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MUSIC, MEN, AND MANNERS IN FRANCE AND ITALY 1770
Written by Charles Burney; H. Edmund Poole.
Stock no. 1830793
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition.
Being a journal written by Charles Burney, Mus.D. during a Tour through those countries undertaken to collectmaterial for A General History of Music. Edited and with an introduction by H. Edmund Poole. Green cloth with maroon title block and gilt text to spine. B/w illustrations. xxix and 245 pages. Text block has very tiny foxspots. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn at ends, one end starting to split, and has a few minor knocks. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- FRANCE
- ITALY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
PARIS IN THE REVOLUTION
Written by Reay Tannahill.
Stock no. 1830193
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1966.
Very good condition.
A collection of eye-witness accounts edited by Reay Tannahill. Black cloth spine. Blue paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 127 pages. Spine faded. Corners rubbed. Boards scuffed. Contents clean. NO slipcase, as issued.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE BRITISH AT LE MANS: 85 YEARS OF ENDEAVOUR
Written by Ian Wagstaff.
Stock no. 1829733
Published by MRP Publishing Ltd.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 280 pages including index. ISBN: 9781899870806. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- FRANCE
THE TRAVELLER'S HANDBOOK FOR NORMANDY & BRITTANY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828621
Published by Thos. Cook and Son.
1914.
Almost very good condition.
Dark red cloth, gilt titles. Folding colour map of Normandy and Brittany to front, b/w maps and plans, some folding. Cook's Guide. viii and 288 pages including index plus 68 pages of advertisments to rear. Spine rubbed at front & rear edge, text block grubby. Endpapers browned. Small piece of loss to top corner of front endpaper. Writing in ink to rear endpapers. A few grubby & age related marks present. All maps present. Some hinges pulled. Overall, a nice working copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- FRANCE
- NORMANDY
- BRITTANY
- COOK'S GUIDES
THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
Written by William Robertson.
Stock no. 1828342
Published by Jones & Co.
1829.
Good condition.
Red cloth. B/w frontis and title page. 1" cut from top edge of title page. Some foxing, a few grubby marks & pale damp marks to contents. Frontis detached. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Large name & date written in colour pencil (lilac) rear endpaper. Covers grubby/scuffed and unevenly faded. Spine browned.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
CHARDIN
No author listed.
Illustrated by Chardin.
Stock no. 1826063
Published by Royal Academy of Arts; The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. To accompany exhibition during 2000. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900946830. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Top edge of text block and front cover slightly nicked (minor) and text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1825209
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Cardcover corners lightly rubbed, tiny knock to vertical edge of rear cover. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- FRANCE
- SOCIOLOGY
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1324892
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition.
An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- FRANCE
- SOCIOLOGY
THE WESTERN FRONT THEN AND NOW
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824284
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth, black titles. The contents are divided into five sections, four covering the British fighting zones from north to south, the fifth covering the "back-areas". Each of the five sections are preceded by a short survey of the War history of the region as a whole. B/w photos accompanied by a paragraph of information relative to the particular locality. Boards nevenly faded with a few minor stains. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper give the page a grubby appearance. Front and rear hinge pulled but binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- BELGIUM
- FRANCE
AROUND ST. MALO
Written by Spencer Musson.
Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137417
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1917.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, pale yellow titles to spine and front cover. 20 beautiful colour plates and sketch map. Originally published in French in 1912, this is the English edition. A and C Black 7/6 series. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff/wear marks to covers. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Browning and some light foxing.
GLORIA VICTIS!
Written by Flemming Friborg.
Stock no. 2136455
Published by Skira.
1st ITALY
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Looks at Victors and Vanquished In French Art 1848 - 1910. Red boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w and colour photos of sculptures. ISBN: 8881187019. Some wear to spine. Contents are still excellent! Wrapper has a bit of browning and a few light marks.
THE GOODMAN OF PARIS
Written by Eileen Power.
Stock no. 1321366
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Eileen Power. Green cloth. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. A treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris c1393. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight rubbing/grubby marks to slipcase edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)