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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Octavo ( standard size) . Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. 400 p. w/ fotnotes, index, and a few illustrations. A collection of 16 historial essays on All Souls during the time of the "old order" before the Victorian reformers. Includes articles on Christopher Wren, Blackstone, the Fremantle Affair, the effect of the English Civil War, and more.

1stEd WWI World War One Great Britain British History. Pamphlet. Very Good. 1st edition. Very good in paper wraps. Staplebound. Slight rust at staples. Scuffing and some dirt to covers. Edges have some wear. 31 p. w/illustrations, charts, and a list of other publications at back. A presentation detailing the activities, successes, and losses of Britain up to 1918, including a great many statistics, to inform the American public of Britain's efforts. A nice propaganda pamphlet focusing on naval and air forces, not as baised as some.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1984.. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1st edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and corners of dj and binding have slight wear. Slight foxing at bottom page edges. Former owner's name on endpaper. Review of book from Science magazine laid in. 261 p. w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. A uncommon scholarly study of Great Britain's Royal Society and its transition from a gentleman's club to a prestigious scientific institution, drawing heavily on the records of the Society itself.

London: J. Hogarth, 1849. probable Third edition. Hardcover. Good. After the first edition of 1839 and the second of 1841/42, enlarged in size and content. Good folio volumes in quarter black leather and dark cloth with fading on the boards. Edges and corners have visible wear, with small tears in the leather at head and heel of spine, and some wear thru at corners . Bookplate of the Provincetown Art association in both volumes. Sticker with "B" on spine of v. 1. All plates still have original tissues, though some tissues show a bit of soiling. V. 1 has all 47 portrait plates, while Vol. 2 has 45 of 47 listed. However, after checking against 6 other copies of this set, all v. 2 copies checked were missing the same 2 plates - those of Viscountess Jocelyn and Countess Malmsbury. Each plate should have been accompanied by text. This too was missing from the 2 entries. Our presumption is that the plates were not bound in with the book, else (less likely) there existed a very thorough, focused, and… Leer más

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Two good octavo hardcovers in green cloth binding without dust jackets. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards of both books with bumping to heads and heels of spines and on corners of covers. Both volumes are also scuffed on covers with browning along spines. Volume I has a dark stain on fore-edge of front cover while volume II has a white mark on fore-edge of front cover. Name of previous owner written on front free endpapers of both books. Light browning and foxing to fore-edges of pages. Some pencil marks in margins of text. Volume I has 337 pages with illustrations and footnotes. Volume II has 326 pages with illustrations, foldout map, footnotes, and comprehensive index of both volumes. The memoir of Herbert Henry Asquith (d. 1928) dealing with his life and career, a good source for British politics during World War I.

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Very good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some small tears along with scuffing and browning to covers. Name of previous owner written on front free endpaper in ink. Page edges are browned and foxed along upper edges. 178 pages with footnotes. A collection of the writings of the Non-Conformist minister Richard Baxter (1615-1691) and introductory essay by the editor.

Reading: The School of Art of the University of Reading, 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Good octavo hardcover in red cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and some bubbling to covers. Light scuffing to covers as well. Name and address of previous owner written on front free endpaper. Name of another previous owner written on front pastedown endpaper. Page edges are browned. 23 pages plus x page introduction with some footnotes. A pamphlet protesting the trial of King Charles I of England by Oliver Cromwell and his aides.

Oxford: Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press, 1952. Second printing. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. Two good octavo hardcovers in good dust jackets. Both volumes have light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to heads and heels of spines. Both djs have wear and rubbing along edges with many small tears and are scuffed on their covers and browned along edges and spines. Volume I's dj has small tear in middle spine. Crack in binding between frontispiece and title page of volume I. Page edges of both books are browned and foxed. Name of previous owner written on front free endpapers of both books. Volume I has 405 pages with illustrations, notes, and bibliographies. Volume II has 404 pages with illustrations, notes, bibliographies, and index. Special shipping rates for this two volume work.

London: G. Bell & Sons, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Two good octavo hardcovers in good dust jackets. Both volumes have light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to the heads and heels of spines. Volume 2 has some bumping on upper corners of panels. The djs of bothe books are worn and rubbed with many small tears and some chipping with scuffing to covers and browning along edges and spines. Volume 2 has small hole in dj's spine. Page edges are lightly browned and foxed. Name of previous owner written on front free endpapers of both volumes. 914 pages total with footnotes, appendices, and index.

Tokyo: Society of Social Sciences and Humanities/Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1967.. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good octavo hardcover in blue cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear along the edges of boards with heavy bumping on the lower corners of the panels, especially the rear board's lower corner. Lighter bumping to the upper corners of the panels and head of the spine. Laid in is a letter from the author to the book's previous owner. 147 pages with bibliographies and notes.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1933.. Hardcover. Good. Second impression. Good octavo hardcover in light blue binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine and on the corners of the panels. Covers are a little scuffed, soiled, and browned, espcially along the spine. Pages are lightly browned and just a little bit stiff. Name of previous owner on the front free endpaper. Previous owner was Wolfgang Stolper, the noted economist best known for his work on international trade and on Schumpeterian economics. Some pencil mathematics on the rear free endpaper. 206 pages with notes, 4 appendices (1. the minimum standard house, 2. the effect of subsidies on building prices, 3. the probable increase in the number of families in 1932-41 and 1942-1951, 4. differential renting), tables, and index. A look at the British housing situation during the interwar years.

1stEd WWI POWs Pamphlets Prisoners War Military History Great Britain Germany World War One. Pamphlet. Very Good. 1st edition. Very good. Unbound oversize pamphlet. Folded in half at middle, some wear and browning to cover at crease. Small tear at spine near crease. Some smudging to cover. Edges have slight wear. Staplebound, but NO rust at staples. 23 pages w/appendices presenting messages between the British and German Governments concerning prisoners of war. Scarce.

NY: Library of War Literature, [1917].. Pamphlet. Good. 1st edition. Pamphlet. Staplebound. Good in illustrated wraps. Covers somewhat worn and soiled, with wear to edges and corners. Trangle of darkening on left lower front. Some tears along spine. Slight rust at staples. 16 p. incl. 2 page catalog at end. A call for more open discussion and consideration of the secret treaties before and during World War I, the text of which was leaked in many cases rather than being offically released.

Farnborough, Hampshire, UK: Saint Michael's Abbey Press, 1983.. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Thin quarto. Very good in red faux leather binding. Titles in gilt on spine and cover. Corners and spine bumped. 2 small dents in cover between title and author. Gold sticker on cover that reads "Bound by Hand at St. Michael's Abbey Press". 85 p. w/b&w illustrations of various dwellings. A scarce and well made book covering a variety of haunted places, some having 4 or more ghosts. Original invoice laid in. Table of Contents: Abbotts Ann near Andover. Alsershot. Alton. Alverstoke. Andover. Arreton near Newport, Isle of Wight (IoW). Ashley Down near Brading IoW. Basingstoke. Beaulieu. Bentley. Bishops Waltham. Bishopstoke. Breamore near Fordingbridge. Brading IoW. Bramshill near Reading. Bramsshott near Liphook. Buriton near Petersfield. Burlesdon near Southampton. Chillerton south of Newport IoW. Christchurch. Coldon Common near Winchester. Crondall. Dodpits Cross near… Leer más

1stEd WWI POWs Pamphlets Prisoners War Military History Great Britain Germany World War One. Pamphlet. Very Good. 1st edition. Very good. Unbound oversize pamphlet. Stringbound. Slight wear at strings. Folded in half at middle, some wear and browning to cover at crease. Small hole at center of crease. Very small tear at spine near crease. Some smudging to cover. Edges have slight wear. 53 pages w/appendix presenting detailed reports from British prisoners of war, both officers and enlisted men.