London: Marcus Ward, 1880. 12 chromolithographs, 74 b/w Illus. 4to, original green cloth, edges of corners lightly worn and bumped, spine ends rubbed, cloth lightly soiled, browning to margins of title-page. London: Marcus Ward, 1880. More about Windsor Castle and the Water-Way Thither
New York: Random House, 1970. Photographs by Wim Swaan, in color and in black & white. 304 pages, 4to red cloth, dust wrapper (some text worn off dust wrapper, one tear to head of spine). New York (1970). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Castles of Europe from Charlemagne to the Renaissance
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. 32 color plates, many text illustrations. xx + 208pp., large 8vo, decorative green cloth, t.e.g; corners and spine ends bumped, book plates inside front cover, ownership signature front free endpaper. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. Internally fine, a very good (+) copy. More about British Castles
London: Royal Collection, 2004. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs by Christopher Simon Sykes, plus many historic black-and-white photos, drawings, engravings, etc. 223pp., 4to, green cloth, d.w. London: Royal Collection Publications, (2004). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Garden at Buckingham Palace: An Illustrated History
London: Batsford, 1954. Many Illus. 8vo, original green cloth, ex-lib, cloth lightly soiled. London: Batsford, (1954). More about English Medieval Castles
New York: Putnam, 1904. Illustrated. 460pp. 8vo, gray pictorial cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends lightly worn, corners bumped, front inner hinge weak. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. More about Romance of the Bourbon Chateaux
London: Rivingtons, 1920. Illus., folding map, folding genealogical chart. 2 volumes. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled on both volumes, head of spine and corners bumped on volume II. London: Rivingtons, 1920. More about Old Touraine: The Life and History of the Famous Chateaux of the Loire
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. Photo Illus. 4to, green cloth, cloth rubbed on spine and edges of covers, spine sunned, pages throughout are slightly wavy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. More about Bodiam Castle, Sussex; A Historical & Descriptive Survey by the...Owner of the Castle
New York: Dutton, 1925. 48 plates, 7 plans. 215pp. 8vo, blue cloth, front cover warped, corners lightly bumped, cloth spine lightly dampstained. New York: Dutton, (1925). More about Old English Houses
New York: Scala Books, 1990. Illustrated with color photographs by Nicolas Sapieha. 208 pages, slim 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Scala Books, 1990. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper (just a slight touch of wear). More about Dutch Houses and Castles
London: Odhams Press, 1951. Over 130 photo Illus. 128pp. green cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, spine ends of cloth faded, corners of cloth lightly bumped. London: Odhams Press, (1951). Photographic survey of architecture in England. More about Castles and Manor-Houses
London: Methuen, 1911. 46 Illus. 8vo, red cloth, a few pencil marks in a few margins, lightly browning to front flyleaf and last blank page, cloth very lightly soiled, corners very lightly bumped. London: Methuen, (1911). More about The Castles and Walled Towns of England
Conshohocken: Combined Publishing, 2001. Many Illus. 4to, red boards, d.w., corners of boards bumped, top margins throughout are slightly wavy. (Conshohocken): Combined Publishing, (2001). More about The Medieval Fortress; Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. Illustrated in black and white. Large 12mo, orange cloth, dust wrapper. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Source material for this book comes from the roll of Eleanor de Montfort, Countess of Leicester, which is the oldest private account of the kind that has come down to us. de Montfort's writings covered a period of months in 1265 at Dover Castle. More about A Baronial Household of the Thirteenth Century
New York: Macmillan, 1896. 2 volumes. Forty plates, 158 text plans and 70 plans. xxii + 475pp. and 448pp., thick 4to, gilt-lettered blue cloth; foxing to end papers and title pages, and a few instances in the text, spine ends torn, covers rubbed, several scratches to spine of volume II. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1896. Overall a very good(-) pair, internally clean. More about The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure
Zurich: Editions Ex Libris Lausanne, 1978. Text in French. Many illustrations in color. 320 pages, 4to, green cloth with white stamping (corners bumped), dust wrapper. Zurich, Editions Ex Libris Lausanne, 1978. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Chateaux Forts de Suisse
Paris: Hachette, 1966. Preface by Michale de Saint-Pierre. Hundreds of photographs, primarily black-and-white gravure, with maps at rear. 327 pages with text in French. Thick 4to, pale blue cloth with decorative front cover illustration, spine faded. Paris: Hachette, (1966). First edition. A very good(+) copy, lacking dust wrapper. Collection Realites. More about Merveilles des Chateaux de Normandie
London: Longmans, 1894. Well illustrated. 2 volumes. xx + 433pp. and viii + 419pp., 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, t.e.g.; ownership signature both title pages, a few of the first pages have some staining, covers of both volumes rubbed, of volume, slightly warped. London: Lomgmans, Green, and Co., 1894. A very good set. More about Memorials of St James's Palace
Munich: Franz Speiser, 1905. Translated by Franz Speiser. Extensively illustrated, including several color plates and fold-out maps. Separate pagination for each castle, 8vo, flexible red pictorial cloth; lightly worn at corners and spine ends. Munich: Franz Speiser, 1905. A very good copy. More about The Royal Bavarian Castles; Herren-Chiemsee, Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Linderhof, Berg
Palermo: 1968. ix + 207pp. plus table of contents, 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; spine ends and corners dented, dust wrapper worn and torn. Palermo, 1968. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. One of 1300 copies. More about Castelli e Monasteri Siciliani
Cologne: Konemann, 1999. Many color photo Illus. Small folio, blue cloth, d.w., corners of cloth lightly bumped. (Cologne): Konemann, (1999). Very good. More about The Castles of Friuli; History and Civilization
London: Cassell, 1892. Patterned endpapers. 328 pages, all edges gilt. Illustrated with black and white engravings and floorplans. 4to, brown cloth (spine a bit scuffed), decoratively stamped in gilt, black, and pink. London: Cassell & Company. A very good(+) bright copy. Light foxing on title page. More about Historic Houses of the United Kingdom. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial
New York: Scribner, 1979. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner's, (1979). Very good. More about The Tower; The Tumultuous History of the Tower of London from 1078
Montreal. Print. Page size 16.5" x 23" Initialed in the lower right corner of print. Signed by artist just below lower right corner of print. Caption lower margin: "The earliest representation of Curling is in a painting by PIETER BRUEGAL around 1550. The Royal Montreal Curling Club dates from 1807 and celebrated its 150th anniversary by a BONSPIEL in 1957. The Grand Caledonian Curling Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1838./ The Oldest Club in United States is the Orchard... More about Curling 1780
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