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	ACKERMAN, ROY The Ackerman Guide to the Best Restaurants and Hotels in the British Isles Harmondsworth, Penguin Books. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0140099026). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, VG+. Wraps, 448pp. Line drawings of some of the hotels. The British section is extensive and includes personal selections of favourite eating places by some of Britain's greatest chefs. There are short chapters on Robert Carrier's Paris and New York. Dated but may be useful as a historical reference. (2.0 JM FO 33/1. Very Good +. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 48107 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ALLINGHAM, HELEN; DICK, STEWART The Cottage Homes of England London, Bracken Books. 1984, First Thus. (ISBN: 0946495106). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dj. 287pp, index. Lovely colour plates. This book on English cottages and old village life was first published in 1909. A heavy book. (3.0 JM FO 15/6. As New/As New. USD 18.99 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1676] Book number: 51219 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ANONYMOUS Romances of Mayfair London, Stanley Paul & Co. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue cloth with gold spine titles, 287pp. 18 chapters on marriages, elopements, and scandals in London society at the turn of the century. Corner tips rubbed, Good used copy; no Dj. (2.0 FO 25/2. Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 11218 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ASHE, GEOFFREY King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Gastonbury United Kingdom, Fontana / Collins. 1979, 7th Printing. (ISBN: 0006332250). Paperback, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (UK) No markigns, page edges yellowed, Good. Wraps, 315pp, index.B&W photos. This is the history of Gastonbury, the church and religious centre dating from before Arthurian times. (1.0 FO 60/9. Good. USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 393] Book number: 02352 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR Bygone Britain 1900-1970: At Play London, Her Majesty's Statioery Office. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0117018953). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (UK) No markings, Near Fine. 4to, illus wraps, 154pp. Book consists of B&W illustrated clippings from newspapers and magazines showing the leisure activities of Britons. (1.5 FO 22/6. Near Fine. USD 9.40 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 830] Book number: 16369 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR On the Move Bygone Britain 1900-1970 London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0117018848). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (UK) No markings, VG. Wraps, 154pp. Many newspaper clipping reproduced with ads and illus in B&W. This book is devoted to chagnes in cars and in transportation in Britain as revealed by the newspaper articles and magazine ads gleaned from hundreds of sources, forming a patchwork of remarkable events, people and ideas. (1.5 JM FO 31/3. Very Good. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 00104 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR. The World and the Times: Tributes on the Occasion of the 150th Birthday of the Times and the Publication of the History of the Times, Vol, I: The Thunderer in the Making 1785-1841. London, The Office of THE TIMES. 1935, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, brown calf with gold titles, viii, 220pp. Cartoon frontis. Top edge gilt. A collection of Birthday messages from readers, other British newspapers, and the foreign press, along with a short early history of THE TIMES. The cover edges and head of spine are rubbed, a few scuff marks to covers otherwise Good, no Dj. (1.8 FO 11/3. Good. USD 17.99 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1588] Book number: 12859 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BARBER, D.H. And Ludlow Fair Again a Family Tale United Kingdom, Ludlow Chimes Press. 1963, Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated 1969 no other markings, Very Good in unclipped Fair Dj with edge tears and chips. Green boards, 102pp. The author as bron in Hampstead in 1907 and was a journalist. He retired to Ludlow in 1960 (his home town) and wrote a novel evoking the life of the English village. ((0.99 JM FO 0/1. Very Good/Fair. Signed by Author. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 51407 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BEADLE, MURIEL These Ruins Are Inhabited London, Robert Hale. 1975, 9th Printing. (ISBN: 0709119119). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, VG in clipped Good only Dj where the back panel is stained from having the face hit with water (there is a small tear and the top edge is discolored). Black bds, 188pp. This is a entertaining anecdotal history of late 1950s Oxford, which offers an account of English character and customs as well as a commentary on Enlgish and American education. The author is the wife of George W. Beadle, professor of genetics at Caltech, who was visiting professor at Oxford when it was announced that he had won the Nobel Prize. (1.5 JM FO 64/5. Very Good/Good -. USD 7.49 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 661] Book number: 47189 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BEATH, JAMES ; EDITED BY R. B.B. Bishopshire Lilts Kinross UK, George Barnet Advertiser Office. 1883, Edition Not Stated. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. (UK) No marking but the front endpaper and portions of the frotn fly are soiled with smudges, hinges solid. otherwise Good used copy; no Dj. 18 x 12.5 cm, blue cloth with embossed titels and border, yellow endpapers, 57pp. No illus. Beath is identified as a farmer in Glenvale of Kinross-shire and this thin book was privately printed for local circulation. It is a collection of some 30 songs and laments wedded to "some familiar and suitable ilt. The editor's note is dated 24th December 1883. "When John and me were married our haddin was fu' braw,/ My mither gae's a hundr pound, my father gied me twa,/ I dealt my notes baith left and richt when e'er I gaed to Toun,/ And weel I wat our bridal bed was gude swan doun." etc. Uncommon. (1.0 FO 23/2. Good. USD 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.25 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7943] Book number: 01666 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BENNETT, H. S. The Pastons and Their England (a Canto Book Ser. ) NY, Cambridge University Press. 1991, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0521398266). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) Illus wraps, 290pp, index. A classic study of the Paston letters and their revelations about 15th century Medieval life in England. This is the second printing of the Canto edition. No markings, crease to cover solid VG. (1.2 lbs WL FO 29/4. Very Good. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 25217 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERGAN, RONALD The Great Theatres of London: An Illustrated Companion San Francisco, Chronicle Books. 1988, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0877015716). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Very Good. Wraps with flaps, 200pp, index. Colour and B&W photos. This is a tour of London's great theatres and playhouses with photos that evoke the glamour of the space and the plays and actors that have made them famous. (1.8 JM FO 24/6. Very Good. USD 9.45 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 834] Book number: 55593 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BLUNDELL, DOM. ODO. O.S.B. Ancient Catholic Homes of Scotland. London, Burns & Oates, Limited. 1907, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. 12mo, blue cloth with gold coats of arms, gols psine titles, xvi, 199pp, index. 16pp of ads. Short accounts of the old Catholic homes in Scotland collected by father Blundell from old printed sources. 5 of the original 24 B&W half-tone plates are missing (facing pages 3, 94, 98,and 120); one (facing page 116) of the line illustrations is torn in two lengthwise, with the detached piece laid in. The front hinge is a bit weak, and the spine is slanted slightly, tanning to endpapers, light rubbing to corner tips and spine extremities. About Good overall; no Dj. (1.5 NV 20). Good. USD 23.99 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2117] Book number: 10969 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOSTON, RICHARD Beer and Skittles London, Collins. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002160668). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, Near Fine in clipped Vg Dj. Brown bds, 221pp, index. No ullus. Boston writes about British beer brewing and driking with a large section on the Public House with a pubman's gazetteer. There is an excellent bibliography as well. (1.7 JM FO 16/0B. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1545] Book number: 48043 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOSTON, RICHARD Beer and Skittles London, Collins. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002160668). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, Near Fine in clipped Vg Dj. Brown bds, 221pp, index. No ullus. Boston writes about British beer brewing and driking with a large section on the Public House with a pubman's gazetteer. There is an excellent bibliography as well. (1.7 JM FO 16/0B. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1545] Book number: 48043 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOYD, CAROLE Lynda Snell's Heritage of Ambridge, Her Guide to Archers Country, an Official Archers Book London, Virgin Publishing Ltd. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 1852276584). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue bds, 160pp. B&W and colour photos and illus. The author's first book, a commentary on the village life as portrayed in the popular British TV program, paying particular attention to the genealogy of the Archers and the Grundys. N Fine in unclipped NFine (-) Dj with tiny chip to head of spine panel. (1.9 FO 24/4. Near Fine/Near Fine (-). USD 9.90 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 874] Book number: 14552 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRIGGS, ASA A Social History of England London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0287780743). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue bds, 320pp, index. Printed endpapers, maps; 200 B&W and 37 colour illus and photos. A social history from prehistory to the present by one of England's foremost historians. Fine(-) in unclipped NFine Dj. (2.9 FO 7/1. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.40 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1094] Book number: 15417 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRIGGS, ASA Victorian People Harmondsworth, Penguin Books. 1967, Later Printing. Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) Illus wraps, 320pp, index. A fresh viewpoint into the Victorian period. No markings, cover edges rubbed, Good. (0.9 FO 60/0). Good. USD 3.25 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 \| £UK 2 \| JP¥ 287] Book number: 34455 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BROOKE, CHRISTOPHER N. L. From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (Library History of England) New York, NY, U.S.A. W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated. 1969, 3rd Printing. (ISBN: 0393003620). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. llus wraps, 276pp, index. b&W photos ad illus. The Norton Library History of England. No markings, VG. (1.1 lbs WL FO 20/5. Very Good. USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 25216 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Age of Chivalry the Story of England London, Collins. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". No markings, about NFine in clipped Good Dj ( a few scuff marks0 in mylar sleeve. Green cloth, map endpapers, 576pp, index. No illus. This second volume of Bryants THE STORY OF ENGLAND covers the Middle ages, between the reigns of Edward I and Richard II. (2.5 JM FO 1/0. Near Fine/Good. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 35905 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Age of Chivalry the Story of England London, Collins. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". No markings, about NFine in clipped Good Dj ( a few scuff marks0 in mylar sleeve. Green cloth, map endpapers, 576pp, index. No illus. This second volume of Bryants THE STORY OF ENGLAND covers the Middle ages, between the reigns of Edward I and Richard II. (2.5 JM FO 1/0. Near Fine/Good. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 35905 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Elizabethan Deliverance London, Collins. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002162075). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) 8vo, light green yellow bds, 232pp, index. Decorative may endpapers. A history of the first 30 years of the reign of Elizabeth I. Fine (-), no markings, in clipped VG+Dj. (1.8 Fo 14/4. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 838] Book number: 16830 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUCKLE, HENRY THOMAS; EDITED BY H.J. HANHAM On Scotland and the Scottish Intellect Chicago, University of Chicago Press. 1970, First Soft-Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0226079775). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, illus wraps, xxxviii,414pp, index. This work is taken from Buckle's only book THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND, called by Hanham as "one of the greatest books on the nineteenth century". This work is a history of Scottish ideas. No markings, VG. (1.8 lbs FO 6/7. Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 19269 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	SELLAR, W.C. AND YEATMAN, R,J. 1066 and All That London, Methuen & Co Ltd. 1956, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: REYNOLDS, John. (uk) NO markings, Very Good in price-clipped Good (-) only Dj with edge faults and small tears. Dark red cloth, viii, 115pp, B&W drawings. This book was first published in Oct 1930; this is the 41st printing dated 1956. "A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 3 Bad Kings, and 2 Genuine Dates." (1.2 JM FO 42/3. Very Good/Good (-). USD 13.49 [Appr.: EURO 9 \| £UK 8.25 \| JP¥ 1191] Book number: 51229 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CAMERON, ISABEL Stories of the Doctor: The Doctor; More About the Doctor; the Doctor Calls Again London, Lutterworth Press. 1936, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Green grey cloth, 80pp; 80pp; 76pp. Three complete book of "The Doctor" stories about an old minister and his parish in Scotland. Frontis portrati of "The Doctor". The title page has the publisher asThe Religious Tract Society but Lutterworth Press to the spine and to the Dj. Owner's inscripiton dated 1937 otherwsie VG in unclipped Good Dj. (1.2 lbs WL FO 26/4. Very Good/Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 25223 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.

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	ACKERMAN, ROY The Ackerman Guide to the Best Restaurants and Hotels in the British Isles Harmondsworth, Penguin Books. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0140099026). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, VG+. Wraps, 448pp. Line drawings of some of the hotels. The British section is extensive and includes personal selections of favourite eating places by some of Britain's greatest chefs. There are short chapters on Robert Carrier's Paris and New York. Dated but may be useful as a historical reference. (2.0 JM FO 33/1. Very Good +. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 618] Book number: 48107 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ALLINGHAM, HELEN; DICK, STEWART The Cottage Homes of England London, Bracken Books. 1984, First Thus. (ISBN: 0946495106). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dj. 287pp, index. Lovely colour plates. This book on English cottages and old village life was first published in 1909. A heavy book. (3.0 JM FO 15/6. As New/As New. USD 18.99 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1676] Book number: 51219 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ANONYMOUS Romances of Mayfair London, Stanley Paul & Co. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue cloth with gold spine titles, 287pp. 18 chapters on marriages, elopements, and scandals in London society at the turn of the century. Corner tips rubbed, Good used copy; no Dj. (2.0 FO 25/2. Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 11218 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	ASHE, GEOFFREY King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Gastonbury United Kingdom, Fontana / Collins. 1979, 7th Printing. (ISBN: 0006332250). Paperback, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (UK) No markigns, page edges yellowed, Good. Wraps, 315pp, index.B&W photos. This is the history of Gastonbury, the church and religious centre dating from before Arthurian times. (1.0 FO 60/9. Good. USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 393] Book number: 02352 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR Bygone Britain 1900-1970: At Play London, Her Majesty's Statioery Office. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0117018953). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (UK) No markings, Near Fine. 4to, illus wraps, 154pp. Book consists of B&W illustrated clippings from newspapers and magazines showing the leisure activities of Britons. (1.5 FO 22/6. Near Fine. USD 9.40 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 830] Book number: 16369 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR On the Move Bygone Britain 1900-1970 London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0117018848). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (UK) No markings, VG. Wraps, 154pp. Many newspaper clipping reproduced with ads and illus in B&W. This book is devoted to chagnes in cars and in transportation in Britain as revealed by the newspaper articles and magazine ads gleaned from hundreds of sources, forming a patchwork of remarkable events, people and ideas. (1.5 JM FO 31/3. Very Good. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 00104 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR. The World and the Times: Tributes on the Occasion of the 150th Birthday of the Times and the Publication of the History of the Times, Vol, I: The Thunderer in the Making 1785-1841. London, The Office of THE TIMES. 1935, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, brown calf with gold titles, viii, 220pp. Cartoon frontis. Top edge gilt. A collection of Birthday messages from readers, other British newspapers, and the foreign press, along with a short early history of THE TIMES. The cover edges and head of spine are rubbed, a few scuff marks to covers otherwise Good, no Dj. (1.8 FO 11/3. Good. USD 17.99 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1588] Book number: 12859 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BARBER, D.H. And Ludlow Fair Again a Family Tale United Kingdom, Ludlow Chimes Press. 1963, Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated 1969 no other markings, Very Good in unclipped Fair Dj with edge tears and chips. Green boards, 102pp. The author as bron in Hampstead in 1907 and was a journalist. He retired to Ludlow in 1960 (his home town) and wrote a novel evoking the life of the English village. ((0.99 JM FO 0/1. Very Good/Fair. Signed by Author. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 51407 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BEADLE, MURIEL These Ruins Are Inhabited London, Robert Hale. 1975, 9th Printing. (ISBN: 0709119119). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, VG in clipped Good only Dj where the back panel is stained from having the face hit with water (there is a small tear and the top edge is discolored). Black bds, 188pp. This is a entertaining anecdotal history of late 1950s Oxford, which offers an account of English character and customs as well as a commentary on Enlgish and American education. The author is the wife of George W. Beadle, professor of genetics at Caltech, who was visiting professor at Oxford when it was announced that he had won the Nobel Prize. (1.5 JM FO 64/5. Very Good/Good -. USD 7.49 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 661] Book number: 47189 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BEATH, JAMES ; EDITED BY R. B.B. Bishopshire Lilts Kinross UK, George Barnet Advertiser Office. 1883, Edition Not Stated. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. (UK) No marking but the front endpaper and portions of the frotn fly are soiled with smudges, hinges solid. otherwise Good used copy; no Dj. 18 x 12.5 cm, blue cloth with embossed titels and border, yellow endpapers, 57pp. No illus. Beath is identified as a farmer in Glenvale of Kinross-shire and this thin book was privately printed for local circulation. It is a collection of some 30 songs and laments wedded to "some familiar and suitable ilt. The editor's note is dated 24th December 1883. "When John and me were married our haddin was fu' braw,/ My mither gae's a hundr pound, my father gied me twa,/ I dealt my notes baith left and richt when e'er I gaed to Toun,/ And weel I wat our bridal bed was gude swan doun." etc. Uncommon. (1.0 FO 23/2. Good. USD 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.25 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7943] Book number: 01666 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BENNETT, H. S. The Pastons and Their England (a Canto Book Ser. ) NY, Cambridge University Press. 1991, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0521398266). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) Illus wraps, 290pp, index. A classic study of the Paston letters and their revelations about 15th century Medieval life in England. This is the second printing of the Canto edition. No markings, crease to cover solid VG. (1.2 lbs WL FO 29/4. Very Good. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 25217 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERGAN, RONALD The Great Theatres of London: An Illustrated Companion San Francisco, Chronicle Books. 1988, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0877015716). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Very Good. Wraps with flaps, 200pp, index. Colour and B&W photos. This is a tour of London's great theatres and playhouses with photos that evoke the glamour of the space and the plays and actors that have made them famous. (1.8 JM FO 24/6. Very Good. USD 9.45 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 834] Book number: 55593 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BLUNDELL, DOM. ODO. O.S.B. Ancient Catholic Homes of Scotland. London, Burns & Oates, Limited. 1907, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. 12mo, blue cloth with gold coats of arms, gols psine titles, xvi, 199pp, index. 16pp of ads. Short accounts of the old Catholic homes in Scotland collected by father Blundell from old printed sources. 5 of the original 24 B&W half-tone plates are missing (facing pages 3, 94, 98,and 120); one (facing page 116) of the line illustrations is torn in two lengthwise, with the detached piece laid in. The front hinge is a bit weak, and the spine is slanted slightly, tanning to endpapers, light rubbing to corner tips and spine extremities. About Good overall; no Dj. (1.5 NV 20). Good. USD 23.99 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2117] Book number: 10969 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOSTON, RICHARD Beer and Skittles London, Collins. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002160668). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, Near Fine in clipped Vg Dj. Brown bds, 221pp, index. No ullus. Boston writes about British beer brewing and driking with a large section on the Public House with a pubman's gazetteer. There is an excellent bibliography as well. (1.7 JM FO 16/0B. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1545] Book number: 48043 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOSTON, RICHARD Beer and Skittles London, Collins. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002160668). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. No markings, Near Fine in clipped Vg Dj. Brown bds, 221pp, index. No ullus. Boston writes about British beer brewing and driking with a large section on the Public House with a pubman's gazetteer. There is an excellent bibliography as well. (1.7 JM FO 16/0B. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1545] Book number: 48043 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOYD, CAROLE Lynda Snell's Heritage of Ambridge, Her Guide to Archers Country, an Official Archers Book London, Virgin Publishing Ltd. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 1852276584). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue bds, 160pp. B&W and colour photos and illus. The author's first book, a commentary on the village life as portrayed in the popular British TV program, paying particular attention to the genealogy of the Archers and the Grundys. N Fine in unclipped NFine (-) Dj with tiny chip to head of spine panel. (1.9 FO 24/4. Near Fine/Near Fine (-). USD 9.90 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 874] Book number: 14552 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRIGGS, ASA A Social History of England London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0287780743). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, blue bds, 320pp, index. Printed endpapers, maps; 200 B&W and 37 colour illus and photos. A social history from prehistory to the present by one of England's foremost historians. Fine(-) in unclipped NFine Dj. (2.9 FO 7/1. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.40 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1094] Book number: 15417 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRIGGS, ASA Victorian People Harmondsworth, Penguin Books. 1967, Later Printing. Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) Illus wraps, 320pp, index. A fresh viewpoint into the Victorian period. No markings, cover edges rubbed, Good. (0.9 FO 60/0). Good. USD 3.25 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 \| £UK 2 \| JP¥ 287] Book number: 34455 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BROOKE, CHRISTOPHER N. L. From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (Library History of England) New York, NY, U.S.A. W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated. 1969, 3rd Printing. (ISBN: 0393003620). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. llus wraps, 276pp, index. b&W photos ad illus. The Norton Library History of England. No markings, VG. (1.1 lbs WL FO 20/5. Very Good. USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 25216 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Age of Chivalry the Story of England London, Collins. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". No markings, about NFine in clipped Good Dj ( a few scuff marks0 in mylar sleeve. Green cloth, map endpapers, 576pp, index. No illus. This second volume of Bryants THE STORY OF ENGLAND covers the Middle ages, between the reigns of Edward I and Richard II. (2.5 JM FO 1/0. Near Fine/Good. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 35905 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Age of Chivalry the Story of England London, Collins. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". No markings, about NFine in clipped Good Dj ( a few scuff marks0 in mylar sleeve. Green cloth, map endpapers, 576pp, index. No illus. This second volume of Bryants THE STORY OF ENGLAND covers the Middle ages, between the reigns of Edward I and Richard II. (2.5 JM FO 1/0. Near Fine/Good. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 35905 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRYANT, ARTHUR The Elizabethan Deliverance London, Collins. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002162075). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) 8vo, light green yellow bds, 232pp, index. Decorative may endpapers. A history of the first 30 years of the reign of Elizabeth I. Fine (-), no markings, in clipped VG+Dj. (1.8 Fo 14/4. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 838] Book number: 16830 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUCKLE, HENRY THOMAS; EDITED BY H.J. HANHAM On Scotland and the Scottish Intellect Chicago, University of Chicago Press. 1970, First Soft-Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0226079775). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, illus wraps, xxxviii,414pp, index. This work is taken from Buckle's only book THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND, called by Hanham as "one of the greatest books on the nineteenth century". This work is a history of Scottish ideas. No markings, VG. (1.8 lbs FO 6/7. Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 19269 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	SELLAR, W.C. AND YEATMAN, R,J. 1066 and All That London, Methuen & Co Ltd. 1956, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: REYNOLDS, John. (uk) NO markings, Very Good in price-clipped Good (-) only Dj with edge faults and small tears. Dark red cloth, viii, 115pp, B&W drawings. This book was first published in Oct 1930; this is the 41st printing dated 1956. "A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 3 Bad Kings, and 2 Genuine Dates." (1.2 JM FO 42/3. Very Good/Good (-). USD 13.49 [Appr.: EURO 9 \| £UK 8.25 \| JP¥ 1191] Book number: 51229 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CAMERON, ISABEL Stories of the Doctor: The Doctor; More About the Doctor; the Doctor Calls Again London, Lutterworth Press. 1936, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Green grey cloth, 80pp; 80pp; 76pp. Three complete book of "The Doctor" stories about an old minister and his parish in Scotland. Frontis portrati of "The Doctor". The title page has the publisher asThe Religious Tract Society but Lutterworth Press to the spine and to the Dj. Owner's inscripiton dated 1937 otherwsie VG in unclipped Good Dj. (1.2 lbs WL FO 26/4. Very Good/Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 25223 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.