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ERASMUS THE REFORMER
Written by A.G. Dickens; Whitney R.D. Jones.
Stock no. 1331400
Published by Methuen.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the impact of Erasmus upon the movement for religious reform in early sixteenth-century Europe, as well as delineating a most unusual and arresting personality. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. 367 pages including index. B/w plates. ISBN: 0413334805. Spine slightly bumped. Page browning and textblock slightly grubby else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RELIGION
- CHRISTIANITY
THEODORE REX
Written by Edmund Morris.
Stock no. 1331399
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The sequel to "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt". Black boards, gilt title to spine. 772 pages including notes and index. ISBN: 0002177080. Spine slightly bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby. Corner tip of rear free-endpaper torn off and last few pages have corner creases. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed and creased and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
THE WEST POINT ATLAS WAR: THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Vincent J. Esposito.
Stock no. 1831544
Published by Tess Press.
1st thus
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Originally published in 1959 as part of a two-volume set. This is the revised and updated edition. Edited by Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito. Large oblong format, bound as tall portrait format. Pictorial cardwraps. Maps throughout. ISBN: 9781603760201. A few minor marks to cover, rear cover a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- ATLAS
THE POTTERTON PICTORIAL TREASURY OF CURTAINS & DRAPERY DESIGN 1750-1950
Written by Clare Jameson.
Stock no. 1831538
Published by Potterton Books.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book provides an illustrated historical survey of designs taken from eontemporary source books durin ghte period 1780 - 1930 in England, France and North America. An essential work of reference for Interior Decorators and Designers. Compiled by Clare Jameson. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Green andf white decorative endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. xvi and 293 plates. ISBN: 1870599004. Light browning to text block. Boards and contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. Tobacco odour present.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- DESIGN
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- HISTORY
- REFERENCE
300 YEARS OF BRITISH GIBRALTAR 1704-2004
Written by Peter Bond.
Stock no. 1831536
Published by Peter-Tan Publishing Co..
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This special book, which marks the 300th anniversary of British rule over Gibraltar, is a glorious depiction of how Gibraltar has changed over the centuries. Large format. Red cloth boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. 128 pages. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GIBRALTAR
- SPAIN
NARROW GAUGE LINES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Peter Johnson.
Stock no. 1831531
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A lively history of many of the best-known and most interesting lines across Britain. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711037663. A few minor marks to top edge of rear board. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NARROW GAUGE
- UK (GENERAL)
- HISTORY
WILLIAM RUFUS (ENGLISH MONARCHS SERIES)
Written by Frank Barlow.
Stock no. 1831529
Published by Methuen London Ltd.
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
William Rufus was the third son of William the Conqueror and his successor of King of England. Weaving an intimate account of the life of the king into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government, Barlow shows how William confirmed royal power in England, restored the ducal rights in France, and consolidated the Norman conquest. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. A few b/w plates. xix and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0413281701. Boards clean. Text block browned with foxing to top edge. Contents browned. Personal inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
TWILIGHT OF THE HABSBURGS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
Written by Alan Palmer.
Stock no. 1831528
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Alan Palmer's authoritative biography tracks Josef's long life from cradle to grave, describing in the right level of detail the conservative administrator who kept his multi-ethnic nation together for over 70 years from 1848 until 1916. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xii and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0297813463. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned/grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRIA
- HUNGARY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
Written by Antonia Fraser.
Stock no. 1831526
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book describes a woman's lot in 17th-century England in an age when women had no rights or independence, when effective contraception was unknown and when marriage and childbirth dominated their lives. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w plates. xvi and 544 pages including index. ISBN: 0297783815. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned with some minor foxing. Foxing to verso of free front endpapers else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine and narrow band of discolouration to horizontal edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PARIS: CITY OF LIGHT 1919-1939
Written by Vincent Cronin.
Stock no. 1831524
Published by Harpercollins Publishers.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This is an intellectual, artistic, political and moral history of Paris after World War I to 1939, said to be one of the most creative decades in history, important in itself and by virtue of its influence on our culture today. It was a period of both intense political rethinking and of "folly". Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xvii and 334 pages including index. ISBN: 000215191X. Boards clean. Text block lightly foxed and very slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE VOICES OF MOREBATH: REFORMATION AND REBELLION IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1831523
Published by Yale University Press.
Circa
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book chronicles the coming of the English Reformation to a small village in sixteenth-century Devonshire. Duffy tells the story of Morebath through the eyes of its boisterous vicar, Sir Christopher Trychay, who kept exceptionally detailed records during his fifty-four year career in the village. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xv and 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0300091850. Second printing. A clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a narrow band of fading to vertical front edge of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- REFORMATION
- CHURCHES
EDWARD V: THE PRINCE IN THE TOWER
Written by Michael Hicks.
Stock no. 1831522
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2003.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his Uncle, Richard III. A biography of the king whose fate remains one of the greatest mysteries in English history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w iillustrations. 224 pages. ISBN: 075241996X. Boards clean. Text block a little browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY