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London, UK: Harrap, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First British edition. 302pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine.Text block edges foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo. The incredible pursuit of Edwin P. Wilson, a C.I.A. agent turned terrorist who seemed to be above the law until a young assistant U.S. attorney entered the case by chance.

London, UK: HarperCollins, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, first printing. 432pp. Yellow cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine head. Light blue end papers. Pages tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket very lightly chipped along bottom edge, price unclipped. 8vo.

Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 304pp, two sections of colour plates. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; illustrated throughout in black and white. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. White stain towards bottom corner of front board. Bookseller's stamp on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, <1cm tear at rear bottom corner, curling to edges, mirrors book damage.

London, UK: BCA, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 256pp. Cream cloth-covered boards, black titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. 4to. The author and his brother, Richard spend two years rediscovering the regional foods of the British Isles by visiting markets, pubs, butchers, bakers and grocer shops, roadside stalls and beach huts and even occasionally, restaurants.

Profile Books, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing, with complete number line on the copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine (hint of tiny rub at base of spine). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (very slightly indented along upper edge in places). A really nice, clean volume. Ranging widely over science, art and cultural history, Mabey puts plants centre stage and reveals a botanical caberet, a world of tricksters as well as an enthralled audience of romantics.

London, UK: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 234pp. Maroon cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Decorated endpapers. Pages tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. In this wide-ranging collection the author trails the idea of wildness through quirky observations on natural history, commentaries on environmental art, and the continuing debate about the quality of our landscapes.

New York, NY, USA: Chelsea Publishing, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi, 110pp, [4]pp publisher's ads. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends; corners rounded, bottom front corner bumped, shelf number label on spine and shelf number annotation on front. Text block edges tanning. Lender's stamps and markings on endpapers, title and copyright pages. Gutter stretched at title page. Pages tanning, title page mottled.

London, UK: Longmans Green and Co, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xx, 502pp. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Corners and spine tips lightly rounded, small & mild mark on front panel, stamps and some discolouration on the text block edges. An ex-library book with insert and stamps on endpapers but otherwise internally clean, neat and tight.

London, UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition. 224pp. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Lightly bumped spine ends, light soiling to boards. Text block edges are tanned with some foxing. School library bookplate on front pastedown, pocket and lending sheet on rear endpapers. Gutter stretched at preface page, volume quite loose. Internally neat, clean and bright. Dust jacket protected with Brodart-style sleeve (attached to front pastedown), has light shelf wear, rubbed spine ends; not price clipped. An entertaining story of a young boy from a difficult home on a housing estate drifts into grammar school and from then his fate is in the hands of his teachers.

London, UK: George G Harrap, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 288pp, colour frontispiece, 4 black and white plates. Green cloth-covered boards, black titles and design on front, black titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Rear bottom corner cloth wearing through. Presentation plate on front free endpaper, tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has multiple tears, small areas of loss, shelf wear, chipping to edges. 8vo.

London, UK: Collins, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 190pp, some black and white photographic plates. Brown cloth-covered boards; red 'map of Africa' on front, red titles on spine. 8vo. Boards and spine sun-faded bottom edges, rubbed extremities, cloth fraying in places. Top text block edge dusty, all edges tanning affecting page margins else internally neat, clean and tight.

London, UK: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1865. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Twelfth Edition. xxxii, 674pp. Light tan calf leather-covered boards, gilt design and titles on red spine label, gilt borders on front and rear covers. Gilt edge and inner dentelles. Considerable wear to spine cover where it meets boards; leather worn through in places. Corners bumped, leather worn through. Edges bumped and worn. Marbled text block edges and end papers. Prelim pages very lightly foxed otherwise internally excellent; neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo.

London, UK: Collins Clear Type Press, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Volume 1 only. No dated (circa 1910s). 458pp. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; purple endpapers. 16mo. Slightly sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends; light soiling. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Contents - Machiavelli; Southey's Colloquies on Society; Mr. Robert Montgomery's Poems; Civil Disabilities of the Jews; Moore's Life of Lord Byron; Croker's Edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson; Southey's Edition of the Pilgrim's Progress; War of the Succession in Spain & Lord Bacon.

London, UK: The Religious Tract Society, 1887. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Whymper, E; et al. xii, 292pp, with 5 black and white portraits of the queen and 60 engravings (inc. frontispiece). Red cloth-covered boards; gilt and black illustration on front, embossed illustration on rear, gilt titles on front and spine, all text block edges gilt; bevelled edges. 4to. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Boards soiled and worn. Spine sun-faded and soiled, spine ends rubbed with cloth worn through and fraying. Corners heavily rubbed and rounded with cloth worn through. Text block edges lightly soiled. Block dropped. Missing front free endpaper, pen inscription on front pastedown. Hinges cracked and stretched, volume loose. Previous owner's details on verso of frontispiece. Foxing throughout, heaviest towards prelims. On Queen Victoria's life and reign.

London, UK: Collins, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 320pp, various black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spines. 8vo. Board edges sun-faded, lightly rubbed spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has areas of minor loss, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped; foxing inside.

London, UK: Williams Collins of London, 1946. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, second impression. 48pp, 8 colour plates and numerous further black and white illustrations. Printed paper-covered boards. Lightly rubbed at corners and spine head scuffed at base of spine. Hint of spotting on endpapers, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, rubbed at corners, chipped along spine folds. 8vo. The Britain in Pictures series is a fascinating insight into British social history of the second world war period. These attractive, slim volumes were produced to be affordable and readable, with the aim of boosting morale and national pride by highlighting elements of national identity which made Britain Great.

Collins, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 254pp. Magenta cloth-covered boards (strong and sharp, a tad faded and rounded at spine ends). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring faint toning on endpapers. In its original dust jacket, art work by Barbara Jones (rubbed at edges, with small chips and cracks on folds, spine crease, minor loss around head of spine. Jacket fitted with archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong its life. It is not adhered to the book or to the jacket. Hard to find title. A Jacket fitted with archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong its life. It is not adhered to the book or to the jacket.

Macmillan, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volumes I and II, set complete in two volumes. 1914, 1919. Volume I: 692pp, with numerous illustrations, charts, diagrams etc in text. Volume II: 592pp, with numerous illustrations, charts, diagrams etc. text. Both volumes uniformly bound in deep green cloth-covered boards with blind rules and gilt titles on spine. 8vo. A large and very heavy set which will likely incur an additional charge for overseas delivery. Boards for both volumes just a little worn and marked, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Some dust marking on text block edges. Volume II a little sunned on spine and front hinge cracked, resulting in some loosening and small tear in front free endpaper; Volume one a little loose. Authoritative reference work on embryology of the early part of the 20th century, now hard to find, especially as a complete set.

London, UK: University Tutorial Press, 1934. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition, viii, 496pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; blind embossed titles on front, gilt titles on spine; numerous black and white illustrations, diagrams and tables in text. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends, moderate wear to corners. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges tanned and starting to fox. Endpapers and prelims lightly tanned and starting to fox, top corner of half title pages clipped. Internally pages margins are lightly tanned otherwise neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear, soiling to spine, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. This book is intended to serve as a text-book on Alternating Current theory and practice for the student, covering the fundamentals of all branches of the subject. Also useful for those connected with the running of A.C. power and sub-stations. Second edition updated with the rapid progress in… Read More

London, UK: University Tutorial Press, 1932. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third edition, viii, 468pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; blind embossed titles on front, gilt titles on spine; numerous black and white illustrations, diagrams and tables throughout the text. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends, corners rubbed and rounded, slight bump to top edge of boards, small ripple on front cover. Text block edges dusty and tanned. Endpapers and prelims starting to fox and tan. Internally pages are lightly tanned at the margins otherwise neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear, soiling to spine, chipping to edges, tear to front edge, mirrors book damage. The object of this book is to meet the need of a good textbook on Continuous Current Engineering concerned mainly with engineering practice, but containing a sufficient amount of electrical science to form the necessary theoretical basis. In this third edition, more space has… Read More