Beck Valley Books

Bishops Cleeve to Winchcombe in old photographs by Aldred, David H
£15.99

First Edition. Signed by Author. Slight bumping to corners of top/bottom spine. Number 60 written at top of first page. This volume of fascinating photographs is based on a round trip from Bishops Cleeve to Winchcombe, returning over Cleeve Hill. On this time journey the reader will be able to relive interesting events, and enjoy many bygone sights, preserved by countless amateur and professiona... Read More information

Omai - Noble Savage by Alexander, Michael
£1.99

Hardcover with dust jacket, bumped slightly around base with a couple of very small tears. Through the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau 18th-century intellectuals had conjured up a vision of an ideal man - a noble savage, uncorrupted by learning and civilization. Newly discovered Tahiti seemed to be the Arcadia they sought and various natives were removed to demonstrate the theory. Bougainvill... Read More information

1968 Marching in the Streets - Days of Hope by Ali, Tanq
£3.79

Hardcover with dust jacket, inscription to first page.In the 1960s, from Paris to Pakistan, Mexico to Prague, students, socialists, workers, intellectuals and artists participated in a political, cultural and sexual revolution that challenged the established order from Washington to Moscow, reaching a crescendo in 1968. This volume looks at the people and events that made 1968 a memorable year in ... Read More information

Francis Friths London Living Memories by Andrew, Martin
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket. This volume features approximately 150 finely detailed photographs from the 1940s, 50s and 60s of the locality from the world-famous Frith archive. It features captions to photographs and a full introduction.... Read More information

Vergina - The Royal Tombs by Andronicos, Manolis
£19.99

Hardcover with dust jacket. Excerpt from the prologue written by the author Manolis Andronicos - ...It has been necessary to try to produce a text which will serve the needs of the specialist without ignoring those of the general reader. Such attempts are far from easy in execution and not infrequently succeed only in sacrificing academic integrity without providing adequate information for the n... Read More information

Images of Tudor Kingship by Anglo, Sydney
£5.49

Ownership label removed from first page. An examination of the political imagery of a Renaissance dynasty. Tudor dynastic images were extremely simple, but their simplicity is not self-evident - a paradox which provides the theme and structure of this book. There have been many books on Tudor imagery but most assume what they should be proving - that is that there was a systematic use of learned s... Read More information

King Arthurs Avalon - The Story of Glastonbury by Ashe, Geoffrey
£3.49

Turqoise hardcovers with gilted titling to spine with dust jacket which is bumped at corners and top/bottom of spine with small tear to top of spine back cover. Discolouration to white back cover due to age. Brown spotting to first/last couple of pages only. Glastonbury or Avalon, the supposed site of Arthurs grave and of a chapel built by St Joseph of Arimathea, has attached plenty f fanciful ... Read More information

The Romance of Canterbury Cathedral by Babington, Margaret A
£1.99

Light blue hardcovers, detail to front cover with silver titling to spine. Bumped top/bottom of spine and corners, small tear to bottom corner. Inscription to inside front cover. Fifth edition. The author writes - This book is an attempt for those who have not yet been on pilgrimage to Canterbury, as well as those who have visited the Cathedral again and again. A word picture of the most roma... Read More information

Books of Hours by Backhouse, Janet
£1.99

An introduction to some of the most beautiful and historically interesting manuscripts in the collections of the British Library. The book follows the arrangement of a Book of Hours, giving the reader an opportunity to gain a clear understanding to the traditions and intentions of the creators of the manuscripts.... Read More information

Coal Mining Series - Electricity - Volume 2 by Banks, H F
£25.99

First Edition. Brown faux leather hardcovers with gilted titling to spine, bumped across the word 'coal'. Small pen marking on second contents page. Contents covering The Transformers, A C Motors, Power-Factor Correction, Transmission and Distribution of Colliery Power Services, Lighting and Signals, Winding/Ventilation/Air Compression, Pumping/Rope Haulage/Road Conveyors, Electric Locomotives,... Read More information