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COLCHESTER: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED Printed paper covers (Stapled paperback) 170 x 110 mm approx.36 pp Line drawings to inside covers + 6 further full page by T Moody. Undated [April 1947] The author states in the text that the early chapters were written to the accompaniment of German Flying bombs whilst the last chapters came in 1945 which marked the end of the war. The illustrations are also dated '45. An interesting read and of interest to visitors as well as collectors of books on Essex and Colchester in particular. Please see our images of the actual booklet offered for sale for further details and condition. VG Light general shelf wear, no previous owner name or insc. No notable defects)

LONDON : HARRAP, 1982 Blue boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 255 x 160 mm approx. 604 pp Frontis + 30 other half tone plates and all other line illustrations in text as called for. Foreword by J Heron Lepper. 1982 reprint of the New and Revised edition of 1956. See our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, hint of dust spotting to top edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - colour rubbed to extremities withe a few small nicks and associated line creases. Max nick 5 mm approx. Price clipped. Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

BRIGHTON: REPROGRAPHIC CENTRE, 1980 Maroon Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. xiv + 288 pp. Frontis b/w portrait + 34 other illustrations on 16 pp of glossy plates + 20 figs in text. History of Preece Cardew and Rider from it's formation in 1899 by William Preece, the joining of John H. Rider in 1915 and those who followed with some of the principal projects on which it worked in the hydro electric generating and distribution field. It's offices were initially at Queen Anne's Gate London moving to Brighton in 1968 and in 1979 Hove. Near Fine/ VG (Book- no previous owner name or insc. - no notable defects. Dust jacket- Minor rubbing to top edge with 2 mm approx nick and light shelf soiling. Non price clipped). Please see our images of the actual book for further details and condition

LONDON: SAMPSON LOW MARSTON & CO Red buckram Cloth Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine. 110 x 140 mm approx, landscape format. xvi + 512 pp many unspecified colour plates and b/w line drawings by the author. (Badges, Insignia, colours, war ribbons, uniforms etc. Undated - [1937] attributed by reference to Copac. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fair/ Poor (Book- significant fading and moderate shelf wear to cloth, gilt titles dulled, subject related pencil note to front paste down, free end papers browned, no previous owner name or insc. subject pencil notes to some of the blanks at end for such purpose. Binding sound but floppy from use. D/J significant rubbing/ chips tears and loss - reinforce to rear with old style moisten to stick parcel tape, shelf soiling, non price clipped - cover 7/6 - now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to preserve). Offered and priced as a reference/ reading copy.

PRIVATELY PUBLISHED , 1979 Illustrated card covers, (Paperback)210 x 150 mm approx. 64 pp illustrated with b/w photos. Undated - copyright 1979 Stated First Edition. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Book- mild to moderate shelf wear, no notable soiling, retailer's price sticker-arms and armour press inside front cover. No previous owner name or insc. No notable defects).

London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1976 Green Boards with Gilt titles to spine, 284pp. 6 colour plates + 16 plates of b/w photos and 29 line figs. First Edition 1st Impression 1976 of the author's companion volume to "The Complete Gardener". Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and to confirm condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name. Dust Jacket price clipped else fine).

PORTSMOUTH: CALLUM JAMES, 2006 Printed card covers (Sewn Paperback) 210 x 140 mm approx. Un -Paginated [20 pp] Nos 4 of a limited edition of 50 copies privately published by Callum James, Portsmouth 2006 together with Boris Orloff & The Fete at Peterhof. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Book As New in Acetate Wraps. No previous owner name or insc.

LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN, 1940 Black cloth boards with red blocked title slip and gilt titles, 205 x 140 mm approx. Top edge stained blue, 284 pp + 4 pp Publisher's colophon and adverts. First Edition 1940. Inscribed and signed by the author in ink to preliminary blank. Autobiography of Teacher/ Writer and prominent figure in Cambridge life with emphasis on his appetite for reading. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/Good (Book- Moderate general shelf wear to cloth, Offset browning to end papers with original bookseller label to paste down- Hugh Rees Pall Mall and a few mild foxing spots to prelims. Binding sound. Dust Jacket- Rubbed revealing base colour of paper and with a little loss to extremities, price clipped. Book & cover darker in colour. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

LETCHWORTH, Herts.: LETCHWORTH PRINTERS LTD, 1947 Navy Blue Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 250 x 165 mm approx. xxii + 320 pp Frontis + 55 other illustrations on plates + 2 in text all as called for. First Edition 1947. The copy offered is signed by the author in ink to the free front end paper with no other inscription or previous owner name. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/Good (Book- mild to moderate general shelf wear to boards, light foxing to end papers, author signature as above, a little dust spotting to top edge of book block and browning band to one leaf probably from a newsprint item or fauna sample being inserted at some time. Dust Jacket - heavy colour rubbing to extremities with loss principally at head and tail of spine, moderate general soiling and uneven fading to red at rear panel. Non price clipped - cover 15/- Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

LONDON: THE BLATCHWORTH PRESS, 1949 Green Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 140 mm approx. xvi + 160 pp. Frontis + 17 other illustrations on 12 glossy plates as called for + a few unspecified line drawings in text. First Edition 1949. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good/ Good (Book- a little general shelf wear and soiling to cloth, gilt titles dulled, pencil previous owner name to free front end paper, mild dust spotting with occassional ingression to margins at top edge of book block, binding sound. Dust Jacket- significant tear to front panel- 6 cm approx and heavily rubbed with nicks and loss around head and more significantly to top or rear panel, with some general soiling, price clipped. Remains quite presentable in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to which pieces of coloured paper have been inserted to mask the stark white of the backing paper.

NEWTON ABBOT DEVON: DAVID & CHARLES, 1973 Green boards with gilt titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 208 pp. 27 b/w photo illustrations on 12 pp of glossy plates + 16 line figs all as called for. First Edition 1973. Contains appendices of Olympic, World, G.B. and American Champions. VG/VG (Book- Previous owner book plate to front paste down with an ink stamp of same with address to bottom margin of one leaf [Cpt. USNR], hint of dust spotting to top edge of book block else near fine with no notable defects. Dust Jacket - 5 mm approx nick to bottom front panel, no other defects and non price clipped- publisher replacement price sticker over original. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

BRISTOL: JOHN WRIGHT AND SONS , 1948 Grey printed limp card covers (Paperback) [vi] + 156 pp, Frontis + all plates and line drawings/ maps including large fold out chart as called for. 2nd Edition 1948. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book - mild general shelf wear/ soiling to covers,light even tanning to paper of book block, no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound with no other notable defects. Front cover of d/j loosely lain in - only remnant).

BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES, 1961 Orange Printed Paper covers ( Stapled Paperback) 215 x 140 mm approx. 52 pp, Line map. Reprinted from the Proceeding of the Botanical Society of the British Isles, Vol.4,Part 3 being pp 221 to 248 and being a record of plants introduced into Britain by the woollen industry. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine ( Covers - no notable shelf wear or soiling. Contents clean with no previous owner name or insc. Staples a little rusty but no notable leaching to paper)

JONATHAN CAPE, 1954 Beige Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles and blocked device to front, 220 x 150 mm approx. Top edge stained red. 402 pp. Frontis + 7 other illustrations all as called for. 1954 reprint of the Bedford Historical Series edition. The book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography in 1934. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- Mild shelf wear to cloth, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - slight fading around spine, price clipped. No other notable defects to book or jacket). Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

LONDON : W H ALLEN & CO, 1891 Publisher's Victorian Decorative green cloth with gilt blocked titles and images to spine and front, 200 x 140 mm approx. Original acorn twig end papers repeating the theme of the book. viii + 328 pp + 4 pp publisher's lists + 44 page Catalogue for Oct 1891. Frontis steel engraving by Whymper + 262 other illustrations some fulll page but mostly in text. Eighth Edition 1891.Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good - moderate shelf wear and soiling to cloth - mainly colour rubbing to spine edges, gilt to spine a little dulled, end papers starting , mull and sewing holding, offset browning to free end papers, light foxing to reverse of free end papers and to reverse of frontis. Remainder of book block respectably clean. Dust soiling to top edge of book block and a few leaves roughly opened where not guillotined in course of book production. No previous owner name, insc. nor annotations. No other notable defects). Read More

HEREFORD: HEREFORDSHIRE BOTANICAL SOCIETY, 1976 Blue Cloth Quarter binding with black titles, printed paper covered boards, 215 x 140 mm approx. Maps to end papers, xxviii + 88 pp. Further map showing geology of the county + 4 line illustrations all as called for. First Edition 1976. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.VG (A little light soiling to cloth else as new with no previous owner name or insc.)

LONDON: THOMAS NELSON, 1892 Decorative Blue cloth Boards with gilt and black blocked titles and spine and front board. 185 x 135 mm approx. Publisher's decorative floral end papers, 172 pp + 4 pp publisher's lists. Engraved b/w line frontis with tissue guard, illustrated half title. Romantic historical fiction written for the adolescent girl. 1892 Reprint. VG (Book- a little light soiling to cloth and colour rubbing to extremities. No significant wear. School Prize plate to front paste down. Binding sound. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

SANDERSTEAD SURREY: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED , 1936 Printed Card covers, 180 x 125 mm approx. 72 pp + 2 of commercial adverts. Frontis colour plate + 36 line figs. in text drawn by Gwenydd Mason. First Edition 1936. Written by then Vice-President , British Aquarium Society and intended for those with no previous experience of fish-keeping. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/ Fair (Book- light general shelf wear / soiling, no previous owner name or insc. Glue to back strip failing with resultant straining to signatures but sewing holding. Subject related magazine article from "The Lady" loosely laid in. Dust jacket 1/-, Shelf rubbed and soiled with tears and some loss - but still quite respectable in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). A useful handbook which having been privately published would have had a small print run and is now quite scarce especially in it's jacket.

LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1967 Red boards with gilt titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 208 pp. First published in 1958 the copy offered is of the 3rd Impression 1967. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - a few dust spots to top edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - front flap fold clipped - publisher's replacement price sticker. No other defects to book or jacket). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

LONDON: ERNEST NISTER / C P DUTTON, 1910 Scarce Book.Illustrated paper covered boards with brown cloth quarter Binding. 200 x 130 mm approx. Illustrated end papers. 128 pp. Colour frontis + 3 other full colour plates, numerous other full page line drawings and many others in text. Code no 2801 Undated - attributed as 1910 per Ink Christmas gift inscription to front free end paper and reference to Copac where the British Museum copy is ascribed as being [1910]. Good ( A little shelf rubbing to covers, ink gift insc as above. Paper of book block tanned and some fingerprint soiling to some pages. Binding generally sound with no cracks to end papers but a few signatures strained where glue is failing. Mull and sewing holding. No other notable defects). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. A charming nursery book .