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Imprint: London, Morgan and Scott, 1890 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black and silver titles with coloured floral decoration on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of wear to corner tips and spine head and tail. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 155 pages. Illustrated. Not dated but circa 1890's. The author's full name is not known. In his preface he states that Bunyan's 'Holy War' was full of long speeches and uses somewhat antiquated terms, and is rather wearisome and hard to understand. This book therefore is a simplification of the 'Holy War' and the town with the five gates is 'the fair and goodly town of Mansoul'. NOT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY B2D. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 007604.
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Imprint: London, Fourth Estate, 2000 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. In the last summer of the 20th century a large man got into a small boat and went out to discover England, on it's canals and rivers, from the Thames to the Trent, from Camden Lock to Skipton, David Aaronovitch fumbled for the pulse of the least known nation in Britain. Hilarious, provocative and moving, it is the story of what happens when a bad idea gets the better of you and in the process becomes a good idea. A1E. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003444. ISBN: 1841151017
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Imprint: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1968 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition Revised. Gold titles on black cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is foxing to closed edges else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is VG. xvii + 586 pages. This revised edition presents a broad view of the entire spectrum of classical and contemporary thought about religion, although emphasis is placed on contemporary writing. New selections have been added to this edition. Organised around seven problems, every important aspect of religious philosophy is represented. **** NOT EX LIB **** PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.04 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST R4. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008966.
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 2008 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. Based on a true story, this is a stunning historical novel that brings to life a fascinating period in world history. It is 1790, and after 10 years of training in the great medical schools of Europe, Alec Gordon has returned to Scotland to take up the post of Physician to the Aberdeen Dispensary. His plans for modernizing medical practice and dreams of progress are thrown into disarray when a mysterious disease suddenly strikes the town, attacking and killing every newly delivered mother for miles around, which he recognises as childbed fever, a condition that has baffled the great physicians, an illness with no known cure. Alec sets out on an astonishing medical quest to conquer the disease, but while he struggles to find solutions that lie far in the future, his wife Elisabeth is increasingly lost in the past, prey to terrifying memories of her childhood in Antigua, as she knows and he will learn, some diseases lie beyond the reach of reason. **** NOT EX LIB ****. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 007250. ISBN: 9780230015555
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Imprint: London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1975 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very clean and unmarked copy which has dust marking to top edge with dustjacket which has a protective cover. 248 pages. 19 illustrations. At present no guide exists which is exclusively devoted to describing the wealth of art that hangs in the numerous galleries of this country. Joan Abse's book is designed to fill this gap. Her unique guide contains an account of the permanent collections of paintings in British public galleries together with descriptions of the pictures in the royal collection and in university galleries which are normally available to public view. Most entries consist of a brief account of the gallery itself, its history and architecture, followed by notes on the major works of art, listed, as far as possible, according to place and time of origin. Minor works and painters, often the source of much pleasure, are not neglected and reference is made to other items of interest in the gallery. D4C. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 008718. ISBN: 0283981423
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Imprint: London, SCM Press, 1972 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy. xv + 286 pages. Study Edition. Professor Ackroyd is an acknowledged expert, well acquainted with all the literature of the period, and here provides a masterly and valuable survey running from the eve of the exile to the end of the sixth century. It is a period which abounds in problems, and Professor Ackroyd guides the reader through the intricacies without bewildering him. R6. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 007074. ISBN: 0334004039
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Imprint: London, SCM Press, 1968 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a small repaired closed tear to lower front. xv + 286 pages. The period of exile and restoration is a crucial one for the understanding of the development of Old Testament thought. The collapse of the state, the destruction of the Temple, the break-up of the community, all necessitated a re-thinking of the religious tradition. This book sets out to examine some of the aspects of the rich thought of the period. The problems involved are many: the course of events is not always clear, and the literature of the time presents difficulties. Much of this study is therefore devoted to a thorough scrutiny of what material we have: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Haggai, Zechariah, the Deuteronomic History and the Priestly Work. **** NOT EX LIB **** R3. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008952. ISBN: 0334004098
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Imprint: London, Chatto and Windus, 1998 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket. 435 pages + 27 illustrations. Thomas More is one of the great figures in English history, but his life and career bear little resemblance to the myth of the saint or of 'the man for all seasons'. In this biography Peter Ackroyd reveals a man more troubled and more perplexing than that of any previous account, and offers a portrait as decisive as Holbein's famous drawing. **** NOT EX LIB **** *** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.93 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** R1. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008043. ISBN: 1856197115
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Imprint: London, Hutchinson, 1990 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjaket which has small repaired closed tear. xiii + 398 pages. 39 illustrations. The captivating and beautifully written memoir follows Adams from his birth in 1920 to the end of the Second World War. His childhood was a happy one and his father was a keen amateur naturalist, and from him his son acquired his many and varied enthusiasms, from ornithology to plant life. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.92 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST C3B. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 010398. ISBN: 0091739675
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Imprint: Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good + clean and unmarked copy which has a crease to front and back covers. viii + 214 pages. The book brings together 8 essays that offer innovative strategies for studying society and culture in 18th century France. Divided into 3 sections, the chapters map out current research paths in social, cultural and political history, and demonstrate a marked interest in the lives of ordinary French people of the time. Together, the essays show the many ways that the Old Regime and the Revolutionary Era were linked despite the dramatic events of 1789. 24. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 008450. ISBN: 027101637X
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Imprint: London, Thames and Hudson, 1979 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from slight age toning to page edges) with near Fine dustjacket (Fine apart from a hint of wear to lower front edge) which is not price clipped. 192 pages. 174 illustrations. In the two centuries since Adam Smith described England as a nation of shopkeepers, there have been many analyses of the importance of retail trade to the wealth of the nation. Yet few writers have explored the part played by shops and shopping in the everyday life of all the citizens of England's capital city, from poorest to richest. This book is a history of retailing in which trade statistics have given way to a many sided story of shopkeepers and shopworkers, shopping customs and customers. A fully illustrated social history which follows the topographical development of London and its shops from the Restoration to the period before the First World War. **** NOT EX LIB **** 24. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 008616. ISBN: 0500012059
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Imprint: London, Robert Hale, 1986 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. 175 pages. 22 line illustrations by Joan Bill. 59 photographs. In this charming and affectionate study, the respected countryside historian Sir William Addison examines the role of the farmhouse in English rural life. Much of the Englishness of the landscape is defined by rustic dwellings, constructed in a variety of individual styles. The hardy brick and flint farmhouses of East Anglia contrast with the timber-framed cruck constructions of the West Midlands, and the austere stone slab and slatework of Cumbria bears no similarity to the dainty cob and thatch cottages of the affluent south. Weatherboarding on Essex farmhouses characterizes the region just as chalk-mud walling is typical of the houses of Wiltshire. From Roman times to the present Addison traces the development of these distinctive buildings, describing the characteristics of each. **** NOT EX LIB **** 16. Illustr.: Bill, Joan. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008204. ISBN: 070902813X
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Imprint: London, Chapman Hall, 1961 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good + unmarked copy with blue cloth boards. Dustjacket is also VG + and complete. Second edition, revised and enlarged. First published in 1955. 42 charts, diagrams and sketch maps specially prepared by the author, an hydraulic engineer and updated for land reclamation development and development of the Aswan High Dam and irrigation developments in the Soviet republics and China. Covers water control and projects from around the world, the nature, exploitation and use of the earth's water resources. *** NOT EX LIB *** 3. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003854.
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Imprint: New York, Time Inc, 2007 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket that has a repaired closed tear. A large format volume of 196 pages. This is a book about a time, a people - and a cause. It is a passionate chronicle of the struggle for civil rights in the 20th century. Growing up, photographer and social activist Bob Adelman knew that what was most un-American about America was its mistreatment of blacks. Stirred by the heroic students whose sit-ins were breaking the shackles of segregation, he felt called to join and lend his skills as a photographer to the cause. His pictures vividly tells what life was like, why change was needed and how change was effected. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.4 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 25. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 009645. ISBN: 1603200002
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Imprint: New York, Gramercy, 1994 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket Aesop is said to have been a Phrygian slave who lived around 570 B.C. Some of his tales are believed to have been turned into verse by Socrates during his imprisonment and, later, in the second century A.D. by the Greek poet Babrius. In this form the fables were all well known in the Middle Ages. This edition was first published in 1909, and includes 23 of Edward Detmold's beautiful animal paintings as well as many of his black-and-white drawings and more than 300 of Aesop's very wise tales. Edward J. Detmold, who was born in 1883, was one of England's greatest book illustrators and with his twin brother Charles Maurice were drawing the animals in Regents Park Zoo and the Natural History Museum and at the age of 13 were the youngest artists ever to exhibit their work at the Royal Academy. 22. Illustr.: Detmold, Edward J.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 010921. ISBN: 0517100835
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Imprint: London, Hurst, 1999 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. xvi + 351 pages. The resurgence and revitalisation of Muslim culture have created a growing interest in the study of Muslim names. Throughout the world Muslims share similar names, be they in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia or new migrants in the West. The predominant language in Muslim names is Arabic, followed by Persian (Farsi), the two major languages which transmitted Muslim culture in its early stages and later expansion. The purpose of this dictionary is to give the meaning or bearing on Islamic heritage of the words, Arabic or Persian, which form parts of Muslim names. Many Muslims with names that comprise Arabic or Persian are unaware of their meaning or bearing on Islamic heritage, particularly if they are unfamiliar with these languages. It is important for parents and guardians to devote time to selecting suitable names for children by consulting authentic books on names and re-checking them with from standard Arabic-English and/or Persian-English dictionaries. This dictionary simplifies this process. 50. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009449. ISBN: 1850653577
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Imprint: London, Bloomsbury, 1994 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK edition, First Printing. A near Fine unmarked copy free of inscriptions with near Fine complete dustjacket. The author examines the complex dilemmas couples face as they separate as spouses while remaining connected as parents, and once and for all dispels the myth that divorce leaves emotionally troubled children. The book serves as an authoritative guide to responsible divorce and contains thoroughly researched case histories that will help couples understand the transition from a nuclear to a 'bi-nuclear' family. *** NOT EX LIB *** B2E. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 004325. ISBN: 0747514712
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Imprint: London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1976 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good copy which has fading to spine and a name to inside cover else unmarked. 110 pages. Foreword by J.D. Crichton. This brief and practical book shows what the new Missal is for and how to use it to its best advantage. It shows how the Missal came to be compiled and translated and compares the different English versions available. It looks at the whole spectrum of parish liturgy and shows how the flexibility of the new Missal can be exploited for the benefit of all who take part in the Church's worship. The reader is shown how to find and select the most appropriate texts for Sunday and weekday Mass, for Solemn and children's Masses and for special occasions. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009595. ISBN: 0225661322
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Imprint: London, Greenbirds, 2008 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO REVIEW PAGE WITH DEDICATION TO SOMEONE WITH THE SAME NAME. 331 pages. Foreword by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. What would Jane Austen say about the online matrimonial scene that the second generation British South Asians are currently coming to terms with. 51. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 010229. ISBN: 9780955521416
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Imprint: London, Boxtree, 2001 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A beautifully illustrated book that provides a fresh and original perspective on the 1950's and 1960's. It uses the intimate stories of those who lived through these momentous decades to reveal how our way of life was transformed, and explores the path from rationing to rock 'n' roll, military service to the mini-skirt, and the age of austerity to the Swinging Sixties. It reveals how post war prosperity brought new homes, mod cons, more adventurous food and drink, motoring for the masses, daring new fashions, the Pill, the sexual revolution, pop music and the rise of the teenage generation. Illustrated with over a hundred photographs, and includes contemporary advertisements and images of products from the time. **** NOT EX LIB **** 24. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 007716. ISBN: 0752261916
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Imprint: New York, Random House, 2003 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. 245 pages. First US Edition. Boris Akunin is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili and his Erast Fandorin novels have achieved great success in Russia and this is his first American publication. Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield. Second impression. In Moscow in 1876 a 23 year old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Alexander Gardens, and Erast Fandorin, the brilliant, young and gifted detective is put on the case - a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left considerable assets. Fandorin's fearless investigation takes him from Moscow to Berlin and London, via St. Petersburg, as the suicide reveals a worldwide conspiracy. 22. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 011108. ISBN: 1400060494
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Imprint: Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First English language edition. Black and red embossed titles on brown leatherette boards, a Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. The book is the result of the Finnish author's two year stay in Moscow as a trainee of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR and consists of short reports about the daily life of the Soviet capital. These include everyday problems, acquaintance with Moscow sights and meetings with Muscovites also public education and the Soviet people's leisure. First published in Finland in 1985 where it was awarded the prize of the Finland-USSR Society. Delightful drawings by Aramais Avetisyan. *** A SCARCE TITLE *** 1. Illustr.: Avetisyan, Aramais. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003769. ISBN: 5010004747
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Imprint: London, Jonathan Cape/The Book Society, 1948 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Very Good + copy unmarked.The author is the pseudonym of Mark Alexandrovich Landau (1889-1957) a Russian emigre noted for his historical novels, who lived in France, Germany and the USA. In this work, originally entitled 'Istoki', he presents a picture of Europe in the 1870's. Translated by Catherine Routsky.First published in 1948. A1C. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 011219.
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Imprint: London, Pelham, 1969 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket which is plastic protected. Map endpapers and 23 photographs. A marvellous bilingual guide to Paris, different from the guides of today, replete with fascinating and unusual information such as where to find toy soldiers, when to expect fireworks, special children's theatres and art clubs etc. but generally where and how to have fun. D4C. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 002700. ISBN: 0720702259
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Imprint: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good unmarked copy which has a very minor indentation to top edge and age darkening to closed edges with dustjacket which has two small repaired closed tears and is not price clipped. This is the first of a quartet of novels which will span the four decades from the thirties to the sixties, in the form of fictitious autobiography. **** NOT EX LIB **** B2B. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 009888. ISBN: 0297179608
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Imprint: London, Kogan Page, 1983 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with evidence of small label removal to front pastedown with a VG dustjacket. The book starts by examining the legacy of superstition and fear that robots have inherited from legend and science fiction and explains the various scientific developments which have come together to create the contemporary industrial robot. The robots in use in industry, though sophisticated pieces of equipment, both lack perception and intelligence but by current efforts to provide robots with the ability to see, hear and interpret their surroundings mean that we can see the prospect of machines compatible with man. 2. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002439. ISBN: 0850387418
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Imprint: Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 1991 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine copy (Fine apart from a neat inscription to front endpaper) else unmarked with Fine complete dustjacket. The author is a leading Australian chef and food writer, her Melbourne restaurant being included in the top ten restaurants in the world by the Courvoisier Book of the Best in 1990. In this, her third book, she presents a gastronomic journey through Australia choosing over 60 recipes to capture the spirit and use of local food products. Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photographs by John Hay. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.32 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 20A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 003926. ISBN: 0044423543
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Imprint: Kingsley, Hampshire, Leader, 1980 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine copy with decorative bookplate to front endpaper with complete dustjacket which has a single closed tear to top corner edge. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The New Zealand author first met the ballet dancer, who was completely paralysed by polio, when he was working at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and when he became a journalist he met her again, twenty years later, he found that although she was still paralysed she had won herself an independent life as an internationallly famous painter particularly for her dance pictures. *** NOT EX LIB *** **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.81 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 2. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003210. ISBN: 0907159001
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Imprint: Kingsley, Hampshire, Leader, 1980 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The New Zealand author first met the ballet dancer, who was completely paralysed by polio, when he was working at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and when he became a journalist he met her again, twenty years later, he found that although she was still paralysed she had won herself an independent life as an internationallly famous painter particularly for her dance pictures. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.81 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 2. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008913. ISBN: 0907159001
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Imprint: London, Secker & Warburg / British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine copy apart from a little dust marking to top edge. Dustjacket is complete and also near Fine. The authors' scientific detective work reveals from the subtle evidence of rock and fossils that the earth collided with a small planet, an event likely to occur every 100 million years. The events of the great destruction are reconstructed by them. 9 illustrations and diagrams in the text. NOT BOOK CLUB COPY C3B. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 002456. ISBN: 0436011603
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Imprint: Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1986 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book tells the story of our woodlands and describes the principal species of trees and the wildlife within them. The woodland ecosystem, the self sustaining and self-contained community of trees, plants, animals, insects and soil organisms, is examined. Woods produced by the older management systems of various kinds can still be seen and some are listed here, and facts and forces that lead to the clearance of woods are considered, with useful ideas on how these may be changed; and more immediately, on how to save any wood in ones's own area that may be under threat. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings by Rosemary Wise. **** NOT EX LIB **** 4. Illustr.: Wise, Rosemary. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 006806. ISBN: 0715385720
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Imprint: London, Bracken Books, 1993 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ unmarked copy apart from a small name to front pastedown with gold title on yellow cloth boards with VG complete dustjacket. 44 plates and 86 illustrations in the text. The book is a facsimile of J. Romilly Allen's classic 1904 edition published by Methuen, in which he attempts to form a theory as to the origin and development of Celtic art in Britain and Ireland, an art that naturally divides itself two distinct periods, the Pagan and the Christian. With exemplary reasoning he painstakingly examines evidence from a wide variety of sources and questions a number of, at that time, previously uncontested conclusions about the origins of Celtic art. A work that will appeal to both art historian and lay reader alike. B2B. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 005284. ISBN: 1858910757
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Imprint: London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY THOMAS ALLEN on title page with dedication 'To Pat with best wishes'. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with a decorative book plate to half title page with slight age darkening to page edges. Dustjacket is also VG+ and has just a liitle wear to edges and is not price clipped. 238 pages. 31 illustrations. Sir Thomas Boaz Allen, is the internationally renowned baritone noted particularly for his role as Count Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. This, his first book, starts in 1991 in Salzburg where he was to open a year of international performances for Mozart's bi-centenary, he reflects on his life and provides insights into his roles and the different productions. He paints a picture of a singer's life which is surprising in its frankness. L. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 007493. ISBN: 1856192520
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Imprint: Surrey, The World's Work (1913) Ltd, 1960 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red title on grey boards which are unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a strip of age darkening to endpapers and some spots of light foxing to top and fore edges else a clean, tight unmarked copy. Dustjacket has a little wear to spine top and creasing to inner front flap. 176 pages. This is a book of remedies - tried and true - for the sick in mind and soul - a richly rewarding book that will help its readers to have a better understanding of the spiritual life and so help them to lead happier and healthier lives. R5. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 010142.
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1909 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title with ornate gilt front board of birds and foliage on blue cloth boards which are clean with some wear to head of spine and fading to spine. Internally there is a contemporary name and date to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. All edges gilt. 48 illustrations by Hugh Thomson. xxxii + 286 pages. The American author (1849-1925) was a novelist and short story writer whose work often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. C3B. Illustr.: Thomson, Hugh. Book Condition: Good AEG. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 000865.
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Imprint: London, BBC Worldwide, 2000 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Benedict Allen investigates four diverse traditions, joining the Vodou priests of Haiti, the remote rainforest healers of Siberut Island in Indonesia, shamanic drummers in Siberia and, in the Mexican desert, pilgrims who come face-to-face with their gods after eating an hallucogenic cactus. By observing their rituals and frequently taking part himself, he investigates these complex and enigmatic characters, and discovers what others can learn from them. Illustrated throughout in colour. 12. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 007424. ISBN: 0563551216
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Imprint: New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very Good+ unmarked copy. First American Edition, First Printing. A rectangular format book of 240 pages. Illustrated throughout with historic photographs Old photographs painstakingly reproduced in duotone. Memorabilia - the nostalgic and affecting artifacts of another time. Lush paintings of a romantic landscape. And the words and memories of more than sixty people who were part of it all - the oldest born in 1876 the youngest when partition still divided India. Drawing on journals, memoirs, diaries, family albums, scrapbooks and private letters and most especially over 250 hours of taped interviews of the men and women who lived and worked for the Raj. 15. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 011336. ISBN: 0030058627
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Imprint: London, George Allen and Unwin, 1966 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with dustjacket which has small repaired closed tears and a little wear to edges. The author and his Spanish wife have logged three-quarters of a million miles since the war and visited such remote and diverse places as Bokhara, Dawson City in the Yukon, Sable Island and Macchu Picchu, and in eight self contained chapters they tell of their journeys to all corners of North and South America, the U.S.S.R. and the Near East. 6 illustrations. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** NOT BOOK CLUB **** A1D. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good Stock number: 006547.
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Imprint: London, Illustrated London News, 1953 Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Front cover is unmarked with a small nick to near top spine edge. Internally very clean and unmarked. Pages 1-68. Coloured Frontispiece and15 coloured plates A Very Good+ copy. Comprises: The Crown and Commonwealth by Sir Carleto Allen; The Ritual and Significance of the Coronation by Dr. A.C. Don, Dean of Westminster; The Royal Ornaments and Their Meaning by Martin R. Hilmes; The History of the Speaker's Coach and Notes on the State Coach by Adrian Brookholding Jones; Elizabeth Our Queen - A Record of the Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Sir Charles Petrie; Consort of Our Queen - H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh by James Laver.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 011481.
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Imprint: London, Haus, 2015 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 288 pages. 34 colour plates and numerous illustrations in the text. Posted to Kathmandu in 1820 as a junior political officer, Brian Hodgson found himself isolated and trapped in a fiercely xenophobic mountain kingdom that seemed bent on making war on the all-powerful British East India Company. For 23 years he struggled to keep the two sides apart. His legacy survives in the lasting peace and friendship between Britan and Nepal. At the heart of this biography is the Orientalist movement driven by the European Enlightenment, which inspired Hodgson and others to devote themselves to the exploration of Asian culture, leading Hodgson to study Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhism, and much else besides. A1B. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 010955. ISBN: 9781910376119
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Imprint: London, Flamingo, 1998 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 315 pages. Illustrations by Robert Shekter. Recipes by Panchita Llona. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. First edition, first printing. Encompassing a multicultural history of seduction through food, ancient and modern stories about sex and eating, titillating recipes, and tantalising revelations of the author's own sensual odyssey, it is the author's fascinating guide to all things erotic - and edible 'I cannot separate eroticism from food .. hence the idea for the book'. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.877 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 24. Illustr.: Shekter, Robert. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008131. ISBN: 0002559366
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Imprint: London, Harper Collins, 1993 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has age toning to page edges with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 382 pages. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. The Chilean author's magnificent novel tells the story of Gregory Reeves, the son of Charles, an itinerant preacher. As a boy, Gregory accepts the endless journeying and poverty, never questioning the validity of his father's homespun philosophy of life - the infinite plan. But, as manhood approaches, Gregory finds himself increasingly possessed by a yearning to escape. Hankering after worldly wealth, he longs to breal away from the barrio, the teeming Hispanic ghetto of downtown Los Angeles where his family has finally settled. His quest takes him first to the killing fields of Vietnam, then to law school at Berkeley, and in the course of his life, he is influenced by a host of unforgettable characters: Olga, a fortune-teller from whom he first learns about love; Carmen, his beautiful, lifelong friend; Martinez, a ferocious Latino gang-leader; Susan and Joan, two inspirational feminist free-thinkers; Cyrus, a wise old communist intellectual; and the nameless narrator herself, who helps Gregory come full circle and discover his soul by turning back to his roots. 13. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008485. ISBN: 0002241919
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Imprint: Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 1978 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black title on mustard cloth boards which have a few minor marks. Internally very clean and unmarked. Reprinted from the 1963 John Hopkins Press. xv + 219 pages. Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame Sevigne (1626-1696) . Famous for her correspondence over twenty five years . **** NOT EX LIB **** 16. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 000079. ISBN: 031320537X
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Imprint: Brighton, Book Guild Publishing, 2008 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page 'To Virginia, Every good wish from Penelope (Ann Allestree), November 2008'. (Ann Allestree is the pseudonym of the journalist Penelope Ann Craig). Nominated for the Literary Review's annual 'Bad Sex in Fiction Award' in 2008. It is the story of the wolf cub Louis-Loup, abandoned on the French Mediterranean island of Porquerolles, who is discovered by Madame Veuve, gardienne to the beautiful Comtesse de Beauclaire. Over one long, hot Provencal summer, Louis grows in strength and stature as a domestic drama of island life - all the desires, suspicions, jealousies and human folly - unfold around him. When the Comtesse arrives at her summer villa with her Moroccan lover Uqba in tow, the scene is set. A gripping tale of sex, savagery and survival from the author of 'Seize the Day', her acclaimed chronicles of 30 years of global wandering. 11. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008175. ISBN: 9781846242366
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Imprint: Edinburgh, Mainstream, 2008 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 240 pages. 63 illustrations. 2 maps. Henry Allingham (1896-2009) was the last British serviceman alive in 2008 to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War and vividly recaptures his experiences. His story is unique in that he saw action on land, sea and in the air with the Royal Naval Air Service; he was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 with the British Grand Fleet and went on to serve on the Western Front. In his very long and extraordinary life he outlived 6 monarchs and 21 prime ministers. **** NOT EX LIB **** 15. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 009084. ISBN: 9781845964160
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Imprint: Lewes, East Sussex, Glyndebourne Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A near Fine copy of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera programme for 2001 - 17 May - 26 August 2001. Operas are Fidelio - Beethoven; A Midsummer Night's Dream - Britten; Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart; The Makropulos Case - Janacek; Otello - Verdi; The Last Supper - Birtwistle. 11. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 011314.
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Imprint: New York, Arcade Publishing, 1991 Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. A large format volume of 248 pages. The American musical is considered to be the most significant contribution to world theatre. In this authoritative and gracefully written survey, Hollis Alpert traces the full, glittering history of the art form, from Broadway's first major hit in 1866, The Black Crook', to Miss Saigon of 1991. Copiously illustrated, the book draws on the unparalleled resources of the Theatre Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, the chief repository of Broadway artifacts and memorabilia. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 5. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 010190. ISBN: 9781559700924
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Imprint: London, Hutchinson, 1933 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper "With best wishes". Black titles on brown cloth boards which have a few small marks and dulling to spine. Internally there is some light foxing to endpapers and sporadically to some others, a previous owner's name and separation of front endpaper and front pastedown. Otherwise a clean and tight copy. The author was a columnist on The Daily Sketch newspaper and this book is "a commentary on life at the time, intended to tease as well as to please, half playful, half serious", in fact the personal philosophy of a woman who loves living. Not dated but is in fact 1933. Delightfully illustrated by Lawrence Houghton. **** A VERY SCARCE SIGNED COPY **** C3B. Illustr.: Houghton, Lawrence. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 003527.
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Imprint: Cologne, Taschen, 2001 Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. A large format volume of 237 pages. The author is Professor of Medieval Art History at the University of Rennes and a highly regarded expert on the Middle Ages. A comprehensive work, lavishly illustrated comprising chapters on: Introduction - Art and History; The Emergence of New Forms - The Creation of the Romanesque; The Diffusion of Romanesque - Architecture in the West, Churches and Pilgrimages; Town and Country - Civic and Military Architecture; The Great Flowering of Romanesqus - New Churches in France; Cathedrals and Monasteries - A Tide of New Building in Southern Europe; A Varied Display - The Northern Romanesque; Outlook - From Romanesque to Gothic; Chronological Table; Glossary; Bibliography. NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.22 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 25. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 008773. ISBN: 3822812374
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Imprint: London, SCM Press, 1979 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy. xxxiii + 215 pages. Over the last 25 years incredible changes have taken place in the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, and at the beginning of the 1960's it was acclaimed as the outstanding success story of Protestantism in Latin America, with its vitality and prospects for further growth. Now, after long domination by a small group of reactionary leaders, the church is decimated and the word Presbyterian has connotations of religious fanaticism and repression. Professor Alves explains how this happened, and it is a sobering story, made more grim by the thought that, as an increasing tide of conservatism sweeps the churches of North America and indeed of Europe, the same thing could happen there. **** NOT EX LIB **** R6. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 007067. ISBN: 0334022789
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