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...]
Lavishly illustrated guide to accompany the 2012 exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, that tells the story of the Thames and its significance throughout British history. With hundreds of colour images and photographs. With an introduction b [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...]
Striking Folio Society edition of Bell's revised 1952 account of the Great Fire of London, describing the state of the city prior to the inferno; the cause of the blaze and accounts of its spread throughout London, as well the immediate and long term aftermat [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...]
Produced to accompany the 1992/93 exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History, describing the mix of traditional Chinese and western clothing seen in Hong Kong. With descriptions and essay in English and Chinese. With numerous colour images of the clothing [more...]
Interesting, charmingly dated, somewhat triumphalist account of the City of London, featuring its other landmarks in addition to the financial district. With numerous b/w and colour images. Large 4to. (340x260mm) 191pp. Dust jacket has some light shelfwear [more...]
Comprehensive history of China from ancient times and the Shang to the present day. With numerous b/w images and maps. Some light sunning to spines. Mild foxing to page edges. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents clean and bindings sound. Good+ [more...]
'The Origin of the Names of the Streets, Lanes, Alleys and Courts of the City of London'. Third edition. Alphabetically organized compendium of the etymology of London's streets. Quarter cloth. Label to spine faded. Mild foxing to end-papers. Contents cl [more...]
A history of provincial/regional newspapers and how their influence was underestimated. DJ has foxing to spine and edges with small tears to top edge. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and bright. Good+ [more...]
