HART-DAVIES, ADAM.

WHAT THE PAST DID FOR US. A Brief History of Ancient Inventions.

London. BBC Books, 2005., First edition. Hardback. Modern inventions were invariably invented hundreds of years ago. 224 pages, with colour & b./w. photographs, drawings & maps. Near fine. no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 24cm. x 15.5cm. ISBN 0563522070. 2005

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Book number: 5598

Catalogue: History

Keywords: inventions history Romans Egyptians

HARTCUP, ADELINE.

BELOW STAIRS IN THE GREAT COUNTRY HOUSES.

London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1980., How the large country houses were staffed & run by 'upper' and 'under' servants. 214 pages. With line drawings by Douglas Lyndon-Skeggs, & 40 b./w. photographs, prints & documents. Near fine, no marks, but previous owner's name on front end page. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£8.95) 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 0283986956. 1980

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Book number: 6786

Catalogue: History

Keywords: servants butler cook scullery maid household staff house employees history

HARVEY, JOHN, ALEXANDER, KEITH, RUSSELL, DAVID, (TEXT) AND FERNANDEZ, SANDRA (ILLUSTRATER.)

THE NATIONAL TRUST NATURE COMPANION.

London. Guild Publishing / Dorling Kindersley, 1990., Beautifully illustrated throughout with soft watercolours. Chapter headings are Ancient Woodlands; Fields & Hedgerows; Chalk & Limestone Grasslands; Parkland; Lowland Heath; Mountains & Moorlands; Lakes & Rivers; Bogs & Fens; Dunes, Saltmarshes & Mudflats, Cliffs & Rocky Shores. 192 pages including gazetteer. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Laminated illustrated cover with green cloth spine is near fine. 10¾" x 7¾". 1990

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Book number: 4516

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: nature National Trust natural history flowers birds animals country bog dune saltmarsh mudflat moorland hedgerow limestone heath cliff

HARVEY-GIBSON, R.J.

Outlines of the History of Botany.

London. A. & C. Black, 1919., A very interesting book. 274 pages, including bibliography. Corners and edges of cover are rubbed & worn, ends of spine are bumped & starting to split, the previous owner's name on ffep. No d./w. 22.5cm. x 14.5cm. 1919

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Book number: 8123

Catalogue: Natural History./ Reference

Keywords: botany botanical plants

HARVEY, JOHN.

The Plantagenets. 1154 - 1485.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1948., 180 pages. 4 colour and 72 b. & w. illustrations. Endpapers illustrated with a pedigree of the House of Anjou, & map of the British Isles & France showing places connected with Plantagenets. The attractive d./w. was designed & illustrated by the author, with portraits of the sovereigns taken from sources such as effigies, stained glass & manuscripts. It is near fine except slight wear on the corners, a closed 1" tear on front top edge of spine, 2 tiny tears back top edge.and foxing on the inside. This foxing hasn't affected the outside or the red cloth cover. The contnts are clean, except inscription. 9" x 6". 1948

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Book number: 1725

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Plantagenets House of Anjou Eleanor of Aquitaine Richard the Lion Heart Henry Vth Tower of London

HASWELL, JOCK.

THE BRITISH ARMY. A Concise History.

London. Thames and Hudson, 1975., 192 pages. 176 b. & w. illustrations. 9½" x 7". Near fine except faint signs of damp on inside of front cover & on the bottom of front endpaper. Small signs of damp on bottom back e./p. & back flap. D./w. is near fine on the outside, but inside on top & bottom edges there are signs of damp or water stain. ISBN 0500011281. 1975

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Book number: 1659

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: British army soldiers Grenadiers Campaigns Armed Forces military Feb27 box 81

HAWTHORNE, JAMES.( EDITED BY )

TWO CENTURIES OF IRISH HISTORY.

London. B.B.C. Publications, 1966., This new approach to Irish History, is based on the BBC Radio series first broadcast to schools in the Northern Ireland Home Service ...1965." 11 chapters written by 6 writers. They're W.R.Hutchinson, Norman Harrison, David Hammond, Bill Meek, Gerard Hayes-McCoy & Martin Wallace. 136 pages including index. Errata slip. 30 b./w. photographs & prints. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Cream d./w. slightly soiled, slightly worn on edges & corners, but not price clipped (12s/6d.). 19cm. x 13cm. 1966

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Book number: 4649

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Irish Ireland Daniel O'Connell Eamon de Valera Ulster Volunteer Force Black & Tans Michael Collins Anglo-Irish agreement

HAYWARD, R.A.

Cleopatra's Needles.

Hartington, Derbyshire. Moorland Publishing, 1978, The history of the Cleopatra's Needle in London, and a chapter on the New York Needle. 67 b. & w. photographs and illustrations. 128 pages including information on hieroglyphics, references & chapter notes. Near fine in near fine d./w., no inscription or marks. 10" x 7". ISBN 0903485826 1978

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Book number: 3772

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Cleopatra Cleopatra's Needle obelisk Pharaoh Thothmes III Heliopolis Central Park

HEALD, TIM.

HONOURABLE ESTATES. The English and their Country Houses.

London. Pavilion Books, 1992., Softback. Illustrated in colour by Paul Cox. The country houses are Hadley Hall, Goodwood, Loseley, Stansted, Beaulieu, Maunsel, Midelney, Stratfield Saye, Castle Howard, Bickleigh, Highclere, Milton, Sandringham, Somerleyton, Ragley, Gunby, Hatfield, Brympton D'Evercy, Chatsworth, Hartland, Weston Park, Styles, Sandford Orcas. 182 pages. 25.5cm. x 19cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Stiff card cover near fine but front top corner faintly creased, priced on back £12.99. ISBN 1851459154. 1992

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Book number: 7444

Catalogue: Architecture / History

Keywords: country house stately home manor castle

HEINZEL, HERMAN; FITTER, RICHARD; AND PARSLOW, JOHN.

The Birds of Britain and Europe, with North Africa and the Middle East.

London. Collins, 1979., Paperback. Fourth edition. "Over 1000 birds illustrated in colour, & 825 distribution maps." 19cm. x 11.5cm. Near fine except previous owner's name on top of title page. Near fine flexible laminated card cover. Price label for £4.95 on inside of front cover. ISBN 0002192101. 1979

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Book number: 6567

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: birds ornithology

HENDERSON, W.O.

THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF EUROPE 1780 - 1914.

London. Thames & Hudson,1969., Softback. 215 pages including bibliography & index. 141 illustrations,18 of them in colour. 8.25" x 5.75". Corners slightly bumped, faint crease back top edge, o./w near fine. SBN 500330131. 1969

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Book number: 3632

Catalogue: History

Keywords: industry history Europe inventors engineers workers Luddites Chartists entrepreneurs

HENREY, ROBERT

LETTERS FROM PARIS. 1870 -1875.

London. Dent, 1942, Letters. "Written by C. de B., a political Informant, to the Head of the London House of Rothschild. Between 1870 and 1875." 237 pages. 17 b./w. illustrations. Near fine, no inscription. D./w. very good but spine slightly soiled, 2 small tears top of spine, bottom of spine & corners slightly worn. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1942

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Book number: 6077

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Paris Rothschild letters Paris Commune House of Bourbon House of Orleans

HENSLOW, GEORGE. (REV.)

HOW TO STUDY WILD FLOWERS.

London. R.T.S., 1920., 7th impression. "With new plates showing ninety-one plants printed in colours." 237 pages, followed by 6 pages of advertisments for nature books. With 12 double-paged coloured plates, and 57 b./w. illustrations within text. 19cm. x 12.5cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Red cloth cover, with medalion on front illustrated in colour with flowers, but spine slightly faded otherwise near fine. No d./w. A very attractive copy. 1920

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Book number: 6572

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: flower plants wild flowers botany flora

HESDIN, RAOUL.

THE JOURNAL OF A SPY IN PARIS During The Reign Of Terror January - July 1794.

London. John Murray, 1895, 209 pages. Small blue book with deckle edged pages. The cover with title in gilt inside a gilt circle is attractive, but spine is slightly worn on top & bottom and wrinkled, all the corners are bumped o./w. its very good. Contents are very good but a few words in the preface are underlined faintly in pencil. This account appears to be a hoax & was actually written by C.R.L. Fletcher. 7¼" x 5". 1895

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Book number: 3527

Catalogue: Fiction / History

Keywords: pseudonym Paris French Revolution C.R.L. Fletcher hoax spy

HEWITT, MICHAEL.

Map Of A Nation. A Biography of the Ordnance Survey.

London. Granta Books, 2011., Paperback. First published 2010 by Granta. 436 pages. 23 colour illustrations on 16 pages in the centre, and 38 black & white in the text. 20cm. x 13cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced £9.99 on back. ISBN 9781847082541. 2011

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Book number: 9624

Catalogue: History

Keywords: maps mapping Ordnance Survey cartographers chart