INGRAM, BRUCE (Ed)

Folio softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Illustrated London News 1954

KEYWORDS: Winston Churchill former British prime ministers politics political leaders history historical tribute London News

FISHWICK, HENRY (ed)

8vo, green buckram blind panelled bds, spine lettered & ruled in gilt, emblem in blind to front & rear board, fore-edge deckled, viii + 370 + [1 (errata)] pp., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, lg tear to cl at fore-edge of front board, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, cracking to front hing & central gutters, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: James Clegg 1888

KEYWORDS: Parish register population social history custom habits 16th 17th century

SABOR, RUDOLPH

5 VOL SET. 8vo, light card covers, french flaps, frontis., Die Walkure: 198 pp., Gotterdammerung: 208 pp., Siegfried: 230 pp., Der Ring: 254 pp., Das Rheingold: 183 pp., illus., scores, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling/fading to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, light creasing to joints (esp Das Rheingold), sl soiling & tanning to pg edges), in plastic slipcase, VG (moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1997

KEYWORDS: Richard Wagner Ring cycle Opera literature music history libretto

WAKEFIELD, WALTER L & EVANS, AUSTIN P

Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 865pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards & spine, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris blind stamp/embossed to title page)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: heretics heresies middle ages history historical Europe translations

OUTKA, ELIZABETH

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 214pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising & fading to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: first editions history criticism modernism English literature consumption economics psychology commerce marketing

BARKER, MARGARET

Octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, xvii + 166pp, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, blind ex-libris stamp/embossed to half title page)

PUBLISHER: T&T Clark 1996

KEYWORDS: theology reilgion religious literature writings history Jesus Christianity

BENNETT, A G

FIRST EDITION, INSRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, x + 222pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate tanning to spine, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wm Blackwood & Sons 1931

KEYWORDS: zoology hunting maritime whales whaling south pole antarctic history stations anatomy signed first editions

BERSTEN, IAN

Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, red & white lettering to spine, viii + 197pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Helian Books 1999

KEYWORDS: history coffee culture humour humor caffeine harmful substances sex virility

HOGELAND, WILLIAM

Super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 274pp, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press 2012

KEYWORDS: finance history economics debt public politics political government

MATTHEWS, CAITLIN & MATTHEWS, JOHN (Intro) & FALCONER, MEG (Pictures)

Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus plate to front board, 172pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, prev. owner's ex-libris embossed/stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Gothic Image Publications 2008

KEYWORDS: King Arthur arthurian legends holy grail medieval literature historical history

COSTER, PETER J

Tidy ex-library, quarto, illus heavy boards, beige lettering to spine, viii + 248pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges & eps, occasional light soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Irwell Press 2005

KEYWORDS: transport trains rail steam locomotives a4 pacifics design engineering history

BOHMER, GUNTER & MORICE, GERALD (Trans)

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket tatty; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald 1971

KEYWORDS: art crafts hobbies puppets puppetry history illustrated entertainment

FRANKLIN, Dr BENJAMIN

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Peter Pauper Press N/D

KEYWORDS: Benjamin Franklin wisdom quotations history historical

CORRIGAN, ANDREW J

LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1944

KEYWORDS: printing history typography trade industry

McLEAN, RUARI

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1997

KEYWORDS: typography lettering printing history

PHILPOTT, A R

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald 1969

KEYWORDS: puppets puppetry entertainment art crafts history dictionaries dictionary

MORISON, STANLEY

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G-) jacket v tatty; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Fleuron 1926

KEYWORDS: typography lettering design history printing

WARD, A C & CHAPMAN, FREDERICK T (Illus)

IN SLIPCASE, octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1944

KEYWORDS: literature literary history Great Britain British ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

UNWIN, PHILIP

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1972

KEYWORDS: publishing history publishers Unwin literature literary

DARNTON, ROBERT

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Belknap Press / Harvard University Press 1979

KEYWORDS: encyclopedias dictionaries history literature literary