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Jonathan Cape. First edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1998. This is a near fine copy. The jacket has a couple of faint strips of browning to the back panel and a couple of spots. Otherwise it is as new and is not price clipped. The book is square and firm. There are a few foxing marks to the upper text block. There are no inscriptions, foxing or ink to the pages. Overall a near fine copy and rare to find signed without dedication by Raymond Briggs to the title page. Briggs' story about his parents that has been adapted to TV. A rare book signed. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1998.
What Dreams May Come by Asquith, Cynthia - 1951
by Asquith, Cynthia
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What Dreams May Come
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James Barrie. First edition published by James Barrie in 1951. This is a very good copy. The superb Philip Gough dust wrapper has not been price clipped displaying 10s 6d net. There is a small amount of loss to the top of the spine and atear to the top edge of the back panel. The is edge wear to the spine ends and corners. On the reverse of the jacket there are archival tape repairs. The corners of the book have been gently pushed. The spine is a shade faded. The author has inscribed to a previous owner, and signed and dated it in the year of publication. A later collection of supernatural short stories by Cynthia Asquith. She was the author of other well regarded short story collections such as The Ghost Book and This Mortal Coil. According to the blurb on the jacket: "Connoisseurs of the macabre will revel in the frightening apparitions that haunt the pages of these nine stories". A rare book to find signed by the author along with the superb jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1951.
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Ethel & Ernest
by Briggs, Raymond
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The Last Medici
by Acton, Harold
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Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1932. A very good or better copy. The fragile wrapper has been price clipped, otherwise it is all there. The spine has browned and there is some wear to the spine ends. There is a tear to the bottom of the lower flap and this has been repaired on the reverse by archival tape. The green boards are in nice shape and the book is square. The purple top stain is visible and has not faded. There is light and sporadic foxing to the side text block. There is no writing inside and no bookplates. The Last Medici is the first of three biographies Harold Acton wrote about historical Italian families: the Medicis and the Bourbons. Acton in this first volume discusses the Medici grand dukes and in particular their final undoing. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1932.
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Across the River and into the Trees
by Hemingway, Ernest
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Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape (1950). First UK edition. 8vo., green cloth boards, maroon motif to the center of the upper board, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-254 [ii]; A very good copy. The Hans Tisdall jacket hasn't been price clipped displaying 9s. 6d. net. There is edgewear to the spine ends and a corner. The lower panel has a couple of tiny chips to the bottom edge. The green cloth boards have several foxing marks to the edges. Hemingway's post war novel about a Colonel in the US army and the toll conflict has taken on him. The novel was recently adapted to the big screen. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1950.
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Spook Stories
by Benson, E.F.
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Hutchinson & Co. London: Hutchinson & Co. First edition. 8vo., original publishers maroon cloth boards, with pale blue lettering on the spine and upper panel. Motif in same pale blue of a hanged man. without the scarce jacket; pp. 286; A near fine copy. There are three variant bindings, with no priority these being a blue binding blocked in black, an orange binding blocked in black and this maroon binding blocked in pale blue. The first 3 or 4 leaves are foxed. Otherwise it is an excellent copy. The boards and contents are in superb condition. A collection of twelve supernatural tales, including highly regarded short stories "and no bird sings", "the face" and "the temple". . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1928.
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District and Circle
by Heaney, Seamus
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Faber and Faber. London: Faber and Faber (2006). First edition. 8vo., original green cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. 76; A fine copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. The jacket is crisp and the book presents as new. This copy has been signed without dedication by Seamus Heaney to the title page. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2006.
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The Magic Finger
by Dahl, Roald
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London: George Allen and Unwin. First UK edition. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a jacket. The boards are in clean condition with very few marks on the front and back boards. A better copy than is usually found. The pages are also clean and without marks, foxing or ink. A near fine copy. First published in the US two years earlier, it is a childrens story about a girl that whereever she points something happens. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. A rare copy in this condition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1968.
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The Goshawk
by White, T.H.
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Cape. First edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1951. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has small amounts of wear to the spine ends and corner tips. There is a tiny tear to the top of the back flap. There is no loss and the jacket isn't price clipped displaying the correct price of 10s 6d net. The book in red boards with a goshawk motif on the front board is square and tight. The maroon topstain is bright and there is no foxing at all. There is a small previous owners name to the front free end paper. Overall a near fine copy. TH White's memoir about his attempts to train a Goshawk. A rare book to find in near fine condition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1951.
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The L-Shaped Room
by Banks, Lynne Reid
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Chatto & Windus. First edition published by Chatto & Windus in 1960. A near fine copy. The Una Bishop designed dust wrapper has a small tear to the bottom of the spine otherwise it is quite a crisp example and hasn't been price clipped. There are a few light marks to the lower panel. The book is excellent with very little handling wear. The author has signed her name to the dedication page and has corrected the dedicatee from 'Janice' to 'Jamie' as she often did when signing this book. A near fine book and rare signed. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1960.
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Crowds and Power
by Canetti, Elias
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Gollancz. London: Gollancz (1962). First UK edition. 8vo., blue cloth boards, with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. 495, [i]; A near fine copy. The book has a small previous owner's address label to the front paste down. The spine of the dust wrapper is a shade tanned and there is a scuff mark to the top corner of the back panel. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. It is a sharp copy. The nobel Laureate's masterpiece about the psychology of crowd behaviour. Canetti poured 25 years of his life into researching the subject fired by an early encounter as a child with a hostile crowd at the outbreak of the first world war. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1962.
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by Green, Henry
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The Hogarth Press. London: The Hogarth Press (1946). 8vo., slate grey cloth boards, decorated with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. 208; A near fine copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped displaying the correct price of 8s 6d. net. There is a triffling amount of wear to the top of the spine, otherwise the Venessa Bell designed jacket has very little handling wear at all. The book has a small previous booksellers sticker to the lower inside board. The first UK edition of the author's seventh novel about a man's experiences in dealing with change after being released from prison. According to Woolmer 5000 copies were printed. An excellent copy. [Woolmer 522] . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1946.
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What dreams may come: tales of the supernatural
by Cynthia Asquith
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Four Square. Good. Paperback. 1965. 158 pages. Cover worn <br> .
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What Dreams May Come
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James Barrie: London, 1951. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Collects eight supernatural stories. Near fine copy in a VG+ dustjacket with small light stain to rear panel.
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What Dreams May Come
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London: Barrie, 1952. hardcover. fine/very good(+). 8vo, cloth, d.w. (lightly chipped at the edges)). London: James Barrie, 1951. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Collects 8 supernatural stories.<br/> <br/>
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What Dreams May Come
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UK: James Barrie, 1951. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1951.What Dreams May Come collects eight macabre and disturbing stories, previously unpublished in England. Book is very good++ and bright. Spine slightly lightened. Contents good. The wrapper is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing. Small price to front cover. A very nice example. More images available upon request. Ref13103##015048
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WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
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WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, James Barrie, 1951, first edition, just about fine in like pictorial dust-wrapper. SIGNED and dated by the author around the time of publication. Scarce thus. 9 tales of the macabre.
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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.
by DIAS, João José Alves
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Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile. ***
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The Butterflies Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.
by Simson, Clive
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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the authors experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.
by Ratcliffe, D.A
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
by Martell, Charles
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.
by Hart, Ian & Edmundson, William
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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.
by Hart, Ian
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.
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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief…
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