Page, William (ed.): The Victoria History of the (County of) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Volume Five. Folkestone & London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Resea 1973. Reprint. 4to. Fully illustrated. Hardback: red cloth, gilt. No dust-jacket. Two corners slightly bumped, a touch of shelf-wear, a little dusting to edges, very good. Reprinted from the 1912 first edition published by Archibald Constable and Company. Ref: 54071
Page, William (ed.): The Victoria History of the County of Bedford. Index. Folkestone & London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Resea 1972. Reprint. 4to. Hardback: red cloth, gilt. No dust-jacket. Fine. Reprinted from the 1914 first edition published by Archibald Constable and Company. Ref: 54031
Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem: The Women who Dared to Rule. New York: Pegasus Books, 2022. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxii, 250. Maps. Hardback: green spine over mustard boards gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54456
Pennant, Thomas: Some Account of London: The fifth edition, with considerable additions. London: printed for J. Faulder; F.C. and J. Rivington; Wilkie and Robinson; J. Walker; J. Nunn; J. R 1813. Fifth edition, with considerable additions. 8vo., pp.viii, 660 + additional engraved title page and 15 further plates, 2 of which folding. Some light foxing, Thames plate with tattered edges, 'Part of London as it appeared in the Great Fire' plate trimmed too close at head edge with some loss and torn along its fold, with half detached and some other paper repairs to the verso. MS notes to final leaf and rear endpapers. Contemporary half green polished sheep, gilt title and rules to spine, marbled boards, edges sprinkled red. Joints worn with the upper just starting, edges worn and corners fraying with some loss of surface, endpapers toned, still a good sound copy. Ownership inscription of Michael J. Bellis pencilled to front pastedown, with small Foyles label. The fifth edition of the traveller and writer Thomas Pennant's account of London. Pennant (1726-1798) began his writing career with zoological and other naturalist works, but after achieving success with an account of a tour of Scotland, turned to travel. He toured Wales, Scotland, several counties, and London, and published a number of works entitled 'A Tour of...' or 'A Journey from...'. This book takes the form of a tour of London, and was highly regarded by Boswell, among others. Upcott 641 (for 2nd edition.) Ref: 55062show full image..
Pere, Albert: (Kagay, Donald J., trans.:) The Customs of Catalonia between Lords and Vassals by the Barcelona Canon, Pere Albert: A Practical Guide to Castle Feudalism in Medieval Spain. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, 2002. 8vo., pp. l, 87. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered. Dust-jacket. A little shelf-wear to corners and edges but clean and unread: very good. With a Commentary by the translator. Ref: 53393
Pilling, David: Rebellion Against Henry III: The Disinherited Montfortians 1265-1274. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2020. First edition. 8vo., pp. viii, 209 + plates. Hardback: red cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54450
Pitts, Brent A. (trans.): The Anglo-Norman Gospel Harmony: A Translation of the Estoire de l'Evangile (Dublin, Christ Church Cathedral C6.1.1, Liber niger). Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2014. 8vo., pp. 156. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap. Volume 453 in the Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies and Volume 7 in The French of England Translation ACMRS series. Ref: 53710
Postles, Dave & Rosenthal, Joel T. (eds.): Studies on the Personal Name in Later Medieval England and Wales. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications, 2006. 8vo. Hardback: quarter black cloth, red boards, gilt-lettered. New, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Ref: 54941
Potter, Philip J.: The Mighty Warrior Kings: From the Ashes of the Roman Empire to the New Ruling Order. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2020. First edition. 8vo., pp. viii, 315 + plates. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54455
Powicke, F. M: Stephen Langton. Being The Ford Lectures Delivered in the University of Oxford [...] Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. Special edition for Sandpiper Books. 8vo. Black cloth, spine cocked, otherwise very good. 1997 reprint of first edition of 1928. Ref: 54930
