Search Results: History from Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA

London: The Historical Association. Pamphlet G10, General Series. 28pp. . Very Good. Pamphlet. First Edition. 1948.

UK: Old House. Facsimile reproduction of the 1863 edition of the book that inspired the TV series "Great British Railway Journeys". Appears to be unread. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 2012.

London: The Historical Association. Pamphlet G76, General Series. 52pp text. . Very Good. Card Covers. First Edition. 1971.

London: The Historical Association. Pamphlet G2, General Series. 1946 edition, revised 1958 and reprinted 1965. 40pp text. . Very Good. Card Covers. 1965.

London: Chatto & Windus. Octavo; 536pp plus advertisements. Coloured frontispiece; engraved line illustrations of signboards throughout (100 in number stated on the title page). A comprehensive survey and discourse on the history of signboards "from the earliest times to the present day" (i.e. the mid-nineteenth century). Cloth-covered boards with gilt illustration on the front cover and gilt lettering and illustration on the spine. Covers worn, rebacked, faint water marking to some of the pages. Contents mainly dealing with public house (pub) signs. Good reading/ reference/ research book. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1866.

London: The Historical Association. Pamphlet G47, General Series. 32pp text. Reprint of the 1961 edition. . Very Good. Card Covers. 1966.

London: The Hogarth Press. Illustrated by black and white plates. No inscriptions, minor wear only. The original, unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. The title refers to August 6th, 1945, the day on which the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The author was in a Japanese prison camp in Java at the time. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1970.

London: Ward Lock & Co.. Undated, circa 1930's ( fights to the Riviera are stated to be by Imperial Airways from Croydon Aerodrome). Sixty illustrations including black and white photographs and fold-out maps. Some pages unopened. An historic record of the French Riviera of the time. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover.

London: Macmillan. No faults for the book or dust jacket other than some natural tanning of the pages, no inscriptions. The dust jacket is unclipped and unpriced, protected by a removable, clear cover. The Thirteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfile. A murder mystery set in Medeival England. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 1986.

Paperback reprint; appears to be an unread copy. . Fine. Paperback. 2000.

Manchester: Sankey Hudson & Co.. Undated, c. 1930's. Introductory text and captions to over 650 engraved illustrations of the subject. Crammed with information, these books inspired pre-Second World War schoolchildren to a love of history in a way that perhaps has not been surpassed. The engraved illustrations are factual and realistic. This somewhat ephemeral publication has survived well with minor wear at the extremities. . Good. Card Covers.

Manchester: Sankey Hudson & Co.. Undated, c. 1930's. Introductory text and captions to over 500 engraved illustrations of the subject. Crammed with information, these books inspired pre-Second World War schoolchildren to a love of history in a way that perhaps has not been surpassed. The engraved illustrations are factual and realistic. This somewhat ephemeral publication has survived well with minor wear at the extremities. . Good. Card Covers.

Manchester: Sankey Hudson & Co.. Undated, c. 1930's. Introductory text and captions to over 460 engraved illustrations of the subject. Crammed with information, these books inspired pre-Second World War schoolchildren to a love of history in a way that perhaps has not been surpassed. The engraved illustrations are factual and realistic. This somewhat ephemeral publication has survived well with minor wear at the extremities. . Good. Card Covers.

London: Collins. 224pp including index, illustrated by colour photographs. No faults to record, possibly unread. A comprehensive and nicely illustrated book on tracing your ancestory through Scottish records. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 2008.

London: Doubleday. Signed "Best wishes" by the author. Minor wear only; the original, unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Wrap-around band present. A humorous and satirical take on 2000 years of British history. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2007.

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company. Later impression. Wrap-around broad band in lieu of dust jacket. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, otherwise fine. Examines life at the First Millennium in England. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1999.