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Imprint: LONDON.HEINEMANN,1970. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Crisp,glossy,laminated colour photographic wrap-round illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present. Minisculely bumped with miniscule reciprocal creases to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and no bumped corners.Top edge very lightly dust-soiled and very lightly aged - as usual/normal - fore-edge bright and cleaner,contents bright,tight and near pristine with two tiny,faint, pale red spots: one to foot of half-title, the other halfway down pp1's vertical edge - no dog-ear corners to pages.Unblemished, plain,red paper-covered bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white eps with no off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-186pp includes half-title+title pages and 20 chapters. Ian Harrad has been in the Foreign Office.He has been a writer.Now he has a rich wife,a house in Hampstead and an undemanding position in television.When his wife leaves him,he is amazed.But after all,he reflects,his happiness does not depend on her or his children.Bachelor pleasures come easily: girls,the younger and sexier the better; travel,the ultimate in non-responsibility;and above all,food, an obsession encouraged by London's success world.Life,so perfectly organized, moves faster and faster - smart dinner parties,nightclubs,a trip to Venice,a stay in a fashionable health hydro - until it reaches a crisis.It is easier to get on the Big Dipper than to get off . . . After her vivid New York novel,'All Things Nice',Rachel Billington takes a wryly humorous and penetrating look at London's media people.Her remarkable insight into the male mind,her taut construction and the wit and clarity of her style make this an arresting and original novel.This is her 2nd novel.See also rja321,and rja1439. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja483. ISBN: 0434070718.
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Imprint: LONDON.ORION,2011. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,blue ink inscrptn and signature: 'Best Wishes Rachel Billington' to front free endpaper (ffe) and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour artwork photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white+ pink lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/tanned but 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 bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps - author's signature excepted.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1- 368pp [paginated] includes year date chapters spanning from 1965 to 2000,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication,a poem (The Waking by Theodore Roethke 1908-63),another dedication(?) page and 6pp blanks at the rear. Three women born at the outbreak of World War II,meet in the early sixties.From widely differing backgrounds,they form an improbable friendship that sustains them through forty years of love,marriage, children,work,divorce and tragedy,during a period that saw dramatic change in the lives and hopes of women everywhere. Connie is the youngest of a large Irish family,though Ireland is too small to contain her.beautiful and impulsive,men will always love her. She roars through life,never looking before she leaps,sometimes onto rocks.Nina is English and middle-class,the shy, thoughtful daughter of an army officer.She marries her girlhood love and has two children before realising how unfulfilled she is,and that her true passion is to paint.Fay is a Jewish-American,the granddaughter of a holocaust survivor. She's the ambitious one,who fulfils her dream of becoming a doctor but finds she must admit a darker,more complex side to her nature. After a gap of four years,Rachel Billington returns to fiction on sparkling form with a novel that is both epic and intimate,and utterly compelling. Since April 2013 and 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: rja654016. ISBN: 0752846612.
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Imprint: LONDON.ORION,1999. UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.[Original and only format with author's royalties going to the Arthritis Research Campaign charity.An uncommon, ephemeral item.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.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Glossy,white background wraps with colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front cover with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though there is some inevitable and light scoring/indentations to both covers.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no reading creases to spine/backstrip either - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn,ix-xivpp+3-79pp [paginated] includes author's intro/ preface,profuse b/w cartoons by Wendy Shea interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,cartoon illustrated epigram with author's dedication to it's recto,and illustrators dedication. What do you want when you're miserable with aches and pains? Chocolates to rot your teeth? Grapes with dangerous pips in them? Expensive flowers that will need plenty of fuss and attention? Or would you rather laugh out loud and cheer up? Maeve Binchy's wonderful mixture of humour,common sense,and anecdote will advise on everything from Baring Your Body,Elastic Stockings and Giving Up Drink to Cheering Things About Chest Pains. Illustrated throughout with Wendy Shea's hilarious drawings,'Aches and Pains' is a 100% effective treatment for the spirit. Please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja595216. ISBN: 0752825186.
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Imprint: LONDON.Century Publishing Co Ltd.,1985. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial design illustrated dw/dj, with b/w+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - book is slghtly cocked.Top edges lightly dust-soiled with some minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and slight ageing,fore- edges similar,but to a much lesser degree; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 12-477pp [paginated] includes chronological Pts 1-4 (covering period of story,1950-1962).Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,dedication and a prologue and Pt's separator pages and 2pp blanks at rear. The setting of Maeve Binchy's new novel is a small Irish seaside town in the 50's and 60's. There two very different children are growing up,shouting their heart's desires into the echo cave,praying that their destiny will lead them far away from the town in which they live.Castlebay,in winter empty and grey with wind and sea spray,becomes all bustle and colour in the gaudy days of summer - and Tom O'Brien's shop on the edge of the cliff besieged by holidaymakers. One of those children with ambitions to leave Castlebay is Clare,Tom O'Brien's younger daughter.A favourite with the local schoolteacher,she wins a scholarship to University College,Dublin and seems all set for a path of academic glory.The other child dreaming of escape is David Power, the doctor's son,also bound for Dublin University,and probably a dazzling future as a specialist. The paths of these two characters are destined to criss-cross in a quite unforeseen way,and eventually both roads will lead back to Castlebay.The end of this long drama of ambition,betrayal and love is played out in the seaside town where it began,against a backdrop of whispered family gossip and the tangled skein of past friendships. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja495414. ISBN: 0712608192.
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Imprint: IRELAND.CASTLENOCK,DUBLIN.HATCHETTE BOOKS,2013. IRELAND,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,wrap -around colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,with yellow,white,black, mauve,green and red lettering; 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 mauve cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-389pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Gordon Snell - her husband,5 sections covering 1960s to 2000s comprising 8,25, 20,2,9 and 8 articles/contributions respectively,2 news reports,a Postscript, Maeve's career timeline,Editors acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a note on Maeve Binchy and 'The Irish Times' and a contents list/table. Maeve Binchy's much-loved 'Irish Times' writings spanned five decades.An accidental journalist whose work first appeared after her father sent in colourful accounts he had received from her travels,from the beginning her writings reflected the warmth,wit and keen human interest that readers would come to love in her fiction. This timeless collection celebrates the work of the world's best-loved writer,in all its diversity,revealing her characteristic directness,laugh-out-loud humour and unswerving gaze into the true heary of a matter.From 'Life as a Waitress' and 'Encounters at the Airport' to 'Staving Off the Senior Moments' and the hilarious 'My Theodora Story'.Maeve always had her own,inimitable take on life. With an introduction written by her husband,the writer Gordon Snell,'Maeve's Times' reminds us of why the leading Irish writer was so universally cherished,and will be for generations to come. 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: rja751217. ISBN: 9781444782974.
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Imprint: LONDON.CAPE,1993. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Debut novel. 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: rja561. ISBN: 039303609X.
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Imprint: LONDON.OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED,1979. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial reproduction illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. All four corners minisculely rubbed with miniscule laminate loss.Top edges lightly aged/toned,fore-edges minimally and sporadically foxed/spotted or grubbed but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing/spotting to text body and 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 RAF blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine /backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6- 224pp [paginated] includes b/w reproduction illustrated frntis to verso of contents list/table,13 chapters,profuse b/w illus and photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title and b/w illus title page. The struggle waged by women for emancipation from the tyranny of convention has been a constant theme over the centuries.'Ministering Angels' examines a central part of this theme; it is a complete history of the first profession that not only opened its doors to women,but was also largely created by them. Starting as far back as medieval times, with the role of nuns as nurses in feudal communities,the book contains fascinating stories of courage and single-minded determination,epitomised in very different ways by such figures as Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell.It charts the fight the first women nurses waged against bigotry and prejudice,and how they overcame the popular notion of a nurse as a gin-soaked Mrs Gamp,both in fact and in the fictional portrait of Charles Dickens. It tells the stories of the volunteer nurses of the two world wars,an experience which gave middle-class women in particular their first taste of working life.International in scope,it shows in essence a social revolution in action, which has had a profound effect on the place that women hold in the world of today. 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 for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja720517. ISBN: 0850453178.
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Imprint: US.DERBY,CONNECTICUT.MONARCH BOOKS,INC.,Sept.,1963. US,slim 12mo p/back Original,1st edn.[A Monarch Books Original novel.Paperback/ softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title in the country of publication or indeed worldwide.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.] VG/No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial artwork,by Tom Miller,illustrated front cover with b/w+orange lettering,orange+ yellow lettered spine/backstrip,rear cover with yellow lettered title and black+red text,story preamble and two colour repetition of part of front cover illustration; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nick or tears present.Both covers with minimal,minor scoring/indents.Top edges aged/toned; fore+lower edges coloured pink,contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound with very little page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread.US,slim 12mo p/back Original,1st edn,5-144pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters; plus [unpaginated] story preamble+author profile with publisher's current (1963) bestseller advert to its reverse and title page. Val Meers was eighteen.Her father was dead,and her mother was a tramp.The only thing Val wanted from life was kicks - and the fastest way to get them was to join a gang.After all,what did she have to lose? So she joined the Panther Debs,the toughest girl gang in Brooklyn.The Panthers taught her all the tricks they knew - how to fight,steal and make love to teenage hoods. Now Val really belonged.She didn't care what anybody said.Alone she was nothing. With the gang she was the greatest. And that's all that mattered - until the day the gang pushed her too far.Then she learned she had to stand alone or face a vengeance that would destroy her. The pulp novel genre which peaked in popularity in the 1950s - it's ingredients of hard-boiled detective,sultry blondes, women as sex-kittens,juvenile delinquents, murdered husbands et al - and of course, the lurid cover art - had little of literary merit.A term used to describe trashy story magazines produced on cheap, rough paper and by the 1930s,when their first paperbacks appeared,it was synonymous with fast-paced thrillers of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Paper shortages during and after WW2 meant both the banning of US pulp imports and with paper rationing and conservation of that and other materials,pulping was actively encouraged,so publishers with restricted and limited quantities for publishing,opted towards highly acidic and therefore cheaper paper,allowing for more books to be produced.Books made with this cheaper material tend to degrade faster, exhibiting several faults,blemishes,foxing /spotting etc.,and subsequently are uncommon and harder to find in a particularly fine condition. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,p/backs' actual shipping costs/differences are adjusted+ refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. **N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja916221. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS,2022. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,Co-Author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but co-author Kate Bingham's neat,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with both author’s capitalised,glossy,white-lettered name and capitalised,glossy,white-lettered part-title,capitalised,matt,white-lettered sub-title and white-lettered review to front's lower edge.Navy blue spine/backstrip with similarly glossy,coloured+lettered part-title and authors' names as the front's and publisher’s capitalised,white-lettered name and white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a narrow matt black narrow band at top edfe with capitalised,white-lettered LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR legend,matt white background for remainder of panel with black-lettered synopsis and 3 critics’ reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – virtually pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher’s bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-326pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,16 chapters,Acknowledgements,UK Vaccine Taskforce Members 2020 and an Index; plus [unpaginated] page of 3 book's reviews with blank verso,a co-author [Kate Bingham] SIGNED, title page,her dedications page,a Contents list/table,and a joint-authors' Note - the latter three all with a blank verso each. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. On 3 April 2020, Kate Bingham was told that the likelihood of any Covid-19 vaccine working was 15% at best. But on 8 December 2020, the first NHS patient received a vaccine. Now over 141 million vaccine doses have been administered. What lies behind this staggering success story? Lockdowns are lifted and we can finally see a way to live with Covid. From a small cottage, Bingham juggled vaccine suppliers, Whitehall, the media circus and her daughters exams.Political manoeuvring, miscommunications and administrative meddling nearly jeopardised the project.But perseverance paid off: the overwhelming majority of Britons are fully vaccinated. This is an unmissable insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat the odds and pulled off the biggest vaccination campaign in Britains history. How Covid-19 vaccines went from the laboratory to people's arms - the inside story of an extraordinary national campaign against all odds. 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 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: rja1182324. ISBN: 9780861545643.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002. 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,photographic illustrated dw/dj; front panel with background portrait photograph of Noor Inayat Khan with superimposed descending parachutist photograph and the rear panel with monochrome photograph of Violette Szabo's fake identity card,dark blue and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,but no fading nor sunning.Top+fore-edges barely aged but bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,yellow+pale beige striped headband,and immaculate pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+ 1-380pp [paginated] includes illus list/ table,acknowledgements,a note on SOE,12 chapters and an epilogue,16pp of b/w contemporary photographs+facsimile newspaper reproductions,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/3 and pp256/7 respectively,notes on sources,a glossary,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and 4pp blanks at rear. Special Operations Executive was formed by Winston Churchill in 1940 'to set Europe ablaze'.In SOE women were trained to handle guns and explosives,work undercover,endure interrogation by the Gestapo,and use complex codes.This is the story of ten remarkable women who were dropped in occupied territories to work as secret agents. Once in enemy territory,theirs was the most dangerous war of all,leading an apparently normal civilian life but in constant danger of arrest.They organised dropping grounds for arms and explosives destined for the Resistance,helped operate escape lines for airmen who had been shot down over Europe,and provided Allied Command with vital intelligence. SOE women agents came from all walks of life: from the dazzling Polish Countess Krystyna Skarbek (alias Christine Granville) and the American Virginia Hall, from a rich Baltimore family,to Marguerite Knight,a secretary in Walthamstow. Petite Lise de Baissac lived next to Gestapo headquarters in Poitiers playing the part of a quiet widow,whilst twenty-year-old student Paola Del Din was sent to find a way through the German front line in Florence.Hot tempered Paddy (Maureen) O'Sullivan deflected a German officer from examining her suitcase by making a date with him and Alex d'Unienville feigned madness when captured. The stories of these women agents -some famous,some virtually unknown -are told with the help of extensive new archive material.Their exploits form a new chapter of heroism in the history of warfare matched only by their determination, resourcefulness and ability to stay cool in the face of extreme danger. Please contacr seller,because of the value f 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 or 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: rja541315. ISBN: 0340818395.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,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 photographic front panel (Noor Inayat Khan parachuting) with dark blue lettering and gilt lettered title,with gilt,blue+black lettered spine,rear panel with photographic b/w reproduction of fake identity card used by Violette Szabo; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Majority of light creasing to front,top edges and both head+ foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold+white striped headband and immaculate plain pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn, ix-xvpp+1-380pp [paginated] includes an Illustrations list/table in 2 sections, Acknowledgements,a note on SOE,12 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp of contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs,and b/w reproductions of documents and newspaper cuttings in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/13 and pp256/7 respectively,Note on Sources,a Glossary,a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table and 4pp blanks at the rear of book. The Special Operations Executive was formed by Winston Churchill in 1940 'to set Europe ablaze'.In SOE women were trained to handle guns and explosives,work undercover,endure interrogation by the Gestapo,and use complex codes.This is the story of ten remarkable women who were dropped in occupied territories to work as secret agents. Once in enemy territory,theirs was the most dangerous war of all, leading an apparently normal civilian life but in constant danger of arrest.They organised dropping grounds for arms and explosives destined for the Resistance, helped operate escape lines for airmen who had been shot down over Europe,and provided Allied Command with vital intelligence. SOE women agents came from all walks of life: from the dazzling Polish Countess Krystyna SkarbeK (alias Christine Granville) and the American Virginia Hall,from a rich Baltimore family,to Marguerite Knight,a secretary in Walthamstow.Petite Lise de Baissac lived next to Gestapo headquarters in Poitires playing the part of a quiet widow,whilst twenty-year-old student Paola Del Din was sent to find a way through the German front line in Florence.Hot-tempered Paddy O'Sullivan deflected a German officer from examining her suitcase by making a date with him and Alex d'Unieville feigned madness when captured. The stories of these women agents - some famous,some virtually unknown - are told with the help of extemsive new archive material.Their exploits form a new chapter of heroism in the history of warfare matched only by their determination,resourcefulness and ability to stay cool in the face of extreme danger. Marcus Binney grew up hearing stories of Special Forces from his father,stepfather and especially from his mother,who served with the FANYs (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) in which almost all SOE women agents were enlisted. 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,stock(s') 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 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: rja955521. ISBN: 0340818395.
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Imprint: UK.AXMINSTER,DEVON.Inspire Creative,2018. UK,slim,small 8vo softback Original,1st edn. [Paperback/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 p/back,s/back originals are published prior to any other format.] Near MINT. Wrapped and protected from day of issue/ purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt sepia+colour montaged photographic illustrated front cover with white lettering, white lettered spine which has NO reading creases,rear cover with colour photograph of V.C. medal; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents pristine,unread apart from my own collation so no dog-ear reading creases.UK, slim,small 8vo s/back Original,1st edn,2-116pp [paginated] includes cover design repeated to title page,contents list/table,foreword by Sir Geoffrey Pattie (former Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Honourary Colonel of the 4th Royal Green Jackets),and introduction,8 sections; covers The Great War and sections on each of the Awards with contemporary b/w illustration facsimile reproductions,b/w photographs and colour photographs of medals, awards+citations etc. Chapters on the Great War,and the medals highlighted,include: the D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal),the A.F.C. (Air Force Cross) medal,the D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross) medal,the M.C.(Military Cross) medal,the D.S.C. (Distinguished Service Cross) medal,the D.S.O.(Distinguished Service Order) medal, and lastly,the highest award,the V.C. (Victoria Cross) medal. Published in the year marking the centenary,100 years anniversary of the Armistice at 11a.m. on 11/11/18 that brought an end to the the First World War. A centennial celebration issue containing the stories of seven highest awards for valour in the First World War from the Victoria Cross to the Distinguished conduct Medal and accounts of some of the recipients of each.Uncommon. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles? Please search my SIGNED,NAVAL/MILITARY,GENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR 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. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. rja851519.biblio. Stock number: rja917821. ISBN: 9781644403259.
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Imprint: LONDON.IRIS BOOKS/BATSFORD,1947. UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn.VG/VG.(Printed, published Switzerland,1947,IRIS VERLAG BERNE - under the direction of Dr H ZBINDEN(BERNE).Qrto card wraps and onlay pictorial dw/dj.Dw/dj slightly foxed, marked,with chipped edges; head+foot of spine/backstrip with minimal loss overall. Presentation inscription in ink to foot of ffe,16 full-colour,full-page plates,plate XV repeated to dw/dj onlay,4pp introduction by BINYON.Art from 700-760 to 1821,covering landscapes,flowers and animals. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja181. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN & CO.1944. UK,slim 8vo wraps,1st edn.[1st edn,1st state with sewn signatures.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn. Clean,crisp,original,yapped tan/beige stiff card wraps and black+red lettering to upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - just two tiny,tiny snicks; one to each wrap's vertical edge.Top edge very lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal,fore-edges brighter; contents bright,tight and near pristine,no foxing/spotting internally,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? UK,sim 8vo wraps,1st edn,1st state,v-viipp+1-15pp [paginated] includes foreword by Cicely Binyon,contents list/table,9 poems including the variations in the text published in 'Horizon' and there entitled 'The Ruins' for the title poem 'The Burning of the Leaves',plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,recto of last page,and rear free endpaper. Poems include the titled poem,and the group appeared in two different versions; one in the UK,in 'Horizon,1942; the other in the US in 'The Atlantic Monthly in November 1942. The author made no choice between them and it is the American version printed here with the differences noted under the lines affected. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja401211. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but co-author's (Dickie Bird),bold,expansive,handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain,dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain,pale blue endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,Dickie Bird SIGNED,1st edn,7-256pp [paginated] includes Dickie Bird preface,19 sections/chapters,profuse colour scenic+portrait photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,SIGNED title page,contents list/table and acknowledgements. See rja27857 for 'White Cap and Bails' (subject SIGNED autobiography) and also rja25347 - for subject's another,but different biography. 'Dickie Bird's Britain' is about people and events and places that make Dickie unashamedly proud to be British.On a Bank Holiday weekend he is delighted to be on Scarborough sands,or at York races,but he is as much in his element discussing poultry rearing with the Duchess of Devonshire. Welsh male voice choirs and Highland caber tossers are all grist to his mill,as much as pigeon racing and monster vegetable competitions. Yet a remote village church can always lure him in,if it's open. Dickie refreshes his memory by visiting Hambledon,the cradle of cricket,and where the MCC ladies are now included in the fixture list; then it's on to the arena that gives him the most pleasure of all,to Lord's,the mecca of cricket. Dickie Bird earned the respect of everyone involved in the cricket world and has become a household name.However, 'Dickie Bird's Britain' will appeal not only to cricket lovers,but to anyone who enjoys an uplifting,heart-warming read. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight of this item (1Kg unpackaged),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: rja455413. ISBN: 0340821434.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1999. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author SIGNED and dedicated: 'Joan, Dickie Bird',to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,subject colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally foxed/spotted,fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Clean, unblemished,plain dark green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain white ndeaperps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,ix-xpp+4-470pp [paginated] includes introduction, double-page,b/w panoramic scenic County, University and National team's cricket grounds views by Bill Gregory - one for each of the 23 listed in the 23 chapters/sections,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,24pp contemporary colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7,pp150/1,and pp246/7,pp310/1,pp374/5 respectively,Statistics section,and an index. In this sequel to his autobiography (see my book ID rja455413 - also SIGNED by him),Dickie takes a humorous,nostalgic look at the county clubs and the Test match arenas which have created such dramas in his life and provided him with so many friends. Prompted by reference to his astounding collection of memorabilia,'White Cap and Bails' has given Dickie the opportunity to reflect on the ambience of the great cricket grounds.He describes the very special behind-the-scenes characters who work as well as play for the clubs and provide the life-blood of the game.Dickie still has time to make challenging points about the future of the game and to give his opinion on the great players and matches,but all in all this is an infectious,anecdotal, roundabout ride through the world of cricket. Turning his attention,for instance,to Derby's Chesterfield ground with its beautiful lake, Dickie remembers Laurie Johnston.In a county match he was out first ball in the first innings,and out first ball in the second innings.As he made his lonely way back to the pavilion he was followed by a pair of ducks from the lake.Dickie first takes his readers round the county grounds before flying them off to the great clubs in Australia,New Zealand,the West Indies,South Africa and the other major cricket playing countries.He tells his hilarious stories in his unique style,and the end result is a total involvement in Dickie's wonderful world. Born in Barnsley in 1933,the son of a miner, Dickie Bird was signed up to play for Yorkshire at the age of nineteen.He played on the county circuit for the next thirteen years,six of them for Leicestershire,but it is as an umpire that he has become so well known.He umpired first-class cricket for thirty years and achieved every honour it is possible to achieve.In 1996 he was voted Yorkshireman of the Year.A qualified MCC advanced cricket coach,Dickie is an honorary life member of the MCC,Yorkshire CCC and Leicestshire CCC.He was awarded the MBE in 1986.The announcement that he would umpire his final Test at Lord's in June 1996, signalled the end of an international career which has won him worldwide affection as the finest umpire in cricket history. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item - nearly 1Kg unpackaged,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: rja27857. ISBN: 0340750871.
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Imprint: LONDON.B. T. BATSFORD LTD.,1955. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++/VG-.[This dw/dj issued as a replacement for the original full-colour dw/dj,supplies of which are now exhausted (then 1955).] No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (25/-) to dw/dj.A nondescript,glassine,pale green+white typographically designed dw/dj. Basically a pale green background with white lower-case lettering of 'batsfordbooks' continously repeated in horizontal lines from left to right; and from top to bottom of dw/dj. Negligible shelf-wear to lower edges with some minimal chipping with reciprocal loss to foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip.Top edges have borne the majority of the creasing, with several tiny closed tears and snicks - with no significant loss - if any at all incurred.Upper panel of dw/dj has a small tear with crease/fold - but no loss - towards the front,right edge,with bright, clean front inner flap with publisher's blurb. Spine/backstrip of dw/dj slightly darkened - as usual/normal.Rear panel of dw/dj slightly grubbed and a clean,blank,rear inner flap.Publisher's bright and generally clean, sharp-cornered,original green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked cricketing motif (crossed cricket bats behind cricket stumps with a cricket ball in front of,and at foot of stumps) centrally of upper third of front board; slightly oxidised lettering to spine/backstrip with some of the edges minimally sunned; some minimal mottling (damp?) effect to rear board's lower edge and a small water(?) stain/mark to foot of spine/backstrip too.Both front+rear pastedowns near pristine and unmarked.Top edges coloured green with some light fading,fore-edges lightly aged and very lightly,sporadically foxed/spotted; contents generally bright and clean,tight and solidly bound with some noticeable but minimal,foxing/spotting to pages of both the first and last signatures (16pp in each) of the book; book's other signatures appear virtually unspotted and foxing-free.UK, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-144pp [paginated] includes minimally foxed/spotted contents list/ table,similar foxing to the following:- author's acknowledgements,illus list/table and separator page of author's introductory essay (comprising of 6 chapters),a mixture of 35 cricketing-related plates/illustrations - 17 in colour, Diana Rait Kerr's notes on the b/w+colour illustrations,and an index (with aforementioned spotting/foxing to pages of same).Plus,[unpaginated]spotted/foxed front+rear free endpapers,foxed title page,foxed colour frntis (a painting of W. G. Grace at stumps,by Archibald Stuart-Wortley,1890) and lightly spotted/foxed title page.Described hard but fairly and honestly - is far better than it reads or sounds - particularly considering that the (uncommon) presence of the dw/dj has protected the book possibly,from far more serious,multiple faults/damage! The Game of Cricket has as long a lineage,and has been as widely celebrated both by writers and by artists,as any the world has known. For cricket,with its traditions,its ritual and its subtlety,is outstandingly a connoisseur's game.To foreigners it is incomprehensible,but to its devotees,whether Indian,Australian,South African, West Indian or English,it inspires an affection which continues long after active playing days are over. Sir Norman Birkett is known as one of cricket's most discriminating enthusiasts. In this book he has written an account of the game which is compounded equally of his own experience as a player and as a spectator,and of his knowledge of cricketing history.To Sir Norman Birkett's essay has been added as fine a collection of historic cricket pictures as have ever illustrated a book on the game.In date,these illustrations range from the 18thC pictures of Paul Sandby and Francis Hayman to a contemporary painting of Lord's by Charles Cundall.Some 17 are reproduced in colour and among them are the cream of the collection of the late Sir Jeremiah Colman.Miss Diana Rait Kerr,Librarian to the M.C.C.,has been actively engaged both in the selection of these illustrations and in writing the notes on them which are printed in this book. Here,it will be generally agreed,is an addition of permanent value to the long and illustrious literature of the Game of Cricket. 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: rja480614. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: UK.CRUCIBLE/THE AQUARIAN PRESS,1987. UK,slim 8vo wraps,p/back original,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.] VG+. No owner inscrptn,but named bookplate pasted to and partially obscuring the blurb on half-title page and no price removal to rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour scenic photographic illustrated covers with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - but reading creases to spine /backstrip.Inevitable but minor indents and scoring to both covers.Top +fore-edges lightly aged but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn,9-166pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Pts 1+2 comprising 6 and 8 chapters respectively,an epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block, between pp96/7,notes,a select bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] bookplated half-title page with b/w scenic photographic frntis to verso,title page, separate contents and illustrations lists /tables and to the rear,10pp publisher's adverts for other esoteric titles/publications. On 16 March 1244 more than 200 Cathar 'Perfects' - heretics in the eyes of the Catholic Church - were taken from the castle of Montsegur in the foothills of the Pyrenees and burned alive in the fields below.But they went to their deaths willingly,knowing that their ultimate secret - the Treasure of Montsegur - was safe,smuggled out of the castle by four of their number. For 700 years the Cathars' secret resisted all attempts to unravel it and fuelled the bizarre speculations of occultists and neo-Cathars.Now, as a result of painstaking scholarly analysis, the true nature of the 'Treasure of Montsegur' is revealed and the real significance of the Cathars themselves in the development of western religious thought is finally made clear. 'The Treasure of Montsegur' opens up completely new perspectives on the historical Cathars and on the fantasies that have grown up around them. As much a detective story as a work of scholarship,it strips away the accretions of ignorance and misconception to reveal the simple truth about the Cathars of Languedoc - a truth that,by its very nature,holds meaning for us all. 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. UK and all overseas 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 or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR 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. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja830519. ISBN: 0850304245.
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Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER LIMITED,1936.[rpt.] UK,Cr8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st reprint.[Originally and first published,same publisher,1932.] VG+.No owner inscrptn. Publisher's original,pale green cloth boards/covers with bright,blocked red ink author's names to the length of a slightly darkened spine/backstrip,with negligible shelf-wear,bumping to edges and corners - all corner tips with minor bumps - no nicks,tears or fraying present and boards/ covers with minimal,minor blemish.Top+fore -edges both aged/toned; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK, Cr8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st reprint,5-418pp [paginated] includes publisher's note,26 short stories - 1 included from Editor, plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+title pages,and contents list/table. An anthology/collection of Irish literature of short stories by assorted authors; James Joyce,Liam O'Flaherty,W, B. Yeats,Lynn Doyle,Lord Dunsany,Padraic Colum,Charles Lever and Samuel Lover amongst others. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja906720. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.NEL,1977. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy, laminated red+yellow background illustrated upper wrap with subject,colour portrait photograph and black letters,b/w contemporary sports photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - no bumped corners.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean with minimal page-edge browning.Clean,black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-206pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,a contents list,author's introduction,10 chapters, 8pp b/w contemporary photographs between pp64/5 and pp144/5 respectively,and an index. See my book ID rja31278 for UK,p/back 1st edn of this same title. This is the first full biography of Freddie Mills,the former British,European,Empire and world light-heavyweight champion,who died tragically in 1965,apparently having committed suicide. Few people,however,accept that a man of Mills's character and immense courage could have ended his own life,and the popular belief among his friends and thousands of fans and admirers is that he was murdered by gangsters for refusing to pay protection money for his London nightclub. The author,Jack Birtley,has painstakingly researched into Mills's life to unravel the mystery surrounding this much-loved sportsman - a man who made more than £100,000 during his boxing career,but who died with little more than £300 in the bank.Where did this money go? Was Mills murdered,or had mounting pressures - including a secret love affair - forced him to shoot himself? The author has come up with a verdict which will invite the public at large to take a closer look at a man who became a living legend.[Author also wrote The Tragedy of Randolph Turpin,his first book.] 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja22776. ISBN: 0450032108.
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Imprint: LONDON.NEL,1978. UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.VG++.No owner inscrptn, and no price removal to card wraps.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy black+yellow lettering,colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,contemporary sports b/w photographic illustrated rear wrap and black letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - and sporadically foxed/spotted; contents bright,tight and clean with minimal page-edge browning.UK,8vo 12mo p/back,1st edn,9- 206pp includes half-title+title pages,a contents list,acknowledgements,author introduction,10 chapters,8pp b/w contemporary photographs between pp112/3,Mills's professional record to rear,plus 2pp publisher advert to rear. This is the first full biography of Freddie Mills,the former British,European,Empire and world light-heavyweight champion,who died tragically in 1965,apparently having committed suicide. Few people,however,accept that a man of Mills's character and immense courage could have ended his own life,and the popular belief among his friends and thousands of fans and admirers is that he was murdered by gangsters for refusing to pay protection money for his London nightclub. The author,Jack Birtley,has painstakingly researched into Mills's life to unravel the mystery surrounding this much-loved sportsman - a man who made more than £100,000 during his boxing career,but who died with little more than £300 in the bank.Where did this money go? Was Mills murdered,or had mounting pressures - including a secret love affair - forced him to shoot himself? The author has come up with a verdict which will invite the public at large to take a closer look at a man who became a living legend.See also rja22776 for UK,HB,1st edn of same title.[Author also wrote The Tragedy of Randolph Turpin,his first book.] 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: rja31278. ISBN: 0450035603.
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Imprint: LONDON.Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.,2010. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10-1.]FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with grey+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some very minor,almost imperceptible grazing - boards beneath unaffected - to rear panel of dw/dj panel. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - 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 silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip, silver headband and immaculate double-page colour pictorial artwork,by Posy Simmond, illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,9- 219pp [paginated] includes 6 chapters/ sections with profuse b/w+colour illus and photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,named cast photograph, named crew list,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with scenic,colour photographic frntis to verso,title page with dedication to verso,contents list/table and double-page colour illustrated map of Cranford,by Posy Simmonds,named set locations,author's potted biographies,acknowledgemments and a final word. It is the early 1840's,and Cranford,a picturesque Cheshire market town of some two thousand souls,is on the verge of great change. While it is not a complete backwater - being on the coaching route from Chester to London - Cranford is a tranquil place. None of the town's most respectable inhabitants speak of money because that subject savours of trade and,though some might be poor,they feel compelled to keep up the appearance of gentility - they call it 'Elegant Economy'. Within these polite circles,an old-fashioned code of etiquette prevails, benignly enforced by the Amazons,the ladies of a certain age who are Cranford's unofficial moral guardians. Foremost among these pillars of the community are Miss Deborah and Miss Matty Jenkyns,Miss Octavia Pole and Mrs Forrester. But whether the townsfolk like it or not, change is on the way,and it threatens the old order.The district's most aristocratic family,represented by Lady Ludlow at Hanbury Court,is already in decline. Meanwhile,talented men and women from the lower classes are advancing due to the education that had previously been denied them. Scientific ideas are driving the progress - a rigour underpins new medical practices, such as those of the forward-thinking Dr Harrison; while the recent invention of the steam engine is causing the globe to shrink drastically.Close to home,the imminent arrival of the railway - which will link Cranford to the dirty industrial metropolis of Manchester only fifteen miles away,and thence to the wider world - threatens to divide the community,and to alter its character for ever. 'The Cranford Companion' is an invitation into this charming town,an opportunity to make the full acquaintance of its inhabitants,and a unique chance to witness the creativity and the camaraderie that characterised the making of the BAFTA- and Emmy-award-winning series. Co-creators Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin,who had previously collaborated on the BBC's acclaimed adaptations of 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Wives and Daughters', document the challenges and delights of bringing Elizabeth Gaskell's much-loved Cranford stories to the screen.Perhaps the finest ensemble cast ever seen on British television was assembled - among them Judi Dench,Eileen Atkins,Francesca Annis,Michael Gambon,Philip Glenister,Julia McKenzie, Jonathan Pryce and Imelda Staunton - as well as a production team comprised of some of television's most talented creatives. The limitations of filming on a tight budget and to a strict deadline meant that the spirit of 'Elegant Economy',so much a part of daily life in the fictional Cranford,had to be embraced in the production too.Quite apart from the logistical challenges posed by locations, costumes,machinery and rain,there were numerous sleights-of-hand to be pulled off: among them a train crash,deep snow in high summer,a candlelit operation,a magic show and a cow in pyjamas.The secrets of all these episodes,and more,are revealed within.With hundreds of photographs taken on- and off-set,illustrations by artist Posy Simmonds,contributions by the social historian Jenny Uglow,the script writer Heidi Thomas and dozens of key members of the cast and crew,'The Cranford Companion' is an unmissable treat,whether or not you have seen this enchanting series. 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: rja551615. ISBN: 9781408809389.
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Imprint: CANADA.NOVA SCOTIA,WOLFVILLE.PRIVATELY PRINTED,1929. CANADA,slim 8vo card wraps,association copy,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but author's sister's handwritten green ink,gift presentation inscrptn,dedication and date thus: 'To my sister's dear friend (underscored),Beth Rogers Eaton, With love from Lilian E. Bishop. Greenwich,N.S. Feb.1930.' to front free endpaper. Further,laid in loose,another small rectangular paper slip with same green ink handwriting with a short note to dedicatee from donor thus: 'Box 67,Greenwich,Nova Scotia Dear Beth :- As I do up this little book for you I cannot help seeing again in my mind each and every gift of yours to Blanche in her illness,and her joy in receiving them from you.With true love,Lilian E B.' Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,yapped,light brown textured paper/card covers with black ink lettering to front cover within a decorated bordered panel and small thumbnail scenic pictorial vignette also within same panel and Wolfville,Nova Scotia 1929 to lower lead corner; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned - commensurate with books age but no foxing/spotting or any other blemishes present; contents bright,tight,clean - text body virtually pristine and foxing- free - well preserved for book's age and it's ephemeral construction and nature. CANADA,slim 8vo card wraps,Memorial 1st edn and association copy,11-66pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a foreword by author's sister Lilian E. Bishop,41 assorted poems includes 'Tidal Years'; plus [unpaginated] immaculate plain white endpapers - inscrptn to ffe excepted,half-title page,sub-title TIDAL YEARS AND OTHER POEMS,blank with a tipped- in thumbnail author's b/w portrait to it's reverse and title page. As a student,Bishop had published poetry, travel accounts,and fiction in periodicals in as diverse locations as Saint John, Halifax and Montreal,Boston and New York, Philadelphia,and Wolfville.Her poetry tended to be more conventional,often focusing on landscape and religious themes.Her long poem 'Tidal Years' was read at the alumni reception at the Acadia College jubilee in 1888,and three of her poems were selected for inclusion in T. H. Rand’s A Treasury of Canadian verse [1900]. In 1918,immediately after her death,there were discussions about issuing a memorial volume of her poetry and selected prose.However,only her verse appears in Poems,published privately in 1929 - this issue/edn. Her career represents the way in which young middle-class women in Canada began to push for greater educational opportunities in the 1880s and 1890s and translated these opportunities into national and international travel,mobility in their careers,and independence in expressing their views.While exerting a liberating educational influence on the young women whom she taught,she also succeeded in achieving some modest success as a writer.Her impatience with cant,her pride in women’s accomplishments,and her commitment to a sense of community informed both her writing and her teaching.[attribn. Gwendolyn Davies.] For more information see this link,but email me for the actual http link - I cannot put web addresses on this site - not allowed. Gwendolyn Davies,“BISHOP, MINNIE BLANCHE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography,vol. 14,University of Toronto/ Université Laval,2003–,accessed June 19,2020. 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! Stock number: rja900820. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS/HarperCollinsPublishers,2017. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, contemporary monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with fluorescent blue gilt,red and white lettering to front and spine; 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 royal blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain royal blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-410pp [paginated] includes prologue,15 chapters and epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp138/9 and pp250/1 respectively,other relevant contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,6 b/w war theatre maps,acknowledgements,notes, illustration credits,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication,separate contents,illustrations lists/tables,and 6 aforementioned b/w maps - 2 single page,4 double-paged. In 2018 the RAF is one hundred years old.In his new book (then 2017),destined to be a classic, Patrick Bishop examines the high point of its existence - the Second World War,when the Air Force saved the nation from defeat then led the advance to victory. Air warfare was a terrible novelty of the modern age,requiring a new military outlook.From the beginning,the RAF's identity set it apart from the traditional services.It was innovative,flexible and comparatively meritocratic,advancing the quasi-revolutionary idea that competence was more important than background. The Air Force went into the war with inadequate machines,training and tactics,and the early phase was littered with setbacks and debacles. Then,in the summer of 1940,in full view of the population,Fighter Command won one of the decisive battles of the struggle.Thereafter the RAF was gilded with an aura of success that never tarnished,going on to make a vital contribution to Allied victory in all theatres. Drawing from diaries,letters,memoirs and interviews,'Air Force Blue' captures the nature of combat in the skies over the corrugated wastes of the Atlantic,the sands of the Western Desert and the jungles of Burma.It also brings to life the intensely lived dramas,romances, friendships and fun that were as important a part of the experience as the fighting. 'Air Force Blue' portrays the spirit of the RAF - its heart and soul - during its finest hours. It is essential reading for the millions in Britain and the Commonwealth whose loved ones served,and for anyone who wants to understand the Second World War. 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. UK and all overseas 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 or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR 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. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja830819. ISBN: 9780007433131.
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Imprint: LONDON.QUERCUS PUBLISHING Plc.,2009. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with black+blue lettering,colour facsimile wartime poster reproducion; 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' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-ornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate double- page monochrome photographic illustrated eps.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-391pp [paginated] includes an introduction,7 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour photographs and b/w+colour facsimile illus reproductions throughout the text and the book,Aircraft of Battle of Britain,an index,list of tables,maps and sources, acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half- title page with colour RAF roundel ilustration,double-page contemporary colour photographic illustrated title page,and similar contents list/table. From the bestselling author of 'Fighter Boys' and 'Bomber Boys','Battle of Britain' is a magesterial and stunningly illustrated account of a defining episode in modern British history: the epic struggle of RAF Fighter Command with the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940. From the shock of defeat and evacuation from Dunkirk in May/June 1940 to Fighter Command's assertion of superiority over the Luftwaffe in mid-September of that year,Patrick Bishop charts the key staging-posts of Britain's fight for national survival.The day-to-day progress of the battle - its dogfights,its heroes and victims,its impact on flyers and civilians alike (from the Luftwaffe's 'Black Thursday' of 15 August,to the opening day of 'the Blitz' on 7 September) - is evoked in a richly compelling and moving narrative.Alongside the chronological account,an array of feature panels provides a wealth of detailed information on aspects of the battle as diverse as radar and air-raid protection, high-octane fuel and 'shadow' factories, the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the contribution of the Polish and Czech squadrons.Eye-witness descriptions, accounts and extracts fron diaries and journals evoke the often horrific reality of war in the air,while 'pilot profiles' tell the human stories behind such celebrated 'aces' as Douglas Bader,'Paddy' Finucane and 'Ginger' Lacey. Among the volume's 250 images are numerous contemporary photographs of planes,pilots and aerial combat,authentic pages from pilots' logbooks,public information posters and leaflets,paintings by celebrated war artists such as Paul Nash and Norman Wilkinson,and maps locating Fighter Command groups and sectors and the air fleets of the Luftwaffe.A full-colour appendix anatomizes the aircraft that won - and lost - the Battle of Britain,including the Spitfire,the Hurricane and the Messerschmitt 109. As enthrallingly written as it is sumptuously presented,'Battle of Britain' is the definitive account of 20thC Britain's 'finest hour' from a master of popular historical narrative.No one with an interest in the history of WW2 or of modern Britain will wish to be without it. 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 its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight (nearly 1.5Kg unpackaged) 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: rja612316. ISBN: 9781847249845.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,price-clipped to dw/dj. Bright,clean,matt contemporary sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,publisher's original, plain air-force blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,headband and immaculate plain grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp,viii-xlipp+1-429pp [paginated] includes contents+illus lists/tables,4 b/w maps - 3 double-paged,2 b/w photographic maps - 1 double-paged,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp118/9 and pp278/9 respectively, b/w photographs throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and 8pp blanks to rear. In 'Fighter Boys' Patrick Bishop brought to life the pilots who flew Spitfires and Hurricanes in the summer of 1940.Their skill and bravery decided the Battle of Britain,saved the nation from invasion and created conditions for Hitler's defeat. In 'Bomber Boys',Bishop tells a different but equally fascinating story.The 125,000 men from all over the world who passed through Bomber Command during the Second World War were engaged in a form of warfare that had never been implemented before and never would be again.Between 1940 and 1945 they flew continuously, stopping only when weather conditions made operations impossible.For much of that time they were the only fighters capable of attacking Germany in its own territory. There was nothing romantic about their struggle.Often barely out of boyhood,they lived on bleak bases,flying at night on long,nerve-racking missions that often ended in death.The odds of surviving were stacked heavily against them.In all, 55,000 were killed,counting for nearly one in ten of all British and Commonwealth dead.Despite these sacrifices,the Bomber Boys have remained on the edges of our collective memory. When the fighting stopped,they became something of a political embarrassment. Their actions have been the subject of a controversy that continues to the present, obscuring not only the losses they suffered but also the courage,comradeship and fortitude with which they fought.In this powerful and moving work of history, Patrick Bishop brilliantly captures the character,feelings and motivations of the bomber crews and pays tribute to their heroism and determination.They were among the best of their generation,who were called on to carry out one of the grimmest duties of the Second World War.'Bomber Boys' brilliantly restores these men to their rightful place in our consciousness. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja32298. ISBN: 9780007189861.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPERPRESS,2007. 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,clean,matt contemporary sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean - a few marks to fore- edges,otherwise contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears an unread copy apart from my own collation.Bright, clean,publisher's original,plain air-force blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain grey eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xlipp+1-429pp [paginated] includes contents+illus lists/tables,4 b/w maps - 3 double-paged,2 b/w photographic maps - 1 double-paged,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp118/9 and pp278/9 respectively, b/w photographs throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated],half-title+ title pages,dedication,and 8pp blanks to rear.See also my book ID rja32298 for a similar example. In 'Fighter Boys' Patrick Bishop brought to life the pilots who flew Spitfires and Hurricanes in the summer of 1940.Their skill and bravery decided the Battle of Britain,saved the nation from invasion and created conditions for Hitler's defeat. In 'Bomber Boys',Bishop tells a different but equally fascinating story.The 125,000 men from all over the world who passed through Bomber Command during the Second World War were engaged in a form of warfare that had never been implemented before and never would be again. Between 1940 and 1945 they flew continuously,stopping only when weather conditions made operations impossible.For much of that time they were the only fighters capable of attacking Germany in its own territory. There was nothing romantic about their struggle.Often barely out of boyhood,they lived on bleak bases,flying at night on long,nerve-racking missions that often ended in death.The odds of surviving were stacked heavily against them.In all, 55,000 were killed,counting for nearly one in ten of all British and Commonwealth dead. Despite these sacrifices,the Bomber Boys have remained on the edges of our collective memory.When the fighting stopped,they became something of a political embarrassment.Their actions have been the subject of a controversy that continues to the present,obscuring not only the losses they suffered but also the courage,comradeship and fortitude with which they fought. In this powerful and moving work of history,Patrick Bishop brilliantly captures the character,feelings and motivations of the bomber crews and pays tribute to their heroism and determination.They were among the best of their generation,who were called on to carry out one of the grimmest duties of the Second World War.'Bomber Boys' brilliantly restores these men to their rightful place in our consciousness. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015 and in this year too,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its 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: rja612216. ISBN: 9780007189861.
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Imprint: LONDON.BBC,2003. UK,12mo paperback original,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,no dw/dj - as issued,an unread copy with no spine/backstrip creases.Colour imaging by Black Sheep to original colour artwork wraps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,no bumping/creasing to either head or foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore- edges slightly aged - but generally clean; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corners.UK,12mo wraps, paperback original,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated] plus [unpaginated] title page,a dedication and to rear,acknowledgements,note about the author,and 2pp publisher advert. In June,1996,the BBC started their range with Terrance Dicks series 'The Eight Doctors',a series of original adventures for the eighth Doctor.The initial editor at the BBC was Nuala Buffini who oversaw the first six or so releases before leaving to join Hodder Headline,and Steve Cole took over the reins of the BBC range.Cole eventually left in 2000,to be replaced by Justin Richards.The BBC released two adventures/novels a month,except for December.This is another title in the series of original adventures for the Eighth Doctor. The TARDIS lands in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh,during Easter 2003.The city is almost at a standstill,its public services close to collapse and its people terrorised by a bombing campaign. Within hours one of the Doctor's friends is caught in a deadly explosion,while another appears on television confessing to the murder of twelve people.The TARDIS is stolen by forces intent on learning its secrets.When the Doctor tries to investigate,his efforts are hampered by crippling chest pains. Someone is manipulating events to supress humanity's development - but how and why? The trail leads to London where a cabal pushes the world ever closer to catastrophe.Who is the prisoner being held in the Tower of London? Could he or she hold the key to saving mankind? The Doctor must choose between saving his friends or saving Earth in the past,present and future.But the closer he gets to the truth,the worse his condition becomes. . . 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: rja30288. ISBN: 0563538694.
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Imprint: LONDON.BBC,2002. UK,12mo paperback Original,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,no dw/dj - as issued,an unread copy with no spine/ backstrip creases.Colour imaging by Black Sheep to original colour,artwork wraps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,no bumping/creasing to either head or foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges slightly aged - but generally clean; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,12mo wraps,paperback original,1st edn,5-287pp [paginated] includes prologue,5 chapters+ epilogue,historical note,author note, acknowledgements,1pp publisher advert to rear; plus [unpaginated] title page,and a dedication. In June 1996,the BBC started their range with Terrance Dicks series 'The Eight Doctors',a series of original adventures for the eighth Doctor,and Keith Topping + Martin Day's 'The Devil Goblins from Neptune',a series for past Doctors.The initial editor at the BBC was Nuala Buffini who oversaw the first six or so releases before leaving to join Hodder Headline,and Steve Cole took over the reins of the BBC range.Cole eventually left in 2000,to be replaced by Justin Richards.The BBC released two adventures/novels a month, except for December. 'Those people that die must die.It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it,Sarah.' East End gangster Tommy Ramsey emerges from prison in 1952,determined to retake control of his territory on the streets of Shoreditch.But new arrivals threaten his grip on all illegal activity in the area.An evangelical minister at St Luke's Church is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins.A new gang is claiming the streets.And a watchmender called Doctor John Smith is leading a revolt against the Ramsey Mob's protection racket.But when Tommy strikes back against his enemies,a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air begins turning into nerve gas and thousands are killed by the choking fumes. London is dying. . . . This adventure features the Third Doctor [Jon Pertwee.] and Sarah Jane Smith. Author's first novel for the BBC. 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: rja32748. ISBN: 9780563538509.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARPERPRESS,2011. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.The majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj,head of spine/backstrip also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,generally clean - a partial cup ring to front board,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped white ink letters to spine/backstrip,a black+ silver striped headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxvipp+1-390pp [paginated] includes separate contents, illustrations and b/w maps lists/tables, b/w plans of the TIRPITZ,b/w diagrams of X-Craft,ranks of the Kreigsmarine,a prologue,19 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary,historical b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp102/3 and pp262/3 respectively, profuse other contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,notes, acknowledgements and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a dedication. Want more Patrick BISHOP titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my NAVAL/MILITARY catalogue. Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler's navy, the largest and most powerful battleship in Europe.To Churchill she was 'the Beast',a menace to Britain's supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin's armies.To those who sailed in her she seemed impregnable,an 'Iron Castle' that could withstand any bomb or torpedo. Tirpitz rarely fired her monster guns.She did not need to.Her mere presence in the fjords of Norway kept a large part of the British Fleet tied to home waters guarding against a breakout.In the summer of 1942, fear that Tirpitz was at sea led the Admiralty to recall ships escorting a convoy to Russia,leaving it virtually undefended.In an episode that became one of the darkest chapters of the war at sea,24 of 35 merchantmen were sunk. Tirpitz haunted the imagination of the men directing Britain's war.The prospect that she might set up base on the French Atlantic coast led to the raid on St Nazaire,one of the most dramatic actions of the war.Plan after plan was hatched to send her to the bottom.From the first days,she was subjected to air attack but it was soon clear the RAF did not have the bombs to sink her.Nor were the torpedoes of the Fleet Air Arm any more effective. The failures forced attention onto unorthodox weapons.In 1942 'human torpedo' teams launched a high-risk operation that ended in gallant failure.The following year,midget submarines carried out a daring and costly attack that left Tirpitz crippled,but only temporarily. In the end it was Bomber Command,led by one of Britain's most remarkable but least-known war heroes,who finished her off.In the autumn of 1944,Wing Commander Janes 'Willie' Tait,a man of outstanding courage and modesty,led Lancasters from 617 Squadron - the famous 'Dambusters' - and 9 Squadron on a series of raids that stretched endurance,skill and bravery to the limit.It ended with the destruction of the battleship that had come to symbolise the hubris of Hitler's Germany. Full of colour,insight and drama,'Target Tirpitz' is Second World War storytelling at is best. 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: rja637216. ISBN: 9780007319237.
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Imprint: LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1958. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG++.Neat, ink gift presentation inscrptn+date to ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Yellow+black upper wrap with white letters to black top+bottom bands and black letters to middle yellow band; with minimal shelf- wear and negligible creasing to edges with a miniscule nick/rub to upper,top right- hand corner - no other major tears present.Dw/dj is lightly marked,with spine/backstrip slightly darkened with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creasing, rear plain white wrap is also lightly grubbed.The top,internal edges to dw/dj are slightly aged but minimally foxed and the rear,inner vertical edge is also slightly aged with slightly more foxing/ spotting.Top edge slightly dust-soiled and slightly aged - as usual/normal - with minimal sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edge considerably cleaner and also less foxed/ spotted; contents bright,tight and very clean with no dog-ear reading creases to page corners.Unblemished,plain red paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean with minimal foxing,plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxxviipp+4-281pp includes half-title+title pages,an introduction,author preface (Helena Morley),and 3 chapters/parts covering the years of 1893/4/5. This is a true diary,kept by a girl between the ages of twelve and fifteen,in a provincial diamond-mining town called Diamantina,the highest town in Brazil, during the years 1893 and 1895.The author, who is half-English is now seventy-six (then 1958). When Elizabeth Bishop - the translator of this book - first went to Brazil in 1952 and asked friends which Brazilian books she should begin reading,this diary was most frequently mentioned.It had been published privately in a small edition in 1942.Georges Bernanos,who was living in Brazil in exile,discovered it (see his letter on the front of the dw/dj) and gave away many copies.Its reputation began to spread in literary circles,new editions followed,and now it is a classic. As the translator says "Much of it could have happened in any small provincial town or village,and at almost any period of history - at least before the arrival of the automobile and the moving-picture theatre.Certain pages remind me of more famous and 'literary' ones:Nausicca doing her laundry on the beach,possibly with the help of her freed slaves;bits from Chaucer; Wordsworth's poetical children and country people . . . ." And Miss Bishop justly describes one aspect of the Diary as "notes for an unwritten, Brazilian,feminine version of Tom Sawyer and Nigger Jim." Though preceded by the US,NY,Farrar Straus & Cudahy 1957 edn (4,000 copies), this UK edn is the rarer,only 1500 being published. 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: rja2123.
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Imprint: UK.BASINGSTOKE,HAMPSHIRE.AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,1989. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Red dw/dj with colour+b/w photographs to upper wrap,black,white and yellow letters to both panels of dw/dj and to spine/ backstrip also; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Laminated,colour photographic montage bds with plain dark blue eps.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents pristine.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-304pp [paginated] includes b/w coloured half-title and colour illustrated double-page title-pages,contents list: 5 chapters and 6 special feature chapters, intro by James Bishop - editor-in-chief of The London Illustrated News,profuse b/w+ colour contemporary photographs and illustrations (600+) and an index. This book tells the story of the last 100 years [then 1989] - the most exciting, innovative,invigorating century of modern times.The momentous events described in these pages were unimaginable in 1890 when Queen Victoria reigned as the doyen of European Royal Families.Britain was the foremost world power,the whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom,women had no vote,Sundays were only for worship, children were seen and not heard - and The Illustrated London News was busy reporting it all.Respected and influential for nearly a hundred and fifty years,'The Illustrated London News' provides a unique picture of a singularly spectacular era, during which,The atom,the air, and the airwaves were mastered.The first motor car heralded a transport revolution.Television and computers widened the world's horizons in work and leisure.Mankind took a 'giant leap' on the surface of the moon.An American president was assassinated, another left office in disgrace. With commentaries written especially for the book by experts on each period,this volume reflects these and other events in words and pictures,many of them published at the time in the pages of the magazine. Plus six feature sections ranging from the changing role of women to great sporting achievements of the century.Above all,this book conveys a fascinating perspective of Britain and the world in the 20thC, interpreted by the magazine's many eminent contributors,among them G.K. Chesterton and historian Arthur Bryant. 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: rja938. ISBN: 0861458605.
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Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS/HarperCollinsPublishers,2019., UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1. * NOT to be confused with the UK,Hamish Hamilton,1985 NOVEL,by Derek Lambert with a similar title.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial imagery illustrated dw/dj panels with orange+pale blue lettering to front+spine/ backstrip,rear panel also illustrated,with white lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without any blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate /clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix+xxi-xxiipp+1-291pp [paginated] includes b/w maps list/table a Preface,a Prologue,13 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biographic and autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp72/3 and pp200/01 respectively,acknowledgements, Notes,Image credits,an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,6 assorted b/w regional maps/Colditz Castle plan and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. SOLDIER, ESCAPER, SPYMASTER, POLITICIAN - Airey Neave was assassinated in the House of Commons car park in 1979.Forty years after his death, Patrick Bishop's lively, action-packed biography examines the life, heroic war and death of one of Britain's most remarkable 20th century figures. Airey Neave was one of the most extraordinary figures of his generation. Taken prisoner during WW2,he was the first British officer to escape from Colditz and using the code name 'Saturday' became a key figure in the IS9 escape and evasion organisation which spirited hundreds of Allied airmen and soldiers out of Occupied Europe. A lawyer by training,he served the indictments on the Nazi leaders at the Nuremburg war trials.An ardent Cold War warrior,he was mixed up in several of the great spy scandals of the period.Most people might consider these achievements enough for a single career,but he went on to become the man who made Margaret Thatcher,mounting a brilliantly manipulative campaign in the 1975 Tory leadership to bring her to power. And yet his death is as fascinating as his remarkable life.On Friday,30 March 1979,a bomb planted beneath his car exploded while he was driving up the ramp of the House of Commons underground car park,killing him instantly.The murder was claimed by the breakaway Irish Republican group,the INLA. His killers have never been identified. Patrick Bishop's new book,published to mark the 40th anniversary of his death,is a lively and concise biography of this remarkable man.It answers the question of who killed him and why their identities have been hidden for so long and is written with the support of the Neave family. 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: rja1002322. ISBN: 9780008309046.
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Imprint: UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.SPELLMOUNT PUBLISHERS,2007. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour artwork and b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with grey and b/w lettering,white-lettered spine/backsstrip and b/w photographic illustrated rear panel with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Dw/dj design repeated to glazed, sharp-cornered boards with a b/w striped headband and pale b/w photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes an introduction,4 chapters: The First SS Divisions,The Expansion of the SS, Volunteer Divisions and Late-War Divisions, illustrated with contemporary b/w photographs and colour artwork illustration throughout, appendices,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with b/w photographic frntis to its reverse. 'Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-45' is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of Himmler's armoured divisions.Organised chronologically by division and formation date,the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armoured and soft vehicles in service with the`fighting' SS,with listings of unit commanders,vehicle types and numbers and unit structure.Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle,a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings. Every SS division that saw combat is featured, from well-known units such as the elite Das Reich and Wiking divisions,to lesser-known divisions,such as the 11th Waffen SS Panzer Division Nordland and the Albanian-recruited 21st Waffen SS Gebirgs-Division Skanderbeg. With information boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks,all drawn to the same scale for easy comparison,this is a key reference guide for modellers and military history enthusiasts with an interest in the Waffen SS divisions of World War II. Chris Bishop is an established military historian who has written and contributed to numerous military publications over the last 25 years.He is the author of 'The Essential Tank Identification Guide: Wehrmacht Panzer Divisions,1939-45' and 'The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Luftwaffe Squadrons, 939-45.' 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: rja961621. ISBN: 9781862274327.
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Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour artwork and b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with grey and b/w lettering,white lettered spine/backsstrip and b/w photographic illustrated rear panel with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips appears unread apart from my own collation.Dw/dj design repeated to glazed, sharp-cornered boards with a b/w striped headband and pale b/w photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes an introduction,3 chapters: Early Motorised Divisions,Wartime Motorized Dividsions and Panzergrenadier Division, illustrated with contemporary b/w photographs and colour artwork illustration throughout, appendices,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with b/w photographic frntis to its reverse. Illustrated with detailed artworks of Wehrmacht vehicles and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, 'The Spellmount Vehicle Identification Guide: Panzergrenadier Divisions,1939-45' is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of Germany's motorized army divisions during WW2. Organized chronologically by division and formation date,the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armoured and soft vehicles in service with each panzergrenadier division,with listings of unit commanders,vehicle types and numbers and unit structures. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign,accompanied by orders of battle,a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings.Every motorized division is featured,including the elite Grossdeutschland and Hermann Goring divisions. With information boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks,all drawn to the same scale for easy comparison,this guide is a key reference guide for modellers and military history enthusiasts with an interest in the motorized divisions of the Wehrmacht. 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: rja961721. ISBN: 9781862273849.
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Imprint: UK.STAPLEHURST,KENT.SPELLMOUNT LIMITED,2003. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,contemporary monochrome montage'd photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white lettering,white lettered spine,rear panel with single contemporary b/w photograph and white-lettered part synopsis; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glazed boards with dw/dj design repeated to same,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,6-192pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters, profusely illustrated with b/w regional battle maps+keys and historic contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book, appendices(6): German Waffen SS Knight's Cross winners,Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves winners, Winners of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves+ Swords,Winners of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves,Swords and Diamonds,Non-German Knight's Cross (or better) winners,and SS Orders of Battle,an index; plus [unpaginated] thumbnail contemporary b/w photographic illustrated half-title page,title page,and a contents list/table. Despite their success in the invasion of Poland,the Waffen-SS still had something to prove as a fighting organization when they arrived in the West for the attack on th Low countries.'SS: Hell on the Western Front' describes in vivid detail the explots of the Waffen-SS in Western Europe from 1940 to 1945. Illustrated with rare action photographs, the book begins with the formation of the Waffen-SS and its growth and development into a combat arm.The striking success of 1940 is examined,as the SS troopers swept all opposition before them,as is the darker side of the organization, with the first atrocities committed against Allied prisoners.After the German victory, Himmler used the new conquered territories as a fertile recruiting ground for the 'war against Communism'.As the preparations for the invasion od the Soviet Union advanced,Hitler was distracted by the crisis in the Balkans,where the Waffen-SS added to their growing reputation,capturing Belgrade and driving the Allied troops out of Greece.By 1944 the Waffen-SS were back in France in numbers,in readiness to repel the expected Allied invasion.After the loss of Normandy,the Waffen-SS fought hard at Arnhem and in the Ardennes offensive,winning respect from the Allied troops that faced them. 'SS: Hell on the Western Front' features the actions and atrocities of such famous Waffen-SS divisions as the Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler,Das Reich,Hitlerjugend and Totenkopf,and provides an insignt into how these ideologically and motivated uniyts consistently outfought the Allies even when seriously disadvantaged due to lack of fuel or air support.'SS: Hell on the Western Front' is a thorough study of the Waffen-SS in the western theatre. 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: rja961821. ISBN: 1862271852.
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Imprint: LONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD.,1988. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,overall clean - apart from a very narrow darkened strip along the top edges - glossy,recognizable Gollancz yellow dw/dj with red+black lettering to front and spine,rear panel plain yellow without design or text; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edge and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges slightly aged/toned - possibly light dust-soiling,fore-edges brighter and clean - neither are with foxing/spotting; contents bright,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9- 362pp [paginated] includes a prologue, Death and Designation Among The Asadi in 4 Pts,further 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table. An important addition to any SF enthusiast's shelf,and essential reading for a newcomer to the genre. In a clearing of the great forest of the planet Bosk Veld,a strange,ape-like species of alien,the Asadi,act out their almost-incomprehensible rituals,rainbow eyes flashing,spinning like pinwheels.Egon Chaney,in his athropological study,'Death and Designation Among the Asadi' has shown how their life-style has apparently degenerated from a level of complex technological sophistication and devolved to a primal simplicity.Long after his disappearance in the forest his daughter, Elegy Cather,comes to Bosk Veld to carry on his studies of the Asadi where he left off.With her is an intelligent ape, Kretzoi,physically adapted to resemble the aliens.Together with Thomas Benedict, Chaney's old partner,Elegy begins to unravel the enigma of the asadi.As Kretzoi insinuates himself into their rituals,so we are drawn into what is perhaps the most convincing portrayal of the alien yet. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** 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: rja928321. ISBN: 0575028335.
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Imprint: LONDON.ATLANTIC BOOKS,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-9.]FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with red,gilt and dark blue lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Virtually as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, unread apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, viipp+2- 402pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,a preface,18 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 4pp apiece,between pp84/5,pp148/49,pp244/45 and pp308/9 respectively,notes, acknowledgements,and an index.Plus [unpagiated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,author's father's b/w photographic frntis,contents list/table, and a note about the author as a last page. The Royal Air Force is synonymous with its heroic achievements in the summer of 1940, when Winston Churchill's 'famous few' - the Hurricane and Spitfire pilots of RAF Fighter Command - held Goering's Luftwaffe at bay in the Battle of Britain, thereby changing the course of the war.For much of the twentieth century,warplanes were fixed in the world's imagination,a symbol of the perils and excitements of the modern era.But within the space of a hundred years,military aviation has morphed from the exotic to the mundane.An activity which was charged with danger - the domain of the daring - is now carried out by computers and unpiloted drones. Aviators have always seemed different from soldiers and sailors - more adventurous, questing and imaginative.In both world wars air aces dominated each side's propaganda, capturing hearts and dreams.Writing with the verve,passion and the sheer narrative aplomb familiar to many thousands of readers from his bestselling Second World War aerial histories,'Fighter Boys' and 'Bomber Boys' - see book ID rja32298, Patrick Bishop's 'WINGS' is a rich and compelling account of military flying from its heroic early days to the present. Please contact seller,because of the weight and 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja551815. ISBN: 9781848878921.
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Imprint: US.NY.FARRAR,STRAUS and GIROUX,1993. US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally published in Sweden by Raben & Sjogren under the title 'Sagan om Alice i Verkligheten',with text+illustrations copyrighted by the author and illustrator. Translated to English by Joan Sandin.Distributed by Farrar,Straus and Giroux in the USA.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork by Inga-Karin Eriksson,illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w+green lettering,b/w vignetted,illustrated rear panel; 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,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,plain red paper-covered bds with a plain red cloth blind spine,with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a red headband and immaculate colour pictorial map illustrated eps by Inga-Karin Eriksson.Us,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-93pp [paginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated double-page contents list/table,foreword by Christina Bjork36 sections,profuse contemporary colour+b/w photographs and illustrations throughout the text and the book,and a list of illustrations and copyrights,plus [unpaginated] an oval,contemporary b/w biographical photograph - taken by Charles Dodgson - of Alice Liddell,illustrated title page. On July 4,1862,Charles Dodgson took his neighbour Alice Liddell on a picnic and told her a story that later became a book called 'Alice's adventures in Wonderland' (which he published under the name Lewis Carroll).Mr Dodgson taught mathematics at Christ Church at Oxford University in England.He was a shy man,but he always felt comfortable with children,whom he got to know by photographing them. Alice was the child friend he liked best of all.Her favourite words were "Let's pretend",so they were a good match. 'The Other Alice' lets readers imagine what it must have been like to be a child in Victorian England and to know a man as unusual as Mr Dodgson.And anyone who has read 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' will find lots of things that are familiar in Alice's world. Illustrated with photographs by Mr. Dodgson and full-colour paintings by the illustrator Inga-Karin Eriksson,'The Other Alice' also offers instructions for some of Mr. Dodgson's favourite games,including how to make a hankerchief rabbit and how to count with cakes. Since April 2013 and 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,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja621916. ISBN: 9129622425.
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Imprint: LONDON.W.H.ALLEN/TARGET,1989. UK,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.MINT. Unread copy of this extremeley rare novel of the WILLIAM HARTNELL TV adventure of 1966. No.136,in the Doctor Who Library series - this title was only published in paperback,with only one reprint in 1992 by Virgin.Also had a low print run of 21,000. Is a hard title to find,and difficult to find in this high a grade.Cover by Alistair Pearson and Graeme Wey.McCoy logo,grey spine with outline decal. 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: rja589b. ISBN: 0426203321.
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Imprint: LONDON.W.H.ALLEN/TARGET,1986. UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.A NMINT copy of this scarce WILLIAM HARTNELL adaption. No.109,in the Doctor Who Library series - this is a hard title to find,and difficult to find in this high grade.This book also had a very low print run of 35,000 copies.Cover by David McAllister.Red neon logo,black spine/backstrip with outline decal. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through 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: rja588b. ISBN: 0426202309.
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Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1989. UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.NMINT.This copy has been read as evidenced by crease along length of spine/backstrip.Extremely RARE novel of the WILLIAM HARTNELL TV adventure of 1966.No.136 in the Doctor WHO Library series,being only ever published in paperback,being reprinted once (Virgin 1992).Also another title in the series with a low print run of only 21,000 copies.Cover by Alistair Pearson and Graeme Wey.McCoy logo, grey spine/backstrip with outline decal.A really superb copy of a particularly scarce and hard to find title. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and 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: #rja952b. ISBN: 0426203321.
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Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1986. UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,appears an unread copy.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some miniscule rubbing and loss to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+ fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.A NFINE copy of this scarce WILLIAM HARTNELL adaption.No.109,in the Doctor Who Library series - this is a hard title to find,and difficult to find in this good a grade.This book also had a very low print run of 35,000 copies,and is now out-of-print.Cover by David McAllister.Red neon logo,black spine/backstrip with outline decal. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through 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: rja33649. ISBN: 0426202309.
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Imprint: UK.LEICESTER.BLITZ EDITIONS/BOOKMART LTD.,1995. UK,8vo p/back,1st edn.NFINE.Neat,handwritten ink familial gift presentation inscrptn+date to top edge/corner of half- title page and an absence of publisher's price,Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,subject's colour portrait painting illustrated front card cover with red and b/w lettering,brown,black and red letters to spine/backstrip which has no reading creases, rear cover with synopsis; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners,no major tears or splits but a couple of tiniest of snicks to front-facing edges of spine/backstrip - one each to head+foot of same.Rear cover with superficial scoring.Top edges with miniscule faint spotting but still clean,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,8vo p/back,1st edn,8-254pp [paginated] includes an introduction,10 chapters,profuse brown ink vignettes to pages and throughout the text and the book,plus; [unpaginated] half-title with subject's thumbnail portrait illustration to its reverse, title page and contents list/table. No other prophet in history made predictions across such a vast time-span as did Nostradamus,and no other prophet has been proved consistently right. From his own lifetime in the 16thC to right here and now,the predictions he made over 400 years ago never cease to amaze, covering as they do everything from the French Revolution in the 18thC to the rise of fascism in the 1930s and the possible nuclear war of the future. 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. e. ** 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: rja945821. ISBN: 1856053318.
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Imprint: WALES.CARDIFF.KING ARTHUR RESEARCH,M.T.B PARTNERSHIPS,1986. WALES,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, authors' b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red +white lettering,with white lettered genealogical chart to black background on rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge with light but faint thumbed grubbing at headband area otherwise bright and clean - foxing free, fore-edges bright and clean also with no foxing/spotting; 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and plain white eps with some minimal foxing/ spotting to each but not all - rear free endpaper immaculate and unaffected.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-288pp [paginated] includes publisher advert for Limited, Signed First Editions of related titles,an introduction,with a contents list/table to its reverse,joint author full length b/w portrait photograph with photographs and illustrations+maps list/table,Parts 1 - 7 all illustrated with profuse b/w maps (19),illustrations,family trees (20 or so) and contemporary b/w scenic photographs (45) interspersed throughout the text and the book and to the rear,a list/table of reference manuscripts and books,plus [unpaginated] title page. The purpose of this book is to tell clearly how the successful search to identify and locate the fabled King Arthur was undertaken.It will show exactly who the legendary King Arthur actually was - where he lived - and precisely where he rests today. The King Arthur Discoveries are explosive and final,made by careful industrial analysis techniques,skilful planning and superslick organisation.A technique seemingly never used by conventional historians and scholars.By combining a careful study of manuscripts,maps, antiquarian books,documents,inscribed stones and other writings - with personal dedication,persistence and fieldwork throughout the UK and much of Europe, WILSON and BLACKETT have unravelled the enigmatic mystery - all facts uncanny in their accuracy - backed by overwhelming evidence. Since April 2013 and 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: rja844119. ISBN: 0862850061.
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Imprint: LONDON.CONSTABLE,1973. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG++.Owner's ink name to top of title page,and no price -clip to dw/dj.Brown,matt,silver gilt bordered+text decorated upper wrap,subject potted biography to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,top two corners minisculely bumped/rubbed with reciprocal loss; tiny nick/tear to head of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also,though book is lightly cocked. Publisher's brown paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and sepia portrait photographic, oval vignette illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-255pp [paginated] includes author introduction,23 chapters, appendices(2),a Memorial Lecture and an index; plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic frntis, title page,a dedication,and contents list.Laid in,aged contemporary newspaper cutting literary review of the book. Helen Waddell was one of the most sensitive and scholarly best-selling authors of the 1920's and 1930's.'Peter Abelard' has been reprinted over thirty times in its original edition,as well as having been translated into nine European languages.A recent adaptation has also had a record-breaking run on the stage (then 1973).But before writing what turned out to be her most popular work,she had already been made famous by 'The Wandering Scholar',for which the critical acclaim is quoted in this book. Her other books on the Middle Ages include 'Mediaeval Latin Lyrics','The Desert Fathers',and 'Beasts and Saints'. She was born in 1889,the youngest of ten children of an Ulster Presbyterian minister,a pioneer missionary in Manchuria and Japan, 'the Vicar of Wakefield turned Chinese Scholar',as she later described him.Her mother died when she was two,but her career at school and later at Queen's University, Belfast and Somerville College,Oxford,was a series of triumphs. In 1934 her books had made her comfortably off,and when her London flat was pulled down,she made what proved the fatal mistake of buying a large,damp and unwieldly house in Primrose Hill Road,to accomodate 'all her beloved family and still have rooms to spare'.Even before it was badly damaged in the Blitz,it was to be a constant source of trouble and expense,and a disastrous distraction from the work that was the mainspring of her life. Throughout the war years she continued her work both for Constable (UK publisher),and the magazine 'The Nineteenth Century',while being gradually worn out by constant major domestic difficulties,and the incessant personal demands that were made on her.In 1947 she gave the eighth W.P. Ker Memorial Lecture at Glasgow,reprinted here,but ill-health prevented any other major work up till her death in 1965.Her most illustrious admirers included professors such as George Saintsbury, J.W. Mackail,Gilbert Murray and Sir Frederick Pollock; among poets,Yeats, Walter de la Mare and Siegfried Sassoon; public men like Stanley Baldwin and Lord Londonderry; and a wide range of authors, among them Max Beerbohm,Virginia Woolf,Enid Starkie,Rose Macaulay,Charles Morgan and David Cecil. The author and her brother were among Helen Waddell's closest friends. 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: rja33829. ISBN: 0094591008.
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Imprint: LONDON.DOUBLEDAY,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean, b/w illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears.Top+fore-edges very slightly aged but clean; contents bright,tight and clean also. Publisher's original,clean,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, 1st edn,9-510pp [paginated] includes a prologue, 126 chapters/segments; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page and a dedication.Last book of trilogy. A dramatic and intensely moving novel,the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy 'Noughts and Crosses'; 1st and 2nd novels being 'Noughts and Crosses' and 'Knife Edge' respectively. 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: rja34729. ISBN: 0385607733.
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Imprint: LONDON.DOUBLEDAY,1995. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,b/w illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits.Top+fore-edges very slightly aged but clean; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound also.Publisher's original,clean,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, 9-510pp [paginated] includes a prologue,126 chapters/segments; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page and a dedication. A dramatic and intensely moving novel,the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy 'Noughts and Crosses'; 1st and 2nd novels being 'Noughts and Crosses' and 'Knife Edge' respectively. 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja568315. ISBN: 0385607733.
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Imprint: LONDON.HARRAP,1986. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,scenic colour photograph to front panel of dw/dj with dark blue+black lettering,white lettered dak blue spine/backstrip,and reproduction b/w photographic newspaper cuttings of modern day expedition to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or 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' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immacuate plain white endpapers. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-160pp [paginated] includes author's separate foreword and introduction,11 chapters with profuse modern colour+b/w photographs,b/w maps and some contemporary,historical b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,and an Aftermath; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/ table. In February 1985,fifty years after T. E. Lawrence was killed in a motor bicycle accident in Dorset,Captain Charles Blackmore and three others of the Royal Green Jackets Regiment set out to retrace Lawrence's exploits in the Arab Revolt during the First World War. Using Lawrence's classic account,"Seven Pillars of Wisdom," as their guide,the members of this expedition spent twenty-nine days with meagre supplies and under extreme conditions,riding and walking to the source of the Lawrence legend.What the young men discovered about Lawrence and the legend was matched only by what they discovered about themselves. Blackmore insisted on living as Lawrence did: as a true Bedouin.But it did not take long for the romantic images to vanish. Extreme heat,cold,virtually no food and little water,an inability to communicate with the Arabs and a growing realisation of their lack of preparation,all combined to turn their thoughts and fears to conspiracy. The author bases his account on a diary he kept of the expedition.As we explore and sometimes test the legend of "Lawrence of Arabia," we begin to understand that this was a commemorative venture in the best sense: in modern Jordan it is unlikely ever to be repeated. 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 postage 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: rja958021. ISBN: 0245544186.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE/An imprint of Random House Children's Books,2004., UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated, 1st edn. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,wrap-around white background with colour pictorial artwork by Quentin Blake, illustrated glazed boards,with capitalised,dark blue lettered title and orange lettered author name to front board plus immaculate plain pale blue endpapers; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front's, and publisher's illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with small colour illustration and black-lettered synopsis and critics' black-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and minimal,superficial scoring/indents to either board.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,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 apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj, as issued,illustrated,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated - excludes endpapers] includes colour decorated title page; plus 7 double-page,16 single page colour illustrations and text colour. Visually the exterior appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 20-year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the minimal exterior 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. Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at each other and drawing. But they are also a little bit special .because they are angels.One day they visit Sid,a pavement artist. Sid is sad because he wants to take part in the big drawing competition but can't work out how the judges will ever get to see his work. Corky and Loopy decide to help and give him a very special pencil from their collection. So begins a bright and colourful adventure from the brilliant Quentin Blake. Want more Quentin BLAKE titles? Please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and SIGNED catologues for more or similar titles of UK HB/softback 1st edns and/or Signed items/edns. 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: rja1104823. ISBN: 0224070274.
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