THE STORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (5 VOLUMES)
Written by H. St. L.B. Moss; Geoffrey Barraclough; R.W. Southern; John H. Mundy; Johan Huizinga.
Stock no. 1829338
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes. 3 red cloth, 2 dark green bindings, elaborately decorated in gilt. Colour illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split to both side at the bottom (approx 1.5" and 3.5") but is still tight and is a little scuffed (VG).

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EMINENT VICTORIANS
Written by Lytton Strachey; Michael Holroyd.
Stock no. 1829321
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon. Introduced by Michael Holroyd. Green and gold pictorial cloth, white title block to spine. Colour illustrations. 272 pages. Small foxspot to top edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked (VG).

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EMPIRES OF THE WORLD: A LANGUAGE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Written by Nicholas Ostler; David Crystal.
Stock no. 1829318
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

A new way of thinking about language. Introduced by David Crystal. Black cloth, gilt titles and gilt language illustration to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w maps. Top edge gilt. xxix and 614 pages including index. Lower rear edge of spine is a little bumped, slipcase is bashed in the same area (worse than book but not too bad). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a bit scuffed (VG with the corner bash).

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BRISTOL AS IT WAS 1913-1921
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1829290
Published by Reece Winstone. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Olive green pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 88 pages including index. ISBN: 0900814489. Boards lightly scuffed, lightly scratched to rear board. Light rubbing to board corners. Contents clean.

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BRISTOL IN THE 1920'S
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1829289
Published by Reece Winstone. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 80 pages including index. ISBN: 0900814381. Slight lean to spine. Board corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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'THE REMAINS OF DISTANT TIMES': ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL TRUST
Written by David Morgan Evans; Peter Salway; David Thackray.
Stock no. 1829286
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The National Trust owns approximately 40,000 archaeological sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. During its centenary year the Trust, in close cooperation with the Society of Antiquaries, held a conference designed to highlight the important part archaeology now plays in the management of its properties - ancient monuments and landscapes, historic houses, and other historic buildings. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ix and 235 pages including index. ISBN: 0851156711. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn and light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR JULY 2, 1644
Written by John Henry Crockatt. Illustrated by Graham Humphreys.
Stock no. 1829268
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Marston Moor was the earlier of the two major battles of the English Civil War. "When and Why" Books. Written for the ten- to fourteen-year-olds. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 071882198X. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to top edge of text block. Minor pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly rubbed at edges, tiny closed tear to lower front edge, rear panel is browned and a little grubby.

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A CHINESE MIRROR: BEING REFLECTIONS OF THE REALITY BEHIND APPEARANCE
Written by Florence Ayscough. Illustrated by Lucille Douglass.
Stock no. 1829252
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Chinese life and language. Red cloth spine, gilt title. Red cloth boards with circular designs. B/w illustrations. 464 pages including index. Fold-out map to rear. Spine & gilt title browned. Boards unevenly faded, edge-rubbed and worn at corners, top rear edge a little bashed. Text block and endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few margin marks and the odd foxspot present.

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THE PRINCES OF INDIA
Written by William Barton.
Stock no. 1829251
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

With a Chapter on Nepal. The question of whether the Indian States should join the rest of India in a Federation... Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front board. B/w plates. xvi and 327 pages including index. Spine browned and stained. Boards a little grubby. Foxspots to text block, endpapers and prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some browning to contents.

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BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.

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THE SHREWSBURY TO CREWE LINE: A DETAILED HISTORY
Written by Bob Yate.
Stock no. 1829234
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781909625334. Spine slightly cocked. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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MAN, DRAGON AND DEATH: THE GLORY OF SAINT GEORGE
Written by Laurent Busine; Manfred Sellink.
Stock no. 1829229
Published by Mercatorfonds. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2015 - January 2016. This book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. White paper boards, black title to spine, red title to front. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 287 pages. ISBN: 9780300215755. A few grubby marks to white boards, else a lovely copy.

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