Britain’s History from the Air by Jane Struthers

Britain’s History from the Air by Jane Struthers lands on the shelves of my shop.

Ebury Press, 1994, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Jacket illustration: Dover Castle. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: Here is Britain as never seen before, a birds-eye view of the historic buildings and landscapes which represent our heritage. The castles, palaces, cathedrals and rural landscapes, both legendary and actual, have been captured on film by Jason Hawkes, a photographer of exceptional talent who has recorded each place in stunning compositions. The photographs are captioned by Jane Struthers, supplying fascinating details on the significance of the places in British history.

The lives of kings and queens from ancient times to the present are bound up with the places significant in their lives. In Britains History from the Air many of these are portrayed. The royal castles and palaces Windsor, Caernarfon, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral are depicted in all their architectural grandeur and dignity. The great cathedrals and churches St Pauls, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury and the rest are included, in addition to stately homes, fortifications, public buildings, towns, battlefields and other landscapes, all of which have played their part in Britains history.

With 100 full-colour photographs and many additional historic and documentary illustrations, Britains History from the Air offers a visual feast and an absorbing and original view of our island story.

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.

Matching Pictorial boards. 144 pages. Index. 10¾” x 11¾”.

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The Bone-Pedlar by Sylvian Hamilton

The Bone-Pedlar by Sylvian Hamilton lands on the shelves of my shop.

Ted Smart, 2000, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: Sir Richard Straccan, ex-crusader, makes his living dealing in these divine body-parts. Being a bone-pedlar, he leads a dangerous but profitable life retrieving stolen relics, negotiating deals and locating new artefacts. But when he is asked by the Prioress of Holystone to help solve a mystery, he takes on a job more dangerous than ever before. A dying man has been brought to the Priory carrying with him a rare and precious icon but nobody knows what it is or where the man was taking it.

Straccan soon becomes embroiled in a web of treason, espionage and evil. His young daughter is kidnapped and following her takes him and his company down a path beset with danger and risk. On their journey they meet monks, lunatics, pilgrims, whores, saints and thieves but it is when they come up against Rainard, Lord Soulis, on the eve of the Summer Solstice, that Straccan must face his biggest challenge yet.

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Edges of the text block lightly tanned. Pages lightly age-tanned at the margins.

Burgundy boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 264 pages. 9½” x 6¼”.

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