Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service – Vol.1 – No.1 – 1915 – FACSIMILE
Facsimile Edition. 102 Pages. With B&W Illustrations. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good Condition. Bright and clean.
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La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.
Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.
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Operations of the Eighth Corps. Normandy to the Rhine. Field-Marshal Alanbrooke’s Copy. Account of Operations from Normany to the River Rhine.
First Edition. London, St. Clements Press, [1948] 24 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages. With a frontispiece, few illustrations in text and threee coloured folding maps in rear pocket. Original grey cloth with red title on front board and spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear.Edges and end papers age darkened. Occassional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edge wear and mild fraying to spine ends. Short closed tear to the back of the DJ. Now in archival jacket. With a tipped in printed card to ‘Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke… with the Compliments of the Members of the Officer’ Association H.Q.8-Corps’.
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The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910.
Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired.
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Royal Progress. A Pageant of Regal Travel. Painted by John Leigh Pemberton.
First Limited Edition printed on mould-made paper. No. 53/550. Signed. London, The Curwen Press for Shell-Mex and B.P. Limited, 1953. 31 x 25 cm. 36 pages with 13 tissue guarded colour plates, some double-paged. Original cloth with large paper plate glued to front board. Gilt title on spine. ER2 decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. cloth binding cockled on rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some of the tiisue guards worn and folded. Paper label on front paste down: ‘Presented to Field Marshal, the Viscount Alanbrooke, Coronation Year 1953’. Losely inserted card ‘With Mr. C.M. Vignoles’ Compliments. Shell-Mex House, London.’
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Foundations of Victory.
First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.
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Future Indefinite. Signed and with a handwritten Letter by Coward to FM Alanbrooke. A second volume of autobiography.
First Edition. London, William Heinemann, 1954. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 336 pages. Illustrated. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New pale blue end papers. In original unclipped dust jacket. Good condition. Binding and end papers new. Internally mildly foxed / browned, mainly to first and last pages. Tipped intwo-sided hand written and signed letter by Noel Coward to Lord Alanbrooke, in which Coward writes about Alanbrooke’s War Diaries and his own autobiography. Book also inscribed by Coward to Alanbrooke ‘with best wishes and great admiration’. Dust jacket seriously worn with several tears and some paper losses. Now in archival jacket.
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The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery.
First Edition. Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1957. 21 x 13 cm. xv, 417 pages. With photographs, drawings and maps (many folding). Original dark blue colth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cloth binding seriously damp stained / discoloured (see image). Dust jacket dust dulled and showing some edgewear and mild fraying. Edges and end papers age darkened. Tipped in letter by Colonel J.F. Barrington, Honorary Secretary of the Mountain Artillery Dinner Club, to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Internally in fine condition, bright and clean.
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Kriegswende (1939 – 1943). Aus den Kriegstagebuechern des Feldmarschalls Lord Alanbrooke, Chef des Empire-Generalstabs.
Second Edition (Zweite Auflage). Duesseldorf, Droste Verlag, 1957. 22 x 14 cm. 717 pages, with B&W photographs. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. In original dust jacket, glassine wrapper and a small paper band around dust jacket. Now in protective archival jacket. Good condition. Binding damp stained and discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled and partly browned. With a gift inscription: ‘To Brookie with Love from [Buster?] 1960. This may complete your collection – it is perhaps fitting that its the German edition.’ Dust jacket age darkened and rubbed. Small paper losses to glassine wrapper. Internally clean.
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Lord Grey of Fallodon.
Reprinted for the Author. Edinburgh, R & R Clark, 1947. 20 x 13 cm. 30 pages with a frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some small stains and dust dulling to Binding. Internally some browning and age darkening. Frontispiece is lose. Inscription by Arthur C. Murray to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, dated March 1950.
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Country Life Picture Book of London.
First Edition. London, Country Life, 1951. 28 x 22 cm. (4), 88 full page photographic plates, xvi pages of advertising. Original pale cloth with gilt title on front board. In original dust jacket. Good in fair dust jacket. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Binding partially discoloured and faded. Edges and end papers age darkened. Long gift inscription by Benita Alanbrooke for her husband Field Marshal Alanbrooke on front free end paper. Dust jacket in poor condition with several cuts and paper losses. Internally clean, but age dulled.
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History of 7th Armoured Division. June 1943 – July 1945.
First Edition. Germany, British Army of the Rhine, [1945]. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages with B&W photographs. Pocket on rear paste down contains a set of 11 folded maps, showing various battles and movements of the division during the second world war. Specially prepared grey textured cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. ‘Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke’ in gilt on front board. Yellow textured end papers and rear map pocket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material loss to head of spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally as new.
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France Herself Again.
First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1914. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 511 pages. With a collection of newspaper cuttings by the previous owner. Original brown cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Hard cover. Top edge gilt, other deckle. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Internally clean.
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1905 Report of the St. Mary’s Hospitals. (Formerly the St. Mary’s, Manchester Southern, and Manchester Maternity Hospitals), Manchester.
Manchester, Chas. Sever, Printer, 1906. Two folded Frontispiece with Hospital Views, Title, 135 pages. Original grey stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition.
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Annual Report of the Greengate Dispensary, 123, Greengate, Salford. For 1904. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of Subscribers and Friends, to be held on Thursday, 30th March, 1905…
First Edition. Manchester, Gavin and Co., 1905. 21 x 14 cm. 15 pages. Original paper covers. Very good condition. A little dust dulled.
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Annual Report of the Manchester and Salford Hospital for Skin Diseases. Quay Street, Deansgate, for 1905 (Twenty-First Year). To be presented at the Annual Meeting of Subscribers, to be held on 6th February 1906.
First Edition. Manchester, E. Hulton and Co., 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 55 pages, some B&W photographs. Original stiff paper covers. ‘Special Notice’ slip tipped to front cover (see image). Very good condition. Clean.
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The Seventy-Seventh Annual Report of the Manchester Children’s Hospital Pendlebury. Out-Patients’ Department: Gartside Street, Manchester. Convalescent Home: St. Annes-On-The-Sea. For the Year Ended December 31, 1905.
First Edition. Salford, W.F. Jackson and Sons, The Manor Press, April 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 103 pages. B&W Plates. Original stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Clean.
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Compendium Anatomicum Totam Rem Anatomicam Brevissime Complectens Editio Quarta Prioribus Longe Auctior At2ve Emendatior.
Two volumes in bound in one. Norimbaergae [Nuremberg], Georg. Christoph. Weberi, 1736. 20 x 12.5 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page vol.1 with title vignette, (2) [Dedication], xxvi [Prefatio], 205 pages, (2)[blank], title page vol.2, 190 pages, (38) [Index], nine folding plates [Tab I to Tab IX]. Complete. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations and title on spine. Five raised bands. Red speckled edges. Binding very worn with material losses to spine and spine ends. Joints and hinges cracked. Small paper losses to end papers. (see images). Internally in very good condition. Occasional mild browning and small damp stains, otherwise very clean.
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The Bronze Age in Ireland. With eleven Plates (complete) and eighty-five Illustrations.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1913. 25 x 16 cm. xi, 107 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, others deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Top of spine frayed and top front joint started to crack. Binding sound. Internally bright and clean.
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Britain at War. Narrative of a Film Record.
Second and Enlarged Edition. London, MaxLove Publishing, 1948. 22 x 16 cm. xii, 66 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth spine over papered boards. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small stain on front board. Rear hinge cracked. Inscribed by the author on half title page. Internally bright and clean.
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The Scandal of the Andover Workhouse.
First Edition. London, Geofrey Bles, 1973. 22 x 14 cm. 176 pages. With a folding red & black map and various B&W Plates. Original black cloth in original decorated dust jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket with a few closed tears and minor paper loss to the front (see image), now inside protective jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Inscribed by the Author on the half title page. Small closed tear to bottom of half title page. Internally bright and clean.
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The Hospital Guide 1937. A Directory and Handbook of the Hospitals of London.
Third Edition, 1937. London, The Hospital Saving Association, 1937. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 168 pages, ix – xvi. Advertising to the front and rear of the book is printed on green paper. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. ‘Dettol’ Ad on rear board. Good condition. Covers worn and age darkened. Small material losses to top of spine and top left corner of front board (see image). Internally very good, bright and clean.
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The Handy Pocket-Guide to Health & Health-Restoring Places.
250th Thousand. Scarborough, C. Rooke, 1884. 13 x 10 cm. 86 pages plus two pages ads. Illustrated in B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and black decorations on front board. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Internally clean.
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Feltrim Hill, Co. Dublin; A Neolithic and Early Christian Site. Journal, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Volume 94, Pt. 1, 1964.
Dublin, Royal Society of Antiquaries, 1964. 24 x 18 cm. 37 pages. With B&W Illustrations, incl. two folding Plates. Stiff paper covers with title on front cover. Soft Covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner in red on title page. From the Library of Westport Historian Jarlath Duffy.
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SEAMAS O hARGADAIN [James Hardiman] 1782 – 1855.
Appears to be a Review Copy. No publishing Information. 24 x 18 cm. Pages numbered 46 to 62. With a Frontispiece. Stiff paper covers. Stapled. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening. Staples corroded. With various annotations indicating a review copy of sorts.
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Carrakennedy National School. Echoes of the Past – A Vision for the Future. 1906 – 2006.
2006. 29 x 21 cm. 148 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated stiff paper covers. With a CD with Music by John Hoban. Very good condition. Price sticker on front Cover. Internally bright and clean.
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Muiredach. Abbot of Monasterboice 890 – 923 A.D. His Life and Surroundings. The Margaret Stokes Lectures, 1913.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1914. 32 x 24 cm. xii, 85 pages. With eight Plates (complete) and Illustrations in Text. Quarter olive cloth over paper covered decorated boards. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
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Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Sligo. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary and Division into Wards of the Borough of Sligo.
No Publishing Information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Sligo and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. A little dust dulled.
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Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Tuam. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary of the Borough of Tuam.
No publishing information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Tuam and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. Mildly dust dulled.
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Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Castlebar. Report on Proposed Municipal Boundary of the Borough of Castlebar.
No Publishing Information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Castlebar and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below Very good condition. Mildly dust dulled.
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Terrorism and Communism. A Contribution to the Natural History of Revolution.
First English Edition. London and Manchester, The National Labour Press Ltd., 1920. 18 x 12.5 cm. (6), 234 pages. Original paper wrappers with title over stiff cardboard covers. Softcover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor paperlosses to outer paper covers (see images). Age darkened and stained on outside. Clear tape used on title page. Internally bright and clean.
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The Japanese Sword an its Decoration. Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. Anthropology Leaflet 20.
Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1924. 22 x 14 cm. 21 pages with B&W Plates. Stiff paper covers. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, a little dust dulled, but internally clean.
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The Royal Hospital Chelsea. With Letter from General Bernard Paget to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke
First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1950. 22 x 15 cm. xiv, pages 15 to 328. With a frontispiece and other illustrations in colour and B&W. There is a losely inserted letter from General Bernard Paget to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Half title, frontispiece and title page show some damp staining. Otherwise bright and clean inside.
EUR 150,-- Order
Sister Dora Collection. A small collection of printed materials relating to Sister Dora consisting of Margaret Lonsdale’s book ‘Sister Dora. A Biography’ (1880 Edition), A commemorative brochure, edited by Dorothy Tutlin (1978), Six early 20th century post cards, two stamp first day covers (1978 & 1982), a newspaper article and an old mounted photgraph of a ‘Presentation to Sister Dora’ in June 1873. All items can be seen in attached photographs.
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Outposts of Mercy. The Record of a Visit in November and December , 1916, to the various Units of the British Red Cross in Italy.
First Edition. London, Published for the British Red Cross Society by Methuen & Co., 1917. 17 x 11 cm. 60 pages with sixteen Illustrations. Complete, as stated. Stiff brown paper covers with flaps. Black title on front board and spine. Decorated red cross on front board. ‘Selection of Methuen’s List’ on rear board. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Paper spine creased and partially split. Tiny paper losses to spine ends. Some creases to front board. Internally mildly foxed, but otherwise clean. No markings or annotations. A nice copy of this rare publication, published during the Great War.
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An Impartial Sketch of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland. On a Motion Made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt.Hon. Thomas Orde, Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for Leave to Bring in a Bill for Effectuating the Intercourse and Commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable Principles, for the Mutual Benefit of both Countries. Together with an impartial Sketch of the principle Speeches on the Subject of the Bill that were delivered in the House on Monday, August 15, 1785. With a Copy of the Bill, presented to the House of Commons of Ireland…
[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, [1785]. 23 x 14 cm. Title, ii, 200 pages (Sketch), (2), 24 pages (Bill) plus eight pages publishers list. Modern paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Hard cover. New end papers. Fore and tail edge rough deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly faded. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened. Some water staining. Title and next two pages (‘To the Public’) with tape repaired closed tears. Occasional foxing.
EUR 65,-- Order
The Green Book. Or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator.
Second Edition, with considerable Additions and Improvements. Dublin, James Duffy, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. xii, pages 12-349, (2). With a Frontispiece and Vignette Title Page. New (2019) green cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened, mildly browned and damp stained. Number and stamp on verso of frontispiece, no other annotations.
EUR 38,-- Order
The English, Scotch and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a Short View and Character of Most of our Historians, either in Print or Manuscript. With an Account of our Records, Law-Books, Coins &c. by W. Nicolson, Late Bishop of Carlisle to which is added a Letter to the Reverend White Kennet, D.D. in Defence of the English Historical Libray, &c.
A New Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for T. Evans and T. Becket, 1776. 29 x 23 cm. xii, 241 pages (English Library), (6), 114, (2) (Scotch Library), viii, 90, (2) (Irish Library). Library Binding. Dark cloth hard cover with red label on spine. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some staining / discoloration (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps on title page and verso of title page. No stamps internally. Occasional very mild foxing, but generally a bright and clean copy internally.
EUR 150,-- Order
The History of the Home Counties Medical Services of the Territorial Army. Vol.1 1859-1922.
[First Edition]. Limited Edition: 39/200. Beddington, Croydon, Published by the Author, 1988. 29 x 21 cm. xiii, 161 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Soft cover with stiff paper boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page.
EUR 32,-- Order
The Everlasting Rest of the Saints in Heaven. By the Reverend and Learned William Bates, D.D.
First Edition. London, Printed for B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons, 1701. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title, (2) – Bookseller’s Advertisement to the Reader, ix – TOC, 176 pages plus four pages Booksellers List. Illustrated Frontispiece showing the Author. Contemporary panelled calf. Raised bands, title label and gilt decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding weak with front board just attached. Front and rear hinges open. Front and rear joints cracked open. Spine ends frayed. Names of two previous owners on front free end paper. Name of one previous owner in ink on title page. Internal bright and clean. An appealing copy in a frail, but nice binding.
EUR 220,-- Order
Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century with Facsimiles, Notes, and Introduction.
First Edition. London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. 18.5 x 12 cm. xvi, 486 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth with gilt and black decorations and title on front board and spine. Appears to be recased, using new end papers. Very good condition. A little slant. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps throughout.
EUR 60,-- Order
Seeing Shelley Plain. Memories of New York’s Legendary Phoenix Book Shop.
First Edition. New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2001. 23 x 15 cm. (8), 237 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Top edge a little dust dulled.
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War Story – Association Copy – Signed.
First Edition. Bristol, Published by Ethel Thomas, 1989. 21 x 14 cm. 279 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth hardback with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Captain Kenneth J. Leslie, who is also mentioned in the Acknowledgements. A nice copy.
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Alice Stopford Green. A Passionate Historian.
First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis and Company, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. 116 pages. With a frontispiece and a few B&W Illustrations. Original yellow cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard Cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name and address of previous owner pencilled in on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket shows some edgwear and tiny paper losses to spine ends and corners.
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Portsmouth and the Great War.
First Edition. Published by the Evening News and Hampshire Telegraph Company, 1919. 24 x 18 cm. 275 pages. With Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Very good condition. Ruubed and bumped. Slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner inscribed to front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 32,-- Order
Sketches of France and Frenchmen.
London, I.J. Chidley, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. 280 pages plus six pages publishers list. Original brown embossed cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some ink stains on boards. Spine faded. Front hinge started to open. Name of previous owner in ink opposite title page. Internally dust dulled, but clean.
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The Irish Historical Library. Pointing at most Auhors and Records in Print or Manuscript, which may be serviceable to the Compilers of a general History of Ireland by William, Lord Bishop of Derry.
A New Edition. No publishing information. [1776]. 28 x 23 cm. Title, Dedication, vii (Preface), 90 pages plus two pages Index. New (2018) half calf over cloth boards. Blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. New marbled end papers. Excellent condition. New binding. Text block age darkened but very clean.
EUR 150,-- Order
The Czar; His Court and People: Including a Tour in Norway and Sweden.
Dublin, James M’Glashan, 1849. 16 x 11 cm. xvi, 334 pages plus two pages publishers list. Embossed brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and mildly foxed.
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The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.
Volume 1 of 3 only! Dublin, Re-printed by and for George Faulkner, G. Risk, G. Ewing, W. Smith and O. Nelson, 1740. 16 x 10 cm. viii, 336 pages plus 40 pages Index. With a three folding maps and a folding view of Moscow. Full calf. Spinal label with gilt title. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spinal label worn. Age darkened throughout. Names of previous owners on title page. Some tears and minor paper losses, not affecting text.
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Throne Shadows. A Historical Episode.
[First Edition]. London, Rich and Cowan, [1950]. 19 x 13 cm. 272 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket.Minor rubbing and bumping. Mild fading / staining to cloth. Dust jacket creased with edge wear and paper losses (see images). Dust jacket now in neat archival jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 60,-- Order
The Tyrol. Illustrated.
First UK Edition. London, Duckworth & Co., 1905. 19 x 13 cm. xx, 328 pages with 32 plates (complete). Original green cloth with gilt decorations and title. Top edge gilt. Uneven fore edge. Very good condition. Professionally recased in 2019 using original boards and spine. New end papers.
EUR 28,-- Order
Master and Brother. Murrays of Elibank.
First Edition. London, John Murray, 1945. 21 x 14 cm. x, 219 pages, with Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Armourial gilt decoration on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Some dust dulling. Part of original dust jacket flap glued to front paste down. Review page for book tipped in to front paste down. Inscription from Arthur Murray to Field Marshal Alanbrooke on front free end paper, dates March 1950.
EUR 95,-- Order
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway, in Connection with the Grand Trunk R’y of Canada. Including Great Western Division forming the Niagara Falls Air Line.
Chicago, Jones Stationary and Printing Co., 1886. 18 x 10 cm folded. 36 x 76cm folded sheet with various time tables, advertisements and a large map (33 x 52 cm). Blue and black printing. Issued August 24, 1886. Very good condition. Mildly age darkened. Some tears along the folded lines. A few small brown spots.
EUR 69,-- Order
Picturesque B and O East or West. Only Line via Washington. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Time Tables and Advertisement.
Chicago and Baltimore, Knight and Leonard, May, 1886. 10 x 20 cm folded. Single folded sheet with various time tables, advertisements and a large map. Colour printing. Large (80 x 40 cm) coloured map on rear. Good condition. Age darkened. Very weak folded lines with long closed tears along those folds. Minor paperlosses to some corners, not affecting text or images.
EUR 59,-- Order
The Story of the Staff College 1858 – 1958.
First Edition. Camberley, Surrey, Staff College, 1958. 21 x 13 cm. (8), 59 pages. With B&W Illustrations. With a small unsigned letter from the librarian of the staff college. Original red cloth with gilt decorations and titles on spine and front board. In original plain white dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Some wear to dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 30,-- Order
Wavell. Scholar and Soldier To June 1941.
First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket.
EUR 35,-- Order
Katharine Fry’s Book.
First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. With Illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Decorated end papers. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened and edge worn; now in archival jacket.
EUR 22,-- Order
A Brief Description of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Compiled by Adam Fox in 1947.
First Edition. [London], Privately Printed for the Company, 1947. 21 x 13 cm. 67 pages with a small map in text. Original cloth in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear; now in archival jacket.
EUR 20,-- Order
Historical Essays. From the Edinburgh Review. Lord Macaulay’s Works, Vol. 2.
London, George Routledge & Sons, Not dated, ca. 1907. 16 x 10 cm. 549 pages. Original olive cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping, some age darkening. Inscription on front free end paper: ‘Benita Pelly October 1907 Gillingham Dorset’. Small pencil inscription.
EUR 28,-- Order
The Queen’s University of Belfast. Centenary Celebrations held 25th-30th September, 1949.
First Edition. Belfast, Printed by Marjory Boyd for the Queen’s University, 1951. 27 x 22 cm. 77 pages with Illustrations in B&W. Dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mild fading to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.
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Calendar of the Justiciary Rolls or Proceedings in the Court of the Justiciar of Ireland I to VII Years of Edward II. Prepared under the Direction of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records.
First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, [1952]. 26 x 17 cm. vii, 406 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Two Ex Libris on front paste down, including one for Castle Hacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 50,-- Order
Early Days in Somaliland and other Tales. A Pioneer’s Notebook.
First Edition. Durham, The Pentland Press, 1996. 23 x15 cm. vi, 233 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and B&W photographs. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Illustrated end papers (map). Very good in very good dust jacket. Top edge dust dulled, otherwise, as new.
EUR 45,-- Order
Life in Mexico. During a Residence of two Years in that Country.
First British Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1843. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 436 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Dark brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed throughout. Some fraying to spine ends. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.
EUR 48,-- Order
Dublin’s Oldest Charity. The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society 1790 – 1990.
First Edition. [Dublin], The Anniversary Press, 1990. 21 x 15 cm. xi, (2), 177 pages. With a few illustrations. Original green cloth with silver title to spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now in protective jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Tail end of spine bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 25,-- Order
Documents of California Catholic History. (1784 – 1963).
First Edition. Los Angeles, Dawson’s Book Shop. 1965. 21 x 14 cm. xiv, 364 pages. With a frontispiece with tipped in colour photograph. Losely inserted card by Dawson’s Book Shop ‘Review Copy’. Original dark grey cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now in protective jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Some age darkening to sust jacket. Top edge and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 22,-- Order
The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.
Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.
EUR 36,-- Order
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes.
Volume The Sixth ONLY! London, W. Pickering, 1825. 21 x 13 cm. vi, 520 pages. Dark green half- calf ober marbled boards. Red spinal label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. All edges marbled. Marbaled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris (on front paste down). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Front hinge cracked.
EUR 25,-- Order
For Christ and Crown: The Story of a Mission.
First Edition. Belfast, Printed at “The Witness” Office, 1926. 18 x 12 cm. viii, (6), 344 pages. With a frontispiece and various other illustrations in B&W. Original red cloth with title on front board and spine. Hard cover. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed, bumped and discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Front hinge nearly fully cracked, but holding. Internally clean.
EUR 28,-- Order
Historical Tracts. by Sir John Davies, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland. Consisting of 1. A Discovery of the true cause why Ireland was never brought under obedience of the crown in England. / 2. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury on the State of Ireland, in 1607. / 3. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury, in 1610; giving an Account of the Plantation in Ulster. / 4. A Speech to the Lord Deputy in 1613, Tracing the ancient Constitution of Ireland. To which is prefixed a new Life of the Author, from authentic Documents.
First Edition. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1786. 21 x 13 cm. xxxii, 317 pages plus three pages publishers list. Full calf with gilt decorations on spine. Very good condition. Front board detached. Binding rubbed and bumped, material losses to spine. Leather brittle. Spine label missing. Edges age darkened. Two stains to top edge. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise surprisingly clean.
EUR 180,-- Order
English Monastic Life.
London, Methuen, 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xix, 326 pages plus 40 pages publishers list. Illustrated throughout, including foldout plans. Original red cloth with gilt titles on spine and front boards. Gilt decorations. Good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded, frayed and cracked. Water staining to many pages in the book, including frontispiece and title page. Edges age darkened. Internally clean with no annotations.
EUR 70,-- Order
Moral Rearmament. The Battle for Peace.
First Edition. London, William Heinemann, 1938. 21 x 14 cm. 64 pages plus 12 pages with Illustrations. Original paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on title page. Occasional very mild foxing, but generally bright and clean.
EUR 25,-- Order
Diplomacy and Persuasion. How Britain joined the Common Market.
First Edition. London, Thames and Hudson, 1973. 21 x 14 cm. 432 pages with tables and diagrams. Original cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. In original price clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional foxing. Some edge wear to dust jacket.
EUR 24,-- Order
May Street Presbyterian Church Centenary. A History of the Congregation.
First Edition. Belfast, M’Caw, Stevenson & Orr, The Linenhall Press, 1929. 21 x 14 cm. 144 pages. Illustrated with various B&W Photographs. Original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and front boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners, spine and boards. Long gift inscription to front free end paper (see picture). Text is neatly underlined on several pages. Edges dust dulled.
EUR 26,-- Order
London Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.
First Edition. London, The Religious Tract Society, 1890. 27 x 19 cm. 223 pages with B&W Illustrations. Eight pages of publishers list. Orininal decorated cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Tight and clean. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 60,-- Order
Beveridge and his Plan.
First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. 20 x 13 cm. 239 pages with many B&W Photos and Illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some staining to boards.Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 22,-- Order
The Longshoremen.
First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1974. 21 x 14 cm. 201 pages. Illustrated. Original dark red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Dust jacket price clipped with minor shelf wear, now in archival jacket). Internally clean.
EUR 24,-- Order
The Great Western at Weymouth. A Railway and Shipping History.
First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1971. 21 x 14 cm. 253 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard Cover. In price-clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. In very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with a few nicks and small amount of fraying to top of spine. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 28,-- Order
A History of the Benedictine Nuns of Dunkirk. Now at St. Scholastica’s Abbey Teignmouth, Devon. Edited by the Community.
First Edition. London, The Catholic Book Club, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 209 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and foxed. A few nicks and small custs to dust jacket. Age darkened. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 22,-- Order
The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1792. To which is prefixed, The Conclusion of the History of Knowledge, Learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
First Edition. London, Printed for G.G.J and J. Robinson, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. xxxix, 208, (148), [326] pages. Several tables in text. Full calf with elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Red spine label with gilt title. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Joints beginning to crack, but boards securely in place. Sound binding. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 140,-- Order
Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.
London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.
EUR 55,-- Order
Printing. Some account of its invention, earlier writing forms, personalities and later developments in England.
First Edition, limited to 400 copies. This is copy 191, signed by the author. Self-published, December 1941. 32 x 21 cm. 33 pages. Several illustrations. Quarter vellum over paper covered boards. Gilt line decoration on boards and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 65,-- Order
Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals Liverpool. This book contains various reports, observations, letters etc. regarding smallpox and smallpox hospitals in Liverpool and Germany published between 1902 and 1905 namely: Text 1: Report by Dr. R.J. Reece to the Local Government Board on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool, 1902-1903. / Text 2: Observations of the Medical Officer of Health upon the Report of Dr. R.J. Reece. / Text 3: Memorandum by Dr. R.J Reece, as to questions raised by Dr. Hope regarding his report on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03. / Text 4: Letter from W.E.Knollys, Esq. Assistant Secetary to the Local Government Board, to the Town Clerk, relating to Dr. Hope’s “Observations” on Dr. Reece’s Report. / Text 5: Letter from the Town Clerk to the Secretary of the Local Government Board, in reply to the above. / Text 5: Dr. Bruce Low’s Report to the Local Government Board on the Arrangements made in Germany fro the Isolation of Small-pox Cases.
London, Liverpool, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, City of Liverpool (C. Tinling and Co.), 1905, 1904. 32 x 21 cm. TOC typed to front paste down / Text 1: 15 pages w 23 full page maps. / Text 2. 23 pages w two large foldout maps and six digrams incl. one foldout. / Text 3: 18 ‘typed’ pages / Text 4: 3 ‘typed’ pages / 5: 15 pages plus several full page colour plates showing hospital setups in Germany. Quarter leather over clothed boards. Gilt title on spine and front boards. Small decorations. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Front joint broken, but front board still attached to volume. Fading and discoloration to boards. Edges dust dulled. Some browning and age darkening to end papers. Closed tear to one of the foldout maps. Otherwise internally very clean.
EUR 220,-- Order
The Prince of Beggars.
Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.
EUR 33,-- Order
History of the Diocese of Ferns.
First Edition. Waterford, Downey & Co. 1915. 24 x 18 cm. xxiii, 214 pages (8). No Illustrations. Red cloth. Hard cover. Blind decorations on boards and gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Some fading, mild discoloration to spine and boards. Edges dust dulled and darkened. Internally a very bright and clean copy.
EUR 150,-- Order
Report on Franciscan Manuscripts. Preserved at the Convent, Merchants’ Quay, Dublin. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of his Majesty.
Dublin, Printed for his Majesty’s Stationary Office by John Falconer, 1906. 24 x 15 cm. xii, 296 pages, x. Quarter black leather over green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, spine and boards. Some fading / discoloration to boards. Browning to end papers. Internally very clean. Edges dust dulled. Small label glued to front paste down ( Waterford News – Printing and Binding Works)
EUR 50,-- Order
Ireland. A Letter to Earl Grey.
First Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1868. 20 x 13 cm. 44 pages. Pamphlet in recent plain paper wrappers. Very good condition. New warppers. Original pages a little brittle. Some minor losses to edges, not affecting the text. Internally very clean.
EUR 25,-- Order
Thomas Drummond. Under-Secretary in Ireland 1835 – 40. Life and Letters.
First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 401 pages. With a frontispiece showing Thomas Drummond and three plates, one being a fold-out. Original decorated cloth with black title and lines on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Spine faded. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally some mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Small neat stamp of a previous owner on title page. Bright and clean inside. Many pages unopened. A very nice copy.
EUR 65,-- Order
Criminal Trials.
Two Volumes. London, Charles Knight, 1832 / 1835. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: 520 pages / Vol.2: xvi, 409 pages. With a frontispiece in volume 2. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Very good condition. Age darkened. Some stains internally. Rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Front hinge of volume 1 starting to open, but binding is sound. Inscriptions by previous owner on end papers in both volumes. The Library of Entertaining Knowledge.
EUR 75,-- Order
Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy.
Eighteenth Thousand. London, John Murray, 1888. 13 x 18 cm, x, 519 pages. With a few small B&W Illustrations in the text. Original decorated leather spine with gilt decorations and title on new boards and new marbled end papers. Professonally rebound in 2017. Marbled edges. Very good condition. New boards and marbled end papers. Original spine plate a little worn and darkened. Internally clean and bright. Some foxing, mainly to end papers and first / last pages. Gift insription on ‘half title’ page, dated 1943. A handsome little book.
EUR 180,-- Order
Autobiography.
First Edition, but not First Printing (w/ Erratum). London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 15 x 22 cm, vi, 313 page, Erratum, Publishers List (2). Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Shelfwear and signs of use. Front and rear hinge open. Spine slightly slanted. Binding shaky. Front board with circular stain. Top and bottom of spine worn. Ex Library (W.H.Smith & Sons Subscription Library). Library sticker on front pastdown. Edges darkened. Text block is bright and clean.
EUR 80,-- Order
The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History. A new Edition. Complete in one Volume.
London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1894. 14 x 19 cm, xi, 930 pages. Frontispiece showing ‘The Siege of Maestricht’. Half leather with marbled boards. Raised bands. Gitl title on red leather. Gilt decorations on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and minor bumping. Solid binding. Presentation plate glued to front pastedown, dated 1896. Text block is bright and clean. Title page has a fold line. Two-column text.
EUR 65,-- Order
Fallen Walls. Voices from the Cells that held Mandela and Havel. With a Foreword by Vaclav Havel.
First Edition. Robben Island, Lidove Noviny Publishing & Robben Island Museum, 2002. 14 x 21 cm, 194 pages with numerous B&W photographs. Original illustrated hardcover. Illustration based on an etching by William Kentridge. Excellend condition. Some shelfwear. Corners and spine a little bumped.
EUR 30,-- Order