Interesting history of Florence through the lives of some of its key figures: Dante, the Cathedral builders and the monks. Green cloth with gilt detailing. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Bumping and rubbing to edges and joints, Marking to covers. [more...]
Reprint. With an introduction by Carl Sagan. B/w diagrams and illustrations. Light bumping to edges of DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
'Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts from his writings on antiquities and science'. Selected and edited by Richard Barber. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Some shelfwear and marking to slipcase. Light rubbing to label [more...]
An intriguing book on the failure of western academics to properly understand and credit the scope of Japan's political achievements. Working on the premise that Japan is the important political system of our time. Minor wear to cover, interior crisp and cle [more...]
Amusing volume of witty definitions from various scientific fields. The first book by Punch writer Ellis. With numerous b/w illustrations. No DJ but front cover tipped in to ffep (so the removed appendix joke is restored). Light foxing to page edge. Other [more...]
Eighth edition. With 12 colour plates and 300 illustrations. No date but c. 1930. Wear to covers. Lacks ffep. Tanning to page edges, contents otherwise sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1950. Pleasant Collins edition of Wells' science fiction novel. In red faux-leather. With frontisportrait. Some mild shelf-wear, cracking to front hinge. And tanning to edges, else clean and tight, Good overall. [more...]
