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Imprint: London, Harper Collins, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine uninscribed copy with light age fading to page edges with complete dustjacket which is VG+. Second impression. 19 photographs. A warm and insightful biography of the family of the Dalai Lama who was plucked from his family at the age of two in Tibet in 1938 to become the most autonomous spiritual and political ruler of any nation in the world. His family had to cope with the huge changes as they learned to cope with their son's destiny and to appreciate their little Lhamo Dhondup as his holiness or Kundun, a re-incarnation of thirteen previous Dalai Lamas and later they would have to cope with the shadow of China's invasion in 1951 and exile to India. The author's previous book Tears of Blood in 1992 told of the Tibetan people's plight after China's invasion and at that time began her growing friendship with the Dalai Lama's family. *** NOT EX LIB *** C3D. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002954. ISBN: 0006278388
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Imprint: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine copy (Fine apart from a line mark to closed top edge) with Fine dutjacket which is not price clipped. Internally Fine and unmarked. xvi + 514 pages. 3 maps. First Edition, First Printing. Ireland is a country that arouses strong opinions: everyone has a view on its character, its foibles, its charm and its waywardness. It has inspired some of the best poetry and nurtured some of the best writers in the world, and in the book poets, novelists, artists, dramatists, historians, philosophers, peasants and aristocrats are brought together to celebrate and commemorate the nation and its people. Irish history lives more in the present than that of other countries, and there are constant reminders in these pages of past triumphs and tragedies, and their continuing impact on the national psych. Conquest, famine, emigration, the decline of the language, the struggle for identity and independence are all charted here. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST D4B. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 011030. ISBN: 0192142615
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Imprint: London, W.Nicholson, 1890 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt embossed titles and black embossed decoration with black embossed motif of bird on foliage to back on red cloth bevelled boards. Boards are clean with gilt and decoration bright. A neat contemporary name and address to front pastedown, age darkening of endpapers and some marks to closed fore edge else clean and unmarked. Not dated but circa 1890's. The author Mrs. Craik ( Dinah Maria Mulock 1826-1887). First published in 1857 and her most acclaimed work **** SCARCE NICHOLSON EDITION **** B2B. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 001535.
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Imprint: London, Walter Scott 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and flower motif on green cloth boards. Boards are clean with very minor marks and just a little touch of wear to spine head and corner tips. Internally there is age darkening of endpapers else clean, tight and unmarked with no previous ownership inscriptions. Not dated but circa 1890's. All edges gilt. No author noted just 'by the author of John Halifax, Gentleman'. An acclaimed novel by Mrs. Craik ( Dinah Maria Mulock 1826-1887) first published in 1852 and dedicated to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Uniform with the Brotherhood Library series. 1. Book Condition: Very Good AEG. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 005323.
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Imprint: Oxford, Capstone Publishing, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with near Fine complete dustjacket which has crease to rear inside flap. The first biography of a management phenomenon, Tom Peters - guru, corporate messiah and author, which uncovers the truth behind the hype, the reality behind the mythology. The author traces the rise of the one-man industry from Vietnam, McKinsey and the Pentagon to Billy Graham and is based on many hours of interviews with Peters and also interviews with former associates, contemporaries, acolytes and opponents. B2E. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002950. ISBN: 10900961016
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Imprint: Oxford, The Oxford Illustrated Press, 1990 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial laminated boards has a small indentation to front and a few page corners have light creasing else clean, tight and unmarked with dustjacket which has a stain to back and is not price clipped. Twenty days after setting out from the Saharan sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi desert in the far south-eastern corner of Morocco, Chris Bradley, Matt Dickinson and Nick Crane arrived at the Atlantic resort of Agadir. En route they traversed the entire length of the High Atlas mountains by mountainbike, which took the trio on a 1,200 kilometre route over 14 passes, involved a total of 15,300 metres of climbing and included a bicycle ascent of North Africa's highest peak, 4,167 metre Mount Toubkal. Nearly half the route was along rough mule tracks and little used mountain footpaths with the riders contending with sand, rock, ice and snow - a true test for both bikes and riders. Fully illustrated. **** NOT EX LIB **** 24. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 007962. ISBN: 1855092107
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Imprint: London, Travel Book Club, 1963 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean copy with contemporary name and year to front endpaper. Dustjacket has some wear and small loss to lower front. A record of the Anglo-Swiss Trans-Australia Expedition, composed of five men and two women in two specially equipped cars which were fitted out and loaded with three tons of material. The results of the expedition was a complete, clear and novel impression of this vast continent. Map of expedition. A1C. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 004950.
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Imprint: Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1990 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Britain has led the world in the development of building types to meet new social and economic needs, and over hundreds of years has innovated, preserved and adapted buildings for culture, worship, transport, government, defence, trading, travel and all its social constructs. This book is an A-Z of public buildings and the first, earliest known or oldest surviving buildings of those types, from Roman churches to multi-screen cinemas, from Bronze Age harbours to international airports. Fully illustrated. **** NOT EX LIB **** 3. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 006284. ISBN: 0715392719
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1891 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and gilt publisher's monogram on blue cloth boards which are very clean and with just a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 265 pages and 55 page publisher's catalogue dated August 1891. The American author, Francis Marion Crawford's (1854 -1909) novel of a woman who falls in love with a man she works with in a cigarette making shop who tells her that he is a Russian Count fallen on hard times but he is not believed, however he is the Count Skariatine. A nice clean Victorian copy of the work. 1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 003893.
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is not price clipped. 444 pages. 24 illustrations. This is a memoir of a man who has experienced more in his lifetime than most dream of. Aidan Crawley (1908-1993) was a journalist in the 1930's making an epic tour of the world, a dairy farmer, an RAF pilot who escaped from a German prison camp, a documentary film maker, a politician who became Under Secretary of State for Air in Attlee's government, and an author. In the 1950's and 1960's, starting as a pioneer commentator for the BBC, he had a long career in television, was founder editor of ITN and first chairman of London Weekend. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.0 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 23. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 007291. ISBN: 0002179504
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Imprint: Truro, Cornwall, D. Bradford Barton, 1973 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. Nostalgic illustrations of the last twenty years or so of steam which include most of the numerous and varied classes of locomotives inherited from the Southern and it's constituents at nationalisation, covering Kent plus those parts of Surrey and Sussex which were served by the lines from London Victoria. 3. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 003314.
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Imprint: London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1973 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good unmarked copy which has a name to half title page and fading to spine. 240 pages. J.D. Crichton examines the new rites for the sacraments in the Catholic Church. He explores the theology of each sacrament as the texts of the rite reveal it; puts its development in the historical perspective; discusses the possibilities for renewed pastoral practice opened up by the new rites. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009568. ISBN: 0225659859
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Imprint: London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1975 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ unmarked copy which has a name to half title page. viii + 186 pages. In this brilliant work, addressed to the parish priest and the student, J.D. Crichton examines: what liturgy is for; how modern man, with his urban preoccupations and needs, is able to worship; how the liturgy is able to form community and express the Christian gathering's identity; what is meant by celebration, and whether celebration is possible in a 20th century setting; what the symbols of the liturgy are, how they answer to man's need, and how people today can respond to them. Within this framework he discusses in detail the New Order of the Mass, the reform of the Roman Calendar, the style, intentions and content of the new 1970 Roman Missal. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009569. ISBN: 0225658526
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Imprint: London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1976 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ unmarked copy which has a name to half title page. x + 134 pages. In this third volume of his trilogy on Christian Celebration, Fr. Crichton examines the Prayer of the Church today. A long and important chapter places lturgical prayer in its historical perspective. He discusses the liturgical use of the psalms, the scriptural content of liturgical prayer, and the lectionaries, the hymnary, and the intercessions. He examines the very nature of prayer. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009570. ISBN: 0225661268
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Imprint: Dublin, The Columba Press, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. In the book Monsignor Crichton explores the feasts of the Blessed Virgin and their meaning. The greater feasts of Mary have their roots as far back as the 5th century in the Eastern part of what was still the undivided great Church, and in his commentaries he tries to keep close to the great tradition, that is to the place and role of Mary in the history of salvation, and to the intimate association of the Virgin Mother to her son, Jesus Christ. The book also considers what are called the minor feasts of Mary, many originating from the 12th century. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 005882. ISBN: 1856071944
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1988 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. 113 pages. 'I live, now not I, but Christ lives in me.' The noted liturgist, pastoral priest and writer has reflected lifelong on what these words mean, and the reflections in this book distil a lifetime's study and meditations on this theme. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R7. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 006866. ISBN: 0005990904
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Imprint: London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1974 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. viii + 167 pages. For many centuries the sacrament of penance has played a very important part in the lives of Catholics. All have used it and would say that they could not have led any sort of Christian life without it. It is significant, however, that one unconsciously uses the past tense. Is this still happening? The answer is, to great extent, yes. But many observers have noted a falling off in its use in recent years though it is not always easy to say why. The author provides his commentary on the new Order of Penance. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009560. ISBN: 022566075X
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Imprint: London, John Murray, 1989 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price-clipped. Internally unmarked.152 pages. There is no wittier guide to the House of Commons than Julian Critchley, none under the arc lights of Thatcherite orthodoxy is more his own man. And no one has a clearer eye for the sense, passion and occasional humbug that inspire those who guard our liberties from the back benches. 4. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 011287. ISBN: 0719547296
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Imprint: Waltham Abbey, Essex, Fraser Stewart, 1990 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with laminated pictorial boards with Fine dustjacket. 158 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings. Designed for use by both active climbers and anyone with an interest in this demanding pursuit, it represents a uniwue contribution to both the sport and its literature, a practical guide to specific techniques and a thoroughly researched reference work providing detailed explanations of terms in both past and current use. Illustrated with diagrams. A1E. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 005017. ISBN: 1856481573
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Imprint: London, Nonesuch Press, 1941 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt titles on blue cloth boards which have minor marks to front and gentle bumping to corner tips but no wear. Internally there is a neat contemporary name to front endpaper and a stamp to front endpaper - ' Please do not lend this book. Please get your friends to buy it as you have, from The War Plane Fund - every 5/- counts.' Second edition March 1941 (first was December 1940 by Angus and Robertson, Sydney). 62 pages. In this essay a Scot writes what he thinks the English Spirit has ment to the world, what it means to it today and will mean in the future. A1B. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009698.
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Imprint: London, White Lion Publishers, 1976 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title and motif on grey boards very clean and unmarked VG+. Pictorial dustjacket is complete with a little shelf wear and with the price crossed through. A novel written under the author's real name who also used the pseudonym Leo Bruce. First published by Macmillan in 1955 this novel is the story of Antony Scaw, as told by his friend, whose orderly life is changed by forces which mark him down as rebellious and non conformist. It plots his life from childhood before the First World War and his marriage to "one of the Bright Young Things" up to the present where the stubbornly independent man sees society's revenge on him. It reflects, perhaps, the author's own experiences as a non conformist and as a homosexual, who was prosecuted in 1953 and imprisoned and warned that he should not write about this which forced him to go to Morocco to live and write. *** A SCARCE TITLE *** B2E. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 001311. ISBN: 0727400568
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Imprint: London, W.H. Allen, 1977 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with no inscriptions which has dust marking to top edge and age toning to endpapers. Dustjacket by Val Biro is near Fine and is not price clipped. 192 pages. With, the twenty-fourth and final book in his autobiographical series, Rupert Croft-Cooke (1903-1979) completed the remarkable sequence which he called 'The Sensual World'. The subject is basically his return home after many years abroad. In 1974 Croft-Cooke suffered a stroke and found walking and writing difficult in his remaining years and no longer able to right in cursive script, he completed 'The Green, Green Grass', his last published work, by laboriously writing pages in block letters and having his long time companion Joseph type it. Very uncommon to find in such very good condition with a dustjacket. C3B. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 009106. ISBN: 0491018363
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1998 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition, First Printing. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Dr Victoria McClellan, English Fellow at All Saint's College, Cambridge, is writing a biography of the talented but tortured poet Lydia Brooke, five years after Brooke's tragic suicide. Victoria does not believe it was suicide, so, for the first time in eleven years, she calls her ex-husband, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid of Scotland Yard, to ask for help in proving Lydia was murdered. A beautifully crafted narrative that weaves between the present day, the era of the Edwardian Neo-Pagans and the scandalous sixties. **** NOT EX LIB **** D4C. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 005064. ISBN: 0333717325
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Imprint: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1966 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a repair to spine head. Internally there is a small Foyles bookshop label to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. 217 pages. 385 photographs many of which have never been published before. Carnegie Hall was built in 1891 by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST B2F. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 010862.
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1965 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked. Internally clean and unmarked. 287 pages. Portrait of Caroline De Berry to frontispiece and 20 other illustrations. Covers Caroline De Berry, Marie D'Agoult, Eve Hanska and Marie Baskirtseff. Dust jacket chipped but complete. 13. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fair Stock number: 000136.
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1969 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy in green cloth boards with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 332 pages. 44 illustrations, 5 line drawings in the text, 2 maps. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge green. The Renaissance, whose rise and decline in 15th century Florence were so ably charted by the author in 'The Florentine Renaissance', did not end with the collapse of the Medici rule. In the following century the centre - and many of the Florentine artists - moved first to Rome and later still to Venice. In the Rome of Julius II and Leo X which Michelangelo remodelled and beautified, in the Venice of Titian and Tintoretto and Palladio's architecture, as well as at the Courts, the Renaissance reached that flowering not only of the visual arts but of the theatre, history, biography, epic poetry and music, all of which are vividly described in the book. B2A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 010417.
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Imprint: Los Angeles, De Vorss, 1965 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold titles on blue boards which have bumping to lower corner tips but no wear. Internally there is ink underlining to 14 pages and an ink marginal note to one page, a name and date to front endpaper else a clean, tight unmarked copy. Dustjacket has a closed tear, a small loss to lower back and age darkening and is not price clipped. Second printing 1965 (first was 1964). 197 pages. 9 illustrations. Lt. Col. Walter H. Cronk, a veteran of the Normandy Invasion with Patton's 3rd Army (5 Battle Stars, Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre) knows first hand what men think who face death. In The Golden Light, he gives an intimate briefing to those who would face life in a manner which assures a satisfying spiritual growth. This book is his answer to the atheistic threat to the Free World. It is a positive course of spiritual action. It is practical, and a down to earth approach to God which is good for the soul of every man and woman. The author stresses man's oneness with God, and pleads for sympathetic understanding; not only among Christians and Jews, but for all ordinary people, to experience the spiritual ecstasy of saints, if they will only realize that they are created in God's image. The Golden Light is the visual manifestation of Divinity. R2. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 009900.
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Imprint: London, Peter Owen, 1953 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue cloth boards which have fading to spine and just a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 222 pages. Photograph of Colette to frontispiece and 6 other illustrations. An excellent later biography of Colette which includes a useful bibliography. A1B. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 000218.
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Imprint: London, Andre Deutsch, 1961 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gold title on brown cloth boards. A small name to front endpaper and some age darkening to endpapers else very clean and unmarked.Dustjacket is price clipped and with a small tear to tail of spine. A novel, by the New Zealand author, of a civil servant who takes a young pregnant girl into his house which is told from within the characters' minds which is set in New Zealand. B2E. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Good Stock number: 001318.
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Imprint: Cincinnati, Ohio, Krause, 2009 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy including CD-ROM with 16 foundation-piecing patterns. 128 pagesIllustrated throughout. If you love the crisp, precise results of paper-piecing but stress over all the ripping and stitching, this book's for you. It shows you how to use the foundation piecing to stitch perfect quilts every time. Even if you've never tried this breakthrough technique, you'll pick it up right away following full-colour photos and numbered steps that detail every stitch. Everything you need to create an array of gorgeous quilts, including: 16 step-by-step quilting projects ranging from 'easiest' to 'not hard'; Clear patterns that take the guesswork out of colour combinations and matching fabrics; A full-colour 'getting started' section that covers everything from choosing materials and tracing designs to stitching and finishing blocks; A CD containing printable templates for every project. 20A. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 008767. ISBN: 9780896899421
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Imprint: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A VG + unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. 'Nick is surprised by the note he finds in Joseph Fisher's lost wallet but he knows about quests and warriors and the hideous monsters that lurk in underground dungeons and even though he and Joseph are not friends, Nick is determined to join in with this mysterious game.' *** NOT EX LIB *** 165. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 004368. ISBN: 0192715836
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Imprint: Oxford, Osprey, 2006 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. 368 pages. To gain the upper hand in conflict, the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. From biblical times to the present day, leaders have employed espionage on and off the battlefield in the quest for victory. Tactics might differ, from dirty tricks and theft to interrogation and torture, but the aim is the same - to outmanoeuvre the enemy and emerge triumphant. The book traces the history of espionage from its development in ancient times through to the end of the Cold War and beyond, shedding light on the clandestine activities that have so often tipped the balance in times of war. D4D. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: As New Stock number: 011093. ISBN: 9781841769332
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Imprint: Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 221 pages. Portrait frontispiece. This collection of essays marks the bicentenary of the death of Edmund Burke and brings together the latest international perspectives and research on Burke's legacy from academics and politicians across two continents, acknowledging Burke's considerable legacy to Briish political thought. It focuses on the relationship between political philosophy and the practice of politics. Comprises: Introduction - Principles and Circumstances by Ian Crowe; Edmund Burke and British Views of the American Revolution by Peter J. Stanlis; Burke and India by P.J. Marshall; Rereading the French Revolution - Burke and the Paradoxes of History by Steven Blakemore; Burke's Irish Views and Writings by I.M. Cullen; Edmund Burke and the Conservative Party in the 19th Century by James Sack; The Influence of Burke's Writings in Post-Revolutionary France by Yves Chiron; Burke's Legacy in the Debate on Irish Affairs by Conor Cruise O'Brien; The Political Economy of Edmund Burke by Norman Barry; Edmund Burke's Philosophy of Rights by Joseph Pappin III; An Empire of Peoples - Burke, Government and National Character by Bruce Frohnen; The Relevance of Edmund Burke by Sir Robert Rhodes James; Edmund Burke and the Politicians by Michael Gove; Burke and the Cold War - Bourgeois Triumphalist or Cassandra by Mark Almond; Edmund Burke and the British Constitution by Jim McCue; Edmund Burke and New Labour by Lord Plant of Highfield; Edmund Burke and Modern Conservatism by John Redwood; Edmund Burke and Contemporary American Conservatism by Mark C. Henrie. A1E. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008570. ISBN: 1851823069
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Imprint: London, Cassell, 1938 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First UK edition. Green and cream titles on cream and green boards which are very clean, totally unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a very small contemporary inscription and delightful quote by a very neat and decorative hand else very clean, tight and unmarked throughout. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is price clipped and also very clean and unmarked. The important American poet and writer's (1877-1969) small volume of poetry "Lovingly dedicated to those who are walking, for awhile, through the dark". In a most excellent condition for it's age. 1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003719.
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Imprint: London, The Sherwood Press, 1984 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good clean, tight and unmarked copy apart from a little light foxing to inside front cover and a very small indentation to front. A lively analysis of the socialist movement in Britain and other countries and concludes that socialism is bound to fail. Illustrated with cartoons by Michael Cummings. 51. Illustr.: Cummings, Michael. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 007482. ISBN: 0907671063
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Imprint: London, Michael Joseph, 1998 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Through his words and deeds,Nelson Mandela has been embraced by the whole world as a symbol of courage, hope and reconciliation. Collected in this small book are his comments on subjects as diverse as Humanity, Racism, Friendship, Oppression and Freedom which provide an insight into the man and all he stands for. 21. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 009583. ISBN: 071814306X
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Imprint: London, Chatto and Windus, 2019 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 301 pages. Illustrations in the text. In the autumn of 1929, a small child was kidnapped from a Lincolnshire beach. Five agonising days went by before she was found in a nearby village. The child remembered nothing of these events and nobody ever spoke of them at home. It was another fifty years before she even learned of the kidnap. The girl became an artist and had a daughter, art writer Laura Cumming. Cumming grew up enthralled by her mother's strange tales of life in a seaside hamlet of the 1930s, and of the secrets and lies perpetuated by a whole community. So many puzzles remained to be solved. Cumming began with a few criss-crossing lives in this fraction of English coast - the postman, the grocer, the elusive baker - but soon her search spread right out across the globe as she discovered just how many lives were affected by what happened that day on the beach - including her own. On Chapel Sands is a book of mystery and memoir. Two narratives run through it: the mother's childhood tale; and Cumming's own pursuit of the truth. Humble objects light up the story: a pie dish, a carved box, an old Vick's jar. Letters, tickets, recipe books, even the particular slant of a copperplate hand give vital clues. And pictures of all kinds, from paintings to photographs, open up like doors to the truth. Above all, Cumming discovers how to look more closely at the family album - with its curious gaps and missing persons - finding crucial answers, captured in plain sight at the click of a shutter. D4A. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 011518. ISBN: 9781784742478
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Imprint: London, The Bodley Head, 1975 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine price clipped dustjacket. Relating archaeological discovery to the Commentaries of Julius Caesar and Tacitus's Agricola, Professor Cunliffe traces the conquest of Gaul and of Scotland, then turns to Northern Europe : recent excavations in Romania have filled in many of the details of Trajan's conquest of Dacia, and in Hungary they have provided a vivid picture of what life was like on the edge of the Roman frontier. On the site of modern Budapest the remains of the Roman town and fortifications mark the base of a large garrison which faced across the Danube the ever-present attack from the germanic tribes. **** NOT EX LIB **** 22. Illustr.: Felts, Shirley and Holloway, Edgar. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 006428. ISBN: 0370015789
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Imprint: New York, Crown, 2000 Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO HALF TITLE PAGE WITH NO DEDICATION. Silver and blind embossed title on red boards which have a line of fading to front top edge and a touch of wear to spine head and tail and lower corner tips. Internally Fine and unmarked. Dustjacket has small losses to lower spine and lower front with creasing along top and bottom edges. A very large format volume of 256 pages. The book presents an inspiring rainbow of heroes from more than 35 countries and 5 continents. In searing and uplifting interviews, veteran human rights defender Kerry Kennedy Cuomo examines the quality of courage with women and men who are dramatically changing the course of events in their communities and countries. Accompanying the interviews are a powerful series of portraits by world-renowned, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Eddie Adams. Among the activists are some well known ones in the fight against oppression and mistreatment of people around the world, such as Baltasar Garzón, Vaclav Havel, Sister Helen Prejean, Marian Wright Edelman, The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, José Ramon-Horta, Rigoberta Menchú-Tum, and Bobby Muller. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.98 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 009219. ISBN: 0812930622
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Imprint: London, Ebury Press, 1989 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has some age toning to front edge. A large format volume of 701 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Foreword by Pierre Troisgros. Known in France as the bible of French cookery, it was first published in 1953. Maurice Edmond Saillard ( 1872-1956), better known by his pen-name Curnonsky, and dubbed the Prince of Gastronomy, was a celebrated writer on gastronomy in France in the 20th century. The now classic work is an inexhaustible source of culinary discovery. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY BOOK OF 2.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 15. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 011450. ISBN: 0852237316
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Imprint: New York, The Viking Press, 1972 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ unmarked large format copy published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Foreword 'A West for Americans' by Archibald Hanna, curator, Yale Collection of Western Americana. 133 plates of paintings with location and source. A1A. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 001479. ISBN: 0670127177
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Imprint: Manchester, New Hampshire, Sophia Institute Press, 2004 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy. The book was originally published in 1955 and this edition contains new illustrations, additional biographical material and minor editorial revisions to the original text. Saints have over the years inspired many tales that go beyond what we know about them and these pious fictions are delightful and can even be instructive. Alice Curtayne (1901-1981) lived in County Kildare and brings to these legends of Irish saints a rich grasp and a deep love of the Catholic Faith of her native Ireland. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R6. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 004662. ISBN: 1928832385
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Imprint: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2002 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. 419 pages. 21 illustrations. 2 maps. This masterful book, which wil be seen as the definitive work, is the first major reappraisal for 20 years of the nature of the Vichy regime in France during World War II. The author uses up-to-date research to examine the degree to which ministers and officials of the regime, the legal and administrative system, the Church, and individuals in different walks of life collaborated with Nazi Germany which occupied part of then all of France between 1940 and 1944. Curtis reviews the careers, indictments and trials of the regime's prominent figures for crimes against humanity committed during the war, and scrutinises the ambivalent role of Francois Mitterand as a Vichy official. **** NOT EX LIB **** PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.83 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1C. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 007984. ISBN: 0297842242
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Imprint: Ros Cre, Ireland, Cistercian Press, 1995 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy. 16 illustrations. Maria Sagheddu (1914-1939) grew up in Dorgali, a seaside village in Sardinia, as a young girl took part in Catholic Action, and at the age of 21 discovered her vocation to the religious life, entering Grossferrata, at that time the only Trappist monastery for women in Italy. In 1937 the Abbey of Grossferrata, taking its cue from the French ecumenist, Paul Couturier, began to support the week of Prayer for Church Unity and put its spiritual weight behind the ecumenical movement. Soon after this Sister Gabriella, as Maria had now become, confided to her superiors that she wanted to offer her life for the unity of the Church. Early in 1938 she was diagnosed as having tuberculosis, and her condition worsened and she died on St. George's Day, 23 April 1939. 19 years later the process of beatification was opened and on 25 January 1983, at the end of Church Unity Week, she was raised to the altar by Pope John Paul II. R6. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 006060. ISBN: 1900163004
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Imprint: San Francisco, Chronicle, 2003 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy in card covers which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 131 pages. Beautifully designed, colourful, and political, the poster was the popular artform in the years following the Cuban Revolution, when the new Cuban government sponsored some 10,000 public posters. Distributed across the country, the posters rallied the Cuban people to the monumental task of building a new society, while also celebrating Cuban music, dance, sports, and film. The book collects more than 120 of these powerful but little-seen works of art. 11A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009138. ISBN: 0811835820
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Imprint: New York, Sterling Publishing, 1994 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. A marvellous book of crafting with over 80 projects, using the microwave oven to dry such materials as pine cones, herbs, flowers and fruit. Full colour portfolio and all the necessary instructions to provide you with enough information and motivation to create a variety of decorative and useful items. **** NOT EX LIB **** 21. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 003825. ISBN: 0806906669
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Imprint: London, Ultimate Editions, 1995 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with laminated pictorial boards as dustjacket. Dustjacket is complete and VG+. A complete reference work in which cats are examined breed by breed, divided under the following classifications for easy reference :- Longhaired Persian Types, Longhaired Non Persian Types, British and American Shorthairs, Oriental Shorthairs, Other Shorthair Breeds, Burmese and Siamese. Full colour photography throughout. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY BOOK OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 15. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003817. ISBN: 1860350119
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1972 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has a small indentation to top front edge with VG dustjacket. 191 pages. The book presents the whole discussion of what lies behind the traditional Easter stories of the Christian Church in such a way that the non-specialist is helped by scholarly but plain talking. The story of the Resurrection of Jesus is made the foundation of a convincing presentation of Christianity. R1. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 010298. ISBN: 0002157071
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Imprint: London, Constable, 1987 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very Good+ clean copy which has a small inscription to front endpaper with VG+ dustjacket which is price clipped. 238 pages. 60 illustrations. When war broke out in 1914 conscription seemed unnecessary: there was no shortage of volunteers ready to lay down their lives for their country. In this fascinating book, illustrated with contemporary drawings and photographs, Dr. Dakers explores exactly what their 'country' meant to the men and women who fought, died, survived. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished papers and family archives, she presents the most complete picture of the impact of the war on rural England. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3D. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008288. ISBN: 0094680604
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Imprint: Oxford, Phaidon Press, 1986 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. A comprehensive, highly ilustrated and up to date study of all aspects of illustration and design - history, equipment, materials and techniques, covered fully in words, pictures and clearly explicit drawings and diagrams. Divided into two sections for ease of reference and written by working artists, all experts in their field. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 1. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 004085. ISBN: 0714820040
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