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Usk: Oakwood Press. As New. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 0853615543 . As new fine glossy covers, no inscriptions or marks, an excellent copy. ; Black & white photographs and maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .

Princeton New Jersey: D Van Nostrand and Company Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ownership inscription to front endpaper otherwise near fine hardcover with an unclipped dust jacket which is a trifle sunned to spine area. Chapters include: Tools and working materials, Waxes, Preparation for casting, Decorative processes. Stone setting, Wire working, balls, and domes, Working and finishing processes, Annealing, Pickling, Texturing, Sawing, Filing, Soldering, Cleaning, Colouring and polishing. ; Black & white photographs and drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 113 pages .

New York: Overlook Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 158567589X . Fine hard back with a fine dustjacket, 31 black & white illustrations, 3 maps and 6 battle diagrams. No inscriptions or marks. "In his analysis of the factors that led Britain to global dominance in the nineteenth century, Padfield shows naval history to be a major determinant and shaper of the modern world." ; Black & white photographs & maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 451 pages .

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall. Near Fine. 1973. Reprint of the 1907 edition.. Hardcover. 0712905863 . Spine just a trifle sunned otherwise fine. ; Near fine red cloth hard back with gilt decoration. No inscriptions or marks. Covers the religious houses of Sussex. It includes an account of Chichester cathedral. Other topics include local industries, schools, hunts and sports. ; The Victoria History of the Counties of England; Vol. 2; Black & White Photographs and drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xv, 481 pages .

London: Pavilion, 1987. Very Good. Softcover. 1851451307 . Original coloured illustrated soft covers, paperback, 11.75 x 8.5 inches approx. , some evidence of use but generally very good bright and clean, 94 pages, fully illustrated in colour, opens with a lively poster 'Relax on the Train' a relaxed couple sit on a train watching the traffic congestion on the roads beyond the train. Before the mass ownership of cars trains were the main way to reach popular holiday resorts in the United Kingdom. The railway posters were Advertisements that promoted popular resorts and well known holiday companies such as Butlins, fabulous illustrations, so nostalgic! No inscriptions or marks. Internally clean, full of fun. .

London: Allen & Unwin. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Great Revolutions Series No 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages .

London, UK: BBC Books, 1996. 0563369965 . Fine yellow boards with black lettering to spine, 9.5 X 8.75 inches approx. , very good coloured pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 322 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white. .

London, Baldwin, Cradock And Joy, 1823.. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 mo - 7.75 x 6.7 inches apprxo, Brown leather spine and corners, marbled paper covered baords, signs of wear and use in the form of rubbing and scuffing, paper printed title label fixed to front board, spine cracked and scuffed to extremities particularly at the head and tail, still looks extremely charming given its age and use, two pasted book plates from previous owners to front paste-down, and two neat hand written names of previous owners to front endpaper, cracking along front hinge, the binding is fragile but holding together, internally the pages are very clean and free from marks, Decoratively printed title page being clean and whole, the information on the title page states that it is 'Dedicated by Permission to His Grace The Archbishop of York, ' there is some evidence of worm damage on a section of pages, this is towards the hinge in the lower half of the pages, this nibbling does not detract… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Very good textured dark blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Foxing to endpapers and closed page edges which are uncut. Front endpaper inscribed "George with best Christmas Wishes from John and Mary Brockhampton ------- 1911", The work and duties of the Special Commissary attached to the Paris Detective Service; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages .

Elek Books Ltd.. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket is worn put presented to best advantage in a clear plastic sleeve. Inscription on front endpaper, some discoloration of pages. Includes maps of various escape routes and black and white illustrations. Richard Pape an R. A. F. Navigator was shot down on a special mission to destroy Goering's residence. He was wounded then hunted across Holand before finally being captured in Leyden. A personal account of his suffering and adventures. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages .

New Jersey: A S Barnes & Co. , Inc. , 1973. 0498010074 . Very good light tan boards with black lettering to spine, 9.75 x 7.75 inches approx. , good coloured pictorial dust jacket, the front cover has a red background to the top third with the title printed in black and white, below which the illustration is in red, green and blue, set out in stripes showing five female performers, the background of the cover does show signs of wear in the form of rubbing, some chipping to extremities, soiling to pale background of back cover, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 297 numbered pages, fully illustrated in black and white, Chapters on Marjorie Main, Martha Raye, Joan Davis, Judy Canova, Phyllis Diller, with complete filmography and captioned photographs, the text seeks to define the nature of their performances. Survey of their work on TV, radio, recordings, nightclub appearances etc. .

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0810938103 . Fine and sound blue cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. With a near fine dust jacket. Music from 33 songs with 122 illustrations 116 of which are in colour. ; Colour and black & white; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 143 pages .

Newton Abbot Et Al, David & Charles, 1977. 0715374303 . First Edition: Very good green boards, large 8 vo. , gold lettering to spine, spine a little faded, very good coloured pictorial dust jacket, faded to spine, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 160 pages, black and white illustrations. .

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 022401112X . Near fine blue boards with gold lettering to spine. No inscriptions or marks. Very good unclipped dust jacket which has small loss to lower spine. ; Black & white plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages .

London, MacMillan And Co. , Limited, 1925. Green cloth boards, hardback, gilt lettering to front and spine, 7.00 x 4.75 inches approx. , i-xix, 452 pages, tiny dark blue bookseller's label to bottom of front pastedown, attractive printed bookplate including name of a previous owner to front endpaper, generally very good condition, corners slightly bowed a little browning to end papers. A lovely little book that is compact and easy to handle. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson, frontispiece is an engraving of High Street Guildford. , lots of black and white illustrations throughout. Ideal for anyone who appreciates the joys of Surrey's countryside, villages and towns especially as it was in the past. .

London: Headline Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The narrative draws heavily on the personal recollections of more than 175 airmen. Near fine black cloth with near fine dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages .

London, James Parker And Co. , 1900. Eleventh edition: Very good maroon cloth boards, gilt title to front and spine, corners bowed, minor edge wear in the form of rubbing, 265 pages followed by advertisements, some browing to pages consistent with age and materials, 5.75 x 4.5 inches approx. , double dose of black endpapers to front, extremely well illustrated with black and white line drawings. A very good pocket sized reference book on Gothic Architecture. .

London, Butler And Tanner For The Rifle Brigade Club And Associations, 1936. Good+. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth binding gilt insignia to front board, gilt lettering to spine not as bright as on the front, two small chips out of the spine towards the back hinge, faint background soiling hardly noticable, firm, and tight, dark blue endpapers, no inscriptions, contents near perfect, photographic frontispiece, a full record of personnel and information relating to the Brigade in the year 1935, vi, 332 pages, calendar of events, names, lists, promotions, operations, information about former members, general 'gossip etc. Illustrated in black and white. Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. A generally smart, clean and tight copy. Heavy. .

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. 1848320833 . Fine red cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks with a fine unclipped dustjacket. "The author gives full details of the development of the S-boats between the world wars and also covers every theatre in which they subsequently fought. He gives full details of ships sunk or damaged by the S-boat torpedoes and mines and the losses within the S-boat service as well, down to men killed and wounded. "; Black & white photographs and maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages .

Cape Town: Oxford University Press,. 1960. Very good brown leather binding, gilt lettering to spine, some edge wear, 169 pages including index. Covers the legal decisions relating to ethnic tribes in South Africa, The Family, Marriage and Separation, Administrations, Land use Law, Crimes Delict Miscellaneous, The laws of the Lerotholi. 8.75 x 6.00 inches approx. This makes interesting reading, laws relating to Chieftanship, earmarks on livestock, dowries and much more. .