HUDSON, ROGER. (EDITED BY.)

THE GRAND TOUR. 1592-1796. In Slip-Case.

London. Folio Society, 1993., Among the writers who went on the Grand Tour are Robert Adam, Joseph Addison, William Beckford, James Boswell, Patrick Brydone, Charles Burney, John Boyle, Thomas Coryate, John Evelyn, Edward Gibbon, Thomas Gray, Lord Herbert, Sir Horace Mann, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, J.B.S. Morritt, Fynes Moryson, Samuel Sharp, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne, Henry Swinburne, Hester Thrale, Horace Walpole, Edward Wright, & Arthur Young. 270 pages, including biographical notes on the authors. About 114 illustrations in colour and black & white. 2 maps. Lovely painting of a view of Rome reproduced on the cover, in colour. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cover. Cream colour slip-case is near fine. 25cm. x 17.5cm. 1993

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Book number: 7546

Catalogue: History

Keywords: tourist Grand Tour James Boswell William Beckford John Evelyn Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

HUGHES, LINDSEY

RUSSIA IN THE AGE OF PETER THE GREAT.

London. Yale University Press, 1998., Not just a biography of Peter, the author describes Russia and her foreign policy, her society, army, navy, education and religion etc... "drawing on previously unavailable sources...account of one of the most significant periods in Russian history." 602 pages ie 470 pages, & 132 pages of reference notes, bibliography & index. Over 26 b./w. illustrations. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 9½" x 6¼". ISBN 0300075391. Heavy book. 1998

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Book number: 2479

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Russia St. Petersburg Peter the Great Moscow Petrine Court

HUGHES, ANN. (EDITOR)

SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND. A Changing Culture. Vol. 1, Primary Sources.

London. Ward Lock Educational/Open University, 1984, Paperback. An Open University Set Book. (Course A203) An anthology compiled from private diaries, letters, documents & books etc. showing the changing culture of England in the 17th century. 403 pages including biographical index & index. Previous owner's name on f.e.p., occasional lines underlined & notes in margins, slightly marked cover o./w. very good condition. (Vol. 2, 'Primary Sources.' is # 1181.) ISBN 070624088X. 1984

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Book number: 1180

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 17th C. England. Cultural History Ralph Josselin Cromwell Levellers Parliament Civil War John Locke Dryden June25 Restoration Charles Ist Puritans

HUGHES, JEAN.

SHROPSHIRE FOLKLORE, GHOSTS & WITCHCRAFT.

Shrewsbury. Westmid Supplies, 1979., Softback. 2nd printing. With verses by Christina Elliott. 76 pages. 4 black & white photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 7" x 4¼". Near fine ISBN 0950583200. 1979

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Book number: 2118

Catalogue: History

Keywords: witchcraft folklore ghosts Shropshire myths legends Myddle Shrewsbury Oswestry Wrekin Mynd

HUGHES, M.V.

A VICTORIAN FAMILY. (A LONDON CHILD of the 1870s; A LONDON GIRL of the 1880s; A LONDON HOME in ihe 1890s.)

London. Oxford University Press, 1980., Reprints. A set of three paperbacks in a slip case. "London Child of the 1870's" 141 pages. ISBN 0192812165. Priced £1.50 on back." London Girl of the 1880's" 245 pages. ISBN 0192812432. Priced on back £1.50. "London Home in the 1890's" 202 pages. 0192812572. Priced on back £1.75. All are 20cm. x 13cm, all are near fine. Slipcase is very good but slightly marked on back where price label was. ISBN 0192812807. 1980

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Book number: 9193

Catalogue: History

Keywords: London 1880's 1890s 1870's

HUMBLE, RICHARD.

FAMOUS LAND BATTLES From Medieval to Modern Times.

London. Artus Publishing, 1979., Reprint published for St. Michael. 184 pages including bibliography & index. Many colour and b./w. illustrations & photographs. 35 specially- commissioned maps by David Worth & Jennifer Mexter. Near fine but previous owner's name & inscription on f.f.e.p., top edge & corners are bumped D./w. very good but back top corner is torn & a piece missing, corners slightly worn and edges bumped. 30.5cm. x 24cm. 1979

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Book number: 6626

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: battle war warfare Agincourt Waterloo Dunkirk Balaclava

HUMPHRYS, GRAHAM.

Industrial Britain. SOUTH WALES.

Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1972., Ex Library. 253 pages. 32 b./w. photographs on 16 pages. 40 figures within text. Contents very good & clean but library marks on front endpage, "withdrawn from stock" stamped & "25p" written in ink. Top edges of book pages are red, its faintly damp stained on top which has affected the top edge of 2, possibly 3, pages, though its hardly noticeable. Cloth cover very good but bottom edge shelf rubbed. D./w. near fine but corners slightly bumped, priced £4.75. ISBN 0715354787. 1972

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Book number: 7216

Catalogue: History

Keywords: industry industrial Wales South Wales Port Talbot Glamorgan Cardiff Gwent Swansea Barry Porthcaw coal mine Newport shipbuilding docks

HUNTINGTON, GUY AND BURNLEY, KENNETH.

Seasons of Wirral. Wirral's wildlife and landscape through the year.

Heswall, Wirral. The Silver Birch Press, 1994.., Hardback. 158 pages, with beautiful colour photographs on most pages. Landscape format, 22cm. x 26.5cm. Near fine, except for an inscription "To Ken" opposite half-title. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 1994

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Book number: 9763

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Wirral Thurstaston Hilbre River Dee Caldy Parkgate Frankby Clatterbridge Meols Dibbinsdale Burton Bidston Hill Thornton Hough Heswall West Kirby Royden Park

HURD, ARCHIBALD.

THE TRIUMPH OF THE TRAMP SHIP.

London.Cassell & Co., 1922, 212 pages including index. 5 b & w.photographs. 8¼" x 5½". No d./w. Near fine in navy cloth with gilt lettering, but top & bottom of spine & corners slightly worn or bumped. Contents clean & tight, no inscription or marks, but back free e.p. has a faint crease. 1922

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Book number: 3500

Catalogue: Naval History

Keywords: ships boats tramp ship seamen

HUXLEY, ELSPETH.

Brave New Victuals. An Inquiry Into Modern Food Production.

London. Chatto & Windus, 1965., Foreword by Peter Scott. 168 pages including bibliography & notes. This is an enquiry into intensive, factory farming, the chemicals used on the land & the drugs given to stock. Near fine except top edge slightly faded. No inscription. D./w. is near fine, not price clipped (21/- or £1.05) but corners are slightly worn, there's a small tear top front edge, another on bottom front corner, & a 0.75" tear on bottom edge. 8" x 5¼". 1965

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Book number: 3427

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: farming agriculture farms cattle sheep poultry eggs pigs food production

HYMAN, SUSAN

EDWARD LEAR'S BIRDS.

Secaucus, New Jersey: The Wellfleet Press, 1980, Large hardback, 36.5cm. x 26cm. Introduction by Philip Hofer. 40 superb colour & 50 b./w. illustrations, most are full page. 96 pages including chronology, bibliography, picture & sources. Near fine, no inscription, but slight, faint foxing on front and back end pages. D./w. is near fine, not price clipped. ($75) 14.25" x 10.5" ISBN 1555214681 1980

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Book number: 6355

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Edward Lear bird ornithology parrot macaws

INGHAM, BERNARD.

YORKSHIRE CASTLES.

Skipton, North Yorkshire. Dalesman Publishing Company, 2001., Landscape format. 144 pages. 54 colour photographs of castles, remains of castles, or ancient walls, with short description on opposite page. 15.5cm. x 23.5cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine brown cover. Near fine d./w. priced £11.99. ISBN 1855681935. 2001

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Book number: 7706

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Yorks. Yorkshire castle fortification

INGLIS-JONES, ELISABETH.

THE STORY OF WALES.

London. Faber & Faber, 1955., The story of Wales from the start, from the arrival of the Romans, the Normans, Llewelyn the Great, Owen Glendower, the Henry Tudor who became Henry VII of England, to the 1920's. Miss Inglis-Jones, from Cardiganshire, wrote many books on Wales & the Welsh. 245 pages including epilogue, bibliography and index. 10 b. & w. photographs on 8 pages & 5 maps. Green cloth, with red lettering & red dragon on front. Near fine d./w. except for 2 closed tears on front top edge and top of spine, which were neatly repaired on the inside with sellotape, & hardly visible from the outside. 8¾" x 5¾". 1955

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Book number: 1699

Catalogue: .History / Travel & Topography

Keywords: mandi Wales Welsh Henry Tudor Llewelyn the Great Owen Glendower

IVANCEVIC, RADOVAN.

Art Treasures Of Croatia.

Belgrade, Jugoslovenska. Iro Motovun, 1986., Hardback. A beautifull, large book, printed on very nice paper. 208 pages. 200 colour and 10 black & white photographs of paintings, sculptures, buildings, scenery & antiques, some of them double page. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks . A patch of damage 2cm wide on front top edge of cover. D./w. is also worn in the same place. This hasn't affected the book inside. 29.5cm. x 24.5cm. 1986

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Book number: 7484

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Croatia Yugoslavia Dubrovnik Zagreb Split Trogir Pula Dalmatia Hvar Istria Holy Cross

JACKSON, HERBERT J.

THE PORT GAZETTE.

Maryport, Cumberland. Maryport Town Centre Private Traders Association, 1974., Volume 2. No.2, July 1974. Pamphlet, paper covers with photo of "Maryport Fire Brigade in 1926". About 24 pages with old photographs connected with Maryport area, a few items such as " World's First Secret Ballot", a short history of the docks, recipes & modern (1974) advertisements. Slightly marked & yellowed, o./w. very good. 9" x 7". 1974

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Book number: 2355

Catalogue: .History

Keywords: Maryport Cumbria Solway tanning