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The Aims of History. Values of the historical attitude.

THOMSON, DAVID. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Thames & Hudson, 1970. rep. "One of a series in 'The General Studies Library to help the general education of students in Sixth Forms, Colleges of Education, Further Education,. Technical Colleges and Universities." Pp112, owner's name to fep. P/b. G+.

The Renaissance.

HAY, DENYS. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: BBC, 1963. 1st ed. "This booklet offers the reader an essay on the Renaissance which is not only a general introduction to the subject but also an essential background to the broadcasts which illustrate special aspects of the Renaissance - eg its concepts of education,...

The Stuarts.

KENYON, J.P. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Fontana/Collins. 1979. "Dr. Kenyon has pursued his Stuarts with intelligence and rare single-mindedness. As human beings they emerge more credible and human than has been fashionable for years". Pp 224. 12 b/w illustrations. Pages slightly toned. P/b. Portrait cover. G+.

Wyoming: Frontier State. (drawings by Ramona Bowman).

LINFORD, VELMA. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Denver:Old West Publishing Co,1947. 1st ed. Illustrated history of Wyoming. Pp.12/428,frontis. + b/w photos and illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers, long inscription by the author to verso frontis. Green cloth, yellow illustrated title to front and spine. VG.

An Historian's Approach to Religion. Based on the Gifford Lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh in the years 1952 and 1953.

TOYNBEE, ARNOLD. · 1956 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: OUP,1956. 2nd imp. Pp.10/316, owners names to verso front cover, fep absent. Red cloth. G+.

The Miracle Child. A Story from Ethiopia.

LAIRD, ELIZABETH (WITH ABBA AREGAWI: WOLDE GABRIEL). · 1985 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Collins. 1985. 1st ed. "One of the best loved tales in Ethiopia's rich and ancient literature. Ethiopians love to hear how the Archangel Michael swooped down to save the boy's mother from a wicked King". Pp 31. Many colour illustrations. Inscrip. to title page. P/b. 25...

Cavaliers and Roundheads. The English at War 1642-1649.

HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,005)

London: Harper & Collins, 1993. 1st ed. "This is a narrative history of the Civil War in England concentrating upon what happened rather than upon what brought it about, upon the minor engagements and sieges- in which most of the war's casualties were incurred-rather than upon...

Luther Alive. Martin Luther and the making of the Reformation.

SIMON, EDITH. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1968. 1st British ed. "Edith Simon is one of the few living writers who can dip a reader's mind so wholly and fascinatingly in a sense of the past." Pp. 11/371, maps to endpapers, inscrip. to verso fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

Nine Great Africans.

NIVEN, SIR REX. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd, 1964. 1st ed. "Here are chiefs, kings, poor scholars and soldiers." Pp. 14/174, 16 b/w illustrations + 4 maps, inscrip. to verso front board. Mottled green cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has rubbing and small loss to top edge and price-clipped. G+...

Church and State in Britain Since 1820.

NICHOLLS, DAVID. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,005)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967. 1st ed. Readings in Politics and Society. "This is a selection of documents on the problems of church-state relations in Britain since the time of Coleridge." Pp. 9/252. Blue cloth, d/w has sunning to spine. VG/G+.

The Unreformed Church.

MCNALLY, ROBERT E. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

New York: Sheed & Ward, 1965. 1st ed. ".. an essential study for anyone who would more fully understand the Church of the twentieth century." Pp. 216, inscrip. to verso front board. Mottled pink cloth, illustrated d/w slightly rubbed. G+/G+.

The Corporation of Leicester 1689-1836.

GREAVES, R.W. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1970. 1st ed. by Leicester University Press. (First published in 1939 as part of the Oxford Historical Series.) "The author has combined constitutional and economic analysis with political narrative and explanation, and has aimed to set t...

Gladstone's Boswell: Late Victorian Conversations. (By Lionel A. Tollemache and other documents.)

BRIGGS, ASA. (EDITOR). · 1984 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Sussex: The Harvester Press, 1984. 1st ed. Introduced and edited by Asa Briggs. ".. is a text of central importance not only for students of the great Liberal Prime Minister but for anyone interested in the ideas and attitudes of the Victorians." Pp. 25/229, portrait frontis, ...

History of St.Mary's Church, Cuddington. Including some history of the local area.

LEACH, ROBERT. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

Cuddington: Parochial Church Council of St. Mary;s Church, 1995. 0952702304. 1st ed. "Cuddington has a long and interesting history, stretching back over many hundred years". Pp 119. Many b/w illustrations. Authors signed letter loosely enclosed. Paperback. 25 cms x 17.5 cms. ...

Aircraft and Air Power.

SWANBOROUGH, F.G. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Temple Press Ltd, 1958. 1st ed. (Published in association with 'The Aeroplane'). A survey of modern military flying, comprising sections on combat aircraft, scientific aids and missiles. Pp. 6/107, 28 line drawings, 25 plates, owner's bookplate to verso front board. Tu...

A History of the Mediaeval Church.

FRANK, ISNARD WILHELM. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: SCM. 1995. 1st ed. "Makes sense for the modern reader of the clashes between Germanic Christianity and Roman Christianity and between emperors and popes, illustrates the changing place of the church in society and the changing face of monasticism". Pp 153. Owners bookp...

A History of the Medieval Church 590-1500.

DEANESLY, MARGARET. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Methuen & Co. 1973. Pp 283. Owners bookplate to fep. P/b. Clear protective wrap affixed. G+.

African Pulse. Scenes from an African Hospital Window.

JARRETT-KERR, MARTIN. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London: The Faith Press, 1960. 1st ed. "In it he describes the strange, amusing, horrifying and moving scenes he witnessed while ministering to the staff and patients of this huge hospital which serves a quarter of a million urbanized non-Whites." Pp. 127, 8 b/w illustrations,...

Christianity Mediaeval and Modern. A Study in Religious Change.

NINEHAM, DENNIS. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: SCM, 1993. 033400182X. 1st ed. "Here is a study which is likely to have a profound effect on thought about the nature, consistency and continuity of Christian belief." Pp.xii/301, 15 black & white illustrations, owner's name label to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, du...

Anecdotes of Bygone Leicestershire and Other Stories.

LLOYD, COLONEL PEN. · 0 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Leicestershire: Duplitype Offset. n/d. "These anecdotes have been picked up over the past 65 years. The entire accuracy cannot be guaranteed, but they are, an account of what has been passed on from the original teller". Pp 63. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.