Kingston: Institute of Jamaica. Very Good++/Good+. 1966. Fourth (revised) Edition. Hardback. A new and revised edition. Well illustrated with a frontispiece and other full-page plates, end paper maps and a genealogical table. 331pp including Appendix, Index of Persons - with Biographical Notes, and General Index. Lady Nugent's husband was Governor of Jamaica, the most important of the highly prized British sugar colonies, during a critical period of the Napoleonic wars. Her entertaining personal d... (more information)

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Athens. Very Good.. 1969. Paperback. Limited edition. 94pp. A stage play by Stavros Melissinos, well-known poet, playwright and translator. Illustrated, cream card covers; covers a little browned, mostly to spine. Inscription to half-title page. Four pages of contents are a bit browned, plus some browning to spine and rear cover. Overall a Very Good copy of this uncommon item. . ... (more information)

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Geologists' Association. Near Fine.. 1986. Second Reprint. Paperback. Reprinted (by Serendip Books of Lyme Regis) from the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Volume 84, Part 2, pages 121-133. Presidential Address delivered by Muriel Arber, 2 March 1973. Illustrated with 9 plates, 2 sketch maps, and sections. Includes an Explanation of Plates, and References. A brief summary is given of the history of the earlier landslips on the coast of south-east Devon and west Dorset. Between 1940 and... (more information)

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London: Longman. Very Good++/Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 582465192 With a frontispiece and colour map. xii + 193 pages including Bibliography and Index. This is the first full-length study and assessment of the career of Frederic Le Play (1806-1882), now recognised as one of the founders of modern sociology. It gives an account of his pioneering use of the methods of observational sociology and shows how his work was an important contr... (more information)

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Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good/Good++. 1981. First Edition. Hardback. Illustrated with some photographs and a map, 479pp including Further Reading and Index. This entirely new book replaces the 'Legacy of Greece' edited by Sir Richard Livingstone and published in 1921. This new appraisal brings all the information up to date and offers a different approach. Each contributor has had a free hand in selecting his emphases and in determining the structure of his chapter. The original 'Legacy' was ... (more information)

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London: Stanford. Near Fine.. 1904. Map. 9" x 7.25" (size of map) An antiquarian geological map of Leicestershire and Rutlandshire in full colour, from Stanford's Geological Atlas. With an 'Index to New Series, 1" Ordnance' as well as an 'Index to Old Series, 1" Ordnance'. An attractive map in Near Fine condition. . ... (more information)

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London: Purnell. Very Good.. 1965. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Profusely illustrated with 64 colour plates as well as many line drawings and diagrams in the text. 160pp including Index. Over 90% of the earth's animal species are insects. Their structure and behaviour make a fascinating study for layman and specialist alike. This compact and authoritative book covers both the natural history of insects and their relationship to and control by man. One small crease to front cover, otherwise a cl... (more information)

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Cassell. Good.. 1885. Hardback. Three volumes, (author's revised edition). Folding chart (loose) showing the tracks across the North Atlantic Ocean of Columbus, also page showing 'Part of a Terrestrial Globe' made in Nuremburg by Martin Behem in 1492. Decorative red cloth boards with gilt and black, spines slightly darkened and top/bottom of spines are bumped with tiny splits to cloth. Some foxing spots to front and rear prelims. Overall these volumes are in Good condition. . ... (more information)

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London: Stanford. Fine.. 1904. Map. 9.5" x 7" (size of map) An antiquarian geological map of Lincolnshire in full colour, from Stanford's Geological Atlas. With an 'Index to New Series, 1" Ordnance' as well as an 'Index to Old Series, 1" Ordnance'. An attractive map in Fine condition. . ... (more information)

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London: Augener Ltd. Fine.. 1911. Mounted Colour Plate. 12" x 9" This is an original painting from "Our Old Nursery Rhymes" (the original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat) dating from 1911. This charming plate is an illustration for "Little Jack Horner". Nicely presented in a smart cream coloured mount and in a loose protective cover. Ready to frame and makes a lovely present. A Fine copy. . ... (more information)

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London: Readers Union / Thames and Hudson. Very Good.. 1956. Reprint. Hardback. Illustrated with 83 interesting drawings by Jane Burton. xivpp + 282pp including Index. A fascinating book with chapters including, for example, 'New Zealand Relics'; 'Peripatus: Worm-Insect'; 'King-Crabs and their Relatives'; 'Insects and Gondwanaland'; 'The Living Coelacanth'; 'The Mystery of the Running Bird'; 'Hoofed Animals in Eclipse'; 'Causes of Extinction'; and 'Monsters and Mystery Animals'. Brown cloth boards,... (more information)

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London: The Zoological Society of London. Very Good+.. 1980. Paperback. Well illustrated in colour and black-and-white, photography by Michael Lyster of the Zoological Society. 60pp. Includes History of the Society, London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo. Front and back covers show the Giant Pandas Ching-Ching and Chia-Chia. A clean copy in Very Good+ condition. . ... (more information)

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London: The Zoological Society of London. Good.. 1972. Paperback. Well illustrated in colour and black-and-white, photography by Michael Lyster of the Zoological Society. 60pp. Talks about 'Rebuilding the London Zoo' since 1955. Mentions for example, the 'Charles Clore Pavilion for Small Mammals' opened in 1967; and the 'Michael Sobell Pavilions for Apes and Monkeys' opened in 1972. Shows a photograph of Toto, the African elephant, and Lakhsmi, the Indian elephant. Decorative stiff card covers, r... (more information)

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Stanford's Geological Establishment. Fine.. 1904. Fossil Plate. 9.5" x 7" (size of plate) An original antiquarian fossil plate from Stanford's Geological Atlas. This is a double page plate, No. 46 from the book. Showing Lower Eocene fossils from Woolwich & Reading, & Thanet Beds on the left hand page and Lower Eocene fossils from London Clay on the right hand page. A most attractive fossil plate in Fine condition in a nice cream mount, with a backing board. Smartly presented in... (more information)

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Stanford's Geological Establishment. Fine.. 1904. Fossil Plate. 9.5" x 7" (size of plate) An original antiquarian fossil plate from Stanford's Geological Atlas. This is a double page plate, No. 41 from the book. Showing Lower Oolitic fossils from Forest Marble & Bradford Clay on the left hand page and Lower Oolitic fossils from Great Oolite, Stonesfield Slate & Fuller's Earth on the right hand page. A most attractive fossil plate in Fine condition in a nice cream mount, with a b... (more information)

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London: Augener Ltd. Fine.. 1911. Mounted Colour Plate. 12" x 9" This is an original painting from "Our Old Nursery Rhymes" (the original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat) dating from 1911. This charming plate is an illustration for "Lucy Locket". Nicely presented in a smart cream coloured mount and in a loose protective cover. Ready to frame and makes a lovely present. A Fine copy. . ... (more information)

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London: Faber. Good.. 1960. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 132pp including Introduction, Notes and Index of Proper Names. Aristophanes wrote 'Lysistrata' in 412 B.C. and produced it early in the following year at the Lenaia, the great Athenian festival of Dionysos. It is the last of the 3 comedies which the poet devoted to the subject of the Peloponnesian War; and, in spite of its almost unexampled ribaldry, it has a sombre depth, an intensity of meaning, that we do not find in the other 2 plays, th... (more information)

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