London: Hugh Evelyn, 1973 Red cloth with jacket, pp 320 including index, notes, bibliography and many b/w illustrations throughout the text, as well as some colour. A serious, comprehensive study of the evolution of gun (in the sense meaning 'cannon') design and use throughout the history of the Royal Navy. With many first hand accounts of battles at sea, as well as gunnery manuals and illustrations from notebooks extracted in the text. The book has wear on the lower third of the upper board, where the c... (more information)

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Paddington Station, London: Great Western Railway, 1938 Soft cover, pp144. B/w photographs, maps in text, fold-out map at rear in excellent condition. Cover has slight spotting and small amount of wear to spine. Contains note about the accessability of pathways with the outbreak of war. Errata slip present. One page is torn across but text is readable. O/w pages clean and in good condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: Frederick Warne, 1980 Laminated pictorial boards, pp184 including index. Pages clean and tight, faint mark on ffep. No inscriptions on endpapers. Slight fading/browning to spine but title still visible and readable.. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ... (more information)

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Derbyshire: Landmark Collector's Library, 2002 Blue cloth with wrapper, pp239 including index. A history of one of Britain's oldest companies, founded in 1650. Lavishly illustrated and in superb condition.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: Battle of Britain International Limited, 1989 Black cloth with wrapper, pp544 including index. Hitler's last stand for victory in WWII was the Battle of the Bulge. This book attempts through hundreds of photographs to record not only the history of the battle but how the places have changed since the end of the war. One small tear to the spine jacket, a little edgewear to the wrapper. Book is very large and heavy but postage will be kept at 1kg rate.. Third Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Go... (more information)

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Greece: National Bank Of Greece, 1969 Hardback, with brown cloth and yellow lettering, with dust jacket and decorative slipcase. pp 334. A beautiful, detailed and authoritive work on all aspects of traditional Greek handicraft, from stone sculpture to carpet-making and everything in between. Many b/w and colour photographs and illustrations, lots of text. One fold-out map of greek craft villiages at the back. Book is in fine condition, no marks anywhere. Jacket has a minor edgewear and a few minor tea... (more information)

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London: Routledge, 1990 Black cloth with d.j. pp 927. 'In addition to the main A-Z listing, there are extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.' Light scuffing to the cloth, wrapper has very slight edgewear. Thick book, postage will be charged at cost on this item.. Fourth Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London, United Kingdom: Columbus Books, 1986 Black cloth with pictorial wrapper, unpaginated. 56 photographs. Includes an interview with the photographer at the front of the book, as well as beautiful sepia pictures of young, natural Polish women. Minor scuffing to the edges and spine, slight bumping to the cloth.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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New York: Orion, 1991 Red cloth with wrapper, pp310 including index. Many b/w illustrations. A comprehensive history of the triumphs and successes in the world of blimps, balloons and airships. The ffep is slightly exposed at the hinges, and the glue is visible but the page is not loose, o/w clean and tight. Wrapper has fading to the spine and the cover and slight curling. This book weighs over 1kg and postage will be charged at cost.. Revised Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - o... (more information)

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London: Village Press, 1974 Soft cover, pp 40. With an introduction by Maeve Gilmore and cover illustration by Mervyn Peake. First published in 1941, this was the first book of poetry published by Peake, before he wrote 'Gormenghast'. Some light wear to edges and slight soiling to back cover, also inscription by prev owner on ffep.. Reprint. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: Seven Dials Press, 1970 Hardback with d.j. pp 116. With a foreword by Victor Neuburg. Banbury Chap Books is a magnificent collection of wood engravings associated with the town'sprinters. The little books which these cuts illustrated provided thousands with their first experience of the real pleasures of reading. They represent English folk iconography at its very best. Great condition, no marks anywhere.. Facsimilie Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1989 Soft cover, pp159. 'The industries of the area, many of which are now long gone, are recorded in this volume as they were seen by photographs of the past.' Prev owner's name on first page. Very slight edgewear to covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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West Yorkshire: EP Publishing, 1979 Hardback, 14 books separately paginated, plus a chronological table of contents and an introduction. Green cloth with gilt to upper and spine. Mint condition.. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Surrey: Creative Monochrome Ltd, 1998 Brown cloth with with pictorial wrapper, pp 96 b/w plates. 'David is an inventive and creative photographer making innovative use of proprs, clothing sets and lighting to make memorable and distinctive images.' Beautiful men and women in unusual poses and dark and unsettling surroundings. Some light edgewear to the d.j., SIGNED by David Penprase on the half-title (heavy book so extra postage required).. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good... (more information)

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London: Gordon Fraser, 1983 Black cloth with purple jacket, pp 232. 16 colour, 180 b/w illustrations. Explores the relationship between artists and their studios, finding the differences between the "studio recluse" and the "open-air fanatic". Minor bumping to book and jacket, very light spotting to top-edge of book.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1983 Black cloth with wrapper, pp185. Many b/w photographs. Includes chapters on Modern supernormal photography, the Chelmsford photogrphs and thoughtography. Detailed history of psychic phenomena captured on film. Some minor bumping to the edges of book and wrapper, a small amount of wear to edges. Jacket clean and shiny.. First Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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London: Alan Sutton, 1990 Red cloth with wrapper, pp208. A history of the famous Paris nightclub told through posters, photographs and the memories of those who were there. Includes a section on the development of the can-can. Only slight creasing to the top of the wrapper. This book is over 1kg and postage will be charged at cost.. First British Edition. Hardback with Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Edlington: K & R Books Ltd, 1980 Cream leather-look cloth, pp167. B/w and a few colour pictures. Some wear to the boards, a few stains on the cover not affecting text, prev owners name on ffep and on rear ffep. Light soiling to the first few pages and last few pages. Ribbon bookmark a little worn.. Signed by Author. Deluxe First Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)

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Burton-On-Trent: J M Pearson and Son, 1983 Soft cover, pp63. Many b/w photographs. A history of the garage that opened in 1931, concerning it's vehicles and staff. 'The story is made up from the memories of those men and women who've worked at the garage down the years'. Some light wear to the covers.. First Impression. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... (more information)

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Barbentane: Equinoxe, 1997 Hardback, yellow cloth with dustjacket, pp 127. French text. A beautiful book, many colour photographs of Provence, its landscape and it people. With notes in French. Very good condition of book, minor bumping to spine, jacket has minor edgewear.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lipp, Steffen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

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