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New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset, 2003. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 480 pp, b/w illustrations. Pgs 9 and 13 have three words underlined in ink - the rest of the book is clean and in very good condition. Includes: origin and development of Celtic mythology; its most famous legends retold and explained for the modern reader, with parallels to the classical myths of Greece and Rome; A-Z dictionary of Celtic personalities, places, beliefs and traditions.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Odhams Press. Hb, blue cloth covers, no dj, 320pp, b/w illustrations. Fair+. Clean contents, very light occasional foxing on earlier/later pages, covers a little edgeworn. Undated, est. mid to late 1940s. "The story of invention and discovery vividly described and illustrated", with contents divided broadly into: Mechanical Power (e.g. steam machines, electricity); Transportation; Communications; Extending the Senses (e.g. space, "rays that reveal"); Industrial Inventions; Medicine and Surgery.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hamlyn, 1975. 207pp, two-colour illustrations. Price-clipped dj. Clean copy with light wear only. Contributors include Paul Langfield, Jeremy Flint and Francis Roads. Rules and pointers for good play, for a wide range of board and tile games, card games and gambling games. These include chess, backgammon, Go, Hex, Reversi, Mah Jong, different types of draughts, bridge, poker, bezique, pinocle, piquet, craps and roulette amongst others.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: William Collins, 1944. Two volumes in the Britain in Pictures series (The British People in Pictures) edited by W.J. Turner. Published in 1944 and 1956 respectively. Each volume is hardback, 48pp, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. The djs are in Fair to Good condition, a bit scuffed along the spine and edges. Contents generally in Good, clean condition with occasional foxing. Each book provides an introductory survey on the subject material.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: William Collins, 1943. Three volumes in the Britain in Pictures (The British People in Pictures) series edited by W.J. Turner, and these dealing with literary subjects. Each is hardback, 48pp, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. They were published between 1943 to 1945. The dustjackets range from Fair to Good, with wear and scuffed and faded spines. Contents generally Good and clean with occasional foxing. The books provide brief surveys of their subject matter, with examples and analysis of individual writers.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Century/Economist Books, 1992. Hb, 272pp. VG clean copy in VG dj. Reference of measurements, definitions, calculations and formulae relating to specialist topics and daily life. Includes 175 pgs of conversion tables for areas ranging from agricuture to finance and an A-Z of definitions, terms and special measurement,s varying from Accountancy and Industrial Chemicals to Transport and Weapons.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Guild, 1989. Hb, 188 pgs with colour and b/w illustrations. Large format 4to. G+ in G. dj which has chips to dj corners and scuffing top/bottom of spine. The ultimate survival guide covering camouflage/body armour, surviving a nuclear fallout, equipment/gear, capture and escape through enemy territory, surviving in the wild in different climates, hunting for food and sourcing water. Learn to tap codes, find myriad uses for condoms and design and hunt with spears.. Hard Cover. more information

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Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Hb, 142 pgs, colour illustrations. Fair+ in Fair+ dj, tape marks on endpapers, contents clean, no tears and light edgewear. Introduction to Chinese mythology; not just as a retelling of popular stories and legends but as an expression of the attitudes and beliefs underlying Chinese civilization.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Peerage. Hb , 288pp, numerous colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in G+ dj which has the slightest of wear. Covers over 2,000 types of the world's rocks and minerals in a reference guide targetted at collectors and also geology students.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: BCA, 2005. Pb reprint, book club edition, xxxii + 638pp. G+ copy; corner crease to front cover, clean tight contents. Inspired by the original Chambers Book of Days of 1864, this edition combines folklore, traditions, history, proverbs, births and deaths etc. for every day of the year, plus interesting introductory background on the days of the week.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Debrett/Webb & Bower, 1982. Hb, 240pp, colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in Good+ dj which has very light edgewear along base of spine. Examines twenty British stately homes, focusing on the human aspect rather than architecture. Each section has an introductory interview with the owner and then relates its origins, the people who lived there over the years, their art collections and gardens, all accompanied by gorgeous photographs. Included in the twenty are Berkeley Castle, Penshurst Place, Longleat, Chatsworth, Castle Howard, Ickworth, Penrhyn Castle, Haddo House and Carlton Towers. Plus an appendix with details of over 150 houses open to the public.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Law Pack Publishing, 2000. Pb, 362 pages. VG. Legal reference for home and work, including background on the UK legal system and courts.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1980. Hb, 512pp, b/w illustrations. VG in G+ price-clipped dj. Includes thematic chapters which cover every aspect of British castles, from how they were built to weaponry, defence systems, social life and the castles' changing role, plus a Gazeteer of over 1,000 castles in the United Kingdom, with basic facts past and present, and many plans and illustrations. A terrific reference.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hale, 1998. Pb, 254 pages. Fine. Third, completely revised edition. "...invaluable reading for all authors - and not simply beginners...we can thoroughly recommend this book as a balanced, helpful and informative guide to the profession of authorship" (Society of Authors). more information

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Hale, 1997. Pb, 175 pages. G+ copy. "The best of recent introductions to writing, covering novels, non-fiction and other topics briefly but clearly" (Writers' & Artists' Yearbook). more information

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London: George G. Harrap, 1971. Hb, blue covers, no dj, 255pp. Dictionary of slang and popular expressions from French to English, plus a table of English slang synonyms. Light soiling to edges. text clean. . Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Singapore: Kelly & Walsh, 1953. Pb, vii + 151pp, horizontal 24mo format, card covers, cloth spine, stapled hinge. Fair with scuffed and tanned covers and spine, browned endpapers although contents generally clean, and staples rusty. Colonial guide to spoken or "bazaar" Malay, originally written for the Allied Forces Southeast Asia Command and the Civil Affairs Service Malaya. Includes basic rules, Malay dictionary, useful phrases for different situations and simple exercises.. Soft Cover. more information

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London: Carlton, 2003. Pb, 639 pp. G+ with light edgewear to spine and bottom corner front cover. Tight, clean copy. Full-colour illustrated guide to prices of antiques and collectables in a handy format. Excellent source book by the co-founder of the Miller's Antiques Price Guides.. Soft Cover. more information

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BCA, 2005. Book club edition. New. 1382 pgs. Third edition of this bestselling reference which is a cornucopia of general knowledge and popular culture. The extensive section on Famous People, for example, contains list of assassinations, well-known catchphrases, dying words, causes of death, and real names. The classical music section helpfully gives a precis of opera plots plus key operatic characters, a list of organ stops, and nicknames of famous symphonies. . Soft Cover. New. more information

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Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. Pb, xxix + 559pp, b/w illustrations. VG clean, tight copy. Revised edition of the classic guide first published in 1951. Includes an introduction to the different types of rhyme; notes on origin, history, associations and variations on over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, jingles and lullabies; index of first lines; 100 illustrations and reproductions of early appearances of nursery rhymes. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Twickenham: Tiger Books, 1996. Hb, 128 pgs, colour plates. VG clean copy in VG dj. Includes furniture, pottery, china, glass amongst others. Explains about buying and selling, repairs/renovation, tricks of the trade and making a hobby into a business.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: English Universities Press, 1957. Hb, blue boards, no dj, vii + 194pp + 30pp supplementary section. Good with light cover wear, bumped corners, clean contents. Part of the "Teach Yourself" series edited by Leonard Cutts. Includes 48 lessons with exercises, tables, Swahili-English vocabulary, English-Swahili vocabulary, supplementary exercises.. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Franklin Watts, 1978. G. in G. dj which has a couple of closed tears. 19cm x 21.5 cm format, 166pgs, numerous colour illustrations. Charming and useful pictorial guide to the environment, which helps you and your children identify typical features, whether they be types of doors, prehistoric burial grounds, railway signals, hill features or cattle breeds.Includes an alphabetical index, picture index, panoramas and typographical keys.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Grange, 1997. Hb, 160pp, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G. dj which has light wear/smalll creases. Illustrated guide to 400 varieties of minerals, gems, rocks, shells and fossils. Each entry is accompanied by a colour photograph, scientific name, description, origin and key properties. Plus advice on collecting and storage.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Chancellor, 1987. 608 pgs, b/w illustrations. VG, clean copy in a G. dj which is price-clipped and has a couple of light creases. Music reference with over 6000 articles plus thousands of music examples and drawings. Of particular note are the comprehesive biographical listings, plots of operas, and excellent coverage of early and medieval music. A heavy book which will require extra overseas postage.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: William Collins, 1944. Two volumes in the Britain in Pictures series (The British people in Pictures), edited by W.J. Turner. Published in 1944 and 1957 respectively. Each book is Hb, 48pp, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. The djs are in Fair condition, with scuffed spines, a couple of closed tears, and wear along the edges. Contents generally Good and clean. "Roman Britain" has tanned endpapers. Each book provides an introductory survey to the subject material.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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