Anglophile Nonfiction Q-Z from Anglophile Books

NY: Twayne Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1994. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth binding, spine ends lightly bumped; a lovely copy. Dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn and rubbed. ; <b>Part of the Twayne's English Author Series. "In this comprehensive analysis of a woman hailed by her fellow Britons as a 'National Monument', Nancy Huse argues that… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1961. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. <b>The first volume of the Minack Chronicles. Derek and his wife Jeannie, leave London for Minack, a Cornish cottage where they plan to raise flowers and vegetables for market. Lovely black and white sketches by the author's wife including one of Monty… Read more about this item

Duckworth Press. Very Good. c1977,1996. Second Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. Signed by Author; Light edgewear and rubbing, closed horizontal tear at spine does not damage binding; no spine or cover creases; a nice copy. ; <B>This reprint was published by the Angela Thirkell Society, North American Branch. It does not have the photographic illustrations found in … Read more about this item

MD: Adler & Adler. Very Good. 1987. Softcover; Trade PB. 218 pages. Spine sunned and faintly creased, very light edgewear. Pages edges pale yellow (seen before in this edition) and lightly soiled; interior pages clean, none loose.; <B>This is the engaging biography of Angela Thirkell's grandmother and great-aunts. Georgiana Burne-Jones, her grandmother, wife of painter Edward… Read more about this item

Insight Guides. Near Fine. Softcover; Trade PB. 344 pages. A lovely new copy with faintest edgewear.; <b>A fully illustrated guide to the gardens of the British Isles, featuring more than 320 of the best gardens open to the public. It includes beautiful photography and expert text about the history of garden design and plant origins. All gardens… Read more about this item

Duckworth Press. Very Good. c1977,1998. Third Printing. Softcover; Trade PB. Light edgewear and rubbing, a few spine and cover creases; pages clean and bright. ; <B>This reprint was published by the Angela Thirkell Society, North American Branch. It does not have the photographic illustrations found in the hardback. An interesting, and at times controversial, telling of… Read more about this item

London: Persephone Books. Very Good+. 2009. Softcover; Trade PB. <b>' Betty Coles became Elizabeth Taylor upon her marriage in 1936. Her first novel "At Mrs. Lippincote's" appeared in the same year (1945) as the actress Elizabeth Taylor was appearing in "National Velvet." Over the next thirty years, "the other Elizabeth Taylor" lived and worked in Buckinghamshire… Read more about this item

Bath, UK: Palazzo Editions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. c1935, 2008. Second Printing. Hardcover. 160 pages. A new book received with light colour loss to tiny areas on board edges and very faint edgewear to dust wrapper.; <b>Illustrated with wonderful period black & wwhite photographs and delightful drawings by Anna K. Zinkeisen. Originally published in… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1984. First US Edition. Hardcover. 342 pages. Spine ends lightly bumped, corners bumped revealing boards on two corners; no binding problems. Red remainder mark on top page edge, page edges pale yellow, bottom edge of last 40 pages rippled; interior pages clean. Unclipped dust wrapper edgeworn with… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper. 1997. Third Printing. Hardcover. 338 pages. Spine ends bumped; a very nice copy indeed. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. ; <B>A dual biography of the last mistress of King Edward VII who believed that discretion was everything and her daughter, Violet Trefusis, who was willing… Read more about this item

NY: W. W. Norton. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 2004. Hardcover. 530 pages. A new book received with bumped spine ends and several creased page edges. Dust wrapper lightly edgeworn, creased and rubbed. ; <b>An affectionate portrait of one of the most brilliant comic writers of the 20th century. It chronicles the achievements and shadows… Read more about this item

New York: Ballentine Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 320 pages. Spine ends very slightly bumped, tiny tear to front pastedown. Unclipped dust wrapper, faintly rubbed and edgeworn. A very nice copy.; <B>A collection of delightful essays and several useful travel tips. The author 'explored the countryside, traveled both second-class… Read more about this item

NY: Watson- Guptill Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages. A new book with faint edgewear to dust wrapper. ; <b>The semi-secret Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a fiery group of young artists, designers and thinkers, led by the charismatic figure of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. … Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1977. First US Edition. Hardcover. Lovely red cloth binding has lightly bumped and smudged spine ends. White unclipped dust wrapper has yellowed and has a bit of edgewear and light soil. A two inch closed tear at spine head has been repaired with archival tape.;… Read more about this item

Metuchen, NJ & London: Scarecrow Press. Near Fine. 1992. Hardcover. 212 pages. A new book. No dust wrapper, as issued.; <b>'The 1910-1911 "Encyclopaedia Britannica" was advertised as "the high water mark of human knowledge." Its contributors included some of the most notable figures from the late Victorian and Edwardian worlds of scholarship and knowledge. That 34 of… Read more about this item

Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. (1990)1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 262 pages. Two 1" long tears back dust wrapper; other small tears and edgewear. .

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Very Good in Good dust wrapper. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 378 pages. Spine ends bumped, some of dust wrapper has adhered to bottom edge. No binding problems, interior pages clean and bright. Edgworn dust wrapper has laminate peeling in spots, large 2" chip missing from back panel, smaller chip out of front… Read more about this item

London: Century Hutchinson Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1988. Hardcover. 160 pages. Top text block edge lightly foxed; spine tail bumped. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, top edge of inside flaps lightly foxed, very lightly edgeworn. ; <B>From the dust wrapper, "fascinating history of plants and healing....Reveals the uses of plants from magic to… Read more about this item

London: Bracken Books. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. c1905,1986. Hardcover. 301 pages. Spine head lightly bumped, no binding problems, pages clean and bright. Two small indentations on back cover with corresponding marks on rear dust wrapper panel. Dust wrapper, not price cut, is lightly rubbed and faintly edgeworn. A nice copy of a lovely book.… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. 511 pages. <B>The authorized biography of Dame Rebecca West, novelist, biographer, critic, travel writer and investigative journalist. </B> .