Good copy of this rare book on the history of boots and shoes by the inventor of the Chelsea boot.With Illustrations of the Fashions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks and Romans, and the Prevailing Style Throughout Europe During the Middle Ages Down to the Present Period.Joseph Sparkes Hall was shoemaker and bootmaker to Queen Victoria, the Queen Dowager and the Queen of the Belgians. He is also credited with the invention of the "patent elastic ankle boot" in 1837, now known as the Chelsea boot.Illustrated with four hand-colored plates and numerous figures in the text.A concise and fascinating history of the development of boots, shoes and footwear from ancient Egypt to the 1840s. First American edition after the second English edition, augmented with "a history of boots and shoes in the United States, showing the changes of fashion in this indispensable article of dress."Full leather binding with four raised bands, front and back hinges splitting, some slight toning to page edges and… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. This comprehensive textbook, packed with international cases, places individual human action at the heart of ethical business, arguing that business ethics guides human excellence in businesses.

London: Calder and Boyars, 1969. Paperback in very good condition. Minor edgewear to covers including a small tear at rear near spine head. Glue remanants to FEP and REP, faint marks to page block, and small penned annotation to FEP. Spine is sound and contents clean. AD. Paperback. Very Good. Used.

Collegeville, Minnesota: Saint John's University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Photography by Sister Noemi Weygant. Abrasions on the front free endpaper else near fine in a very good dust jacket with tape remnants on the spine, fading, and short tears. "A creative team of a Lutheran minister and a Benedictine nun collaborated to produce a collection of touching and meaningful insights into the hopes and dreams of the people of the inner city.

. Very Good. . Woolley & Wallis, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 2003. Paperback.