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MORE THAN A BOOKSHOP: ZWEMMER'S AND ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Nigel Vaux Halliday.
Stock no. 1821737
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Zwemmer's bookshop, art gallery and publishing house has a central place in the history of British art in the twentieth century. A unique source of information on modern art, supplemented in 1929 by the opening of the Zwemmer Gallery specialising in contemporary art. Zwemmer's was a meeting place for a cross-section of the art world - artists, collectors, academics and laymen - attracted by a range of books covering all arts of all periods. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0856674095. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- HISTORY
- COMPANY HISTORY
AN ALBUM OF 'SENTINEL' WORKS PHOTOGRAPHS No. 1 STANDARDS & SUPERS
Written by Joseph L. Thomas; Anthony R. Thomas.
Stock no. 1821690
Published by Woodpecker Publications.
1st
1992.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
An album covering the Simpson-Bodman and Simpson-Bibby waggons, the Glasgow and Shrewsbury built standards, and the Super-Sentinel waggons with their tractor and stationary engine derivatives, the last of which was made in 1930. Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863171818. SIGNED by the author, Anthony R. Thomas, (Best Wishes) to half-title page.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- LORRIES
- STEAM ENGINES
- HISTORY
THE ENGLISH INTERIOR 1500 TO 1900
Written by Ralph Dutton.
Stock no. 1821626
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Four centuries development of the English interior. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Board corners bumped. Browning to front endpapers. Foxing to text block. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, 2" missing from base of spine, Messy repair to verso of dustwrapper with now yellowed tape.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BATSFORD
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INTERIOR DESIGN
THE AGE OF SCANDAL: AN EXCURSION THROUGH A MINOR PERIOD
Written by T.H. White.
Stock no. 1320886
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1993.
Nearly fine condition.
Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Reay Tannahill. Gilt to spine slightly rubbed. Contained in slightly grubby cream slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MY LIFE AT THE SUNBEAM 1920 - 1935
Written by Norman Cliff.
Stock no. 2134596
Published by Ashley James Limited.
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition.
One man's memories of the company and its craftsmen who built world beating motorcars. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951289101. Light wear to corners.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- HISTORY
- COMPANY HISTORY
EXMOOR TRAVELLERS
Written by Rosemary Anne Lauder.
Stock no. 2134592
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1993.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An anthology drawing on the accounts of Exmoor travellers and visitors over the past 200 years. Large oblong format. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0750903155. A few marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut, edge-creased with a tear to base of spine; repaired with sticky tape.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
L'ARMEE FRANCAISE
Written by Jules Richard.
Illustrated by Edouard Detaille.
Stock no. 2134520
Published by Waxtel & Hasenauer.
1st USA
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Illustrated History of the French Army 1790-1885. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in English. ISBN: 0963255800. A few small knocks to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE HERMIT IN LONDON; OR, SKETCHES OF ENGLISH MANNERS (3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134508
Published by Henry Colburn And Co..
Circa
1821.
Almost very good condition.
A new Edition in 3 volumes. Leather spines and corners. New binding. These items have been rebound, so have extra endpapers; a few pages are strengthened with paper tape at spine. Wear and rubbing to spines and corners. Bookplates to front pastedowns of each volume. Ink stamp to one prelim. Foxing and page browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LONDON
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES VOL IV
Written by John Britton; Edward Wedlake Brayley.
Stock no. 2134499
Published by Vernor & Hood.
1st
1803.
Very good condition.
Brown leather spine and corners. Raised bands, gilt title to spine. Marbled boards and endpapers. Includes Devonshire and Dorsetshire. 29 b/w plates. 560 pages + booklist. Spine is faded; a few scuffs. Browning and foxing to covers and pages internally.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
INTRODUCTION TO THE ORIGINAL DELINEATIONS, TOPOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE, INTITULED THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by J. Norris Brewer.
Stock no. 2134497
Published by J.Harris; Longman And Co..
1st
1818.
Very good condition.
Brown leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine; marbled boards. 2 maps. Spine is faded, with some marks. Browning and foxing to covers and pages internally.
HITLER'S WAR AIMS: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ORDER
Written by Norman Rich.
Stock no. 2134476
Published by Andre Deutsch.
1st
1974.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0233965807. Spotting to covers. Bumping and small tear to top of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips, but minimal loss.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAZIS
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
HISTORY OF THE ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL 1839-1948
Written by Thomas Baker Jones; W.J. Townsend Collins.
Stock no. 2134442
Published by R.H. Johns.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition.
B/w photos. Front cover is a bit bowed. Spine and cover edges are faded, with some other marks; foxspots etc. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL HISTORY