ELIOT**,T[homas] S[tearns]:
LITTLE GIDDING.

Imprint: LONDON.FABER & FABER,1942.
Edition: UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,2nd imp.
Binding: Original yapped wraps., No dw/dj,card wraps,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,2nd imp.[Each of the 4 volumes published separately in the UK,but not the USA,before making the one-volume title 'Four Quartets',at a later date (1944) - see rja400311. This is the last volume of the four and this copy is a 2nd imp (March 1942) published the same year as the 1st edn,and stapled as opposed to sewn in the first state.] VG.No owner inscptn.Pale cream yapped wraps and black ink printed lettering to upper wrap,with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners, slight ageing/toning to edges and spine/ backstrip - as usual/normal - and both the front+rear covers are minimally and sporadically foxed/spotted.Closed tear towards head of spine/ backstrip and a small nick with loss,to foot of same.Contents bright,tight,clean with no foxing /spotting to pale grey chain-laid paper pages, and clean,non-rusted staples internally.Top, bottom and fore-edges of first 2 signatures are trimmed,except for the first two front fore-edges,fore+bottom edges of the 3rd and 4th signatures are also untrimmed.8vo wraps,7-16pp [paginated] plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+ title pages. Little Gidding is the manor in Huntingdonshire that was the destination of poets' pilgrimages, as the site where Nicholas Ferrar founded an Anglican religious community in the mid-17th century. Eliot was a much-honoured figure at the time of his death (1965);the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Order of Merit were both awarded to him in the same year,1948. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard 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: rja401011. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 40.00 (approx. $US 52.06 )

ELKEN, PAUL:
Images of MARITIME BRISTOL.

Imprint: UK,DERBY.BREEDON BOOKS PUBLISHING COMPANY,1995.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, montage'd colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with blue+black letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though some inevitable but very minimal,minor scoring and indentations to both panels of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-197pp [paginated] includes intro,18 chapters,profuse contemporary (then & now) b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,each with accompanying text,and a biblio.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and 2pp blanks at rear. The oldest surviving photograph of a sea-going ship was taken towards the end of 1884 in Bristol.Since then,many amateur and professional photographers have captured images of ships in and around this famous port.'Images of MARITIME BRISTOL' is the first comprehensive selection of historic and modern photographs dedicated to this theme. Most of the photographs are from the Industrial & Maritime collections of Bristol City Museums & Art Gallery,a wide selection of whose fine images, supplemented from the archives of the regional newspaper,the Bristol Evening Post,builds into a superb evocation of the port's history over the 150 years that the camera has been with us. Early views capture the drama of sailing vessels,wrecked in the dangerous river that gave access to the old port.Ships under construction in local yards and going about their business in and around one of Britain's best loved ports illustrate the transition from sail to steam,timber to rivetted iron and more recently,to motorised vessels of welded steel. Work-a-day images from the Museum's Port of Bristol Authority Collection present a less romantic but realistic view of maritime Bristol in the changing times of the twentieth century.The heroic scale of the port facilities built to keep Bristol active as a major British port into the twenty-first century are depicted in some remarkable pictures by modern professional photographers.Paul Elken, having lived and worked in Bristol since 1969 he is recognised now as an acknowledged expert on the history of the city's industries,transport and its port and shipping in particular.He had long cherished an ambition to publish a wide-ranging selection of the photographs illustrating the port of Bristol from the extensive archives of the City Museum & Art Gallery (where he works as the Senior Curator of Humanities).This book realises that ambition. He was responsible in 1978 for establishing the acclaimed Industrial Museum and takes great pride in having learned to drive and fire its powerful steam locomotives 'Henbury' and 'Portbury'.Both engines were built in Bristol and worked the port's extensive railway network at Avonmouth Docks until preserved by the City Museum in the early 1960's.They are now used to give rides to the public on the Bristol Harbour Railway. A title from the Breedon's 'Images of. . .' seres of British cities and towns. Since April 2013,again in this year too, the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the heavier weight of this item (just over 1Kg unpackaged),for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja502714. ISBN: 1859830048.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

ELLINGHAM,MARK,FLORENCE,PETER AND ROGERSON,BARNABY - Edited by:
OxTravels: Meetings of Remarkable Travel Writers - Introduced by Michael Palin.

Imprint: LONDON.PROFILE BOOKS,2011.
Edition: UK,8vo p/back original,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued,wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo 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.The only other format as an ebook.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,matt,clean,colour pictorial illustrated card covers,with blue,black and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - but reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges generally bright with some inevitable grubbing/thumbing - where read - contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - though previous owner has crayoned ticks alongside included stories on contents page - to all but seven of the 36 stories listed.UK,8vo p/back original, 1st edn,9-432pp [paginated] includes 36 short stories each by a different writer,an afterword by Barbara Stocking,Chief Executive,Oxfam; plus [unpaginated] b/w illustrated half-title,a title page, editors' precis,contents list/table with b/w portrait photograph of Michael Palin as frntis,to verso of last page of contents list and b/w title separator pages for each story,with that author's b/w photograph and potted biography to reverse of same. A concept developed by Mark Ellingham (Profile Books),Barnaby Rogerson (Eland Books) and Peter Florence (Hay Festival), together with Tom Childs of Oxfam.A follow on book from OxTales - an earlier collection of stories from fiction writers published in 2009,primarily to raise funds for Oxfam's work,the authors donating their royalties to Oxfam.These one-off stories have been licensed for this collection and with the exception of where indicated,the pieces/stories are published for the first time and thus copyright 2011. 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: rja542015. ISBN: 9781846684968.

£ 5.00 (approx. $US 6.51 )

ELLIOTT, F. S. and BROOKS, E. W - Edited by:
BUDGERIGAR MATINGS AND COLOUR EXPECTATIONS. [7TH Edition.]

Imprint: UK.BRADFORD,YORKSHIRE.THE BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY.[nd but March 1953 (from foreword).]
Edition: UK,slim 8vo card wraps,7th edn.
Binding: Card wraps., No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo card wraps,7th edn.VG+. No owner inscrptn,small abrasion to front cover - a removal of price? Bright crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,colour illustrated paper-covered card boards with dark blue lettering to front,cream cloth blind spine,rear panel of white background with black lettered information on the Society and subscriptions to it; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,rubbing,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and clean plain white endpapers.Front hinge solid but rear hinge with some slight incomplete cracking.Top+ fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned and without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight and clean - glossy paper - so without foxing/spotting,no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners though some accidental small, uniform corner tip creases to some random pages.UK,slim 8vo card wraps,7th edn,1- 189pp [paginated] includes a foreword by W. Watmough,F.Z.S (Chairman of Budgerigar Society),with contents list to its reverse,explanatory notes,Type I and II birds and 'Exceptions',alphabetical list of abbreviations used,list of varieties with abbreviations and code letters,Notes to Lists III and IV,an index of matings, Lists I-IV of Matings and established new varieties and other information.Plus [unpaginated] front free endpaper,title page and 3pp unused notes pages at the rear of the book. An original publication and NOT a Print on Demand item or copy. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja951321. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 38.00 (approx. $US 49.45 )

ELLIOTT, JAMES:
COLD COLD HEART.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with silver gilt,pale blue and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+ foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges lightly dust-soiled with light sporadic spotting,fore-edges similar but to a lesser degree; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain dark grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers and the book has a slight lean.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 344pp [paginated] includes 41 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and 4pp blanks at rear. Author's first debut novel under this pseudonym of James Elliott. A duel between two men,ex-secret agents - old CIA/KGB adversaries - lies at the heart of this brilliant and terrifying thriller.In it,the serial killing of young women is just one aspect of a complex game of hide and seek in which the only outcome can be death. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja486114. ISBN: 1857979362.

£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 )

ELLIOTT**, COLIN:
Discovering ARMADA BRITAIN.**

Imprint: UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1987.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Colour photographic dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,a tiny nick to head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj - no other nicks or tears present.Red paper-covered bds (boards) with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white eps (endpapers). Fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight and clean.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,176pp includes b/w maps,16pp b/w photographs,a bibliography and an index. The defeat of the Spanish Armada four hundred years ago (1987) was one of the important landmarks of history and helped to shape the world we live in today.It created a rich crop of legends and its mark can be found still in places all over the British Isles.A journey in search of the sites,relics and remains which tell the story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada 400 years ago.This book reconstructs the story by taking the reader on an Armada Trail round the coastline and to many places inland. Where was the Armada sighted? From which clifftops could you have seen the fighting? Did Drake really play bowls and if so where? How did they operate the nationwide network of warning beacons? Is it true that Queen Elizabeth addressed her troops at Tilbury? Where can you find the Captain of the London militia in his tent and the barn they kept the prisoners in? Were there really hoards of Spanish gold in the wrecked ships and is there any left to see? Which street is said to be haunted by an Armada ghost? These are just some of the fascinating questions the author answers.It is a book for those who enjoy expeditions with a point of interest,either by car or combined with a walk. Equally it will appeal to those who like an armchair journey.There have been many books about the Armada,but this is the first to explore the events from a landsman's eye view and to gather together a guide to what is left behind for all to see.This edition is no longer in print as the publisher ceased trading mid to late 1980's. 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: rja516515. ISBN: 0715389599.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

ELLIS**, PETER BERESFORD:
CELTIC WOMEN: WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY AND LITERATURE.

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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.Owner inked name+date to ink printed ex-libris stamp to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,blue monochrome pictorial illustrated dw/dj - (detail from Boadicea Haranguing The Iceni by H.C. Selous) with yellow+white lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with minimal sporadic foxing/spotting but still bright,fore- edges bright and cleaner without 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 bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/ dj,1st edn,11-288pp [paginated] includes an introduction,10 chapters and an epilogue,12pp b/w photographs in 1 block, between pp160/61,acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, separate,individual contents+illustrations lists/tables,and epigrams (2).An uncommon UK 1st edn and in exceptional condition. The role of women in ancient Celtic society has become a contemporary battleground.Feminists have seen Celtic women as role models in their fight against patriarchal consciousness and in he sexual political struggle of today. Their opponents maintain that the idea of ancient sexual liberation and equality is a nonsense. Peter Beresford Ellis brings sanity into this furious debate,by doing what he does best - examining the evidence in a scholarly and balanced manner.Although Boudicca (Boadicea) is often cited as the most powerful historical Celtic female figure,who led southern Britain in insurrection against the Romans,the author shows that she was by means unique. He examines the concepts of the 'Mother Goddess' origins of the Celts and the pantheon of Celtic female deities.He looks at the personalities of female figures in mythology,from Etain and Emer,Macha and Medb,Rhiannon and Gwenhwyvar (Guinevere) - together with a whle range of characters from powerful women,weak women,serious women,capricious women,vengeful women and ambitious women. He does not neglect the historical personalities and,in one of the most fascinating sections of the book,examines the position of women under the native Celtic law systems.He analyses the contention that Christianity destroyed the matri-centred Celtic society and degenerated the role of women,charting their role in the early Celtic Church. There is also a chapter on Celtic 'witches' as well as native erotic poetry. Highly readable,controversial,filled with new material but,above all,scholarly and thought-provoking,this is an important volume in both Celtic and feminist literature. Historian and novelist,Peter Beresford Ellis is recognised as a leading authority on Celtic studies.He is the author of several highly regarded works on Celtic history and culture,many of which have been published by Constable (UK).Titles include 'The Celtic Empire' (1990),'A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology' (1992), 'Celt and Saxon' (1993) and 'The Druids' (1994). 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: rja773318. ISBN: 0094724601.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

ELLIS, GEORGE:
MODERN PRACTICAL STAIRBUILDING & HANDRAILING FOR THE USE OF WORKMEN, BUILDERS, ARCHITECTS AND OTHERS.

Imprint: LONDON.BATSFORD,1932.
Edition: UK,Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.(2 vols in one.)
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[2 volumes in one.] VG+/VG.Small,neat,previous owner's ink name to top,right-hand corner of ffe,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Plain brown paper,black lettered+illustrated dw/dj which is slightly grubbed,rubbed, chipped and torn to all corners and edges - with some partial,minimal loss to same. Approx 1.5" vertical,oblong section to head of spine/backstrip missing,with virtually all lettering to book's title gone,but still approx 98% of dw/dj present though,reads worse than it actually is - described hard - but fairly and honestly.Copies with the scarce dw/dj uncommon,due in part to the nondescript appearance of the original brown paper lettered dw/dj,ephemeral in nature,which may have caused dw/dj to be easily and quickly discarded.Generally bright,clean, publisher's original red cloth bds with black,stamped ink letters and a bordered, black,stamped ink spiral staircase vignette to centre of upper bd,and a black,stamped ink illus of an overhead view of an independent circular newel stair with open string,to centre of spine/ backstrip.All corners minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and cloth wrinkles/wrinkling to same,both head+foot of spine/backstrip also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing to same,and generally clean,plain white/cream eps.Top edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal for age - fore-edges much less so affected and generally brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean.UK,Crown Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,Pts I+II comprising (Pt I): v-xi+1-134pp [paginated] includes publisher's preface,contents list/table,23 chapters,profuse b/w line illus/diagrams/ plans in text,along with fold-out diagrammatical illus,76 monochrome photographs,a glossary (terms used in stairbuilding),indices to illus and text, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and a b/w monochrome photographic frntis. [Pt II]comprising v-xipp+1-108pp [paginated],includes publisher's preface, contents list/table,23 chapters,profuse b/w line illus/diagrams/plans in text, along with fold-out diagrammatical illus, 32 monochrome photographs,a glossary (terms used in handrailing),indices to illus and text,plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,and a b/w monochrome photographic frntis. Published postumously,after author's sudden death,whilst the work was in an advanced stage of preparation.The work of giving the book its final overhaul and seeing it through the press was,with the approval of the executors,entrusted to the author's old friend and colleague,Mr. William Cox,Vice-President,Incorporated British Institute of Certified Carpenters, Lecturer and Head Instructor at The Polytechnic,Regent Street,London. Fully Illustrated by working drawings and diagrams and photographic reproductions of old and modern types.Part One - Stair Construction and Design: Stair construction containing a full description of the methods of constructing and erecting various types of wood stairs for cottages,mansion etc,with examples of iron,stone,concrete etc,and all shapes and designs from twisted to wreathed to spiral etc.Part Two - Handrailing and Wreath Making comprising modern methods of producing solid and build-up handrails, ramps,knees etc.Large scale working drawings of wreaths,including formation etc. Since April 2013,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has a;tered 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 heavier weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja397311. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 140.00 (approx. $US 182.20 )

ELLIS, TED:
TED ELLIS'S COUNTRYSIDE REFLECTIONS.

Imprint: UK.NORWICH,NORFOLK.WILSON-POOLE,1982.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.
Binding: Original wraps., No dw/dj,as issued,wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.[First published September,1982.] Owner name and gift presentation (of 1987) donor's inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,green background with b/w pen/ pencil illustrated upper wrap with white lettering,author's portrait b/w photographic illustrated rear wrap with publisher's advert; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Rear corner with small diagonal accidental crease,lightly affecting some latter pages internally.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - no spine/backstrip creases,otherwise appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto wraps, 1st edn,13-126pp [paginated] includes a collection of author's journalistic essays,spanning thirty-five years and seventeen years for two newspapers,profuse (78) b/w pen/pencil scenic,nature+ portraiture sketches/illustrations throughout the book and the text,plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustrated but untitled half-title page,author's b/w portrait illustrated title page,a contents list with acknowledgements to it's recto, an illustrations list/table,a foreword by Timothy Colman.This item and the two preceding book IDs all belonged to the same owner and presented by the same donor,and were purchased all together. Doctor E. A. Ellis (affectionately known as Ted,naturalist,writer,photographer,TV personality). Ted Ellis's essays were written for two newspapers,primarily the Eastern Daily Press,spanning a mammoth thirty-five years,and secondly for The Guardian covering seventeen years.Contents include 150 articles covering the years 1947 to 1982 and gathered for the Eastern Daily Press and the Guardian.20 poems and a delightful fairy story. 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 lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja588515. ISBN: 095065924X.

£ 8.00 (approx. $US 10.41 )

ELLIS, KATE
THE MECHANICAL DEVIL.

Imprint: LONDON.PIATKUS/An imprint of Little,Brown Book Group,2018.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,scenic colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white-lettered author name,capitalised green-lettered title and WESLEY PETERSON MURDER MYSTERY credit and capitalised black -lettered strap-line to front of dw/dj,pale green spine/backstrip with capitalised,black-lettered title,other black-lettered author name and publisher's black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with critics' green+ black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; 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, unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-375pp [paginated] includes 44 chapters,Author's Note; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and to the rear,2pp blanks.   Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                 When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, he is determined to discover the truth behind the bizarre find.                              Soon, however,the sleepy village becomes the focus of press attention for another reason when two people with no apparent connection to each other are found shot dead in nearby Manor Field, seemingly victims of an execution-style double murder.                                          DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate, but the two murders aren't his only problem. The daughter of a local MP has gone missing and the pressure is on to find her,especially when it's revealed that she has a connection to one of the murder victims. And Wesley's own life is thrown into turmoil when a woman he helped on a previous investigation finds herself subjected to a campaign of terror . . . Is there a link between the double murder and the accidental death of a young history student in Manor Field twenty years ago? And just what is the true identity of the Mechanical Devil? Author's 22nd 'Wesley Peterson' mystery from captivating crime star Kate Ellis.                Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1104623. ISBN: 9780349413136.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

ELLROY**, JAMES:
Destination: Morgue!**

Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY PUBLISHING Co Ltd.,2004.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Sepia, photographic dw/dj with black+yellow+white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - no bumped corners.Top+fore -edges bright and clean,contents bright, tight and clean also.Clean,black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain black eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 389pp includes half-title+title pages, contents list,Pts I+II,b/w contemporary portrait photographs. Hollywood Fuck Pad,Hot Prowl Rape-O and Jumgletown Jihad are vintage Ellroy: starting in 1983 and ending in the present day,they are interlinked novellas telling the story of a cop,Rick Jenson,and his twenty year obsession with Donna Donahue, a beautiful Hollywood actress.The only way Rick can get close to Donna is by bringing her into investigations of the teeming Tinseltown underworld: psychopathic killers,stalkers and terrorists intermingle in an unholy cocktail of sex,sleaze and violence. Jenson and Donahue cut a swathe through the cases,treading a high-wire of danger and a fatal sexual attraction. The book also contains eight previously unpublished non-fiction articles ranging from cases from the Los Angeles Police unsolved files to the first article Ellroy has ever written on his imaginative process: Where I Get My Weird Shit. Ellroy's 2nd collection of short pieces following on from Dick Contino's Blues. 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: rja22806. ISBN: 0712661379.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

ELMS**, ROBERT:
the way we wore:A LIFE IN THREADS.** [Author SIGNED copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR,2005.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,author SIGNED (black ink signature) to foot of title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,colour photographic upper panel+ spine/backstrip,b/w photographic rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - 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,with an accidental(?) dog-ear creasing to bottom corners of pp205-212 inclusive. Clean,black paper-covered bds with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine /backstrip and plain,maroon eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated], an introduction,17 chapters and an epilogue. One day in 1965 the five-year-old Robert Elms fell in love with clothes.His brother had just returned to the family's Burnt Oak home in a new suit he'd picked up from a tailor in Kilburn.Otis Redding was playing in the front room.This, as his mum would say,was 'all the go',whatever that meant. This,Elms realized,was what you grew up for. Fast-forward seventeen years,through a slideshow of looks - mod,skinhead, suedehead,Bowie boy,punk - and Elms finds himself at the epicentre of hip eighties London.As lead writer for the new style bible,the Face,his pronouncements - on what to wear and what not to wear,what to listen to and how to achieve cool, dictated youth taste to the post-punk generation.In an era that saw sytle become a mainstream preoccupation,Robert Elms became,almost inadvertently,high priest of a new cult. Was selvedge stitching really essential? (Yes.) Was the ripped-trouser look really a political statement?(Probably not.) Was Cowboy chic really chic at all? When the sartorial excess of youth fashion came to full fruition amid the pantomime outfits of the Blitz Club,Elms was in his element. And then it all changed. This is the story of a life's obsession. From Ben Sherman shirts to boxtop loafers, from bondage trousers to Comme de Garcons, Elms has been there, bought it and worn it.It's about why you'd rather not go out at all than go out in the wrong sort of brogues, and why you just had to have a Budgie Jacket to cut it in the playground in 1970.It is ultimately a hilarious, passionate social history of London street fashion from the Teddy Boys and rude boys battling it out in the 50's Notting Hill of Elms's childhood until it all ended with the rise of Acid House.A fond memoir of working class lads in tumultuous times and leary schmutter. 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: rja23116. ISBN: 0330420321.

£ 55.00 (approx. $US 71.58 )

Elsie J. OXENHAM**, May WYNNE, Ethel TALBOT**, Florence BONE,Algernon BLACKWOOD and others [Stories by]:
SCHOOLGIRLS' HOLIDAY BOOK - "A Caravan Holiday"

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS CLEAR-TYPE PRESS,[nd. circa 1920s.]
Edition: UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn.Bright and fairly clean,colour pictorial artwork illustrated paper-covered front board/cover with dark blue+dark blue-outlined yellow lettering, rear board/cover with slightly grubbed/ marked plain undecorated khaki paper and sunned/faded orange cloth blind-spine with black ink printed thumbnail illustration+ black lettering.Boards with negligible shelf-wear,bumping and minimal rubbing to edges and to all corners,head+foot of spine minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present - clean front endpapers,rear endpapers with foxing/spotting and rear hinge cracked.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,mistakenly,the colour frntis has been re-attached and reinforced to recto+verso with tape - but to the wrong edge of same - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread?.UK,thick Qrto HB,no dw/dj (as issued?),1st edn approx 282pp [unpaginated] includes a long complete story ['Jen's Presents'] by Elsie Jeanette OXENHAM,and another ['THE PIMPERNEL PATROL'] by Katherine L. OLDMEADOW,other various miscellaneous articles: pet care, nature's flora+fauna subjects,needlework, fancy dress,hobbies etc.,sport (netball), how to give a Christmas party for ten shillings (10/-)!,and other short stories by various other authors.Illustrated with 4 full colour plates,4 tri-colour plates,3 half-tone and 5 monochrome photographs, profuse b/w line illustrations also by a mixture of assorted artists.Plus half-title,incorrectly re-attached frntis, title page,separate b/w line illustrated/ vignetted contents+illustrations lists/ tables. Despite minor listed faults,still an acceptable example of the era especially with an unusual and complete Elsie Oxenham story. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja876620. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

ELTON**, CHRIS:
HULL CITY: A COMPLETE RECORD 1904-1989.

Imprint: UK.DERBY.BREEDON BOOKS,1989.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour illustrated player's portaits to upper wrap with a b/w team photograph to rear wrap with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges with no nicks or tears present.Very light bumping/ creasing to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip with a laminate wrinkle/crease (production fault?) to top quarter of same.Top+fore-edges generally clean with light thumb marks,contents bright,tight and clean.Unblemished,orange paper-covered bds with bright,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-416pp includes title+half-title pages,contents list,author introduction,profuse b/w contemporary photographs,b/w illustrations,match records,seasons matches and subscribers list to rear. To anyone interested in football quiz games it is probably a well-known fact that the two largest cities never to have boasted a First Division football club are Plymouth and Hull.The fact that Hull City have never played in Division One is perhaps the most surprising,for even though the Tigers of Boothferry Park have had to contend with a hotbed of Rugby League,support for the City club always is there when the Tigers are doing well. It is also surprising that there has never before been a truly definitive history published on Hull City FC.Now,long-time Hull supporter and statistician, Chris Elton,has rectified that with this book, a volume which will answer just about any question one could ask on the Tiger's story.There is a complete record of every first-team competitive game - results, scorers, line-ups and attendances - as well as a narrative history of the club and its grounds,illustrated biographies of over 100 Tiger's stars down the years and every manager.Matches to Remember, additional historical and statistical features coupled with hundreds of photographs complete a superb book about one of the Football League's most enduring clubs.A very scarce, collectable copy - subscribers list only goes up to No 341, the first 3 copies being presentation copies to the football club,the Football League and the Football Association. 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: rjaz1925. ISBN: 0907969496.

£ 75.00 (approx. $US 97.60 )

EMANUEL, WALTER:
A DOG DAY or THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.

Imprint: UK,OXFORD.PAST TIMES,1995.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn thus.thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB,Special edn,1st edn thus. [Originally published LONDON,William Heinemann, 1902 and simultaneously US,NY,E. P. DUTTON.This Special edition specifically for PAST TIMES, Oxford in 1995.] FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued? Bright,crisp,clean,matt,sharp-cornered,colour pictorial Aldin illustrated paper-covered bds with imitation facsimile red blind spine and red lettering and immaculate plain white eps; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.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.UK,slim 12mo HB, Special edn,1st edn thus,64pp [unpaginated] includes half-title+title pages,a dedication,28 full-page colour illustrations in charcoal +chalk illustrations to an ochre background by Cecil Aldin,with text to opposite page throughout,the text and the book and similar colour vignetted last page. The story of a day in the life of a household dog,as humorously told by the dog.The dog's day and story starts at 7am continuing up to "lights out" at 10:15pm, as told by the lively Airedale Terrier.He thwarts a burglar,gets a bath,wrestles a rug,upsets a canary,gets a bone from the kitchen,etc. A truly charming little book. Few people can fail to be charmed,and cheered, by Cecil Aldin's mischievious dogs or puppies. They were among the stars of a series of eagerly-awaited books issued each year in time for Christmas in the decade before the 1914-18 war and whose escapades delighted a generation of children.Now,in a special edition,they join the other reissued Aldin classics 'A Dog Day' and 'Sleeping Partners'. Aldin's sense of fun shines from every line.He based his drawings on real puppies,real dogs,so that they never became mere caricatures.Anyone who knows dogs will feel a sense of affinity with Aldin's depiction of these canine scallywags,portrayed by the finest of all dog illustrators. Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870-1935) Worked as Cecil Aldin.Born in Slough, Berkshire,son of a successful speculative builder.After a month in the studio of the 'classical-aesthetic' painter Albert Moore,he studied animal anatomy at the South Kensington School of Art,and later worked under the animal painter Frank Calderon.[See my book ID rja449913 - ANIMAL PAINTING & ANATOMY [The New Art Library 2nd Series - Vol XVIII]. Aldin achieved early success as a comic illustrator,contributing to numerous periodicals during the 1890s,and designing posters (for Cadburys,in particular).He lived in Chelsea,then at Bedford Park, where a flourishing artists' colony included his friends Dudley Hardy and Lance Thackeray,then moved to Henley-on- Thames where he became Master of Foxhounds in 1914.He retired to Mallorca in 1930. Sharing the values and aspirations of a wide audience,he achieved immense popularity,evoking the English dream of Life in the Country in a relaxed and easy graphic style.As well as hunting scenes (in which he largely avoided the suggestion of mud and raw weather so insistently present in the work of his sporting artist contemporary G.D. Armour),he specialised in delicately shaded drawings of country inns,in cheerful olde worlde scenes and canine subjects, particularly dog-portraits,the best of which are the humorous ones.In these,it was said,he 'captured the very soul of a dog'. Roy Heron,Aldin's biographer,is a former Fleet Street editor.His books include 'Cecil Aldin,The Story of a Sporting Artist'; 'The Sporting Art of Cecil Aldin' and,in France,'Cecil Aldin et les chiens'. 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: rja796518. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 7.00 (approx. $US 9.11 )

EMMERSON**, STEVE:
DOCTOR WHO: CASUALTIES OF WAR.

Imprint: LONDON.BBC,2000.
Edition: UK,12mo p/back original,p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo 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.]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,7-271pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,a prologue,an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] title page, dedication,note about author and acknowledgements both to rear,with 8pp publisher's advert to rear also. 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 of Neptune' series of adventures 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 release two adventures/novels a month,except for December. This is another in the series of original adventures for past Doctors. 1918.The world is at war.A terrible raging conflict that has left no one untouched. In the North Yorkshire village of Hawkswick,it seems that the dead won't stay down.There are reports of horrifically wounded soldiers on manoeuvres in the night.Pets have gone missing, and now livestock is found slaughtered in the fields. Suspicion naturally falls on nearby Hawkswick Hall,a psychiatric hospital for shell-shocked soldiers,where Private Daniel Corey senses a gathering evil. As events escalate,a stranger arrives on the scene.Can this Man from the Ministry solve the mystery of Hawkswick? And can Hawkswick solve the mystery that is this Man from the Ministry? This is another in the series of original adventures for the Eighth Doctor. 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: rja422112. ISBN: 0563538384.

£ 7.99 (approx. $US 10.40 )

EMMS**, WILLIAM:
DOCTOR WHO: GALAXY FOUR.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1986.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,appears an unread copy - no reading creases to spine/backstrip,which is slightly sunned/faded.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Andrew Skilleter illustrated wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/ toned - as usual/normal; contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.No.104 in the Doctor Who Library series,featuring the first Doctor (William Hartnell),Vicki and Steven.Orange neon logo,red spine/backstrip and outline decal.A print run of 55,000 copies,but now out-of-print. Following a skirmish in deep space,two alien spacecraft have crashlanded on a barren planet in Galaxy Four.The Dravhins are a race of beautiful females,led by the imperious Maaga.The Rills are hideous tusked monstrosities, accompanied by their robotic servants,the Chumblies.When the Doctor arrives,he discovers that the planet will explode in two days' time.The Dravhins desperately ask for his help in escaping the planet and the belligerent Rills.But things are not always as they seem. . . . Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja33659. ISBN: 0426202023.

£ 6.99 (approx. $US 9.10 )

ENDACOTT**, ANDY:
300 YEARS "DEVOTION TO DUTY". [NAVAL HERITAGE in the WEST.]

Imprint: UK.SALTASH,CORNWALL.D. L. ENDACOTT,1991.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto wraps/softback,1st edn.
Binding: Wraps., No dw/dj - wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto wraps/softback,1st edn.[Printed and bound by Penwell Print Ltd.,Kelly Bray, Callington,Cornwall.The 4th of four volumes to date (1991) in Endacott's 'NAVAL HERITAGE in the WEST' series.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from stiff card cover.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around,sharp-cornered, original stiff card covers with a pale grey background with montaged colour pictorial artwork with a contemporary turn of the century (1900) colour photograph of Keyham Gate to its centre, illustrated panel to front cover,and dark blue and black-lettered title,black-lettered author name and white-lettered series name in red boat's hull,spine/backstrip with black-lettered author+title lettering,rear cover with a colour photograph of a DML-built yacht. Insides of both covers each with a b/w regional map - front map Plymouth Sound to RiverTamar in 1643 and before Dockyard'sconception which would create Devonport and Torpoint,rear cover with b/w map of the Naval Base in 1991. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and very minimal,superficial scoring/indents.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean'; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly an unread copy? UK,slim Qrto wraps/ softback,1st edn,1-64pp [paginated] includes b/w illustration reproduction title page,an Introduction,profuse contemporary b/w illustration reproductions and contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral softback. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. The choice of Plymouth as a naval base was largely due to Sir Francis Drake whose home port was Plymouth and also Sir John Hawkins in the 1500s. During trhe reight of King Charles I,Saltash, Cornwall had been chosen for a site of a Government Dock in 1625,but had to be abandoned after strong objections against a Naval Base on their sacred soil,which would destroy their fishing industry and livelihoods. Further areas were considered such as the Hamoze, Cattewater and even Dartmouth and estimates were sent to the Admiralty in 1689.A stone dock proposal was accepted and built on the Hamoze,begining on 2nd September,1691.By the end of 1692 the wet basin and the dry dock had beencompleted and constructed. The Navy rented the land used called POINT FORWARD,for an annual fee of £100 for the first seven years,and the work force totalled 74 menThis was to be the beginning of the largest Naval Dockyard in Europe,over a period of 300 years. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard 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: rja1044123. ISBN: 0951152734.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

ENDFIELD, CY:
ZULU DAWN.

Imprint: LONDON.SEVERN HOUSE,1979.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated upper wrap (a still from film of same name), publisher advert to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - one tiny,tiny nick to head of spine/backstrip.Top lightly dust-soiled and slightly aged with a small stain; fore-edges brighter and cleaner, contents bright,tight and clean,no discolouration,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean, publisher's original maroon cloth bds with bright stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-286pp [paginated] includes prologue,32 chapters and an appendix with a b/w game diagram. The sequel to Zulu,written by the author, co-producer and director of 'Zulu' and 'Sands of the Kalahari'.'Zulu Dawn' has now been made into one of the biggest,most lavish star-crammed films ever,with Christopher Cazenove, Burt Lancaster, Sir John Mills, Peter O'Toole and Simon Ward. 'Zulu Dawn' is the epic story of the British massacre at Isandhlwana,January 22nd,1879.Eight thousand British soldiers under Lord Chelmsford challenge the pride, heritage and freedom of a mighty Zulu army. Set in the sweeping,sensual landscapes of Africa,the decisive battle was over in two hours.Almost every man in the British force was dead.The Zulu warriors had succeeded in defending their birthright and nationhood in a victory that shook the world. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja28738. ISBN: 0727804790.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

ENEFER**,Douglas, McGARRY**, Kevin and BROADLEY, M:
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (UNITED NETWORK COMMAND FOR LAW AND ENFORCEMENT). [Authorised Edition - 1967.]

Imprint: UK.MANCHESTER,LANCS.WORLD DISTRIBUTORS (Manchester) LIMITED,1967.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.[MGM Copyright dates 1966 and 1967,published for Christmas release pre 1968.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn but a small cicular grey ink stamp: M.M. Ismail H.M. NAVAL BASE - naval base of the Royal Malaysian Navy [RMN] to bottom corner of contents list/table. Assumed front free endpaper removed - as pagination starts on reverse of contents list/ table at pp4,which the whole in turn,is the first free page after front pastedown.Bright, crisp,clean,glazed,generally sharp-cornered,red+ black illustrated background with montage'd, superimposed colour photographic portraits of the 3 leading stars of the series to the front board with white+yellow lettering,rear board with blue+black background illustration which is 180 degrees flip of the front board's illustration.With negligible shelf-wear or bumping to edges or corners,both boards with ubiquitous but minor,superficial and minimal scoring and or indents.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip's at rear board's gutter's fold/crease with minimal rubbing,at the head,an approx 1cm peeling and loss of black laminate.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean and otherwise sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim Qrto HB,1st edn,4-93pp [paginated] includes 8 stories with colour illustrations (first story 'The Hydrofoil Affair'),3 colour comic strip stories,and various assorted true life espionage-related topics and TV-related features. The first of four TV Annuals published in UK between 1967 and 1970 by World Distributors. Children's annual based on the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. starring Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo; David McCallum as Ilya Kuryakin with Leo G Carroll playing Alexander Waverley, their boss. 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: rja833519. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

ENGLISH, MICHAEL - Edited by J. Slattery:
3-D EYE - The Posters, prints and paintings od Michael English (1966 - 1979).

Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NEW YORK.PERIGEE BOOKS/G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS,1980.
Edition: US,slim Qrto s/back,1st edn thus.
Binding: Softback,wraps., No dw/dj - as issued - card covers.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

US,slim Qrto softback,1st edn thus. [Produced by M. Dean and S. Henderson.Edited by J. Slattery. Library of Congress Catalog Number 80-7731.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but black ink stamp price (US) $6.98,internally to top front corner of front card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,shep-cornered,glossy laminated,wrap-around white background with capitalised,black lettered part-title and author name to front card cover with oozing chocolate (1977) colour illustration (pp50),vertically capitalised publisher name+ $price on gutter fold/crease of front cover and an adhesive,gilt circular with black ink $6.98 price on label in its vicinity,capitalised part-title+author name+ISBN to spine/backstrip which has NO reading creases; rear cover with white background and b/w Perigee+Paper Tiger logo towards top edge and publisher details+ISBN towards lower edge and an approx 2" wide vertical band/strip of natural but slight,light darkening/ageing.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.US,slim Qrto s/back,1st edn thus,6-107pp [paginated] includes subject's b/w portrait photograph by David Bailey and 2 b/w contemporary shop front murals and an approx 1 year-old portrait photograph of himself within the commentary about his work/art by Penny Sparke,100 colour and 20 b/w illustrations of his prints,posters etc.; plus [unpaginated]colour illustrated frntis,colour vignetted title page,contents list/table and to the rear,acknowledgements with a blank verso and a further 2p blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral softback book.It is only the exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite it,it really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness, brightness and almost fault-free presentation. Michael English (b. 5th September,1941 – d. 25th September 2009) was a British artist known for poster designs he created in the 1960s for musicians such as Jimi Hendrix in collaboration with Nigel Waymouth and the design company they established, Hapshash and the Coloured Coat,and later for several series of hyper realist paintings in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1962 he enolled at Ealing College of Art, where he took Roy Ascott's radical Groundcourse which had a major impact on his thinking.His work included commissioned paintings for both private individuals and public organisations, advertising art for companies such as Porsche and stamp series for the Royal Mail such as the 'British Buses' or 'British Motorcycles'. His career was launched in London during 1966, when he began to work with Nigel Waymouth,who owned the shop Granny Takes a Trip in the King's Road,which was a burgeoning counter-culture and bohemian centre of Swinging London. English was hired by Waymouth to create a mural for the shop,which was rapidly gaining international cult status. English incorporated "fairground murals,vernacular imagery and hand-crafted Victorian letter forms" into the mural,and during the same period,he also completed a mural for the Cale Street shop Hung On You in the trendy Chelsea area,owned by Michael Rainey. During this period he produced what he considered his 'best poster' for the underground club UFO established by John Hopkins,co-founder of the International Times. He contributed artwork,including two covers (issues 4 and 13) for the radical 'OZ' magazine as part of Hapshash,a collaboration which continued for two years. Throughout this time,he produced posters for leading performers such as Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix. He also created posters for the 1968 Liverpool Love Festival,and Love Me Film Productions. Michael English has been credited with creating "an English form of psychedelic poster art". English's works used contemporary Op Art techniques to create a visually jarring effect for the viewer, and had a bold,carnivalesque style similar to Pop Art. He also used evocative references to the decadent spirit of the 1890s 'Art Nouveau' influences,such as Alphonse Mucha's posters,and the works of Aubrey Beardsley. In the 1970s,English moved away from psychedelic imagery towards Hyper Realist work, employing airbrush techniques. He produced several different series of paintings,'The Food Paintings' (1969– 70),including 'Fried Egg' and 'Ketchup', The Rubbish Posters (1970),with the iconic 'Coke',an airbrush image of a used Coca-Cola bottle cap,and the Strikes Water Prints (1971) with images such as Ball Strikes Water. English's posters from this period sold in the millions. English also experimented with environmentalist happenings and oil lamp projections.In the mid to late 1970s and the 1980s he focused more keenly on two seemingly contrasting themes,the 'Machine Paintings',which are highly detailed sections of trains, planes and trucks and the 'Nature Paintings',which provided close-up fragments of nature images such as ivy leaves often juxtaposed with hard man-made surfaces.His interest in both these themes continued to play a major part in his subsequent career resulting in several large scale paintings. [Wiki.} 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1051923. ISBN: 0399504974.

£ 50.00 (approx. $US 65.07 )

ENRIGHT, DOMINIQUE:
WINSTON CHURCHILL - The Greatest Briton.

Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL O'MARA BOOKS LIMITED,2003.
Edition: UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around glossy black background with subject's colour portrait photograph illustrated front of dw/dj with capitalised, gold-lettered and capitalised,red-lettered author name; spine/backstrip with slightly faded thumbnail detail of front's photograph to its head,capitalised gold-lettered title as front's, slightly faded from red to orange,lettered author's name and publisher’s white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a J.F.K quotation on Churchill.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright crisp,clean without foxing/ spotting; 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/ unblemished,sharp-cornered,original glazed boards repeated dw/dj photograph with similarly coloured lettering with exception of no fade to author's red-lettered name to spine/backstrip,a red headband,a sewn-in gold bookmark ribbon,and immaculate plain gold coloured endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-256pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,13 chapters each with a b/w contemporary subject's biographical photograph separator page,a Chronology: Churchill and the Second World War,a 2pp Select Bibliography,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a Contents list/table.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 20 year-old age. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. In this book, the author weaves a beguiling biographical mantle around this often dauting colossus, interleaving her narrative with examples of his legendary wit, using a wealth of anecdotes from those who knew him, as well as quaotations from his speeches and writings. In doing so, she shows Churchill to have been not merely a great war captain and an intensely brave, able and inspiring leader, but also a man of great compassion and overwhelming humanity. His life was not only long but it was full and varied - full of freinds, and of enemies; full of action and creativity, of argument and ruthlessness. Exuberant and spoiled, childish and childlike, kind and cruel, enquiring but pig-headed, hardworking and generous but conceited and determined to be centre-stage. Churchhill was all of these things.              Remembered as a political leader, as a wartime strategist, and as the last of the great public orators, his fame also rests upon his many books, notably his histories. Above all, though, he is remembered as the greatest orator of his day, the greatest leader of the Second World War, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. Nearly forty years after his death, it remains true that the free world owes an immeasurable debt to Sir Winston Churchill. 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: rja1112923. ISBN: 1843170493.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

EREIRA**, ALAN:
THE HEART OF THE WORLD. [Publisher's Review copy+Press Release A4 sheet.]

Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1990.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,montage'd colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with b/w letters to front,black lettered spine/ backstrip,some minor minimal,superficial scoring/indents but without affecting boards beneath; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Laid in loose,an A4 folded,typewritten Press Release sheet and also a publisher's Review Copy slip for the book's forthcoming release on 29 November,1990.Bright,crisp,unblemished, generally sharp-cornered - rear lower corner only,with a minimal bump - publisher's original dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+1-243pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,10 sections+ Postscript,profuse colour photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a note on translation,a bibliography,picture credits and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/table. The Press release tells how The Kogi have allowed a film to be made to show us what they know about the balance between mankind,nature and the spiritual world.That film will be shown on BBC2 at peak-viewing time of 9.30pm on Tuesday 4th December,1990.States author available for interview and gives contact name+number for further information. See also my book ID rja1405 'The People's England', another title by this author. Spectacular gold pieces made by a forgotten civilization,the Taironas,appeared in lage numbers in Colombia in the 1970s.Sixteenth-century chronicles spoke of their ceremonial cities,and eventually tomb robbers led the way to the Lost City of the Taironas in dense mountain jumgle.Alan Ereira went there,and made contact with their communities still functioning high on an isolated mountain.Here an ancient priesthood still rules,in cities more than a thousand years old.They have preserved the culture and philosophy of a culture lost everywhere else: the civilization of the Chibchas,the people of El Dorado. After centuries of deliberate isolation,these people,the Kogi,have decided that the time has come to speak to us.They call themselves The Elder Brothers of the human race,and are convinced that our ignorance and greed will destroy the balance of life on Earth in the next few years.They believe that the only hope is for us to change our ways,and so they have set out to teach us what they know about the balance between mankind,nature and the spiritual world. This book is their warning and their message. It makes sense of much that was not known or understood of the pre-Columbian civilizations of America.And it is a desperate attempt to make us understand the consequences of our own way of living. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja949721. ISBN: 0224029088.

£ 15.99 (approx. $US 20.81 )

ERICKSON**, PAUL:
DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1987.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback., No dw/dh - p/back as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.FINE.No.114 in the Doctor WHO Library series.Cover by David McCallister.Red neon logo,blue spine/backstrip, with outline decal. Novelization of this 1966 WILLIAM HARTNELL story. 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: #rja957b. ISBN: 0426202538.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

ERICKSON**, PAUL:
DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK.**

Imprint: LONDON.TARGET/VIRGIN,1992.
Edition: UK,12mo paperback,1st edn thus.
Binding: No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,12mo paperback 1st edn thus.[First p/back edn published a year after the H/Back(1986).In 1987,there were two printings of the p/back,32,500 + 3,500 copies respectively.This p/back edn published 1992.]FINE.No owner inscrptn,an unread copy,as there are no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Alistair Pearson illustrated wraps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top +fore-edges slightly aged - as usual/normal - but clean; contents bright,tight and clean,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. No.114 in the Doctor Who Library series,featuring William Hartnell as the Doctor,and first broadcast in 1966. McCoy logo,outline decal to blue spine/ backstrip.Book is now out-of-print and uncommon to find in as exceptional a grade as this. It is ten million years in the future and the Earth is about to plunge into the Sun. A gigantic Space Ark has been launched to take the last of humanity to a new life on the planet Refusis.Accompanying the humans on the journey are the Monoids,strange reptilian creatures from an alien world. When the TARDIS materializes on board,the Doctor and his friends are greeted with suspicion which soon turns to open hostility when Dodo inadvertently infects the Ark's crew with a long-forgotten virus. It is an accident which will have a terrible effect on mankind,an effect which will last for seven hundred years... Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja33719. ISBN: 0426202538.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )