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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
THE AGE OF SCANDAL: AN EXCURSION THROUGH A MINOR PERIOD
Written by T.H. White.
Stock no. 1320565
Published by Folio Society.
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Reay Tannahill. Spine slightly bumped. Contained in publisher's cream slipcase which is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ROBERT; OR, NOTES FROM THE DIARY OF A CITY WAITER
No author listed.
Illustrated by Charles Keene; R.B. Wallace.
Stock no. 1821316
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co..
Circa
1888.
Almost very good condition.
1st and 2nd series in one volume. Green cloth boards, red titles. 122 and 144 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine browned so title no longer visible to spine. Boards grubby. Joints starting to crack (binding is tight). Text block browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
- ANTIQUARIAN
SUNDAY IN LONDON
Written by George Cruikshank.
Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1821314
Published by Effingham Wilson.
1st
1833.
Almost very good condition.
Modern binding. Dark green leather spine with raised bands and burgundy title label with gilt title. Marbled paper boards. 14 b/w tissue-guarded illustrations. Light rubbing to board corners. New endpapers. Scattered foxing throughout. Grubby marks throughout.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
LONDON NIGHTS OF LONG AGO
Written by Shaw Desmond.
Stock no. 2134333
Published by Duckworth.
1st
1927.
Almost very good condition.
Black cloth, gilt titles to spine. 28 entertaining b/w plates. 8.5 x 5.5". 252 pages. Bumping to spine; label to base of spine (Possible ex-lib.). Wear and some scuffs to covers. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Plate page 132 appears to have been stuck back in and has edge-tears and chips.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
LONDON IN FLAMES LONDON IN GLORY
Written by Robert Arnold Aubin.
Stock no. 2134329
Published by Rutgers University Press.
1943.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Light brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Poems on the Fire and Rebuilding of London 1666-1709. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning. Wrapper has top corner of front flap cut off; rest of wrapper is browned and grubby; a few large closed tears; small tear hole to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- POETRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A BOOK OF LONDON YESTERDAYS
Written by Frederick Willis.
Stock no. 2134288
Published by Phoenix House.
1st
1960.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Some marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is browned to spine with edge-tears and chips, a little loss.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MOSAICS IN ROMAN BRITAIN: STORIES IN STONE
Written by Patricia Witts.
Stock no. 1821250
Published by Tempus.
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
The stories illustrated in mosaics graphically link us to the world of the Romans. Roman culture, the passing of time, and the evocation of protection and prosperity were popular themes along with scenes from the arena and the hunt. This book identifies the figures of known mosaics from Roman Britain and explains what they would have meant to a contemporary viewer and discusses their significance. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 9780752434216. Reprint.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AT WORK
Written by Stephen Mills.
Stock no. 1821240
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
Britain in Old Photographs series. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750915528. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light creasing to corners.