BABYLON THE GREAT: A DISSECTION AND DEMONSTRATION OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Robert Mudie.
Stock no. 1820501
Published by Charles Knight. 1st 1825. Good condition.

A book about London, 'in its confusion of tongues, of people, and of employments, it is Babylon; and in all its attributes it is "Babylon the Great."' A two volume set. Leather spine and corners, marbled paper boards. Raised bands and gilt title label to spines. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Volume II is cracked to outside front spine edge with slight loss of leather to top. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpapers. Volume II has insect damage to gutter edge of prelims. Scattered foxing and age marks throughout.

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LONDON AT SCHOOL: THE STORY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD 1870-1904
Written by Hugh B. Philpott.
Stock no. 1820500
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1st 1904. Good condition.

The story of the London School Board. Red cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. Ex-lib with usual marks mainly to text block and front endpapers. Boards a little grubby. Spine browned and marked. Front joint starting to crack from base. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Contents generally clean.

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REAL LIFE IN LONDON (2 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1820499
Published by Jones And Co.. Circa 1822. Good condition.

Or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin, The Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners and amusements in High and Low Life by An Amateur. Leather spine and corners, marbled paper boards. Vol 1: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 17 plates plus Tom and Bob catching a Charley napping. Vol 2: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 11 plates plus St Georges Day presentation. One of the better imitations of the hugely popular 'Life in London' by Pierce Egan, portraying with accuracy 17th century London society, scenes and buildings. Leather spine & corners, title label with gilt title to spine, marbled paper boards. First Edition, later printing e.g. contains 'A word to the wise' in vol II. Covers heavily scuffed and worn at edges. Slight loss to title blocks. Leather missing from one front corner. Joints cracked. Title pages have been swapped by the binder i.e. volume one contains title page for volume two and vice versa. All plates present. Text block browned. Contents browned and foxed. Plates nice and bright with browning and foxing mainly to margins.

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GETTYSBURG: THE PAINTINGS OF MORT KUNSTLER
Written by James M. McPherson.
Stock no. 1820495
Published by Turner Publishing, Inc.. Circa 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The thoughts, emotions, and actions of the men who commanded, fought, and died at Gettysburg. Cloth spine with blue title, Blue boards with gilt title. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1878685791. Cigarette odour present.

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THE ULM CAMPAIGN 1805
Written by F.N. Maude.
Stock no. 1820485
Published by Leonaur. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Napoleon and the defeat of the Austrian Army during the 'War of the Third Coalition'. Regiments & Campaigns series 27. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781846774034. Cigarette odour present.

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FLYING BOATS & SEAPLANES - A HISTORY FROM 1905
Written by Stephane Nicolaou.
Stock no. 1319620
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the aircraft which made the history of this fascinating branch of aviation. Oblong format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 191 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1901432203. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge creased and sunned to spine.

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CONQUEST OF THE ATLANTIC PIONEER FLIGHTS 1919-1939
Written by Phil Munson.
Stock no. 1319616
Published by Stenlake Publishing. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 1840331801. Wrapper spine is slightly sunned.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
Written by Phil Lo Bao.
Stock no. 1319613
Published by Browcom Group Plc.. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946141398. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to corners. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine.

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JOHN BULL, LIMITED
Written by George W. Hills.
Stock no. 1820471
Published by Regent Publishing Co.. Almost very good condition.

Travels around the United Kingdom. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w plates. Rear board a little scuffed, spine slightly faded, titles bright. Corners lightly worn. Name in ink to front endpaper. Annotations in biro to rear endpaper. A few scattered foxspots. All plates present.

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OUR HOME RAILWAYS: HOW THEY BEGAN AND HOW THEY ARE WORKED
Written by W.J. Gordon. Illustrated by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 2134043
Published by Bracken Books. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the Combined volume (includes Volumes 1 & 2). Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1851703144. A few light marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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LOCOMOTIVE AND TRAIN WORKING IN THE LATTER PART OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY VOLUME ONE
Written by E.L. Ahrons.
Stock no. 2134035
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Great Northern Railway, Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, North Eastern Railway, Great Eastern Railway, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, Hull & Barnsley Railway. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Partially erased ink stamp to front pastedown. Tape marks to endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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CHURCHILL AND THE KING: THE WARTIME ALLIANCE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL AND GEORGE VI
Written by Kenneth Weisbrode.
Stock no. 2134019
Published by Viking. 1st USA 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black spine with gilt title, grey/blue boards. American edition. ISBN: 9780670025763. Page edge browning.

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