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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 124 pages. 5.50x0.31x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 1 only of three volumes ; ISBN 9780910956147, 9780910956307, 0910956146, 0910956308 OCLC 734741 ; green cloth ; bookplate of G. P. Cuttino (1914-1991), who taught at Emory for 32 years and was a distinguished and beloved professor and author. He was a two-time Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and he chaired the Emory history department in the early 1970's. He also served in the U.S. Army during World War I and worked for the U.S. Army Intelligence Service at the Pentagon during the Korean Conflict. He received a Bachelor's degree at Swarthmore College and a Master's degree at the University of Iowa. In 1938, he received a doctor of philosophy degree from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He received the Emory Medal in 1982. ; Contents: Prelude: Complexity and basic phases of administrative control -- The Monarch -- Parliament -- The Council -- The Chancery and the Privy Seal -- The Household and the King's Special Services -- Parliament -- Definition of Parliament -- Parliamentary records -- The Composition of Parliament -- Parliament at work -- The King's Council -- The regency and Mortimer -- The Council after the King's Emancipation -- The Council in administration -- The Chancery -- The issue of Chancery writs -- Warrants of Issue: The authorization of Chancery writs --The Special contribution of the Chancery: The Chancery Court -- Chancery office and personnel -- The King's Wardrobe and Household -- The position of the household in the administrative system -- Domestic offices -- The Wardrobe -- The Household staff -- The Household Courts -- The Queen's Household -- Scope and plan of the survey -- Finances and resources -- Administrative agents and agencies --Not on the Queen's Seals -- The machinery of diplomatic intercourse -- Prelude: The major diplomatic questions of the period -- The direction of foreign relations -- Forms and methods -- Diplomatic agents and missions -- Ratifications and promulgation of diplomatic agreements -- The payment of expenses -- The Army and Navy -- Prelude: The campaigns 1327-1336 -- Types of troops in Edward's army -- Military service in 1327 -- Eclipse of feudal service -- Commissions of array -- Commissariat arrangements -- The navy -- he forests -- The importance of the decade in forest legislation -- Extent of the forests -- Administration of teh forests -- Officials -- Judicial features -- Common law of the forests -- Estimated values and profits of the forest -- The King's Hunting and his great horses -- Common uses of forests by forest vills -- Appendix:; Particular forests and their officials -- Maps: Sherwood Forest, Wychwood Forest, Windsor Forest, Pickering Forest, Forests of England. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Harrison Fisher, Seymour Lucas, Gilbert Wilkinson and others (illustrator). 1st Edition. 156 pages with colour wrappers by Harrison Fisher, and internally stories and colour art drawn illustrations throughout, some edge chips, rusted a little at stapled binding, a little of the spine lost contents very good. Quarto size. *Stories and serials inc; Philip Gibbs "The Supernatural Lady" (tale of a "medium") + W. Somerset Maugham. "An Honest Woman" + Denis Mackail "Hugo's New Suit" (Another "Sleuth" story), Robert Hichens "The Grip" a Desert Encounter, etc. with a 4 page photoplay of 4 pretty women, lots of small adverts, etc.

Spiral-bound. Condition: Very Good.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated; Various (illustrator). A collection of insightful archaeological titles on the material culture of the Ancient Egyptians, illustrated, and in dust wrappers. A smart collection of works on the rich material culture of Ancient Egypt - exploring both artistic and practical mediums.All works in original unclipped dust wrappers, and in original cloth binding.Volume two is decorated with an elegant gilt motif to the front board.Volume one features thirty-six double-sided unlisted monochrome plates, in addition to a large number of vignette illustrations throughout. Collated from a copy held by the British Museum Library, complete.Volume two features double-sided vividly coloured plates of ornamental artefacts, twenty-eight double-sided monochrome plates, and further monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. Bound in original cloth. In original, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with very mild, infrequent shelf wear. Dust wrappers smart, with mild shelf wear. Moderate sunning to vol1 dust wrapper spine. 2 moderate closed tears to vol2 dust wrapper head and rear joint. Notable rubbing and chipping to vol3 dust wrapper extremities. Price sticker to vol3 dust wrapper front fly leaf. Large closed tear to vol3 dust wrapper lower spine tips. Moderate closed tears to vol3 dust wrapper rear extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Light, scattered spotting to vol3 text block edges. Very Good Indeed. book.