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London: B.T. Batsford, 1938. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 226 pages, very good in good dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 209

London: B.T. Batsford, 1938. 3rd Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 242 pages, very good in poor dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 209

GB: Batsford, 1938. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. but endpapers lightly browned and spine aslightly dust marked. . 3rd Edition (7th impression). Hardback. VG/No DW.

B. T. Batsford, 1938. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1938. 3rd Ed 7th Impressio. 241 pages. Purple illustrated dust jacket over light blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates. Vol.1. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Illustrations and plates are bright with slight tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing. Loss to jacket near top edge of spine. Tanning to spine and panels.

B.T. Batsford Books, 1933, London.. 23x15. Tela editorial. XII+222+29 pgs. Texto en inglés. Ilustraciones en b/n y una en color. Lomo descolorido. Bordes de las cubiertas rozados. 658014

GB: Batsford, 1942. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. . 6th Impression. Hardback. VG+/No DW.

London: Batsford, 1931. Book. Illus. by Quennell, Marjorie and C.H.B. Good. Decorative Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth with dark blue titltes and decoration on spine and boards. Dustjacket with nicks and cuts, piece missing from lower spine. Binding is tight and pages clean and bright.Ilustrated in colour and black and white..

Batsford. GS67D 1979, 4de druk, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar

London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1982. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Quennell, Marjorie and C.H.B. Well Illustrated Social History with In-Text Line Drawings. This is the first book of a 5 volume series. Grey cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 264 Pages, 600g, 9" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on half-title page. Jacket protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: B.T. Batsford, 1931. Second edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. This is the first one-volume edition, containing the 4th Impression, Revised and Enlarged of Volume 2 (1500-1799), and the Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged of Volume 1. A NEAR-FINE, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY WITH NO WRITING, NAMES OR FOXING. BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE PLATES. THE DUST JACKET IS ALSO NEAR-FINE, WITH ORIGINAL 16s6d PRICE, GREAT COLOR, WRAP AROUND BAND (QUITE SCARCE) AND SAMLL TRIANGULAR CHIP ATHE THE TOP OF THE SPINE. An unusually nice copy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Book. Illus. by Marjorie and C.H.B. Quennell. VG. Hardback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in green cloth-covered boards with black illustrations and titles. Book has light edge wear with clean, tight and unmarked interior. Color frontis with other color and black and white plates and illustrations. The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England with the illustrations of the latest items of the period. 222 pages including the Index. First Edition with Scribner's "A" on copyright page..

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, no date given. Hardcover. VG / VG- (Some discoloration to dj., as well as light wear to extremities). Green cloth over boards; White illus. dj.; 207 pp.; 111 figures, mostly bw, but with a few color, inc. the frontispiece. Described at the title page as the first of two parts (though a third volume is advertised on the back of the dust jacket); Written and illustrated by Marjorie and C.H.B. Quennell; Discusses all facets of everyday life: clothing, food, shelter, games, war, plague, and so on.

London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1931. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Quennell, Marjorie and C.H.B. Well Illustrated Social History with Colour & B&W Plates and In-Text Line Drawings. Arranged in 2 Parts, each with it's own Title page and Colour Frontispiece, Part 1 has 4 Chapters, from 1066 to 1400. Frontis is a Colour Plate of a Norman Hunting Scene. Part 2 covers 1500 to 1799, Frontis is a Colour Plate shoqing Elizabet I hunting. Grey cloth cover Illustrated with people in period costume, and black lettering to front. Black lettering to spine. 243 Pages + publisher's adverts. 9" Tall. Spine a little tanned. 1 plate loose. Previous owner's inscription on ffep and a small piece clipped from the top of the page. Weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, New York / London, England: Charles Scribner's Sons / B. T. Batsford Ltd, no date given, early twentieth century. Hardcover. VG (Very light wear to cloth at extremities). Vol. I: Grey cloth with green illustration; 207 pp.; Color frontispiece, 89 bw figures Vol. II: Grey cloth with blue illustration; 207 pp.; Color frontispiece, 111 bw figures. Two volumes, unclear if they are of the same publishing date/edition; Written and illustrated by Marjorie and C.H.B. Quennell; Discusses all facets of everyday life: clothing, food, shelter, games, war, plague, and so on.

A History of Everyday Things in England, Done in Four Parts of Which this is the third 'The Rise of Industrialism': 1733-1851 Written and Illustrated by Marjorie & C.H.B. Quennell.

















Hardback, Autumn 1933, first edition, illustrated, published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, xii + 222 pages together with 2-page author catalogue and 32-page publisher catalogue at rear. Book may be ex-library though doesn't seem to contain any stamps or marking to that effect but does contain a four-page pamphlet on the note, method and influence of the authors which contains a library stamp (and dates from 1936, so subsequent to publication).











Octavo/8vo, measures around 9" by 6 1/8" by 1 1/4". Pictorial dust jacket displays some age-related marking and scuffing with some tearing and chipping. The jacket has a clear protective plastic cover. Pale blue-grey cloth binding, pictorial front board, blue lettering and detail. Some discolouration to spine and edges of boards. A little marking to… Read More

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1920. Hardcover. Good. B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London. 1920. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Impression. Beige cloth boards with black titling and decoration. Gilt emblem to back cover. Binding tight with a slight lean. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Moderate rubbing to surfaces and spine discoloured. Content clean and bright. Browning to endpapers and pages lightly tanned. Prize plate dated 1931 to front pastedown. Front and back free endpaper missing. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 208 pages. A good copy of this early edition. All books are individually described. All overseas book orders are sent via Airmail by Royal Mail unless alternative arrangements are agreed in advance.

London, United Kingdom: BT Batsford, Ltd., 1931 & 1930. Sixth and Fourth Impressions, Ex-Library. Hardcover. Fair . Quennell, Marjorie and C.H.B.. Tan boards with black letters and graphics. A pair of books on England for young adults covering history, art and social life in two volumes. "Done in two parts of which this is the first 1066 - 1499". "Done in two parts of which this is the second 1500 - 1799." Spines and hinges have been repaired. Illustrated. Usual ex-library stamps. 478 pages plus advertisements.

London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd.. Decorative Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the Library of Sir John Mills and Mary Mills. Not dated, c.1950's Size 9" x 6", 208 pages including index and glossary. Light brown cloth covered boards. With black blind-stamped titles and illustration to the front cover. Condition fair/good the cover quite grubby, corners and edges rubbed, cover missing from the spine, loose, contents and illustrations pretty clean.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. Ex-Library. Illus. by Quennell, Marjorie and C.H.B.. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-library, usual library markings; some fingerprints and soiling throughout to the margins - the latter being noticeable mainly to only a select few pages; in the start of the second work in the middle of the book, the page facing pg 1 is torn across the bottom. Two works in One. Complete. Illustrated. 207 + 207 pages plus introductions. Includes Index and Glossary. Photos available upon request..

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd , 1933-34. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6" . Marjorie and C.H.B. Quennell. Bright first editions of this very charming and popular history of England for children by the Quennell's. Consecutive volumes III and IV of four of the Quennell's famous History of Everyday Things of England series, concerned with the history of England from 1066 to 19134. The present volumes comprise the history of Industrialism (1733-1851) and the 'Age of Production' (1851-1934). Written by Marjorie Quennell and her husband Charles Henry Bourne Quennell. Marjorie also did many of the illustrations. Focus of the books was on housing, agriculture, and the way people earned their livings. Illustrated with coloured frontispieces and seventy-one full page plates both in colour and in black and white, as well as numerous illustrations in text. With numerous leaves of catalogue to rear. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear… Read More