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THE PICK OF PUNCH
Written by Miles Kington.
Stock no. 1820771
Published by Folio Society.
1999.
Nearly fine condition.
Selected and Introduced by Miles Kington. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Second printing. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase with very slight scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HUMOUR
THE CANTING CREW: LONDON'S CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD 1550-1700
Written by John L. McMullan.
Stock no. 1820768
Published by Rutgers University Press.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A volume in the Crime, Law and Deviance series. Reconstructing the criminal underworld in Elizabethan and Stuart London - an underworld of thieves, pickpockets, confidence cheats, prostitutes, and fences. Analyzing the organizational features of crime. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0813510228. Grubby mark to front pastedown. Date stamped to rear endpaper. Text block a little grubby. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few closed tears and small chips, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ECONOMICS
- ELIZABETHAN
- TUDOR
LONDON IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Written by Percy H. Boynton.
Stock no. 1820763
Published by University of Chicago Press.
1st
1913.
Very good condition.
Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Board edges lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing to margins.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE SCHEMER OF THE REMOVE
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319762
Published by Howard Baker.
1st thus
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 9, containing Magnet Nos 1404 to 1412. Includes: Coker's Cousin Comes to Greyfriars, The Mischief-Maker of the Remove, Down on his Luck, Fool's Luck, The Schemer of the Remove, The Remove's remarkable Recruit, The Unseen Witness, The Fifth Form Mystery, Coker the Reformer. ISBN: 0703000071. Minimal bumping to spine. A couple of tiny marks to front board. Old tape marks to free-endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly browned on verso and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BILLY BUNTER
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
- BOYS
ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON, AND OTHER PAPERS
Written by Artemus Ward; Charles Farrar Browne.
Illustrated by J.H. Howard.
Stock no. 1820755
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers.
1st
1867.
Very good condition.
With comic illustrations by J.H. Howard. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed decoration to boards. 6 b/w plates. Spine browned & worn at top & tail. Corners lightly worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Some light browning.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE DEVIOUS DR. FRANKLIN, COLONIAL AGENT: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S YEARS IN LONDON
Written by David T. Morgan.
Stock no. 1820754
Published by Mercer University Press.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Benjamin Franklin's fifteen-and-a-half-year career as a colonial agent in London. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0865545251.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- LONDON
- BIOGRAPHY
SKYLEADERS DC-1 THROUGH DC-7: THE DOUGLAS PROPLINERS
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1820746
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Douglas aviation activity leading up to July 1933 which was a groundbreaking moment for commercial aviation, and examining the development of transport aircraft through to the present day, concluding with the ongoing manufacture of the C-17 military cargo under the Boeing label. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780857331571.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- COMPANY HISTORY
BALLOONS TO BUCCANEERS: YORKSHIRE'S ROLE IN AVIATION SINCE 1785
Written by Brian Catchpole.
Stock no. 1820744
Published by Maxiprint.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Ever since the first aeronauts reached for the skies Yorkshire's role in the history of aviation has been of supreme importance, although too often overlooked. This book redresses this and places the role squarely in the national context of aviation. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 187112512X. Grubby mark to page xiv bleeding through to page xiii and also slightly to page 1. Small amount of surface paper loss to grubby mark.
THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PROPELLER AIRLINERS
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1820743
Published by Windward.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. 256 pages + index. Colour and b/w photos. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0711200629. Name & date in ink, some pencil erasure to front endpaper. Text block browned. Slight fading to front spine edge of dustwrapper and light creasing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
THE ANATOMY OF GLORY
Written by Henry Lachouque; Anne S.K. Brown.
Stock no. 2134166
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1978.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Napoleon and his Guard, A Study in Leadership. xviii + 564 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Fold-out map to rear. Adapted from the French. ISBN: 0853684014. Couple of small tears to top of spine. Marks to outer page edges. Cigarette smoke odour to book. Wrapper is creased with some chips; faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
LONDON STATISTICS 1932-33 VOL. XXXVII
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134150
Published by London County Council.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Dark green/blue cloth with white titles to front cover and gilt title to spine. Statistics of the Administrative County of London, and of the public services carried on therein; together with certain statistics of the adjacent districts. Ex-lib. with some usual markings to spine and prelims. Remains of white label stuck to front cover. Corners and spine are bumped. New endpapers. Page edge browning. Some grubby marks to outer page edges and page margins.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- LONDON
- STATISTICS
LONDON STATISTICS 1931-32 VOL. XXXVI
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134148
Published by London County Council.
1933.
Almost very good condition.
Dark green/blue cloth with white titles to front cover and gilt title to spine. Statistics of the Administrative County of London, and of the public services carried on therein; together with certain statistics of the adjacent districts. Ex-lib. with some usual markings to spine and prelims. Corners and spine are bumped. New endpapers. Page edge browning.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- LONDON
- STATISTICS