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SUSSEX: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL / W.S.C.C., 2003 Fine slim Laminated P/b. Fine as New. No insc. 210x150mm. 20pp. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

SUSSEX: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL / W.S.C.C., 1995 Fine slim Laminated P/b. Fine as New. No insc. 210x150mm. 8pp. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: BURNS OATES & WASHBOURNE, 1924 Half Brown Calf LEATHER Boards with Purple cloth sides, 5 raised bands to spine with gilt titles and decs to compartments. 175 x 115 mm approx. Applied two colour head and tail bands, top edge gilt. marbled end papers. xiv + 324 pp. First Edition 1924 of this study on the letters of St Paul in " The Household of God Series" by Burnes Oates. VG (Book- a little surface cracking of leather to spine edges else no significant rubbing or soiling to cloth. Armorial book plate of Lt.-Col. Sir Gilbert Redvers Heathcote 8th Baronet 1854-1937 to front paste down late of 1st Battalion Cameronians. Mild foxing to prelims/last few pages and to fore and bottom edges of book block. No other notable defects. Binding sound). NB.Cover much darker [maroon] camera flash has lightened. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale,

LONDON: GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 1940 Illustrated Paper covers (Stapled paperback) 185 x 120 mm approx. 30 pp + covers. Fully coloured guide to the badges worn by members of His Majesty's Forces + Regimental Badges and Service Caps Published by George Philip & Son 1940. Please see our images of the actual booklet offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Booklet- restoration work. The covers were pulled and the staples rusty. These have been removed and the covers and centre spread lined with best match paper, the book block sewn as a single section paperback to produce a book which will give many more years service. Covers - 3 mm nick to top front , clean having been kept in a manila envelope probably since supply to the previous owner with George VI 1/2d stamp affixed with a large collection of newsprint subject related articles loosely laid in. No previous owner name or annotations. No other notable defects)

CRANBROOK: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED , 1955 Card Covers (Stapled Paperback) with Laid on colour illustration of Bodiam Castle to front. 285 x 230 mm approx. 22 pp.12 b/w photos. and two line maps. First Edition 1955 , First Print.. Printed by Adams of Rye.Interesting monograph lavishly produced in which the author provides convincing evidence that a license granted by Richard II in1386 to Sir Edward Dalyngrigge (the same year as one was granted to the same recipient to build and fortify Bodiam Castle) to divert the Kent Ditch and form Dalyngrigge's Bay thus supplying water for his mill at Peters Green and to fill the moat of the Castle; in the course of which about 15 acres of Sussex land was ceded to Kent. An item of interest to local and former residents of the area as well as students of history. Near Fine ( Patch of colour loss to laid on image typical of careless removal of a price sticker. Staples a little rusty. Negligible rubbing to covers and remarkably clean for year. No previous owner name… Read More

LONDON: Longman, Rees, Orme & Co., 1840 Mounted in section on linen with cloth covered card covers and title label. Hand coloured in outline, 140 X 95mm approx folded, and 650x400mm approx opened.dated 1st Jan 1840. With returns of Parliamentary members, market towns, population market days, dates of Fairs etc. Good (Covers- heavy shelf wear to hinges of boards, face of map a little tanned with general shelf soiling and a previous owner name in ink to reverse of linen). Please see our images of the actual map offered for sale.

SYDNEY: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1918 Green cloth boards with black blocked titles to spine and front also with blocked image. 185 x 150 mm approx.Illustrated end papers, 150 pp + 4 page publisher's catalogue for 1918 Season. Colour illustrated half title with frontis by Hal Gye. First Edition 1918. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG no d/j (Book- moderate general shelf wear and soiling to cloth, remnants of a book plate to reverse of frontis. Binding souns with no cracks to end papers. No other notable faults).

BRADFORD ON AVON : WM DOTESIO THE LIBRARY PRESS, 1911 Burgundy Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 225 x 145 mm approx. viii + 166pp + 2 of printer's adverts. First Edition 1911 inscribed by the author to Sir James Yoxall M.A. M.P. in ink to the free front end paper. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Book- moderate general shelf wear and soiling to boards with liquid splash marks to rear board , top edge of book block and front paste down-not affecting margins. Bumps to corners. Offset browning to free end papers with author insc. as above to front same. No other notable defects).

LONDON: CROSBY LOCKWOOD AND SON, 1915 Blue Buckram Cloth Boards and dulled gilt titles, 220 x 150 mm approx. xvi + 352 pp + 16 pp Publisher's catalogue for 1914. 38 Illustrations listed being 45 Figs + many chemical formulae in text. First Edition 1915. Introduction by Sir Boverton Redwood, Bart. Good ( Boards- moderate to heavy shelf wear to cloth with nick/ loss to spine.Titles dulled. Ex Lib- Ramsay Laboratory of Chemical Engineering U.C.L. with pocket envelope to front paste down, stamp of such to title page. End papers cracked - mull and tapes holding. Occassional pencil marginalia.A sound working copy. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1953 Green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles, 195 x 130 mm approx, [vi] + 138 pp. First Edition 1953. Contains two unrecorded adventures previously only printed for private circulation. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.VG/VG (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, original bookseller's pencil note of author name and date of publication to free front end paper. Dust Jacket- moderate rubbing to extremities with small tears - associated creases and tiny chips- max tear 10mm approx, exposed top edges of flap folds tanned, non price clipped - cover 10s 6d , now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1930 Green Cloth boards with printed paper title slip to spine, 195 x 125 mm approx. Top edge stained green[vi] + 132 pp. First Printing thus 1930. Collection of primarily Johnsoniana essays. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good no d/j (Book- mild shelf wear and soiling to cloth, title slip a little tanned but intact, with spare at rear. Discreet original bookseller label to front paste down. A few mild foxing spots to half and title pages. No previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects).

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1930 Grey Paper covered boards with black titles to spine and front, 185 x 125 mm approx. vi + 192 pp . 50 Line Figs in text by author. First published in 1892 the copy offered is a reprint of the 4th Edition 1930. Written and designed as an elementary course of instruction. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc. Dust spotting to top edge of book block. Dust Jacket- mild general shelf wear, non price clipped - cover 3s6d. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

London : HODDER & STOUGHTON, 1933 Navy Blue cloth boards with White titles to spine in white/gilt line blocked title frame. 230x155mm approx. xii + 327 nos pp. Portrait frontis of author with tissue guard + 13 other b/w photo. illustrations and Ten fold out Maps as called for. Contains much on the struggle for control of the Dardanelles Straits and Narrows and the Gallipoli Campaign as well as the blocking of Smyrna and the anti-submarine war. Good (Book- rubbing / shelf wear to cloth including some fraying. Sporadic occasional foxing. Binding sound, no previous owner name or insc. a few pencil notes to rear paste down along with The Times Book Club sticker affixed. No other annotations). A sound reference/reading copy). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

EDINBURGH: THE MORAY PRESS , 1937 Green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine. 220 x 150 mm approx. Top edge stained green.Maps to end papers, 326 pp Frontis + 15 other b/w illustrations as called for. Appendices - The Pictish Language, The Picts of Manau and Lothian, The Clan fight at Perth 1396. Extensive references and notes at end of each chapter. First Edition 1937. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good no d/j (Book- Mild general shelf wear and soiling to cloth, offset browning to half title, a few light foxing spots to fore edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects).

HONG KONG: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED , 1964 Cream Paper covered boards with red cloth quarter-binding 165 x 105 mm approx, [vi ] +54 pp + 2 of adverts. Ninth Edition 1964. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- light general shelf wear to covers, previous owner name and year in red ink to top margin of title page. Notes pages clean, binding sound with no other defects).

London : SMTH, ELDER & CO, 1916 Copy offered is the first edition 1916. 270pp+ publisher adverts. 195x130mm. Good [ Book- olive green cloth to boards with bright red titles to front, light shelf wear colour rub., mild spine fade ,No inscsps; tidy bookplate, light fox tanning, sound book block] Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition [the green boards are actually darker with red titles].

London: COLLINS / N/N, 1999 Fine. N/N monograph to spine. No 84 in Series.225x160mm approx. 1st edition 1999.512pp. N/N titles listed to back cover from no 1 - 84. Profusely illustrated colour & b/w photo-plates and in line. (Book & Dust Jacket appear Fine with No fade to cover] Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective sleeve. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further contents and condition.

London : THE SPORTSMAN'S PRESS, 1989 Green boards with gilt titles to spine, 240x160mm approx, 138pp, b/w line illustrations by Tunnicliffe. Written by a former Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest and member of the council of the Deer Society who draws on his experiences of Deer over many years to provide this fascinating book, a mixture of fact and reminiscences complimented by Tunnicliffe's delightful illustrations. Fine/ VG (Book- no insc.] Dust Jacket- not price clipped, some shelf edge wear - Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

NEW YORK : WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE, 1925 Beige Paper covered boards with pale brown titles to front, 180 x 110 mm approx. 20 pp. Essay on London focusing mainly on it's literary associations. First Edition 1925.The book was printed and published by William Edwin Rudge a small New York printer and publisher one of the founders of "The Graphics Group" The copy offered is from the library of the late John Roland Abbey who was a noted book collector who specialised in collecting amongst antiquarian books those from private presses and it has his armorial book plate to the front paste down. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/Good (Book- No notable shelf wear or soiling, front end paper cracked , mull and binding generally sound. Book plate as above with some light soiling to paste down. No other previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - rubbed to extremities with three small nicks - up to 5 mm approx. and associated line creases.… Read More

DURHAM, USA: DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003 Near Fine P/b printed on acid free paper. 32 Essays, by this French Social Theorist translated into English. 235x160mm. 424pp Intro. Notes. Biblio. Index. Environs, Biology, Myth etc.- Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for Further Details and condition. [ Book- no insc., fine throughout. minor soil markings to front cover]