Search Results: Titles starting with B from Daisyroots Books Ltd

BIAFRA STORY The Making of an African LegendFrederick ForsythLeo Cooper, London, 2001, hardback with wrapper, VG/vg. 291 pp, Gift inscription. Not clipped. Internally clean and sound. Early non-fiction title by thriller writer Frederick Forsyth. Africa, Nigeria, Biafra, genocide, General Gowon41412 HIST world Africa £25.00

Autopress, 1967 revised edition,153 pp. Vg. Clean and sound copy. Covers: Austin A30, A35, A40 Farina, Austin Healey, Sprite, and MG Midget from 1951 onwards of 803cc, 948cc, 1098cc and 1275cc including van and estate versions.

Halsgrove, Tiverton, 2000, 1st edition hardback with wrapper, nr fine / nr fine, no inscriptions, not price clipped, 144 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Tiny nick on top lead corner of wrapper. SCARCE

Maitland. Sara A BOOK OF SPELLS.0718127552Michael Joseph Ltd. London, 1987, 1st edition hardback with wrapper, VG/vg, red boards/ gilt, 174pp, square tight binding, no inscriptions, internally clean and sound, wrapper unclipped (£9.95), small stain to wrapper at lower lead edge. Minimal shelf wear. first edition fiction, fantasy fiction, magical fiction, collection of short stories42088 FIC/ 1ST/ M £12.00

BR Steam Locomotives from Nationalisation to Modernisation: A complete list of all steam locomotives owned and operated by British Railways since NationalisationPART 3 Ex-LMS locomotives 1- 28622 BR 40001 - 58937Williams. Alan. & Percival. David. Ian Allan, London 1967, 1st edition hardback, no jacket, VG, blue boards/ silver, 71pp, illustrated from 128 B/W photographs, no inscriptions, clean pages, evidence of erased pencil inscription to fep, square sound binding, clean boards.1st edition non-fiction. steam locomotives owned by British Railways, History of British Rail, railway history, history of locomotives42327 TRANS/ HIST BR £47.00

A BRIEF AND SERIOUS WARNING to such as are in Commerce and Trading, Who go under the Profession of Truth, to keep within the Bounds thereof, in Righteousness, Justice and Honesty towards all men. Written .. in the Year 1678, and now re-printed, together wit the Advices of several Yearly-Meetings of like Tendency: by Order of the last Yearly-Meeting in London. RIGGE, AmbroseMary Hinde (printed by), London, 1771. Modern blue cloth backed wrappers, Pp. ii, 20. Inscribed on title "Belongs Salterforth & Lothersdale Meeting No 66". From the library of Dr. Arthur Raistrick, with his bookplate. 44453 hb 26 anti / soc hist £45.00

FIELD. ElleB-Side9781532769924Amazon self-published, 2016, 1st edition, paperback As New, part of the Arielle Lockley series, 189 pp, not inscribed, a romantic comedy novel about the music industry and introducing the character of Etta Millhouse.FICTION FIRST EDITION, ROMANTIC COMEDY43004 FIC/1ST/F £8.00

Babar Goes Camping (Little Babar Books 17)DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent ISBN: 041666850XMethuen Children's Book, London, 1972, hardback with laminated pictorial boards, VG, illustrated endpapers and title page in addition to beautiful colour drawings throughout, unpag.No loose pages, no inscription, class 'kindergarten 2' and school stamp on title page, school stamp also on back endpaper, binding sound, pages clean and bright, top and leading edge of title and last page lightly tanned. Boards clean and firm, rubs to corners, chip at spine head, collection of tiny indentation marks on upper lead corners of both boards, CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, LAURENT DE BRONHOFF, BABAR THE ELEPHANT, ILLUSTRATED STORY44647 hb 34 CHILD'S COLL £10.00

Backworth - An Illustrated History of the Mines and RailwaysELLIOT, John, & CHARLTON, DerekISBN: 9780952367215Chilton Ironworks, Houghton-le-Spring, 1994, large format softback with stiff card wraps, VG+, illustrated from several maps, diagrams and b/w photographs, 116 pp.No inscription, previous owner name on title page, page 45 annotated in places with blue pen (see scan), binding sound, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to front fore-edge corners.LOCAL HISTORY, NORTH EAST, BACKWORTH, MINES & RAILWAYS, HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, ROLLING STOCK, WAGONS45479 hb 59 LOCAL HIST/NE £26.50

Ernest Benn 1961 1st edition hardback with wrapper, Vg/vg-. Grey boards, silver gilt. 96 pp. Superbly illustrated by the author D J Watkins-Pitchford. Price clipped wrapper is chipped on corners and spine ends - now in archive sleeve. Small booksellers label on fep. Scarce copy of this stunningly illustrated story.

POSTGATE, OliverBagpuss on a Rainy DayISBN: 000660689Collins Picture Lions, London, 1974, softback with stiff card wraps, illustrated title page in addition to beautiful colour drawings by Peter Firmin, unpag.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean with some edges lightly tanned. Wraps gently creased and with rubs to all edges and corners, bumps to fore-edge corners.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, BAGPUSS, OLIVER POSTGATE, MADELINE, PROFESSOR RAFFLE, GABRIEL THE TOAD45020 hb 47 CHILDREN'S COLL £21.00

Baja Bugs and Buggies: How to prepare VW-based cars for off-road fun and racing

BLAKE, LindaBallet for Laura (First edition Seagull Library)Collins, London & Glasgow, 1966, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd+, boards blue/silver gilt with embossed 'seagull logo' on front, 156 pp.Boards clean and firm, gentle rubs to edges and corners, presentation label on front free endpaper, pages clean, tanned. Wrapper clean, closed tears and chips to front and rear (see scans), now protected by acid free archive film, original price clipped.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, 1ST EDITION, SEAGULL LIBRARY, GIRL'S STORY, BALLET45579 hb 61 CHILD'S COLL/B £26.50

Ballets RussesRichard Shead9780862881085Greenwich Editions, London, 1998, hardback with wrapper, NF/nf, black boards, wrapper in heavy gloss art paper with fold under edges, 192 pp, lavishly illustrated with photographs and full colour reproductions of set-designs and costumes. Looks unread. Covers the history of the Ballets Russe during the Diaghilev years with full analysis of all the major works. BALLET, DANCE, RUSSISAN BALLET, DIAGHILEV43960 hb 19 ARTS ballet £23.00

"Banjo" Paterson's Australians (signed)PATERSON, A.BISBN: 9780207161902Angus & Robertson Publishers, Auckland & London, 1989, SIGNED, landscape format hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards brown/white, red and gold end bands, light brown endpapers, illustrated title page in addition to 33 beautiful colour paintings by Dorothy Gauvin, 73 pp.Boards clean and firm, gentle rubs to head and tail of spine, Author inscription on front free end paper (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners, several pale marks to inside, spine strip sunned. Selected Poems and Prose by A. B. PatersonPOETRY, A.B. PATERSON, "THE BANJO", AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIANS, DROVERS, DRINKERS, SPORTSMEN, BUSHMEN45957 POETRY/P £21.50

Baptist Church Hymnal (revised edition 1933) Hymns and TunesPsalms and Hymns Trust, Southampton, no date, full leather binding in blue with gilt lettering to front and spine, rounded corners, gilt page edges, bible paper, decorated end papers, 744 pp. Original silk marker. Neat inscription.Light rubbing to spine ends. Internally clean and sound. 42370 MUSIC church £17.00

The Baptist Tabernacle Stockton-on-Tees 1969 - 1994ATKINSON, Neville (Rev.)Neville Atkinson, Stockton-on-Tees, 2001, signed softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from over 20 b/w photographs, 136 pp.Author dedication on title page, no annotations, binding sound, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners, bump to spine tail. Rare title. LOCAL HISTORY, NE, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, BAPTISTE TABENACLE, MEMOIR, RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITY45681 hb 62 LOCAL HIST/NE £11.50

Bards of the Gael and Gall
SIGERSON, George
Phoenix Publishing, Dublin, second edition, undated, hardback, gd+, green textured boards with marble effect spine, b/ew frontis, 432 pp. Red page edges. 215x140x50 mm. Some discolouration to boards, tight binding, no inscriptions. IRISH LITERATURE, POETRY
46369 ANTI/Irish Lit £26.50

Stanford Maritime 1980 1st edition hardback with wrapper. Vg/vg. 150 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Price clipped, no inscriptions. Minimal rubbing.

ARTHURSSON, Elizabeth
Barnaby's Mountain: The Story of a Herdwick Lamb
ISBN: 9780953947607
Purple Sheep, Egremont, 2000, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, each chapter heading illustrated with small pen and ink drawing, 91 pp.
No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to corners, bump to back cover fore-edge corner. Nice tidy copy.
SCIENCE, RURAL/NATURE WRITING, MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, UPLAND FARMING, SHEEP, HERDWICKS, LAMBING
46274 SCIENCES/RURAL WRITING £16.50