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THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Illustrated by Clive Farmer.
Stock no. 1329396
Published by Aurum Press.
Circa
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 560 pages. ISBN: 1845130189. 3rd printing. Spine bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- MILITARY
- NAVY
GOTHIC FOR THE STEAM AGE: AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT
Written by Gavin Stamp.
Stock no. 1829649
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2016.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Biography of a famous and prolific architect of the Victorian Age. Large format. Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781311240. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners of boards. Minor blue ink smudge to top edge of text block. Else boards & contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- CHURCHES
- BIOGRAPHY
- GOTHIC
TROUT: FLY FISHING AND FLY TYING
Written by Philip White.
Stock no. 1329329
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Square format. Two volumes bound together in a laminated cover with a ribbon-tie closure. Packed fulled of colour photographs and diagrams. ISBN: 1854103024. Foxing to page edges/margins. Wear to edges of outer cover.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- CRAFTS
ENGLAND'S LOST HOUSES: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Giles Worsley.
Stock no. 1829514
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Images of houses that have been lost and in a remarkable number of cases, the photographs taken by the Country Life magazine for their weekly feature on country houses are also the only record of many of the most important houses and interiors that were destroyed. Here, these photographs have been gathered together to provide a powerful impression of the richness and variety of the English country house and of the treasures that were destroyed through demolition or fire in the twentieth century. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1854108204. Heavy bump to top rear edge of boards (not affecting contents). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
THE GEORGIAN GROUP BOOK OF THE GEORGIAN HOUSE
Written by Steven Parissien.
Stock no. 1829468
Published by Aurum Press.
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The development of the Georgian style in Britain and its colonies. Chapters on roofs, brickwork and stonework, doors and windows, staircases and plasterwork. Pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845133474. 5th printing. Inscribed: 'with my best wishes from... 15 June 2012' where the author's name is printed after 'from' (written by author but has not signed his name). Rear cover scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- GEORGIAN
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
EDWIN LUTYENS COUNTRY HOUSES: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Gavin Stamp.
Stock no. 1829387
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2001.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
From the archives of Country Life. Two hundred photographs have been beautifully reproduced from the Country Life magazine archive and, combined with Gavin Stamp's illuminating essay, provide a unique survey of one of Britain's foremost architects. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1854107631. Some minor damp mottling to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and top front edge, damp stained to verso of top edge and heavily foxed to verso (not visible to front). Smell of damp present.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1828535
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Jacobean houses were built to proclaim the status, power and wealth of their owners. The fascinating story of the evolution of the Jacobean country house and its influence on the later architecture of Charles I's reign. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845131364. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- JACOBITES
- BUILDINGS
DRAGONS: A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Karl Shuker.
Stock no. 1828510
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Bringing more than thirty of these beguiling creatures to life with spectacular illustrations and engaging accounts of their origins, habitats and behaviour. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 1854103725. Laminate at corners of cover is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- DRAGONS
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- LEGENDS
THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Illustrated by Clive Farmer.
Stock no. 1828174
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 560 pages. ISBN: 1845130189. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded, minor loss of surface paper to rear panel, lower edge. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- MILITARY
- NAVY
CLOSE TO THE SUN: HOW AIRBUS CHALLENGED AMERICA'S DOMINATION OF THE SKIES
Written by Stephen Aris.
Stock no. 2134089
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 1854108301. Wrapper spine is a bit faded.
COUNTRY HOUSES OF THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Nicholas Mander.
Stock no. 1819148
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
From the Archives of Country Life. The astonishing legacy of one of England's remarkably unspoiled regions. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781845133313. Top of spine bumped. 2" tear to surface paper at vertical edge of half-title page. Otherwise a fine copy. Top corners of dustwrapper slightly rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- COTSWOLDS
- ARCHITECTURE
FORMULA 1 THE PURSUIT OF SPEED
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 2126995
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2017.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Photography by Paul-Henri and Bernard Cahier. Foreword by Jackie Stewart. Updated Edition ISBN: 9781781317280. Light wear to spine and corners. Name in ink to front endpaper, else contents are excellent. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT