History

A detailed period guide to carriage driving of all types.

Lively tales of the heyday of fast mail coaches, before the advance of the railways.

Published on the Centenary, a history of the family business as they moved with the times manufacturing springs and other fabricated parts for horse drawn carriages and then motor vehicles.

An interesting analysis of the effects of broadcast media - movies, radio and tv - from the perspective of 1950. 

A charmingly illustrated guide to the lush gardens of the Portuguese island.

One of the "Haddon Hall Library" series. A charming guide to gardening,  with practical advice mingled with history and poetry,

A highly detailed guide to gardening and cultivation in tropical regions, and the uses of plants.

A practical guide to gardening with Alpine plants, magnificently Illustrated throughout with brightly tinted plates.

A collection of the original nine volumes with an introduction and index by Roger Manvell.

The fascinating autobiography of Audrey Scott, whose career as a daring and skilful stunt performer ran from the silent-screen era until the late 1950's.

A collection of the extensive film criticism published by the celebrated author, mostly for The Spectator, with his own introduction. From The Bride of Frankenstein to The Wizard of Oz.

The travels of the first trained veterinary surgeon, who went to India at the invitation of the British East India Company to improve the stock of horses.

A study of the evolution of Bhutan from the earliest records, to the founding of the theocratic state in the 17th century.

A history of the garden annexed to New Place, owned and occupied by Shakespeare as his success and prosperity grew; and how it has been restored to the date of this volume's publication.

An investigation in the the origins and meanings of the Heraldic imagery that Shakespeare often used throughout his work.

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PUBLISHERDuckworth, London.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to edges of boards, some fading. Printed pages are clear and largely unmarked.

An illustrated account of how Shakespeare used the symbolism of heraldry in his poems and dramatic works.

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PUBLISHERThe John Hopkins University Press.
BINDING
Lilac cloth boards with black design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some slight scuffing to ends of...