BAYLEY, JOHN:
IRIS: A MEMOIR OF IRIS MURDOCH.

Imprint: LONDON.GERALD DUCKWORTH & CO. LTD.,1998.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp, clean,glossy monochrome portrait photograph of subject to front of dw/dj,with capitalised,dusky pink-lettered part-title [IRIS] and capitalised,black-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised black-lettered name, all to front's top edge.A dusky-pink spine with capitalised,white-lettered part-title and capitalised,black lettered sub-title and author name with publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author and subjects' 3/4 length colour portrait photograph,the remainder of panel a white background with a b/w thumbnail colophon illustration and it's capitalised,black-lettered name and address and b/w barcode.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges generally bright and clean but for a group of 3 tiny,faint blemishes, fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning or foxing; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unreaad apart from my collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,5-189pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/table,a dedication and individual Parts I & II [THEN and NOW] separator pages with 8 chapters; Pt II as a year 1997 with dated months with varying numbers of contributions/reminiscences to each,16pp of contemporary b/w personal photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp64/65 and pp128/29 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,2pp blanks.   Visually,the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age.It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a book of comparable age.          This is a memoir, not a biography, with obvious resonance.                                        John Bayley, former Professor of English at Oxford, and Iris Murdoch, philosopher and author, have been married for more than 45 years.She has shown the degenerative effects of Alzheimer's Disease for the last four years.The words quoted above were not,needless to say,his.  He chronicles a shared experience that can no longer be shared except with those outside of it, and as such is vital for him as he copes, rather than grieves.He purposefully blurs the boundaries of past and present as he describes the marriage of two brilliant intellectuals, determinedly unworldly and collegiate, mixing wine and water (they are serial dippers) throughout Europe as they serenely move "closer and closer apart".   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples.   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is 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: rja1178924. ISBN: 0715628488.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BAYLEY**, NICOLA:
Nicola Bayley's Book of NURSERY RHYMES.

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1979.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,reprint.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,reprint.[Originally published UK,Jonathan Cape (London),1975 in 8 volumes with pictorial bOARds,NOT to be confused with her first published book 'Book of Nursery Rhymes' same publisher but earlier,in 1973.A revised edn in 1976 and then reprinted in 1977,1978,and 1979. This edn is that last reprint to that date.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,colour pictorial artwork by Nicola Bayley,illustrated glazed bds with black lettering; some minimal, light and sporadic,superficial scoring+indents. Bright and clean top+fore-edges; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.To each of the last page along with the rear free endpaper,have concomitant,small tears to their top edges,towards vertical gutter's edge.UK, slim Qrto HB,reprint,includes colour pictorial ovoid vignette illustrated title page,32pp [unpaginated],22 colour illustrated nursery rhymes.An opportunity to purchase a single volume of the set to either complete or begin. Nicola Bayley,born Singapore,1949.Studied graphic design at St. Martin's School of Art and illustration at the Royal College of Art.Soon after she left college, Jonathan Cape published her first illustrated children's book,Nicola Bayley 'Book of Nursery Rhymes',which was outstandingly successful and was followed a year later by 'Tyger Voyage' - see my book ID's rja424112,rja424212 (miniature 1st edns/books) and rja424412,rja424512 for true UK,1st edns; both books were translated into seven languages. The fantasy world that she paints is secure and tranquil and full of carefully worked detail.Her jewel-like colours are sometimes applied with a distinctive stippling technique to produce a varied texture.She is particularly well-known for her pictures of cats and her most popular books include 'The Patchwork Cat' (see my book ID rja28608) and,for Walker Books,the series 'Copycats'. She is also the illustrator of 'Merry-Go-Rhymes' and 'Bedtime and Moonshine' (both Walker Books). Want some more Nicola BAYLEY illustrated books/titles? Please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue for other and similar titles. 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,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: rja666417 . ISBN: 0224013378.

£ 6.00 (approx. $US 7.81 )

BAYLEY, STEPHEN - Edited by:
THE CONRAN DIRECTORY OF DESIGN.

Imprint: LONDON.CONRAN OCTOPUS LIMITED,1985.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++./VG+.No owner inscrptn,and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean, glossy laminated,colour illustrated dw/dj with slight shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges,an internal sellotape repair to rear,top corner split/tear and slightly rubbed top+bottom rear bd's corners.Top edge lightly aged and minimally foxed/spotted,fore-edge brighter, cleaner and not foxed; contents bright,tight and clean.Dw/dj design repeated in black+silver/grey to paper-covered bds with same design repeated to eps,but without the lettering.Qrto,6-255pp [paginated] + half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,a foreword by Sir Terence Conran, author introduction,7 chapters/sections,profuse contemporary b/w+colour photographs+ illustrations (500) throughout the text and the book,A-Z contents+A-Z Entries lists/tables, general bibliography,museums+institutions, acknowledgements and an index of Products and Designs. As mass-produced goods become ever more pervasive in our lives,so the role of design - and those who determine it - becomes increasingly important and subject to scrutiny. THE CONRAN DIRECTORY OF DESIGN provides the key to a better understanding of design today.It is the first comprehensive work of reference on this subject.Authoritative,yet spirited and opinionated,it is a guide to the history of well-designed consumer goods of the last hundred years (then 1985) - a lexicon of names, movements,innovative manufacturing companies,and materials and processes which opened up new possibilities for the designer.Arranged in alphabetical order,the entries combine the essential facts,an analysis of the significant features and an assessment of the subject's contribution to the development of design.While product design dominates,other aspects of design - such as graphics,architecture and fashion - are included where their influence on the styles of the century are inseparable from the industrial objects they affected.The 500 illustrations include not only major achievements in design history,but also contain many surprising and arresting items,and the captions explore the particular stylistic principles behind them. The incisive introductory chapters pinpoint key moments in the history of design, so that the entries and illustrations can be seen within a co-ordinated framework.The cross-referencing system,together with a detailed product index, enables you to trace the designer or manufacturer of any object described in the book.With an ever-growing public awareness of the subject,and new approaches in the ways it is taught,this book is an invaluable companion to design in the late 20thC. Please contact seller,because of the weight - nearly 1.4 Kg unpackaged - 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: rja27337. ISBN: 1850290059.

£ 17.00 (approx. $US 22.12 )

BAYLEY**, NICOLA:
THE NECESSARY CAT: A Celebration of Cats in Picture and Word.**

Imprint: LONDON.WALKER BOOKS LTD.,1998.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 10-1 descending.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Nicola Bayley,illustrated dw/dj,with black+grey(?) and fluorescent gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, would appear unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original muted brown paper-covered boards with design repeated from dw/dj plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,printed black ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain biege endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,16-74pp [paginated] includes profuse colour cat illustrations in a variety of styles and media,literary contributions from various authors throughout the text and the book,an index of titles and first lines, acknowledgements (to rear); plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted half-title+title pages,author foreword,double-page contents list/table,double-page cat themed /named flora illustration, double-page cat themed paper ephemera scrap-book reproduction illustration. Nicola Bayley has collected anything to do with cats for as long as she can remember and she has drawn on this material for 'The Necessary Cat', her gloriously individual homage to the feline race.In this fascinating album,you will find cat toys and plants; odd cat words and even odder cat facts; and cat lore and literature,including nursey rhymes and poems by such luminaries as Eleanor Farjeon,W.B. Yeats and William Wordsworth. Here are exotic cats,wild cats and cats of artistic and literary distinction illustrated in a variety of styles and media,but all displaying the exquisite miniaturist detail and sly sense of humour that distinguish this favourite artist's work.If you love cats or fine art or delightful entertainment,you will love this book.If ever there were a necessary cat,this is it. One of this country's (UK) most highly regarded artists,Nicola Bayley is admired in particular for her pictures of cats.She has illustrated several books,including the 'Copycats' series, 'Fun with Mrs Thumb','The Patchwork Cat' (see my book ID rja28608) and the award-winning 'The Mousehole Cat' (see my book ID rja368110). Nicola Bayley,born Singapore,1949.Studied graphic design at St. Martin's School of Art and illlustration at the Royal College of Art.Soon after she left college,Jonathan Cape published her first illustrated children's book,Nicola Bayley 'Book of Nursery Rhymes',which was outstandingly successful and was followed a year later by 'Tyger Voyage' - see my book ID's rja424112,rja424212 (miniature 1st edns/books) and rja424412,rja424512 for true UK,1st edns; both books were translated into seven languages. The fantasy world that she paints is secure and tranquil and full of carefully worked detail.Her jewel-like colours are sometimes applied with a distinctive stippling technique to produce a varied texture.She is particularly well-known for her pictures of cats and her most popular books include 'The Patchwork Cat' (see my book ID rja28608) and,for Walker Books,the series 'Copycats'.She is also the illustrator of 'Merry-Go-Rhymes' and 'Bedtime and Moonshine' (both Walker Books). Want some more NICOLA BAYLEY illustrated books/titles? Please check my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue for other and similar titles. 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,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: rja819718. ISBN: 0744519241.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

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 THE BUSY BODY.

Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE & ROBINSON LTD.,2010.
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,matt,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj panels; front panel with b/w+red lettering,rear panel with critics' black+red lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.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 plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 1-199pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters and an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and 2pp b/w illustrated publisher's adverts to the rear of the book. Author died 30th December,2019. Agatha Raisin has never been one for enforced holiday cheer,but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities.But this year Mr John Sunday, an officer with the Cotswold Health and Safety Board,has chosen Christmas to crack down on what he sees as gross misconduct by every man,woman and child in the vicinity. The village shop is told it can no longer have wooden shelves 'in case someone is inflicted with a splinter'.The village school is ordered to leave lights on at night 'to prevent unauthorized intruders from tripping in the dark'.And children are warned not to play with 'counterfeit banknotes' after passing around toy money in the playground. Finally Mr Sunday goes too far when he rules that there cannot be a Christmas tree atop the church tower this year.Soon after the decree,and just before Christmas,Agatha is sipping a cup of tea and trying to stay awake at the Carsely Ladies Society meeting when a sudden scream wakes her from her stupor.The ladies rush out of the vicarage building to find Sunday lying face down in a holly bush,dead.Agatha is instantly on the case, but with such an unpopular victim,it's impossible to know where to start . . . Author's 21st Agatha Raisin novel to date (then 2010.She has also written 25 Hamish Macbeth tales - see my book ID rja682017 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn 'DEATH OF A POLICEMAN'. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** 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: rja697617. ISBN: 9781845299545.

£ 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 )

BEAUMONT**, ROBERT:
GRANDMA: The Biography of Giles's Infamous Cartoon Character. **

Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,1999.
Edition: UK,landscape 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,landscape (oblong) 8vo HB+protected dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, colour pictorial artwork by GILES,illustrated dw/dj panels with capitalised,white-lettered part-title and red-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised,black-lettered name to front panel; spine/backstrip with author's similarly coloured+lettered name and part-title as the front's,a thumbnail colour illustration of Grandma detail,and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour cartoon illustration and red+black lettered Introduction by Rosie Boycott and Daily Express black-lettered quote. Negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present,head+ foot of spine/backstrip without any ubiquitous bumping.Top+fore-edges exceptionally bright, crisp and clean without ageing/toning or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears an unread copy,other than my collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean /unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a dark green headband and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,landscape (oblong) 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated, 1st edn,7-160pp [paginated] includes an Introduction by Rosie Boycott (Express newspaper editor),10 chapters,profuse full-page b/w GILES cartoons featuring GRANDMA interspersed throughout the text and book,and a few b/w contemporary photographs; plus [unpaginated] Grandma b/w cartoon illustration to half-title with another b/w cartoon of Grandma at a table pouring herself a Guinness to its reverse,title page with dedication to its reverse,a Contents list/table with a b/w Grandma thumbnail illustration and Acknowledgements to its reverse,also with a Grandma b/w thumbnail illustration.                                    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 24+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of any other or age-acquired detracting faults usually common to a books of its age.Certainly the best example I've come across with very few others to match it!                                             Little did Carl Giles imagine when he started producing cartoons of a British family more than fifty years ago that the squat,black-garbed Grandma,hat jammed well down,brolly at the ready,would become a national figure.A formidable character who terrorised the snivelling Vera,she was undaunted by policemen, toffs or Mrs Thatcher herself,and went about her business at home,on family outings and at the bookies and the racecourse with ruthless determination.                                    In this affectionate biography,Robert Beaumont, a lifelong GILES fan,chronicles the provenance of this fearsome old bat.He has unearthed the robust original and shows how GILES developed the handbag-wielding matriarch over the years into a feisty,stout battler who appealed to young and old alike.Classic,full-page cartoons show her glowering behind her newspaper as mayhem rages all around,beating up a punk rocker,using an air rifle to pick off birds in the garden and sinking a quantity of Guinness that would make strong men quail.Her truculence and her disdain of authority are lovingly detailed in pictures - including some previously unpublished - and words in this splendid tribute to GRANDMA,GILES's most endearing character, which will delight all those who have followed her fortunes for over half a century.            GILES - Born 29 September,1916,Islington,North London,died 27 August,1995.Awarded the OBE in 1959.He was christened Ronald - Carl came later, because his haircut was startlingly reminiscent of Boris Karloff's in the film Frankenstein.The nickname stuck and GILES was landed with Carl as a Christian name for the rest of his life,though to his millions of fans he was always,simply GILES.He showed an aptitude for drawing at school,but left at fourteen.Worked first as an office boy for a Wardour Street film company and then,having attracted the attention of the great film director Alexander Korda, became a cartoon animator. Working with the talented Hungarian emigre,GILES later admitted,'was the best training I could have had.' He joined the left-wing,Co-op owned Sunday newspaper 'Reynolds News' in 1937,and rapidly began to establish a formidable reputation as a cartoonist, specialising in single-panels and strips.He soon mastered composition and captured movement with the consummate ease of a seasoned professional.                                    Rejected for active service when war broke out in 1939, working for Reynolds News,he soon attracted the attention of the mainstream, national newspapers - especially the Daily and Sunday Express,joining the Express in 1943,and remaining for forty-six years. 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!   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 US 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: rja1180324. ISBN: 0747274975.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BECK**, ROBERT:
THE SOLSTICE BLADE. [Author SIGNED+dedicated copy.]

Imprint: UK.CORNWALL.MANDOLIN PRESS,2016.
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.Laid in loose,author's colour illustrated (books' covers' artwork) promotional business card. [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 Louise Robert Beck' to top edge of title page and no price removal - absence of publisher's price.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,sharp-cornered,colour,montage'd 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,1-198pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,27 chapters with a note about author to verso of last page of novel; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED title page,a dedication,contents list/table, acknowledgements and to the rear, immaculate,clean,2pp blanks and rear free endpapers. 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. Tricked into invoking an ancient ritual,three brothers unwittingly blur the boundary between their world and an older,forgotten,Cornwall, plunging their hometown into eternal winter. Aided by the enigmatic Celyn,who slipped across the boundary with reasons of her own to fear those who followed her,the brothers discover they have just one chance to undo the damage, triggering a desperate race against the approaching solstice. Travis hadn't been expecting snow.He also hadn't been expecting to encounter the ethereally beautiful Celyn inexplicably lost in his back garden.Finding himself as the quarry of a spectral hunt from another world came as something of a surprise too. And he certainly wasn't expecting today be the last he would ever know. Ancient mythology and the modern world collide in a quiet Cornish town in a race against the approaching winter solstice. Welcome to the Otherworld. 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 rja1005822 - 'The Soul of Lyskerrys.'the following 'Otherworld' novel/continuation @ £12.99. Either of these title can be bought singly,this title @ £10.49,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: rja1005722. ISBN: 9780995673410.

£ 10.49 (approx. $US 13.65 )

BECKETT, DERRICK:
BRUNEL'S BRITAIN.

Imprint: UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES (PUBLISHERS) LIMITED,1981.[2nd imp.]
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.[First published by this publisher 1980,this example,its 2nd impression.1981.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - generally believed to be an export edn. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with dark brown lettering within a yellow panel to front, similar lettering to spine whose colour illustration continuation is inevitably sunned/faded,rear panel with 3 montage'd assorted contemporary sepia photographs; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Very minor, minimal and superficial scoring/indents to either panel - without penetration,nor affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and and sound - 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 brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp, 8-222pp [paginated] includes author's preface+acknowledgements,an introduction,a chronicle of events,11 chapters,80+ b/w illus/ diagrams,60+ b/w photographs - all interspersed throughout the text and the book,a gazetteer,technical appendices(11), a 2pp bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title whose reverse is part of double-paged scenic b/w photographic illustrated title page,a contents list/table,with Prince Philip epigram to its reverse and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. What Brunel achieved in his short career, and the way he changed the face of parts of Britain,were truly astonishing.His most famous works such as the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash,the Clifton Suspension Bridge,Paddington Station and Bristol Temple Meads too,have long been accepted as part of our heritage,but four generations after his death,there are numerous lesser known structures still functioning efficiently - and often more in harmony with the landscape than later projects. Here is the first systematic appraisal of Brunel's engineering achievements, arguably the greatest contribution to 19thC industrial architecture.They are seen in historical perspective and in close-up from the engineering and architectural points of view.Why did Brunel decide to do it that way; what were his alternatives? Was he wasteful? Daniel Gooch,his locomotive engineer,and later chairman of the GWR,once said: 'The commercial world thought him extravagant, but although he was so,great things are not done by those who count the cost of every thought and act.' and yet we learn here that Brunel's attention to detail was usually meticulous. A gazetteer encourages the reader to inspect what remains of structures engineered with an enthusiasm,imagination and flair the life of which has rarely been equalled.The text is enhanced by over eighty beautifully drawn diagrams,some likely to be of particular interest to the modeller,and over sixty outstanding photographs which where mostly taken for a public exhibition on Brunel's life and work. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja933821. ISBN: 0715379739.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

BECKETT, MARTIN and HARDINGHAM, ROGER:
THE BARRY STORY Includes 'THE BARRY LIST' TENTH EDITION.

Imprint: UK.SETTLE,N.YORKS.KINGFISHER PRODUCTIONS,2010.
Edition: UK,8vo wraps Original,1st edn.
Binding: No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn. [Softback 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 s/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover. Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered, glossy,b/w photographic illustrated covers; front cover with red+black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to the spine/backstrip.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.UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn,2-96pp [paginated] includes joint-author's introduction,6 chapters and the 10th Edn 'Barry List',profuse archive contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] title page. The first edition of this book was published 1982 in a much smaller paperback.This edition is published some thirty years later and includes the 10th edn of The Barry List,so the complete story is now available for the first time in one publication. 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 lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja705417. ISBN: 9780946184422.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BECKWITH.USA(Retd), COL CHARLIE A & KNOX, DONALD:
DELTA FORCE: US COUNTER-TERRORIST UNIT & IRANIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE MISSION.

Imprint: LONDON.ARMS & ARMOUR PRESS,1984.
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/FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped to dw/dj.Colour photographic dw/dj with very light shelf-wear to edges.Tan paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and map endpapaers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,310pp includes glossary,16pp b/w photographs and an index. 'Delta Force' is the only (then 1984) authoritative account of America's elite counter-terrorist unit and the definitive work on its personnel - their selection, training,weapons,and tactics. Because the action is also the man,the book chronicles the career of Colonel Charlie A. Beckwith and reveals how his combat record and experience with the British SAS Regiment and the Green Berets inspired him to bring Delta Force into being - and earned him the right to command it.Here is told for the first time the story of the gallant rescue,by a small force commanded by Beckwith,of the besieged Special Forces camp at Plei Me, which in October 1965 was surrounded by two North Vietnamese regiments.Here too are Beckwith's struggles against the military bureaucracy as he attempts to create and build America's only military counter-terrorist unit. An account of a bold,complex and incredibly difficult rescue mission - told by the man who led the assault team.The book reveals what was then America's closest-kept secret: the plan to release the US Embassy personnel held hostage in Iran.Here is a complete,minute-by-minute account of what happened in Iran the night of 24 April 1980: the landing of Desert One,the late arrival of the Marine helicopters,the terribly painful decision not to go forward and the tragic events leading to the fiery accident that cost eight American lives. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1541. ISBN: 0853686238.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BEDFORD**, MARTYN:
ACTS OF REVISION.

Imprint: LONDON.BANTAM,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.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. See my book ID rja1337 for UK,8vo wraps, Uncorrected Book Proof. Please contact seller,because of the lighter 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 US 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: rja1159. ISBN: 0593039831.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BEDFORD**, SYBILLE:
ALDOUS HUXLEY - A Biography.VOL 1,1894-1939.

Imprint: LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS/COLLINS,1973.
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.Minus ffe, no owner inscrptn but an owner bookplate pasted to half-title page and a small neat ink library name stamp to both front and rear bottom corners of eps,behind dw/dj inner flaps and also a white ink library cataloguing stamp to foot of spine/ backstrip.These are the only marks to indicate an ex-lib copy.B/w photographic dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges but wrinkling to both upper and lower wraps and price-clipped.Dw/dj probably protected at some stage,as there is a sellotape residue mark to each bd. Top edge dust-soiled and fore-edge slightly aged.Contents bright,tight and clean.Blue paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and the aforementioned white library mark,with plain white eps.8vo,xvpp preface+author's note+400pp includes b/w photographic portrait frntis,10pp b/w photographs, chronology,sources and an index. Aldous Huxley,whose works are translated and studied throughout the world,will surely rank as one of the outstanding English men of letters of his time.His enquiring mind and acute intelligence led him into many and diverse fields of thought.He was also a man of great sweetness of temper,ith an unfailing sense of enjoyment and fun,and this made his company endlessly stimulating and entertaining.In writing the biography of such a man,Sybille Bedford,a friend of some thirty years,gives shape and coherence to the development of a life, that for all its extraordinary quality, had its common share of ups and downs.As a girl she lived for long periods in his household: the details of his life - gossip,picnics,jokes,money,work,the endless house-moves - were familiar to her at first hand.His friends were,often,her friends. His immense reading helped to form her mind.Like him her great distinction as a writer extends over other forms besides the novels for which she is best known on both sides of the Atlantic.So perfect a coming together of author and subject could hardly fail to produce a biography of high order.Companion volume to rja208. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja329. ISBN: 002160064.

£ 12.50 (approx. $US 16.27 )

BEDFORD**, MARTYN:
the houdini girl.**

Imprint: LONDON.VIKING,1998.
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.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/dj edges; light creases to head+foot of spine/backstrip, with the two bottom corners lightly bumped also.Fore-edges clean,as are contents. Colour photographic wrap round dw/dj.Blue- green paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain yellow eps. 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,310pp. Fletcher Brandon - nicknamed 'Red' - is a professional magician, and a good one.He has taught himself dexterity and ambidexterity; he has mastered the art of illusion.And he enjoys the thought that he has beguiled Rosa - dark hair,blue eyes,wicked combination - into falling for him. Then one evening after a successful show in Bradford where he performed his great Zigzag illusion - two large blades apparently being thrust into the body of The Lovely Kim - Red is told that Rosa is dead; fallen bizarrely to her death from a train.Red is grief-stricken - but dumbstruck,too,because he has no idea what she was doing on a train leaving Oxford on a Friday afternoon when she should have been at work.The arrival through the post of an anonymous parcel containing a few of her belongings sets him off on a trail of investigation and discovery; into Rosa's past, but also into the nature of their relationship. Red is a magician,a dealer in tricks and illusions; now he has to unscramble the real from the unreal in himself and in his life. A vivid,sometimes shocking novel that investigates eternally puzzling and painful questions about the nature of fidelity and betrayal.Author's third novel,his debut being 'Acts of Revision.' 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,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: rja1593. ISBN: 0670879649.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BEEDELL,SUZANNE & HARGREAVES,BARBARA:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO COUNTRY LIVING - A Discursive Dictionary.

Imprint: UK.NEWTON ABBOTDEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1981.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,3rd imp.
Binding: Hardback., With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,3rd imp.(1st edn was 1979)FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic front panel dw/dj.Contents and fore-edges bright and clean.Green paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip.Profusely illustrated with b/w line illus and b/w photographs, mostly by Suzanne Beedell.8vo,256pp. The country dweller needs to know about so many things,from fish ponds to fungi,from hedge laying to the laws of trespass,from shooting to pig keeping.In this book he can find the answers to hundreds of questions,many basic methods and recipes,and in every case references to specialist books, leaflets, authorities, societies and associations for further information and study. There are natural history notes about all our common creatures;a long section on birds and birdwatching in all its forms;useful information about dating and restoring old houses;ways to deal with the wild produce of the countryside;the basic laws of the countryside concerning rights of way, stock,boundaries,nuisances and trespass;and much about the country sports of hunting,shooting and fishing as well as help with the problems of living in country communities. The book is arranged in alphabetical order with clear cross referencing.Photographic and line illustrations explain and expand many of the sections.The newcomer to countrylife will find this book indispensable,and there is plenty to interest the established countryman and to tempt the wilting townsman to escape.This edition out of print as publisher has ceased trading.

Stock number: rja1481. ISBN: 0715376659.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )