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Sironi: 28 Drawings and Sketches for Fiat
Sonzogno: Fabbri Editori, 1989 Postage charged at cost on this item. Cream boards with wrapper, pp 93. A selection of bold work done for the Italian car manufacturer. Inlcudes essays on the man and his work. Book clean and tight. Wrapper has a bit of soiling and edgewear, on the edges and on the spine.. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Sironi. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)
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The Decca Book of Jazz
London: Frederick Muller Green cloth, no wrapper, pp 431. Collection of essays covering all aspects of jazz, from the various styles (everything from Harlem Jazz to Dixieland) to articles on classic jazz clarinet and jazz and modern music. With 58 b/w pictures. Ffep has been stuck down to the fep, and the title page has been removed. Bumping and rubbing to the boards, wear to the corners. Otherwise a very useful and useable book on jazz.. Hardback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tal... (more information)
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Fashion Dolls Exclusively International: ID & Price Guide to World-Wide Fashion Dolls
Maryland: Hobby House Press, 1997 Hardback pp 192. Many colour photographs, beautifully illustrated. A treasure trove of Barbie, Sindy and other international fashion dolls. Discover the international fashion doll creations with ensembles that aptly reflect the culture, costumes and genuine appearance of their own residents. Identifying aides include complete descriptions of the costumes, years produced, series numbers, detailed close-ups of the face and full costumes of each featured doll as well as cu... (more information)
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Spring from The Mist of Dreams - Poems
London: Arthur H Stockwell Hardback, blue cloth with gilt lettering on upper board. pp 50. I think the poet may have been from New Zealand but I'm not sure, he may have been Irish... many poems mostly on a religious theme. Some wear, no date, looks 1920s or later (?) mostly good conditions, no marks internally, boards a little soiled, hinges a little worn.. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Wind, Snow and Temperature Effects on Structures Based on Probability
Kent: Abacus Press, 1975 Cream mock leather binding with gilt lettering, pp411. Prev owner's name on ffep, o/w pages clean. Very minor bumping to spine ends. Includes chapters on fluid dynamics and construction failures.. First English Edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Medicine in Staffordshire: From the British Medical Journal
London: British Medical Journal, 1977 Paperback, pp 10. Blue card covers. An overview of the history of medicine in Staffordshire, including some famous names, such as Erasmus Darwin (Charles's grandad). Important physicians from the Restoration onwards, until Victorian times. One slight bend to top corner, no marks, very good.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Booklet. ... (more information)
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An Actor and His Time
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1979 Yellow boards with wrapper, pp253 including index. Many b/w photographs. The full story of Gielgud's life in the theatre, both on and off-stage. Signed by him on the half-title. Superb condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion
London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1985 Blue cloth with wrapper, pp319. With over 1600 entries covering programmes, entertainers, dance bands, comedy characters and catchphrases. A little wear to the edges of the wrapper, and previous owner's sticker to the title page.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Conversations with Nietzsche: A Life in the Words of His Contemporaries
New York: Oxford University Press, 1987 Brown cloth backed boards, green wrapper, pp 276. This book presents a unique and intimate portrait of the philosopher in dialogue with family, friends, and acquaintances, offering readers a rare glimpse of the greatness - and flaws - of a man whose name was, by the turn of the century , almost a household word. Superb condition, almost mint, very minor edgewear to jacket, unread.. First English Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - ... (more information)
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Bloody Sunday: Illustrated
London: Peter Davies, 1962 Hardback, pp 212, 8 b/w plates, map on endpapers. Jacket has been price-clipped. Jacket has scuffing and nicks. Book is very good, although there is slight edgewear to the extremities. A factual account of the events of November 21st 1920.. First Edition. Cloth with Jacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Cars of the Century
Twickenham: Tiger Books International, 1999 Blue pictorial glazed boards, pp 328. A history of cars told through the vehicles that have become famous - not just the legends and collectors items but also the disasters and fiascos. Only minor bumping to corners. [This is a heavy book and the postal charges will be slightly higher].. Reprint. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)
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Miniature Travelers
New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1956 Hardback, drk blue cloth with dust jacket, pp 160. 18 b/w plates of the dolls featured in the stories. A collection of tales about dolls that have often travelled far distances over time and land. Some minor wear to edges of book. Jacket has wear to edges, edges of inner flap are uneven.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Stone
London: Viking, 1994 Grey cloth with wrapper, pp120. Goldsworthy's stone sculptures photographed in full colour. Also includes a commentary by the artist and captions. A few v.small tears to the edges of the wrapper.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)
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The Wight Aircraft: The History of the Aviation Department of J Samuel White & Co Ltd 1913-1919
London: Gentry Books, 1973 Blue boards with wrapper, pp 194 including index. Many b/w illustrations and photographs. "Whilst the company is universally known for its highly successful ship-building programme, the range of extremely interesting and often original aircraft built under the name of Wight is now virtually forgotten." Boards have slight white marks where the colour has come off onto the reverse of the wrapper, about 2 inches in length. One pen mark to back page, o/w clean and tight ... (more information)
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Safety Last
Melbourne and London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1944 Hardback, blue cloth with dust jacket. Brian Richmond, a young soldier, home on leave from Lybia, runs into swift and strange adventure during a London air-raid, by an accidental encounter with a young girl... Book is very clean and tight internally, slight bend in spine. Jacket has minor soiling and edgewear. Made to conform to wartime standards so a bit thin, some wear to spine.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾... (more information)
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Artibus Et Historiae: An Art Anthology Nr 15 1987 (VIII)
Austria: IRSA, Firenze-Wien, 1987 Hardback with d.j. pp 206. Includes articles on The Crying Face by Moshe Barasch, Velazquez 'Las Hilanderas' by Richard Stapleford and John Potter and Veronese and His Collaborators at 'La Soranza' by Diana Gisolfi Pechukas, please email for a full list. Includes summaries in English and German and information about the authors. Lots of illustrations, mostly b/w but some colour. Cover by Coubert. Beautiful condition, no marks, only v.minor scuffing to jacket.. First Ed... (more information)
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Wassili Perow
Leningrad: Aurora-Kunstverlag, 1989 Hardback, red cloth with dustjacket. Text is in German. Many coloured plates. Some edgewear, otherwise very good condition book and jacket.. First Edition. Cloth with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Perow, Wassili. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)
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Internationalization: Process, Context and Markets
London: Macmillan Press Ltd, 1998 Black cloth with wrapper, pp279 including index. "...examines three main areas of internationalization: the internationalization process; competitive advantage in an international context and international business in developing markets.". First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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Life of Samuel Johnson (Great Writer's Series)
London: Walter Scott, 1887 Hardback, no jacket, pp 170. With index, bibliography and adverts. Drk blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A Victorian biography of Johnson. Ex-lib from the Royal Southampton Yacht Club library, cancelled stamp bookplate inside. Side and bottom edges uncut, some foxing to pages, some pages a little loose but all in one piece. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Otherwise good. Also has the sticker of "Ye Olde Boke Shoppe Southampton".. First Edition. Cloth. G... (more information)
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Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991 Black cloth with d.j., pp 202 including index and 10 b/w plates. "Marvelous Possessions is a study of the ways in which Europeans of the late Middle Ages and early modern period represented non-European peoples and took possession of their lands, in particular the New World." Only v.minor creasing to the d.j. o/w great condition.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)
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