Search Results: Titles starting with W from Bookbarrow

Pegasus, New York, 1969. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. black titles spine; "the Civil War had an incalculably. traumatic effect on the. South and the Southern spirit, but it did not bring about the creation of a new South within a few short years. To the contrary, much of the Old South civilization survived the war and reconstruction and lived on into the twentieth century. Professor Eaton's brilliant and sensitive study begins with the formation of the Southern Confederacy and ends with the 1880's when men such as Henry Grady and Atticus Haygood were hailing the rise of the New South, The author explores the currents of social and cultural life that flowed on despite the disaster of a civil conflict - and de-emphasizes the military and political history that has been treated in depth elsewhere. However, he makes it clear that in the 1880's the Old South was by no means dead: it waned slowly and could not truly be called gone until the Depression years of the… Read More

New English Library, London, 1985. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. white titles spine; " It seemed a routine delivery job. Except that the parcel was a jug containing a genie called Erimines the Ethical, who knew the secret of immortality but was actually more interested in sex after being bottled up on his own for more than 1,400 years. Except that the wizard to whom the package was addressed turned out to be dead on arrival - murdered - and Fost Longstrider, space-courier, looked likely to go the same way. Just the start of a huge sprawling fantasy saga, studded with helter-skelter chases, beautiful bandits, floating sky cities, a super-intelligent war eagle and demonic powers - an epic of high adventure and all-action imagination."; light edge-wear but a sound copy ; 457 pages plus publisher's adverts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. ISBN: 0450056619. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

New English Library, London, 1985. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. white titles spine; "Now the Princess Moriana has to ally herself with the alien lizard creatures, the Fallen Ones. But their price is the sending of a human volunteer on a Quest that may well be a sacrifice - the seizure of the fabled, death-guarded black diamond called the Heart. And so it happens that mankind's most terrible enemy, the Demon of the Dark Ones, released from a ten-thousand-year bondage, is let loose to rampage and devour across the planet. So the saga sweeps on - a tidal wave of great battle, hot pursuits, of plots, passions and flights of fantasy."; light edge-wear but a sound copy ; 511 pages plus publisher's adverts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. ISBN: 0450057887. ISBN/EAN: 9780450057885. Inventory No: SFC00111. . 9780450057885

O Books, Winchester, Hampshire, 2009. Reprint. Paperback. Good Condition. This seminal work offers the liberating and powerful methods of Diamond Way Buddhism for readers seeking to incorporate Buddhist practice into their daily lives. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 240 pages. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Red titles spine;. Light bumping to outer corners. illustrated by a few b/w. drawings & photo'.. Includes glossary & list of Diamond Way Buddhism centres. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Spirituality & Beliefs; Tibetan Buddhism; Buddhism; Tibet; Philosophy. ISBN: 1846940427. ISBN/EAN: 9781846940422. Dewey Code: 294.3923. Inventory No: 4091. . 9781846940422

HarperCollins/Fount Paperbacks, London, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Condition. For 2000 years, Christian monks have been living the original "green" lifestyle based upon their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. This book looks at the ways in which monastic teaching and practice can guide our own lives to make them simpler, less extravagant and healthier. There are three sections to the book, based upon each of the vows. "Poverty" deals with our material needs, "Chastity" with our relationships and "Obedience" with our spiritual lives. In each section, ten topics are discussed. These include money, food, cooking, home, work, clothes, health, fidelity, celibacy, sex, honesty, forgiveness, children, age , hospitality, prayer, worship, belief, study, confession, sleep, holidays and death. The book is designed for believers and non-believers alike. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 204 pages. No Dust… Read More

Penguin, London, 1974. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Sufism has a large following in the West, not only as a study for Orientalists, but as a practical path of spiritual development. It is also the source of inspiration for some remarkable literature. In an earlier book, The Sufis, Idries Shah - currently at the head of the Sufi tradition -outlined Sufi concepts against a historical account of their immense influence over the centuries on many diverse cultures. In The Way of the Sufi, he presents an unparalleled cross-section of material from Sufi schools, teachings and classical writings as a basic course of Sufi study." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 314 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. White titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Philosophy; Sufism; Eastern Philosophy; Esoteric; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0140037004. ISBN/EAN: 9780140037005. Inventory No: 4936. . 9780140037005

Nimrod Books Services//Learnex Ltd, Liss, Hampshire, 1985. Second Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. blue end-papers; Gamekeeping is a way of life; a career of dedication to the protection of game and the preservation of the countryside. Unhappily many of the large estate owners who were able to afford a gamekeeper are no longer able to do so and, with the ever-growing threat from the anti-country sports fraternity, there is a danger that one more tradition will fade away. An attempt has been made to make the book as practical as possible so that those interested in gamekeeping as a career can study what is involved at first hand. Throughout photographs or other illustrations have been added, thus bringing the text to life from actual gamekeeping situations. The rearing of pheasants, their management, the problems encountered and many other aspects are explained and discussed. This is a book which shows first-hand the nature of gamekeeping as it is actually… Read More

Times Press Ltd./Longbooks, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. This Island, known officially to the English as the Isle of Man, has had many differing designations in the course of its long history and the one in official and general use today is surely the most ridiculous of the lot, taken at its apparent meaning in the English language - especially as women predominate over men in its population. There has recently been some controversy over it, and a claim that by adding a second "n" to Man the difficulty might be solved, but public opinion seemed to be that this minor change would involve a lot of trouble which was hardly worth while, so the spelling was left optional. Manx people themselves have a simpler way out of the difficulty; they call it in Manx Gaelic, Ellan Vannin. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 99 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Black titles… Read More

The Welsh Corgi League, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. The Welsh Corgi League was established in 1938 to promote the interests of and safeguard the Pembroke Welsh Corgi. It caters for the breeder, exhibitor and all who appreciate the qualities of the breed both in the UK and throughout the World. The handbook is published annually and is the envy of not only other breed clubs in this country but overseas too. The articles and photographs it contains are of interest to all Corgi lovers. The comprehensive list of winners at Championship Shows, the Portrait Gallery containing photographs and pedigrees of all the year's C.C. winners, together with the large number of announcements by home and overseas members, listed in Geographical Index, as well as the alphabetical list of home and overseas members, make it an invaluable reference book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 412 pages. Silver titles spine… Read More

O.U.P, London, 1979. First Edition. Laminated Card. Near Fine/N/A. Illustrator: Maps & Photo's. profuseley illust. with maps & b/w. photo's, page 31 has a couple of names written on to a map, otherwise clean, 120 pages incl. index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Maps & Photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Geography & Maps; Africa; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0199132550. ISBN/EAN: 9780199132553. Inventory No: SAF00060. . 9780199132553

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. black & white titles spine & front on orange covers, No.14. in the "Chatham House Papers on Foreign Policy" series & published for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, previous owner's signature on pre-title page & a few lines in margins but otherwise a clean tight copy, 106 pages incl. appendix & notes. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Africa; South Africa; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0710092326. ISBN/EAN: 9780710092328. Inventory No: SAF00077. . 9780710092328

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. illustrated end-papers(b/w. whales on blue background); profusely illustrated throughout by b/w. & colour photographs, drawings & diagrams; Foreword by Philip F. Purrington (curator The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass, USA); chapters include: Whales in Mythology & Folklore;The Biology of Whales; The Different Kinds of Whales; Whaling with Boats & Hand Harpoons; The Last Relics of the Old Days; Science & Whaling; Modern Whaling; Whale Products; The Life of Whales; & Some Books about Whales. The main author & supervising editor of the book is Dr Leonard Harrison Matthews, former director of the Zoological Society of London, but co-writers for different chapters are credited at the front of the book. Size: Oblong 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 287 pages. Previous owner's gift inscription in ink, neat, to title page. Black titles… Read More

Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Mary Paley Marshall was an economist and one of the first women to take the Tripos examination in 1874, achieving top marks, but could not receive a degree on account of her gender. She also was one of the first five women to be admitted and study at Newnham College as part of Cambridge University. In 1875 she was the 25 year old economics lecturer at Newnham College. She had established herself financially as she was the first women lecturer at Cambridge University. She was stylish and known for wearing clothes made from the fashionable prints designed by the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1876 she married Alfred Marshall who had been her economics tutor. After her husband died in 1924, Mary became Honorary Librarian of The Marshall Library of Economics at Cambridge. This book of her reminiscences was published posthumously 3 years after her death. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1920's. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 'What I saw in America' is a compilation of articles G.K. Chesterton wrote for an English publication during his trip to the United States in the early 1920s. It includes many insights, perhaps the most famous of which are that America is "a nation with the soul of a church" and that Broadway would be "a glorious garden of wonders Â… to any one was lucky enough to be unable to read." 'What I Saw in America' tells us as much about the author and his particular views as it does about his destination. Indeed, Chesterton's personalised observations - his aversion to imperialism, capitalism, Anglo-Americanism and his commitment to democracy and fraternity - are distinguished by the piercing wit for which he is famed. Many of Chesterton's reflections are timeless and startlingly prescient. He was highly critical of both the naive… Read More

A & C Black, London, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: A. Heaton Cooper. a slim volume for those touring the Lake District with sections on each lake describing their geography, places of interest, & associations with literary & historical characters with 15 full page illustrations in colour by A. Heaton Cooper. On the last page is a small b/w. map; directions to visiting the lakes & a list of the illustrations. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 32 pages. Occasional underlining of place-names in red ink. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Maroon titles front. grey cloth covers with maroon pattern to front. Illustrator: A. Heaton Cooper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Travel & Places; Lake District; Cumbria; Lakeland; England; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: 4594. .

Century, London, 1983. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. Century Travellers Series; illustrated by b/w. maps & drawings; "As a challenge for explorers the mountain wilderness between India and Inner Asia was unique. The Western Himalayas were seen as a barrier guarding fabled cities unvisited since Marco Polo, barring the way for the commercial opening of Central Asia and Inland China. It took half a century to penetrate this barrier - evidence enough of the appalling difficulties involved. Then, as now, these were partly man-made, for the mountains were of overriding strategic and political importance: there was too much at stake for the sort of free-for-all that happened in Africa or Australia. The freelance traveller was discouraged or discredited; official travellers operated behind a dense screen of secrecy and unlikely excuses. Then there was the terrain - the most formidable on earth, powerful enough to undermine man's sense of self-importance. Yet these… Read More

Faber, London, 1970. Uncorrected Proof Copy. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. Illustrator: Gentleman, David. a wealth of information about the old crafts , skills & experiences of rural East Anglians drawn from interviews with the surviving older generation & demonstrating the value of the 'oral tradition' in an area where book-learning was often frowned upon as likely to make people dissatisfied & take them 'out of their station in life', profusely illustrated with drawings & photographs throughout, the book is divided into four sections covering Craftsmen, Agriculture, The Village & Migrant Workers, an unmarked copy complete with appendices but being a 'proof' - no index, 292 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Gentleman, David. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Farming & Rural Life; East Anglia; Suffolk; Norfolk; England; History. ISBN: 0571084117. ISBN/EAN: 9780571084111. Inventory No: TOP00011. .… Read More

Methuen, London, 1989. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. preface by Gore Vidal; This selection from Christopher Isherwood's writings, taken from his published works over fifty years, is a remarkable tribute to one of this century's most eloquent, controversial and influential writers. It contains long selections from six of . his books, including ‘Goodbye to BerlinÂ’ and ‘My Guru and His DiscipleÂ’,as well as the complete texts of two more, ‘Prater Violet' and ‘A Single ManÂ’. Charting the development of his spiritual and personal beliefs, 'Where Joy Resides' resounds with Isherwood's unique clarity of style and vision. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 415 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Red titles spine;. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Novels; Anthologies;… Read More

Abacus/Sphere, London, 1988. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. The star of white, moderate, liberal opposition must have exploded light years ago and yet the news is only now filtering through. The sun is shining but it does not fool anyone. This is funeral weather. In 1987 the award-winning novelist Christopher Hope returned to his native South Africa for his first real visit in 12 years. He went to cover the May election, to assess the state of white South Africa, to follow the paths of his childhood, and to try to make sense of the place. Frequently he found only non-sense. He found South Africa so absurd, so mad and so incredible that this book - his first work of non-fiction - reads like a scalding black comedy."; 273 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; South Africa; 1980s; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0349100926. ISBN/EAN: 9780349100920. Inventory No: SAF00102. .… Read More

C. W. Daniel Ltd, London, 1921. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. erratum slip (page 26) present; Osbert Sitwell’s erudite & amusing comments on poetry & it’s criticism in seven parts those being: I - The Public and the Mammon of Righteousness; II - Give them the Bird; III - An Inquest on the Body of Eunuch Arden; IV - From the Bathroom "Window; V - Concerning Simple Simon; VI - The Critic and the Cuckoo; VII - Cinderella Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. Some wear to top & bottom of spine. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Black titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Criticism; Literary Criticism; Poetry. Inventory No: 3448. .