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London: Barton and Co. Ltd, 1929?. Very Good. A lovely story book full of animals and verse, lovely black and white pictures of animals dressed up. Yellow laminate boards with pictures to front. Overall colours yellow and red. Lots of black and white photographs. Also some lovely colour plates. Pages are really clean, but the staple binding has detached from the boards. Some bumping and rubbing. A charming old childrens story book. AB15

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1982. First printing. As a man and as an actor, Sir Ralph Richardson is a phenomenon. For this first full-length biography, published in the year of his eightieth birthday, Garry O'Connor has delved into the life and career of Britain's premier theatrical knight to uncover a many faceted personality, who has emerged in his eighth decade as a distinctive and lovable figure, yet remains a deeply private man with a vein of tragedy in his soul. Red boards with writing to spine. Dj minor shelf wear. Tight binding and clean pages. Owner inscribed, not price clipped. AB53

London: Angus and Robertson, 1954. Hardback. Good/fair/Fair. A really funny book giving advice on how to behave at work, leisure and socially. Red boards with writing and picture embossed on front cover. Some bumping. Clean pages and tight binding but the fore edge is foxed. Dj is torn at bottom of spine and top also and bottom back cover. AB78

London: His Majestys Stationary Office, 1948. First. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. This book tells of the many things that this army did during the Second World War. Brown boards with writing to spine. Dj mylar covered, shelf wear and some nicks to the top of the cover. Rubbed and foxed inside and outside of dust jacket. Not price clipped. Tight binding and clean pages. First edition First AB79

London: Batsford, 1979. first published. Very Good/very good. A handbook which locates and describes all the major wetlands in england, wales and scotland, but also gives species tables. Blue boards with writing to spine, some fading and bumping. Pages foxed on the foredge.Dj some spotting inside and some shelf wear. Not price clipped. First Edition AB50

London: Multimedia Publications, 1985. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Superbly written, splendidly controversial and lavishly illustrated, 'Ogilvy on Advertising"" is as witty, irreverant and outrageous as the man who wrote it. Rich reading for everyone involved in the communications industry. Rich reading for the consumer as well. clean;tight;minor chipping to back cover AB34

London: Stevens & Sons Ltd, 1960. First edition. Very Good +/very good +. This is the first comprehensive account of armoured forces - the way they have evolved, the vehicles they use, and how they fight. The author presents a wealth of fascinating detail on every aspect of his subject. Here are the bizarre forerunners of the modern armoured vehicle - F.R. Simms' armed quadricycle of the last century, the steam tractor, Little Willie, and the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. And here above all is the tank, the most romantic and colourful of all armoured vehicles. The author shows how its logical evolution was checked at times by military conservatism, and how the attitude towards it could change capriciously and without justification. 'Armour' is the ideal book for the student of military history and the layman alike. It will appeal in particular to all those who have ever fought with armoured vehicles. Mylar cover;black boards with writing to spine. some bumping and rubbing. dj not price clipped,… Read More

New York: W.W.Norton, 1989. First printing. Near Fine/near fine. An exciting new trend- an emphasis on strength and solutions rather than problems and pathology-is sweeping the field of psychotherapy. clipped;clean; tight First Edition AB37

Slough: W. Foulsham and Co. Ltd., 1990. Hardback. Good. This is a real grass roots no fuss African cook book, all those basic dishes that you struggle to find how to cook. White boards with writing to spine. Some bumping to the spine and corners. The edges are a bit dirty.Tight binding and clean pages apart from pages 51-57 which have some staining marks. AB77

London: Macmillan, 1974. First published. Good/good. This book contains the first account of the discovery of the structure of DNA which is based on a detailed study of published and unpublished documents checked against the oral evidence. It also represents the first historical study of the ideas, experiments and schools which found their meeting-point in the double helix. this will serve as a source for future studies of molecular biology. grey boards swith writing to spine. Bumped corners and faded. Dj mylar covered. Chipped, bumped and rubbed. Pencil annotations inside.Photograph in front of men at the pasadena conference of proteins in 1953. There is a foreword by Francis Crick. This is a heavy book so post and packaging will be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB60

London: Oxford university press, 1935. Paperback. Very Good. A very nice little story for children combining an education in nature. Brown cloth cover with very nice illustration to front, and inside the front cover. One colour plate inside by Cecily Englesfield. Quite large print. Cover is bumped and marked, but this is a very sweet book. There is a school stamp inside. AB29

London: The Great Western Railway, 1926. First impression. Very Good. This book is the result of two journeys devoted to castle seeking, one in 1924 and the other in 1925. The object of the book is to explain the historical and architectural interest of each castle so that the visitor may appreciate its meaning. Red boards with black cloth spine. Title written to front cover in gilt. Title also written on the spine. Some bumping to the corners and slightly loose binding. Pages clean. 105 illustrations, 67 drawings, 5 plans 2 coloured plates and 2 maps. AB56

London: Longmans Green and Co., 1945. First published. Very Good. Flat top was a ship cut off along the line of her deck and covered by a rectangular box with a flat overlapping lid. F D Ommanney was her meteorological officer when she sailed on her bleak and perilous convoy toute to Russia. Blue boards with writing to spine and front cover. Slim little book. Some bumping to corners.Owner book plate in the front cover. Nice tight binding and clean pages. AB60

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1960. Reprint. Very Good +/very good +. Based on information collected from 5,000 children in England, Scotland and Wales, this volume is a disclosure of the lore and language natural to the modern schoolchild when out of school. It is a record of his strange and primitive culture, including seasonal customs, initiation rites, superstitious practices and beliefs, innumerable rhymes and chants, catcalls and retorts, stock jokes, ruderies, riddles, slang-epithets, nicknames and the traditional juvenile argot which continues to flourish in the street and playground largely unknown and certainly unheeded by the adult world. This study is the first full survey of its subject to have been made. The historical annotation tghroughout the work reveals that many of the formulas children use today are the same as they have been for generations; and the comparative lore which has been assembled from other countries, particularly the United States, establishes that much of the… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. second impression. Very Good/very good. Francesco Datini was a merchant who died in 1410, and he left instructions that all his private and business papers should be preserved. They were and not brought to light until 400 years later! The collection was unique, 150,000 letters, 500 ledgers and account books and so on. An invaluable record of medieaval trade. To the historian the importance of this book is obvious, but it is aglow with human interest for every reader. Red boards with writing to spine. Bumping and a little fading.Dj mylar covered, some small tears, rubbed and a bit dirty.Not price clipped 35s.Owner inscribed in ink. Some notations in pencil in back inside cover.Pages clean and tight, some foxing. Many black and white plates throughout. A fascinating book. First Edition AB63

London: secker and warburg, 1999. first published. Very Good/very good. The classic orwell story in this nice edition illustrated by alex williamson the artist.A special edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Orwells masterpiece. Blue boards with embossed pattern to front cover and embossed ""is watching you"" on the spine and the title in writing.Slight bumping to corners. Big brother written on the foreedge of the pages. Dj painting of boy with red corcle around his eye, by the artist Alex Williamson. Not price clipped. Nice tight binding and clean pages.Some shelf wear.Larger book so post and packing adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB25

London: Oxford university press, 1962. Very Good. He was a writer of songs and madrigals in the 1500's.He is now one of the most intimately known personalities of any elizabethan man of music, art or letters. We follow his career from the time he left oxford through his early life as a serving man until he rose to master of music for matthew parker the archbishop of canterbury. Blue boards with writing to spine. Tight binding and clean pages. Some shelfwear.5 illustrations.A list of his 1571 songs. AB61

London: Thames and Hudson, 1977. Hardback. Very good/Very good. A journey through Wagners life, through hardships, debt,political exile, etc…. Burgundy boards with writing to spine and a logo in gold on the front of dolphins.Tight binding and clean pages. 142 illustrations.Dj mylar covered. AB78

London: Faber, 1961. Paperback. Very Good/very good. The play is about George Holyoake the last person in England to be imprisoned for blasphemy. Slim paperback with black cover and pink writing.minor bumping to corners.clean pages and tight binding, very nice copy of this play written for television. First Edition AB67

Oxford University Press, USA, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. This is an autobiography written originally in irish, a wonderful taste of ireland. Nice tight binding, some shelfwear. An introduction by E M Forster an rendered from Irish by Moya Llewelyn Davies and George Thomson. AB10