Search Results: British History from Mary Riversong Books

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.

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 historical narratives, captivating illustrations, and insights into the architectural marvels that grace the English landscape. Whether you're an enthusiast of history, art, or spirituality, these volumes provide a fascinating journey through the grandeur of England's cathedrals." Cathedrals included here are: Canterbury, Chichester, Durham, Salisbury, Soughwark, St. George. VERY GOOD- CONDITION BOX./VG- BOOKS OVERALL. Box is covered in maroon cloth. Box dimensions: 6 3/6 X 8 3/8 X 5 1/8. Gilting is still bright on titling on box. FINDING A COMPLETE SET IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX AT ALL IS EXTREMELY RARE. BOOKS CONDITION: VG… Read More

Karen Sullivan. The Celts (Glorious Treasures) 1997 Stated First Edition. Published by Brockhampton Press, London. 93 pages, indexed. 6 ¾ X 9. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY.

"CHRISTIE'S" 1766 TO 1925. AUCTION CATALOGUE. NICE COPY IN A RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. By H.C. Marrillier. Many Illustrations. Printed in Great Britain By Robert Maclehose and Co., Ltd., The University Press, Glasgow. Used. Very Good-/Good Original Dust Jacket. 7 3/4 X 10/14 X 2. 311 pages, Indexed. Large volume. Weighs 3 pounds.

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: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.

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.

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.

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.

A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.

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.

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 exhaustively researched by author Hamilton Howlett, direct descendant of Rob Roy Macgregor through his mother. USED. VG/Good original price-clipped dust jacket. Protected in a mylar wrap. Please see stock photo. 292 pages, indexed. 5 ½ X 8 7/8. .

Charlotte Chandler. >It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography (Applause Books) Copyright 2005 Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. Stated First Applause Printing, 2006.Illustrated with photographs. Softcover. USED. VG CONDITION. 349 pages, 6 X 9. ISBN1557836922.

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 taped from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne de Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

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 by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.

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 5/8. Blue boards with gold titling and ornamentation.

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.

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.

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. .

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 Tahitians. Written with thoroughness and candor." VERY hard to find in USA. 297 pages Indexed, 5 3/8 X 8 ¼. We are in USA.

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.