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1989History of the Sanders family from 17thC Essex to 20thC Bethnal Green. Illustrated. 230 pages. Index. Illustrated. Dedication from author on half-title page.
1938Still has original bookmark attached. Date assumed from Lighting Up Tables which start April 1938. xiv, 31, 910, 102 pages. Signature at top of front free endpaper. Page 605-8 loose. Wear on extremities and some marks to covers.
1925Book shows considerable wear to exterior, fading to heavy cloth boards. Binding is cracked but intact, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. James Bone's intimate look at London during the early Twentieth Century, complete with illustrations from his brother, Muirhead Bone. The pages of this book contain some of the experiences and fancies gathered in twenty years of London life, which describe London in the first quarter of the twentieth century. 195 pages with occasional b&w illustrations. Contents include: Portland stone, The four inns, The club streets, Shops, The street of the giant gooseberry, North of Euston, Bargees and watermen, etc.
1957Book shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers bumped corners, exterior shows no other blemishes with gilt type on cover and spine, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's name and sticker (bookplate) in front section of the book. Dust jacket shows light edge and shelf wear only, no tears over 1/4", now wrapped in protective clear cover. Heavily illustrated with b&w line drawings depicting items and scenes from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries in New England, new Netherland, The Southern colonies, Pensylvania: such things as house building, furniture, cooking, heat and light, milling, weaving, flax-spinning, wool production, tobacco, land and bondage, home crafts, inns, river boats, ships rope, trade and money, German settlers, farm animals, plantations, etc.
1867pp. vii, 871 + Engraved half title and Six full page steel engraved plates. Marbled end papers. All edges marbled. 4to. Half leather over marbled boards. Raised bands on spine. Original leather spine label. Extremities rubbed and worn. Front board detached. A possible candidate for binding restoration. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGLAND BX 6
1977365 p. Numerous full page photographs. Tall 8vo. 240mm. Original binding. Original priced dust jacket. First published 1926. Hardbound. Very good. AMER BX 3
1970416p. Large 8vo. Original printed wraps, slightly soiled. PA PAMPH 20_3 BX2
1973109 p. Numerous Illustrations by the author. 4to. Original publisher's cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket, slightly soiled. Descriptions of people, houses, taverns, and ferry crossings during the period of the Revolution. PA 6.
1990135 p. Numerous illustrations. Some in color. Oblong 4to. Gilt brown fabricoid. Science Press Limited edition.**PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1914Over 413 p. + Illustrations. Original Wraps. Limited Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1935pp. 365 + Illustrations. 8vo. Full blue cloth binding, worn. PA 51
1915pp. 56, 7 + Over 60 plates. Original Printed Wraps. Limited Edition. Volume XXIII. Includes: Sachse. QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PGS Box 4
hors-texte, although the List of Illustrations calls for only 8 colour plates. 45 black and white illustrations and several small drawings at head and tail of chapters. Publisher's black cloth gilt. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Usual bumps to extremities. Interior VG+ No marks. [P-34]
2003No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage to front cover and no bumping to corners. 704pp. The state of play with pubs which were open in 2004.
1994156 pages. A fascinating work which reveals, for example, that when cleaned the inn sign 'Andrew Mack' revealed its older name, 'The Andromache' - a forgotten warship of the fleet. Part detective work and part social history. First published in 1926. Prior owner has affixed (attractive) colour beer mug sticker to half title page. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Attractive illustrated covers. Book
1915Cover portrait of Major-General Sir C.F. Nevil Macready, Adjutant-General, British Expeditionary Force. The British Offensive and the second battle of Ypres. Centerfold shows (top half) Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C. inspecting the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps. Canadian heroics (page 18). Photos and illustrations: the awful effect of a French mine explosion under a German trench; German shell burts near British transport wagon; Map of Ypres; Full-page portrait of Admiral Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, K.C.B.; and much more. Please note: does not include photogravure of Belgium's Queen. Covers secured by tape. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1972Features: Fort Langley - restocking a fur trading post; Canadian Art - a growing awareness in the U.S.; T. Mower Martin - Grand Old Man of Canadian Art; Irish glass; Decorating with antiques; Mourning Rings; Glass paperweights; Down under vintage cars; Hester Bateman Silver; Cotswold Inns; Old Tin; Vaudreuil Glass Industry. Average wear. Unmarked. No tears. Address label upon front cover. Sound copy. Magazine
1952Features: Land of Nightmare - savage war between French troops and Viet Minh rebels in the "Green Hell" jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave' creates problems for an Australian bushman; Roles Reversed - a female climber saves the life of her male guide in New Zealand, by Elsie Morton, with photos; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with many photos; The "Devil-Leopart"; Jumbies - an interesting experience in Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a foreigner gets a few surprises; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases in the history of the Boston police; Shore Gang; A couple of Fools - a story showing how easy it is to become 'bushed' in Western Australia; What happened at Makene - a curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
1952Features: Land of Nightmare - grim events in the conflict between French Troops and the Viet Minh rebels in the jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave'; Roles Reversed - a female climber aids her male guide to safety from a 9,000 foot peak; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with photos; The "Devil-Leopard"; Jumbies - a tale from Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a westerner has his eyes opened; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases involving the Boston police; Shore Gang - nerve-trying experiences for the author; A couple of Fools - demonstrates how easy it is to become bushed in Western Australia; What Happened at Makene - a very curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Book
197146 pages. Features: Ceramics from France - the middle ages to the revolution; William Morris and Art Nouveau; Douglas M. Duncan, 1902-1968 - Uncommon Collector; How Much is my Antique Worth?; A Brief History of English Furniture; A Sailor's Chest; A Dutch Bird's Eye of the Fine Arts; The Penetanguishene Glass Factory; Early Books are Canadian Too; Irish Follies; England's Monastic Inns; Button Collecting; Unmarked with average wear. Address label clipped from front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
1992141 pages including bibliography and index. "The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek mahogany launches plied sparkling lake waters, glittering masquerade balls were held in the Pavillion, chamber trios played to Hollywood stars in the Tea House, and royalty lounged beside crackling fires in the Rotunda. Discover the magical secrets of this summer place. Its unforgettable story is a colourful chapter in Canadian history and an important part of our Canadian heritage." - from dust jacket. Light overall wear. Tight and square. Two short scratches to mid-fore-edge of front panel of dust jacket - please see our photo. Half-inch opening to dust jacket back panel near top of spine. Faint erasure atop maroon front free endpaper where prior owner's details removed. A quality copy of this treasured work. Book
200482 pages. Features: Hells Angel - James Douglas and the Weardale Campaign; The Otterburn Campaign and Battle of Saint Oswin's Eve; Edinburth's Royal Mile; The Orford Castle Merman; Naval War Between Genoa and Venice in the Thirteenth Century; Ale, Inns, Taverns and Alehouses in Merrie England; El Cid - Spanish Hero of Legend?; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1978Name to front and small name sticker inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing to front cover. A very clean very tight copy with mark down rear spine edge and no bumping to corners. 24pp. The first book in the Salford pubs series. Illustrated.
1996No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 59pp. With details of the pubs in the Lees, Springhead and Alt districts of Oldham still open in 1996 and of those which had closed already. An even more nostalgic record after the last few years of closures.
1926365p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; hinges starting