Viaggi e geografia

The Buildings of England. Devon. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

PEVSNER Nikolaus · 1989 · Island Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

Penguin, [Harmondsworth, 1989]. Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with 180 plates, numerous maps and plans in the text and a double-page map; black cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The county of Devonshire was first covered in this series in two volum...

Victoria and the Australian Gold Mines in 1857; with Notes on the Overland Route from Australia, via Suez. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING

WESTGARTH W. · 1857 · Island Books

£485.00 (€581.35 | $640.75 | ¥102,320)

Smith Elder & Co., 1857. 8vo., First Edition, with large folding map coloured in outline as frontispiece and 2 maps (one folding; one full-page); original green cloth, sides elaborately framed and patterned in blind, backstrip blocked in blind and lettered in gilt, uncut AND L...

Crowmarsh. A History of Crowmarsh Gifford, Newnham Murren, Mongewell and North Stoke. NEAR FINE COPY

PEDGLEY Berenice · 0 · Island Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Crowmarsh History Group, Crowmarsh, [1990]. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text, lower corner clipped from title; original photographic wrappers, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.

Waddesdon Manor. The James A. De Rothschild Bequest to the National Trust. A Guide to the House and its Contents. Second Revised Edition. NEAR FINE COPY

ERIKSEN Svend · 0 · Island Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

National Trust, [Waddesdon], [1985]. 8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and a folding plan on rear wrapper; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

In Times Past. Wood Green and Tottenham with West Green and Harringay. An Illustrated Journey into more peaceful life styles. [Third Edition]. FINE COPY

CURTIS Peter · 0 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Hornsey Historical Society, Hornsey, [1995]. 8vo.,Third Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; original photographic wrappers, a fine copy. Augmented version of the editions of 1991 and 1992.

Monastery and Society in the Late Middle Ages. Selected Account Rolls from Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, 1398-1537. Edited and translated by John H. Tillotson. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

TILLOTSON (ed.) John H. · 1998 · Island Books

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,612)

Boydell Press, [Woodbridge, 1998]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece; 3 plates and a double-page map in the text; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Extremely scarce, especially in this condition

Aurangzib and the Decay of the Mughal Empire. Third Thousand.

LANE-POOLE Stanley · 1896 · Island Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1896. 8vo., Third Thousand, with a portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and large folding map on japon; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, uncut, a very good, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplate...

Christ's Hospital. Four Hundred Years Old.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL · 1953 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Christ's Hospital, [Horsham, 1953]. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 13 plates on 12, small inscription on front free endpaper; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at h...

Without a City Wall. A Short Guide to St. Sepulchre without Newgate London. NEAR FINE COPY

TYDEMAN Richard · 0 · Island Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

[Privately Printed], [1980]. 8vo., Third Edition, with photographs in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.

Marlborough College. A Short History and Guide. NEAR FINE COPY

BRETT Simon · 0 · Island Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

[Privately Printed, Marlborough], [1979]. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.

A History of the University of Manchester 1951-73. History of the University of Manchester 1951-73.

PULLAN B. · 2000 · Island Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Manchester University Press, [Manchester, 2000]. 8vo., First Edition, with 21 plates; red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy.

Charterhouse. An Open Examination written by the Boys.

CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL · 0 · Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Kenneth Mason, [1964]. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, illustrations in the text and endpapers maps; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Companion into Lakeland. Sixth Edition. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

FRASER Maxwell · 0 · Island Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Methuen, [1948]. 8vo., Sixth Edition, with a sepia-toned frontispiece, 15 sepia-toned plates and front endpaper map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in Methuen's much-loved 'Companion' series in 1937.

Industrial Derbyshire.

SMITH Michael E. · 2008 · Island Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Breedon Books, [Derby, 2008]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; black, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

Charterhouse Register 1872-1900.

CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL · 1904 · Island Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

R B Stedman, Godalming, 1904. Sm. 4to., First Edition, with title-vignette, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, green top, upper hinge cracked else a bright, clean copy. Very scarce.

A Short History of the Narrow Boat. NEAR FINE COPY

CHAPLIN Tom · 1985 · Island Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Shepperton Swan, Shepperton, 1985. Oblong 4to., with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy.

South Midlands & Warwickshire Ring. Also includes the Ashby Canal. NEAR FINE COPY

PEARSON'S CANAL COMPANION · 0 · Island Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

J M Pearson, [Tatenhill Common], [1990]. Oblong 4to., with numerous photographs and maps throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy.

Cairo, Jerusalem & Damascus. Three Chief Cities of the Egyptian Sultans. Illustrated by W.S.S. Tyrwhitt and Reginald Barratt. NEAR FINE COPY

MARGOLIOUTH D.S. · 1907 · Island Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

Chatto & Windus, 1907. 8vo., First Edition, with mounted coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), title in blue and black, 57 fine coloured plates and 4 line illustrations in the text; original green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt with coloured ill...

The History of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne. Volume II 1896-1989. [With Contributions by Others].

PARISH Charles · 1990 · Island Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1990. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece, 6 plates and illustrations and plans in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

A Week at the Land's End. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

BLIGHT John Thomas · 1861 · Island Books

£112.00 (€134.25 | $147.97 | ¥23,629)

Longman Green Longman & Roberts, 1861. 8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), engraved title vignette, 10 engraved plates and very numerous woodcut illustrations in the text; original green cloth, boards elaborately framed and blocked ...