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...]
Definitive biography of the mercurial Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. With b/w plates. Complete with slipcase. Dust jackets are price-clipped with mild bumping and shelf-wear. Rubbing to slipcase. Previous owner's name to ffeps. Volumes otherwise c [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 History and collection of historical documents pertaining to the governance of Ottery st, Mary from the middles ages to present day.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...]
Affable account of Devonshire, with frequent diversions into related verse and stories. With decorated initials. Rubbing to edges. Fraying to top of spine. Previous owner's inscription to end-papers. Contents clean and sound. Good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1910. Collection of photographic images of Bournemouth and the surrounding areas. 4to. Some staining to cover. Front hinge splitting, Some light tanning to edges, else contents sound. Fair/ [more...]
Charming edition of Mitford's autobiography describing the bizarre home life of the aristocratic sisters and their divergent political beliefs. Contains black and white photographs and an introduction by A. N. Wilson. Complete with slip-case. Fine. [more...]
Four volumes of the famous Percy Anecdotes, a collection of stories and facts that would enable a poseur to appear well read and interesting in company. Volumes 2, 3, 7 and 9 featuring the topics of Hospitality, The Bar, Youth, George III, Genius, Shipwreck, [more...]
Nice leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Outer dentelles. small 8vo [more...]
Voltaire's great and grandiose history of the reign of Louis XIV. In French. Contemporary Half leather with marbled boards. Bookplate of William and Marianne Salloch to front-pastedown. 12mo. Wear and rubbing to leather. Both labels missing from spine. M [more...]
A lavishly illustrated history of the National Geographic Society from the founding and running of the organization to its work and greatest successes. Numerous colour images. Yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering. Decorated end-papers. hefty 4to. Some [more...]
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of Fielding's novell. With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. Elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some marking to covers. Some mild shelf-wear, otherwise Crisp and [more...]
Fascinating collection of essays and accounts from various scientists and experts in natural history. Including Einstein on Relativity; James Jeans on Astronomy; Darwin on Coral Formations and more. DJ has tears with significant loss. Previous school librar [more...]
Illustrated throughout with photographs by Frederick Machetanz. Maps to end-papers. Guide to the history, culture and people of Alaska. Pictorial covers with matching DJ. Rubbing and tearing to edges of DJ. DJ is price-clipped, with previous owner's plate [more...]
Accounts of colonial operations and management. With articles on Fijians and their fire-walking, Ceylon, East Africa and the Ugandan protectorates, the development of West Africa by Railways and more. Tanning to page edges. Light rubbing to edges, faint fox [more...]
