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The atmosphere of the City, its halls of tradition, power and high finance captured in pictures and words. The atmosphere is not quite the same at the moment we fear. In custom made slip-case. Slip case has wear to edges and marks. Dust jacket price clipped. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
8vo. First Edition with frontispiece and plates neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth backstrip lettered in black a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH A POSTCARD PORTRAIT OF THE REV. JOSPEH PARKER MOUNTED ON HALF-TITLE AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF LESLIE WEATHERHEAD MOUNTED ON TITLE VERSO FACING FOREWORD AND A SIGNED POSTCARD PORTRAIT OF REV. R J CAMPBELL MOUNTED ON REAR F
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 324 pages with maps. Contents include: Early medieval London, Medieval London, Tudor London, Stuart London, Banks and coffee houses, Georgian ondon, Prelude to Victorial, Food markets, Commondity markets, Stock exchange, etc.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Complete set of first editions of Kynaston's masterly biography of 'the City', widely acclaimed as an outstanding historical and financial study. Vol. I: A World of its Own 1815-1890 (1994); Vol. II: Golden Years 1890-1914 (1995); Vol. III: Illusions of Gold 1914-1945 (1999); Vol. IV: A Club No More 1945-2000 (2001). Individual volumes are already scarce as first editions; a complete set is extremely difficult to find, especially in this condition.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.148.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 320pp. A beautifully illustrated history of London in the words of those that experienced and lived through it from the arrival of the Romans in 43 AD.
Edge wear and fraying to dark blue cloth cover. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. 258 pages. 7 1/8"w x 9 3/8"h. Previous owner's name inside.
4to., First Edition, title and last leaf lightly browned; original brown cloth, upper board framed in blind enclosing Company arms and title all in gilt, bevelled boards, gilt edges, black endpapers, upper cover lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Includes the Court of Assistants, Liverymen not on the Court, and list of Masters from 1688. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (a number double-page) throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
Oblong format. (ca. 21,4 x 28,6 cm). around 50 p. (English Language). Original red cloth with gilt stamped and decorated title to front cover. Boards with some rubbing, title leaf with a bit browning. Appropriate to its age still in good condition. The representative book contains around 60 fotografic images, mostly full page format, only sometimes two photographs on one page. The black-white photographs are supplemented by short texts concerning the view. Book contains the following historical views: Tower of London / Parliament Square / British Museum / Buckingham Palace / St. James Palace / Houses of Parliament / Trafalgar Square / St. Paul's Cathedral / Guildhall / Cheapside / Westminster Abbey / Hyde Park / Foreign Office / Admiralty Buildings / Royal Horse Guards / Royal Albert Memorial / Marble Arch. / Royal Albert Hall / Natural History Museum / Imperial Institute / Crystal Palace / Royal Exchange / London Bridge / Somerset House / Royal Courts of Justice / Tower Bridge / Thames Enbankment / The Monument / Temple Church / House of Lords / House of Commons, some of them with two views. Rare album from London around 1900!
32 pages. Features: Major coverage of Canadian police; Det. Edmond Madsen of Calgary; Staff Sergeant John Hodgins of the R.C.M.P. Crime Detection Library; Constable Ken Sawyer of Saskatoon; Constable Jim Stunden of the O.P.P.; Lieut. Det. Jacques Cinq-Mars of the Montreal Night Patrol; Winnipeg Court Jailer Fred Neale; Constable Arthur Wyatt of Halifax; Det. Donald Banks of Toronto; Nice colour photo ad for Pontiac cars; Chief Finlay G. Carroll of London; Guide to police officer slang; Super two-page colour photo of the Toronto Police's arsenal of sophisticated gadgets and practical weapons; Photo of homicide kit; Four Brave Men - Constable George McPherson of Winnipeg, Constable Kenneth Kilpatrick of Vancouver, Constable Clifford Laye and Constable Ron Baranoski of the O.P.P.; Police family recipes; Photo and write-up of vice squad sergeant Delores Eitel; Police Training - fine for dealing with criminals, but not with people; The Cops Look at the Criminal, and the Criminal Looks Back. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Great colour photo of New York's WTC twin towers under construction - Newfies are making up to $23k/yr on high steel jobs; Any Game Played by 750,000 people can't be dull - curling... the world's top skip, Don Duguid; Maggie Grant; Art Galleries are great places to be caught dead in - how to beat the art snobs; So who needs a Ferrari? - a handful of Canadians who have up to $22k to spend; Girls, your Canadian manners simply won't do! - so says the London of England Modelling Academy - Clementina Chilvers; The backroom boys of the food business - they make Colonel Sanders (KFC/Kentucky Fried Chicken) secret blend - the industrial seasoning suppliers; and more. One-ince tear to magazine near base of spine else sound. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Book
351 pages. Contains reports from 1868 through 1894. A wonderful highlight of this volume is the black and white photographic plates of the bank branches in the following locations: Head Office; Ayr; Blenheim; Brandon; Carman; Claresholm; Cobalt; Collingwood; Dawson; Dundas; Dunnville; Edmonton; Fernie; Galt; Guelph; Halifax; Hamilton; Innisfail; Kamloops; London, England; London, Ontario; Middleton; Moosejaw; Nanaimo; Nelson; New York; Orangeville; Ottawa. Narrow opening along front hinge. Back hinge starting. Unmarked. Average wear to partially dulled dark green boards adorned with clearly legible gilt lettering. Overall a quality copy of this rare and informative momento. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title-vignette and 7 plates; pictorial blue cloth, upper board blocked in silver and black, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
Very good condition hardback reprint / no dust jacket. 302 pages, illustrated, afterword by Jack Sullivan. 50431. eng
8vo., First Edition, with 18 plates on 12; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in the dustwrapper.
A rare surviving issue of this publication which was renamed Maclean's in 1911 after its founder Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean and remains in publication with the same over one-hundred years later. "Containing the choicest and most entertaining articles and short stories appearing in the current numbers of the leading magazines of the world." - front cover. 9.25" x 6.25" in red card covers. 176 pages including 38 pages of wonderful ads, many illustrated. Contents include: James Bryce, LL.D., new British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lumber king and billionaire Frederick Weyerhaeuser; The Rapid Advancement of George Bruce Cortelyou; The Lords as the Supreme Court of Appeal; Great Men as Commercial Assets; A Solution to the Problem of the Unemployed in large English cities; The Financial Supremacy of London; Guatemala - land of opportunity; The Great Jewish Invasion - the industrial and social progress made by the Jewish population of New York; A Contrast between the American and British City; New York Businessman Pearcy K. Crocker in Jamaica; On the Value of Thrift; Work is the World's Law; Short Stories; Fire Waste and How to Reduce It; Capturing Wild Elephants in Mysore; Hints on Dismissing Unwelcome Callers; Brawn and Character; Cattle Raising in the Argentine; Other Contents of Current Magazines; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 4 maps (three double-page) as frontispiece, 158 plates on 96 and numerous illustrations in the text, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original tan cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. 'Buildings of England', BE12. VERY SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Cherry 12 (HB1, HJ2)
Sm. 8vo., Second Edition, with 4 maps (three double-page) as frontispiece, 158 plates on 96 and numerous illustrations in the text; tan cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter just a trifle chafed at extremities. Lovely copy of the extensively revised version of the original edition of 1957. Buildings of England, BE12. Cherry 12A; HB1, HJ2.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 4 maps (three double-page) as frontispiece, 158 plates on 96 and numerous illustrations in the text; tan cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter chipped at headband and with small loss at upper edge of rear panel. Buildings of England, BE12. Cherry 12; HB1, HJ2.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with double-page map as frontispiece, 102 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text, page-edges tanning as usual; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy, a little browned at backstrip. Buildings of England, BE6 [wrongly numbered 'BE5' on half-title]. Cherry 6; PC1.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, rubbing to rear cover at spine edge and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Church brasses from around 1276 AD to be found in Westminster Abbey. Illustrated.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, dark top, blue silk marker, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. With personal bookplate on half-title
Profusely illustrated; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 320 pages