Search Results: Titles starting with C from William Robertson

Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st English language edition. Fine. A photographic travelogue showing the best of modern Canada: nature; scenery; cities; people; architecture; history, etc, etc. With informative text and 'info-boxes'. Size, 26.5 x 19.5cm, 128 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos and maps. Pictorial card covers in fine conditon. Internally fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

Skokie, IL: Weber, 1978. First edition thus. Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. Good+/-. Produced by Consumer Guide Magazine, Classic Car Quarterly (Fall 1978, Vol: 205). A well illustrated guide to those fabulous fifties American cars - those beautiful chrome and tailfinned monsters, produced in the days when form took precedent over function in many cases. Each of the major manufacturers is covered, with details of important developments throughout the era, plus 'at a glance' details of price, weights, wheelbases, and engine outputs (BHP) for each year of the decade. The detailed and informative text is accompanied by numerous b&w period photos, sometimes showing important features of a particular model. As well as the 'big boys', there is a concise illustrated review of dozens of smaller makers - some you will never have heard of. This is followed by a 4-page Model Year Production Chart, giving numbers produced for each major make & model. An essential guide for collectors and/or car enthusiasts… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Hardcover. Good +/fair. Good+/Fair Jacket. Fantasy sequel to author's 'Giftwish'. Young King Ewan and the witch-girl, Catchfire, set out to break the spell which prevents life-giving rain falling on the realm of Feydon. Contains 183 pages, 21.5 x 14.5cm, with 1 map. Blue cloth boards in illustrated dust jacket. Jacket shows moderate shelf wear, otherwise Fair-to-Good. Internally, Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: New English Library , 1984. First UK edition. Good +/good. Moving and sometimes disturbing stories of children caught up in war zones around the world. Based originally on an article for 'Time' magazine. Contains 212 pages, 22 x 14cm, with 8 pages of b&w photos. Navy-blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows gift inscription in ink on front endpaper, otherwise Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Marshall Cavendish, 1980. Hardcover. Good/Good. A day by day chronology of World War II, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the capitulation of Japan in 1945 - six bitter years of struggle and sacrifice. Fully illustrated with photos and newspaper headlines of the day. Major events are highlighted in bold print for easy cross-reference, and includes a full glossary and index. From land, sea and air campaigns to civilian life, each front is given a seperate entry, so the reader can follow the simultaneous unfolding of far-flung events, or focus on areas of particular interest. Tables of facts and figures chart the course and cost of the war while twenty detailed maps locate the action. Concise biographies of the leading personalities are featured, alongside provocative analyses of the key turning points in the Axis bid for world domination. A wealth of fascinating detail for the military historian or general reader. Contains 200 pages, 29 x 22cms, illustrated throughout with b&w… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardback. Reprint. Good/No Jacket. The 1906 reprint of this charming little book, first published by Macmillan in 1903 Seven separate chapters tell us the history and customs of some of the main coaching routes in olde England, namely, the Bath, Exeter, Portsmouth, Brighton, Dover, York, and Holyhead roads. Packed full of details of coaches, coachmen, passengers, inns and inn-keepers, etc. Accompanying the text are numerous fine pen-and-ink drawings by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, depicting people, places and buildings encountered along the routes. A fascinating read for historians or simply anyone with an interest in the romance of the coaching era. Contains 376 pages, 17.5 x 11cm. Scarlet cloth boards in good condition with gilt titles and decor on front and spine, and gilt top edge. Internally, in very good condition: clean and bright with no markings, with tissue-protected… Read More

London: Collins , 1967. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good. Good/No Jacket. Complete guide to bird watching: where to see them; how to identify them; what to feed them; and how to care for them if oiled or injured. Informative text accompanied by clear b&w photographs by Eric Hosking, John Markham, et al, and line drawings by R.A.Richardson. Sky-blue cloth boards showing moderate wear and spotting. No dust jacket. Internally has coat-of-arms pasted to front endpaper with previous owner's signature in ink, (C.P.L. Openshaw, Cambridge, 1968), otherwise in good condition: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

New York: Macmillan, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Just after World War I, the author saw for himself the evidence of carnage and destruction left behind on the battlefield at Verdun. This experience prompted him to ask why so many young men died for so little gain during that bloody conflict. He embarked on a quest to research and publish the answers to that question, revealing for the first time the full extent of military incompetence and sheer stupidity on all sides - American; British; French; German; and Russian. A somewhat controversial book when first published in 1930, it is now widely regarded as an insightful dissection of the military thinking of the time. Perhaps its greatest strength is that Woods managed to retain a degree of impartiality, concentrating on the facts, rather than indulging in an anti-war diatribe. Now fairly scarce, this is an important volume which deserves a place in every military academy or Great War historian's collection. Contains 274 pages, 21 x 13.5cm. Scarlett cloth… Read More

London: London, Salamandar, 1992., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good +. Detailed and large format volume on the General Dynamics/Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon. Covers the design, construction, powerplants, weapons systems and avionics of this outstanding warplane, as well as its performance and handling. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of colour photos, special profile artwork, charts and diagrams. A wealth of detail for the aviation enthusiast and/or modeller. Contains 64 pages, 33.5 x 26cm. Pictorial laminated boards in very good condition. No jacket. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Scribner's , 1991. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fair/good +. Fascinating biopic of a generation of Newfoundlanders - those whose status as 'come from aways' picked them out as somehow inferior to those born and bred on that fiercely independent island. Size, 24 x 16cm, 224 pages, 8 b&w photos and 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in good+ illustrated dust jacket. Internally, fair: the ocassional stain, but generally clean and unmarked in good bindings.

New York: Metro Books , 1996. Hardcover. Fine/good. New York: Metro Books , 1996. Hardcover. Fine/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fine/Good. Details the key moments in aviation history, lavishly illustrated by striking photographs. Contains 208 pages, 30 x 23cm, and illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing repaired cut on front bottom-left, otherwise in Good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

Godalming: Colour Library Books , 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. A lavishly illustrated guide to growing plants in window boxes, hanging baskets, pots, urns and tubs. Size, 28.5 x 22cm, 192 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards in very good, but price clipped, pictorial dust jacket. Internally, near fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Robert Hale, 2000. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. In this story, a Faustian bargain is drawn up between two authors: one succesful (Bryce Proctor) but bereft of ideas, the other (Wayne Price) a struggling unknown with an unwanted manuscript. Proctor will claim Price's novel as his own, splitting the profits 50/50 - but in return, Wayne must kill Bryce's manipulative wife. A fiendishly fascinating and exquisitively explosive tale from the master of modern crime fiction. Contains 239 pages, 23.5 x 15.5cm. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrated, laminated boards in good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

Hong Kong: APA , 1992. Paperback. Fair. Part of the well known Insight Guides series, this looks closely at the 'millionaires' playground' of the Cote d'Azur in the south of France and Monaco. Chock full of informative detail and lavish photography, this tells the visitor anything they'd want to know about this glamourous part of the world. Size, 22 x 15cm, 364 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial card covers in fair condition. Internally, fair: mostly clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Riverhill Press, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. London: Riverhill Press, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Softcover. 1st Edition. Near Fine/-. Includes drawings and illustrations of various types of building (mostly now demolished, and some never actuallly built in the first place) from the villages of Pinner; Stanmore; Bentley Priory; Stanmore Park; Harrow Weald; Headstone; Hatch End; Kenton; Roxeth; Greenhill; and Wealdstone, all accompanied by detailed and informative captions, with a brief introduction to each village. A fascinating volume for historians, architects, town planners (?), or anyone with an interest in the area in general. Contains 352 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with numerous b&w drawings and sketches. Illustrated card covers in Near Fine condition. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Stanley Paul , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. From two of WWII's greatest fighter pilots - Johnnie Johnson and Laddie Lucas - comes this concise analysis of aerial conflict, from WWI to the Gulf. Packed with detail and expert opinion on how/why the greatest air battles were fought. Size 265 x 20cm, 208 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and some colour, plus several 2-colour campaign maps and diagrams. Blue cloth boards in Fair illustrated dust jacket, showing crinkled edges top and bottom. Internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1994. Hardcover. Fair/good. An expose of appalling war crimes commited during the early days of the Nazi occupation of the western Soviet Union. Reveals how the Allies allowed the perpetrators of these crimes to live quietly in the West in order to prosecute the Cold War against the Soviets. Above all, it is the human story of history's greatest crimes against humanity and the men who strove to expose the criminals, against the wishes of the cynics and some of the most powerful sections of The Establishment. A powerful, shocking and very moving volume. Size, 24 x 16cm, 222 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, fair: ocassional light stains but generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Describes all the cruisers extant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-1945 by the nations of the world. Each class featured with full coverage of its design, construction and subsequent modifications, together with tabulated details of builder, dates, and specification data notes on the fate of each ship. Considered a major contribution to Naval literature, enabling historians, modellers and veterans to study the subject with an extra thoroughness and accuracy. Contains 288 pages, 25 x 25cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos and line drawings. Illustrated laminated boards in fine illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY ITEM AND WILL LIKELY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE, EVEN FOR UK CUSTOMERS. PLEASE EMAIL FOR ACCURATE QUOTE.

London: Cunard, 1990. Cardboard Covers. Near Fine. Near Fine/-. A Limited Edition souvenir booklet to mark the 150th anniversary of the Cunard Line. Published in 'glossy magazine' style by the company itself, this outlines the triumphs, achievements and setbacks for Cunard - perhaps the world's best-known steamship company - throughout it's life (to publication date). Packed with numerous colour and b&w photos of Cunard's fleet, including some of the rarer vessels used by her subsidiary companies, plus many glossy adverts from various businesses associated with supporting these liners. Contains 80 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Illustrated card covers in Very Good condition. Internally, Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.