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London, Little Brown 1999. First UK edition 8vo 294 pages illustrated with disturbing black & white photographs. Maps to end papers. Fine green cloth hard back with near fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. .

Paris Jules Tallandier 1934. Coloured cover with title in red with author's name in grey on a light background of animals in a domestic kitchen setting, rear board has three separate picture panels of animals in a country setting. The cover is a little soiled to pale background and has some damage to the corners mainly to the bottom right hand corner. Approx size is 8.5 X 10.5 inches approx. , It has 7 full colour plates by Benjamin Rabier with the text being wholly in French. This is a delightful children's book by a famous illustrator and although the exterior condition is not good the interior is very good, it is believed to be a fairly scarce title now. Text and illustrations by the author. .

London, Faber & Faber, 1951.. First Edition: Blue boards (hardback) with some soiling to background, coloured illustrated dust jacket not in the best of conditions, picture of an oriental looking teapot in colour to the front, edgewear in the form of rubbing, chipping and some tears, spine faded, not price clipped, no inscriptions, the picture from the front of the dust jacket is repeated as a coloured frontispiece, 46 pages followed by 96 plates. Illustrations in black and white and colour. 10.00 x 6.5 inches approx. .

London, South Bank Centre, 1994. 1853321257 . Near fine coloured pictorial covers (paperback) , Exhition organised by the South Bank Centre London. In the United Kingdom the exhibition was held at the Hayward Gallery 3rd March to 19th May 1994. No inscriptions, 248 pages, illustrated in black & white and colour. Size: 11, 00 x 8.5 inches approx. A substantial book that will appeal to everyone who admires this surreal artist, contributors include Ian Gibson, Rafael Santos Torroella, Felix Fanes, Dawan Ades, Agustin Sanches Vidal. The catalogue contains an illustrated biography by Montserrat Aguer and Felix Fanes, this is printed on cream paper pages 17-48, after which pages revert to being white beginning with Ian Gibson writing about Salvador Dali: the Catalan background, the catalogue ends with a section of cream pages 209-248. Intriguing artwork that stimulates the imagination. A heavy book. .

London: Routledge. Very Good. 1997. Paperback. 0415138361 . 283 pages very good card covers. "A quiet revolution has been sweeping through the writing of nursing history over the last decade, transforming it into a robust and reflective area of scholarship. Nursing History and the Politics of Welfare highlights the significant contribution that researching nursing history has to make in settling a new intellectual and political agenda for nurses. The seventeen international contributors to this book look at nursing from different perspectives, as it has developed under different regimes and ideologies and at different times, in America, Australia, Britain, Germany, India, The Phillipines and South Africa. They highlight the role of politics and gender in understanding nursing history and propose strategies for achieving greater recognition for nursing, and bringing it into line with other related health care professions. "; 283 pages .

London: Eyre Methuen. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fine with near very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket with some slight shelf wear. Well illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams. ; Black & white photographs and drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 302 pages .

London: Lawrence and Wishart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. The dust jacket, is worn with some loss to top & lower spine but is unclipped. No inscriptions, 208 pages including index, A trace of soiling to closed page edges. . 'The first complete history of the movement for women's emancipation in Britain from the first stirrings in the eighteenth century up to the winning of the vote in 1918. The author examines the social roots of the inequality of the sexes and discusses the position of woman in contemporary society. ' Great book for those studying the history of Women's Rights and the social development of those rights over the years. ; Black & white photographs; 208 pages .

London: New Cavendish Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Reprint of 1977 Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. 0904568067 . Very good blue leatherette with gilt titles, no inscriptions. The Hornby Companion Series Vol.1; Black & white and colour; Landscape format 4to 9" - 11" tall; 216 pages .

UK, Independent Booka, 1999. 1872836259 . First Edition: Fine black boards (hardback) in fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, jacker design by Daniel Osborneusing original artwork by John Larder 'Night Attack' and Tony Theobald, 'Herr Kreis; ' not price clipped, no inscriptionsv, 287 pages, 9.50 x 6.5 inches approx. Events in the book are based on fact characters used in the story entirely fictitious. SIGNED by the author to reverse side of front endpaper, 'To Ian with best wishes Bill Randle. ' .

Chicago Lakeside Press 1978. 12mo, 406 pages with black & white illustrations and folding map. Fine dark brown cloth hardback, top edge gilt, without dust jacket as issued. No inscriptions or marks. An excellent copy. .

London: BBC, 1992. 0563362502 . First edition quarto 256 pages illustrated with black & white photographs. Accompanies the major TV series. Fine blue cloth hard back with a fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. .

Chicago Lakeside Press 1976. 12mo, 452 pages with map and black & white illustrations. Fine dark blue cloth hardback, top edge gilt, without dust jacket as issued. No inscriptions or marks. An excellent copy. .

London: Faber & Faber. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0571221955 . First edition. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Finehard back with a near fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks. "Rankin offers a lively and comprehensive history of how Britain bluffed, tricked, and spied its way to victory in two world wars. As he shows, a coherent program of strategic deception emerged in World War I, resting on the pillars of camouflage, propaganda, secret intelligence, and special forces. All forms of deception found an avid sponsor in Winston Churchill, who carried his enthusiasm for deceiving the enemy into World War II. Rankin vividly recounts such little-known episodes as the invention of camouflage by two French artist-soldiers, the creation of dummy airfields for the Germans to bomb during the Blitz, and the fabrication of an army that would supposedly invade Greece. Strategic deception would be… Read More

Truro: Twelveheads Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 090629441X . Fine blue cloth with illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions or marks with a fine dust jacket. An excellent copy. The story of the world's first mountain railway. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, drawings, schematic diagrams, maps and gradient profiles. Includes details on the MCR locomotives, rolling stock, train service and traffic. In English with French and Italian introduction and French and English captions to the illustrations. ; Black & white plates and maps; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 92 pages .

Poole, Blandford Press 1986. 0713717440 . First edition small quarto, 128 pages profusely illustrated with colour artwork. Fine ochre cloth hard back with a fine dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks, an excellent copy. .

London, Jonathan Cape, 1946. Good+. Hardcover. Eighth impression: Very good green cloth boards gold lettering to spine, blind stamped title to front board, minimal edge wear, a little bump to the right hand corner, the book is very slightly crooked and does not quite close squarely, very good illustrated dust jacket, faded to spine, clean and bright at the front chipping to top edge, not price clipped, map endpapers, no inscriptions, 399 numbered pages, no marks, pages clean, fully illustrated by the author in black and white A very good clean and tight copy. .

Surrey: Ian Allan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0711001960 . Very good and sound red cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks with a very good unclipped dust jacket which is sunned to the spine. ; Black & white photographs.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages .

London: BBC Worldwide Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. No marks or inscriptions. A fascinating account of her life, loves and passions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages .

London: W H Allen. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. A collection of reviews, essays, broadcasts and occasional articles. No marks or inscriptions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pages .

Chicago, Stanton And Van Villet Co. 1918. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition 8vo 426 pages illustrated with black & white photographs, technical line drawings and fold-out charts. Very good green cloth hard back. A trifle rubbed to extremities. Gilt titles to front board. , the titles to the spine have faded. No inscriptions. A very good and sound copy. .