Search Results: Titles starting with C from BookMangos

London: B.T.Batsford, 1979. First printing. Fine/very good. A shared heritage of vintage photographs, This abundance of striking pictures embraces every aspect of life. clipped, tight clean pages, mnor chipping to top of dj, black and white photographs First Edition AB19

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

New York: Random House, 1964. First printing. Very Good/good. In this Dictionary words are introduced with hundreds of fascinating drawings, a beginner will start by ""reading the pictures""...........following the antics of the characters as they romp through the pages. As the child progresses, from A to Z h e will recognise and remember more and more of the words clipped, user marks First Edition AB30

London: John Blake publishing Ltd, 2001. First printing. Near Fine/near fine. Cats are without question, our favourite pets. Over the thousands of years that they have been domestic pets, a very real understanding has developed between them and thei human counterparts. Claire Bessant -showa how to turn your favourite pet into your best friend. clean;tight; not clipped First Edition AB40

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1895. Fair. The purpose of this translation is to afford to those who are unable to read ""The Commentaries"" in the original Latin an opportunity of making themselves familiar with C�sars matchless style. Literally translated,shelf wear;streched binding. AB34

London: T Fisher Unwin, 1886. Fair. In or about the year before Christ 606 Nineveh the great city, was destroyed . Never was a city to rise again where Nineveh had been. bumping;chpping;loose binding;foxing;user mark1888. AB34

London: Haynes, 1997. Second edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Having to survive comparisons with his famous, still lamented father Giles, that became desperately intense and invasive, many thought Jacques simply did'nt measure up. very clean,tight,minor chipping to corners AB30

London: The Bodley Head, 1989. First printing. As New/near fine. During his lifetime Charles Waterton was famous for his eccentricities, but also for his achievements and his opinions. He was a Yorkshire landowner, he turned his park into a sanctuary for birds and animals. As an explorer he learned to survive in the tropical rain forests of South America, and became an authority on the poisons used by the Indians. not clipped;clean;tight; near fine condition;no signs of use;plastic cover, photographic reproductions First Edition AB41

London: Country Life Ltd, 1950. First printing. Good. Aspects of the cultural exchanges between Europe and China have been closely studied; and the penetration of Western by Chinese influences is fully documented. The other side of the exchange, the export art of China and especially the production of goods designed for the European market during the long life of the Manchu dynasty (1644-1912) has attracted less attention. The art of this period is China's silver age, but it is distinguished by ingenuity and great technical skill Dark green boards with staining and bumping. A country life book. Foxing to inside cover, internally clean pages and tight binding. AB55

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1924. First printing. Near Fine. The order of the main sections of this catalogue follows that which has been in use for many years in Bursian's Bibliotheca Philologica Classica - Instruments of study; Language, thought and history; The locus in quo; The objects discovered. *****WHAT CATALOG SECTION ?***** AB54

New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1967. First printing. Fine/fine. Drawings, in chronological order, have been drawn together that best exemplify the various stages of the artist's career, covering many artistic periods; with an Appreciation by Arthur Symons. A remarkable book. mylar dust jacket, very minor shelf wear & foxing First Edition AB52

David & Charles, 1975. Very Good/very good. Provides the knowledge required to pursue a fast growing hobby. Some minor shelf wear and user marks First Edition AB1

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976. Second printing. Paperback. Good. Another delightful Charlie Brown book. Clean;chip to spine front cover and edge. AB34

London: Partridge Press, 1997. First printing. As New/near fine. Peter O'Sullevan was the voice of racing but beyond the commentary there are other sides to Peter O'Sullevans. His friends, colleagues and admirers from the racing world-and beyond-join together to pay homage to a man described as ""possibly the most accomplished reader of action in any sport in the English-speaking world. clean, tight binding, gold lettering on spine. First Edition AB19

New Jersey: A.S. Barnes & Co. Inc., 1978. First printing. Very Good/very good. This book introduces topical coin collecting to the person interested in world and regional games and athletics. It is primarily for the reader who is a coin collector and a sports enthusiast. Brown boards with writing to the spine. Dj some rubbing and bumping, minor shelf wear. Tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB55

Netherlands: Rebo International, 2006. seventh edition. As New/near fine. AWritten especially for people who do not know much about chickens, but already keep some. The text and colourful pictures provide practical information on the feeding and care and breeding of chickens. not clipped, tight clean pages. slight chipping to bottom and top spine on dj, minor bumping to bottom right hand corner front dj. coloured photographs. First Edition AB19

Norwich: Thames and Hudson, 1969. Paperback. Fair. His first book and the first and only comprehensive outline of Irish Art from pre-historic artefacts to the present day. With 180 pltes, 20 in colour. user marks;loose binding;some taped pages AB31

Horndean: Milestone Publications, 1992. Sixth Edition. Very Good/very good. During the late Victorian times when annual holidays and Bank holidays were first introduced, W.H. Goss, an enterprising porcelain manufacturer, foresaw the market for trippers anxious to bring back a memento of their seaside outing. Thus began the craze of collecting Goss china which was to last until the 1930s when the trade rapidly declined. This volume is profusely illustrated and provides a complete listing of all items produced as well as a useful history of the factory and notes for collectors. Edited by Norman Pratten. Red boards with writing to spine. Dj mylar covered. Minor shelf wear. Clean pages and tight binding. Not price clipped. First Edition AB53

London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First Published. Very Good/very good. Octavio Paz is one of the leading poets of Latin America. This is a volume of his poetry and a selection of his work written over a period of fifteen years. He was Mexican Ambassador to India in 1968 and was asked to send a poem to the cultural committee of the olympic games just after a student demonstration in Mexico city had beenbroken up by the police and many students were killed. In answer he resigned from his embassy and sent a poem of protest to the committee. brown boards with writing to the spine. Nice tight binding. Dj mylar covered. Minor shelf wear. Some foxing to the back inside cover. Not price clipped. First Edition AB57

London: Heinemann.Quixote, 1982. Very Good/good. The Seventeen first-class counties that make up the Championship Table are the backbone of English cricket , and inevitably attract the most partisan support. In County Champion seventeen well known cricket enthusiasts write about an aspect of the county they support. clipped, cloth cover,clean pages First Edition AB30