An excellent, fine, as new condition 2 volume set. These have been opened from their original shrinkwrap, but not read. The bindings are tight and firm. No marks; pristine slipcase. Second printing, 2014. The book of colour photographs is particularly stunning. Both volumes have gilt top edges. Bound in decorated black cloth, blocked with a design by Peter Stuart. pp. 448; 128. The slipcase measures 26cm tall. Weigh over 2KG. View More...
Hardback, no dust jacket. Publisher's original black cloth boards. In very good clean condition but the boards are slightly bowed. The binding is firm. Unmarked inside. A little foxing to the top closed textblock page edges. No names or inscriptions. Compliments review slip from the publisher loosely enclosed. pp. xvi, 222, 57 plates. 24.8cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In excellent fine, clean condition in a very near fine dust jacket. Publisher's original black boards. The binding is firm and square. No names, inscriptions or other marks. There is a tiny nick to the bottom edge of the front cover of the dust jacket, repaired with invisible acid-free paper repair tissue to the underside. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. xxxi, 466. 24.1cm tall. View More...
Hardback, no dust jacket. Publisher's original navy blue boards. In very good clean condition but the boards are slightly bowed. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Just a little light foxing to the top closed textblock page edges. pp. 101. 24.7cm tall. View More...
Hardback. Lacks dust jacket. Original navy blue boards with gilt crest on the front board and titles to spine. First edition of this combined volume - the original edition of The Wandering Scholar was first published in 1896 and Accidents of an Antiquary's Life in 1910, and here the two books have been combined and condensed into one volume. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. The page edges have been roughly cut, with some minor tearing to margin edges, untrimmed. Pages are tanned. Some light scuffs to the lower, or rear, board. pp. 2... View More...
Hardback, lacks dust jacket. First edition, 1948. Publisher's original red boards. From the book collection of archaeologist Christopher Hawkes. Publisher's review request slip loosely enclosed, together with two typewritten draft reviews by Christopher Hawkes and Jacquetta Hawkes loosely inserted in an envelope. The book itself has Christopher's name and date (1948) at the top edge of the front endpaper, a number of pencilled notes, line marks and underlining in the text and to the front endpaper. pp. xxxi, 349. 22.5cm tall. View More...
Hardback. Original blue boards with gilt titles. Lightly bruised spine ends and corners. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Very good condition. Some light foxing to prelims. Top edge gilt. pp. xi, 310 + a sample of catalogue pages at the back of the book. 21.2cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In very good condition. Original black boards are very slightly bruised at the spine ends. The binding is firm. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks inside. There is a very small stain to the bottom edge of the dust jacket, at the spine. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 272. 24cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In very good, clean and tight condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks to pages. Slight bruises to the edges of the boards and dust jacket. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. xi, [11], 293. 24cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. In excellent, clean and tight, fine condition. pp. xii, [16], 356. Dust jacket not price clipped. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 23.9cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. In excellent, clean and tight, near fine condition. A small bump to one corners, light bruising to the spine ends and a very short nick to the top edge of the dust jacket. pp. xii, [10], 180. Dust jacket not price clipped. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 23.9cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. In excellent, clean and tight, near fine condition. A small bump to the base of the spine. pp. xii, [12], 304. Dust jacket not price clipped. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 24cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks to pages. Slight bruising and creasing to the edges of the dust jacket, particularly at the head of the spine. pp. vi, 239. 24cm tall. View More...
