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London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press. Very Good.. 1937. 3rd Impression. Hardback. 3rd impression, published December 1937. Frontispiece and 15 other illustrations. 282pp, + 4pp adverts at rear for other Vita Sackville-West titles. A fascinating account of Spanish family life from 1830-1936. The interest of this Spanish family is simply human. The author, Vita Sackville-West, states that nothing in the following pages is either invented or even embellished. The papers which hav... more information

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London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press. Good.. 1930. First Edition. Hardback. 349pp. A novel set in the early 20th century. Interesting note from the author states that no character in this book is wholly fictitious. Orange cloth boards with gilt; front board has a few minor marks; slight darkening to edges of boards; and spine a bit faded. Some foxing spots to page edges otherwise contents clean. Front and rear free end papers browned. Overall a Good solid copy. . ... more information

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London: Cassell. Very Good+/Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Hardback. Well illustrated with 35 appealing line drawings and a map showing the world distribution of Abu (the elephants). Xvipp + 376pp + viiipp, including Genealogy of the Abu; Bibliographical Note; Further Reading; Technical Bibliography, and Index. Drawing on his own first-hand experience as a zoologist and animal collector, the author has written a fascinating chronicle of this most impressive and awesome of animals. He begins with t... more information

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London: Lawrence & Wishart. Good.. 1959. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Translated from the Russian by George H. Hanna. No date, but includes Preface to the Third Edition. 139 pages including Appendices, and Bibliography of Papers on the Schmidt Theory (Bibliography is in Russian). The origin of the earth is one of the most fascinating problems of cosmogony, bound up with fundamental speculations and controversies concerning the laws of evolution of the visible uni... more information

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Chessington: Ordnance Survey. Very Good+.. 1966. Reprint. Flat Map. 25.5" x 19.5" (size of map) Geological map of Stranraer and surrounding area in full colour, solid and drift, 1 inch to 1 mile. Includes 'Explanation of Geological Signs and Colours'. A clean map in Very Good+ condition. . ... more information

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Southampton: Ordnance Survey. Very Good.. 1937. Reprint. Flat Map. 18" x 12" (size of map) Uncoloured geological map in black and brown: black lines and lettering refer to topography, brown to geology, 6 inches to 1 mile. Includes 'Explanation of the Geological Signs and Colours' and 'Generalized Vertical Section, Scale 1 Inch = 60 Feet'. Very slight pinkish tinge to parts of map, otherwise in Very Good condition. . ... more information

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Southampton: Ordnance Survey. Very Good+.. 1937. Reprint. Flat Map. 18" x 12" (size of map) Uncoloured geological map in black and brown: black lines and lettering refer to topography, brown to geology, 6 inches to 1 mile. Shows Glasgow and South Western Railway, Drumbuie, Sanquhar, and Crawick. Includes 'Explanation of the Geological Signs and Colours' and 'Generalized Vertical Section, Scale 1 Inch = 80 Feet'. In Very Good+ condition. . ... more information

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Southampton: Ordnance Survey. Very Good+.. 1937. Reprint. Flat Map. 18" x 12" (size of map) Uncoloured geological map in black and brown: black lines and lettering refer to topography, brown to geology, 6 inches to 1 mile. Shows area of Kirkconnel. Includes 'Explanation of the Geological Signs and Colours' and 'Generalized Vertical Section, Scale 1 Inch = 80 Feet'. In Very Good+ condition. . ... more information

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London: SPCK. Very Good+.. 1995. First UK Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0281048223 ixpp + 189pp. This book is divided into 3 parts, designed to help the student acquire 3 essential skills: full mastery of frequent vocabulary, quick recognition of infrequent vocabulary, and a basic grasp of the most important grammatical forms and signals that appear in the Greek text. Every word in the Greek New Testament is included here. An invaluable guide. A clean and Ve... more information

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Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood. Very Good/Poor. 1931. First Edition. Hardback. With a few illustrations. 292pp. The "reeling" of the earth - that is to say, the periodical divergence over thousands of years of its axis - is a proved scientific fact, and from this basis the author has drawn some startling deductions. He traces the course of the great glacial periods; and by geological and other proofs he shows that we must revise our ideas of the placing within these periods of ... more information

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New York: Elsevier. Good+/Fair. 1976. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0444990275 viii + 202 pages including Notes and Index. The author, renowned throughout the world as the distinguished criminologist, traces the direct and indirect influences of the social institution of chattel slavery on the evolution of penal systems and practices in Europe and the United States - a dismal story. Professor Sellin reveals the darkest and most brutal aspects of penal his... more information

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London: Constable. Very Good/Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardback. With an Introduction by H.J. Massingham. 296pp including Index. This is one of the author's most important contributions to scientific natural history. It should appeal especially to those who are even more interested in enquiries into the meaning of the present habits of birds, than in the habits themselves. Chapters include, for example, 'Formalization in Birds'; 'Sexual Origin of Nest-Building'; 'Suggested Origin of Darwinian Sex... more information

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Keele: Ryburn Publishing / Keele University Press. Mint/Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardback. 1853310484 308pp, + 8pp of adverts for Ryburn books. Includes small map of Greece; list of Abbreviations; Appendix: Dramatis Personae; Bibliography; and Index. This book is a major contribution to a topic which remains both controversial and important for an understanding of British and American foreign policy after 1945. Dr. Sfikas, Lecturer in European Political History at the University of Central L... more information

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London: H.M.S.O.. Good.. 1960. Reprint. Paperback. Third Impression of 3rd Edition. v + 62 pages. Illustrated with 24 figures in the text, 5 pages of plates and includes a sketch-map of the geology of the area. With an Appendix listing 'Maps Publications, etc., dealing with the district'. The region described in this handbook includes the entire counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire, and parts of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent. Green pap... more information

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London: Faber. Very Good+/Good+. 1951. First Edition. Hardback. A quiet story, yet with its own kind of suspense. A Kindred Spirit is played in that most dramatic of all arenas - the mind and heart of a single individual. There are some who may be contemptuous of its protagonist, and ridicule her as a comic figure. There are others who will pity her. But there will be few who can forget her or the book shop called the 'Book Nook'. Pictorial dust-jacket has tiny chips and some closed tears... more information

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London: Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, 1947. Illustrated throughout with photographs, plans, maps and drawings. 497pp including Index. The forty-two different papers selected in this book have been prepared to assist students and others in their careers as Shipbuilders, Shipowners and Marine Engineers with papers such as 'Radar and Radio on Board Ship'; 'The Marine Steam Turbine'; 'Mine Warfare'; 'Building a Ship'; and 'The Large Marine Diesel Engine'. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper. Dust... more information

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New York: Scientific American Library. Near Fine/Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardback. 10403213 No. 53 in the Scientific American Library Series. With many stunning photographs and illustrations. viiipp + 246pp including Further Reading and Index. In this book, Joseph Silk, a highly respected theorist, describes how cosmologists are the archaeologists of the universe: from relics of the past still visible today, they have reconstructed plausible theories of the evolution of the cosmos. In exception... more information

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Pergamon Press. Near Fine.. 1985. Reprint. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0080127800 Well illustrated with 88 figures, plus 'Key for Rock Symbols'. viiipp + 98pp including Appendices, Bibliography and Index. Intended for the use of students studying geology this book is not an exhaustive treatise on such maps but is meant to serve as an introduction to their interpretation and solution. Card covers, part of rear cover very slightly faded. Otherwise a clean and Near Fine copy... more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good+/Good. 1958. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall This book has more than 200 half-tone illustrations, most of them from old maps, and a colour frontispiece, 337pp including Bibliographical Note and Index. Its fascinating theme is the mutual influence of maps upon explorers' voyages, and of the voyages upon later maps. It is in fact a pictorial guide to general histories of exploration. But it is far more than a picture bo... more information

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London: Adlard Coles Ltd. Fine/Very Good. 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Well illustrated with no less than 250 clear, explanatory diagrams. 141pp. This book sets out the everyday language and lore of the sea and small ships as they apply to the ordinary yachtsman, especially as regards the seamanship of sail. Loosely inserted is 'Skippers' Check Card No. 6' from 'Practical Boat Owner' 1969, showing 'Warnings' from the International Code of Signals. Dust-jacket has just a few foxing spots and very... more information

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