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THE ASCENT OF MAN
Written by J. Bronowski; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827046
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
New foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards with blocked design. Colour & b/w illustrations. xvii and 302 pages. Still in original shrinkwrap. One side open edge corners are crushed, book believed to be unharmed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES
Written by D. Emrys Evans.
Stock no. 1326389
Published by University of Wales.
1st
1953.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
This historical sketch throws much light on the character and problems of a university. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Fading to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Contents generally clean. Foxed dustwrapper is well worn with quite a bit of loss to spine and top edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- UNIVERSITIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHRONICLES
Written by Raphael Holinshed; Michael Wood.
Stock no. 1827027
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Green decorated cloth; gilt titles. Selections from the Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, first collected and published by Raphael Holinshed, William Harrison and Others. Introduction and commentary by Michael Wood. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 1
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1326358
Published by Stewart Williams.
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A treasury of almost 200 b/w photos. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0900807407. 2nd impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased and very slightly browned to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Michael Macdonald Mooney.
Stock no. 1826992
Published by Gramercy Books.
Circa
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in 1841 in two volumes entitled 'Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians'. This edition edited and with an introduction by Michael MacDonald Mooney in one volume. Black cloth spine with gilt title, orange paper sides. B/w illustrations and 4 colour plates. ISBN: 0517147440. Reprint. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NORTH AMERICA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
THE BOOK OF WATFORD
Written by J.B. Nunn.
Stock no. 1826988
Published by J B & L V Nunn.
2nd
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. From small and insignificant beginnings Watford grew to have a printing and engineeering impact way beyond that which could be expected of a small market town. This book is a 'portrait' of the town and presents a wide and varied picture of life through past decades. Large format. Green cloth boards wtih gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0953691810. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded at spine edges and has a few minor grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- HOME COUNTIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRUNEL: THE MAN WHO BUILT THE WORLD
Written by Steven Brindle; Dan Cruickshank.
Stock no. 1826987
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue boards, title to spine. This book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times and work. ISBN: 0297844083. Lower edge of boards have light indentations. Faint, minor score mark to front board (approx 4"). Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ENGINEERING
- BIOGRAPHY
NEWPORT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1874-1950 (IMAGES OF SPORT)
Written by Steve Lewis.
Stock no. 1826975
Published by Tempus.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Images of Sport series, part of The Archive Photographs series. B/w photos. Pictorial cardwraps. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752415700. A very nice copy, some light scuffing to rear cover, contents clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- IMAGES OF SPORT
- RUGBY
- SPORT
- HISTORY
DINAS POWYS ST ANDREWS MAJOR AND MICHAELSTON-LE-PIT
Written by Chrystal Tilney.
Stock no. 1826974
Published by The Chalford Publishing Company.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
The Archive Photographs series. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752406582. Covers lightly scuffed and scratched. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL 1762-63
Written by James Boswell; Frederick A. Pottle.
Stock no. 1826914
Published by Folio Society.
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited and Introduced by Frederick A. Pottle. Dark blue cloth spine, grey boards. B/w illustrations. Third Impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and marked.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- BIOGRAPHY
HISTORICAL RECORDS OF BISLEY WITH LYPIATT GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Mary A. Rudd.
Stock no. 1826886
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st thus
1977.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Originally privately published in 1937 in a limited edition of 250 copies. This edition limited edition of 350 numbered copies. Brown boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090438716X. Text block lightly browned. Pale foxing to prelims and rear endpapers. White dustwrapper is scuffed and creased, unevenly faded and browned. This is copy 172 of 350.
THE CARTOGRAPHY OF THE EAST INDIAN ISLANDS: INSULAE INDIAE ORIENTALIS
Written by David E. Parry.
Stock no. 1826884
Published by Countrywide Editions Ltd.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to the cartographic history and maps of Insulae Indiae Orientalis or the East Indian Islands as the area came to be known for over three hundred years: the world's largest archipelao and the home of the fabled spice islands of the Moluccas. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780955170119. Some foxing to text block else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDONESIA
- CARTOGRAPHY
- MAPS