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The Knight and the Umbrella. An Account of The Eglinton Tournament 1839.
London. Geoffrey Bles. 1963. 8°. xvii,270pp. Or.cloth. Illustr. Bibliogr. Index.
Antiquariaat OvidiusProfessional sellerBook number: 34298
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Keywords: Geschiedenis, Geschichte, History
The Knight and the Umbrella: an account of the Eglinton Tournament, 1839.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1963. 8vo. xvii[i], 270pp, frontis, 12 plates (one double-page), 2 text plans, text figures. Original decorated navy cloth gilt, te coloured, ep illustrations, rubbed and lightly soiled d/w.
John TurtonProfessional sellerBook number: 24001
GBP 13.92 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 18.48 | JP¥ 2736]
Keywords: Tournament Scotland
The Knight and the Umbrella: An Account of the Eglinton Tournament 1839
UK, Geoffrey Bles. 1963. Hardcover, a5 navy. Hardback no dust jacket in good condition, age spots to page edges and small scuffs to cover. Used: Acceptable.
Lady Lisa's BookshopProfessional sellerBook number: 29327
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 US$ 19.91 | JP¥ 2948]
I Presume - H M Stanley's Triumph And Disaster
Geoffrey Bles, 1973, 2nd edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. xiv+207pp, b/w frontis, 7 b/w plates, map, index, fine copy in a slightly rubbed & bumped dustjacket. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0713806605
¶ Biography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley [ 1841 - 1904 ] which looks in detail at the effect of the public reaction to the famous 'Dr Livingstone, I Presume' greeting upon Stanley. Soon after the news of the meeting reached Britain the phrase, and Stanley, were subject to ridicule - his moment of glory becoming a source of humiliation.
¶ Biography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley [ 1841 - 1904 ] which looks in detail at the effect of the public reaction to the famous 'Dr Livingstone, I Presume' greeting upon Stanley. Soon after the news of the meeting reached Britain the phrase, and Stanley, were subject to ridicule - his moment of glory becoming a source of humiliation.
Eastleach BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 32969
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Keywords: ISBN 0713806605, africa, travel, exploration, biography 0713806605
The Scandal Of The Andover Workhouse
Geoffrey Bles, 1973, 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/G. 176pp, decorated endpapes, 8pp b/w plates, folding map, index, price clipped dustjacket with a crudely repaired tear to the upper panel & a chip on the top edge of the same, related newspaper clippings laid in. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0713805900
¶ A study of the administration of the English 'New Poor Law', which came to a head in 1845 when it was revealed that inmates at the Andover workshouse had been forced to eat the gristle from bones which were destined to be crushed by them for fertlizer.
¶ A study of the administration of the English 'New Poor Law', which came to a head in 1845 when it was revealed that inmates at the Andover workshouse had been forced to eat the gristle from bones which were destined to be crushed by them for fertlizer.
Eastleach BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 56795
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Keywords: ISBN 0713805900, victorian history, social history, wiltshire 0713805900
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