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London: Macmillan and Co., 1927. Hardback. Very Good. Lord Curzon was briefly the Lord Warden and resided at Walmer castle. During this time he compiled a history of the castle and of the office and occupants. Even when he was no longer in that position he continued the work for the rest of his life and requested that… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1967. Hardback. Good/good. A vivid description of the young Rhodes in search of gold, his quarrel with J B Robinson, the failure of his plans and of the personal disasters he suffered. This is the story of the mining finance company formed by rhodes and robinson. Red boards with title to spine. Some bumping to corners… Read more about this item

london: Hamilton Adams and Co., 1860. Hardback. Very Good. An attempt to rescue that interesting story from the region of fable and to place it in its proper position in the legitimate history of England. Brown embossed boards to this slim book. The corners are bumped and the spine is torn in several places .Handcut pages with some… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1977. First Published. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. A laymans look at at the river scene from Teddington to the sea. As with most londoners the authour had been guilty of neglecting and ignoring this river, a part of everyday life. This is part travel book, part documentary and part personal journey. Blue boards with title… Read more about this item

London: The British Museum Press, 2002. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Martin Frobisher took up the search for a North Western route to Asia. This adventure was a fruitless search for a northwest passage, a first attempt by the British to establish a settlement in the New World and the first major goldmining fraud in North American history. This… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins. Fourth edition. Hardback. Good. A comprehensive guide to old english glass with about one hundred illustrations. Green boards with title written to front and spine. Some bumping all round and marks on front. Clean pages and moderately tight binding, although the fore edges are foxed. There is an owner inscription inside in ink. black and… Read more about this item

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1962. First published. Very Good/very good. This is a record of the collection of major finds at the site.The excavation at Hod Hill was the first systematic excavation of a site of the industrial revolution.The first excavation to be undertaken by the british museum in britain. Green Boards with writing to… Read more about this item

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1990. Very Good. The navy records society prints manuscripts previously unpublished, this is about Sir Edward Hawke Knight of the Bath . Blue boards with writing to spine and gold embossed ship vignette on the front board.One mark on the front board.Very minor shelfwear.The inside cover has an owner book plate.Tight binding and clean pages.… Read more about this item

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1962. First printing. Very Good/very good. Those who regard advertising as a very modern activity may be surprised to learn how old its history is. Its birth is ascribed by the author to an idea contained in an essay written in 1594 by Montaigne, the great French writer; it influenced English advertising… Read more about this item

Oxford: Taunt & Co., 1912. First edition. Very Good +. Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, has beyond the grandeur of its architecture, such a wealth of beaty bestowed upon it by nature as to make it one of the loveliest of the 'stately homes of England'. This book describes the Palace, Woodstock and… Read more about this item

London: John Green & Co., 1947. First edition. Very Good/good. This is a book for Londoners By "" Londoners"" does not necessarily mean those who live live in Park Lane or Whitechapel: many of those would be exclude from the ambit of the term. The true Londoner is found everywhere - He is met with on Broadway or… Read more about this item

London: Seeley Service and Co ltd, 1924. Very Good. An account of the stirring adventures of sea rovers from the time of the phoenicians, egyptians and vikings through the elizabethan and all other eras of maritime roving. Blue boards with illustrated cover and spine in red and white with a ship, skull and cross bones and sword and… Read more about this item

America: International Collectors Library, 1946. Book Club. Fine. Being a (mostly) proper Victorian Englishman, Bulwer-Lytton�s concerns in The Last Days of Pompeii were morality, sin, and religion. He paints a picture of Pompeii on the eve of its doom as a cesspool of vice, greed, gluttony, indolence, sexual debauchery, idolatry, and, worst of all, bad taste. His Romans… Read more about this item

England: Blandford Press, 1983. As New/as new. With its lavish illustrations and highly readable style, this book should appeal to both natural history enthusiasts and lovers of the old and curious. cloth cover;not clipped;tight;clean. First Edition AB31

London: Methuen, 2002. Near Fine. Folio Book as usual Mortons descriptive works describing England. Nice folio book in very clean slipcase. AB8

London: John Murray, 1949. First edition. Very Good +. Berkshire has long been a battleground. The neolithic, bronze and early iron ages studded the downs from Streatley to Ashbury with camps, settlements and burial places. The Romans seem to have made use of the Thames and Kennet valleys, particularly at Reading and Speen. Wessex fought Mercia, Saxon… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1978. Very Good/very good. This book investigates the causes of the mutiny as well as its course. its told in vivd detail, evoking the atmosphere of the time, keenly sensitive to its shocking and grimly comic aspects. Mustard brown boards with writing to spine. Spine creased slightly. Nice tight binding and clean pages. Dj not… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Pevensey Press, 1988. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. This lavishly illustrated guide describes the history of the city- England's ancient capital-and leads the readers on tour of its most noticable sights; the magnificent Cathedral begun in Norman times, Winchester College, one of Englands great independant schools, founded in the 14th century; the oldest hospice in the… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1983. First edition. Very Good +/very good +. Interest in the Battle of Britain - that most critical moment in the country's recent history - never wanes. Day by day through the months from June to September 1940, the author followss the experience of the famous No. 11 Group, Fighter Command, which bore the… Read more about this item

London: Secker & Warburg, 1998. First edition. Very Good +/very good +. As the title says... very interesting look at the resort culture on the beach. some shelf wear & bumping First Edition AB21