Stroud nonsuch (111 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This is a collection of reportage, observation, notes and fiction centred on the city of London and its people. Dickens vividly describes the streets, theatres, pawnshops, law courts and prisons he encountered as he travelled through the city. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "The Comedy of Human Life" is the collective title given to a series of linked stories by Balzac, such as provincial, Parisian, political, military and country. This selection includes some of the best stories from the series, concerning marriage, spoilt children, beauty, money, the aristocracy, child abuse and 'the art of living.'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A historical and topographical account of one of the most interesting spots in the metropolis. This work charts the history of the area, world-famous as the location of the Royal Opera House and Covent Garden Market. It records interesting facts about Covent Garden, covering such well-known places as St Paul's church, and Bow Street. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This intriguing collection of over 200 old photographs of Abingdon shows life in the town and surrounding villages over a perios of more than one hundred years. The photographs show a variety of images of social and working life recorded by amateur and professional photographers. The author is a well-known local writer and lecturer in local history and has provided a wealth of interesting background information to accompany these fascinating photographs. This volume will be of great interest to those familiar with Abingdon and its surrounds, and will be a thing of intrigue to those who are new to the region's charms. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents a pictorial history of Huyton with Roby through a series of old photographs and images. This work is complete with historical captions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A history of Lytham St Anne's. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents a pictorial history of Newton Aycliffe through a series of photographs and images. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A history of St Austell. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. While it is beyond doubt that Jerome K. Jerome is most well known for his comic masterpiece Three Men in a Boat, the range of his other literary achievements is staggering. Journalist, playwright and author, a wealth of his writing has remained just beyond the public gaze. Diary of a Pilgrimage is one such work. The pilgrimage of the title is a journey to see the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau, which has been performed every ten years since 1634, the middle of the Thirty Years War.Diary is a typically witty account of this journey, part travelogue and part social commentary. It is also a work which has long deserved its place in the sun, outside of the benevolent shade of Jeromes more famous writing. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Best known for her reflections on American society in 'Domestic Manners of the Americans', here we see Mrs Trollope turn her hand to injustice and cruelty on English soil. As a contemporary of Jane Austen, and mother of the prolific novelist Anthony Trollope, she was very much aware of the hierarchical nature of her society, and the story of Jessie Phillips is a wonderfully engaging account of the struggles and hard-won triumphs of a life lived on the wrong side of the divide. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents a pictorial history of Hampstead Garden Suburb through a series of old photographs and images. This work is complete with historical captions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents a pictorial history of Redditch through a series of photographs and images. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Around Ashton-in-Makerfield & Goldborne. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Pocket Images Consett. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First published in 1844, Coningsby is regarded as one of Benjamin Disraeli's greatest works of fiction, and an unparalleled study of man, his manners and principles. It tells the tale of an orphan, given great opportunity through the benefices of his grandfather, only to have his fortune snatched away from him for falling in love with the wrong person. The young protagonist is forced to prove his character against difficult odds if he is to recover his fortune and his place in the world. Played out against the background of the real political events that followed the Reform Act of 1832, this novel is a fascinating insight into the tenor of these times, as well as a strong reflection of the author's own personal political ideology. Coningsby continues to have an enduring appeal for readers, not only as a perceptive portrait of aristocratic and political life during the early nineteenth century, but also as a traditional romance that showcases the literary abilities of one of Britain's greatest statesmen. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Much lauded as the 'Queen of the English Riviera', Torquay is a beautiful town with a rich and colourful history. It came to life as a fashionable resort during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. By the end of the nineteenth century, the population of Torquay had risen to 35,000. This book takes up the story at this point, and, through a selection of rare photographs, brings the last 100 years to life. All of these evocative images are supported with expertly written captions, that will guide the reader down memory lane, and give them a glimpse into a bygone age. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Offers a pictorial history of Kingston-upon-Hull, along with a series of photographs, images, and historical captions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. An epistolary novel, first published in 1778, "Evelina" tells the story of a young girl who is abandoned by her aristocratic father, who refuses to acknowledge his child's legitimacy. Left to enter the unfamiliar world of London society alone, and naively unprepared for the dangers it hides, the beautiful Evelina is dazzled by her new surroundings, and quickly becomes captivated by the handsome, gallant Lord Orville. But the experience soon turns bitter, when, exposed to the realities of fashionable society, she discovers that her beauty also attracts the unwanted attentions of the dissolute Sir Clement Willoughby. This romantic tale about a heroine who must raise herself to social prominence through the essential quality of her nature struck a chord with the reading public of the time, and "Evelina" became a publishing sensation. Today it is a novel which continues to attract new audiences with its simple tale of character and personal strength. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Clean, unmarked, unread copy in NF condition. BP/Literature.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A biography of Sir Robert Peel. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First published 1995. Collection of nearly 200 old photographs of the coastal town of Deal in Kent from the Victorian period. Castles dating from Henry VIII, a 'villainous place' according to William Cobbett and, of course the last resort of Charles Hawtrey of 'Carry On' fame (or infamy, infamy!). 128 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £6.15. Extra EU levy for EU destinations.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Though a lover of peace, Mr Punch from his earliest days has not been unfamiliar with war. First published in 1919, Mr Punchs History of the Great War is a month-by-month account of World War I through the eyes of Mr Punch, a satirist without mercy and a British institution. Copiously illustrated in the style for which he has become famous, and by a pen dipped in vitriol, this is a history with a difference: unashamedly subjective, it spares no-one Punch thinks worthy of ridicule. Yet it never loses sight of the horrors of war in general or of the Great War in particular, and illustrations such as the lone soldier standing with rifle reversed in honour of the death of Lord Kitchener are moving in their simplicity and humanity. Funny, affecting and informative, Mr Punchs History of the Great War is an unusual perspective on one of the most significant periods in modern European history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book of nearly 200 photograohs illustrates the recent history of the neighbouring communities of Hindley and Abram. The photographs cover a perios from the mid-nineteenth century to the postwar decades and show some of the great changes that have occured over this relatively short perios of time. The illustrations show all the features of an age gone by, from tram to steam trains, and the people who worked with them. This book will be a nostalgic trip for many and an eye-opener for a younger generation and newcomers to the area. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Eighteenth-century Bath was at the centre of English culture and fashion. A pleasure resort as well as a spa town, it played host to the beau monde in search of diversion in addition to the infirm in search of a cure by taking its waters. Its pump room, assembly rooms and theatre attracted aristocracy and gentry from all over the country, particularly under the auspices of Master of Ceremonies Beau Nash, notable dandy and leader of fashion. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Gainsborough and Jane Austen were among its famous visitors and residents. Life & Letters at Bath in the Eighteenth Century chronicles this fascinating period in the history of the city and gives details of the wide variety of famous people associated with it. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents a pictorial history of Minehead through a series of photographs and images. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2005). (1858) 2005 Nonsuch Classics edition. Small 8vo (124 x 168mm). Pp538. B/w illustrations and photographs. Slight dent to top of front but a very good second-hand copy. This is the sixth in R.S. Surtees' nine-novel series of fox-hunting novels. "It may be a recommendation to the lover of light literature to be told that the following story does not involve the complication of a plot. It is a mere continuous narrative of an almost every-day exaggeration, interspersed with sport scenes and excellent illustrations by LEECH." March 31, 1858." . …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The North Staffordshire Potteries are the only area in Britain to be so completely identified with one industry. The presence of the ceramics industry has played a dominant role in shaping both the economic life and the landscape of the area. The lives of local people have been played out against what Arnold Bennett described as 'a singular scenery of coal dust, potshards, flame and steam'. The photographs in this fascinating selection illuminate the everyday life of this remarkable area during the past one hundred years. As well as illustrating people at work and on the move, they give an idea of the sense of community felt by Potteries people. One section looks at the history of the area's parks - 'lungs for the people' as they were called; others explore subjects such as religion, sport, entertainment, holidays and popular celebrations. The photographs come from two main sources: the archives of the City Museum and Art Gallery and the collections of the Gladstone Working Pottery Museum. As well as describing the region's rich industrial and social heritage, they will be a source of nostalgic pleasure to those whose lives have been spent among the Potteries. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Drawn from the archives of Leominster Museum, this book is a collection of 200 old photographs, postcards, and intriguing pieces of printed ephemera. The author has taken nine themes, ranging from local politics to the changing face of it's streets and buildings, and several aspects of the rich history of this ancient Herefordshire market town. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Sandwiched between the industrial conurbations of Telford and the Black Country is the quiet rural area centred on the small communities of Albrighton and Shifnal. With around 220 photographs, this book chronicles those close-knit villages and their surrounds. It also includes historical captions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…