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WAR, POLITICS AND FINANCE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH TOWNS
Written by Christian D. Liddy.
Stock no. 1327812
Published by The Royal Historical Society.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Bristol, York and The Crown, 1350-1400. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 0861932749. Minimal bumping to spine. A couple of small dents to spine edges of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- POLITICS
THE EARLY TOWN BOOKS OF FAVERSHAM C. 1251-1581 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Duncan Harrington; Patricia Hyde.
Stock no. 1828118
Published by History Research.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Town Books of Faversham c. 1251-1581 are invaluable because they provide the basis for the history of the town in the period. The First Town Book, compiled c. 1382-1405, being a collection of documents dating from 1251 relating to the legal status of the Borough. The Second Town Book comprises the Town Accounts, Wardmote minutes and other records for the period 1436-1581. Two volumes. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour frontispieces. Limited edition of 250 numbered & signed copies. ISBN: 9780953099832. Copy L (50) of 250 and SIGNED by Duncan Harrington. Edge of boards lightly rubbed. Contents are fine. White pictorial dustwrappers are both a little scuffed and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- KENT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BOOKS
- REFERENCE
- LIMITED EDITION
REPRESENTING SLAVERY: ART, ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Written by Douglas Hamilton; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1828117
Published by Lund Humphries.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Mueseum, Greenwich, and is published to mark the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. Ten specially commissioned essays by leading scholars set the collections in their historical context, demonstrating the scale and brutality of slavery, the nature and extent of African resistance, and the widespread effort to achieve abolition and emancipation. Edited by Hamilton & Blyth. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780853319665. Light rubbing to base of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly scuffed to rear panel.
WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828109
Published by Caxton Editions.
1st thus
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1840675292. Minor mark to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
SANDWICH: THE 'COMPLETEST MEDIEVAL TOWN IN ENGLAND'
Written by Helen Clarke; Sarah Pearson; Mavis Mate; Keith Parfitt.
Stock no. 1828108
Published by Oxbow Books.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A study of the town and port from its origins to 1600. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174005. Light bumping & rubbing to corners. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- KENT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
THE INNHOLDERS: A HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS
Written by Stephen Coote.
Stock no. 1327793
Published by Collectors' Books.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The lively history of a London Livery Company which has survived five hundred years of continuous challenge, occasional danger, and sometimes the threat of dissolution. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0946604223. Minimal bumping to spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INNS
- LONDON
- COMPANY HISTORY
FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.
CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME IX CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
Written by Richard N. Bailey.
Stock no. 1828102
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series provides a full analytical catalogue of all known pre-Norman sculpture from the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780197264621. Name & date to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Blue dustwrapper has a tiny tear to inside front flap crease and is lightly scuffed.
CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME VIII WESTERN YORKSHIRE
Written by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
Stock no. 1828101
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series completes the cataloguing of the stone sculptures of Yorkshire and boosts our understanding of the artistic development of southern Northumbria in the pre-Viking and Anglo-Scandinavian periods. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780197264256. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper has a 1" closed tear to lower edge of front panel (no loss) and is a little scuffed.`
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
RACE RELATIONS IN THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL EMPIRE 1415-1825
Written by C.R. Boxer.
Stock no. 1327779
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1963.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 136 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Neat writing to rear free-endpaper (list of further titles to read). Dustwrapper is damp stained to edges of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- PORTUGAL
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE GENTLEMAN GYPSY
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1327776
Published by The Kylin Press.
1st thus
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A republication of the author's 1300 mile journey in 1885 in the 2-ton "Land Yacht Wanderer". Limited edition of 500 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Author of many children's books, little did he think he would become the father of modern caravanning and first vice-president of the Caravan Club when formed in 1907. ISBN: 0907128157. This is copy no. 404. Spine and corners bumped. Inludes a small erratum slip stating "first published in leisure hour in 1885 and 1886". Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly faded to spine.