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THE PORTUGUESE SEABORNE EMPIRE 1415-1825
Written by C.R. Boxer.
Stock no. 1327780
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive record of nearly four centuries of exploitation and bureaucracy in India, the Orient, Africa and Brazil, and a detailed study of the fleets, the men, the missions and racialism involved in this extraordinary maritime achievement. Blue cloth with green title labels to spine (and gilt titles). B/w photos & maps. 426 pages including index. ISBN: 0090979400. Spine slightly bumped. Cover edges lightly faded. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly faded to spine and with a small tear to lower edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- PORTUGAL
- MARITIME
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIZABETH STUART, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA VOLUME II 1632-1642
Written by Elizabeth Stuart; Nadine Akkerman.
Stock no. 1828096
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Volume II only (of 3 volumes). This book covers Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment. Edited by Nadine Akkerman. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780199551088. Shelf-wear to top of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- LETTERS
THE GREAT WAR OF 189-: A FORECAST
Written by P. Colomb; Archibald Forbes; Charles Lowe; Christie Murray; F. Scudamore; J.F. Maurice; F.N. Maude.
Illustrated by F. Villiers.
Stock no. 1828050
Published by William Heinemann.
2nd
1895.
Almost very good condition.
Second Edition. This work originally appeared in the pages of Black and White, the work being the outcome of consultations between some of the most eminent authorities upon modern warfare and international politics. The story has been carefully revised and reprinted. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black & brown title to front. Lower and vertical text block untrimmed. B/w illustrations. 308 pages. Spine browned and lightly worn at top & tail. Damp stain to rear board. Cloth worn to vertical edge of boards, possible nibbled at. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Written by Mark Twain.
Illustrated by Edward Burra.
Stock no. 1327758
Published by Paul Elek.
1st thus
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Camden Classics series with introduction by Walter Allen. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 307 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slightly rubbed and a little faded with fading at cover edges as well. Light page browning and some light foxing to textblock. Initial M written in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some loss (small tape repairs on verso), a couple of small ink marks to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William Coxe.
Illustrated by R.C. Hoare.
Stock no. 1327737
Published by T. Cadell.
1801.
Good condition.
Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, red title labels to spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations and maps, some fold-out. Spines rebacked retaining original title-strips. Covers are very edge-worn and scuffed. New endpapers. Two names in ink to top margins of title-pages of both volumes (one name crossed out in each volume). Heavy foxing to contents and a musty (antiquarian) smell to contents. All plates are present. Fold-out map of Monmouthshire to volume 1 has been neatly repaired on verso with clear tape. Plan of Monmouth in volume 2 (pg292) has been neatly/professionally repaired and plan of Chepstow in volume 2 (pg357) has a small hole to it (not affecting any text or the illustration).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
UNCLE AND CLAUDIUS THE CAMEL
Written by J.P. Martin.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327689
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A succession of fantastic adventures lead to the awesome moment when Uncle (the elephant) is chained and helpless and at the mercy of the Badford Crowd in Beave Hateman's Chamber of Horrors... Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. Orange pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 192 pages. ISBN: 0224616439. Spine slightly bumped and cover edges lightly rubbed. Book leans to one side very slightly. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of text block and a small mark to contents page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly rubbed/nicked at spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ELEPHANT
- ANIMAL STORY
UNCLE CLEANS UP
Written by J.P. Martin.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327688
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Uncle (the elephant) is ignominiously captured by the Badfort crowd at a banana sale... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Inscription in ink and a name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to corners, repaired tear on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ELEPHANT
- ANIMAL STORY
AN OBSESSION WITH CARP
Written by Dave Lane.
Stock no. 1327674
Published by Laneman Publishing.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1901717038. Spine bumped. Small mark to rear free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge creased/rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- LIMITED EDITION
CARP SIDE OF THE MOON
Written by Pete Springate.
Stock no. 1327673
Published by Freebird Publishing.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
First book in a trilogy. Carp fishing. Green boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. Includes a CD. ISBN: 9780957231207. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- RIVERS
- LIMITED EDITION
- BIOGRAPHY
LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1327670
Published by The Collins Press.
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- LICHENS
- IRELAND
FOX POOL
Written by Rob Maylin; et al.
Stock no. 1327661
Published by Bountyhunter Publications.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Stories from many of the great carp anglers of our time. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0951512706. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine bumped. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge worn, small tear to top of spine at rear edge and crease to rear flap.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare; Peter W.M. Blayney.
Stock no. 1827950
Published by W.W. Norton & Company Inc..
2nd
1996.
Very good condition.
The Norton Facsimile. Based on Folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection. Prepared by Charlton Hinman with an introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney. Large format. Heavy volume. Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. Published according to the True Original Copies. Leather spine. Pictorial cloth. Second edition. ISBN: 0393039854. A lovey copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing and a small tear of surface paper to lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
- LEATHER BINDING