The Last of the Regiments: Their Rise and Fall.
First Edition. London, Brassey’s, 1990. 15cm x 23.5cm. XIV, 271 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.
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The Manor Houses of England. Illustrated by Sydney R. Jones.
London, B.T. Batsford, 1910. 17.2cm x 26.4cm. Frontispiece, VI, 211 pages with many (nearly 100) wonderful sketches of Manor Houses in rural settings. (The Frontispiece is a beautiful original, coloured engraving of Grimshaw Hall in Warwickshire). Original Hardcover (illustrated blue cloth). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Excellent publication !
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With the Ulster Division in France – A Story of the 11th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. From Bordon to Thiepval in Four Parts.
Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 97 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.
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Niagara Portage. From Past to Present.
First edition. Buffalo, Foster & Stewart Publishing Corporation, 1949. 22,5 x 14,5 cm. V, 157 pages with 40 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition only. Rubbed and bumped. Damp staining to bottom of pages. Dust jacket with paper losses. Edges and end papers age darkened. Reading copy.
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Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Skinners of London. Being the Guild or Fraternity of Corpus Christi.
London, Blades, East & Blades, 1902. 25 x 16 cm. x, 340 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional foxing, otherwise internally clean. Some pages unopened.
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Feltmarskal Alanbrookes Krigsdagbøger. Vol.1: Med ryggen mod Muren. / Vol.2: Seijren i Vest.
First Editions. Two Volumes. København, Det Schønbergske Forlag, 1961. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: 633 pages / Vol.2: 445 pages. Illustrated. Each volume is accompanied by a letter from Collins publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. One volume also contains a flyer by the Danish publishers about the book. Original stiff paperboards in original decorated dust jacket, now in archival jackets. All edges deckle. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mostly unopened. First and last pages of both volumes are damp stained.
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Tempo Di Guerra (1939-1943) & Trionfo in Occidente (1943-1946). I Diario E Le Note Autobiografiche Del Feldmareciallo Visconte Alanbrooke Capo Dello Stato Maggiore Generale Imperiale.
First Editions. Two Volumes. Milano, Longanesi, 1960 & 1962. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: 1023, (14) / Vol.2: 726, (8). With some maps in text. With a losely inserted letter by Collins Publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In orginal dust jackets. Volume 1 with a blue paper band issued by the publisher. Volume 1: Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally very clean. / Vol.2: Good condition. Rubbed and bumped with damp stains both internally and externally. Dust jackets with some edge wear and small closed tears; now in archival jackets.
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An Irish Translation of the Book of Genesis from the Latin Vulgate. With a Corresponding English Version, chiefly from the Douay. Accompanied with Notes from the most distinguished Commentators. To be followed by that of the other Books, in successive Parts, to the Close of the inspired Writings.
Published in Tuam, Sold by James Duffy, Dublin, 1868. 28 x 22 cm. viii, 388 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally darkened with occassional mild foxing, mainly to outer leaves. Neat gift inscription in ink on verso of Frontispiece, dated 1881. Internally clean.
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The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840.
2 volumes (complete). Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951. 24cm x 16.7cm. Vol I: XVI, 632 with 27 historic illustrations and 9 maps / Vol II: IX, 686 pages with 20 historic illustrations and 5 maps. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the covers.
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Some Thoughts Concerning Education / New Thoughts Concerning Education. [Rare Dublin Printing].
The Tenth Edition. Dublin, Printed by R. Reilly on Cork Hill; for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, Booksellers in Dame’s Street., 1738 / 1737. 17 x 10 cm. 237 pages, (2)[TOC] (Locke) / x, 84 pages (Rollin). Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Red spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front hinge started to crack (c. 4 cm). Sound binding. Small ink notes on verso of ffep. Name of previous owner inked out on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but clean. Two books in one.
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A History of the Catholic Church. Volume 2: Period of the Church Fathers.
First Edition. London, B. Herder Book Co., 1935. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 700 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper.
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A Short History of English Printing 1476 – 1900.
Second Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner & Co., 1915. 20 x 13 cm. xii, 276 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Paper label with title. Very good condition. Ex Libris (‘Lawrence Wallis’) on front paste down. Second spine label with book title pasted onto front free end paper. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Nice copy.
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French France.
First UK Edition. London, Ernest Benn, 1929. 21 x 14 cm. 286 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney March 1929’) on front free end paper. A collection of newspaper articles is loosely inserted between the pages. Internally clean.
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French Personalities and Problems.
First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1946. 19 x 13 cm. 228 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper. Internally clean. Some paper clips loosely inserted.
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The Place-Names of Roman Britain.
London, B.T Batsford, 1982. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xviii, 426 pages. With some B&W Illustrations. Original blue cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner (‘Próinséas Ní Chatháin’) on front free end paper. Internally clean. Batsford Studies in Archaeology Series.
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Themes in Economic Anthropology.
First Edition. London, Tavistock Publications, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. x, 292 pages. Original cloth hard cover with title on spine. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edge wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
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In Quest of the Kingdom. Ten Papers on Medieval Monastic Spirituality.
[First Edition]. Stockholm, Almquist & Wiksell International, 1991. 23.5 x 16 cm. 284 pages. Few B&W Photos. Original stiff decorated paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Inscribed [in Irish] to Próinséas [Ní Chatháin] for Christmas 1991, possibly by one of the contributors ‘Jan Erik’ [Rekdal?]. Bibliotheca Theologiae Practcae 48.
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The Wandering Saints.
First Edition. London, Collins, 1959. 21 x 14 cm. 319 pages. With 5 B&W Maps and two Tables. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding and edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of one former owner on front paste down. Signature on front free end paper.
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Chaucer’s Women. Nuns, Wives, and Amazons.
First Edition. Iowa City, University of Iowa, 1990. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xv, 254 pages. Losely inserted hand written letter by the author. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper. See images.
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Dogs of the Lord. The Story of the Dominican Order in Scotland.
Edinburgh, City Museums and Art Galleries, 1981. 29 x 21 cm. 16 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff decorated paper covers. Stapled paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the author (‘Anthony’) on title page. Internally clean. Minor shelf wear only.
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Dictators. Translated from the French by J. Lewis May.
London, Jonathan Cape, 1940. 20 x 14 cm. 268 pages. Original green cloth with silver titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous onwer (‘Michael Tierney’) on half title page. Internally clean. The Life and Letters Series No. 96.
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Nicanor of Athens. The Autobiography of an Unknown Citizen,
First Edition. Cambridge, At the University Press, 1946. 20 x 12.5 cm. xviii, 359 pages. Map-illustrated end papers. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) in pencil. Internally clean.
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English Children’s Books 1600 to 1900.
First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1954. 24 x 19 cm. 255 pages. Illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth in original price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket permanently mounted inside plastic jacket. Very good in very good jacket.
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The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.
First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.
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Ireland since Parnell.
[First Edition]. London, Daniel O’Connor, 1921. viii, 326 (2). Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine discoloured and stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small abrasion to top of front free end paper. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally bright and clean.
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Programme of the “Good Samaritan” Performance Promoted by Madame Sarah Bernhardt. In Aid of the French Hospital in London, and of Lord Lonsdale’s special Appeal for Funds for the Charing Cross Hospital, held at the London Coliseum Saturday Evening, October 11th, 1913. Under the most gracious Patronage of their Majesties the King & Queen & Members of the Royal Family.
[London], No publishing information, [1913]. 27 x 20 cm. 48 unnumbered pages, printed on heavy textured paper. With many tipped in photographs in B&W. Gilt decorations. Silk covered boards with gilt crest on front bopard. Hand cover. Text block held place by silk string. Gilt dentelles Good condition. Voards worn and dust dulled. Silk covers torn at the edges (see images). Internally dust dulled, otherwise in very good clean condition.
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Souvenir of the Michie Hospital 1916-1917. 242 Westminster V.A.D. 179 – 184 & 193 Quenn’s Gate – S.W.7. Opened by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra March 15th 1916.
[London], No publishing Information, 1917. 23 x 18 cm. 29, (2), Losely inserted ‘Donation Form’. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original oversized stiff paper wrappers. Colour image tipped to front cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.
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Workhouses and Pauperism. And Women’s Work in the Administration of the Poor Law.
[First Edition]. London, Methuen & Co., 1898. 17 x 12 cm. x, 276 pages plus 40 pages publishers list. Original red cloth with black title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Three small stamps (‘Public Service / Local Government Board Whitehall’), otherwise internally clean. A nice copy.
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The Nursing Mirror and Midwives’ Journal. Golden Jubilee Number. Commemorating Fifty Years of Service to Nursing. 1888 – 1938.
First Edition. Vol. LXVIII, No. 1753. London, The Nursing Mirror, 1938. 26 x 19 cm. xlii (Ads), Pages numbered 131 to 182, Pages numbered xliii – lxii. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original paper warppers. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little age darkened throughout, but otherwise clean.
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La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.
Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.
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Operations of the Eighth Corps. Normandy to the Rhine. Field-Marshal Alanbrooke’s Copy. Account of Operations from Normany to the River Rhine.
First Edition. London, St. Clements Press, [1948] 24 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages. With a frontispiece, few illustrations in text and threee coloured folding maps in rear pocket. Original grey cloth with red title on front board and spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear.Edges and end papers age darkened. Occassional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edge wear and mild fraying to spine ends. Short closed tear to the back of the DJ. Now in archival jacket. With a tipped in printed card to ‘Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke… with the Compliments of the Members of the Officer’ Association H.Q.8-Corps’.
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Future Indefinite. Signed and with a handwritten Letter by Coward to FM Alanbrooke. A second volume of autobiography.
First Edition. London, William Heinemann, 1954. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 336 pages. Illustrated. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New pale blue end papers. In original unclipped dust jacket. Good condition. Binding and end papers new. Internally mildly foxed / browned, mainly to first and last pages. Tipped intwo-sided hand written and signed letter by Noel Coward to Lord Alanbrooke, in which Coward writes about Alanbrooke’s War Diaries and his own autobiography. Book also inscribed by Coward to Alanbrooke ‘with best wishes and great admiration’. Dust jacket seriously worn with several tears and some paper losses. Now in archival jacket.
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The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery.
First Edition. Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1957. 21 x 13 cm. xv, 417 pages. With photographs, drawings and maps (many folding). Original dark blue colth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cloth binding seriously damp stained / discoloured (see image). Dust jacket dust dulled and showing some edgewear and mild fraying. Edges and end papers age darkened. Tipped in letter by Colonel J.F. Barrington, Honorary Secretary of the Mountain Artillery Dinner Club, to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Internally in fine condition, bright and clean.
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Royal Progress. A Pageant of Regal Travel. Painted by John Leigh Pemberton.
First Limited Edition printed on mould-made paper. No. 53/550. Signed. London, The Curwen Press for Shell-Mex and B.P. Limited, 1953. 31 x 25 cm. 36 pages with 13 tissue guarded colour plates, some double-paged. Original cloth with large paper plate glued to front board. Gilt title on spine. ER2 decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. cloth binding cockled on rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some of the tiisue guards worn and folded. Paper label on front paste down: ‘Presented to Field Marshal, the Viscount Alanbrooke, Coronation Year 1953’. Losely inserted card ‘With Mr. C.M. Vignoles’ Compliments. Shell-Mex House, London.’
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Lord Grey of Fallodon.
Reprinted for the Author. Edinburgh, R & R Clark, 1947. 20 x 13 cm. 30 pages with a frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some small stains and dust dulling to Binding. Internally some browning and age darkening. Frontispiece is lose. Inscription by Arthur C. Murray to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, dated March 1950.
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History of 7th Armoured Division. June 1943 – July 1945.
First Edition. Germany, British Army of the Rhine, [1945]. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages with B&W photographs. Pocket on rear paste down contains a set of 11 folded maps, showing various battles and movements of the division during the second world war. Specially prepared grey textured cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. ‘Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke’ in gilt on front board. Yellow textured end papers and rear map pocket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material loss to head of spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally as new.
EUR 495,-- Order
Foundations of Victory.
First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910.
Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired.
EUR 95,-- Order