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A HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Steven Runciman.
Stock no. 1826280
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition.

Contains: The First Crusade; The Kingdom of Acre; The Kingdom of Jerusalem. Light brown boards with blue and gold decoration. Colour plates. Some minor foxing to text blocks else a clean set. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little browned and marked.

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THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.

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GENTLE JESUS: A LIFE OF CHRIST FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Written by Helen E. Jackson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 1325251
Published by The Sunday School Union. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gitl titles. Green floral endpapers. B/w frontis by Robinson, b/w plates by Stacey. 223 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light score marks to rear cover. Endpapers partly browned. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing.

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THE VERY WORRIED SPARROW
Written by Meryl Doney. Illustrated by Gillian Gaze.
Stock no. 1325049
Published by Lion Publishing. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition.

A story based on the words of Jesus Christ. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0856480959. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink (partially crossed out) and erased pencil price to front free-endpaper. Small biro mark to first page of text.

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THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1324999
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Scripture stories for children. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. 4 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Neat name in belongs to box. Page browning to last couple of pages. A few marks to some pages but generally contents clean.

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GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BIBLE
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1324998
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Scripture stories for children. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. 12 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Slight musty smell to contents but contents clean.

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THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF WALES
Written by V.E. Nash-Williams.
Stock no. 2140756
Published by Cardiff University Of Wales Press. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w diagrams and photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Spots to covers. Foxing and page browning.

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UNDER THE STARS
Written by Richard Paterson. Illustrated by Sylvia Green.
Stock no. 1322924
Published by A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

First broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation for Christmas 1947. Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Some light fading and foxing to spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to prelims and last few pages.

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SECRET MEMOIRS OF A RENAISSANCE POPE
Written by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini.
Stock no. 1321572
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II. An abridgement. B/w illustrations. Full cream vegetable parchment ('Elephanthide'), with Piccolomini's crest blind stamped to front cover. Dark red leather title label to spine with gilt title. A few fox spots to spine else book is fine. A couple of tiny marks to slipcase.

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SECRET MEMOIRS OF A RENAISSANCE POPE
Written by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini.
Stock no. 1320239
Published by Folio Society. 1988. Very good condition.

The Commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II. An abridgement. B/w illustrations. Full cream vegetable parchment ('Elephanthide'), with Piccolomini's crest blind stamped to front cover. Dark red leather title label to spine with gilt title. Top edge of textblock is grubby. A few tiny chips at edges of title-label. Contained in publisher's beige slipcase which is a little grubby and marked.

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AS MAD AS A HATTER!
Written by David E. Evans.
Stock no. 1816357
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of Nonconformism in Dursley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904387909. Name in ink to front endpaper and a grubby mark. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly scuffed.

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ENGLISH HERITAGE BOOK OF SHRINES & SACRIFICE
Written by Ann Woodward.
Stock no. 1815775
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition.

An analysis of Iron Age and Roman religious sites in Britain, concentrating on the evidence for the special buildings, shrines, and the various objects, alive, dead or symbolic which were offered up as sacrifices within them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour plates. ISBN: 0713460849.

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