British History from Mary Riversong Books

The Book Of Runes By Ralph H. Blum. 1993 St. Martin's Press, NY. TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. USED. VG in the slipcase. Comes with rune tiles in a drawstring bag. In summary, "The Book of Runes" by Ralph H. Blum provides an in-depth exploration of the Elder Futhark alphabet, illuminating the meanings and interpretations of each rune. Through detailed descriptions, historical… Read more about this item

By C. Willett Cunnington and Phyllis Cunnington. Handbook of English Costume In The 16th Century. 1970, Stated First American Edition published by Plays, Inc. Boston. EXLIB.VG/VG DJ. 244 pages, Indexed. 5 5/8 X 8 7/8.

Please see stock photos. Edited by William George Clark. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Publisher: Cumberland Publishing Company, NY 1911. With complete notes of the Temple Shakespeare by Israel Gollancz. Cover: red cloth to flexible boards, gilt titles front/spine are not bright but are still readable. 1,420 numbered pp with glossary. Red edge-stain, printed on India Paper. USED. Good… Read more about this item

Raphael Tuck & Sons, Publishers to their majesties The King and Queen and to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and known for their exquisite illustrated books, in 1933, created "Cathedrals of England" a six-volume boxed set. (Various book authors). DESCRIPTION: "This set is comprised of six beautifully crafted volumes, each dedicated to a different cathedral in England. These books offer… Read more about this item

W.J. Lawrence. Old Theatre Days & Ways. First published 1935 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd., London. ANGLOPHILIA. THEATRE HISTORY. PERFORMING ARTS. BRITISH HISTORY. ISBN 9781131731827. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 256 pages. 5 7/8 X 8 5/8. This copy is located in United States.

Philip Gooden. Death of Kings. A Shakespearean Murder Mystery Featuring Nick Revill. Used. First Carrol & Graf Edition. ISBN 9780786708758 Publisher: Carroll & Graf, 2001 Used Very Good. Softcover. USED. 310 pages.

Kim "Howard" Johnson.The First 20 years of Monty Python. Illustrated with photographs. St. Martins Press, NY, Used. Softcover. VG Condition. 269 pages. 8 ½ X11.

Michael Bond. Illustrated by Fred Branbery. Paddington At The Tower (A Paddington Bear Book) Random House, NY, Copyright 1975. 1978 Stated First American Edition. Random House, NY. Number Line 34567890. Used. Good Condition. No DJ issued. 32 pages 6 ¾ X 8 3/8. HARD TO FIND. .

The Memoirs of John Addington Symonds: The Secret Homosexual Life of a Leading Nineteenth-Century Man of Letters. Stated First Edition. 1984, Random House, New York. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD UNCLIPPED $19.95 ORIGINAL DJ. . 318 pages, Indexed. 6 3/8 X 9 ½.

Charles E.O. Carter The Principles of Astrology. The Theosophical Publishing House, London. 1963, Fifth and revised edition. EXLIB 188 pages. Good Condition/ VG- original dust jacket. 5 3/8 X 8.

5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters… Read more about this item

282HowlettRoy Howlett, Hamilton. Highland Constable, The Life and Times of Rob Roy Macgregor. BIOGRAPHY. HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Copyright 1950, William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh and London. Illustrated. Full-colour frontis plate of Rob Roy. A comprehensive map of central Scotland is included on both sets of endpapers. Includes a geneology chart of the Houses of Glenlyon and Glengyle. Carefully and… Read more about this item

Patrick R. Chalmers. The Little Pagan Faun and Other Fancies. Illustrated with scissor- cuts by by Lisl Hummel. Jonathan Cape, London. States First published in MCMXXVII (1927). Short Story anthology. Stories reprinted from Punch. USED. Good Condition/No DJ Included. Spine is a bit darkened. Illustrated children's book. Used. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. 196 pages. 5 1/8 X 7… Read more about this item

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE'S BIG LIFT-AND-LOOK FLAP BOOK (THOMAS & FRIENDS) OVER 60 FLAPS TO LIFT AND OPEN. USED. LARGE FORMAT. VERY GOOD CONDITION. ALL FLAPS IN WORKING ORDER. More than 60 wonderful flaps inside this book help teach young children basic early-learning concepts.

Richeson, A.W. English Land Measuring to 1800: Instruments and Practice. Copyright 1966, The M.I.T. Press. Used. VG/VG DJ. Used. VG/Good DJ. DJ spine is sunned. The history of English land surveying. 209 pages Indexed. 8 3/8 X 5 3/4.

Hilton, James. Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Pocket Books. Softcover. 2nd Printing Thus, March, 1941. Pocket Books #93. Complete text. Used. Good Condition. Summary: "A tender and gentle story that is warming to the heart and nourishing to the spirit." 4 1/4 X 6 1/2. 112 pages plus adverts.

Shapiro, Harry L. The Pitcairn Islanders (aka The Heritage of the Bounty) Simon And Schuster, First Clarion Printing Thus, 1968. USED. Good condition. Softcover. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. POLYNESIA, SOUTH SEAS, TAHITI. "An account of the colony which the nine mutineers of the H.M.S. Bounty founded on Pitcairn Island in 1790. Provides an in-depth analysis of culture contact between the English and… Read more about this item

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn 1936 First Edition. Doubleday Doran & Co. RARE. Title page states 1936. Used. Good-/ New Fax Whistler Dust Jacket. Condition: Front board was cracked in half in shipment and has now been reinforced from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾… Read more about this item

Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary:… Read more about this item

Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, 1977 Dodd Mead First Printing Thus in an unclipped original lavender dust jacket protected in a mylar wrap. Original stated price $15.00. 529 pages, indexed. EXLIB. Good Condition/ Good Condition DJ. A nice clean copy. A great read.