History from Thistle and Heather Books

Condition: Poor; edge-wear to the boards. Edges of the spine are deteriorating. The spine has internal cracking, but the binding is still tight. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. Has the bookplate of John Calthrop of Stanhoe Hall; Norfolk—colour plates. The spine has blind stamping and gilt decoration, and the title is in gilded… Read more about this item

First edition. Four volumes. Condition: Poor; edge-wear to the boards and spines. The interior is clean without markings. Embossed on the covers is "John Davies 1832" in gold lettering. Minor soiling throughout. All have colour illustrations—some foxing. There is a hinge weakness with the front board and the pages. Vol 1: 452 pages. May be missing some pages as the index… Read more about this item

Fourth printing. Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Translated by Robert Graves. Wood Engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. One of them was a military genius; one murdered his mother and fiddled while Rome burned; another earned the nickname 'sphincter artist'. Six of their number were… Read more about this item

Third Printing. Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy, appears unread—previous owner's name on inside front board. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Introduced by Peter Jones. Translated from the German by David McLintock.

Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. No slipcover.

Editor: Publisher: The Folio Society 2008 Hardcover Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy, no markings. Colour plates. Does not include a slipcover.

Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Introduction by Count Nikolai Tolstoy; translated from the French by Ann Green and Nicolas Katkoff.

​Condition: Good to acceptable; most stapled pages are rusted without markings. Some have age tanning. Issue No Month Year Notes 1 July 1960 2 August 1960 3 September 1960 4 October 1960 5 November 1960 6 Dec 1961/Jan 1962 1960 7 February 1961 9 March 1961 10 April 1961 11 May 1961 12/13 June/July 1961 14 August 1961 15 September 1961… Read more about this item

First edition; Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. Some minor soiling on the covers. The interior is clean without markings. Hinge weakness - cracking to back cover hinges, slightly exposing netting. Spine ends are crushed. Gilt lettering on the cover and spine. The front cover is decorated with red cloth.… Read more about this item

Second Edition. Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards and to the boards themselves, no DJ. There is a small tear on the upper spine. The interior is clean without markings. Hinge weakness in the middle of the book.

First Edition. Condition: Good in Fair DJ; Foxing to text block edges. DJ has some wear and minor foxing. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. A newspaper article is taped inside the front about the book.

Condition: Fair light edge-wear to the boards. Bords have minor soiling. No DJ. The spine is leaning slightly. The interior is clean without markings.

Condition: Good; light edge-wear to the spine, corners are bumped, no DJ. The interior is clean, except for the previous owner's name in pencil. The edges are very slightly dust-toned with age.

Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings.

Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards and spine, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name and Ex Libris label.

2nd Ed. Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards, green cloth with gold lettering; boards have wear. no DJ. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name and six photographic plates.

First Edition. Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. Spine edges are bumped. The interior is clean without markings except for a library stamp on the first page. Minor foxing.

Condition: Good; light soiling to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings.

Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy, no markings. No DJ.

Condition: Good+; edge-wear to the covers, protective cover. The interior is clean without markings. The spine has a slight lean. The text is Swedish. Articles on ethnological, folkloristic, historical and linguistic topics. The articles are written mainly in Swedish, but other Scandinavian languages ​​such as English and German occur.