History from JimsOldBooks

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of dark brown boards, some old spots of water-marking to boards but gilt titles on spine are still bright. An early owner's gift message in pencil dated 1911 on half-title, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains the text of six lectures… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 1964. Folio Society edition in slipcase, second impression (same year as the first) from 1964, no dustwrapper (as issued). Some scuffing to bottom corners of green slipcase, also a red mark to lower corner (next to closed side), possibly from a slightly damp red slipcase belonging to another book has been. Slight fading to spine of… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1928. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ens and corners of blue boards, slight fading to spine but gilt titles thereon are still bright, a previous owners gift message in pencil dated 1932 on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Frederick William… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1996. A very good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. Deals with the period of the Anarchy in mid twelfth century England, a civil war between supporters of Matilda, daughter of Henry I, and those of Stephen of Blois, his nephew. 218pp, numerous b&w illustrations.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

London: Lutterworth Press, 1956. Slight creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of red boards, original owner's name on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Written at the time for young people, a sequel to the author's "Music is for You", a basic history… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1997. A very good clean tight copy, in similar unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. A collection of eight pieces by different authors on aspects of the role of women in medieval English sociey. Originally published in 1992 as "Woman is a Worthy Wight". 229pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item

London: Hambledon and London, 2002. A very good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. Deals with the life and reign of Stephen of Blois who reigned as King Stephen of England 1135-54. 302pp, 8 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1946. Some creasing and a few small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, original owners name on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. " An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the… Read more about this item

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1987. A fold to top corner of back cover and some scuffing to other corners and to spne ends, a school ink stamp on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A collection of contemporary accounts of aspects of women's lives during the… Read more about this item

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Sir John sinclair of Ulbster, probably most-remembered for his "Statistical Account of Scotland", but also was an agricultural improver, MP for Caithness, and builder… Read more about this item

Kirkwall, Orkney: The Orkney Press, 1987. Paperback edition. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, a mark on first page where orginal owner's address label has been removed, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the two British whalers "Dee" and "Grenville Bay" which were… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing, 2007. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some slight bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at smuggling in eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain. 223pp, 23 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1932. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, also rubbing to spine edges, binding has been strengthened inside front board with glued paper, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at events and personalities in Norse history, mostly in Norway but also in… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2009. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book.. Looks at British boys comics from the late nineteenth century up to the late 1970s, specifically at those which were mainly or solely war comics, from Boys Own and Chums, through Wizard, Hotspur and Victor, to Warlord… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2003. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small tear to top end of spine of same, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Lists all the known wrecks in the north of Scotland from Stonehaven north to Orkney and Shetland and west to Cape Wrath. A heavy… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1993. Minor creasing to outer corners of cover, very slight bumping to spine ends, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Brought out to accompany the museum exhibition dealing with the life and work of the Orkney born Victorian explorer John Rae who travelled… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1935. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of buff cloth-covered boards, red titles and decoration are rubbed but still readable, the crest on front board is still clear. Binding split inside front and back covers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the various… Read more about this item

Kumamoto, Japan: Kurodahan Press, 2014. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. An account of the events of March 2011 when meltdowns occured at the nuclear power plant at Fukushima after an earthquake and resulting tsunami. Originally published in Japanese, and… Read more about this item

Whitby, Yorkshire: Caedmon of Whitby, 1975. Slight bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. A biography of William Scoresby (1789-1857), remembered mainly for his Arctic explorations when commanding whaling ships 1811-22; he also wrote many scientific papers for the Royal Society and later studied Divinity… Read more about this item

London: Free Association Books, 1989. Some scuffing to outer corners of covers, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the mother-daughter relationship through history from Classical mythology and literature through to women's own writings from the mediaeval period onwards. 358pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item