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Marcus Aurelius and His Times - The Transition from Paganism to Christianity
New York Walter J. Black 1945 First Edition Hard Cover Good No Jacket
The reign of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.) marked the close of the good period of the Antonine emperors, under whom Rome reached the height of her imperial dominion and administrative efficiency. He died fighting the restive barbarians on the Danube frontier and was buried not far from the camp on the site of what we now call Vienna. Title worn on spine, covers with general wear, text pages clean and sound. 306pp. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Box 207
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The Eton Calendar for the Summer School-Time 1939
Eton Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co 1939 Soft Cover Very Good
154 paginated pages. Plan of Eton College. Lists names, prizes, honours at the universities etc. Wear down sides of spine and a few foxing spots on front cover and title page. rust on staples. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Let Us Live in Peace and Friendship
Moscow Foreign Languages Publishing House 1959 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
The Visit of Nikita Khrushchov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to the United States in September 1959. 405pp. 30 photographs in section at the end. Covers have light foxing at top front and some browning overall. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A List of Eton College 1907-9
Eton College Spottiswoode & Co Hard Cover Good No Jacket
Lent School-Time, Midsummer School-Time, and Michaelmas School-Time 1907, Lent School-Time, Summer School-Time, and Michaelmas School-Time 1908, Lent School-Time, Summer School-Time, and Michaelmas School-Time 1909. Lists of scholarships, examinations, prizes, Masters and pupils. Covers badly marked with damp damage.Front free endpaper with crease and tear. Binding is sound and text pages tight and clean. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Calcutta Light Horse A.F.(I.) 1759 - 1881 - 1947
Aldershot Gale & Polden Limited 1957 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
History of the Calcutta Light Horse up to disbandment on 12th August 1947. With appendices giving Nominal Rolls from 1801, 1872, 1914 and 1939-1947. 175 pages. Light wear to edges of spine. Name on front free endpaper. 220mm Tall.
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Dressmaking, Trimming Finishing: Perfections in Details Finishes and Trimmings
London Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences Ltd Hard Cover Very Good
The clothes design may be out of date but the skills of dressmaking have not changed and this book explains them in detail. 134 pages. Dark blue covers with blind stamped title and vignette on front cover, gilt title on spine. A hint of wear to top/tail of spine and cover corners. 205mm Tall.
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An Anthology of Pieces from Earlier Editions of Enclycopaedia Britannica
London Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd 1963 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket
The extracts chosen for this anthology have been taken from articles in editions published during the first 100 years of the Encyclopaedia Britannica's continuous existence, that is , from the first edition of 1768-71 to the eight of 1853-60. Dark blue covers, gilt title. Spine bumped top/base, cover corners bumped 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Traveller's Handbook for Southern Italy (including Rome) and Sicily
London Thos. Cook & Son 1922 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket
"In this Handbook the Editor has endeavoured to give a concise and practical account of all the main routes in Southern Italy; to describe every town and village of importance; to show how the principal places of interest may be visited to the best advantage; and to supply such general information as will be useful to the traveller." 392 pages, 7 maps. Also with this book comes a map of Italy to accompany Dr Lunn's Guide Book "How to Visit Italy" that a previous owner had left. Previous owner has name stamped with date on front cover and inside front cover and title page. Dust jacket has edge creasing at very top of jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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L'Illustration No 3276
1905 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. Samedi 9 Decembre 1905 (Saturday 9 December 1905) Text in French. Light creasing and marking. Tear to middle page and damage to margins 410mm Tall.
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The British Countryside in Pictures. Library Edition
London Odhams Press Limited Hard Cover Very Good Fair Jacket
Numerous black and white photographs of the British countryside. In four illustrated sections, each introduced by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.: Country Folk and Country Ways. Town and Village. The British Landscape Rural Crafts and Occupations. A Library edition printed on art paper. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped and with heavy edgewear resulting in small parts missing, creases and tears. Inscribed by previous owner on front free endpaper with date of 13.4.51. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Intifada. A Message from Three Generations of Palestinians
Knight Financial Services Corp 1988 First Edition Pictorial Cover Fine No Jacket
The story, with numerous photographs, of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, told from the Palestinian perspective. The photographs were taken in the West Bank and the Gaza strip between December 1987 and September 1988. And still it goes on. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Johnston's A & B Roads Motoring Atlas of Great Britain
London W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon. Ltd 1965 Soft Cover Very Good
New Edition. Comes in 'leatherette' folder marked 'With the compliments of Stephenson Developments'. on inside leaf and 'Major' Road Atlas in gilt on the front. With tassle too! Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Princess. Leader of Fashion
Guildford, Surrey Colour Library Books 0862830508 Hard Cover Very Good Good Jacket
Introduced by Martina Shaw this book portrays the late lamented fashion icon Diana, Princess of Wales. Dust jacket torn at bottom next spine and top at spine. Slight creases to bottom of spine on book covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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L'Illustration No 3270
1905 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. Samedi 28 Octobre 1905 (Saturday 28 October 1905) Text in French. Light creasing and marking. 410mm Tall.
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The Eton Calendar 1934
Eton Eton college/Alden & Blackwell 1934 Hard Cover Very Good
Bound volume including Lent School Time, Summer School Time, and Michaelmas School Time 1934. Lists of names, prizes events etc. with plan of Eton College. Blue cloth covers. 220mm Tall.
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Guide to London Museums and Galleries
London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1951 Fourth Edition Soft Cover Very Good
Numerous photographs. Wear down sides of spine with tears and light soiling to cover; light foxing to page edges. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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L'Illustration No 3592
1911 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. Samedi 30 Decembre 1911 (Saturday 30 December 1911) Text in French. Light creasing and marking. Front page with some snail and/or mouse damage on lower page edges. 410mm Tall.
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The Eton College Chronicle. Nos. 2107, 2134, 2149, 2164, 2174, 2205, 2216, 2231, 2246, 2257, 2272 and 2286.
Eton Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co Hard Cover Very Good
In bound volume, red cloth. 1929-1934. Staining on covers. Very heavy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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The Practitioner No. 1053 Vol 176 March 1956
London The Practitioner 1956 Soft Cover Very Good
Contents include: The Art of Auscultation of the Heart; The Management and Prognosis of Myocardial Infarction; The Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure; The Ageing Heart; Chronic Cor Pulmonale; The Selection of Patients for Cardiac Surgery. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Hachette World Guides: Greece
Paris Hachette 1955 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket
691pp. Fold-out general map of Greece (coloured) at back of book. Some browning to page margins. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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44 |
Davidson's Miscellany of French and German Lyrics
London Edgar Dunstan & Co. First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
In five sections: Students and Convivial Songs; Songs in Praise of Nature Etc.; Love Songs; Songs of Sentiment and Reflection Etc.; Italian Sonnets. One of five hundred first edition copies. Translated by Arthur Davidson. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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45 |
Royal Yachting Association 1960 Year Book
London R. Y. A. 1960 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket
Rules and information on sailing and yachting with the Association. 283pp plus membership infomation pages. This book comes with membership card of 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Vampir/Vampart
Montepulciano Editori Del Grifo 1986 8885282776 Pictorial Softcover Very Good No Jacket
Vampire art. Weird stuff - great! Remnants of price sticker on front cover, only very light edgewear to covers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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54 |
L'Illustration No 4282
Paris 1925 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. 28 Mars 1925 (28 March 1925 Text in French. With four pages in colour. Light creasing and marking, with small tears on spine next to staples. Browning to cover edges. 410mm Tall.
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55 |
An Anthology of Pieces from Earlier Editions of Enclycopaedia Britannica
London Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd 1963 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket
The extracts chosen for this anthology have been taken from articles in editions published during the first 100 years of the Encyclopaedia Britannica's continuous existence, that is , from the first edition of 1768-71 to the eight of 1853-60. Ochre cloth covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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L'Illustration No 4345
Paris 1926 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. 12 Juin 1926 (12 June 1926) Text in French. With two pages in colour. Light creasing and marking, with small tears on spine next to staples. One page has tatty edge. Browning to cover edges. 410mm Tall.
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The Eton Calendar 1937
Eton College Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co 1937 Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket
Information on Eton school activities, pupils and staff. Includes Eton Calendar for Lent School-Time 1937. Summer School-Time 1937. Michaelmas School-Time 1937. Blue cloth covers. Slight white marks on front and back covers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Catalogue of Viewing Copies
London The National Film Archive 1971 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket
Some ticks and crosses made against some entries by previous owner. Brown marks on front cover. 241 pages. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Holland Seen By the Camera
Haarlem, Holland Uitgeverij "De Librije" 1945 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
Book of photographs of Holland. Book label on front pastedown. Light wear to head/tail of spine, corners bumped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Plate at goldsmiths' Hall London
London The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths 1960 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket
This book illustrates some of the best pieces in the Company's collection. An excellent copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Body Shop Book
London Book Club Associates 1985 Hard Cover Very Good Good Jacket
This book is a must for anyone with an interest in making the most of, and pampering, themselves. 216pp., plus list of Body Shops around the world. Dust jacket has heavy creases on the back and edgewear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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L'Illustration No 3253
1905 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. Samedi 1er Juillet 1905 (Saturday 1st July 1905) Text in French. Light creasing and marking. 410mm Tall.
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The Family Song-book
London Allied Newspapers Limited Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
The Family Song Book brings together in one volume all the best known and favourite songs in the English language. 218 pages. Light wear, soiling and fading to covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Beehive. An Eton Magazine
Eton Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co 1937 Soft Cover Very Good
A pupil's school magazine from Eton. Includes several engravings and advertisements at the back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Picasso
London The Arts Council of Great Britain 1960 Third Edition Soft Cover Very Good
Catalogue to the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Gallery 6 July to 18 September 1960. Introduction written by Roland Penrose. Crease to lower corner of front cover, a few scratches on back cover and light wear down edges of spine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Judy's Passage. An Etonian Magazine No. 1 Friday, July 12 1935
Eton College Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co 1935 Soft Cover Very Good
Prose, poetry and wit by pupils of Eton. Contributor's are not named, only their initials. Also has advertisments for tailors, hotels etc. and the splendidly named educational agents Gabbitas, Thring & Co. on the back cover. Light wear to edges, also some very light foxing on back cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Erté's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color
New York Dover Publications Inc. 1979 048623813X Decorative Softcover Very Good
A choice of the theatrical costumes of Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) spanning many years. Some small creases down side of spine and top edge of back cover, also slightly dog-eared at top corner. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Swan Lake
Covent Garden Royal Opera House 1967 Soft Cover Good
Programme for Saturday Matinee, 2nd December 1967 of the 411th performance at the Royal Opera House by the Royal Ballet of Swan Lake. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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L'Illustration No 3859
1917 Magazine Good
The French news weekly. Samedi 17 Fevrier 1917 (Saturday 17 February 1917) Text in French. Centre page with colour illustrations. Light creasing and marking. 410mm Tall.
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London Children and the Cinema
London London County Council 1951 Soft Cover Very Good
A pamphlet prepared by the Chief Inspector (Dr. A. G. Hughes) on the basis of an inquiry made in 1948 by the Council's education inspectorate 'to consider and report on the effects of attendance at the cinema of children under the age of 16'. 18 pages, with a number of Tables. A very nice copy with only a little fingermark soiling on front cover.
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A Threat to Peace
International Confederation for Disarmament Soft Cover Very Good
Circa 1964. This pamphlet has three articles: The French Force; The Multilateral Force and The Story of Rongelap. It was written by John Slater and Tony McCarthy. Mrs Antoinette Pirie of Oxford (Editor of Fall Out) contributed The Story of Rongelap. It gives the story and information on the French nuclear bomb program, the multilateral force proposed by America and the story of the Rongelap islanders who suffered fallout when the first American H-bomb was exploded at Bikini in March 1954. Very light wear to cover edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Accidental War: Some Dangers in the 1960s. The Mershon Report
Campaign in Oxford University for Nuclear Disarmament and Housmans, Publishers Soft Cover Very Good
With an introduction by Bertrand Russell. A reprint from the New Statesman of 2 March 1962, The Real Road to Disarmament - The Military Background to the Generva Talks by P. M. S. Blackett comes with this booklet. Slight browning towards cover edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland in Brief
Federal Information Office 1958 Soft Cover Very Good
A brief summary of the basic facts about the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. A small booklet of 46 pages. Bound by staples, gone rusty. A nice tight copy. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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South African Travel Digest
South African Tourist Corporation. European Edition 1959 Soft Cover Very Good
A 32 page booklet publicising the attractions of South Africa in the days of apartheid. A very nice clean copy.
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6.30 GBP
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The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial. A Provisional Guide
London Trustees of the British Museum 1947 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good
A preliminary account of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial written by Mr R. L. S. Bruce-Mitford, Assistant Keeper in the Department of British Antiquities. Spine has two tears along edges; browning to covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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