Search Results: Titles starting with J from Peter White Books

Stroud: Tempus, 2006. Part of the 'Images of England' series. Through a selection of over 200 contemporary b/w photographs and biographical writings of the author himself, this book examines the influences of Edwardian Bradford which were at work upon J.B.Priestley in his most formative years, 1894-1914. 128 pages. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 23.5 Cm x 16.5 Cm.

Sywell: Igloo Books, 2016. 176 pages. Many b/w and colour illustrations. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 23.5 Cm x 18.5 Cm.

Sparkford: Haynes, 2017. An insight into the design, engineering, maintenance and operation of Jaguar's Le Mans-winning sports car. 156 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w & colour photographs. Laminated pictorial boards. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New. 27.5 Cm x 21.5 Cm.

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1989. A documentation of the Jaguar Mark II, which includes the 240/ 340/ S-type/ Daimler V8, plus Mark VII/ VIII/ IX. 95 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour & b/w photographs and drawings. Laminated pictorial boards. Condition: The page edges are browning a little, but the book is otherwise clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 20 Cm x 27 Cm.

Windsor: First Avenue Publishing, 1988. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w and colour photographs. Laminated pictorial boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 30.5 Cm x 22 Cm.

Sparkford: Haynes / Kimberley, 1990. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w and colour photographs. Laminated pictorial boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 30 Cm x 21.5 Cm.

Dunellen, NJ: Daleon Enterprises, 2001. A comprehensive reference guide to over 250 London locations which were either connected to Ian Fleming's life or career, featured in the James Bond books and films, or have connections to espionage/intelligence more generally. 176 pages. Many b/w photographs. Condition: There is a crease to a front corner, but the book is otherwise clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 24.5 Cm x 17 Cm.

London: CollinsWillow, 1995. Paperback Edition. 415 pages. 16 pages of colour and b/w plates. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Paperback. Very Good. 18 Cm x 11 Cm.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959. Second edition, reprinted (with corrections). The book presents 154 of Jane Austen's letters (many to her sister Cassandra) from 1796 until her death in 1817, together with extensive notes and a useful index. 519 pages + xlvi prelims, plus numerous pages of notes and indexes. 29 b/w plates and other illustrations. Condition: The jacket has been price-clipped (by the publisher) and is protected from wear by transparent sticky-back plastic. There is a small inscription to the first page, but the book is otherwise clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 23 Cm x 15 Cm.

London: Phoenix Giant, 1997. An intimate portrait of Jane Austen as a woman and a writer. 454 pages + xiv prelims. 16 pages of b/w plates. Condition: A card depicting a plan of The Glebe Land at Steventon in 1821, is glued to a blank page near the front of the book. This will either enrich or devalue the book, dependant on your point of view! Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Revised and Updated Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 21.5 Cm x 14 Cm.

London: The Athlone Press, 2001. A revised edition of the book which was first published in 1964. 159 pages + xv prelims. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package.. Paperback. Fine. 21.5 Cm x 14 Cm.

Moreton in Marsh: Windrush Publishing, 2013. Adlestrop in Gloucestershire was home to Jane Austen's cousins on her mother's side (the Leigh family). Jane visited the area several times, which may have inspired some of the fictional places in her novels. 228 pages + xii prelims. 8 pages of b/w & colour plates. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 20 Cm x 13 Cm.

Stroud: The History Press, 2009. An examination of Jane Austen's life and works which proposes that she and her sister Cassandra fell out over a young clergyman. The author, a retired GP, also offers insight into the disease that killed her. 191 pages. 16 pages of b/w plates. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm.

Alton: Alton Book Company, 2004. 118 pages + 2 prelims. Many b/w photographs and other illustrations. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 21 Cm x 15 Cm.

London: CollinsWillow, 2004. 301 pages + prelims. 16 pages of colour photographs. Condition: The page edges are browning slightly, but the book is otherwise unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 24 Cm x 15.5 Cm.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. A comprehensive biography which unravels Jean Stafford's enigmatic character and reveals the darkly dramatic reasons for her tragic life, providing at the same time a crucial and hitherto missing piece to the jigsaw of modern American letters. 494 pages + xi prelims. 16 pages of b/w plates. Grey Boards in Jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 24 Cm x 16 Cm.

London: Osprey Automotive, 1995. A visual celebration of the Jeep phenomenon which includes: Bantam, Willys, CJ1-7, Jeepsteer, Commando, Gladiator, Wagoneer, Cherokee, Scrambler, Wrangler, Renegade and Concepts. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photographs. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Paperback. Fine. 28 Cm x 21.5 Cm.

St Helier, Jersey: Seaflower Books, 1994. 160 pages. Many b/w illustrations by Pat Miller. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Reprinted Edition.. Paperback. Fine. 21.5 Cm x 14 Cm.

New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. Reprinted Edition. Reading like an archaeological excavation, the book starts at the present surface with the Dome of the Rock and then digs back deeper in time to assess the evidence for Solomon's Temple. 206 pages + 10 prelims. Illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photographs, plans and drawings. Brown boards in jacket. Condition: There is a small tear to the jacket's lower edge, which has been repaired on the inner surface with magic tape. The book is otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 29.5 Cm x 21 Cm.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1985. Recounts the story of the reawakening of Jerusalem between 1838 and 1898: sixty years during which the city was transformed from little more than a crumbling ruin into a bustling metropolis. 238 pages + xviii prelims. Many b/w photographs, maps and other illustrations. Brown boards in jacket. Condition: The jacket has a couple of small tears, and the spine colour has faded a little. The book itself is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fair. 25 Cm x 19.5 Cm.