1492: THE YEAR OUR WORLD BEGAN
Written by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto.
Stock no. 1831205
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2011. Almost very good condition.

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto traces key elements of the modern world back to that single, fateful year: the way power and wealth are distributed around the globe; the way major religions and civilisations divide the world. Events that began in 1492 even transformed the whole ecological system of the planet. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w illustrations and maps. vi and 346 pages including index. ISBN: 9781408809501. Covers show reading wear. Text block is browned and foxed. Foxing throughout, mainly bleeding from text block to margins.

THE ART OF THE CARILLON IN THE LOW COUNTRIES
Written by Andre Lehr; Wim Truyen; Gilbert Huybens.
Stock no. 1831134
Published by Lannoo Publishers. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bells, of both Eastern and Western origin, reached a first peak in Europe during the Middle Ages, as swinging-bells. These were also used for peals: a rhythmical play of soundds achieved with the help of clappers - the origin of what is now the manually played carillon. During the second half of the 14th century tower-clocks were installed everywhere and these not only gave the hour-strikes but also played a melody on a few small bells, later to become chimes. Bells around the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. 318 pages. ISBN: 9020919172. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS FROM THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO THE DAWN OF THE REFORMATION
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209027
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1855. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 316 pages plus 4 page publisher adverts to rear. Reprint. Boards a little scuffed, worn at edges. New endpapers (grubby). Text block browned. Some hinges pulled. A few grubby marks to contents.

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 500 RAILWAY JOURNEYS
Written by Sarah Baxter.
Stock no. 1831011
Published by Aurum Press. 2019. Very good condition.

Around mountains, along valleys, over hills and into cities, revealing the world's history along the way. Via a range of train routes - from cross-continent epics to short-but-sweet rides - it explores how the natural world has evolved and maps the progress of ancient civilisations, travelling through the centuries to follow the tracks of great explorers and historical figures. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781316788. Second printing. Boards lightly browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.

THE ROARING LIONS
Written by J.B.G. Thomas.
Stock no. 1330754
Published by Pelham Books. 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The 1971 British Isles Rugby Union tour of Australia and New Zealand. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 179 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0720705452. Third impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Very light marks to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown (covered by wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is worn and slightly torn to edges and very slightly browned to spine and spine edge of rear panel.

ON TREK AGAIN
Written by J.B.G. Thomas.
Stock no. 1330746
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The British Rugby Lions in South Africa 1968. ISBN: 0720702364. Minimal bumping to spine. Name in ink to front pastedown (hidden by wrapper flap). Endpapers lightly and partly browned. Small brown mark to edge of prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, small printed price on inside wrapper flap has been blotted out.

A CENTURY OF CONFLICT 1848-1948 (5 VOLUMES)
Written by A.J.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1208981
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contains: The Struggle for Mastery In Europe Volumes I (1848-1878) and II (1878-1914); The First World War and its Aftermath 1914-1919; The Origins of the Second World War 1919-1939 and The Second World War and Its Aftermath 1939-1948. Top edge of text blocks very, very slightly dusty with a couple of tiny spots, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed, especially to bottom, also some bubbling of the surface paper (not bad).

THE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE BIBLE
Written by Ian Barnes.
Stock no. 1830841
Published by Quantum Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book places the key events and people described in the Bible into their social and geographical context, showing the link between the scriptures and the society in which they were written. Includes timelines, colour photographs and illustrations of archaeological sites and artifacts. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845735661. Top edge of text block has a few very minor spots else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to top front corner.

REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1208976
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than 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 few minor foxspots to spines else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few scuffs.

MRS. BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
Written by Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
Stock no. 1330576
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red leather embossed spine, gilt titles, brown cloth covers. 1680 pages + 8 pages of advertisements. Colour and b/w plates. A hefty volume. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some hinges pulled/cracked but binding still nice and tight. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with repairs on verso, section of loss to top corner of rear panel. Exceptionally scarce in dustwrapper.

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.

LOST CITIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Carl W. Blegen; Colin F. Macdonald; Joan Oates; Michael Grant; Jane Taylor.
Stock no. 1830606
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Very good condition.

Five volume set: Troy and the Trojans; Knossos; Babylon; Pompeii & Herculaneum Cities of Vesuvius; and Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans. Light brown cloth with printed illustrations in gilt and black. B/w illustrations, colour plates. Second printing. Spines have caught the sun and faded to a brown/green (only noticeable when removed from the slipcase). Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked but not split.