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John Hungerford Pollen
£38.00

A Description of the Trajan Column

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A scholarly treatise on the history and construction of the Roman triumphal column, built in Rome to commemorate the Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.

R. Brinsley Burbridge
£45.00

A Dictionary of British Flower, Fruit, and Still Life Painters (Two volumes)

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The dictionaries contain brief descriptions of the artists of the period, with some biographical information and lists of major works. The plates of artworks are grouped in the second half of each volume.

Amy de la Haye, Lou Taylor and Eleanor Thompson
£35.00

A Family of Fashion. The Messels: Six Generations of Dress

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PUBLISHERPhilip Wilson Publishers, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight bumping to edges of spine. Binding tight. Printed pages and images remain clear with few discernable marks.
DUST JACKETA little shelf wear to very edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2005,...

A.T. Johnson
£20.00

A Garden in Wales

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A charming and detailed description of the authors experiences caring for a large garden in the Welsh climate.

S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick
£250.00

A General History of Quadrupeds

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PUBLISHER"Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, Newcastle."
BINDINGLeather bound, with tooled bands on the spine. Mustard title patch.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are quite scuffed and worn commensurate with age, the spine remains in fair condition. Hinges a little weak, but binding feels secure. Some...

Shane Leslie
£40.00

A Ghost in The Isle of Wight (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERElkin, Matthews and Marrot. London.
BINDINGIllustrated boards. Green lettering and design, endpapers decorated with similar. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in worn condition commensurate with age. Tearing...

Helen Cresswell
£30.00

A Gift from Winklesea

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PUBLISHERBrockhampton Press.
BINDINGCream cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, faded and discoloured. The bottom right hand corner of the volume looks like it has once been damp, with mould staining and some warping. Corners and ends of spine are bumped. binding secure. Foxing and browning affecting block edges....

John Ball
£25.00

A Guide to The Eastern Alps

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PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co. London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and embossed border. 
BOOK CONDITIONOffered for sale in poor condition as this...

J.A. Montagu
£18.00

A Guide to The Study of Heraldry

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PUBLISHERWilliam Pickering, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and very faded, with scratches and stain marks. Some browning and foxing, which is mainly...

John Carter
£40.00

A Handlist of the Writings of Stanley Morison

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Produced as a tribute to the typographer and calligrapher Stanley Morison on his sixtieth birthday

Lucy M. Mitchell
£30.00

A History of Ancient Sculpture

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A substantial and well illustrated history, covering the sculpture of ancient civilizations from Egypt and the Middle East to Greece and Rome.

Leonard W. King
£80.00

A History of Babylon: From the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest

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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. Gilt lettering and top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear, fading and discolouration. Printed pages and images...

R.L.G. Irving
£18.00

A History of British Mountaineering

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PUBLISHERB.T. Batsford Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at edges and slightly faded. Some foxing to black edges, but printed pages...

W. M. Flinders Petrie et al.
£120.00

A History of Egypt (six volumes)

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A complete history of Egypt, from the First Dynasty to Arabic Egypt.

Farid Chenoune
£200.00

A History of Men's Fashion

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PUBLISHERFlammarion, Paris-New York
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with embossed title on spine, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just slight wear to edges of boards. Some faint yellowing, but otherwise text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight creasing around edges, a tiny...

Emmanuel Cooper
£25.00

A History of Pottery

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PUBLISHERLongman.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little wear and fading to very edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small booksellers sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETSome creasing and one 1.5 cm tear to top edge. Generally a little discoloured. Preserved...

W.G. Thomson
£17.00

A History of Tapestry: From the Earliest Times Until the Present Day

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PUBLISHERHodder and Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with blue lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, with some fraying and splitting...

W.G. Thomson
£35.00

A History of Tapestry: From the Earliest Times Until the Present Day

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PUBLISHERHodder and Stoughton, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, commensurate with age. Hinges slightly weakened, but binding secure. Affected by browning and foxing throughout, although marks are mostly confined to margins. The four folded colour plates do remain intact and...

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