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MEDIEVAL PEOPLE
Written by Eileen Power; Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie.
Stock no. 1830755
Published by Folio Society.
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. The text of this edition follows that of the tenth edition. Cream boards with gilt vignettes. Colour illustrations. xxvii and 253 pages including index. Third printing. Light fading to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
ITALIAN JOURNEY 1786-1788
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; W.H. Auden; Elizabeth Mayer.
Stock no. 1830752
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Translated and introduced by W.H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer. Black cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards depicting the Colosseum. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. xxiii and 512 pages including index. Very minor discolouration to text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY (ITALIAN)
- ITALY
- HISTORY
- TRAVEL
THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
Written by W.G. Hoskins; Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1830735
Published by Folio Society.
2006.
Very good condition.
Introduction by Keith Thomas. Yellow and brown pictorial cloth. B/w photos. xxix and 280 pages including index. Second printing. Spine faded. Minor mark to rear board. Contents are fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- LANDSCAPE
CIVILISATION: A PERSONAL VIEW
Written by Kenneth Clark.
Stock no. 1830730
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1999.
Nearly fine condition.
Scripts of a series of television programmes, featuring Kenneth Clark, given in the spring of 1969 with virtually no printed script, spoken entirely 'off the top of his head'. Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w photos. 276 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with minor bumping to corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR
Written by Annie I. Dunlop.
Stock no. 1830727
Published by Oliver and Boyd.
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Seven Hundred and Fifty Years of History of the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Edited by Annie I. Dunlop. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations and plans. x and 342 pages including index. Some minor foxing present mainly to endpapers and top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HISTORY OF THE HUDDERSFIELD WOOLLEN INDUSTRY
Written by William B. Crump; Gertrude Ghorbal.
Stock no. 1830726
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd..
1st thus
1967.
Very good condition.
Reprint of the 1935 edition. Grey cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few light grubby marks and discolouration to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- TEXTILES
- HISTORY
THE ANATOMY OF THE VILLAGE
Written by Thomas Sharp.
Stock no. 1830725
Published by Penguin.
1st
1946.
Very good condition.
An essay which attempts to set out in a brief and direct form some of the main principles of village planning. Oblong format, card wraps. B/w photos. 72 pages. Corners of covers & top and tail of spine lightly worn. Foxing to spine. Covers are lightly browned. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- TOWN PLANNING
ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830695
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
From the 'idleness and dissipation' of his rakish existence in London to his travels to Madras, Calcutta and Jamaica. Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a long score mark to one side and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GEORGIAN
- TRAVEL
THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey.
Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1830694
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Nearly fine condition.
Edited by David Vaisey. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xxxix and 443 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- DIARY
- RETAIL
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes.
Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST ANGLIA
- NORFOLK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- DIARY
LONDON: A LIFE IN MAPS
Written by Peter Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830677
Published by The British Library.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
The evolution and change of the history of London, vividly illustrated by maps that have been drawn and published over the past 500 years; a magnificent panorama of London's history focusing on its maps. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations and maps. 208 pages inlcuding index. ISBN: 9780712349192. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- MAPS
- CARTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY