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ITALIAN CITIES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1830206
Published by Folio Society.
1998.
Almost very good condition.
Three volume set: Venice; Florence; and Rome. Bound in full moire silk with gilt titles to spine and vignettes to front. Colour & b/w photos. Second printing. Spines have faded (fairly normal for this set). Center section of first set of coloured plates in 'Rome' has not been bound in and so is loosely contained but present, lower front corner is bumped in correlation with the slipcase. Contents of all three volumes are clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little bashed to lower end (and thus 'Rome' is bumped to one lower corner) with wear to short side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ITALY
- VENICE
- ROME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ITALIAN)
CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook; Glyndwr Williams.
Stock no. 1830205
Published by Folio Society.
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected and introduced by Glyndwr Williams. Elaborately decorated blue cloth with gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 522 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly bumped at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
PARIS IN THE REVOLUTION
Written by Reay Tannahill.
Stock no. 1830193
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1966.
Very good condition.
A collection of eye-witness accounts edited by Reay Tannahill. Black cloth spine. Blue paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 127 pages. Spine faded. Corners rubbed. Boards scuffed. Contents clean. NO slipcase, as issued.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA
Written by Johann Burchard; Geoffrey Parker.
Stock no. 1830192
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1963.
Very good condition.
Being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI written by his Master of Ceremonies Johann Burchard, edited and translated by Geoffrey Parker. Brown decorated cloth. Gilt title and decorations to spine and front board. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 245 pages including index. Spine lightly faded (slight). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby and worn (being white in colour) and has small neat previous owner's name in ink to one side at horizontal edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ITALIAN)
- RENAISSANCE
THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA
Written by A.O. Exquemelin; Alexis Brown; Jack Beeching.
Stock no. 1830191
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1972.
Very good condition.
Comprising a Pertinent and Truthful Description of the Principal Acts of Depredation and Inhuman Cruelty Committed by the English and French Buccaneers Against the Spaniards in America. Translated by Alexis Brown, Introduction by Jack Beeching. Blue leather spine with silver title. Wood effect paper boards. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Top edge brown. Spine a little grubby and lightly worn. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, a little grubby and lightly worn at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ILLUSTRATED
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- PIRATES
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1330059
Published by HMSO.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Very light crease to lower corner of front cover.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- HISTORY
UNIFORMS & WEAPONS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR
Written by Robert Wilkinson-Latham.
Stock no. 1830167
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A close look at the uniforms and hand weapons of all the armies involved in the Crimean war. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour illustrations. 95 pages including index. ISBN: 0713406569. Light discolouration to top edge of boards (minor). Text block browned. Some browning and small marks to margins else clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has remains of a label to front flap, and is lightly edge-creased.
'TRAVELS OF THE TRAMPS': TWENTY TRAMP FLEETS VOLUME II
Written by N.L. Middlemiss.
Stock no. 1830143
Published by Shield Publications Ltd.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
At one time the backbone of Britain, tramps were engaged in world-wide trading and the bringing in of essential raw materials for British industry and the exporting of coal. This book contains historical over-views of twenty of the largest and most interesting fleets. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1871128064. Base of spine is lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine.
WHITHER FROM AULIS: A CHILDHOOD AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Anke Weihs.
Stock no. 1830127
Published by Floris Books.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Anke Weihs was one of the founders of the Camphill Movement. Born in Australia, she spent her childhood in Japan, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and later in Europe. In this book she describes the tortuous path that eventually led her to Vienna where she met Dr Konig, who was in the centre of the group which later in Scotland founded Camphill. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. ISBN: 0863150985. Boards slightly grubby along horizontal edges. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and is scuffed.
THE AIRCRAFT BOOK: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830125
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
1st
2013.
Very good condition.
Chronicles the dramatic story of manned flight in stunning visual detail. More than 800 iconic aircraft, trail-blazing engines, famous manufacturers, and the people and technology behind the world's most advanced flying machines. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations/diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781409340232. A few minor grubby marks to boards and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
ORWELL'S LONDON
Written by John Thompson.
Illustrated by Philippa Scoones.
Stock no. 1830083
Published by Fourth Estate.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
George Orwell knew London intimately and over a span of thirty years: from his excited schoolboy visits to the family flat in the early 1920s, to his deathbed marriage in a London hospital in 1949. This book traces two paths - that of Orwell's life in London and that of his characters'. Navy blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. vi and 120 pages including index. ISBN: 0947795006. A nice copy. Grey dustwrapper is browned to spine and across top edges, small closed tear repaired with clear tape to verso at top rear edge of spine, light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
THE ISLAND GARDEN: ENGLAND'S LANGUAGE OF NATION FROM GILDAS TO MARVELL
Written by Lynn Staley.
Stock no. 1830082
Published by University Of Notre Dame Press.
1st
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern series. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour & b/w photos. x and 245 pages including index. ISBN: 9780268041403. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- REFORMATION
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)