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BIG CHIEF ELIZABETH
Written by Giles Milton.
Stock no. 1826092
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
How England's adventurers gambled and won the New World. Pale blue cloth boards with gilt and blue design, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations. Minor rubbing to board corners else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with minor scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES
Written by D. Emrys Evans.
Stock no. 1325627
Published by University of Wales.
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
This historical sketch throws much light on the character and problems of a university. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss and heavily foxed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- UNIVERSITIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Peter Matthiessen; C.J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1826089
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
"Written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America". Introduced by Matthiessen, edited and abridged by Shepherd. Pale peach cloth. Colour photos throughout. 470 pages. Scuff mark to half-title page else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few minor scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
THE 50-GUN SHIP: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Rif Winfield.
Illustrated by John McKay.
Stock no. 1826080
Published by Mercury Books.
1st thus
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Plans and cutaway drawings by John McKay. Outboard profile of HMS Leopard of 50 Guns in pocket to inside rear cover. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1845600096. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Lower cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pocket to rear is 3/4 split at base. Plans present in pocket. Rear cover lightly scuffed.
THE BOOK OF EXPLORATION
Written by Ray Howgego.
Stock no. 1826077
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A chronological tour of the history of exploration by a prolific world traveller and one of the leading experts of our time, from the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first surface-based crossings of the top and bottom of the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407222752. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
READING: OUR TOWN 1950-2001
Written by Harold Hill.
Stock no. 1826073
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co..
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An illustrated record of the massive redevelopment that transformed Reading over the 50 years. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185983275X. A few light 'spots' to front pastedown else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- BERKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOLUME 1: FROM THE ETRUSCANS TO THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Henri Stierlin.
Stock no. 1826066
Published by Taschen.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The monumental and technically highly sophisticated architecture of the Roman Empire continues to fascinate all who set eye on it. This volume traces the development of Roman architecture throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Rhineland and North Africa from 800 B.C. to A.D. 330. From the Etruscans to Republican Rome and the eventual fall of the Roman Empire, this publication takes the reader on a vivid journey to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome and the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Large format. Matt yellow paper boards, white titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 3822885622. A few minor grubby marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with some light scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ARCHITECTURE
- POMPEII
- ROME
FRENCH EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PAINTING
Written by David Wakefield.
Stock no. 1826065
Published by Gordon Fraser Gallery.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0860920488. Heavy knock to top of boards, both front and rear board. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, scuffed and has a couple of scratches to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ROCOCO
- FRANCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
WEEK ST. MARY VILLAGE: A COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Written by David M. Martin.
Stock no. 1826055
Published by David Martin.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
The village of Week St. Mary, in North Cornwall, has a rich and varied history reaching back some 2,000 years. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955721908. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
RAILWAY MOTOR BUSES AND BUS SERVICES IN THE BRITISH ISLES 1902-1933 VOLUME ONE
Written by John Cummings.
Stock no. 1826040
Published by Oxford Publishing.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860930114. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Small pencil erasure mark and couple of tiny pen marks to top of front endpaper. Light foxing to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut orange pictorial dustwrapper has previous bookseller's price label to lower front flap, is lightly brronwed and lightly rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ORNAMENTAL WILDERNESS IN THE ENGLISH GARDEN
Written by James Bartos.
Stock no. 1826037
Published by Unicorn.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition.
A survey of the designed landscapes of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781914414350. Minor rubbing to corners else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GARDENS
- LANDSCAPE
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN
THE BOOK OF KINGSTON
Written by Shaan Butters.
Stock no. 1826035
Published by Baron Birch.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. The story of Kingston in Surrey. ISBN: 0860235629. Light scuffing to boards. Slight grubbiness to text block. Contents clean. Number 346 of a Limited Edition.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- SURREY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION