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Helix Books. Very Good++/Near Fine. 1996. 2nd Printing. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0201489503 With a few illustrations. xi + 236 pages including Suggested Reading and Index. Noted planetologist and impact-crater expert John Lewis shows us the unmistakable evidence - from space-probe flybys of the planets to the scars on our own Earth - of cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earth's geology and palaeontology with the images of ... 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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Bristol & London: Institute of Physics. Very Good++/Very Good+. 1979. First Edition. Hardback. 0854980342 Copiously illustrated with both black-and-white and colour photographs. 223pp including Index. The recent and rapid advances in the exploration of our planetary neighbours are described in detail. A realm that includes Mercury, Venus and Mars, the asteroidal belt, the shadowy world of Pluto and, of course, our Earth and Moon. It is an excellent account of the results of man's determination... more information

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Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 1983. Academic Journal Offprint from Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, Volume 105, pp119-125 including References. Illustrated with several figures and 3 tables. The purpose of this paper is to describe the detailed development of landslide morphology over the past 100 years, and to assess the current and future status of landslide activity in the Reserve. Protected by red paper wraps. In Fine condition.. Reprint. Paperback. Fine.. ... more information

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London: Greenhill Books. Very Good.. 1999. Reprint. Paperback. 1853673625 Illustrated. 192 pages including Appendices. Additional material by Norman Franks and N.H. Hauprich. The autobiography of World War I's greatest air ace. The voice of the man behind a legend. Includes a complete and detailed list of the Red Baron's victories. Card covers. A Very Good copy. . ... more information

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London: Methuen. Fine/Fine. 1989. First Edition. Hardback. 0413423506 Illustrated with photographs. 228pp including Index. This is the story of one man's crusade to stop the savage, centuries-old hunting of seals on the frozen wastes off Canada's eastern seaboard. Above all, Red Ice is the dramatic story of how the gentle and harmless seals have been reprieved from wholesale slaughter. The ice which was blood red for centuries is white once more. A Fine copy in a Fine dust-jacket; jacket ... more information

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London: W. Foulsham. Very Good/Fair. Hardback. No date, but presumably first edition. 124pp, illustrated with 61 examples. In this book, the author takes a look at just a few games, but examines them through a magnifying glass that shows up errors clearly and brings into sharp focus the thinking behind each move of White and Black. This is a different kind of chess book - one that fills the big gap between studying chess and actually playing. Dust-jacket has some closed tears and small sections m... more information

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Geologists' Association. Fine.. 1985. Paperback. Academic Offprint from the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Volume 96, Part 4, pages 337-342. Illustrated. With a list of References. Mesofault systems in the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the steep zone in the Purbeck monocline are reinterpreted by analysing their geometry with reference to the orientations of sedimentary layers. Protected by red paper wraps. In Fine condition. . ... more information

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H.M.S.O.. Very Good.. Paperback. No date, circa late 1950s. Illustrated with photographs, and diagrams in the text. This book is the third in the Modern World series. Contributors are all scientists who are world famous in their own fields of study, and they cover a wide range of subjects. All have personally initiated research and development work in their particular spheres and have added much to scientific knowledge. Twelve essays on subjects from 'Radio Stars' to 'Steel Stresses&#... more information

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London / New York: Faber and Faber / Charles Scribner's. Very Good.. 1931. Limited Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Illustrator This edition, which has been printed at The Curwen Press, is limited to 1000 numbered and signed copies. SIGNED by Frances Clayton - (this copy has no number). 58pp. Beautifully illustrated with 12 chalk and pastel drawings by Clayton; drawings are full page or double page spread. Decorative boards, minor bumping to corners. S... more information

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New York: Rutledge Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1981. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0831777397 Forty-eight pages of full-colour illustrations enhance this fascinating history of man's on-going enchantment with stones. 224pp including Bibliography and Index. 'Riches of the Earth' presents a vivid survey of the unique histories of the major precious and semiprecious stones. Beginning with prehistoric man's first tools and ending with laser beams and... more information

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London: Arms and Armour. Very Good.. 1995. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1854093045 Illustrated. 256 pages, with Appendices, Maps, Bibliography and Index. This book provides the first clear, fully documented view of Manfred von Richthofen - 'The Red Baron'. Tracing the development of fighter aviation through to the mass attack formations of his revolutionary Jagdgeschwader I, this study also looks into the life and theories of the famous ace and includes his own Air C... more information

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London: Brockhampton Press. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1999. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1860199909 Illustrated. 256 pages, with Appendices, Maps, Bibliography and Index. This book provides the first clear, fully documented view of Manfred von Richthofen - 'The Red Baron'. Tracing the development of fighter aviation through to the mass attack formations of his revolutionary Jagdgeschwader I, this study also looks into the life and theories of the famous ace and includes hi... 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 "Ride a Cock-Horse". 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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Lyme Regis: Colin Dawes Studios. New.. 2006. First Edition. Paperback. 0952011239 Signed by Author SIGNED by the author on title page. Beautifully illustrated with many original drawings, diagrams and a map of Lyme Regis by Dr. Dawes. 56pp. This book is the third in a series by the same author, the other titles being 'Fossil Hunting Around Lyme Regis' and 'Bird-Watching Where Dorset Meets Devon'. An excellent and entertaining guide for all who enjoy rock pooling. Blue card covers with an original... more information

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Newcastle Upon Tyne: Frank Graham. Very Good+.. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. 0859830624 Illustrated with 33 figures. 72pp including 2 pages of adverts at rear. Northumberland has a superbly varied geological history. The first section of this booklet reviews the broad sequence of events that have moulded the present landscape. The second section deals with each major rock type in turn and describes the method of formation of each, together with where exposures can be seen, the lithology, the fo... more information

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London: Seeley Service & Co.. Very Good.. 1919. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall With 25 pages of plates including a frontispiece. 308 pages including Index, plus 12 pages of publisher's adverts at rear. From the 'Library of Romance' Series. Some chapters are for example: 'The Building of the Earth'; 'Records Left by the Sea'; 'The Earth as the Abode of Life'; 'Earthquakes in Geology'; 'Families of Rocks and their Descendants'; 'The Age of Reptiles'; 'The Chalk Period... more information

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Dornach, Switzerland: The Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science. Very Good.. 1964. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Text by Frans Carlgren; translation by Joan and Siegfried Rudel. Quotations, unless otherwise stated, are taken from "The Course of My Life", by Rudolf Steiner. 54pp plus 32pp of photographic illustrations. Contents include chapters on the various phases of Steiner's life plus sections on for example: 'Art', 'Medical Work', 'Curative Education', 'The Christian Community', 'The Scienc... more information

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Exeter: Pedigree Books. Very Good.. 1999. Hardback. No 64. Puzzles on pages 64-67, 85, and 87 neatly done, otherwise this is a clean and Very Good copy. . ... more information

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London: Hutchinson. Very Good+/Near Fine. 1992. First Edition Thus. Hardback. 0091745365 This is a love story, but as always with Amis, it develops through a variety of wickedly funny scenes and characters. It is as entertaining and thought-provoking as anything Amis has written. A few feint foxing spots to top page edges, otherwise boards and contents clean. Dust-jacket has very minor rubbing to corners and top/bottom of spine; jacket is in loose protective cover. A Very Good+ clean copy in a Nea... more information

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