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SCENES OF COMMERCE, BY LAND AND SEA; WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? ANSWERED
Written by Isaac Taylor.
Stock no. 2134853
Published by John Harris.
1839.
Good condition.
Upon a plan arranged by The Late Rev. Isaac Taylor, of Ongar, Essex. Third edition. Engravings. Leather spine. Marbled boards. Wear and scuffing to leather spine; small splits to top on either side. Scuffing and wear to covers, with heavy bumping/wear to corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUSINESS
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
THE SCULPTURES OF HOUDON
Written by H.H. Arnason.
Stock no. 1822053
Published by Phaidon.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) was one of the greatest eighteenth-century sculptors, his works include many world-famous statues such as the Diana and the Seated Voltaire. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0714816353. Top edge of text block browned. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.
THE NEW PILLGWENLLY
Written by Cliff V. Knight.
Stock no. 1822040
Published by The Starling Press.
1st
1986.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The fourth and final book on the history of Pillgwenlly. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903434644. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to free front endpaper. Corners bumped. Spine cocked. Small mark to lower front edge. Tea/coffee (?) stain to front endpapers. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Green pictorial dustwrapper is creased with a small closed tear to top of spine, damp marked to verso. Strong musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
LOOKING AT CARRIAGES
Written by Sallie Walrond.
Stock no. 1822030
Published by Pelham Books.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour and b/w photos. Horse-drawn vehicles from 18 different countries. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0720712823. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light mark to lower corner of front board. Text block lightly browned. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with creasing to laminate at spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- HORSES
- COACHING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK VOLUME XXV MARCH 1968 TO FEBRUARY 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134829
Published by The Chicago Corral Of The Westerners.
1969.
Good condition.
Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Damp staining to covers and to pages throughout book. A reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- USA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- COWBOY
FLORA DOMESTICA: A HISTORY OF BRITISH FLOWER ARRANGING 1500-1930
Written by Mary Rose Blacker.
Stock no. 1822017
Published by The National Trust; Harry N. Abrams, Inc..
1st USA
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of floral decoration from the delicate bouquets of the sixteenth century to the extravagant displays of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Includes a useful guide to historic plant and flower varieties available today. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0707803802. Top edge of spine lightly worn with tiny nibble. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FLOWERS
- CRAFTS
WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co..
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
- RETAIL
WORKTOWN: THE DRAWINGS OF FALCON HILDRED
Written by Peter Wakelin.
Illustrated by Falcon D. Hildred.
Stock no. 1822008
Published by RCAHM (Wales).
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition.
A unique personal project to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184471. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Light marks to text block. Contents fine.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ART
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
SENT FORTH A DOVE: DISCOVERY OF THE DUYFKEN
Written by James Henderson.
Stock no. 1821996
Published by University Of Western Australia Press.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
In 1606 the little Dutch East India Company Ship, Duyfken, came upon the coast of Cape York Peninsula. Its skipper, Willem Jansz went to his grave without knowing that his crew were the first Europeans to land on the shores of the sixth continent. His chart lay undiscovered in the archives for many years. Nearly 400 years later, a small group of people dedicated themselves to the daunting task of bringing the Dufyken story back to life including building a replica ship. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour photos. This is a presentation copy of 1000 numbered and signed by the author. ISBN: 1876268247. This is copy 340 of 1000 SIGNED by the author. Text block browned, a few foxspots to endpaper. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Strong tobacco smell present.
THEIR DEADLY TRADE: MURDERS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Roger Williams.
Stock no. 1821982
Published by Gomer.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Roger Williams demonstrates these gruesome and gripping chronicles. The thoroughness and immediacy of the accounts is enhanced by the inclusion of significant archive material. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843233894.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- TRUE CRIME
- HISTORY
EIN LEITFADEN FUR DEN BLANK WAFFEN SAMMLER
Written by Rudiger Franz.
Stock no. 1821967
Published by Journal-Verlag.
1st
1979.
Very good condition.
A collectors guide to Prussian-Reichsdeutsche bayonets and mountable side rifles. Part 1 only 1800-1915. Text in German. Blue boards. B/w photos. Spine lightly browned. Boards a little grubby. Text block lightly browned. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- EDGED WEAPONS
- COLLECTING
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
- HISTORY
- FIREARMS
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Written by Hans Wild; James Pope-Hennessy.
Stock no. 2134772
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1945.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
yhe story of the Palace of Westminster. B/w photos. Large format. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned with a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE
- POLITICS