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The Civilisation Of The Renaissance In Italy: An Essay (Folio)
- £24.00
- Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (Basel, May 25, 1818 Ð August 8, 1897 in Basel) was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history,albeit in a form very different from how…
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The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters (7 volumes)
- £150.00
- The Brontë sisters' complete works in a beautiful Folio edition; Agnes Grey 172 pp (illus. Harry Brockway); The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 385 pp (illus. Ian Stephens), Wuthering Heights, 293 pp (illus. Peter Forster) The Professor 226 pp (illus. George Tute), Villette, 450 pp (illus. Peter Reddick); Jane Eyre, 436…
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The Confessions of St Augustine (vol XIV in Complete Works)
- £40.00
- The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle to become one of…
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
- £18.00
- The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of…
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The Dark Tower
- £10.00
- The Dark Tower is a 1946 BBC Home Service radio play written, in verse, and produced by Louis MacNeice, with music composed for it by Benjamin Britten. Dramatist and author Robin Brooks, writing in The Guardian in 2017, called it "a landmark in radio drama". MacNeice wrote the play in…
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The Defence of the Realm: the authorized history of MI5 (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Sensationally good ... A riveting story, the real-life spooks and spies far more compelling than anything you will see on the screen ... history doesn't come more fascinating than this' Evening Standard. For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain against enemy subversion. Their work has remained…
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The Devil’s Lieutenant
- £10.00
- A darkly compelling novel of the single-minded pursuit of justice and of a man whose major crime was seeing all too clearly the shape of the war that was to come and how it would destroy the very monarch that it was his duty to protect. It presents in vivid…
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The Diary of a Country Parson
- £12.00
- Parson Woodforde's diary provides an unrivalled portrayal of traditional rural life in Georgian England, but it is the diarist's humour and unpretentiousness which ensure its continuing place among the classics of English literature.
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The English Gentleman
- £12.00
- Tongue in cheek treatment of the legendary upper class man which examines his habits, actions and viewpoints concerning such diverse considerations as wardrobe, war, the Church and domestic habits. "Extremely funny" Jilly Cooper "Douglas Sutherland is a most witty exemplar of this vanishing species, and he has written a perfect…
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The Esther Scroll (Facsimile of 1746)
- £900.00
- A true discovery: The Esther Scroll of 1746. The use of scrolls dates back to ancient times, and one of the best known examples in history is the Esther scroll, or Hebrew megillah, which is devoted solely to the story of Queen Esther and is read on the feast of…
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The Flame
- £14.00
- THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics,…
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The General Vs. The President: MacArthur And Truman At The Brink Of Nuclear War
- £12.00
- From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent…
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The Giant Crab and other tales told from Old India
- £35.00
- Rouse's collection of these short stories were based on the Buddhist collection called The Jātaka, about the Buddha's former births, and originally published in 1897 by David Nutt. This edition beautifully produced with Heath Robinson's illustations.
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The Gone-Away World (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our…
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The Grand Tour 1592-1796
- £15.00
- Generously illustrated Folio Society volume presenting an account of the Grand Tour - the 'edifying' excursion many young Englishmen took to continental europe - through the writings of a selection of authors. Many of the writers assembled here do not strictly fall within the strict definition of Grand Tourists being…
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The Civilisation Of The Renaissance In Italy: An Essay (Folio)
- £24.00
- Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (Basel, May 25, 1818 Ð August 8, 1897 in Basel) was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history,albeit in a form very different from how…
- Add to basket
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The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters (7 volumes)
- £150.00
- The Brontë sisters' complete works in a beautiful Folio edition; Agnes Grey 172 pp (illus. Harry Brockway); The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 385 pp (illus. Ian Stephens), Wuthering Heights, 293 pp (illus. Peter Forster) The Professor 226 pp (illus. George Tute), Villette, 450 pp (illus. Peter Reddick); Jane Eyre, 436…
- Add to basket
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The Confessions of St Augustine (vol XIV in Complete Works)
- £40.00
- The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting world-views. The Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recounts how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle to become one of…
- Add to basket
-
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
- £18.00
- The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of…
- Add to basket
-
The Dark Tower
- £10.00
- The Dark Tower is a 1946 BBC Home Service radio play written, in verse, and produced by Louis MacNeice, with music composed for it by Benjamin Britten. Dramatist and author Robin Brooks, writing in The Guardian in 2017, called it "a landmark in radio drama". MacNeice wrote the play in…
- Add to basket
-
The Defence of the Realm: the authorized history of MI5 (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Sensationally good ... A riveting story, the real-life spooks and spies far more compelling than anything you will see on the screen ... history doesn't come more fascinating than this' Evening Standard. For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain against enemy subversion. Their work has remained…
- Add to basket
-
The Devil’s Lieutenant
- £10.00
- A darkly compelling novel of the single-minded pursuit of justice and of a man whose major crime was seeing all too clearly the shape of the war that was to come and how it would destroy the very monarch that it was his duty to protect. It presents in vivid…
- Add to basket
-
The Diary of a Country Parson
- £12.00
- Parson Woodforde's diary provides an unrivalled portrayal of traditional rural life in Georgian England, but it is the diarist's humour and unpretentiousness which ensure its continuing place among the classics of English literature.
- Add to basket
-
The English Gentleman
- £12.00
- Tongue in cheek treatment of the legendary upper class man which examines his habits, actions and viewpoints concerning such diverse considerations as wardrobe, war, the Church and domestic habits. "Extremely funny" Jilly Cooper "Douglas Sutherland is a most witty exemplar of this vanishing species, and he has written a perfect…
- Add to basket
-
The Esther Scroll (Facsimile of 1746)
- £900.00
- A true discovery: The Esther Scroll of 1746. The use of scrolls dates back to ancient times, and one of the best known examples in history is the Esther scroll, or Hebrew megillah, which is devoted solely to the story of Queen Esther and is read on the feast of…
- Add to basket
-
The Flame
- £14.00
- THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics,…
- Add to basket
-
The General Vs. The President: MacArthur And Truman At The Brink Of Nuclear War
- £12.00
- From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent…
- Add to basket
-
The Giant Crab and other tales told from Old India
- £35.00
- Rouse's collection of these short stories were based on the Buddhist collection called The Jātaka, about the Buddha's former births, and originally published in 1897 by David Nutt. This edition beautifully produced with Heath Robinson's illustations.
- Add to basket
-
The Gone-Away World (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our…
- Add to basket
-
The Grand Tour 1592-1796
- £15.00
- Generously illustrated Folio Society volume presenting an account of the Grand Tour - the 'edifying' excursion many young Englishmen took to continental europe - through the writings of a selection of authors. Many of the writers assembled here do not strictly fall within the strict definition of Grand Tourists being…
- Add to basket