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Ardagh, John
Writers' France - A Regional Panorama
London: Hamish Hamilton 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. A large format volume of 319 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Mayotte Magnus. John Ardagh well known for his authoritative studies of France extends his range to give a picture of the French regions as seen in literature. He explores the many places that have inspired the work of writers both French and foreign - the towns villages and landscapes that they have described in their work and where in many cases they lived. The book is enlivened by some 250 revealing extracts from their writings and by numerous photographs specially taken by Mayotte Magnus well known for her work with landscapes. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.125 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1F. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hamish Hamilton Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010442 ISBN : 0241123518 9780241123515
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Various
Seville and Andalusia
London: Everyman Guides A near Fine unmarked copy. 419 pages. 9 maps and map endpapers. Over 1500 specially commissioned illustrations drawings and photographs. Both a practical guide and a detailed source of reference to the culture art architecture and customs of Andalusia. Eight detailed itineraries take you on a comprehensive tour of the region extensive coverage of the religious arts and traditions its festivals pilgrimages costumes music literature flamenco and natural history. Everything a traveller will need. B2C. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Everyman Guides Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010248 ISBN : 1841592102 9781841592107
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Mehling, Dr. Marianne (editor)
Florence and Tuscany - A Phaidon Cultural Guide
Oxford: Phaidon Press 1986. A Fine unmarked copy. 259 pages. Over 260 colour ilustrations and 5 pages of maps. A comprehensive richly illustrated guide to the treasures of Tuscany - towns churches castles palaces and museums. In alphabetical order of town for easy reference 3. First. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Phaidon Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010216 ISBN : 0714823899 9780714823898
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Sansom, William
Blue Skies Brown Studies
London: Hogarth Press 1961. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page with no inscription. A Very Good unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a hole in the back some wear to edges and is not price clipped. 208 pages. William Sansom is one who not only travels hopefully but also arrives at something strange rare funny poignant or bizarre always rewarding. These travel sketches take us from Capri to St. Tropez from Vienna to Vicenza from the Edwardian ambience of Baden Baden to a Norwegian fjord from the siesta-hour in Spain to the scurry and inexhaustible oddities of London. His last chapter tells us about Mhailand - an undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller if he could find it would wish to return. C3C. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hogarth Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010066
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Gotch, Christopher
Corsica
London: Peter Garnett 1950. Pictorial boards which have a touch of wear to front lower corner tip else unmarked. Internally there is a strip of age toning to endpapers else very clean tight and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped. 60 pages. 18 Illustrations. 'A month in Corsica is ideal two weeks tantalizing and six months exasperating'. The author visited Corsica and here describes for us the rugged beauty of the island the quaintness of the towns and mode of life of their inhabitants. He also includes a chapter on the 'maquis' and 'vendetta' about which opinion differs. The illustrations by the author convey a vivid idea of the grandeur of the country and the contrasting ugliness of the towns. A1B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gotch Christopher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Peter Garnett Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009722
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Newman, Bernard
Tito's Yugoslavia
London: The Travel Book Club 1952. Brown title on yellow boarde which are unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges and endpapers else very clean tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to top edge and is not price clipped. 269 pages. 9 sketch maps. The author is one of the most knowledgeable and perceptive of world travellers and commentators. He has an uncanny knack of rooting out the trouble spots ahead of trouble and of foretelling developments. He has travelled every country on Europe and many in Africa Asia and America met all manner of personalities from Roosevelt to Hitler and has a wide experience of war overground and underground and is the author of over 60 books. 'All Yugoslavia was laughing over the story of the man who soon after the war was over shouted down with Stalin and was jailed for four years. On his release he was naturally determined not to make the same mistake. So he shouted long live Stalin - and was promptly jailed for another four years. The story may be apocryphal but it illustrates a modern and dramatic phase of Yugoslavia's eventful history. Yugoslavia has seldom been far from the headlines since the days of 1918 when the Serbs embraced their cousins the Croats and Slovenes. subsequently of course things developed much further than the author could imagine writing in the early 1950's. NOT EX LIB A1D. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Travel Book Club Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009728
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Seaman, WAL. And Sewell, JR. W. A. J. R.
Russian Journal of Lady Londonderry 1836-37
London: John Murray 1973. A near Fine copy Fine apart from neat initials and date to front endpaper with dustjacket which is price clipped. 185 pages. 12 illustrations. Lady Londonderry's Journal published now for the first time gives an extraordinary gripping and vivid picture of 19th century Russia. A keen observer who writes in a curiously modern way and her impressions are full of vitality and not primarily concerned with political issues. Lord and Lady Londonderryand their son Lord Seaham toured Northern Europe and encountered extreme discomforts on their travels. Lord Londonderry had been named by Sir Robert Peel as Ambassador to St. Petersburg in his short lived minority government of 1834-35 but was forced to decline the post but subsequently he and his wife decided to visit Russia. The Journal describes their friendship with the Tsar and Tsarina the splendours of Imperial Russia palaces and museums full of treasures ceremonies and first-hand accounts with graphic descriptions. NOT BOOK CLUB NOT EX LIB A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008707 ISBN : 0719528518 9780719528514
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Patmore, Derek
A Traveller in Venice and in Cities of North-East Italy
London: Methuen 1951. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are very clean nad unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean tight and unmarked. 183 pages. Plan of Venice endpapers. 26 illustrations. A personal account of travelling in post-war Italy. The author visits Venice and those cities of north-east Italy which have played a part in the history of the once-powerful Venetian Republic. It is not a guide book but does describe many of the art treasures and monuments to be seen. NOT EX LIB C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Methuen Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008541
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Adams, Christine and Censer, Jack R. And Graham, Lisa Jane
Visions and Revisions of Eighteenth-Century France
Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press 1997. A Very Good clean and unmarked copy which has a crease to front and back covers. viii 214 pages. The book brings together 8 essays that offer innovative strategies for studying society and culture in 18th century France. Divided into 3 sections the chapters map out current research paths in social cultural and political history and demonstrate a marked interest in the lives of ordinary French people of the time. Together the essays show the many ways that the Old Regime and the Revolutionary Era were linked despite the dramatic events of 1789. 24. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Pennsylvania State University Press Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008450 ISBN : 027101637X 9780271016375
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Thackeray, Susan
Living in Portugal - The Essential Guide for Property Purchasers and Residents New Edition Revised and Updated
London: Robert Hale 1988. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket . The second edition of the highly regarded book brings up-to-date information on all important legislative changes affecting foreigners and property purchase following Portugal's entry into the EEC. An enthusiastic and invaluable guide for those thinking of living in Portugal either full time or for holiday homes providing all the essential information and much more. NOT EX LIB A1E. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Robert Hale Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008295 ISBN : 0709032439 9780709032434
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Reilly, Frances
Suffer the Little Children - The Harrowing True Story of a Girl's Brutal Convent Upbringing
London: Orion 2008. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition first printing. Clutching their eight week-old sister in their arms three-year-old Frances and six-year-old Loretta Reilly were abandoned by their mother outside the gates of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Belfast in 1956. This is Frances' story of survival how she suffered horrifically in the charge of the convent sisters living with daily brutal and bloody beatings she was treated like a slave a child worker to be abused and an orphan to be raped and molested. The convent regime stripped her of everything - an education her innocence and her childhood. Frances fought a decade-long court case against the Poor Sisters of Nazareth order to bring to account the nuns who so viciously ruined the lives of many. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orion Hardcover
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Shelbourn, Colin and Ward, David
Stirling Moss - Great Drives in the Lakes and Dales
London: Little Brown 1998. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume in pictorial laminated boards. The perfect companion for everyone who enjoys exploring the countryside by car. The book features 15 one day and half-day drives through the breathtaking landscape of one of the most varied and beautiful regions of England. The national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales form the core but less visited areas such as the Eden Valley and the Forest of Bowland are also explored. All the routes have been chosen by Formula One racing driver Stirling Moss and are clearly and entertainingly described by Lakeland author Colin Shelbourn and illustrated in colour with photographs by David Ward. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.95 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST B2F. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Little Brown Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008273 ISBN : 0316889113 9780316889117
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Guiton, Shirley
A World By Itself - Tradition and Change in the Venetian Lagoon
London: Hamish Hamilton 1977. A near Fine unmarked copy Fine apart from a small line of fading to lower front edge with near Fine dustjacket. 202 pages. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Map endpapers. How does a community swept along in the wake of Venice's arrogant rise to power react to the pressures and expectations of life in our technological society The islands of Burano Torcello San Francesco del Deserto and Santa Christina which form a group in the northern stretches of the lagoon have met this challenge in differents ways. Shirley Guiton describes these small and lesser known and less visited islands and how they cope with modern life. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lawrence John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hamish Hamilton Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008222
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Marriage, John
Colchester - A Pictorial History
Chichester Sussex: Phillimore 1988. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. Colchester is the oldest recorded town in Britain important in Roman times it is thought by some to have been Arthur's Camelot before the Saxons prevailed. The book reveals in a profusion of carefully selected and well captioned illustrations Colchester as it was in the 19th century up to 1950 when the physical fabric still remained largely Victorian and earlier. 23. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Phillimore Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008062 ISBN : 0850336627 9780850336627
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Senior, Michael
Portrait of South Wales
London: Robert Hale 1974. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which has a taped repair. 221 pages. 27 illustrations and 8 maps. The real nature of a place sometimes becomes obscured by the simplified images of it which tradition somehow builds up. South Wales differs radically from its conventional image and the author sets out to reveal the richness of its scenery and character. The book ranges over a wide spread of subjects and a strikingly varied mixture of places. NOT EX LIB C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Robert Hale Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007904 ISBN : 070914721X 9780709147213
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Gebler, Carlo
The Bull Raid - A Free Version of the Irish Prose Epic Táin Bó Chuailgne or Cattle Raid of Cooley
London: Egmont 2004. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition first printing. ix 403 pages. The book is a re-telling of the narrative given in the ancient Irish prose epic Táin Bó Chuailgne or Cattle Raid of Cooley. This is the most famous and extensive of the legends of Cúchulainn and is the story of the war fought over the Brown Bull of Cooley Cualgne. the story of two bulls of the Sidhe the race of immortals. The bulls themselves were immortal and had been transformed from other forms and origins. First they were the swineherds of the gods Bodb King of the Sidhe of Munster and Ochne King of the Sidhe of Connaught. The two swineherds were in rivalry with one another changing shape in pursuit of their endless quarrel. They became ravens and battled for a year then they changed to water creatures then they changed to human champions and then finally into eels. One of these magical eels swam into the River Cruind in Cualgne in Ulster and was swallowed by a cow belonging to Daire of Cualgne. The other swam into the spring of Uaran Garad in Connaught where it was swallowed by a cow belonging to Queen Medb. From these origins were born two bulls the Brown Bull of Ulster and the White Horned Bull of Connaught. L . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Egmont Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007755 ISBN : 1405212551 9781405212557
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Hillaby, John
Journey to the Gods
London: Constable 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. From Athens to Mount Olympos the home of the ancient Gods in Macedonia the country echoes with place names which date back to Homer and Hesiod: Thebes Boeotia Delphi Mount Parnassus Helicon and many more. Here the author writer and walker extraordinary staged his latest marathon and with his wife backpacked through the bare Pindos mountains on routes unknown to tourists. He comments on the history and mythology of the whole country and meets with traditional Greek kindness in remote villages and introduces us to the mysterious Vlachs or Wallachians Europe's least known ethnic minority. 38 illustrations and 1 map. NOT EX LIB L. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Constable Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007688 ISBN : 0094698600 9780094698604
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Morek, Jan
Warszawa - Warsaw - Warschau - Iv Wieki Stolecznosci Warszawy - 400 Years of Warsaw as the Capital of Poland - 400 Jahre Hauptstadt Warschau
Warsaw: Radwan 1995. TEXT IN ENGLISH GERMAN AND POLISH. A Fine copy with an inscription to half title page with VG dustjacket. Unpaginated. Illustrated endpapers. Slowo Wstepne - Introduction - Vorwort by Aleksander Gieysztor. Published by arrangement with the Warsaw Culture Foundation. A large format lavish coloured photographic tour of Warsaw's historic past - its architecture landscapes genre scenes and its people together with its history. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.32 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 25. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Radwan Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007727 ISBN : 8390100746 9788390100746
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McIntyre, Anthony Osler
Medieval Tuscany and Umbria
London: Viking 1992. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. Uniform with the Architectural Guides for Travellers series. The main part of the book is a guide to each distinct area of Tuscany and Umbria arranged so that the traveller can plan a comfortable itinerary without too much retracing of steps. The architect author discusses the unique architecture present from splendid cathedrals to humble houses in surviving medieval quarters. Illustrated with numerous photographs many specially taken. Maps of the regions and plans of the most important towns and buildings are supplied. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007284 ISBN : 0670835250 9780670835256
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Manning, The Rev. Samuel and Green, The Rev. SG. S. G.
England 100 Years Ago - The Charm of Victorian England Illustrated
London: Bracken Books 1985. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is price clipped. First published in 1885 this is a facsimile of the original in which two clergymen travelled around Victorian England and their writings provide a delightful perspective of that age as they conduct the reader on a tour redolent of biographical literary and historical associations. 165 illustrations. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 20A. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bracken Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007362 ISBN : 0946495467 9780946495467
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Dilke, Christopher
The Road To Dalmatia
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode and the Book Society 1962. DEDICATION BY AUTHOR 'To Charlotte from the author Christmas 1964' to front endpaper. Gold title on purle cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear but does have a pinprick hole to spine side. Internally there is a strip of age darkening to endpapers else a clean and tight copy. Dustjacket has a pinprick hole to spine side and is not price clipped. 25 illustrations and 4 maps. A fascinating trip to Dubrovnik traversing Belgium Luxembourg Germany Austria and part of Italy including Venice and Trieste. As he was travelling with his family and slept both in hotels and under canvas his lively account of the journey will find an echo with many different types of traveller. The author died in 1973. B2B. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Eyre & Spottiswoode and the Book Society Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006698
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Hirst, WA. W. A.
Rambles in the Home Counties
London: Cobden-Sanderson 1930. Black title on blue boards which has some dulling to a portion of lower front and a small mark to spine else clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges and endpapers else clean tight and unmarked. Map endpapers. An interesting series of rambles in or adjacent to the Home Counties first published in 1927 containing 19 walks each embellished with historical and local notes with some literary references. Includes an account of a murder at Radlett which a verse of a ballad by William Webb recalls 'They cut his throat from ear to ear His brains they battered in His name was Mr. William Weare He dwelt in Lyon's Inn'. B2D. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Cobden-Sanderson Hardcover
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Fitzpatrick, Nina
Fables of the Irish Intelligentsia
London: Fourth Estate 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. Dubious miracles and confused morals are the stuff of the twelve fables in this entrancing book. The adorable father Boniface achieves sanctity despite a life of exalted sensuality Sesame O'Hare a frustrated academic finds her true calling when she hijacks the career of the illustrious poet A.T. Harrington Edmund Ignatius MacHugh the guiding light of the Shambla Seekers has a Celtic epiphany which dazzles a wealthy American lady but fails to impress the disgruntled locals. Irresistibly funny and full of ticklish ironies the author leads the reader a merry dance through a world whose hybrid inhabitants take liberties with accepted notions of sanity intelligence and normality. C3A. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Estate Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004979 ISBN : 1872180280 9781872180281
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Higham, Roger
Provencal Sunshine
London: J.M. Dent 1969. A Very Good clean tight and unmarked copy with VG complete dustjacket. The book is the result of a spring walking tour of Provence and provides a leisurely and detailed account of the journey in which he was equipped only with a light tent the minimum of camping gear and spare clothing and a good pair of walking shoes. A wonderfully descriptive travelogue. 17 illustrations by the author and one map. A1E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Higham Roger. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J.M. Dent Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004910 ISBN : 0460038656 9780460038652
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Gill, Crispin (edited by)
The West Country
London: Oliver & Boyd 1962. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG complete dustjacket which has foxing to the reverse. A coloured photographic tour with descriptive text and history which celebrates England's most popular holiday area. 27 full size plates. A very well kept copy. A1A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oliver & Boyd Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004696
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Bartlett, Vernon
Central Italy
London: B. T. Batsford 1973. A Very Good copy with inscription to front endpaper else very clean and unmarked with VG price clipped dustjacket. An excellent travelogue on central Italy which is no mere guide with it's aim to call the reader's attention to some of the places and events that have increased the author's affectionate interest in this land of his adoption. He knows Italy intimately and has written several very successful books about the country and here provides an informative and diverting account of the towns and villages history landscape people and customs. 25 plates. NOT EX LIB A1E. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B. T. Batsford Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004185 ISBN : 0713401648 9780713401646
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O'Clery, Conor
Melting Snow
Belfast: Appletree Press 1991. First Edition First Printing. A near Fine uninscribed copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. During the early days of 'Perestroika' the Irish Times sent the author one of the best known and most respected journalists to open a the first Irish newspaper bureau in Moscow. The book is a vivid account of his experiences not just as a reporter and observer of the great events but also as a Kremlin watcher cinemagoer newspaper reader shopper man in the queue and devotee of Russia it's language and people. A remarkably perceptive and readable account . A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Appletree Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002969 ISBN : 0862812917 9780862812911
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Mannin, Ethel
The Country of The Sea - Some Wanderings in Brittany
London: Jarrolds 1957. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is slightly chipped to top and age faded to back. A charming account of Brittany visited by the author in all the seasons and explores all the departements with their medieval towns chateaux calvaries fishing ports seaside resorts et al to provide a definitive guide to the region in the early 1950's. 18 photographs and 1 map. NOT EX LIB C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jarrolds Hardcover
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Taylor, Alice
To School Through The Fields - A Country Childhood
London: Century 1991. Previously published separately in 1990 as 'To School Through the Fields' and 'Quench the Lamp' in paperback. The author was born in 1938 and grew up at Lisnasheoga her family's farm in County Cork and when she married she moved to Innishannon where she now lives and runs the local supermarket and post office. She recounts a marvellous world of her youth a delightful evocation of Irishness a sory of bucolic life in an earlier time with it's rituals of religion and the antics of local characters. NOT EX LIB NOT BOOK CLUB C3B. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Century Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002800 ISBN : 0712648739 9780712648738
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Selby, Bettina
Riding North One Summer
London: Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press 1990. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is price clipped. 209 pages. 1 map. The author is famous for her marathon bicycle rides along the Himalayas to Jerusalem and down the Nile. In the summer of 1988 she turned her attention to her home country to explore Britain and she writes vividly and entertainingly of her experiences riding her trusty 18 gear bicycle sleeping in a tent and carrying the minimum of equipment. NOT EX LIB 22. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002265 ISBN : 070113416x 9780701134167
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Buckley, Eric Rede
The Prisoner of Vincennes - The Early Life of Mirabeau; Spendthrift Profligate and Prisoner
London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1930. Black title to spine on green cloth boards which have a few minor marks and some wear to head of spine. Internally there is a small neat signature to front endpaper and some light foxing to closed edges and early and later pages. Portrait of Mirabeau to frontispiece and 2 other portraits. A Good copy. A fascinating biography of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti comte de Mirabeau - the French writer orator and statesman. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H. F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000028
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Fitton, Mary
The Faithful Servant - Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan
London: Oldbourne 1965. Silver title on light blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally clean and unmarked. Portrait of Madame Campan to frontispiece from a pastel by J. Boze 1786. 254 pages. A Very Good copy. Dustjacket has some wear and is price clipped. Jeanne Louise Genet Madame Campan was first chamberwoman and a faithful defender of Marie Antoinette. B2C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oldbourne Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000078
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Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford
Trust to Talk
London: Hutchinson 1980. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. A personal vivid record of the broadcaster's life from his youth in Swansea the tragi-comedy of his attempts to earn a living in the Depression study at Oxford and his days in the BBC before the war and of his adventures as a war correspondent. His story is given freshness by quotations from some of his light hearted verse and by rough sketches from his notebooks. 17 photographs. NOT EX LIB C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hutchinson Hardcover
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Willcocks, M. P.
Madame Roland or The Mirror of Men's Dreams
London: Hutchinson 1936. Portrait of Madame Roland to frontispiece and 18 other illustrations. Gilt title on light blue cloth boards which have some fading to edges and a slightly faded spine. Internally there is a book plate to front pastedown and neat name and date to front endpaper else clean tight and unmarked. 324 pages. 32 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. An excellent biography of the queen of a coterie of young and elegant enthusiasts including the leaders of the Gironde who was guillotined in November 1793 havng spent five month's in prison. On hearing of his wife's death her husband a former minister of the interior two days later committed suicide by falling on his sword. NOT EX LIBRARY A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hutchinson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000018
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Bicknell, Anna L.
The Story of Marie Antoinette
London: Fisher Unwin 1897. Portrait of Marie Antoinette to frontispiece and 27 other illustrations. Very decorative gilt designs and titles to front back and to spine on tan cloth boards which are very bright with some wear to spine side and head and tail. Internally there is a neat inscription to front endpaper dated Christmas 1897 a booksellers small label to pastedown age darkened endpapers with fore and lower edges uncut. An excellent detailed biography by the American Victorian biographer. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fisher Unwin Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000091
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Shearing, Joseph
The Angel of the Assassination - Marie-Charlotte De Corday D'Armont Jean Paul Marat Jean-Adam Lux - A study of three disciples of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
London: William Heinemann 1935. Purple cloth boards with gilt title to spine which is sunned also sun faded to front top and to back but little discernible wear. Internally there is some light foxing to closed edges and to some early and later pages but generally a clean tight and unmarked copy. xii 336 pages. Illustration of the assassination of Marat to frontispiece and 3 other illustrations. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Heinemann Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000026
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Wright, Constance
A Chance For Glory
London: Barrie 1958. First UK edition. Black title on salmon pink boards which are clean unmarked and without wear or damage. Internally clean and unmarked. A VG copy. Coloured pictorial dustjacket is complete and has some chipping to top. A complete account of the plot to rescue Lafayette in 1794 from Olmutz where he was held by enemies of the French Revolution after being captured in Belgium and who was constantly moved across Europe. A German doctor and an American medical student managed to whisk him away from his guards. A fascinating account not previously explored in detail. NOT EX LIB C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Barrie Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001668
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Ronciere, Charles De La (Editor)
The Letters of Napoleon to Marie-Louise
London: Hutchinson 1935. Gilt title on green cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean and unmarked VG. With a commentary by Charles De La Ronciere Chief Custodian Bibliotheque Nationale of France and an introduction by Philip Guedalla. Frontispiece portrait of The Empress Marie-Louise and 30 other portraits and illustrations. These are the 318 letters previously unpublished and unknown which came up for auction in December 1934 and acquired for France. Very interesting illustrations and insights not referenced in earlier biographies. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hutchinson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000316
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Furneaux, Rupert
The Bourbon Tragedy
London: George Allen and Unwin 1968. Silver title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked. Internally clean tight and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Pictorial dustjacket is complete and plastic protected with a little creasing and a touch of wear to one edge. Portrait of Louis XVI by Ducreux to frontispiece and 10 other illustrations. An excellent account of the tragic story and fate of the Bourbon family and of the mystery surrounding the fate of Louis Charles who officially died on June 81795 but it was later claimed that the boy who actually died was a dying dumb boy who had been substituted. A1E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. George Allen and Unwin Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000035
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Geer, Walter
The French Revolution A Historical Sketch
New York: Brentanos 1922. Gilt crest and gilt titles and fleur de lys decoration on red cloth boards. A little wear to top of spine and a few minor marks to boards and dulling to spine. Internally clean tight and unmarked with one previously unopened page badly opened but not affecting the text. Fore and lower edges uncut.15 Illustrations 2 Maps and 4 Plans. xx and 413 pages. An interesting and well written work by an accomplished author on French history covering the period 1715 - 1799. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brentanos Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000013
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Webster, Nesta H.
The Chevalier De Boufflers - A Romance of the French Revolution
London: John Murray 1922. Photogravure portrait of The Chevalier to frontispiece tissue guarded and 8 other illustrations. Gilt coat of arms of the De Boufflers to front and title on blue cloth boards. Boards are clean with just minor marks with a dulled spine which has a little wear to head and tail. Internally there is a small neat contemporary name and date to front pastedown else clean tight and unmarked. A Good copy. xv and 441 pages. Press opinions and adverts for other books bound in at rear. Stanislas Marquis de Boufflers became marechal de camp governor of Senegal and married Mme. de Sabran Marquise de Custine. A1C. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000061
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Timpson, John
Timpson's Towns of England and Wales - Oddities and Curiosities
London: Jarrolds 1995. A collection of the eccentric and the bizarre in the towns of England and Wales covering buildings monuments tombs bridges landmarks and many more curiosities together with their history. Profusely illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colour photographs and line illustrations with handy reference maps. A very unique travel guide. A1A. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jarrolds Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000937 ISBN : 0711704198 9780711704190
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Brodrick, Alan Houghton (edited by)
Paris
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1950. Gilt motifs and titles on red cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean tight and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Organised by the 20 Arrondissements there are numerous maps specially prepared by A. Spark and 180 photographic illustrations. xxii 478 pages. The third volume in the People's France Series. A comprehensive guide to the history places of interest and much much more for the visitor in excellent condition. A1B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000711
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Sorel, Albert
Madame De Stael
London: T. Fisher Unwin 1892. Gilt title with light blue decoration on embossed dark blue cloth boards which have some small marks to front board and one corner a little bumped. Internally very clean and tight with dust marking to top edge. A Good copy. ix and 262 pages An excellent early biography of the noted De Stael which shows her influence in politics history and literature. Preface by Jusserand. Photogravure engraving of De Stael by Laugier after Gerard to frontispiece tissue protected. C3B. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laugier. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. T. Fisher Unwin Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000237
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Trenck, Frederick Friherr Von Der
The Strange Adventures of Frederick Baron Trenck
London: Philip Allan 1927. Black title on red cloth boards which have fading to spine and a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally ther is lih foxing to closed edges else clean tight and unmarked. A Good copy. Edited by Philip Murray. vii 279 pages. 6 illustrations. The adventures of the Baron who having lived through the Revolution was denounced as an Austrian spy and guillotined in 1794. Accused by Thomas Carlyle as a liar and a ruffian. A most fascinating biography. C3C. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Philip Allan Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000397
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Fleischmann, Hector
Robespierre and the Women He Loved
London: John Long 1913. Blue cloth boards are clean and unmarked with just a touch of very light wear to head of spine. Internally there is age darkening of endpapers else clean tight and unmarked. Authorised translation from the French by Dr. Angelo S. Rappoport. 315 pages. Photogravure portrait of Robespierre to frontispiece and 19 other portraits. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Long Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000017
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Krieck, Dr. H. C. Ernst
Deutsche Kulturpolitik
Frankfurt Germany: Heuer Frankfurter Verlag. Good; Brittle and toned chipping to spine and covers covers very fragile. 1928. Softcover. Printed softcover. Text in German. Five pages of publisher's ads at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages . Heuer Frankfurter Verlag paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43473
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Staff, Frank
The Penny Post 1680-1918
<p>London: Lutterworth Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner bookplate on front pastedown . endpaper jacket tattered and has tape repair on front panel. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Illustrations photos bibliography index. A sweeping and engaging history of postal systems in North America and Europe. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages .</p> Lutterworth Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 55480
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Voltaire [Translated and Edited by Brian Masters]
The Calas Affair. A Treatise on Tolerance
London: The Folio Society. 1994. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in a Very Good Slipcase. Black & white illustrations. Text based on the Bibliotheque de la Pleiade of 1961 published by Gallimard titled Traite su la Tolerance. Francois-Marie Arouet used the nom de plume of Voltaire. 145 pages. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback. The Folio Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIB322296
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Barthorp, Michael
Wellington's Generals
London: Osprey Publication 1978. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner worn and rubbed; small crease mark on front cover. 40p. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Richard Hook. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Osprey Publication Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : EW6280
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