Search Results: Titles starting with C from Eastleach Books

Lugd. Batavorum : ex officina Elzviriana [sic] [ Elzevir - Elzeviriana ], 1621. 1st thus.. Hardback. Later half calf over marbled boards, G. engraved tp+789+[29]pp, includes the following errors in pagination - pp161-162 omitted, pp472, 538 mis-numbered 272, 438 respectively with the signatures running A-3E8 ( the text is complete & continuous ), lacks the initial blanks, leather cracked at the rear hinge & upper hinge cracked at the gutter - both boards are attached but are fragile & require careful handling, occasional yellowing of the pages due to lesser quality paper stock being used, a good copy of an uncommon Elzevir. Early ownership signature at the base of the engraved title. Some copies have a printed title instead - it is supposed that the engraved title was not finished in time for the press on ealy copies. The works of the Roman historian & orator Publius Cornelius Tacitus [ 56 - 117 ] as edited by Justus Lipsius [ 1547- 1606 ]. Lipsius oversaw several editions through… Read More

Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2011. 1st edition.. Paperback. Large format paperback, F. 80pp, colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps, index, a nice fine copy. Osprey Duel Series vol 40. An account of the naval battles whivh took place during the American Civil War, where Confederacy commers raiders were pitted against the US Navy.

Progetto Monumenti Snam, Milan, 1994. 1st English edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/F. 286pp, many b/w & colour illustrations some folding, large folding plan in separate folder, index, slipcase. A fine copy. A very in depth & comprehensive account of the total restoration of the Ca'Granda, a lagre Baroque 'hospital' in Milan which was nearly totally destroyed by allied bombing in WW2. If only the UK govt had done the same.....

Siglo Veintiuno Editores, Mexico, 1976. 2nd edition.. Paperback. Paperback, G+. viii+203pp, folding diagram, b/w text figs, rear cover marked, paper yellowed, a good reading copy. Study of political power amongst the peasants in rural Mexico.

Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1962. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, VG. [vi]+160pp, 2 b/w plates, index, covers a little yellowed, spine rubbed, otherwise a nice copy. A study of the relationship between Jonathan Swift and the two women in his life - Esther Vanhomrigh ( Vanessa ) and Esther Johnson ( Stella ). The book looks at whether or not Swift & Vanhomrigh ever planned to marry, based upon evidence discovered by Le Brocquy in the Vanhomrigh family archive.

Éditions Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1941. 15th impression.. Paperback. Paperback, G+. xxxii+324pp, covers a little grubby, paper yellowed, a good reading copy. The notebooks of the French social & political philosopher the Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu [ 1689 - 1755 ].

Éditions Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1941. 1st edition.. Hardback. Decorated boards, G+. xxxii+324pp, copy 485 of 2200 printed on Alfax Navarre paper & being the first edition of the book, rear hinge a little worn, otherwise a bright copy. The notebooks of the French social & political philosopher the Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu [ 1689 - 1755 ].

University of South Carolina Press, 2011. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/F. x+254pp, 10 b/w illustrations, index, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. A study of the Roman appointed High Priest of Judea, Joseph Caiaphas who served 18 - 36 AD. Playing a leading role in the cruxificion of Christ, Caiaphas has long been seen as a one dimesnsional villian. This book offers a reconsideration of Caiaphas' legacy & his subsequent representation in literature & the arts.

Cambridge University Press for Gonville & Caius College, 1923. reprint. Hardback. Cloth gilt, VG. v+271pp, b/w frontis, 7 b/w plates, index, presentation bookplate with armorial device as on upper board, a nice copy, slightly bumped at the edges. A general history of the college, first published in 1901.

Evergreen Books - Heinemann, 1940. 1st thus. Paperback. Paperback, G. 251pp, pages tanned, spine a little worn. Evergreen Book vol 4. Uncommon paperback edition of Maugham's 1930 novel which is a satire of London literary society between the Wars.

Heinemann, 1961. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. v+215pp, endpaper maps, b/w frontis, 12pp b/w plates, edges of dustjacket rubbed, otherwise a noice copy. The true story of a treasure map and a hunt for diamonds hidden in the wilds of Rhodesia.

printed by Titus Wilson for the Worcestershire Historical Society, 1996. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. xxviii+432pp, a fine copy. Transcript into English of the episcopal register of Simon De Montacute. The Register shows how the Diocese was administered but also gives information on the impact of the Crusades & the moves of Edward III towards war.

HMSO - Public Record Office, 1980. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/F. viii+268pp, index a nice fine copy in a fine dustjacket. The official record of criminal trials held at the Kent assizes during the reign of James I [ 1603 - 1623 ] The book contains details on 1081 cases. The most notable feature of the records is the large number of cases dealing with serious crimes - larceny, rape & murder.

Offices of The Royal Historical Society - Camden Society, 1993. 1st editon.. Hardback. Cloth, F. 477pp, index, a fine copy. Lay Cartularies of two London Merchants of the late 14th century. Frauncey's cartulary deals with his lands in Essex & Middlesex, whilst Pyel's is mostly concerned with his lands in Northamptonshire.

printed by Titus Wilson for the Worcestershire Historical Society, 1996. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. xxviii+432pp, coffee? splash marks to the bottom edge of the upper board, small split at the base of the spine. Transcript into English of the episcopal register of Simon De Montacute. The Register shows how the Diocese was administered but also gives information on the impact of the Crusades & the moves of Edward III towards war.

Talbot & Co, 1950. revised edition.. Hardback. Cloth, G. 157pp, index, cloth rather spine faded & worn, a good reading copy. A brief account of the saints days of a year, arranged chronologically.

Oxfordshire Record Society, 1982. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, VG+. xcviii+260pp, 3 b/w maps, index, occasional neat pencil marginalia, spine sunned, otherwise a fine copy. Oxfordshire Record Society Transactions volume LIV. Transcript, into Modern English, from the Borough Court at Witney in the Tudor period.

HMSO - Public Record Office, 1986. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/F. vi+456pp, index a nice fine copy in a fine dustjacket. The official record the Patent Rolls of Chancery which are open letters addressed to all men. Most are declarations concerning Charters of Incorporation, Grant of Liberties, Creations of Nobility, Appointments of Bishops, Grants and Leases of Crown Lands, Pardons, Grants of Monopolies & Privileges etc etc. 2598 entries are listed.

Eyre & Strahan by Command King George III for Public Records Commission, 1808. 1st edition.. Hardback. Half Leather, G. 2 folio volumes, viii+534pp, iv+580pp, rather worn set, leather very rubbed, Ex-Libris H Jermyn with his bookplate, a good working copy. Transcription of the Calendarium, volumes 1 & 2 only [of 4] From ms Calendars thought to have been compiled temp Jas I.

HMSO - Public Record Office, 1989. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/VG. viii+436pp, index dustjacket bumped at head of spine. The official record of the criminal cases for the Home Circuit of the Kent assize Indictment files for 1649 - 1659. The records for Kent have survived in a large number and therefore provide a more complete picture than the records from other counties.