BEACH.(U.S.N), Capt EDWARD L:
The Wreck of the Memphis.

Imprint: LONDON.JARROLDS PUBLISHERS (LONDON) LTD.,1967.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[True 1st edn was US,8vo HB+dw/dj HOLT RINEHART WINSTON,(NY),a year earlier,in 1966.] VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,3-colour block (blue,b/w) pictorial illustrated upper panel of dw/dj (an anchored battle cruiser in heavy seas),with black lettering; author's contemporary b/w portrait photographic illustrated rear panel; with some minimal creasing+rubbing to edges and corners - some light chipping to laminate too.A small (approx 3/4") closed tear towards rear,top spine/ backstrip's gutter edge.Top edges inevitably,but lightly dust-soiled with minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing - along with minimal ageing/toning,fore-edges generally brighter and cleaner with a few grub marks - nothing excessive though; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and near immaculate blue+black map (Santo Domingo Harbour) illustrated endpapers.Bottom edges of boards slightly rubbed with light,reciprocal commensurate fraying.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-312pp [paginated] includes author foreword,18 chapters,4pp contemporary b/w photographs (8 in total) in 1 block,between pp120/1, acknowledgements and an alphabetical index of personnel associated with the disaster and in the rescue attempts - and wives+ widows etc.Plus [unpaginated) half-title+ title pages,a dedication,contents list/ table,and an illustrations list with b/w diagram of USS Memphis,as a frntis,to it's verso.Described hard,but fairly and honestly - nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds! One of the largest battle cruisers ever built by the United States Navy,the Memphis (originally U.S.S. Tennessee in 1904),was utterly wrecked in one of the worst catastrophes ever recorded in naval history.Now,in the swift,vivid prose which distinguished his best-selling book 'Run Silent,Run Deep',Captain Beach tells the full story of the Memphis,of the man (his father) who commanded her,and of the court-martial which shattered a brilliant naval career. On 29 August 1916,the Memphis was anchored off the shoals of Santo Domingo harbour in roughly 50 feet of water.Soon after 3.00 p.m. the ship began to roll,and a short time later a huge wave appeared to the southeast - a wave which raced towards the harbour at 40 miles an hour and which grew until its tops were 80 to 100 feet above the normal level. What happened then - the desperate attempts to raise steam,the violent destruction of the cruiser,the 200 men injured,the 43 killed - is told in objective,minute-by-minute detail by an author who has lived with the tragedy all his life.Captain Beach writes: 'The survivors - their numbers now greatly depleted - meet once a year on the anniversary of the disaster,and it is from them,as well as from Father's old papers and official Navy documents,that I have been able to reconstruct the story of that day.' Edward L. Beach was born in New York in 1918 and entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis at the age of 17.During WW2 he served in submarines in the Central Pacific,commanding the U.S.S. Piper in 1945. From 1953-57 he was Naval Aide to the President of the United States,after which he was given command of the nuclear submarine U.S.S. Triton which he took on the first submerged circumnavigation of the world in 1960.Until his retirement from active service at the end of 1966 he was working at the Pentagon.He is also the author of 'Submarine!',the already mentioned 'Run Silent,Run Deep',which was made into a Hollywood film,and of 'Around the World Submerged',the story of U.S.S. Triton's voyage. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja532815. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BEALBY, J. T:
FRUIT RANCHING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Imprint: LONDON. ADAM & CHARLES BLACK,1911.
Edition: UK,8vo HB,2nd edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued(?)
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB,2nd edn.[Originally published (UK) 1909,by same publisher.] VG+.No owner inscrptn. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original navy blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,clean,colour blocked illustration of heavily-laden pear fruit tree branches and overlaid green lined geometric panels with yellow title+author to top panel,spine/backstrip also colour blocked illustrated but with apples +pears and spine is sunned/faded,rear board/ cover plain dark blue and plain without decoration and immaculate,clean glossy b/w scenic photographic front pastedown with drug/ pesticide store advert for free endpaper opposite,rear endpapers as publisher's adverts, hinges solid and sound with no cracking. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or any fraying present.Top edges lightly toned with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges deckled (untrimmed),aged/toned with heavier foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,fairly clean - some minor discolouration with page-edge toning and other imperfections commensurate with book's age and therefore with some minimal foxing/spotting,solid and sound - dog-ear reading creases to pp57/8,pp179/80 and pp195/6,no others to any other pages' corners. UK,8vo HB,2nd edn,vi-xipp+1-220p+i-xvipp assorted rancher's supplies/suppliers b/w adverts,and 2pp publisher's book titles advert at rear [paginated] includes prefatory note, separate contents+illustrations lists/tables, XXII (22) chapters,31 contemporary b/w photographs - all called for and present - interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,a double-page b/w scenic photographic frntis,and title page. This is a practical work on the subject of fruit-growing in British Columbia,and is recommended for any who have the intention of emigrating for the purpose of engaging in this healthful and interesting pursuit.But it's not to these alone,for the style in which it is written is sufficiently good to make the reading agreeable to the general public.It sets forth in plain but picturesque language the reasons that led the rancher to select British Columbia for the scene of his operations; it describes his journey out,relates the difficulties the new settler had to overcome,and proceeds to describe the measure of success that soon attended his labours. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja888520. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 60.00 (approx. $US 78.08 )

BEAN, PHILIP and MELVILLE, JOY:
CHILDREN OF THE EMPIRE: The Untold Story of Britain's Child Migrants.

Imprint: LONDON.UNWIN HYMAN LIMITED,1989.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white & blue lettering to front panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - body of text near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white eps.A production fault(?)a crease from ffe through the prelims and up to pp8,the last page of first chapter.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-177pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,12pp contemporary, historical b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 2,2,and 8pp apiece,between pp50/1,pp82/3 and pp146/7 respectively,further information,a bibliography and an index, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables, acknowledgements,My Life in a Nutshell (Dorothy Chernikov who found her family via the Child Migrants Trust). The extraordinary and untold story of Britain's child migrants is one of shaming exploitation.Around 130,000 children,some just 3 or 4 years old,were shipped off to distant parts of the Empire,the last as recently as 1967. For Britain it was a cheap way of emptying children's homes and populating the colonies with 'good British stock'; for the colonies it was a source of cheap labour.The so-called philanthropists and chid 'care' agencies which set up migration schemes in the last century built up the dream of a new life in new lands.But in practice,life for the 90,000 children exported to Canada from the 1860s to the 1920s was often one of unremitting harship,working a sixteen-hour day on isolated farmsteads; they were often beaten and mistreated and never saw their families or the shores of Britain again. But the real shock is that child migration did not end in the 1920s. Even after the Second World War,until it ended some twenty years ago (then 1989), around 10,000 were transported to Australia - where many were subjected to at best uncarng abandonment,and at worst a regime of appalling cruelty. Abuse and deception characterised the Australian schemes.Parents were told that their children had been adopted in Britain,children were brought up in Australian institutions to believe they were orphans.Now adults,they still break down when they relate their experiences, and for many the search for family has become a lifelong crusade.Because of the withholding or absence of information,only some are reunited with mothers and relatives they did not know existed - a reunion of happiness and confusion on one side,and guilt and disbelief on the other. 'Lost Children of the Empire' tells the remarkable story of the Child Migrants Trust set up,in 1987,to trace families and to help those involved to come to terms with what has happened.But nothing can explain away the connivance and irresponsiblity of the governments and organisations involved in this inhuman chapter of British history. 'Lost Children of the Empire' was the subject of a major British ITV documentary screened in May 1989. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja635916. ISBN: 0044403585.

£ 18.00 (approx. $US 23.43 )

BEARD, GEOFFREY:
The Work of ROBERT ADAM.

Imprint: SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.JOHN BARTHOLOMEW & SON LIMITED,1978.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE-. Owner's neat,handwritten ink name,plus a handwritten familial, Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+ date - daughters to fatheR - to front free endpaper,and a price-clip to dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around pale green background with a black double lined border edging to acolour photograph of Syon House,Ante-room c.1761-5 illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with black-lettered part wording and subject's capitalised black-lettered name in title and black-lettered author name,lightly sunned/faded spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+ title as front and publisher's black illustrated colophon,to foot of same,rear panel with a similarly black double line border edging as front panel,to a Tassie paste medallion of Robert Adam cast in antique form,c.1792. Negligible shelf-wear,an accidental crease to rear top edge and front lower edge butremainder of edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Front panel of dw/dj with a horizontal, superficial score without penetration to the board beneath,some minimal indent impressions to rear panel but again,without any penetration. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and clean (inscrptns excepted) plain pale green endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xpp+1-244pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank reverse, author's Preface,author's short Introduction includes Pts I-III with Notes,4pp Bibliography +Catalogues,Notes on the 181 b/w plates,Notes on the 60 colour plates,Appendices I+II,a Chronology and Buildings and Monuments by Robert Adam respectively,Appendix II a double-paged numerated b/w map with 4pp Key to same,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,an explanation to the reproduced b/w illustration overleaf and its reverse,a title page,Contents list/table with blank reverse,individual separator pages for the Introduction,and Notes on the Plates (b/w+colour).                       Visually the exterior appearance is still exceptional,and even particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 45-year-old age.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading for the dw/dj.Despite them,it] really is still an exceptional, exemplary copy overall,for its cleanliness and brightness.                                      Robert Adam,unquestionably Scotland's most famous architect and one of the most celebrated of British architects,produced work that was in he vanguard of a general European reaction against the Baroque and Rococo.Some architects joining this movement towards a "purer" architecture offered solutions different in spirit to those adopted by Adam,some were content to produce variations on the 'Adam style',but it is to the interior designs of Adam himself - not to the work of these others,though they did much that was creditable - that we must look to find one of the finest expressions of eighteenth-century artistic achievemeNt.Robert Adam,for all the criticism leveled at him by rivals,was pre-eminent in his day,evolving an assured and inventive version of the Neo-Classical that earned him an international - and lasting - reputation.                            This book,a visual survey of much of Adam's work,provides ample material for a critical appraisal of the development of Adam as architect and designer.The Plates,providing the only comprehensive coverage of his work available since Arthur Bolton's two-volume study of 1922,are prefaced by a short introduction and are fully supplemented by notes.Many of the photographs by A. F. Kersting have been secially taken for this book.                    The colour and monochrome illustrations are divided into three main sections: a small group of portraits of Robert and his family; reproductions of drawings made by him,or under his direction,both on his Italian tour and for the later commissions; general views and details of most of the completed and extant works, ranging from grand conceptions such as the south front of Kedleston,and the richly decorated interiors at Syon and Osterley,to the minute detailing of such objects as door furnishings, mirrors, tables, chimneypieces, chairs, silverware, and carpets.                  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.                                   ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

Stock number: rja1073023. ISBN: ISBN 0702810878.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BEARE**, GERALDINE - Selected by:
ADVENTURE STORIES FROM 'THE STRAND'.

Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1995.
Edition: UK,Royal 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - slipcase - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Royal 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus. FINE+/FINE.Bright,crisp,clean,plain gilt paper-covered card slipcase; with some minimal shelf-wear,rubbing and scuffing to all edges and all corners - but no major nicks,splits or tears present.Bright, crisp,clean,Royal 8vo (239 x 161 x 34mm, HB+s/case,vii-xixpp+3-329pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Tim Heald, Editor's preface,20 stories [originally published in 'The Strand Magazine' between 1892 to 1949] each with full page,b/w line illustration by David Eccles; there are also two smaller drawings and a b/w illustrated frntis - all by David Eccles. Plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus to its verso,title page,and contents list/table.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original full green series binding with a design in black and gold by Eccles - rear view of a male figure with an aloft-held fire-brand in front of natives' spears to front and smaller circular illustrated vignette to rear bd and immaculate plain dark green eps.Spine/backstrip inevitably but lightly sunned/ faded so slightly discoloured,with the title+publisher lettered in bright, crisp,stamped black ink within bright, crisp stamped gilt label-boxes on said spine/backstrip.Top edges coloured green, fore-edges white,bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Set in Linottro Ehrhardt (11-pt) with Gill Shadow for display.Typeset by Fakenham Photosetting,printed and bound by the Bath Press,Avon. Includes short stories by Kipling,Conan Doyle,Grant Allen,Richard Marsh,Edgar Wallace,Richmal Compton,'Sapper' and Graham Greene amongst others. A single,individual volume of 3 separately published/released titles (1991,1992 and 1995) all selected by Geraldine Beare but each with a different introduction contributor and also all 3 illustrated by David Eccles - see my book ID rja738417 - 'Short Stories from The Strand.'.The Strand 'Adventures' and 'Crime Stories' were of a uniform binding and typeset but with different board designs by Eccles.The design of text and binding by David Eccles. UK,Royal 8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus. FINE+/FINE.Bright,crisp,clean,plain gilt paper-covered card slipcase; with some minimal shelf-wear,rubbing and scuffing to all edges and all corners - but no major nicks,splits or tears present.Bright,crisp,clean,Royal 8vo (239 x 161 x 34mm,HB+s/case,vii-xixpp+3- 329pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Tim Heald,Editor's preface,20 stories [originally published in 'The Strand Magazine' between 1892 to 1949] each with full page,bw line illustration by David Eccles; there are also two smaller drawings and a b/w illustrated frntis - all by David Eccles. Plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus to its verso,title page,and contents list/table. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original full green series binding with a design in black and gold by Eccles - rear view of a male figure with an aloft-held fire-brand in front of natives' spears to front and smaller circular illustrated vignette to rear bd and immaculate plain dark green eps. Spine/backstrip inevitably but lightly sunned/faded so slightly discoloured,with the title+ publisher lettered in bright, crisp,stamped black ink within bright, crisp stamped gilt label-boxes on said spine/backstrip.Top edges coloured green, fore-edges white,bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Set in Linottro Ehrhardt (11-pt) with Gill Shadow for display.Typeset by Fakenham Photosetting,printed and bound by the Bath Press,Avon.Includes short stories by Kipling,Conan Doyle,Grant Allen,Richard Marsh,Edgar Wallace,Richmal Compton, 'Sapper' and Graham Greene amongst others. A single,individual volume of 3 separately published/released titles (1991,1992 and 1995) all selected by Geraldine Beare but each with a different introduction contributor and also all 3 illustrated by David Eccles - see my book ID rja738417 - 'Short Stories from The Strand.'. The Strand 'Adventures' and 'Crime Stories' were of a uniform binding and typeset but with different board designs by Eccles.The design of text and binding by David Eccles. The Folio Society’s success is due to publishing books with exceptional typography,illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts,using skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books in both fiction and non-fiction fields.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja738517. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

BEASANT**, JOHN:
STALIN'S SILVER.**

Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1995.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped to dw/dj.Colour photographic dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear,and negligible creasing to edges; no nicks or tears and light bumping with reciprocal light creasing to both head+ foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges clean,contents pristine.Black paper-covered,unblemished bds with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate,clean,plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii+1-216pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,preface,11 chapters,appendices(2),b/w map frntis,b/w diagrams,24pp photographs - most in colour and an index. On the night of 28 August 1944,three torpedoes from the German submarine U-859 sank the American merchant ship USS John Barry in the Arabian Sea off the eastern seaboard of Oman.The holds of the John Barry contained 3 million silver Saudi riyals worth 80 million dollars(US) and over 300 million dollars(US) in silver bullion.The 7,200-ton ship broke into two pieces and sank to a depth of 8,500 feet, more than one and a half miles. For forty-five years the great depth of the wreck ruled out any thoughts of salvage.However,in 1989 salvage rights were acquired by Sheikh Ahmed Farid al Aulaqi who engaged the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux,leader of the team which recovered artefacts from the Titanic.Roux and his team have developed technology which has resulted in an operation of deep-sea recovery never before possible. In 'Stalin's Silver' the story of the USS John Barry is recreated with the help of living survivors,including one of the German U-boat officers, and the mystery of the intended destination of 300 million dollars in silver is resolved.Stalin's Silver is as much a sensational story of politics and intrigue between governments during WW2 as it is the story of the salvage of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1825. ISBN: 0747523444.

£ 17.99 (approx. $US 23.41 )

BEATON**, M. C:
AGATHA RAISIN and KISSING CHRISTMAS GOODBYE. [An Agatha Raisin Cotswolds murder mystery.]

Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE & ROBINSON LTD.,2007.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Francis Farmar,illustrated dw/dj,with capitalised,embossed green-lettered title with red-lettered sub-title and capitalised,dark green-lettered author name to front; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered part-title as front,outlined and capitalised red-lettered author's name,thumbnail colour illustration detail from front and publisher's capitalised name to foot of same, rear panel with critics' red+black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top edges with merest,faintest hint of dust flecks towards headband,else bright and clean,fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-206pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear 2pp blanks.                                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 17-year-old age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.                                Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she'll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog. Only two things seem to offer potential excitement: Christmas, and her ex, James Lacey. This year Agatha's sure that if she invites James to a splendid Christmas dinner, their love will rekindle like a warm Yule log but that fantasy will have to wait for now. A wealthy widow who sent Agatha a letter before her death saying one of her family intended to kill her has been found dead. Now Agatha must set out to find the murderer, even though, in her heart, she's still dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones she and James used to know .        Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: 9781845295769.. ISBN: 9781845295769.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BEATON**, M. C:
AGATHA RAISIN: DISHING THE DIRT.

Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE/an imprint of LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP,2015.li
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt white background with glossy,colour pictorial part-illustrated dw/dj,with glossy black-lettered author name, glossy grey lettered and capitalised,red-lettered title,other capitalised purple-lettering and a purple circular adhesive, white lettered competiton prize label - all to front panel of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered author+title as front and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with 3 critics' red+ black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - a very tiny indent with merest impression to board beneath. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,small,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-294pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title page,a dedication with a blank reverse,and to the rear,a competition page and author's b/w portrait photographic illustrated page for her website information.                              Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                 A therapist had moved into the village of Carsely and Agatha Raisin hates her. Not only was this therapist, Jill Davent, romancing Agatha's ex-husband, but she had dug up details of Agatha's slum background. Added to that, Jill was counselling a woman called Gwen Simple from Winter Parva and Agatha firmly believed Gwen to have assisted her son in some grisly murders, although has no proof she had done so. A resentment is different from a dislike and needs to be shared, so as the friendship between James and Jill grows stronger, the more Agatha does to try to find out all she can about her.           When Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days' later, Agatha finds herself under suspicion - and must fight to clear her name.                                            Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1082323. ISBN: 9781472117205.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BEATON**, M. C:
DEATH OF YESTERDAY - A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery.

Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE & ROBINSON LTD.,2013.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean, wrap-around,glossy colour pphotographic illustrated dw/dj,with capitalised,black-lettered title and other black-lettered sub-title and author credit for Agatha Raisin series,brown-lettered author name - all to front panel; the spine/backstrip with slightest but inevitable fade with similalrly coloured+ lettered author name+title,thumbnail photograph detail from front's image,to foot of spine,along with publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name/colphon,rear panel with critics' 3 brown+black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-263pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters and an Epilogue,a small b/w skull+crossed bones illustration as chapter headpieces; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and to the rear 2pp blanks. Author died 30 December, 2019. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a 10-year-old book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults and makes a welcome addition to the M.C. Beaton collection, especially the Hamish Macbeth series.Author died 30th December,2019. A dead witness. A forgotten crime. Hamish Macbeth never had it so hard as in this newest Highlands mystery! When a local woman tells Sergeant Hamish Macbeth that she doesn't remember what happened the previous evening, he's not unduly worried. After all, she's been out drinking and he'd prefer not to be bothered with such an arrogant and annoying woman. But when her body is discovered in a ditch, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness - now dead - has forgotten. . .   Hamish Macbeth as a character made his debut in fiction in 'Death of a Gossip',March 1985.        Hamish Macbeth was a Scottish mystery comdey-drama television series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 26 March 1995 to 4 May 1997.It was loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The novels/ series concerned a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth,in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played by Robert Carlyle. It consisted of three series, with the first two series containing six episodes and the third containing eight.                                Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1079623. ISBN: 9781780331058.

£ 13.99 (approx. $US 18.21 )

BEATON**, M. C:
DEATH OF A POLICEMAN.

Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE/an imprint of CONSTABLE & ROBINSON,2014.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.Virtually as new,so no owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy part colour photographic and part colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised black-lettered part-title and dark blue-lettered sub-title,red-lettered author name; spine/backstrip similar as front: part colour pictorial and thumbnail colour photograph detail,with similarly coloured+lettered author+ part title as front and publisher's capitalised red-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial skyscape illustration with 3 critics' black+red-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,but a possible production fault as at head of pp71-5 inclusive at the page/signature's fold,a small pinch of the paper causing a tiny closed fold+tears to same - else appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2 -264pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank verso,and a part-title separator page.                            Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of major detracting faults.       Murder mystery by Scottish author Marion Chesney,featuring her popular character of Hamish Macbeth, police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh.    Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure. This presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would love nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the town of Lochdubh to monitor exactly what Macbeth does every day. Macbeth hears about Blair's plan and is prepared to insure that Cyril returns back to headquarters with a full report. But Cyril is soon found dead and Hamish quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                       

Stock number: rja1082223. ISBN: 9781780331065.

£ 14.00 (approx. $US 18.22 )

BEATTIE, OWEN and GEIGER, JOHN:
FROZEN IN TIME - The Fate of the Franklin Expedition.

Imprint: LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD.,November,1987.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st reprint.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint. [Book was originally published October,1987,this is the first reprint of it,done in November,1987.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, contemporary monochrome illustration reproduction of ice-bound sail ship background with a superimposed thumbnail colour photograph of coffin-cased John Torrington's thawed body to front of dw/dj,with capitalised,black-lettered part-title,other black-lettered sub-title and co-authors' names and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered name to lower edge.Red,glossy spine with capitalised,white-lettered title and co-authors' names and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with blind spine representation and remainder of panel with cream background with black-lettered prose extract from book. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with light blemising spots,fore-edges also with somme minimal thumbing mark; contents bright,tight, clean.solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked, gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint,viii-xipp+3-180pp [paginated] includes both co-authors' Acknowledgements - a regional Canadian Arctic b/w map with regional insets to reverse of second page of Acknowledgements,a King William Island b/w map with a Foreword to it's verso,Pts 1+2 comprising 7 and 6 chapters respectively,24pp contemporary exxpedition colour photographs in 2 blocks of 12pp apiece, between pp52/53 and pp116/17 respectively,b/w line drawings and maps by Neil Hyslop, Appendices (2),a 6pp Bibliography,and an Index with Notes about the authors to its verso of last page; plus [unpaginated] a thumbnail b/w reproduction contemporary portrait illustration of Sir John Franklin page,a title page,a dedication,a Contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages each with an epigram. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 35+ year-old age. It is only the minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.                                The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845- 48 has been shrouded in mystery for nearly 140 years.This book is a photographic record of the excavation,together with maps and illustrations, accompanies the riveting account of Franklin's fatal adventure.The unfolding of Dr Beattie's unexpected findings is in itself a tale of high adventure.                                       Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

Stock number: rja1152024. ISBN: 0747501017.

£ 12.95 (approx. $US 16.85 )

BEAULIEU, Lord MONTAGU of:
Wheels Within Wheels: AN UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE.

Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 2000.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/j,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject/author's monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with purple,black,cream and lilac lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of the dw/dj's light creasing,is to top edge and head of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain,lightly mottled crean eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-iipp+2-322pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/ table,acknowledgements,a prologue,17 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks 0f 8pp apiece,between pp114/15 and pp146/47,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a contents list/table with Beaulieu family tree to it's recto and a prose extract from an East Arab traditional verse/poem. Any conventional account of the life of Edward Montagu,3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu,will describe his passion for motorcars,which led to the founding of the National Motor Museum at his Hampshire home,his accession to the Montagu barony before his third birthday,his membership of the House of Lords for more than fifty years,founder chairman of both the Historic Houses Association and English Heritage,and his lifetime championship of Tourism. But his 'Who's Who' entry makes no mention of what became known as 'the Montagu Case',an event in his life in the early 1950s that had a direct influence on the changing of the law regarding consenting adult homosexuals. In 'Wheels Within Wheels' Montagu reveals for the first time his account of the events which resulted in two trials at Winchester Assizes,at the second of which, he and the other co-defendants,Peter Wildeblood and Michael Pitt-Rivers, were ultimately sentenced to imprisonment. Montagu was only 27 years old at the time and had hitherto refused to discuss these events.Now he writes for the very first time with great frankness.His account of what life was like in prison in the mid-1950s and how he,a peer,was treated by his fellow inmates is told with good humour. His memoirs benefit from the memories and diaries kept by his mother,who only died, aged 101,in 1996.Lord Montagu is one of the longest serving and active members of the House of Lords,being one of the 92 hereditary peers,elected in 1999,to continue to sit following the Labour Government's reforms. Besides motoring,Lord Montagu has enjoyed a full life in many other spheres,a life he relates wih gusto - be it about the heritage,the countryside,music,travel,film and sport. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and again in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja618516. ISBN: 0297817396.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BEAVER, PAUL:
Encyclopaedia of the FLEET AIR ARM SINCE 1945.

Imprint: UK.WELLINGBOROUGH.PSL,1987.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic illustrated wraps,back and front; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unmarked; contents bright,tight and pristine.Unblemished,plain dark-blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w photographic eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-627pp includes half-title,b/w photographic, double-paged title page,contents list, foreword,author preface,8 chapters, profuse contemporary b/w photographs,b/w line illus+diagrams,a select biblio and an index. For the first time in one volume,here is a comprehensive review of naval flying from the end of WWII to the present day (then 1987).A fascinating work of reference in its own right,it also forms a superb companion to PSL's highly acclaimed encyclopaedias of the modern British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Paul Beaver begins by giving the background to the story in an introduction explaining the origins of naval aviation in 1904 and its development through the First and Second World Wars. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the Fleet Air Arm's role in a wide variety of post-war campaigns from Korea and Suez to the Falklands and Beirut.The modern command structure and organization are then set out and a further chapter is devoted to explaining the technology involved in flying aircraft from ships, including such innovative devices as the angled flight deck and the mirror landing sight.All the squadrons, carriers,fixed-wing aircraft,helicopters and weapons of the Fleet Air Arm are listed,with relevant histories, specifications and performance data.The book is packed with illustrations, including excellent b/w photographs and accurate scale drawings of the ships and aircraft which make it especially useful to model makers. 'Encyclopaedia of the Fleet Air Arm since 1945' provides an invaluable insight into the role of aircraft in the Royal Navy which no naval or aviation enthusiast will want to be without.See also rja2042.Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for corrxct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja2041. ISBN: 0850597609.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BECK**, ROBERT:
THE SOUL OF LYSKERRYS. [Author SIGNED+dedicated copy.]

Imprint: UK.CORNWALL.MANDOLIN PRESS,2019.
Edition: UK,12mo wraps,paperback Original,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj - p/back Original - as issued.
Inscription: Author SIGNED+dedicated.

UK,12mo wraps,paperback Original,author SIGNED, 1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink signature+dedication: 'To James Robert Beck' to top edge of title page and no price removal - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,sharp-cornered,colour,montaged images+ photographic illustrated card covers by SpiffingCovers,with white lettered front,spine and prose extract to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,blemish free; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - unread other than my own collation. UK,12mo wraps,paperback Original,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-287pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,58 chapters and an Epilogue,with a note about author single page with blank verso as last page of book; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED+dedicated title page,a dedication,and acknowledgements. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral paperback item,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. A dreamer doesn't know they are dreaming, but they sure know when they are awake. Liam Verren was defintiely awake,and the woman he had been dreaming of was still there,outside in the road,waiting. In a city without a soul,where the magic is failing,a ghost walks the streets.If Liam is to help the people he has grown to love,he must undertake a perillous journey between worlds and through time in pursuit of a thief who can't be seen. Welcome back to the Otherworld - it's been too long. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. See my book ID rja1005722 - 'The Solstice Blade.' the author's debut and preceding 'Otherworld' novel @ £10.49. Either of these titles can be bought singly,this title @ £12.99,OR purchased as one lot for the SIGNED pair @ £17.99,P+p extra. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1005822. ISBN: 9780995673434.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )

BECKETT, ALISON:
COLLECTING TEDDY BEARS & DOLLS - The facts at your fingertips.

Imprint: LONDON.MILLER'S,1996.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic decorated dw/dj,design repeated to laminated boardds.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,176pp includes b/w illus and profuse colour photographs (330+),a glossary,what to read,and an index. Foreword by Bunny Campione,a consultant to Sotheby's specializing in dolls,doll's houses,teddy bears,soft toys,miniature furniture and automata. Book covers the whole history of doll- making,from 17thC wooden dolls to contemporary plastic dolls - the antiques of tomorrow.18thC papier-mache and wax dolls are featured,as well as 19thC French fashion dolls and china and Parian dolls. Equally collectable are 20thC fabric dolls and plastic dolls,such as Barbie and Action Man. Teddy bears were first introduced in the 1900's and this book traces their development right up to today.Numerous companies including Steiff,Farnell,Ideal and Dean's have produced dozens of different bears and soft toys throughout the 20thC,and many of these are now collectable. The variety of styles,colours,shapes and sizes of bears offers enormous scope for the enthusiast,and this book reflects the broad range available.As with the other titles in this best-selling series,this book concentrates on items that are available and affordable.It shows how to identify and date a piece,assess condition and recognise maker's marks.Throughout the book there are fact boxes with handy tips and hints on what to look out for, what to avoid and how to spot a fake.There is a price guide for every item shown. Please contact seller,for correct,insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1489. ISBN: 9781857328936.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )

BECKETT, FRANCIS - Edited by:
The Prime Ministers Who Never Were.

Imprint: LONDON.BITEBAK PUBLISHING LTD.,2011.
Edition: UK, small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK, small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[ComplEte number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip,price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,matt,pale blue background with 7 politicians',vibrant multi-coloured head portraits in pop-art style,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black lettering and multi-coloured word 'never' in the title,similar letters to spine/backstrip,rear panel with black lettered quote by Norman Tebbit (an included subject); with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges lightly toned; contents bright,tight,clean without blemish,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean and unblemished,publisher's sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xiipp +2-243pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,14 essays by 14 assorted essayists on discuSsed politicians destined to never hold the PM office,contributors' (the writers) biographies; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,contents list/table and a foreword by Denis Healey (also included) and to the rear,reverse of last page - a publisher's b/w illustrated advert for another political titled book. Back in the days of the smoke-filled rooms,the Tory grandee Lord Salisbury,who could not pronounce his Rs,invited the Cabinet into his room one by one and asked: 'Is it Wab or Hawold?' The smart money was on them all saying Wab. . . . Had J. R. Clynes pipped Ramsay MacDonald to the party Leadership,the millworker who'd left school at ten wOpuld have become Labour's first Prime Minister.In the dark days of war.Lord Halifax had first refusal on the premiership ahead of Winston Churchill.Both Hugh Gaitskell and John Smith would have been Prime Minister but for their sudden,early deaths. The contributors,each of them experts in political history,have asked themselves questions like: what shape would the welfare state and the cold war have taken if the Prime Minister had been Herbert Morrison instead of Clement Attlee? What would have been consequences for Northern Ireland had Norman Tebbit succeeded Margaret Thatcher? How would our present life be different without New Labour - a name we would never have heard if either Kinnock or Smith had become Prime Minister and not Tony Blair? Each of the chapters in this book describes events that really might have happened. And almost did.Each of the chapters in this book of political counterfactuals describes a premiership that might easily have happened had the chips fallen slightly differently. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja950221. ISBN: 9781849540230.

£ 14.99 (approx. $US 19.51 )

BEDDOR, FRANK:
THE LOOKING GLASS WARS. [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.EGMONT BOOKS LIMITED,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+ protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn but author's instantly recognisable handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to the title page; over the white heart symbol of the illustrated title page's design and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy silvered background with black+red card suits' symbols to front+rear dw/dj panels - all with black+red lettering - spine included illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present and the minutest of any creasing to both head+foot of spine - the only detracting fault.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt circular motif with card suits' symbols within and title to front board,bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering and cards' 4 suit symbols to spine/ backstrip,and and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1-375pp [paginated] includes a prologue and 56 chapters comprising Pts 1-3 with18,12,and 26 chapters repectively,plus [unpaginated] author's warning for reader's,SIGNED title page,a blank, individual Pts separator pages,recto of last page unpaginated and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. A number of years ago,while on a business trip to London,I went to the British Museum and happened upon an exhibition of ancient playing cards. At the the very end of the exhibition was an incomplete deck of cards,illuminated by an unusual glow,almost as though the cards were alive.I was intrigued by the exhibit and captivated by the images on the cards: this was Alice in Wonderland as I had never seen it before. On the way to the airport the next morning,I stopped at a dealer's specialising in antique cards.When I told the dealer about the unusual exhibit,he revealed that he in fact owned the other cards missing from the deck.He then proceeded to tell me the story of 'The Looking Glass Wars'.That story is the one you now hold . . . Alyss was born into a world of unearthly delights.Destined to grow up and become Wonderland's most beloved Queen. Until her fairy-tale life was shattered. Like the reflection in a looking glass. Seeing her parents killed,she seeks refuge in our world,forgetting her own. Years later a stranger stirs her memory, compelling her to return. But her evil aunt,Queen Redd,now rules the land.Shrieking Seekers command the air. And deep in the darkness,something far more frightening is watching.And waiting. Purring with contentment.Grinning in anticipation . . . Forget all you know.Put aside your preconceived notions.And prepare to experience the extraordinary reality behind the fantasy . . . of Wonderland. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja819918. ISBN: 1405209879.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BEDFORD**, MARTYN:
ACTS OF REVISION.**

Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM,1996.
Edition: UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Book Proof.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - Proof copy - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Book Proof copy. [Publication date March,1996. Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors,proof-readers and some favoured reviewers.For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] NMINT - unread. Wrapped+protected and stored from day of distribution,so NO owner inscrptn,NO reading creases to spine or text block's pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - exception of top,rear corner tip with accidental,small faint creases - as received - glossy,wrap-around white background with thumbnail b/w photograph of human eye to front card cover,with author's capitalised,black-lettered name,title and capitalised,white-lettered BOOK PROOF legend to a narrowblack band/strip at front's lower edge. A flat,reading crease-free white spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author's name+title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name,b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear cover with capitalised,black-lettered synopsis and book's title above a thumbnail black panel with publisher's white-lettered promotion details and other black-lettered publication date,pagination,price,ISBN and format (A Bantam Press hardcover],plus publisher's b/w lettered+illustrated Bantam colophon and UNCORRECTED PROOF etc., legend at lower edge.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and orners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edged bright without ageing/toning or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Book Proof,11-255pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,7 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with Acknowledgements to its verso,a title separator page,and an epigrams page [2 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,Muriel Spark and Beloved,Toni Morrison]. Visually the exterior appearance is still exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its -year-old age and nature, i.e  an ephemeral paperback Proof copy.It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults associated with a decades old paperback. Author's debut novel.                            Bedford plunges the reader into the frightening world of a man obsessed by vengeance.A world at once repulsive and irresistible,where the divisions between fantasy and reality,guilt and innocence become so blurred - that almost without realising it - we are ensnared by the apalling logic of a psychopath. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                  

Stock number: rja1337. ISBN: 0593039831.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BEDFORD**, SYBILLE:
ALDOUS HUXLEY - A Biography. VOL 2,1939-1963.

Imprint: LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS/COLLINS,1974.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.No owner inscrptn but an owner's bookplate pasted to front fep and price-clipped to dw/dj. B/w photographic portrait dw/dj with some light shelf-wear and slight creasing to edges and lightly sunned/faded spine/ backstrip.Top edge dust-soiled with fore-edges slightly aged and grubbed. Contents bright,tight and clean.Blue paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers. Bottom edges of boards lightly marked/ stained.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xii+378pp includes b/w photographic portrait frntis, chronology,list of works,sources, appendices(2),8pp b/w photographs and an index. In the second half of his life Aldous Huxley became ever more deeply concerned with the condition of man in the 20thC,his power to multiply and to destroy himself, his relation to nature,to society,to the planet on which he must live and to the values he must live by. Yet as before Huxley is presented not only as a writer and thinker,but as a private man.We see him in his day-to-day life, in the free and easy world of Hollywood or at his isolated house in the arid beauty of the Nevada desert,his ventures into the world of films and the theatre,in the anxieties of WW2 and the trials of bereavement as well as the gaiety and happiness of his family relationships. These were the years of Grey Eminence,a historical biography that offers insight into the mysticism with which he was increasingly preoccupied; of 'Time Must Have A Stop' and 'Perennial Philosophy; The Doors of Perception',his controversial book on the use of hallucinogenic drugs; of 'Island',the 'good' Utopia that complements the satire of 'Brave New World'.However his achievements are rated, Huxley was an exceptional human being.So it is not altogether surprising that his life should exemplify to an exceptional degree the contradictions of the human condition.How does one reconcile,for instance,Huxley's devotion to his first wife with his seeming blindness to the stresses his dependence imposed upon her, and his renaissance after her death? How can one explain the diverse,sometimes perverse,methods he employed in his search for a state of self-transcendence? This evidence,above all,reveals Huxley as a man whose extraordinary range of knowledge was matched by kindness,fortitude and compassion; a man who was much loved.His lectures on American university campuses attracted many thousands of young people who instinctively recognised in him both the wisdom born of self-knowledge and true humanity.The reader of this biography will share that perception.Companion volume to rja329. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja208. ISBN: 002160145.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

BEDFORD**, MARTYN:
THE HOUDINI GIRL.** [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN GROUP,1998.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED+dedicated.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn. [Stated First Edition.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten ink inscrptn/ dedication: 'To Hana - with best wishes - - - and good luck with your novel. Martyn. ( ? first word indecipherable) ? Bank,November 2007) to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with glossy lower case lettered title+author's name to front.Letters' colours repeated to spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' pale blue+white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.To near centre of spine/backstrip some vertical,small indent impressions but seemingly without adversely affected concomitant area beneath.Also in nearby vicinity some minor vertical abrasions with colour paper loss at rear board's gutter's fold/crease.Top+fore-edges though toned are clean and without noticeable blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a mustard coloured headband,and immaculate mustard coloured endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+ dedicated,1st edn,1-309pp[paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts 1+2 with varying numbers of chapters/sections and an Epilogue,and to the rear,acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] blank with publisher's b/w colophon to lower edge. Author SIGNED title page,a dedication,an epigram,individual Pts separator pages each of which are followed by a page with 2 epigrams and at the rear,as last pages - 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is still acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1024622. ISBN: 0670879649.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BEEDLE, JIMMY:
THE FIGHTING COCKS - 43 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force 1916 - 2009.

Imprint: UK.BARNSLEY,SOUTH YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD AVIATION/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2011.
Edition: UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn. [Originally and first published in UK in 1966, with a 2nd revised edn in 1985 and this 3rd revised and updated edn in 2011.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,white lettered title+ sub-title and author name to front panel,spine/backstrip with similarly lettered titles,thumbnail colour Squadron badge to head of same,grey lettered author name and colour illustrated publisher's colophon to its foot,rear panel with colour photograph of 4 planes in formation in scenic coastal location. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, generally sharp-cornered,original plain lack cloth boards with brigth,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a +black striped headband,and imaculate plain white endpapers. UK,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,3rd revised+updated edn,II-VIIIpp+1-344pp [paginated] includes reverse of title page,contents list/table,forewords to 1st+2nd Editions also with 3rd edn acknowledgements and to foot of page,a bibliography with a b/w portrait photographic frntis to its verso,of Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant,who provides the Foreword on opposing page which to its reverse,has a b/w photographic reperoduction of a fighting cock,34 chapters+Postscript,profuse,historical contempraneous b/w photographs and contemporary modern b/w+colour photographs and colour illustrations interspersed throughout the text and the book,Appendices (1-9),and Indices - General and People; plus [unpaginated] title page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. In April 1916,a group of early aviators gathered in the fields beneath the crags and ramparts of Stirling Castle to form what was to become one of the Royal Air Force's most distinguished fighter squadrons.Few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron which has included being the first to undertake ground attack operations during the First World War,shooting down the first enemy aircraft over England in the Second World War, and achieving the remarkable double of shooting down 6 enemy aircraft in one day in both World Wars. Its distinctive emblem of the Fighting Cock embodies the spirit and resilience of a fighter squadron that has been in the vanguard of RAF operations for almost a century. Perhaps the Fighting Cocks' finest period occurred during the Battle of Britain when its Hurricanes destroyed 60 enemy aircraft with a further thirteen "probables" and twenty-five more damaged. With the advent of the jet age, 43 Squadron became the first unit to fly the Hunter,seeing operational duties in Aden,before re-equipping with the Phantom until the end of the Cold War.This new edition of the Fighting Cocks' history brings the story up to date and covers its 20 years of service with the Tornado F3, including the Gulf War, NATO operations over Bosnia, and the Iraq War. * Few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron,Fighting Cock embodies the spirit and resilience of a fighter squadron that has been in the vanguard of RAF operations for almost a century. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.**

Stock number: rja1049823. ISBN: 9781848843851

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

BEEVER, JULIAN:
PAVEMENT CHALK ARTIST: The Three-Dimensional Drawings of Julian Beever.

Imprint: US.BUFFALO,NY.FIREFLY BOOKS LTD.,2010.
Edition: US,slim square Qrto HB+dw/dj,2nd printing.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,slim square Qrto HB+dw/dj,2nd printing. FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price -clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photograhic illustrated dw/dj,with b/w+yellow lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear to edges and corners.A small closed tear/nick to top of dw/dj's spine/backstrip's rear gutter's edge with some light rubbing and miniscule loss. Majority of creasing is to top,rear edges of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Dw/dj design repeated to bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glazed boards,and immaculate pale blue endpapers.A small dent to front,top gutter's edge with a 2/5" split.US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,2nd printing,6-110pp [paginated] includes an contents list/ table,an introduction,chapter on Anamorphic technique,58+ colour examples of artist's work; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with full colour,full page frntis to verso,title page,and credits to rear. The pavement chalk artist is a master of art,perspective,creativity and performance. Julian Beever is one such extraordinary master.More than just traditional flat drawings,the works Beever creates are uniquely three-dimensional anamorphic drawings.They are drawn in perspective and distorted so the subject can be viewed properly only from one particular viewpoint.For those who are standing in the right place,his chalk drawings invite them to step right into the scene or,in the case of the artists well-known Swimming Pool in the High Street,dive right into the water. Pavement Chalk Artist includes a fabulous selection of Beever's most intriguing anamorphic drawings.Each one is accompanied by a description of the techniques he used and the challenges he overcame.These photographs record the development of his unusual skill and understanding of perspective. Readers can see how his art progresses and matures as he takes on commissioned works and a wealth of original,inventive subjects in locations worldwide.The photographs tell the story,giving readers both an understanding of the principles of this 3-D art form and the pleasure of sharing the scenes that passersby once enjoyed before these unique works disappeared forever. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja542115. ISBN: 9781554076611

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

BEGG, PAUL & SKINNER, PAUL:
THE SCOTLAND YARD FILES: 150 YEARS OF THE C.I.D. 1842-1992.

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE,1992.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj. B/w+monochrome photographic upper wrap with red+white text with minimal shelf- wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj edges - no nicks or tears present.Both inner flaps of dw/dj have internal creasing,due in part,to incorrect closure of book at some stage of it's lifetime.Top +fore-edges slightly aged/toned,as usual/ normal,contents bright,tight and clean. Black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.8vo,ix+1- 306pp includes title+half-title pages, contents list,19 chapters,32pp contemporary b/w illus/photographs: 16pp between pp82/3 and 16pp between pp210/11 respectively,12pp biblio and an index. 150 years ago,amid considerable public suspicion,a tiny squad of six plain-clothes detectives was set up at Scotland Yard.From this grew the formidable Criminal Investigation Department, reknowned throughout the world for its unparalleled skill and experience in catching criminals.The famous newspaper headline,'SCOTLAND YARD CALLED IN.' still evokes all the pride and excitement of a crack team of detectives tackling the most notorious and baffling of crimes. Working with the full support of Scotland Yard,the authors present the first history of the C.I.D. to appear for half a century.Paul Begg and Keith Skinner have discovered documents,memoirs and photographs never published before,some not even known to have existed.They give a full picture of the development of the detective and,uniquely,set it against a changing social scene. 'The Scotland Yard Files' scans the fascinating history of the C.I.D. from the first Great Train Robbery in 1885 to Jack the Ripper;Crippen to the Kray Twins; the Siege of Sidney Street to the Iranian Embassy Siege.It also chronicles the scandals which have periodically rocked the force,from the Great Scotland Yard Scandal,out of which the C.I.D. was born,to the Porn Enquiry. What emerges is a story which shows that crime essentially hasn't changed - people have - and that the C.I.D.'s most difficult job is to adapt to changing social standards.Through this survey of 150 years,'The Scotland Yard Files' looks at the type of police force we have now and that we may get in the future. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1872. ISBN: 0747203717.

£ 17.99 (approx. $US 23.41 )

BEHE**, GEORGE:
Titanic - PSYCHIC FOREWARNINGS OF A TRAGEDY.

Imprint: UK.WELLINGBOROUGH,NORTHANTS,1988.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour wrap-around artwork [specially commissioned painting] by Ken Marschall illustrated dw/dj; with negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - but with a laminate wrinkle/crease the length of the upper wrap's edge towards the spine/backstrip (a production fault?).Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, unblemished,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,5-176pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents list/ table,Edward S.Kamuda (founder,General Secretary of Titanic Historical Society Inc.) foreword; prologue,introduction,Pts 1-5,24pp b/w contemporary photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,discussion+conclusion,references, acknowledgements,further reading and an index. For over 75 years,the loss of the Titanic has captured the popular imagination,and one of the most intriguing aspects is the number of people who claimed to have received a psychic portent of the tragedy. Many heeded the warnings and were saved. But others went ahead in spite of their serious misgivings and so were lost with the ship. George Behe here investigates 135 fascinating cases which claimed to have a pyschic element.On closer scrutiny he has found that some seem to be mere coincidence,while others are genuine mistakes or deliberate hoaxes.Many accounts do indeed have a possible psychic connection,but lack some vital piece of evidence to prove the case conclusively either way.Most baffling of all are those incidents which cannot be explained away purely in rational terms,and which do indeed seem to be examples of genuine paranormal phenomena.After careful study, some curious events are revealed that have no apparent origin in normal human experience.With fifty photographs,many published here for the first time, this book provides an unusual perspective on the story of the Titanic which every open-minded reader will find engrossing. George Behe has been fascinated by the Titanic story since he was a small boy, when his grandmother told him about it - she lost two relatives in the disaster.He is a member of the Titanic Historical Society and spends most of his spare time undertaking further research into the ship and its passengers.He is fortunate in counting several Titanic survivors among his friends. As the Titanic sailed majestically out of Southampton on the first leg of her maiden voyage on 10 April 1912,she was heralded as 'practically unsinkable'.Four nights later she brushed an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic and took Captain Smith and 1,500 of his passengers and crew to their deaths in the freezing water.Since that tragic night,reports have come to light of people who,by word or deed,seemingly exhibited foreknowledge of the Titanic disaster.Amongst those who perished was the famous spiritualist W.T.Stead and many paranormal phenomena were reported which coincided with his death.But people from all walks of life - crew,eminent passengers,even the Captain - were involved in some way with apparently psychic occurences.This dispassionate critique looks at 135 carefully documented instances of psychic activity,the unlikely,the possible and the inexplicable,giving a new slant to an endlessly fascinating episode of history. Please contact seller,because of the light weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja26047. ISBN: 1852600888.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BEHR, EDWARD:
Les Miserables: History in the making.

Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1989.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim, heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,a small diagonal clip to top,right-hand corner of ffe,but no price-clip to dw/dj though. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial Les Miserables logo to upper wrap,colour photographic stills from the musical to rear wrap,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.A small,closed tear/nick towards head of spine/backstrip,on top,rear edge,head+foot of same minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,pale grey endpapers.UK,slim,heavy Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,12-191pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,libretto,profuse contemporary b/w+colour photographs+illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, Les Miserables logo illustrated frntis,contents list/table,acknowledgements,a chronology of Victor Hugo's life+times,and picture credits to last page. Les Miserables has made musical history. It has become a cultural,financial and social phenomenon.In just three years(then 1989),over a million people have flocked to see it and in ticket revenues alone it has grossed 150 million dollars.It is currently being performed worldwide and in 1992 Alan Parker celebrates Les Miserables in celluloid with another major feature film. It all began with the book,'Les Miserables',which Victor Hugo started writing in 1836.It was not until 1980 that its musical potential was realised when two young Frenchmen - Alain Boublil and Cluade-Michel Schonberg - adapted Les Miserables for the French stage.In 1982 the impresario Cameron Mackintosh stumbled on their record,decided to work on it in English and the trials and tribulations behind the genesis of a major international hit began. Edward Behr goes right back to the book and the fascinating events surrounding its development,not least the dramas in Victor Hugo's own personal life.He conveys the sheer excitement and wonder surrounding the conception and production of the musical. 'Les Miserables - History in the Making' incorporates first-hand interviews (with casts,directors,producers),hundreds of photographs,set and costume illustrations (some of which never before reproduced) and the complete libretto from the show.It offers a historically informed and challenging thesis and makes a lasting record of a unique and unforgettable venture. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja31478. ISBN: 0224026755.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )