Bristol and Clifton No date but c. 1910. With b/w photographs of the Suspension Bridge, key buildings and landscapes. oblong 8vo. Tears to edges with loss. cracking to spine. Occasional light toning and spotting within, Bindin [more...]
'A Chronological survey of Maritime Events from 5000BC to the present day.' With 203 illustrations and 31 maps. Hefty nautical history. Arranged chronologically. With full page colour illustrations. Decorated end-papers. 4to. Some toning to spines of DJs. [more...]
Pleasant cloth edition of Irving's pioneering satirical history of New York, that came on the back of a bizarre marketing strategy. With frontispiece. All edges gilt. Blind stamped decoration to cover. Previous owner's related newspaper clipping to ffep. [more...]
Pleasant compact edition of McCarthy's well received history of the nineteenth century, during which time he was an MP and a prominent Anti-Parnellite. Printed on fine paper. Decorative cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Previous ow [more...]
Neatly rebound compact one volume edition of Robertson's important 1777 History of America. Bound in blue cloth with printed marbled end-papers. Some toning to title page, tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
comprehensive guide to the terminology of the bible, giving topographical and historical context. With b/w illustrations. No date but c. 1880. 12mo. Printed in double columns. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Mild foxing within. Tanning to pages edges. Co [more...]
Handsome, illustrated edition of Boswell's famous biography, called "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature". With 16 phorogravure plates plus numrous b/w images of locations etc. from drawings from Railton. Maps to end-pa [more...]
Complete in four volumes, the Oxford world classics edition of landmark documents and speeches from american History, from its founding to the start of the second world war. Complete with dust jackets. DJ of vol. III has a tear to tail of spine. Some light [more...]
Generously illustrated account of the company, its history and current products and holding. With numerous colour plates and b/w images within the text. No DJ. 4to. Mild shelf-wear. Faint foxing to page edges, else clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Second volume of the extensive journals of the Sturt, who wrote as George Bourne on rural life. EX-Library with stamps and tags to end-papers. Spine slightly cocked, mild shelf-wear and toning within, binding sound, contents clean. Good overall. [more...]
Nicely produced and illustrated history of the Bryan Donkin company, with a metal relief to cover. With illustrated colour end-papers and numerous b/w images throughout. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
English translation of Vavra comprehensive and generously illustrated history of glass-making from antiquity to the present day. Featuring 32 colour and b/w images throughout the text and to the rear is a 172pp. section of illustrations and photographic image [more...]
The fifth division of Virtue's stupendous Universal Geography, a detailed cultural, ethnological and topographical study of the Earth that was to meant to run to 24 divisions over a number of volumes between 1878 to 1894. This division contains sections on Au [more...]
Handsome and generously illustrated account of exploration in sub-saharan africa. decorative cloth covers with gilt titling. Numerous b/w engravings. All edges gilt. No date but c. 1900. Mild sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Previous owner [more...]
Handsome collection of extracts from various great histories by eminent authors describing key events, including The Fire of London, The Discovery of America, The South Sea Bubble, The Salem Witch trials and dozens more. Decorative blue cloth. Bevelled edges. [more...]
Fascinating exploration of Roman trade and how it was perceived and participated in by various Roman classes. DJ has toning and staining. Mild rubbing to edges, contents bright and clean. Very good overall. [more...]
