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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 158 title(s) on 7 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| THE EDITOR (ANON.) Journal of the Warrington Archaeological and Historical Society, 2006 edition Warrington Archaeological and Historical Society, 2006.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.Contains several articles on historical subjects.28 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 4484 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ABBOTT, MAURICE The story of Ince Blundell Hall: a short history of the house and the Weld-Blundell family Canonessses of St.Augustine Hospitallers of the Mercy of Jesus, Ince Blundell, n.d.(c.2001).Paper covers.0 903348 51 9.As new /No Jacket.A short history of the Ince Blundell hall and estate in north Merseyside, for centuries owned by the Blundell family but now a retirement home run by the Augustinian Sisters.40 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 6050 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ADDISON, CHARLES G.; INTRODUCTION BY DAVID HATCHER CHILDRESS The history of the Knights Templars Adventures Unlimited Press, 2001, Facsimile edition, originally published in 1842.Paper covers.0 932813 40 2.New /No Jacket.Facsimile reprint of Addison's renowned History, with a new introduction by D.H.Childress who inexplicably mis-spells Fair Isle as ""Fer Island"" (clearly the man heard it from a Scouser).xviii, (23), 395, (15) pp.In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 4565 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| AINSWORTH, W. HARRISON The Lancashire Witches: a romance of Pendle Forest Herbert Jenkins Ltd, n.d. Hard covers, no dust jacket.Fair/No Jacket.Pocket edition.Spine split at top edge, paper tanned, front hinge starting.376 pp. In English. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 | JP¥ 593] Book number: 2770 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ANDREWS, WILLIAM Bygone Essex (County History reprints) S.R.Publishers, 1969, Facsimile edition, originally published in 1892.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 85409 562 4.V.g./V.g. Jacket clipped, otherwise little used.(8), 249 pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 5818 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ANON. (THE ROYAL SCHOOL SERIES) Highroads of History: illustrated by the great historical paintings of Sir David Wilkie [etc.] Book 1: Tales of the Home-land Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936, The Royal School Series Book 1.Decorative boards, no wrapper.Good /No Jacket.Good, cover ink-stained, a little shaken, owner's signature, corners bumped.A large-print commentary on some famous paintings by Leighton, Delaroche, Watts, West and others.126 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1763 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| AOSA [ACKWORTH SCHOOL] Ackworth Old Scholars Association Annual Report vols. 84 - 104 (incomplete) Ackworth School, Pontefract, 1966, 1975-2005, Incomplete set (lacks nos.86-93, 95-96, 98-99, 103-104, 106, 108, 110, 121).Paper covers, the later issues plastic-coated.V.g./No Jacket.Also includes List of Members for 1979, 1982 and 1991 (issued separately) and the school's Annual Report for 1962.Please ask for a postal quotation when ordering; will supply individual volumes on request. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 2198 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ASLET, CLIVE Landmarks of Britain: the five hundred places that made our history Hodder & Stoughton, 2005, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 340 73510 4.As new/As new.Signed and dated by the author.An ambitious record of 500 places, buildings, laboratories and other quirky locations at which British history was made.A journalistic and entertaining view of history.xxviii, 547 pp. 80 pp.of colour photographs.In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 2493 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| ASPINALL, PETER J. AND HUDSON, DAPHNE M.; EDITED BY RICHARD LAWTON Ellesmere Port: the making of an industrial borough Borough Council of Ellesmere Port & Neston, 1982, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket. 0 95076 660 7.Fine /Fine.Scarcely used.xviii, 328 pp; col.frontispiece.As new. In English. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 4351 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BAILEY, BERNADINE American shrines in England A.S.Barnes & Co. South Brunswick and New York; Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. London, 1977, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.0 498 01727 3.V.g./No Jacket.Sl.foxing on fore-edge.The book is somewhat wider in scope than the title suggests.While it does a good job of documenting sites in England that were instrumental in shaping American history, the work also serves as a useful biographical introduction to the 'movers and shakers': Drake, Raleigh, Pocahontas, Penn, Yale, Harvard, Calvert, Wolfe, the Washingtons, Franklin, Adams, the Astors and a multitude of later notables.160 pp. numerous monochrome photographs. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 2412 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BALSDON, DACRE Oxford now and then Duckworth, 1970, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7156 0524 0.V.g./v.g. V.g/v.g.; apt cartoon by Osbert Lancaster on wrapper.An insider's history of Oxford, with a strong focus on University life over the past four hundred years, written by a batchelor Don and Roman historian.Very witty in places; the index points you to such esoteric topics as Americans in Oxford, Charley's Aunt, Encaenia, Hot Dogs, Charles Kingsley (""See Alton Locke""), Oaks (sporting of), Room-ragging and Zuleika Dobson.Despite the handsome cartographic end papers (by Brian Cairns) it should not be relied upon as a city guide.xii, 267 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1404 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BEAZLEY, F.C. Notes on the parish of Burton in Wirral Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool, 1908, 1st edition.Publisher's blue cloth .V.g./No Jacket.Extremities bumped, edges untrimmed, some browning of end papers; nevertheless a very good copy.Limited edition (200 copies).(8), 107 pp. In English. GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 US$ 99.96 | JP¥ 8892] Book number: 4360 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BELLA, LESLIE Parks for profit Harvest House, Montreal, 1987, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 88772 033 1.V.g./ No Jacket .The history of Canada's national parks is traced from the foundation of Banff National Park in 1885 through to the present day, describing the tensions between different interest groups and the recent involvement of Native Canadians in the process of designation.The British-born author was Dean of Social Work at the University of Regina.xi, 216, (1) pp, 2 maps. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 2085 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BENCE-JONES, MARK Life in an Irish country house Constable, 1996, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 09 474680 X.As new /V.g. Small nick at base of jacket at rear, internally as new.Well illustrated with period photographs.xviii, 270 pp. In English. GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 US$ 99.96 | JP¥ 8892] Book number: 3925 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BLUNT, WILFRID In for a Penny: a Prospect of Kew Gardens Hamish Hamilton, 1978, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 241 89823 4.Good /Fair.xxi + 218 pp, 6 colour and numerous monochrome illustrations.Good, d.j.fair.A sly, witty account of the history of Kew, including some delightful anecdotes which must have caused some embarassment to this rather strait-laced institution: cf.the discussion of ""amorous dalliance"" on p.199.Definitely one of the best books ever written on Kew. In English. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 | JP¥ 2964] Book number: 387 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BRAYSHAW, THOMAS & ROBIMSON, RALPH M. A history of the ancient parish of Giggleswick: which included the townships of Giggleswick, Settle, Rathmel;. Langcliffe and Stainforth Halton & Company, London, 1932, 1st edition.Publisher's blue cloth, gilt title on spine.V.g./No Jacket.Boards worn at extremities, corners bumped; bookplate and owner's stamp; internally clean with tight binding.Press cutting on Thomas Baryshaw tipped in facing half title.xv, 281 pp.In English. GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.5 US$ 158.27 | JP¥ 14079] Book number: 4844 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BRETT, S. REED British History 1783-1920 John Murray, 1935, Reprint, first published in 1934.Hard covers, no wrapper.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g. owner's signature, pencil notes in text.xii, 468 pp.In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 1773 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BREUILLY, JOHN (ED.) The state of Germany Longman, 1992, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 582 07864 4.Fine /Fine.A collection of essays on the (then recently reunited) history of modern Germany, with particular emphasis on the impact of nationalism.xii, 243 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 4420 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BRYANT, ARTHUR The age of elegance 1812-1822 BCA, 1967, Book Club edition, originally published in 1950 by Collins.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Maps on end papers.The second volume of Bryant's trilogy of the Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath, republished with colour photographs.(x), 448 pp.(index unpaginated). In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 2930 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BRYANT, ARTHUR The years of endurance 1793-1802 BCA, 1967, Book Club edition, originally published in 1942 by Collins.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Maps on end papers; pages sl.tanned towards edges.The first volume of Bryant's trilogy of the Napoleonic Wars, republished with colour photographs.374 pp.(index unpaginated). In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 2929 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BUCKLE, CATHERINE African tears: the Zimbabwe land invasions Covos Day, Johannesburg, 2001, 1st edition.Paper covers with foldover flaps.As new /No Jacket.One perspective of the expropriation of farms under the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, written by a white farmer who suffered severe harassment from squatters (""war veterans"").xiv, 243 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 3499 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BULLOCK, ALAN The faces of Europe Phaidon Press, 1980.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7148 2094 6.Fine /Fine.A collection of thirty essays published to celebrate the quartercentenary of the distinguished Dutch publishing house Elsevier and also to mark Europe's achievements through history.The editor, Lord Bullock, was Master of St.Catherine's College, Oxford.Map of Europe by Hondius on end papers.448 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 3126 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BURCKHARD, JACOB The civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Phaidon Press, 1955, 5th printing of Phaidon Pocket Series edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Price clipped, jacket frayed at extremities of spine, internally near fine.Owner's signature.xxiii, 462 pp. In English. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 4143 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| BYTHELL, DUNCAN & FROST, ROGER A Lancashire weaving company and its community: Harle Syke Mill 1856-1970 The Briercliffe Society, 2009, 1st edition.Paper covers.978 0 9553100 8 9.New /No Jacket.History of the first co-operative weaving company to be established at Harle Syke near Burnley, Lancashire.92 pp. 8 pages of monochrome photographs. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 5849 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. | ||
| CALDER, RITCHIE Agony of the Congo Victor Gollancz, 1961, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.Fine /V.g. Slight wear to jacket, internally fine.Includes loosely inserted 'stop press' sheet.160 pp.In English. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 | JP¥ 2964] Book number: 3889 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books. |
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