A history of now defunct Wisbech publisher to celebrate its centenary. With numerous b/w images. Some very mild shelf-wear. Else crisp and clean. Very good/near fine. [more...]
Pleasant green cloth and gilt edition of Blackett's biography the 19th century Italian founding father. With colour plates. Beneled edges. Mild rubbing and bumping tp edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1910. Scarce early photographic account of Sydney with a brief account of the city's history and culture. . Oblong 8vo. Some mild bumping and creasing to covers, with small closed tear. Contents clean and tight, Good. [more...]
First edition. Detailed account of the history and the author's travels in the 'Roumeli' regions of Greece, including a side track to Crete and his interactions with the Sarakatsani. With b/w images. No DJ. Toning to spine. Some small closed tears to top o [more...]
Generously and tremendously illustrated history of the Alsace region told for children. With colour images and decoration throughout. 4to. Heavy rubbing and tearing to spine with some loss. Cracking to front hinge and front-matter loosening, contents sound [more...]
Interesting, literary description of various dogs with personal reminiscences and how they appeared to other writers throughout history. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Marking to covers. Tanning to page edges. Prize plate to front paste-down. Binding s [more...]
Completed revised third edition of Mason's history of all Hawker Aircraft from 1920, including the Hurricane and Harrier. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 657pp. Bumping to top edge of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
Readable accounts of various animals, their history, cultural significance and biology. With numerous b/w images. Cloth covers with gilt decoration. Toning to spine. Light marking to covers. Bumping to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and bi [more...]
Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding of Thackeray's novel, along with Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo; The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; A Little Dinner at Timmins's. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edg [more...]
Fascinating collection of essays on the ruins of Samothrace, in particularly the statute of Nike, or, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and how they were perceived and recorded throughout history, including by Cyriacus of Ancona. With numerous b/w images. 4t [more...]
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S. P. C. K) 1895
Brief biographies of 14 notable Archbishops of Canterbury, including Cranmer. Each with colour portraits. Purple cloth with gilt decoration. Some toning to covers. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Generously illustrated account of Japanese culture and history. With numerous b/w photographs. Top edge gilt. Toning to spine with tears to top edges. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair/good. [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse describing the adventures of a family of Kangeroos. With chromolithographic plates and b/w illustrations. to. No date but c. 1910. Rubbing to edges with backstrip missing. Cracking to hinges. Toning and light spotting with [more...]
Poetic affectionate account of Hungarian history, culture and art. With colour frontispiece, photographic plates and duo-tone illustrations throughout. No date but c. 1935. Dj has tears with loss to spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and sound [more...]
Generously illustrated history of Georges beer company, with descriptions of many public houses. With large fold-out map to rear showing all pubs serving Georges' beers. Lacks title page and ffep. Cracking to front hinge. Otherwise clean. Fair. [more...]
Chronological listing of the Royal engagements and orders of George IV for the year 1824, including those relating to the Anglo-Ashanti war, taken from the London Gazette. Half leather. 12mo. Rubbing to leather, fading to boards. Binding sound and contents cl [more...]
'With a Note on the dependant manor of Cadhay'. History and collection of historical documents pertaining to the governance of Ottery st, Mary from the middles ages to present day. Some rubbing and bumping to edges with fraying to top of spine. Previous own [more...]
A posthumously published volume of Velikovsky's unique psychoanalysis, explaining the cosmic origins of unconscious behaviour. DJ is price clipped. Marking to rear pastedown. Toning to DJ. Contents bright and clean. Good+ [more...]
Charming account of the various animals that appear in the Greek Anthology, describing what they meant to the ancient and classical greeks as well as their natural history. With b/w plates and decorated end-papers. DJ has small tears with slight loss to edge [more...]
