Search Results: History / Middle East from Hall of Books

PaperMac, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. First paperback edition, 1987, in overall very good used condition with only slight signs of handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Collins/Harvil, 1983. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1983, with price-clipped jacket. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, maps to endpapers and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Viking, 1991. 1st. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition first printing hardback, 1991, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine, unread condition (dust jacket now protected). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small blind-embossed name and address stamp to front endpaper; text, maps, family trees and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Royal Academy Of Arts, 2008. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback to accompany the exhibition Byzantium 330-1453 at the Royal Academy Of Arts, 2008, with unclipped jacket. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and lavish illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. This book is both large (l: 310mm, w: 255mm; 494 pages) and heavy (3kg). Not an old library book.

Fisher, Son & Co.. Hardback. Very Good. Undated two-volumes-bound-as-one hardback edition, c.1840, in the original full green leather binding: boards with decorative cross-hatched embossing and gilt tooling to edges; spine with five raised bands, red gilt title label and gilt decoration. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards slightly shelf-worn. Binding tight and appears little read - hinges sound. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - previous owners small name and address label to second front endpaper; gilt page-ends retain lustre and there is some light scattered foxing here and there, mostly to the reverse of the plates, but text, marbled endpapers and highly-detailed illustrations bright and clear throughout. A particularly handsome and solid copy, this book is both large (l.280mm, w.225mm, d.40mm) and heavy (2.5kg packaged). Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Granada Publishing Limited, 1980. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1980, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

T. Fisher Unwin, 1919. Hardback. Very Good. Fifth impression hardback, 1919, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards slightly faded to spine and rubbed to edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - owners name and address to front endpaper; light tanning to page-ends but text, maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

The Folio Society, 2012. Hardback. Fine. First Folio Society hardback edition translated by Jon Rothschild and with a new introduction by Malise Ruthven, 2012, in a slipcase with no dust jacket as issued. In overall fine, unread condition (light scratch to slipcase). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

George Routledge And Sons Limited, 1928. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1928, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards clean slightly toned to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; light scattered foxing to page-ends and endpapers but text, maps (5) and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Franciscan Printing Press, 1975. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback edition, 1975, in overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers slightly rubbed to edges with small nick to front lower rh corner. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - previous owner’s name and address stamp to half-title page; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Corgi Books, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. First Corgi paperback edition, 1979, in overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers a touch rubbed. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

The Fitzwilliam Museum and I. B. Tauris, 2011. Paperback. Fine. Paperback reprint published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 11th September 2010 to 9th January 2011. In overall fine, unread condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, and Vallentine, Mitchell, 1960. Hardback. Very Good/Good. First English edition hardback, 1960, with unclipped jacket. Ex library book with the usual labels, stamps and markings, no pages removed. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges with a couple of small chips and spine faded (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text, folding map to rear and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available.

Kegan Paul International, 1989. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1989, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - white dust jacket slightly toned; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and maps bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2007. 1st. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition hardback, 2007, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine, unread condition (dust jacket now protected). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small set of initials to front endpaper upper rh corner; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Valetta, Malta: Heritage Interpretation Services, 1994. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Signed limited first edition hardback (663/1000), 1994, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket with a couple of light creases (now in protective wrapper); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - signed by author to limitation page; text, maps, plans and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This book is both large (l:225mm, w:300mm, d:55mm; 673pp) and heavy (3kg) - additional postage may be required if shipped outside the UK. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Max Parrish, 1954. 1st. Hardback. Good. First edition hardback, 1954, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - blue cloth boards rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotations - gift inscription to front pastedown with a couple of press clippings about the book pasted to front and rear endpapers, and an excerpt from Ozymandias by Shelley pasted to front pastedown; the remains of the dj (front cover and spine) have been pasted to the rear pastedown; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

New York: Nan A. Talese; Doubleday, 1998. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first impression hardback in the Hinges Of History series, 1998, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch faded to spine; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, map and decorated endpapers bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

New York: Facts On File, Inc, 2003. 1st. Hardback. Fine. First edition first printing hardback, 2003, with no jacket as issued. In overall fine, unread condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small set of initials to front endpaper upper rh corner; text, maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1936. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1936, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards rubbed to edges with nick to cloth at spine tail. Binding tight and appears little read - hinges sound. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text, maps and illustrations (some folding) bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.