Authors starting with F from Capricorn Books

Seaby, London, 1986, first edition.. 120 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, family trees. ISBN 0900652918 "When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, the prospects of the royal houses of Europe had perhaps never looked brighter, yet just 70 years. later the power of majesty was on the wane, and some dynasties fell and others were forced to become constitutional monarchies. During this eventful period changes were often violent, as a Tsar of Russia wa... more information

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B.T. Batsford, London, 1975, first edition.. Unpaginated [128 pp.], small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0713429739 Profusely illustrated with 154 b&w photographs. "This collection illustrates army life in Great Britain: recruitment, training, famous regiments, recreation and,. after a photo-review of some famous Victorian and Edwardian commanders, vividly envokes Britain's Armies of Empire. In India elegance and gaiety darkened by the bloody battles of the Mutiny and t... more information

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McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, c1919.. 318 pp, small 8vo (7 9/16" H), hard cover (brick-colored cloth with blind stamped pattern of winged insects on front board, gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. Contents: Translator's Note; The Eumenes; The Odyneri; The Pelopa. eus; The Ageniae - The Pelopaeus' Victuals; Aberrations of Instinct; The Swallow and the Sparrow; Instinct and Discernment; The Nest-Building Odynerus; Insect Geometry; The Common Wasp; The Common Wasp ... more information

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University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, (1990), Ist edition.. 299 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "Richard Wright, born in Mississippi in 1908, was largely self-taught...In this valuable work Michel Fabre, Wright's biographer and foremost among Wright scholars, details the volumes in Wright's librar. y, and the facts of Wright's reading habits. This listing of books that formed and influenced him includes second-hand books he bought while living in extreme poverty in Chica... more information

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Wood Lake, (Winfield, B.C., 1993).. 186 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. B&w photos. "The acid test of any society is the way it treats 'the least of these': the down and out, the transients, the homeless, the poor. For a century, the Fred Victor Mis. sion in downtown Toronto has cared for these people. Started as a Sunday school by the Methodist Church, later operated by The United Church of Canada, the Mission has taken many forms during its lif... more information

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Macmillan, New York, 1936, 3rd edtion, reprint.. 717 pp, 685 pp, 8vo, hard covers - no dust jackets - 2 volumes. Graphs. Contents: Part I. The Economic Organization; Part II. The Forces Determining Price; Part III. The Distribution of Wealth and Income; Part IV. Money and Banking; Part V. Taxati. on and the Business of Government; Part VI. The Industrial Organization; Part VII. Interregional Trade and Exchange; Part VIII. Problems of Labor; Part IX. Proposed Changes of the Economic System. Interiors ... more information

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IPC Country & Leisrure Media Focus Network, London, 2001.. 138 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, advertisements. Contents: Bookshelf & the new Bookshop; British Guiana's main varieties (King George VI errors from a class. ic colony); Puppet masters (Thematic expert Bill Goldsmith on puppet stamps); Inside Britain's self-adhesives (Richard West traces the history of GB self-adhesives); Classic Fin... more information

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IPC Country & Leisrure Media Focus Network, London, 2004.. 130 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, advertisements. Contents: Big issues (Deborah Lee's report on the best new issues); Cinderella Corner (Another look at dealer. publicity labels); Bahrain, E. Arabia & Kuwait (Dickon Pollard examines KGVI varieties); GB Stamp Art Exclusive! (Richard West conducts an extensive interview with the Royal Mail... more information

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IPC Country & Leisrure Media Focus Network, London, 2001.. 130 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, advertisements. Contents: King George VI varieties (South African 'named' flaws - Part 2 of 5); Stamp Exchange (Swap with n. ew contacts from around the world); 100 Greatest Stamps Ever! (Revealed! - the 100 best stamps ever produced); Exclusive! - Anatoly Karpov (The former chess champ and his superb c... more information

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IPC Country & Leisrure Media Focus Network, London, 2001.. 130 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, advertisements. Contents: King George VI - South Africa Pt. 3 (Unearthing plate flaws in the commemoratives); Reviews - Boo. kshelf (A selection of top new philatelic books reviewed); Thematics - Wimbledon tennis (Postal slogans, postmarks and stamps); Classic GB postmarks (The top marks from around Britain sin... more information

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IPC Country & Leisrure Media Focus Network, London, 2001.. 130 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, advertisements. Contents: Belgica 2001 - show review; King George VI varieties (South Africa's KGVI postage dues and offici. als); Walking on the Moon (Issues for the 12 men to set foot on the Moon); The Thurn & Taxis legend (The family behind Europe's 500-year-old postal system); Self-adhesives - P... more information

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Panther, (St. Albans, Herts., 1973), reprint.. 124 pp, PB. An anthology of "the best space age poetry by new and established poets..." Short author biographies at rear. Interior - pages browning, a few small dog-ears, two page with tiny tears to fore edge - otherwise clean and tight with no p. revious ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, tiny dint to bottom of textblock, soft creasing to front cover, spine flat and uncreased. G+. ... more information

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(Time), n.p., 1957.. 54 pp, 8vo, HC (no dust jacket). B&w photos. "Until his retirement in 1955 at the age of 65, Benjamin F. Fairless was one of the most prominent figures in the country's basic industry. As president and then chairman of the board of the United Sta. tes Steel Corporation, he guided his company, through 17 of its most exciting and dramatic years..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing. VG. ... more information

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Frederick Warne, London, 1976.. 192 pp, 5 3/4" H, hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0723215596 Profusely illustrated with over 260 photographs, drawings, diagrams in b&w and 8 pages of color plates. Observer's Book No. 64. "Although this book cannot pretend to be comprehensive i. t contains a fund of information for both 'novices' and experienced sailors. 'Tall ships' of today and of the past, the evolution of watersport, modern design and construction, and the whole ... more information

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Sunflower University Press, Manhattan, Kansas, 1999.. 200 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 0897452348 B&w photographs. "Faivre's story is an exciting day-by-day account of his wartime adventure, as an 18-year-old French youth, during the American invasion of North Africa. Douglas Alden has pr. esented the action as Faivre originally recorded it. Professor Alden stated in his notes: 'This is definitely history but is better than history since it reads very much like fiction... more information

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Ian Allan, (Shepperton, 1992).. 96 pp, 7 1/4" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs and airfield layouts. Contents: Introduction; How to Use This Book; Airfield Infrastructure; The RAF's Role in NATO; Why USAF Units are Based in the UK; Power in the Balanc. e; (Alphabetical Listing of UK Military Airfields); Airfields Guide. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright. NF. ... more information

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Barrie & Rockliff / Cresset Press, London, 1968.. 153 pp + index, 4to (12" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. "Mr. Falkiner's approach is chronological, providing a chapter by chapter outline of the history of jewellery from the very earliest time. s, and illustrating each chapter with a wide range of photographs of over 200 objects. Many of the pieces illustrated have absorbing historical connotations: the Alfred jewel, lost by A... more information

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Four Square / New English Library, London, 1967.. 191 pp, mass market paperback. " 'God, how I wish I'd been born in one of those countries where women count for nothing. Ours is a useless sex anyway.' This remark by a beautiful and very successful young Italian so troubled Oriana Fallaci that s. he set out on a journey around the world, to meet and talk with women and to learn the truth. She spoke with women in purdah. With the matriarchs of Kuala Lumpur. With Hong Kong taxi-girls.... more information

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Gerald Duckworth, London, (1953).. 419 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 20 b&w battle maps. "...provides a sketch of the past century (1850-1950) of warfare by land, sea and air, with a commentary in interpretation of it. The emphasis is always on the military aspect. s of war - strategy, tactics, weapons, administration, transport and new scientific developments - rather than on political and moral issues...Five chapters each are devoted to World War I and II; single chapt... more information

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Donning, Norfolk, (Virginia), 1987, Ist edition.. Unpaginated, 11" H, soft cover. Full color illustrations throughout. A graphic novel. "A sparkling adaptation of one of the best science fiction adventures published." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very. light rubbing, small soft crease at bottom corner of rear cover - migrates into pages. VG. ... more information

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