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THE WORLD OF WOODEN BOBBINS.
de Fellowes, Graham, editor. Research by Pauline Fawcett.
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- 1995
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Somerdale, New Jersey: The Discovery Collection, 1995. 80 pp, oblong (9" H x 11 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "As well as providing more than three hundred illustrations of bobbins and much more besides, this book will explain how and why bobbins were invented as well as some of the machines and mills in… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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SHAKESPEARE'S KITCHEN: RENAISSANCE RECIPES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY COOK.
de Segan, Francine. Foreword by Patrick O'Connell.
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- 2003
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New York: Random House, 2003. 270 pp, 10 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs. "(I)ntroduces contemporary cooks to the foods of William Shakespeare's world with recipes updated from classic sixteenth- and seventeenth-century cookbooks. Easy-to-prepare adaptations shatter the myth that the Bard's primary fare was boiled mutton. In fact, Shakespeare and his contemporaries dined on salads of fresh herbs and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE BATTLE FOR GAUL.
de Julius Caesar. A new translation by Anne & Peter Wiseman. With illustrations selected by Barry Cunliffe.
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- First American Edition Thus.
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- 1980
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- 9780879233068
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Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. 208 pp, 9 3/4" H. Map endpapers, b&w and colour illustrations. "From the day they were first written, Julius Caesar's seven books of 'Commentaries', on his campaigns in Gaul (58 to 50 BC) - modern France, Belgium, southern Netherlands, Germany west of the Rhine, most of Switzerland - have provided an unmatched account of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY.
de Videen, Hana.
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- Very Good
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- First American Edition
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- 2024
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- 9780691260006
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024. 342 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w illustrations. "Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used to name and describe them have often changed beyond recognition, starting with the Old… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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BLOOD OF THE CELTS: THE NEW ANCESTRAL STORY.
de Manco, Jean.
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- First Edition
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- 2015
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- 9780500051832
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London: Thames & Hudson, 2015. 240 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps, charts, reproductions. "New discoveries in genetics have overturned the dogma of decades about the Celts. Today Celtic languages cling to precarious life on the northwestern fringes of Europe. Delve into the pre-Roman past and we find Celtic spoken across the contintent. The heritage of the Celts… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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TOMMY'S WAR: THE WESTERN FRONT IN SOLDIERS' WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
de van Emden, Richard.
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- 2014
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London: Bloomsbury, 2014. 376 pp, 9 1/2" H. Pictorial endpapers, sepiatone photographs throughout. "Conventional histories of the Great War have tended to focus on the terrible attritional battles of Ypres, of Arras and of the Somme. What they do not tell us is what life was like for the ordinary soldier, what mattered to him, and how he survived,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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UNDER FIRE: BRITAIN'S FIRE SERVICE AT WAR. INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE CORPS OF CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS, ENGLAND, 1942-45.
de Leete, John. Foreword by Sir Graham Meldrum.
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- 2008
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- 9780750941327
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Stroud: Sutton, 2008. 151 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, map. "(O)ffers a new insight into the many roles of Britain's Fire Services through personal anecdotes and the use of recently discovered archive documents. This fascinating timeline of firefighting history takes the reader from the emergency caused by the air raids in the First World War through the subsequent planning… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE ASHANTI WAR: A NARRATIVE. 2 VOLUME SET.
de Brackenbury, Henry, Captain Royal Artillery.
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- No Dust Jackets
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- 1874
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Edinburgh / London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1874. Two volume set - [xii], 428 pp + [vii], 367 pp, 9" H, faded red cloth boards with gilt lettering/decoration on spines, gilt lettering and gilt/black decoration on front boards, blindstamped decoration on rear boards. All maps/illustrations are present, although the list states that two maps are in a pocket at… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY.
de Gibbings, Robert.
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- Very Good-
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- Reprint.
- Published
- 1965
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London: J.M. Dent, 1965. 230 pp, 9" H, teale green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt 'duck in flight' on front board, top edge of textblock dark green. B&w illustrations throughout. The author/illustrator describes his leisurely journey down the Thames, from the designing and building of his boat, The Willow, through excursions to churches, woodlands, pubs, etc. along… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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MADAME TUSSAUD IN ENGLAND: CAREER WOMAN EXTRAORDINARY.
de Chapman, Pauline.
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- Very Good
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- 1992
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London: Quiller, 1992. 117 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w illustrations. "Marie Tussaud's achievement was phenomenal. In the first half of the nineteenth century it was hard for a woman to make a success of any kind of business without male partnership, money, or influence behind her. Marie had none of these, and yet proved herself a career woman ahead… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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RAILWAY RECORDS: A GUIDE TO SOURCES.
de Edwards, Cliff.
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- 2001
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- 9781903365106
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- 1
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Richmond, Surrey: Public Record Office, 2001. 222 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H). B&w illustrations. "This guide shows enthusiasts and researchers how to find records relating to railway companies, individuals who served on the railways and the trains themselves. From the first days of steam to the golden age of train travel at the start of the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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FARMING. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
de Tod, W.M., M.A.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1903
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London: J.M. Dent, 1903. 268 pp, 8 1/4" H, blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, attached red ribbon bookmark. Colour frontispiece and 7 sepiatone plates by Lucy Kemp-Welch - all present and complete with original tissue guards. Endpapers and several b&w head and tail pieces by… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND. THE PAGEANTRY AND PASTIMES OF THE VILLAGE AND THE TOWN.
de Stevens, F.L.
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- First Dell Printing.
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- 1928
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London: Frederick Warne, 1928. 214 pp, 8 5/8" H, green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers, decorated title page, 12 colour plates (including frontispiece - all present), b&w head & tailpieces. Chapter headings: The Heart of Merrie England; The Village Green; Merrie England at Play; The Lord of Misrule; "Come to the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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EVERYBODY'S PEPYS: THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, 1660-1669.
de Pepys, Samuel. Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text and Edited by O.F. Morshead.
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- 17th Impression.
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- 1963
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London: G. Bell and Sons, 1963. 570 pp, 7 1/2" H, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Map endpapers, 60 b&w illustrations."Pepy's Diary is one of the world's great books. For general interest few Diaries can compare with it, while as a record of nature at work in man it is unique. Yet, because it is a formidable-looking… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE ISLANDER. A Translation of An tOileanach. The Autobiography of Tomas O'Crohan.
de O'Crohan, Tomas. Translated by Garry Bannister & David Sowby. Foreword by Professor Alan Titley. Preface by Professor Sean O Coileain.
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- Sixth Printing.
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- 2013
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- 9780717157945
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Dublin: Gill Books, 2013. 314 pp, 8 1/2" H. "This superb account of life on the Great Blasket Island off the west coast of Kerry, written as the nineteenth century draws to its close and the dawn of a new era trespasses on the lives of its small community, is both a shocking and captivating read. Here is the first… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WILDLIFE IN HAMPSHIRE HIGHLANDS. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
de Dewar, George A.B.
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- 1899
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London: J.M. Dent, 1899. 304 pp, 8 1/4" H, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, attached maroon ribbon bookmark. 5 b&w plates by R.W.A. Rouse (including frontispiece) and 2 colour plates of birds by Ralph Hodgson - all present and with original tissue guards. A loose tissue guards protects the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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GUNS AND VIOLENCE: THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE.
de Malcolm, Joyce Lee.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- ISBN
- 9780674007536
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- 1
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002. 340 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Behind the passionate debate over gun control and armed crime lie assumptions about the link between guns and violence, including the belief that more guns in private hands mean higher rates of armed crime. But are these assumptions valid? Investigating the real relationship between guns and violence, (the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM: A GUIDE TO SOURCES IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE. PRO READERS' GUIDE NO. 13.
de Shorney, David.
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- 1996
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- 9781873162279
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London: PRO Publications, 1996. 126 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). B&w and colour illustrations. "For at least six centuries the authorities in England and Wales have kept a watchful eye on the activities of dissidents from the Established Church. Many of their observations and decrees have found their way into the Public Record Office which today provides students of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE ENLIGHTENED MR. PARKINSON: THE PIONEERING LIFE OF A FORGOTTEN SURGEON AND THE MYSTERIOUS DISEASE THAT BEARS HIS NAME.
de Lewis, Cherry.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2017
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781681774541
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New York: Pegasus Books, 2017. 306 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w and colour illustrations. "James Parkinson (1755-1824) defined (the ailment now named for him) so precisely that we still diagnose Parkinson's disease today by recognizing the symptoms he identified. With insight and clarity, Cherry Lewis reveals the story of this remarkable man's contributions to the Age of Englightenment by… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE WORKS OF SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, BART. IN TWO VOLUMES. TO WHICH IS PREFIX'D SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE AUTHOR.
de Temple, William, Sir.
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- Usado - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1720
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EUR 357.74
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London: Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, et al., 1720. 480 pp, 585 pp, 12 3/4" H. The first collected edition. Contemporary leather binding with five raised bands on spines, blind stamped decoration on front/rear boards. Original spine labels have been replaced with newer black leather labels with gilt lettering/banding. **Lacks frontispiece portrait.** The first section… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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