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...]
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...]
Nicely illustrated history of Britain over the nineteenth century, with key events and dates, each with colour illustrations by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Oblong 4to. Cracking to hinges, text-block coming loose. Heavy tanning to page edges, small tears and creasing [more...]
A Romantic Monograph. Scholarly historical novel/account of the life and times of Byzantine Empress Theophano, wife to Romanus II and his successor Nikephoros Phokas, who would wield tremendous power in the greek world despite humble origins. Top edge gilt. [more...]
Handsome art-deco style binding of Galsworthy's epic history of a newly-monied family and their progress through British high society. Printed on fine paper, contains all three books and two interludes: The Man of Property (1906); Indian Summer of a Forsyte ( [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...]
Hefty, readable history of Romania and its people from prehistoric time to the present day. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images plus maps. With bibliographies for each section. 4to. (265x210mm) 640pp. No DJ. Fading and wear to spine. unobtr [more...]
Comprehensive study of corruption in American life, with an exploration of its types and origins to the examples. Some toning to covers. Light bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Important collection of primary sources, detailing the lives of the ordinary people of Essex, from a variety of professions. Dj has some sunning to spine and tears/marking to rear cover and now in protective jacket. Faint foxing to fore-edge, contents clean [more...]
Charming account of French Canada, featuring numerous colour illustration by Boswell. With illustrated end-papers. Canvas type cloth. Oblong 8vo. Toning to spine and covers. Previous owner's name to fly leaf. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Nicely presented accessible, history of London with numerous illustrations, produced by the Hotel Cecil. No date but c. 1924. With 34 pages of advertisements to rear. 4to. Some creasing to cover. Small tear repaired to one page. Binding sound and contents [more...]
