Literature and General 30
Scotland's Splendour : 1961
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A good, clean copy of "Scotland's Splendour", published in 1961, as viewed by a septet of popular Scottish writers of the period including Seton Gordon and Moray McLaren. Has a very 1950's feel to it, with lots of good illustrations in black and white and color. Hard covers, original dust jacket, now somewhat tatty, 238 pages. Ref. ZSS/B6. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Keeper of Genesis : Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock
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A fine, clean copy of "Keeper of Genesis", by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock, published by BCA of London in 1996. For thousands of years, the Great Sphinx of Egypt has gazed towards the east, his eyes focussed on eternity, reading a message in the stars that mankind has long forgotten. In this fascinating thesis, the authors present a tour-de-force of historical and scientific detective work, using sophisticated computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millenial code that the monuments transcribe, and set out a startling new theory concerning the enigmatic Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. Hard covers, 362 pages, Black and White plates, original dust jacket. Ref. ZKOGRBAGH/MRRHC1. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Henry James at Home : H. Montgomery Hyde
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A good, clean, First Edition copy of "Henry James at Home", by H. Montgomery Hyde, published by Methuen of London in 1969. A revealing and often amusing account of the domestic life of the famous American novelist, critic, traveller and "interpreter of his generation on both sides of the Atlantic"; who became a British subject in 1915, after forty years in England, and was awarded the Order of Merit for his contribution to literature, the only other writer besides Thomas Hardy to have been similarly honoured in his time. Hard covers, 322 pages, original dust jacket. Ref. ZHJAHHMH/D4. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Ward Lock's North Wales : Circa 1950
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A good, clean, complete copy of "Ward Lock's Guide to North Wales, Northern Section", undated, but we would think probably Circa 1950. Stiff covers, 232 pages. plus maps and black and white illustrations. In it's day, one of the most successful and popular series of guide books to be published. Ref. ZWLNWNS/D3. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Going for a Song : English Furniture : Arthur Negus talks to Max Robertson
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The Late Arthur Negus, the BBC's "Resident Connoisseur", probably did more than any other single person to popularise the whole subject of antiques in Britain. Here, in this engaging book, a classic of the genre, he talks with Max Robertson and reminisces about his life as an Antique Dealer. "Going For a Song", the title of his original television program, was published in 1969 by the BBC. First Edition, Hard covers, 221 pages, lots of black and white illustrations, Original dust jacket. Ref. ZGFASEFAN/MRLHC2. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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The Medieval World : Ed. Jacques le Goff
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A good, clean copy of the First English Edition of "The Medieval World", edited by Jacques Le Goff, originally published in 1987 as "L'Uomo Medievale" by Guiseppe Laterza e Figli Spa. of Rome, here translated from the Italian by Lydia G. Cochrane, and published by Collins and Brown of London in 1990. Opens a delightful window into the past, essential reading for all students of the medieval period and for all those fascinated by the Middle Ages. Soft covers, 392 pages, distinguished list of academic contributors. Ref. ZTMWJLG/E2. $35.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Larousse Encyclopaedia of the Earth : Geology : Mineralogy : Palaeontology
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A fine, clean copy of "Larousse Encyclopaedia of The Earth : Geology : Mineralogy : Palaeontology", with a foreword by Sir Vivian Fuchs; translated from the French and published for Bookplan in 1965 by Paul Hamlyn of London. A comprehensive account of the anatomy and history of our planet. Hard covers, 419 pages, well written and engrossing text together with lots of superb illustrations in both black and white and full color, Original dust jacket. Ref. ZLEOTEGMP/C2. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Larousse Encyclopaedia of Geography : Europe
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A good, clean copy of "Larousse Encyclopaedia of Geography : Europe", translated from the original French and published in 1961 by Paul Hamlyn of London. Provides a fascinating glimpse of the European nations, as seen thru French eyes, during the early years of what was later to develop into the European Union. Hard covers, 450 pages plus atlas, well written, informative text with lots of black and white illustrations plus some color plates, Original dust jacket. Ref. ZLEOGE/MRLHC2. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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Oceans : An Atlas - History of Man's Exploration of the Deep
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A good, clean, First Edition copy of "Oceans : An Atlas - History of Man's Exploration of the Deep", edited by G.E.R.Deacon, FSA, Director of the National Institute of Oceanography, and published in 1962 by Paul Hamlyn of London. Hard covers, 297 pages, absorbing text together with lots of black and white and color illustrations, Original dust jacket. Ref. ZOAAHOMEOTD/B6. $45.00. *** INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U.K. ***
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The Absent Minded Imperialists : Bernard Porter
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A good, clean copy of "The Absent Minded Imperialists", by Bernard Porter, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Newcastle, first published in 2004 by Oxford University Press and Winner of the Morris D. Forkosch Prize 2005, awarded by the American Historical Association, this copy issued in 2007. Kipling, Elgar, Mafeking Night....all these conjure up an image of a British society besotted with imperial pride in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In fact, the true picture was more complex than this and people reacted to their empire in different ways. Many were hardly aware of it at all. This lively book is the first study of the impact of the empire on British society and culture that looks beneath the surface to find out what people really thought, with some surprising results. Soft covers, 475 pages, black and white illustrations. Ref. ZTAMIBP/**.
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