History / England from William Glynn

Basil Blackwell, 1972. 64 pages, b/w illustrations. The story of Percy Shaw, and the invention of cats eyes. Signed by Percy Shaw OBE to front endpaper. 2 previous owner's signatures to endpaper, otherwise unmarked, minor wear, unclipped dustjacket. [760]. Signed by Subject. First Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 220mm. x 180mm.. Book.

London: Guild Publishing, 1987. 256 pages, colour & b/w illustrations, bibliography, Minor wear to covers, faint pencil signature to front endpaper, otherwise contents fine, unmarked, rubbing, edgewear to dustjacket. [754]. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Brown Cloth, Gilt. Very Good/Very Good. 255mm. x 200mm.. Book.

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1932. 480 pages, b/w illustrations, diagrams.Some wear, bumping to covers, split to spine, age toning to pages, dustjacket soiled, some losses to spine area, now in protective sleeve. [745]. First Edition. Cream Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 190mm. x 130mm.. Book.

London: N Whittock, 1850. Small hardback bound in red textured cloth with decorative gilt title to upper board and blind-embossed decoration to boards. 24 fold-out concertina pages, attached to rear pastedown, printed in one long panorama. Engraved title page, 45 hand-coloured engraved illustrations of the costumes for Cambridge University, from Pensioner to Chancellor. Undated but c1850, as the illustration of… Read more about this item

London: William Griggs, 1885. [2], 33 pages explanatory text, frontispiece and 40 chromolithographic plates. Original illustrated boards rebacked with maroon cloth, new cream endpapers. Soiling, wear to boards, some chipping, soiling to edges internally. Manwaring Shurlock wrote `Tiles from Chertsey Abbey Surrey representing early romance subjects. The book followed the accidental discovery of Medieval tiles on Chertsey Abbey Estate in… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son, 1880. x., 184; viii., 171 pages, 69 plates, with guards, all bound in an original red pictorial cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine and to front board, with all edges gilt. Minor bumping, shelfwear externally, previous owner's signature to verso of front endpaper, minor spotting to prelims., with the odd one throughout. A very… Read more about this item

London: G Robinson and J Roberts et al, 1766. Printed for the author; and sold by G. Robinson and J. Roberts; Mr. Verral, at Lewes; Mr. Humphrey, Chichester; and Mr. White, Arundel. vi., 276 pages + 4 page list of subscribers, Rebound in black cloth, with green mottled spine and corners. Previous owner's stamp to front endpaper, contemporary owner's signature… Read more about this item