CITIES & PEOPLE: A SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Written by Mark Girouard.
Stock no. 1831225
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In an inimitable feat of social history, Girouard analyzes how the development of fashionable society, the increase in trade, the growth of population, and the widening of power of the nation state influenced seventeenth- and eighteenth-century cities, and how the Industrial Revolution affected cities of the nineteenth century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour double-spread title page and colour & b/w illustrations throughout. vii and 397 pages including index. ISBN: 0300035020. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked (very minor). Corner bumped. Boards a little stained (faint). Top edge of text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" split to lower front corners and a few marks. Musty odour present.

TERRESTRIAL AND INLAND WATER ENVIRONMENT OF THE KALININGRAD REGION
Written by Vladimir A. Gritsenko; Vadim V. Sivkov; Artem V. Yurov; Andrey G. Kostianoy.
Stock no. 1330984
Published by Springer International Publishing. 1st 2018. Almost very good condition.

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry series (65). Orange and green boards. 549 pages (including index). Colour photos, b/w diagrams. ISBN: 9783319721644. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Large dent to top edge of rear board, also affecting last few pages. Contents clean.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Stanley Johnson.
Stock no. 1831135
Published by Telensky International Editions Limited. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Stanley Johnson, accompanied by his youngest son Max, sets off from China’s far western border with Pakistan to undertake an epic Silk Road journey of some 5,000km to Beijing. The father-and-son duo follow the ancient trading route taken by the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo, 700 years ago. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to front board. Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 9788090561892. SIGNED by the author with dedication to front endpaper and also title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge and very lightly scuffed.

THE CANADIAN NATURALIST
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1209021
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1840. Slightly better than very good condition.

A series of Converstaions on the Natural History of Lower Canada. Modern rebind. Three-quarters red leather with 5 raised bands to spine and gilt title to spine. New endpapers (red). 44 b/w wood engravings in the text. xii and 372 pages including index plus 4 page publisher advert to rear. Text block browned but recently planed smooth. Large previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few age-related grubby marks to contents but overall a lovely copy considering its age.

30 HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF YANGON: INSIDE THE CITY THAT CAPTURED TIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831020
Published by Association Of Myanmar Architects. 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book focuses on a selection of 30 key buildings and examines their past, present, and future. Piecing together the often forgotten social history of each building has involved delving into out-of-print books, company records, old city directories, newspaper archives, and people's memories. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 166 pages including index. ISBN: 9789997185211. Reprint. A very nice copy.

DAS DDR HANDBUCH: THE EAST GERMAN HANDBOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831014
Published by Taschen. 1st thus 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Artworks, artifacts, and everyday objects from East Germany 1949-1989. A travel guide to a vanished country. Text in German and English. Stiff cloth boards in the colours of the flag and circular onlay to front. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations throughout. 815 pages. ISBN: 9783836571883. A lovely, clean copy.

SAUDI ARABIA: ENERGY, DEVELOPMENTAL PLANNING, AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
Written by Ragaei El Mallakh; Dorothea H. El Mallakh.
Stock no. 1831004
Published by Lexington Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Petrodollars have catapulted Saudi Arabia to the forefront of the global economy. Moving from a general overview to specific economic and political topics, the book emphasizes the importance of carefully developed government growth programs to the creation of a well-balanced and industrially diverse society. Contributors examine the roles of the petroleum sector and technology transfer, trace the interdependence of Saudi Arabia and the industrialized countries, and analyze the roots of indigenous and imported inflation. They also consider Saudi Arabia's new role in international finance and development assistance. Edited by Ragaei El Mallakh and Dorothea H. El Mallakh. Cream cloth boards, burgundy titles. xiii and 204 pages. ISBN: 0669048011. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Orange dustwrapper is heavily sunned to spine and front spine edge, and lightly scuffed.

HOLIDAY TOURS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830915
Published by The Booth Steampship Co. Ltd.. 6th 1913. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, published before the War. A brief sketch of the places on the route of The Booth Steampship Company's Steamers and visited onthe Tours arranged by the Company. Blue cloth boards, gilt title blocks to front board with blue cloth embossed title. Colour & b/w illustrations, fold-out maps. 135 pages including index plus lxiv advertisements to rear. Spine and top rear board is faded. Boards are rubbed at edges and a few brown spots to spine. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Fold-outs all present with varying degrees of foxing. Some browning to contents. Overall, a decent copy.

THE GRAND TOUR 1592-1796
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830782
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition.

The Grand Tour of Europe 1592-1796. Edited by Roger Hudson. Colour pictorial cloth boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 270 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

A TIME OF GIFTS
Written by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Illustrated by Daniel Whistler.
Stock no. 1830599
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

On foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Blue pictorial cloth, silver titles. Endpapers are maps. Full page b/w illustrations. 292 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor fading and is lightly scuffed.

WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. Rabb; Jonathan Glancey.
Stock no. 1830568
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. 308 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

THE GRAND TOUR 1592-1796
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830559
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Grand Tour of Europe 1592-1796. Edited by Roger Hudson. Colour pictorial cloth boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 270 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a couple of minor knocks to edges.