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Death, Art, and Memory in Medieval England: The Cobham Family and Their Monuments, 1300-1500

Saul, Nigel · 2001 · Salsus Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Book Very Good Very Good 1st Edition Oxford University Press Oxford 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 304pp hardback, black boards gilt in wrapper ownership signature

Coping with the Blitz, St Peter's, Seel Street, Liverpool 1940-41: Letters from Louis Joseph D'Andria to Kevin Herbert Byrne, Abbot of Ampleforth, 1940-41

Louis Joseph D'Andria · 2000 · Salsus Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Book Very Good 1st Edition North West Catholic History Society Wigan 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 71pp stapled card covers, very good

In Lotus-Land Japan. BRIGHT, CLEAN PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY

PONTING Herbert G. · 1910 · Island Books

£196.00 (€234.97 | $258.99 | ¥41,362)

Macmillan, 1910. 8vo., First Edition, with fine tipped-in coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 7 fine tipped-in coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and 109 fine plates in monochrome (a number tinted), free endpapers lightly …

The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. [First Domestic Edition. First Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

TOLKIEN J. R. R. · 0 · Island Books

£184.00 (€220.59 | $243.13 | ¥38,829)

Allen & Unwin, [1977]. 8vo., First Edition Domestic, First Impression, with full-page map in red and black, 5 full-page pedigrees in the text and large folding map in red and black, fore-edge very faintly spotted; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy i…

The Peace Edition of More Queer Things about Japan. To which are added A Precis of the Terms of Peace and a Skeleton History of the entire War, specially compiled for this Edition [and including Will Adams' Letters]. [With a new Preface by Sladen.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE PEACE EDITION

SLADEN Douglas · 1905 · Island Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

Anthony Treherne & Co., 1905. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 24 double-page plates on japon, some light and inoffensive age-toning to margins; original red cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, brig…

Horsham. A History and Celebration of the Town. Produced by the Francis Frith Collection exclusively for Ottakar's. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

SLYFIELD Brian · 0 · Island Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Frith Book Company, [Teffont], [2004]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured, tinted and monochrome photographs throughout; laminated boards, a near fine coipy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Folktales of Japan. Edited by Keigo Seki. Translated by Robert J. Adams. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

SEKI, ed. Keigo · 0 · Island Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL, [1963]. 8vo., First Edition; salmon cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Last Climb. The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory. Foreword by John Mallory. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

BREASHEARS David · 0 · Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

National Geographic, Washington DC, [1999]. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, folding coloured plates, and numerous photographs and maps in the text; blue boards, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

The Cectic Borderland. A Rediscovery of the Marches from Wye to Dee. With full-page drawings by Fred Adcock NEAR FINE COPY

SNELL F J · 0 · Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Robert Scott, [1928]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; green cloth, gilt back, dark top, uncut, a near fine copy.

Laxdaela Saga. Translated and with an Introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson. Woodcuts by Peter Pendrey. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

LAXDAELA SAGA · 1975 · Island Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Folio Society, 1975. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, illustrations and pedigrees in the text, and endpaper maps; patterned boards, black morocco back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's lightly faded board slip-case.

The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson. Introduction by Eric de Mare. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

SMILES Samuel · 1975 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Folio Society, 1975. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates, illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and cream, a near fine copy in publisher's lightly browned board sli…

Verbier Festival. 25 Years at the Top. FINE COPY

ENGSTROEM, Martin Tison · 0 · Island Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Editions Noir sur Blanc, [Lausanne], [2018]. Folio, First Edition, text in French and English, with very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, yellow endpapers, a fine copy. Sumptuous celebration of the Festival, its recent past, achievemen…

Mission to Tashkent. Introduction and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. [Maps drawn by Denys Baker.] NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

BAILEY Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Marshman · 1999 · Island Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Folio Society, 1999. 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; pictorial boards, burgundy cloth back lettered in gilt, burgundy endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

Myths and Legends of India. Selected, retold and introduced by William Radice. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

RADICE William · 2001 · Island Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Folio Society, 2001. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, pale blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and navy, blue morocco back lettered in gilt, blue top, navy endpapers, a a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Please note that extra postage will be re…

The Religion of Java. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

GEERTZ Clifford · 0 · Island Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Free Press of Glencoe, IL, [1960]. 8vo., First Edition; pale green cloth, upper board blocked in black, orange cloth back lettered in gilt, green top, black endpapers, uncut, backstrip lightly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.

Frontiers and Wars. His Four Early Books covering his Life as a Soldier and War Correspondent edited into one Volume. [Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

CHURCHILL Winston S. · 1962 · Island Books

£132.00 (€158.25 | $174.42 | ¥27,856)

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. 8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, and many maps and plans in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects abridged versions of four works in a single volume: The Malak…

Namazu-e and their Themes. An Interpretative Approach to some Aspects of Japanese Folk Religion. NEAR FINE COPY

OUWEHAND Dr. C. · 1964 · Island Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

E J Brill, Leiden, 1964. 8vo., First Edition, with 21 plates, diagrams in the text and folding map; navy cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, backstrip mildly sunned else a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.

Nanyo. The Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia 1885-1945. FINE COPY

PEATTIE Mark R. · 0 · Island Books

£74.00 (€88.71 | $97.78 | ¥15,616)

University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu HI, [1988]. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, illustrations and maps in the text, and endpaper maps; ochre cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, a fine copy. Pacific Islands Monograph Series, No. 4. SCARCE.

[Sale catalogue of items from] Nyetimber Manor [Sussex.]. The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Moss. 27 September 2001. [Introduction by Anthony Rogers and Hans-Christian Bowen.] Sale code: W01307. NEAR FINE COPY WITH PRICES REALISED

NYETIMBER MANOR · 0 · Island Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Sotheby's, [2004]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. The sale comprises 1374 lots, including furniture, metalware, silver and pewter. Prices realised are entered in manuscript. SCARCE.

[Catalogue of] The Mercury Asset Management Collection. [Introduction by Hugh Stevenson.] NEAR FINE COPY

MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT COLLECTION · 0 · Island Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Mercury Asset Management, [1996]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured illustrations throughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. The catalogue includes works by thirty-three twentieth-century British artists, including Hitchens, Knight, Lowry, Nash, Pissarro and Seago among ot…