Fin de siècle

The Command of the Ocean. A Naval History of Britain 1649-1815. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with 56 plates on 24 and coloured pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent survey by an eminent naval historian.

The Collected Poems of William Watson

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked gilt embossed olive boards, small hole in tanned front end paper, minor rubbing to spine ends, very slight foxing throughout and light bumping to lower corners. Fore and lower page edges untrimmed. Gilt top of page edges. 305pp. Poetry from Victorian poet William Watson. Fourth Edition.

The Collages of Kurt Schwitters: Tradition and Innovation

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 240 pages. Slight edge wear. 104 illustrations, and eight color plates.

The Cloister & the Hearth : A Tale of the Middle Ages

Name/date to two of front pages. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked maroon cloth boards and bump to upper front corner. 703pp. Historical fiction set in the 15th century.

The Classic Maya Collapse

Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked pale yellow cloth boards, faint crease down spine and very minor bumping to some corners. Sunned dust jacket not price clipped or marked with a few nicks, small tears to edges and an enclosed tear to rear spine edge. Jacket now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 549pp. A revision of the image of Classic Maya civilization which collapsed in the 8th and 9th centuries AD based on findings from research carried out around the middle of the 20th century. The conclusions point to a general model of socio-political collapse not limited to the cultural history of the Maya alone. Scarce hardback edition in the UK.

The Civil Wars of England

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to pages and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 272pp. A detailed study of England's civil wars, the military, financial and political aspects which lie behind the more often quoted romantic clash of Cavalier and Roundhead in the 17th century.

The City Of London Volume 3: (III) Illusions of Gold 1914 - 1945:

No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to lower corner of rear cover, none to front or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 581pp. This, the third volume of this comprehensive work takes us through the fluctuating fortunes that began with the City at an all-time high, though the First World War, the depression of 1929 and ends with the 'Square Mile' ravaged by bombs, at its lowest ebb ever. We are also selling Volumes 1 & 2.

The Church of the Saviour on the Blood

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to cover. A history of the church, many color photos, descriptions of the plaques and mosaics. Diagrams of the placement of mosaics. 120 pages. 7 3/4"w x 10 1/4"h. No date shown; circa 1990's.

THE CHROMOLITHOGRAHS OF LOUIS PRANG. (1318 grams)

IN 4. REL TOILE EDIT [BE]. 246 PP. ENV 500 ILL EN NOIR ET EN COULEURS. [BE]

THE CHOICE COLLECTION OF WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS BY THE ENGLISH MASTERS OF THE 18TH-19TH CENTURIES, THE PROPERTY OF A. A. ALLEN, ESQ. 04/04/1935. (70 grams)

The Chainless Mind: A Study of Resistance and Liberation (Twentieth Century Themes)

map, gilt lettering to spine, dust jacket lightly worn at edges, minor soiling to top of page block, text clean and tight Used

The Ceramic Art of Kitaoji Rosanjin

This is a very good softcover copy in stiff silvered card covers, with only light wear. Very clean inside and out. Spine not creased. Foreword by Kozo, Curator at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Essay by Elise Grilli. Reminiscence by Sidney Cardozo. Chronology. Page of signatures or marks used by Rosanjin. 70 illustrations in black & white, with 12 color plates. 10" high X 7" wide, 93 pages.

THE CENTURY RETURNS TO SCHAEFFERSTOWN. Schaefferstown Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 3.

49p. Illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on title page. Very XLib. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. Lacks last wrap. Rebound in stiff library covers. PA PAMPH 20_6 BX6

THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE. May 1885, to October 1885. Vol. XXX. New Series Vol. VIII.

pp. viii, 976. Text illustrations. Small 4to. Original full embossed cloth binding. XLib. Articles on a wide variety of things (including a collection of tough dogs - like bull terriers). Probably most importantly, it includes a review of Mark Twain's HUCK FINN. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BULLY 3

The Century [Magazine], July, 1920, Volume 100, No. 3 - Satanism and the World Order

Features: Satanism and the World Order - Professor Gilbert Murray explains how "The spirit of hatred, which rejoiced in any wide-spread disaster that was also a disaster to the world's rulers, is perhaps more rife today than it has been for a thousand years"; Santo Domingo - The Land of Bullet-Holes - Photo-illustrated article by Harry A. Franck describes how, crossing between Haiti and Santo Domingo, he found striking differences in the two peoples; Paradise Shares (fiction); The Making of a Book-Collector - William Harris Arnold; From a Door-Step in Leinster (Life in small Irish towns), I. The Door-Step, II. A Girl for the Kitchen; The Strange Paumotu Atolls - Frederick O'Brien describes his visit; Aaron Harwood (fiction); The Tide of Affairs - Comment on the times; Quaint Old Boston - Photo-illustrated article; Georgios Venizelos and Hellas; Her Promised Land (fiction); Mecca's Revolt Against the Turk - An explanation of current difficulties in the Middle East subsequent to Emir Feisal setting himself up as king of all Syria in March, 1920 - article with photos of Mecca, Medina, T.E. Lawrence, and The Emir Feisal; The Success of the Season - Theatre business is growing; Musical Adventures of the Season; Where is America Going? - The third (and final) letter by American reporter Webb Waldron to Bernard Roberval, French historian and philosopher; Investment and Banking; Colour frontispiece illustration "The Painted Desert", by Albert Groll. pp. 289-432, 56 [ads]. Includes a particularly wonderful assortment of nostalgic ads, with full-page color ads for Old Colony Trust Company of Boston (featuring John Hull, the mint master of the Massachusetts Bay Colony), W. & J. Sloane (rugs) of Fifth Ave., NYC, Indestructo Trunks, The Jordan Silhouette motor car, The Templar Motor Company, Mercer Motors Company, The Pantasote Company, Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, Kellogg's Krumbled Bran, G-E (General Electric) Fans, Davey Tree Surgeons, and Beech-Nut Ginger Ale. Somewhat above-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Lacking back cover. A sound copy of this fascinating and informative vintage issue. Book

The Celebration of the Century, 1871 - 1971: The Report of the British Columbia '71 Committee

92 pages. Many black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. An expansive overview of the profusion of province-wide activities held to celebrate her Centennial. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy Book

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century. FACSIMILE REISSUE; 250 COPIES WERE PRINTED

5 vols., 8vo., with very numerous fine illustrations throughout; red cloth, a near fine set. EDITION LIMITED TO 250 COPIES. Much-needed facsimile re-issue of the scarce original edition of 1887-92.

The Casorso Story - A Century of Social History in the Okanagan Valley

188 pages plus index. "The centennial history of an immigrant family, telling how it settled into the Canada of the 1880s and the way it was able to contribute to the development of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. An entrancing account, written with humor and insight, about a very full century in Canada's important Okanagan region." - from back cover. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book

The Cariboo Road (British Columbia) : A Transcript from the 'People in Landscape' Series

15 pages. A transcript from research conducted for the CBC radio series entitled "People in Landscape." "The Cariboo Road in modern times and in the nineteenth century. Stories of travel by car and stagecoach from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo. Interviewees - Mrs. Nellie Baker, Mrs. R.T. Crosby, Miss Leah Shaw, Vince Gresty, Gus Milliken, Roddy Moffat, Bryson Patenaude." - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Black and white illustrations. Nice copy. Book

The Canadian Worker in the Twentieth Century

Minor quantity of markings. An anthology largely consisting of eyewitness accounts of - and often by - the working men, women, and children of Canada. Lean to spine. Average wear. Good working copy. Book

The Canadian Pacific's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway: The Steam Years, 1905-1949

302, [2] pp. Oblong 28 x 23cm. A project of the British Columbia Railway Historical Association. "In 1905 the Canadian Pacific Railway bought Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway from James Dunsmuir, the Island's coal baron. A new era began in the railway's history. The E&N quickly evolved from an isolated local enterprise to a prosperous part of the CPR system. Includes nearly 500 select photographs, maps and illustrations, detailed appendices, references and index." - front flap. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb copy of this exceptional history. Book

The Canadian Old House Catalogue

126 pages including suggested reading list. Dozens of black and white photographs. This unique book will stimulate your imagination and help you plan every step of your project. What you need... and where to find it. Over 600 useful products, services and suppliers to help you restore and furnish an hold house or decorate a new one in period style. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid attractive copy. Book

The Canadian Collector: Glass, Pottery, Furniture, Firearms of the Nineteenth Century

100 pages. Bibliography. From first printing of 750 copies. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photographs. Sections include: Early Canadian Glass; Canadian China and Pottery; Canadian Cabinetmakers; Canadian Gunsmiths (including a long list). Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A worthy copy. Book

THE CAMP BY SCHUYLKILL FALLS. A Paper Read Before The Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, January 11, 1892.

16p. + Frontis. Deckled edges. Moulded paper. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps, slightly soiled. Author's off-print. PA PAMPH 19_25 BX1