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1911réf. 445702London : T. W. Laurie 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xi 339 p : ill ; 23cm. Subject: Catherine of Siena Saint 1347-1380. London : T. W. Laurie hardcover
réf. 0197812228.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1853réf. 454518London : Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original paper-covered boards. Backstrip substantially lacking with both panels nearly detached. Text shaken with some minor peripheral tearing; the pages themselves are complete bright and clean overall. A very serviceable reading copy. Physical description; xii 140 pages 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Notes; ""Adapted for the guidance of ladies and gentlemen on the road and in the field : with instructions for breaking in colts and young horses."" Subjects; Horsemanship. Horses -- Training. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover
1876réf. 458145London Carlisle Cumbria : Bemrose & Sons ; G. & T. Coward 1876. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Text is bright and clear. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; x 192 pages. Notes; Advertisements follow the text. Subjects; English language Dialects England Cumberland. London Carlisle [Cumbria] : Bemrose & Sons ; G. & T. Coward hardcover
1930réf. 436951London : William Jackson Books Ltd. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original paper-labeled cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 26 pages : illustrations portrait ; 22 cm. Notes; ""A hand-list of books illustrated by John Austen"": pages 24-26. Subjects; Austen John. 1900-1999. Illustrators Great Britain. Illustration of books Great Britain 20th century. Illustration of books. Illustrators. Illustration of books 20th century Great Britain. Book Illustration. Great Britain. Illustrated books British Isles 1930. London : William Jackson (Books) Ltd. hardcover
1915réf. 439376Manchester : Published by Frank S. Richardson 1915. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Heavily molded covers but clear inside. Linen-backed map with some nicks and creases. Estimated year of publication. Physical description; 1 map in colour on 2 sheets : col. ; 119 x 89 cm. on sheets 62 x 94 cm. folded in cover 33 x 22 cm. Subjects; Commerce ; Maps. Great Britain ; Maps. Great Britain 191 ; Maps. Scale 1:950000. 1 inch : 15 miles. Manchester : Published by Frank S. Richardson hardcover
1914réf. 420843London : Batsford 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth; top edge gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. One preliminary page detached. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xvi 123 pages 60 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 38 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. ""Illustrated in a series of photographs specially taken by E. Dockree ; & measured drawings of the more important neo-classic buildings with descriptive text.""--title page. Includes bibliographical references pages 113-115. Subjects; Architecture Great Britain. Public buildings Great Britain. Neoclassicism Architecture Great Britain. Architecture Modern 19th century. Architecture Modern 18th century. Country homes England. Architecture Ireland 18th century. Architecture Ireland 19th century. Public buildings Ireland. London : Batsford hardcover
1926réf. 406227Philadelphia: J.B. Lipincott Company 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical Description: xi pages 1 leaf 308 pages; illustrations plates maps plans facsimiles color frontispiece; 26 cm. Subjects: Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes; Bars Drinking establishments; Bars Drinking establishments England; England; England Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Signs and signboards. Philadelphia: J.B. Lipincott Company hardcover
1913réf. 408080No publisher 1913. Hardcover. Very good copy in later gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 154 vii p. 17 leaves of plates : ill. genealogical tables maps ; 19cm. Subjects; Travel guide. Northern Ireland Travel. No publisher hardcover
1984réf. 415473Montreal Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press 1984. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 349 pp. : ill. Contents; Front Matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Fort Enterprise 1820 -- Fort Enterprise: Preparation for Departure -- On Snowshoes to Rocknest Lake -- By Canoe Down the Coppermine -- By Canoe in the Arctic Ocean -- Starvation on the Barrens -- Dr Richardson's Narrative Report -- Rescue and Recovery -- Commentary -- Bird Observations by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition -- Mammal Observations by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition -- Fish Collected by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition -- Plants Named by and for John Richardson -- John Richardson's Contribution to Lichenology: Solution of a 160-Year-Old Puzzle -- John Richardson's Geological Field Work -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Subjects; Richardson John Sir 1787-1865 Diaries. Franklin Sir John 1786-1847 Knight. Natural history Northwest Territories. Explorers ; Biography England. Arctic Regions. Discoveries in geography British. Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press hardcover
1928réf. 398592London : Heath Cranton 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth with new endpapers now mylar-sleeved. Slight suggestion of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 403 pages : illustrations genealogical table portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Record based upon letters and seven short diaries written between 1738 and 1815 of the Irish family of Stratford and its descendants in a female line. The account closes with a description of the battle of Waterloo by Sir William Verner great-grandson-in-law of John Stratford 1st earl of Aldborough. Cf. Kaminkow. Subjects; Stratford family. Waterloo Battle of Waterloo Belgium 1815. Great Britain Social life and customs. London : Heath Cranton hardcover
1990réf. 394474Nashville Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix 279 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Originally presented as the author's thesis Ph. D.--Stanford University 1984. Includes bibliographical references pages 245-254 and index. Subjects; Homer Technique. Point of view Literature. Epic poetry Greek History and criticism. Narration Rhetoric. Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press hardcover
2009réf. 404435London : Pimlico 2009. 1st edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 592 pp. 48 p. of plates : ill. ports. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Picasso Pablo 1881-1973. Artists Spain ; Biography. London : Pimlico paperback
1920réf. 398545London ; New York : Cassell and Company 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Cover tanned as with age. Foxing scattered internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; vi 489 pages : maps plans ; 22 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 481-489. Subjects; Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821. 18th-19th centuries. Napoleonic Wars 1800-1815. French Revolution 1789-1799. France History Consulate and First Empire 1799-1815. London ; New York : Cassell and Company hardcover
1838réf. 396170London : C.J. Richardson 1838. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original quarter aniline calf over gilt-blocked ribbed-cloth boards. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Internally bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 8 p. 13 leaves of plates : ill. plans ; 56 cm. Subjects; Architecture Domestic. Historic buildings England. London : C.J. Richardson hardcover
1883réf. 400695London : H. Sotheran 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copies. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. The set remains particularly well-preserved overall. Minor library marks remain. Physical description: 12 v. : ports ; 23 cm. Contents: v. 1-3. Pamela or Virtue rewarded.--v. 4-8. The history of Clarissa Harlowe.--v. 9-12. The history of Sir Charles Grandison. Subjects: Richardson Samuel 1689-1761; Eighteenth century literature; English fiction; English literature. London : H. Sotheran hardcover
1914réf. 401856London : Methuen & Co 1914. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; x 394 p : illus ; 23 cm. Subjects; Kings and rulers. Venice History. Venice Italy History. London : Methuen & Co hardcover
1975réf. 398399Unknown 1975. 1st edition limited. Softcover. Near-fine poetry cards in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-stained printed envelop. Remains very well-preserved. Limited edition. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; 8 cards. 16 cm. Subjects; Poetry. Robert Richardson. Edwin Webb. WS Milne Unknown paperback
1920réf. Q905New York: Conde Nast 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. .Containing Over Three Hundred Illustrations of Living Rooms Dining Rooms Libraries Halls Bedrooms Porches Breakfast Rooms Nurseries Kitchens Bathrooms and the Use of Decorative Accessories and Curtains Together with Practical Suggestions for the Furnishing and Decorating of Each Type of Room in the House. Brown cloth hardcover folio 13 x 10 inches 126pp. Scarce copy of the First Edition Very Good with a tear at the bottom inch of the spine and a faint stain toward the lower left of the cover. Contents bright and clean. A mix of timeless elegance and period flair stylish interiors designed by Richardson Wright. Full of photographs and wonderful ideas the section on designing libraries is a particular favorite. Conde Nast hardcover
1990réf. 388635Nashville Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: ix 279 pages ; 24 cm. NotesOriginally presented as the author's thesis Ph. D.--Stanford University 1984.Includes bibliographical references pages 245-254 and index. Subjects: Homer Technique. Homere - Technique. Homere Technique. Homer.Forchenbrunn Herwerd vonHomerus ca. Homerus.Homer. Homer TechniqueHomer Technique.Homer Technique.Homer Criticism and interpretation. Rhetoric Ancient. Point of view Literature. Epic poetry Greek History and criticism.Narration RhetoricNarration. Point de vue Litterature. Poesie epique grecque Histoire et critique.Rhetorique ancienne.Rhetorique ancienne.Narration. Point de vue Litterature. Poesie epique grecque Histoire et critique.Epic poetry Greek. Narration RhetoricPoint of view LiteratureRhetoric Ancient.Technique. ErzahltechnikRhetorique antique.Narration. Poesie epique grecque Histoire et critique.Erzahltechnik. Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press hardcover
1923réf. 393581London : Hutchinson & Co. 1923. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original blind-bordered gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: from the library of Alan Thornton with his bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 271 p. 12 leaves of plates : ill. ports. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Dogs; Dogs Training; Watchdogs; Animal training. London : Hutchinson & Co. hardcover
1999réf. 390496London Baltimore : V & A Publications ; Baltimore Museum of Art 1999. 1st edition reprint. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 431 pages : illustrations some color ; 31 cm. Notes: Catalog of a traveling exhibition shown at the Baltimore Museum of Art and other museums Oct. 1997-Jan. 2000. Includes bibliographical references pages 401-411 and index. Contents: Museums collections and their histories / Malcolm Baker -- The idealist enterprise and the applied arts / Michael Conforti -- The Victoria and Albert Museum : an illustrated chronology / Richard Dunn and Anthony Burton -- Industrial arts and the exhibition ideal / Peter Trippi -- Teaching by example : education and the formation of South Kensington's museums / Rafael Cardoso Denis -- An encyclopedia of treasures : the idea of the great collection / Timothy Stevens and Peter Trippi -- The empire of things : the engagement with the Orient / Partha Mitter and Craig Clunas -- National consciousness national heritage and the idea of ""englishness"" / Charles Saumarez Smith -- Collecting the twentieth century / Christopher Wilk. Subjects: Victoria and Albert Museum; Exhibitions; Victoria and Albert Museum London England Catalogues; Art England London; Art museums England; Decorative arts Great Britain History; Museums History; Cultural property; Design; Fine arts. London Baltimore : V & A Publications ; Baltimore Museum of Art hardcover
1914réf. 392416New York Boston : G. Schirmer ; Boston Music Co. 1914. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 196 pages : frontispiece portrait illustrations portrait group. Subjects; Choirs Music. Singing Instruction and study. Choral societies. New York Boston : G. Schirmer ; Boston Music Co. hardcover
1925réf. 391204London : Batsford 1925. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked and blind-tooled cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 286 pp. illustrations plates plans frontispiece 29 cm. Contents; Introductory -- Evolution of plan -- Materials and craftsmanship -- Varieties in composition -- Conclusion and modern uses -- Series of plates of houses and features arranged for comparative purposes. Subjects; Architecture Domestic Great Britain. Renaissance. Designs and plans. London : Batsford hardcover
1924réf. 391668London : Ernest Benn Limited 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 188 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Contents; The western region -- The city of Exeter -- Plymouth Stonehouse and Devonport -- The development of the regional tradition described in detail influences analysed materials used -- The middle period 1730-1780 -- The late period 1780-1810 -- Regency and early Victorian 1810-1850 -- Princetown on Dartmoor -- The Isles of Scilly. Subjects; Architecture England West Country. Buildings structures etc. England. London : Ernest Benn, Limited hardcover