London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1903 Hardback, pp 371. Red cloth boards with gilt design of a knight (st George?) slaying a dragon on the front and a goblin on the side. All edges gilt. 8 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. A few of which were unfortunately coloured in (watercolour) by a previous owner. Marginal staining of frontis. The cover has a little wear. Prev owners inscription in pencil on title page.. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Ford, H J. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾... (more information)

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Albuquerque, New Mexico: Dorado Publishing, 1995 Blue cloth, pp 58. 'Phaleristics' is defined as the study of the insignia of awards, insignia being those signs of distinction that are worn on clothing; and awards are orders, decorations and medals. With definitions and diagrams. Only minor bumping to edges.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laslo, Alexander J. (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1966 Green cloth with white pictorial wrapper, pp 287. A novel "filled with the flavour, smell and texture of old Iceland." A story of a boy, abandoned by his mother at an early age, growing up with his grandparents on the outskirts of Reykjavik. Pages are yellowing towards edges, o/w clean. The jacket has one crease to the front cover, along with minor chipping and edgewear. Not price-clipped. A few light scoring marks.. First English Edition. Hardback with Jac... (more information)

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New York: Collectors Editions, 1970 Hardback, red cloth, no jacket. Reprint of the 1930 privately printed edition, which was limited to 150 copies. Many illustrations. Internally, fine condition, no marks anywhere. Cover has minor bumping to spine ends and a few small marks on the spine. Full of interesting facts. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Leipzig: F A Brockhaus, 1877 Hardback, blue cloth with gilt on spine. pp 344. Book plate of previous owner. A few light pencil marks. Italian text. Uncut pages at fore-edge. Outer cloth slightly bumped and rubbed.. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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Wiltshire: Privately Published / Cromwell Press Extracts from the personal diary, between the years 1817-1862 of Edward Walhouse Littleton, afterwards the first Lord Hatherton 1791-1863. Including family trees. A social reformer, a pioneer of the railways and the canal network, Edward Littleton MP was elevated to the peerage, and became Lord Hatherton. His estate stretched from Bednall to the Watling Street and from Cannock Chase to Penkridge, at its peak. His seat was at Teddesley Hall, now owned by th... (more information)

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Boston: The Horn Book Inc, 1984 Hardback, grey cloth with dustjacket. pp 354. Should children be called natural poets? Is this widely-held view myth or reality? How can the creative efforts of children be recognized and encouraged, yet placed in the perspective of a body of poetic literature? Myra Cohn Livingston brings out factors in the physiological, psychological and cognitive development of children, the nature of their imagination and symbolism and suggests a positive approach to the writing of poe... (more information)

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London: Hutchinson, 1981 Black cloth with wrapper, pp549 including indexes. "During the main ten week campaign in the summer of 1944 several thousand weapons, each containing a ton of high explosive, landed in Southern England, killing 6000 civilians." A full and detailed account of the attack, with information from all perspectives, from Hitler's headquarters to the people on the streets of London. The previous owner had 'added' neatly an extra picture of a doodlebug, we have removed this and ... (more information)

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London: Guild Publishing, 1989 Blue cloth with wrapper, pp704 including index. 541 photographs and 47 diagrams. An invaluable reference work, "bringing together... information on all known builders", over 350 organisations. A little wear to the edges of the wrapper, slight scuffing, a couple of marks to the fore-edges.. Reprint. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: The Society for Theatre Research, 1970 Red cloth with wrapper, pp 486 including index. Incorporating Lowe's 'A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature' published in 1888. Over 5,000 entries arranged chronologically under classified headings. With indexes to authors, titles and places of publicarion. Pages very clean and tight, wrapper has slight edgwear and soiling on spine. One 1 inch tear to the top of wrapper edge.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - ... (more information)

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Nelson, New Zealand: Published By the Author, 1996 Blue boards with wrapper, pp 344 including index. Many b/w illustrations in text. The author was the subject's wife. The record of a life spent in aviation, with particular emphasis on New Zealand. However, Popeye also trained with the Royal Air Force and spent time with the Atlantic Ferry Command. Ex-lib so normal markings, only minor edgewear to pages, light soiling, ffep not removed. Wrapper slightly streched but o/w clean and only minor wear.. Sig... (more information)

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Automobile Quarterly, 1978 Blue cloth with wrapper, pp312 excluding appendices with index, bibliography and timeline of models. 500 b/w and colour photographs. The complete story of the Corvette from the fifties to the end of the seventies. Minor bumping to the boards and spine, wrapper has a little edgewear but clean, bright and shiny.. Second Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (oblong). ... (more information)

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Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 1995 Red cloth with wrapper, pp 128. Prev owners name on ffep. There were over 4,000 trolleybuses in operation during the 1950s in Britain, this book charts their rise and eventual fall. Fully illustrated with many b/w photographs, v.minor wear to jacket and book edges.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)

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Cambridge: The M I T Press, 1981 Blue cloth with blue jacket, pp 514. With index. "The central section of the book develops a new normative theory of city form - an identification of the characteristics that good human settlements should possess. This follows an examination of three existing normative theories.. Lynch puts forth his own theory by searching out the qualities that produce good settlements..." Book has fading on spine and bumping to corners, slight lean to spine. Jacket has chippi... (more information)

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