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ALBION: THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH IMAGINATION
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1327805
Published by Chatto & Windus.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Discovering the roots of English cultural history in the Anglo-Saxon period, and tracing it through the centuries. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1856197212. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and a little faded to edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANGLO-SAXON
THE EARLY TOWN BOOKS OF FAVERSHAM C. 1251-1581 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Duncan Harrington; Patricia Hyde.
Stock no. 1828118
Published by History Research.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Town Books of Faversham c. 1251-1581 are invaluable because they provide the basis for the history of the town in the period. The First Town Book, compiled c. 1382-1405, being a collection of documents dating from 1251 relating to the legal status of the Borough. The Second Town Book comprises the Town Accounts, Wardmote minutes and other records for the period 1436-1581. Two volumes. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour frontispieces. Limited edition of 250 numbered & signed copies. ISBN: 9780953099832. Copy L (50) of 250 and SIGNED by Duncan Harrington. Edge of boards lightly rubbed. Contents are fine. White pictorial dustwrappers are both a little scuffed and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- KENT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BOOKS
- REFERENCE
- LIMITED EDITION
REPRESENTING SLAVERY: ART, ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Written by Douglas Hamilton; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1828117
Published by Lund Humphries.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Mueseum, Greenwich, and is published to mark the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. Ten specially commissioned essays by leading scholars set the collections in their historical context, demonstrating the scale and brutality of slavery, the nature and extent of African resistance, and the widespread effort to achieve abolition and emancipation. Edited by Hamilton & Blyth. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780853319665. Light rubbing to base of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly scuffed to rear panel.
THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT
Written by Anne Curry; Malcolm Mercer.
Stock no. 1327803
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated volume providing a defining reassessment of England's legendary vitory on the fields of Agincourt on 25 October 1415 - a triumph that changed the course of the Hundred Years War and Britain's relationship with her longtime enemy, France. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300214307. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased with slight grubbiness to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ROYAL FOREST OF LANCASTER
Written by R. Cunliffe Shaw.
Stock no. 1828116
Published by The Guardian Press.
1st
1956.
Very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w photos. 29 maps. 4 Pedigree charts. Professionally rebound with black cloth spine and gilt title. New Endpapers. Red boards are a little grubby and lightly rubbed at corners. Text block browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to edges of plates. One or two minor marks to contents. Overall, a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- NATURAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GENEALOGY
MAPPING THE ROADS: BUILDING MODERN BRITAIN
Written by Mike Parker.
Stock no. 1327795
Published by Aa Publishing.
1st
2013.
Very good condition.
Graphically charting the ambitions and hopes of the nation through its mapping. Large format. Cream pictorial boards (red spine). 256 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780749574352. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, slight damp(?) stain to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROADS
- MAPS
GREECE AND ROME AT WAR
Written by Peter Connolly.
Stock no. 1828113
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed account of twelve centuries of military development of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 185367303X. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light creases and scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GREEK)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828109
Published by Caxton Editions.
1st thus
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1840675292. Minor mark to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
SANDWICH: THE 'COMPLETEST MEDIEVAL TOWN IN ENGLAND'
Written by Helen Clarke; Sarah Pearson; Mavis Mate; Keith Parfitt.
Stock no. 1828108
Published by Oxbow Books.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A study of the town and port from its origins to 1600. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174005. Light bumping & rubbing to corners. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- KENT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
THE INNHOLDERS: A HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS
Written by Stephen Coote.
Stock no. 1327793
Published by Collectors' Books.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The lively history of a London Livery Company which has survived five hundred years of continuous challenge, occasional danger, and sometimes the threat of dissolution. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0946604223. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INNS
- LONDON
- COMPANY HISTORY
FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.
CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME IX CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
Written by Richard N. Bailey.
Stock no. 1828102
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series provides a full analytical catalogue of all known pre-Norman sculpture from the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780197264621. Name & date to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Blue dustwrapper has a tiny tear to inside front flap crease and is lightly scuffed.