Authors starting with B from Booked

Christchurch: National Radiation Laboratory, Department of Health, 1992. pp150. Sticker residue on title page. Originally published in 1985, new preface in this edition. For radiology students & registrars etc.. Reprint; First Thus - New Preface. Soft Cover. Very Good - Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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London: L. N. Fowler & Co. Ltd.. pp124 plus pub.'s ads. I have designated this copy good-very good because although the spine & edges are faded, the paper at the heel of the spine has split at the bottom edges & the stitching is stretched at one point, overall it is still much better than it sounds- otherwise tight, clean & very presentable. No publication date- the original price 2/- has been altered on the title page to 2/6 - indicates it is relatively old.. First Edition. Soft Cover. ... more information

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London: MacDonald, 1969. pp252. Jacket extremely good with edgewear.Unclipped. Book is ex-library, stamp twinked with sellotape marks (small, pale) on first free ep, outline of pockey & sellotape mark on back free ep. Otherwise neat & clean. The history of the Bow street office, & the office of Magistry in Britain. Illustrated with b/w photographs.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good*/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1933. pp190. Boards extremely good, Illustrated (Front-the development of mediaeval architecture in England; Back-period costume) pastedowns & first & last free eps clean & bright; second free ep foxed, some pale & sparse foxing to pretitle-the same pattern for their equivalents at back of book.Pale foxing to exterior page edges-a very occassional spot or sprinkle in main body. Numerous illustrations ( half-tone, line) of Cathedral, aspects of... more information

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London: Collins, 1971. pp252.Boards excellent, very pale foxing of pastedown, a couple of very pale narrow tan lines. Jacket has sunned spine, rub of corners extends to a nick on one & a tiny chip on another. Unclipped & uninscribed. American author dramatises '..black confrontation and the struggle for power in the new African nations..the plan..to set aup a Pan-African Movement that will end the exploitation and wars inm the Central African states is abruptly ended by the hijacking and impriso... more information

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London: MacMillan & Co, Ltd, 1964. pp151. 2 bookseller stamps to fep, v. pale tan to first free ep. Pale tanning with some pencil notes to last free ep. Some light pencil underlining to text. Boards bright & clean.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good Very Good Plus/No Jacket / As Issued ?. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. ... more information

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Auckland: Shortland Educational Publications, 1984. pp56. Small gift inscription on top of pretitle page. Strong wear at head of spine and light general cover wear. Otherwise excellent. 7 Maori creation legends / myths, colourfully illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus - Very Good. Illus. by Robert Jahnke. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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Mitchell Beazley. pp200. 'Collecting Photography is the indispensible new introductory guide that provides novices and those already collecting with all the background knowledge they need. In a combination of essays and reference chapters, beautifully illustrated, and including quoted opinion from leading experts around the word, this book is for everyone who appreciates great photographs.' Book is rather large, so if ordering from a website with a shipping matrix, postage may be higher than estimat... more information

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London & Sydney: Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1985. Unpaginated. Spine & narrow strip immediately adjacent, plus strip to top edge, faded. Rubbed at coners. Small gift message on reverse of front cover. Otherwise clean & tight. 10 pages of text followed by pages of his work - 'prints suitable for framing'. From 'Masters of Photography' series.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good*. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. ... more information

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London Etc: Routledge, 2006. pp96. Magazine. Contents: 'Safe and Free? Responding to the Terror threat; PLUS Intelligent Design; Against common sense; Roger-Pol Droit; Honderich on punishment; The American mind; Gratitude; News; Reviews.'. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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Milan: Scalabrini Migration Center, 2005. pp243-384. Some cover fading, otherwise as new. Contents:- The gender paradox in the transnational families of Filipino migrant women; International migration and development in Thailand; Filipino women in Australia: practising citizenship at work; A nation in decline? Migration and emigration from the Cok Islands: Occupaational concentration and mobility of Asian immigrants in Australia.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾&... more information

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Auckland: Beckett-Sterling Ltd, 1984. pp55. Coloured & b/w photographs of wonderful New Zealand toilets.. 1st Edition. Illustrated Boards. As New/No Jacket / As Issued?. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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London: Sphere Books Limited, 1975. pp192. There is an abraded area on front cover where (unsuccessful) attempt has been made to remove a previous price & some rubbing & sparse fox to back cover panel. Otherwise clean & tight. Illustrated with photographs & drawings. '.presents her unique collection of classic French and grand old English recipes. She shows you how to make the opulent dishes of the Edwardian era - her famous Quails in aspic and Charlotte Malakoff, the truffles and soufle... more information

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New York: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1949. Unpaginated. Exceptionally clean & tight copy. Inscription of pretitle. *I am taking the publication date from the copyright date in detail, as no other material appears, I'm assuming its a first. The inscription reads 'To Susan from Daddy, Xmas 1960'. Gorgeous colour illustrations. All the animals escape the rigours & hardship of winter & fill their empty bellies at old man rabbit's dinner party.. 1st Edition*. Hard Cover. Very Good... more information

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London: Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1920. pp87. Top spine one inch and half inch tears parallel with spine,, small shallow piece (less than cm) missing; bottom spinetinr pice missing. Foxed eps & back page, 1/2 in. tanned strip first free ep, top exterior page edges soiled; all else in extremely good condtn; frontis. Boards grey with white spine.. Seventh Edition: 1st Thus*. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ... more information

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Wellington: The Wetland Press, 1983. pp144 plus fold-out m,ap in pocket. Illustrated with numerous photographs, maps etc. Crease to top & bottom front corners, o/wise very clean & tight. Comprehensive information.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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London New York Sydney Toronto: Book Club Associated, 1989. pp193.. 2nd Edition; Ist BCA Edition. Hard Cover. Near New-As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London Etc: Penguin Books. pp161. Neat & tight, page edges very slightly yellowed. 'The arrival of young Adolf Hitler in Liverpool comes as something of a nasty shock to his gentile brother Alois and his wife Bridget. Penniless and disillusioned, Adolf is far from the ideal house guest. He lives in fear of being caught for avoiding national service in his native Austria, is dirty and idle and brings only trouble and shame to his brothers household...Wildly funny..she has succeeded in the seemingly i... more information

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London: Little Brown and Company, 2001. pp242. Exterior page edges yellowed, o/wise excellent. 'Samuel Johnson,melancholic & in general ill health, is introduced to Hester and Henry Theale..'. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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Feltham: Hamlyn, 1982. pp177. front cover has curled back a little, else not too far from near new. '..the superpowers, locked into an irresistable arms race, are now producing high-energy laser guns and partivle beam weapons-the 'death-rays' of science fiction..'. Illustrated with b/w & colour photographs & diagrams.. 1st Thus (revised). Card. Very Good*. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. ... more information

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