Early Britain
London: Collins, 1946. Second Impression. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. No. 92 from the Britain in Pictures Series.
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The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
“Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
“Britons never will be slaves.”
London: Collins, 1946. Second Impression. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. No. 92 from the Britain in Pictures Series.
New York: St Martin's Press, 1979. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The dedicated British veterinarian conducts a guided tour through the land of All Creatures Great and Small with walks and drives over the beautiful rolling countryside where he lives and works.
New York and Washington: Prager Books, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "The clearest picture of Elizabethan London," writes Martin Holmes, "is to be obtained from the Elizabethans themselves.
London: R. Faulder and T. Egerton, 1795. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardcover. An important travalogue describing the locations and views along the River Avon from its source at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Twekesbury.Also notable for some racy accounts which includes a brothel and a......
London: Blackie & Son, 1950. Illustrations by E. W. Hazelhurst. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Embark on a delightful exploration of Greater London with our latest gem, Rambles In Greater London, Illustrated by E. W. Haslehurst. Wander through the bustling streets, discover hidden gems, and soak in the rich history of.....
Boston: Chester R. Rice Company, 1910. Hardcover. Subjects include: Tradition of Hyde Park, The Pillar of Hercules, Origin of the name Piccadilly, the Green Park, May fair, Cavendish Square, Bond Street, St. James Street, The Clubs, Cocoa Tree Taver, King Street, Pall Mall, Carlton House, Marlborough House, Gardiner's Land, The.....
A Fine Softcover. This book is concerned with the two great cross-channel invasions: the Norman Conquest of 1066 and Operation Overlord, the invasion of Europe of 1944. The Bayeau Tapestry and Overlord Embroidery are used as backgrounds to historical accounts of the campaigns.
UK: Writers Print Shop, A Fine Softcover. The text covere some practical working tips and instructions. The special stitches are explained and the story, significance and iconography behind the images in the six panels is told. The history of the original tapestry tells the fascinating facts and theories about who.....
London: J. Burrow and Comp, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. A well-planned and delivered travel guide book with easy to read maps of day-trips that would be possible with details of places of interest. REF: OCLC: 1487634.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1917. First Edition, First Printing. Cordwainer is a small, almost rectangular-shaped ward in the City of London. It is named after the cordwainers, the professional shoemakers who historically lived and worked in this particular area of London; there is a Livery Company for the.....
London: Vale Press at the Ballantyne Press, 1903. Designs by Charles Ricketts. Limited Edition. This quasi-historical tale of witchcraft purported to be a true chronicle set down by William Meinhold. Oscar Wilde praised Lady Duff Gordon’s translation, first published in German in 1843.The Amber Witch was for some time held.....
UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Chronologically the first of the five volume Britain Before The Conquest series, follows the path of man's occupation of Britain from the scattered pockets of habitation in the earliest Palaeolithic period through to his growing domination.....
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Nine centuries after the Norman Conquest of England, the claim to Norman ancestry is still frequently made, not only in England but also in other countries where English is the native tongue.
Baltimore, MD, John Murphy & Co., 1873. Cloth Hardcover.
London and New York: I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The scope of this wide-ranging volume includes not only the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, but also the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world.
London: Collins, 1946. Second Impression. A Very Good Hardcover. No. 31 from the Britain in Pictures Series.
U.S.A. Bodley Head Children's Books, 1972. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Eric de Maré was a British photographer and author, described as one of the greatest British architectural photographers.
New York: Arcade Publishing, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. An energetic, full-dress period novel, Maxwell's first, constructed from the adventures of Henry VIII's doomed second queen, mother of Elizabeth I of England. Here, a recently crowned Elizabeth finds her dead mother's diary, discovering not only a......
London and New York: Hayes & Zell, 1856. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Personal memoir recounts the experience of a Zouave trumpeter in the Crimean War. In addition to descriptions of camp-life and combat, the narrative includes short discussions of Florence Nightingale and the Sisters of Charity.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Describes the historical background for the romance and marriage between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and shares the letters they exchanged between their meeting and marriage.
England: [Midland Bank], 1955. Stapled stiff wraps. A handsome and well-presented guide with explanations with illustrations of English coins with conversion rates; lists of Hotels, Places of Interest, Theatre, all numbered to locate on the supplied folding map. Also an excellent map and chart for the underground system.
New York: Doubleday, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Historian Miles' novel is in the form of a memoir that Elizabeth I is writing near the end of her long and amazing life. Through Elizabeth's eyes, the reader sees the life-and-death court intrigues, the religious conflicts, and.....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Background Information: From the Dust Jacket: R.J. Minney, British biographer and novelist, has now written a genealogy of the prime ministership, taking No. 10 as the vantage point from which he.....
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1952. Hardcover with Dust jacket. An account of a journey through Scotland by motor-car in 1928, some of the chapters were first published in the Daily Express when it opened its office in Glasgow in 1928. A popular title and author by the indication of.....
New York: Scribners, 1974. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. A light-hearted guide to English rulers beginning with the present Queen and preceding back in history covering the principle events of each reign.