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RUGBY FOOTBALL
Written by D.R. Gent.
Stock no. 1328421
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited.
1st
1932.
Very good condition.
The Aldin Series. Foreword by Walter T. Pearce. Illustrated with b/w photographs specially taken for this work. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SPORT
- RUGBY
PONTORMO: PORTRAIT OF A HALBERDIER
Written by Elizabeth Cropper.
Illustrated by Jacopo Carucci Pontormo.
Stock no. 1828569
Published by Getty Museum.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Getty Museum Studies on Art series. Monograph. A masterpiece of Italian Mannerism, Pontormo's painting of the Halberdier is a poignant image of a heroic youth. But is this proud and beautiful youth the Florentine duke Cosimo I de' Medici, or is he Frencesco Guardi, unknown to history except for Vasari's mention that he was painted by Pontormo during the harrowing seige of Florence in 1529-302? The author examines the many problems surrounding this mysterious portrait, discovering new possibilities of meaning within the volatile politics of the period. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. 132 pages. ISBN: 0892363665. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- HISTORY
- ART HISTORY
A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star.
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York; A.R. Phillips.
Stock no. 1828560
Published by DTS Publishing.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 256 pages. ISBN: 1900515008. Spine is slightly cocked. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- SINGAPORE
- HISTORY
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
- BUSES
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328343
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORICAL REVISION
Written by Henry Kamen.
Stock no. 1828553
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Very good condition.
A Historical Revision. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dramatic gilt and red decoration to front. Brown endpapers show districts of the Spanish Inquisition. Colour plates. Contents are bound UPSIDE-DOWN and back to front. Else a lovely copy contained in VG publisher's slipcase which has some surface paper loss to lower spine and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SPAIN
OPIUM AND GOLD
Written by Peter Butler.
Stock no. 1828527
Published by Alister Taylor.
1st
1977.
Almost very good condition.
The story of the Chinese goldminers in New Zealand. A story of racism and repression which is highly relevant to contemporary New Zealand. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0908578024. Covers scuffed, edge-rubbed, creased at corners, remains of small label to top front. Base of contents block starting to come away from cover (glue is drying out). Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- NEW ZEALAND
- GOLD
- MINING
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LAKE DISTRICT
- CUMBRIA
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: STUDIES IN TRADE AND CIVIC LIFE (OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 1)
Written by David Crouch; Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828518
Published by Yorkshire Archaeological Society; Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. viii and 123 pages including index. ISBN: 0902122967. Top front corner lightly creased. Uneven fading to covers and a few minor marks. One or two foxspots to margins else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHITECTURE
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: EXCAVATION AND RESEARCH 1987-2004
Written by Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828517
Published by Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Little remains of the large and important town which stood in the shadow of Scarborough's imposing castle in the Middle Ages. Nearly 20 years of excavation and research have reconstructed the main features of what was a vibrant centre of medieval urban life. This book describes that research and analyses it to build up a comprehensive picture of what the town looked like between 1150 and 1550. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and photos. viii and 152 pages including index. ISBN: 0902416081. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Very good condition.
Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
- CIVIL WAR (SPANISH)
HISTORY OF MERIONETH VOLUME II: THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by J. Beverley Smith; Llinos Beverley Smith.
Stock no. 1828483
Published by University of Wales; The Merioneth Historical And Record Society.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This second volume provides a study of the lands which were brought together to form the medieval county of Merioneth in 1284. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis depicting principal arms borne by Merioneth families. B/w photos. xxiv and 751 pages including index. ISBN: 070831709X. Includes a letter from the author to Ron Brunskill (authority on architectural history). Top & tail of spine shelf wron, a few minor marks to boards. Text block & front pastedown slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MERIONETH
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)