Search Results: Titles starting with B from William Robertson

Cambridge: Pevensey Press , 1986. Hardcover. Good/very good. More than any other city in England, Bath was planned with a coherent vision and commitment to a particular architectural style. Hence, its beautiful Georgian squares, crescents and terraces are the result of a calculated effect - but a very harmonious one. This book reveals the city's Georgian splendour in a series of striking colour plates, accompanied by an authorative text on its history. A feast for both the eye and the intellect. Size,25.5 x 20cm, 96 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library stamps. Grey cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows partially missing map on front endpaper, otherwise very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Patrick Stephens, 1988. Hardcover. Fair/good. Details of Britain's SOE and America's OSS organisations which operated at a number of secret locations within a short radius of the county town of Bedford. The movement of secret agents to, from, and within occupied Europe; the supply of arms and equipment to resistance groups; the breaking of enemy codes and other means of electronic warfare - these were all conducted by these shadowy and secretive units, whose records were classified secret for many years after the war (and remain so, in part, to this day). The author gives us a detailed glimpse behind the scenes of this secret war including some highly controversial thoughts on the disappearance of wartime band-leader, Glenn Miller. Contains 192 pages, 24 x 15cm, with 48 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, remains of label on front endpaper, some library markings. Black cloth boards in Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Fair: pages yellowing, but generally clean in sound bindings.

London: Ebury Press, 1996. First UK edition. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good/-. Everything you've ever wanted to know about this hit hospital TV series. Interviews with cast, production staff, advisors and consultants; special effects secrets; highlights from actual scripts; praise and awards for the show; glossary of medical terms; etc. Lavishly illustrated by stills from the show and special publicity shots. Size, 27 x 21cm, 120 pages, illustrated throughout in colour with some b&w. Illustrated card covers showing some minor creases, otherwise in good condition. Iternally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2002. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Used. Fine/Near Fine Jacket. A teenager's vivid and moving account of his experiences as a conscript during the final six weeks of the Third Reich's existence, supplemented with notes and photographs to show how his experiences fitted into the overall picture. The author received rudimentary basic training on the Eastern Front then took part in the desperate defence of Berlin, where he fought in the western suburb of Spandau, becoming one of only two survivors of his company of teenagers. After an abortive attempt to desert, he participates in the battle for the Olympic Stadium in the U-Bahn tunnels toward the city centre. Returning to barracks, he then takes part in the break-out to the west that turns into a bloodbath for soldiers and civilians alike, only to be wounded and finally captured. A remarkable story of the last days of World War II from the German perspective. Contains 248 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 32 b&w… Read More

London: Sphere, 1987. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good/-. A compilation of the best of the 'Dear Bill' letters, originally published in 'Private Eye'. British political satire at its wittiest. Guaranteed to raise a smile; a titter, perhaps; maybe even a guffaw (or three). Size, 19.5 x 13cm, 269 pages, illustrated throughout with drawings by Brian Bagnall. Illustrated card covers showing some minor creases and light rubbing, internally very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Janus , 1995. Hardcover. Fair/fair. This epic book is born of the author's desire to tell something of the lives and deaths of fellow Jews in Poland under German occupation. It is both a genuine historical study supported by years of research, and a first-hand account, the author having himself witnessed many of the events he describes. Written in a conversational style, which makes the book very accessible despite the magnitude of its subject. Contains 440 pages, 23.5 x 16cm, plus map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, signs of repairs to binding at some stage, some library markings. Black cloth boards in fair pictorial dust jacket. Internally, fair: shows occasional light stains, but generally clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings. Not the best available, but a good reading copy.

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. The first biography to be written of Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, who was described in his obituary in 'The Times' as 'one of the most capable and talented air commanders of the war.' Known throughout the RAF as 'LM', he commanded one of the two main Fighter Groups during the Battle of Britain. With his subordinate, Douglas Bader, he was involved in the still-running controversy about the use of the 'Big Wing', a tactic fiercely opposed by Keith Park, commander of 11 Group. This vollume fills an important gap in the literature of World War II and will make a fascinating read for any students of the wartime RAF and/or the Battle of Britain. Contains 200 pages, 22 x 15cm, with 20 pages of b&w photos. Blue cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Edward Arnold, 1971. Hardcover. Good/very good. The original hardback edition of this primer on respiration. Chapter headings cover, Ecology and Respiration; Respiration and Electron Transport; Oxidative Phosphorylation; Doing Without Oxygen; and A Long-term Solution - Intestinal Parasites. Size, 22.5 x 14cm, 60 pages, illustrated throughout with line drawings. Ex-library, some library markings. Green cloth boards in very good dust jacket. Internally good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Woking: Gresham 1979, 1979. First English language edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fair. Translated from the original German, this is an authorative account of the world's bird species: how they came about; their biology; migration and decline, etc. Covers birds from all regions of the globe, including Antarctica. Accompanied by some outstanding colour photography and line drawings. Contains 218 pages, 24.5 x 17cm, with 44 colour plates and numerous half-tone illustrations. Beige cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing slight damage to inside flaps and rear, due to partial separation of plastic laminate applied by original owner, otherwise in fair condition. Internally, near fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks like new inside.

London: Book Club Associates , 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Near Fine/Near Fine. In this authoritative book, Professor Taylor tries to explain what the black hole is like and how disturbing its existence is to mankind, in a language accessible to the layman. Though far removed from our lifetimes, he describes what the ultimate fate of Earth may be, in exciting and graphic detail. Reprint of 1973 original. Size, 22 x 14cm, 174 pages, acknowledgements, bibliography, index. Black cloth boards in Near Fine illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Exeter: CFZ Press, 2002. Paperback. Fine. Fine/-. In this remarkable book, legendary Fortean author, Jonathan Downes, weaves a complex tale of conspiracy, anti-conspiracy, quasi conspiracy and downright lies surrounding an air crash and alleged UFO incident in Somerset during 1996. However, the story is much stranger than that. This excellent and amusing book lifts the lid off much of contemporary Forteana and explains far more than it initially promises. With a new introduction by notorious Fortean, Tim Matthews, and cartoons by Richard Freeman. Contains 171 pages, 23 x 15cm, plus several cartoons and b&w photos. Illustrated card covers in fine condition. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks and feels like new.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. A detailed re-examination of Hitler's blitz-kreig, or 'lightning war', which in a few short months saw the Nazis victorious on most of mainland Europe. Deighton begins by tracing the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, showing how this was inevitable, despite (or because of) the back-stabbing and scheming within the highest ranks. He then explodes many of the myths that still surround the German military campaigns of 1940, especially the attitude of German Generals to Hitler's plans; how the French were defeated despite their often superior forces; why Hitler stopped short of Dunkirk, and many other facets. Inlcudes a detailed review of the major weapons and other equipment used by all sides. Ranks with the author's earlier study of the Battle of Britain as a revealing, sometimes shocking, examination of the true facts. Contains 319 pages, 21.5 x 14cm, 59 b&w photos, 20 maps, 23 figures and 2 tables. Ex-library, some library markings, front… Read More

London: Oxford University Press , 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. Good +. A curious mix of fact and fiction, but nonetheless an enthralling tale of a young lad press-ganged into the Royal Navy of the 18th Century. Hardback reprint of 1939 original, includes reprint of 'The Fighting Sailor Turn'd Peaceable Christian', by Thomas Lurting, first pub in 1710. Contains 248 pages, 19 x 12.5cm, with 2-colour frontispiece, several b&w, and 2-colour illustrations by Norman Hepple, plus author's foreword and afterword. Small gift inscription SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Beige cloth boards showing minimal age-related spotting, otherwise in Good+ condition. Brown titles and front cover illustration. Head, toe and bottom corners lightly bumped. No dust jacket. Internally, Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Obviously a book that was cherished by its original owner.

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine. Photographic record (with introductory text and expanded captions) showing world-wide operators of the Boeing 737. Number 7 in the publisher's 'Airline Markings' series. Size, 22 x 22cm, 66 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards showing some faint scratches on front, otherwise very good. No dust jacket. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. A collection of nautical prose and poetry reflecting every aspect of the sea and seafairing. Each piece written from experience and ranging in scope from the terror of storms and shipwrecks to the calm of the tropics and the grinding onslaught of the Arctic ice-pack. A litterary feast for mariners and laymen alike. Size, 20.5 x 13.5cm, 376 pages, 4 colour reproductions of maritime paintings (plus one on jacket & endpapers), small drawings as chapter headings. Blue cloth boards in fair, price clipped, illustrated dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Leicester: Blitz Edition, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Leicester: Blitz Edition, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. Reprint. Very Good/Very Good. A collection of flight tests from Britain's premier aviation journalist. In this book he presents forty varied aircraft, from light single-engine trainers and tourers right through to twin-engine turboprops and business jets. Each type is critiqued using the author's own standard of excellence, whilst coverage is given to its history, engineering and design features, cabin and flight deck layout, and handling characteristics, both in the air and on the ground. Includes data panels with all relevent technical specifications plus type comparison table. Manufacturers include Piper, Cessna, Aerospatiale, Robin, Mooney, Sia Marchetti, Beechcraft, Partenavia, Britten-Norman, Pilatus, De Havilland, Embraer, British Aerospace, Shorts, and Dassault-Breguet. A fascinating read for pilots (real or simulated)… Read More

London: Weidenfelf & Nicolson , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. London: Weidenfelf & Nicolson , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Very Good. Translated from the Russian by David Gurevich, this is the first full biography of Boris Yeltsin, and a rare glimpse inside the Soviet power structure, by two acclaimed ex-Soviet journalists. Few political leaders have so electrified the world in recent years as Yeltsin: the first Kremlin dissident and the first democratically elected leader in Russia's thousand-year history. Even before the abortive coup of August 1991, he was constantly in the news for his history-making moves, his battles with Gorbachev and his flamboyant personal life. In part political thriller, in part cutting-edge analysis, this is the book that must be read to understand what Yeltsin and the Russian Commonwealth have in store for us. Size, 24 x 16cm, 320 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library… Read More

London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. First UK edition. Paperback. Fine. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. First UK edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st UK Edition. Fine/-. Part of the well-known DK 'Eyewitness' travel guides, this lavishly illustrated book tells you everything you'd ever need to know about a trip to Boston. Contains 200 pages, 22.5 x 12.5cm, and illustrated throughout with colour photos, maps, and graphics. Pictorial laminated card covers in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Century, 1991. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Published to celebrate the breakthrough of the service tunnel under the Channel, this is the complete story of this mamoth engineering project. Tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about how the Channel Tunnel was designed and built, including the histroy of this (and earlier) projects; the problems encountered; the men and machines that built the Tunnel; the terminals; the environment; and the future of the system in the 21st Century. A fascinating read for civil engineering students or simply anyone wishing to know more about this amazing achievement. Contains 144 pages, 27 x 24cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, plus plans and special graphics. Pictorial card covers in very good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

London: Century , 1991. Hardcover. Good +/good. The building of the Channel Tunnel: history; design; construction; etc. Includes dozens of colour photos of the various construction stages and the men and machines used. Size 27.5 x 24cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos, maps and diagrams. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing slight crinkle to jacket edges and faint scratching, otherwise in Good condition. Internally Good+: generally clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.