1281. Celtic Society, Kingship and Customary Law – Dillon, Myles.

Celts & Aryans. / Survivals of Indo-European Speech and Society.

First Edition. Calcutta, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1975. 15 cm x 21,5 cm. XXIII, 153 pages [24] plates. Original Hardcover with illustrated, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Private gift inscription on front free endpaper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear to the dustjacket. Extremely Rare !

1282. Central Committee for the Holy Year.

Pilgrim’s Prayer Book.

No place, Commission for Spiritual Assitance, 1949. 12 cm x 16.5 cm. 70 Pages with several musical notations. Original Softcover. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

1283. Centre de Recherches d’Histoire Litterarire Comparee de L’Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Cahiers d’Histoire Litteraire Comparee. Des Lumières au Romantisme – La Pensée Theorique et critique dans la prose europeenne.

Paris, Sorbonne, 1982. 8°. 144 pages. Softcover / Broché. Tres bon état.

1284. Centro Italiano di Studi Sull’Alto Medioevo.

Il Centro Italiano di Studi sull’Alto Medioevo – Venticinque anni di Attivita 1952-1977.

Spoleto, Presso la sede del centro, 1977. 8°. 228 pages. Softcover. Brochure. Very good condition. Italian edition.

1285. Chabon, Michael.

Wonder Boys.

Advance Reader’s Edition. New York, Villard Books, 1995. 14 x 21cm. 369 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author Michael Chabon on the titlepage.

1286. Chalker, Bryan.

Out of the Frying Pan into der Führer. The story of the Channel Island’ Kitchen Front of World War Two. With additional photographs by Felicity Haze.

Bristol, Redcliffe Press, 1989. 8°. 80 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Very good condition.

1287. Chalmers, Alexander.

A History of the University of Oxford, including the Lives of the Founders, by Alex Chalmers, with a Series of Illustrated Engravings by J.Storey & J.Greig. / A History of the College Halls. And Public Buildings, attached to the University of Oxford. [With 31 plates / steel engravings (including frontispiece)].

First Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). Oxford, Printed by Collingwood and Co., 1810. Octavo (14.4 cm wide x 21.7 cm high). Pagination: VolumeI: Frontispiece-Engraving of Oxford, engraved title-page, another title-page with a more explicit title, XVI, 260 pages / Volume II continues the pagination: Halftitle, Title, Pages 261 – 486 plus an Index (13 pages). plus 1 page (List of Plates). Original, very decorative, early 19th century full leather with gilt ornament to boards and masterfully rebacked spine with spine-labels. A superior copy of this often deranged and broken publication. A stunning example of british bindery-craftsmanship and with only minor signs of browning and foxing. The best example of this work we have ever seen. Firm, possible to be handled without fear of breaking, the leather smooth. A perfect gift !

1288. Chambers, Sir Edmund.

Matthew Arnold.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1932. 8°. 25 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition. Signs of wear – wrappers chipped and bumped. Some underlining and pencil markings within. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XVIII.]

1289. Chambers, Sir Edmund.

The Timelessness of Poetry. Presidential Address 1940.

First Edition. London, The English Association, 1940. 8°. 16 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear. Handwritten notes made on a few pages. [The English Association. Presidential Addresses.]

1290. Champness, Roland.

The Worshipful Company of Turners of London.

London, Lindley-JOnes & Brother Limited, 1966. 23 cm x 15,5 cm. X, 270 pages. With several black-and-white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by the author.