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THE ROAD TO OXIANA
Written by Robert Byron; Geoffrey Moorhouse.
Illustrated by Robert Byron.
Stock no. 1829329
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduction by Geoffrey Moorhouse. Vivid blue decorative cloth. B/w photos by the author. The author's journey to Afghanistan, 1933-1934. 329 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is showing a few scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- TRAVEL
- PALESTINE
- ISRAEL
- SYRIA
- IRAQ
- PERSIA
- IRAN
- AFGHANISTAN
- INDIA
- MIDDLE EAST
- ASIA
LONDON TRANSPORT BUSES IN THE 1960S
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1829326
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2022.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A decade of change and transition. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781473867857. Top corners of boards bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
EMINENT VICTORIANS
Written by Lytton Strachey; Michael Holroyd.
Stock no. 1829321
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Very good condition.
Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon. Introduced by Michael Holroyd. Green and gold pictorial cloth, white title block to spine. Colour illustrations. 272 pages. Small foxspot to top edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked (VG).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
EMPIRES OF THE WORLD: A LANGUAGE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Written by Nicholas Ostler; David Crystal.
Stock no. 1829318
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2010.
Very good condition.
A new way of thinking about language. Introduced by David Crystal. Black cloth, gilt titles and gilt language illustration to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w maps. Top edge gilt. xxix and 614 pages including index. Lower rear edge of spine is a little bumped, slipcase is bashed in the same area (worse than book but not too bad). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a bit scuffed (VG with the corner bash).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY
- LINGUISTICS
JOURNAL OF A COUNTRY CURATE: SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF FRANCIS KILVERT 1870-79
Written by Francis Kilvert; Peter Waite.
Stock no. 1829315
Published by Folio Society.
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Abridged edition. Selected and with an introduction by Peter Wait. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Map to endpapers. 338 pages. Top edge brown. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has browned to edges and is rubbed top & tail of open edge (VG).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- WALES
- DIARY
ART AND ILLUSION: A STUDY IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION
Written by E.H. Gombrich.
Stock no. 1829307
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue cloth boards with silver title to spine and blocked design based on a Roman mosaic to front board. Colour pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 386 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly bumped & rubbed at corners and very lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- PSYCHOLOGY
THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Marco Polo; Ronald Latham.
Stock no. 1829300
Published by Folio Society.
1994.
Very good condition.
Reissued. Translated and introduced by Ronald Latham. Black cloth spine with gilt title, red cloth sides. Maps to endpapers. Colour plates. 310 pages including index. Top edge dark red. Fourth printing. Spine lightly faded (quite usual for this title). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few white spots and scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- EXPLORATION
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
THE SECRET WORLD OF POLLY FLINT
Written by Helen Cresswell.
Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
Stock no. 1329110
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Polly was a girl who saw things other people couldn't see and who saw immediately that there was something magic about the Wellow maypole... Orange boards, gilt titles. B/w drawings, some double-page spreads. 176 pages. Cr 8vo. ISBN: 0571119395. Spine bumped. Evidence of erased pencil marking to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and slightly wrinkled.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
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LIONBOY
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 1329108
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat... when his mum and dad go missing the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 0141380241. SIGNED by the author on a puffin books sticker which is stuck to half title-page (ink has smudged a little). Minimal foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
LIONBOY: THE TRUTH
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 1329107
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
There's a time to run and there's a time to fight! Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0141380543. Minimal foxing to top edge of textblock.
LIONBOY: THE CHASE
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 1329106
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green boards, red title to spine. Charlie is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick, beautiful Lions. Second in the 'Lionboy' series. ISBN: 0141380527. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
BRISTOL AS IT WAS 1913-1921
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1829290
Published by Reece Winstone.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Olive green pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 88 pages including index. ISBN: 0900814489. Boards lightly scuffed, lightly scratched to rear board. Light rubbing to board corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)