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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary.
6th
1815.
Almost very good condition.
Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.
Price: £140.00 £98.00.
THE KAZANLUK TOMB
Written by Lyudmila Zhivkova.
Stock no. 1824052
Published by Verlag Aurel Bongers Recklinghausen.
1st thus
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient art in the Bulgarian lands. Very large format. Cream imitation leather boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. ISBN: 3764702834. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear to base of spine and is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Contained in a thin card slipcase in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY
- BULGARIA
- ART
VIKING ARTEFACTS: A SELECT CATALOGUE
Written by James Graham-Campbell.
Stock no. 1824021
Published by British Museum Publications.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A catalogue of the objects featuring in the major exhibition on Vikings mounted by the British Museum in the spring and Summer of 1980. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Bw photos. 312 pages including text and photos. ISBN: 0714113549. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few marks. A scarce item at the time of cataloguing.
Price: £250.00 £175.00.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- VIKINGS
- SCANDINAVIA
- CATALOGUE (ART)
CLONTARF: IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS ATLAS: DUBLIN SUBURBS No. 1
Written by Colm Lennon; et al.
Stock no. 2140960
Published by Royal Irish Academy.
1st IRELAND
2018.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781908997722. Creasing to covers with pencil mark to front cover; bumping to corners. Contents are still excellent!
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- MAPS
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- IRELAND
- CARTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
ANCIENT IRISH HISTORIES: THE WORKS OF SPENCER, CAMPION, HANMER, AND MARLENBURROUGH (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Edmund Spencer; Meredith Hanmer.
Stock no. 2140826
Published by Kennikat Press.
1970.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with black title labels to spines. Kennikat Press Scholarly Reprints Series. ISBN: 0804607672. Spotting to covers. A bit of bowing to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- IRELAND
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ACCOUNTS AND LETTERS OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH VOYAGES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Columbus; Paolo Emilio Taviani; Consuelo Varela; Juan Gil; Marina Conti; Luciano F. Farina; Marc A. Beckwith.
Stock no. 2140820
Published by Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Della Stato.
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Nuova Raccolta Columbiana - English Edition. In Two Parts. Large format. Fold-out maps. Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets. National Commission for the Celebration of the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. ISBN: 8824038077. Contained in a very good slip case.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- LETTERS
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
THE HISTORY OF LLANELLI CRICKET CLUB
Written by Bob Harragan.
Stock no. 2140783
Published by Llanelli Borough Council.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0906821126. A few marks and light browning to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- SPORT
- CRICKET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD RHONDDA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Cyril Batstone.
Stock no. 2140772
Published by Stewart Williams.
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807083. 2nd impression. Some browning/foxing to cover edges. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD BARRY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian C. Luxton; Gwyn Thomas.
Stock no. 2140771
Published by Stewart Williams.
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Thomas. Commentaries by Brian C. Luxton. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807253. Page edge browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARDIFF A CITY AT WAR
Written by Dennis Morgan.
Stock no. 2140769
Published by Dennis Morgan.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. The story of Cardiff and its people during the second world war. ISBN: 095344550X. A little bumping to spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF NEWPORT TRANSPORTER BRIDGE 1906-2006
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 2140755
Published by Rompdown Ltd.
1st
2006.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0955164117. Small chip to spine. Light page edge browning. Contents are still excellent.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
- HISTORY
HISTORIC NEWPORT
Written by James Matthews.
Stock no. 2140738
Published by Newport County Borough Council.
1st thus
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A facsimile of the 1910 edition. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907719023. Grubby marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FACSIMILE