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UK: Corgi Publishing Ltd, 2004. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nathaniel and the 5,000 year old djinni, Batimaeus are caught up in magical intrigue, rebellion and murder. Set in a modern day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, fantasy thriller will enthral readers of all ages. It is signed and inscribed by the author. It has a small tear to the top of the arched window on the front cover which as been repaired from the inside. There is also light wear to the softcovers extremities.There is a dedication, a small cartoon of a demon and the signature of the author on the title page.

U.S.A.: Tor Books. The Ancient is part of the Saga of the First King, a four - book series that chronicles the early days of Corona, the same world as Salvatore's bestselling Demon Wars saga. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2008.There is the author's signature on the ffep, and thereis a sticker on the front cover saying " Signed First Edition "A good tight copy.

UK: Agequod Publications, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In 1935 Ronald and Gwyneth Still set out on the long sea voyage from Tilbury to China, where Ronald was engaged to work as a doctor in a small mission hospital in the north. After ten turbulent years they returned by the same route, those ten years , encompassing eight years under Japanese occupation and three years in internment in Shanghai, is told in these letters to their families in England. The editiors signature is on the title page.There is light wear to the edges of the covers. A good clean and tight cover..

Kate and Thomas have escaped the sorcerer Demmural and sailed to London with the charismatic Jacob Crane. But trouble lies in wait when their ship is seized and they are lured into the darkest heart of the city. There is the author's signature on the title page. The d/j shows light ware. A good, tight copy.

UK: Michael Joseph, 2017. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Twelve families, one throne. Welcome to the empire of salt. Here, amongst old feuds, a plot is hatched to kill a king. It will summon strangers to the city. As the sun sets, their arrival inside thew walls will spark a series of explosive events. Before the sun returns, six destinies will have been made - or lost - in Darien. The black boards are bumped at the corners, and the d/w shows light shelf-wear. There is a sticker on the front of the d/w saying signed copy. The authors signature is on a book plate on the title page.

Edgar Braithwaite was born in 1918 in the city of Leeds and served a five year apprenticeship with an engineering firm, followed by a further eight years in their drawing office. He spent the last ten years of his working life in Chesire before retiring in 1980 . There is a dediction and author's signature on the title page. Cheshire: Braithwaite. Very Good. First Edition. 2001.

This is the biography of Edgar Braithwaite who was born in 1918 in the city of Leeds and served a five year apprenticeship with an engineering firm, folloed by a further eight years in their drawing office. He spent the last 10 years of his working life in Chesire , before retiring in 1980. There is a dedication and author's signature on the title page. Warrington Cheshire: Horseshoe Pub. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 1998.

Cheshire: Braithwaite. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2003.There is a dedication and author's signature on the title page.A good, tight and clean copy.

Edgar Braithwaite was born in 1918 in the city of Leeds and served a five year apprenticeship with an engineering firm, followed by a further eight years in their drawing office. He spent the last ten years of his working life in Chesire where he retired in 1980. there is a dedication and the author's signature on the title page. Cheshire: Braithwaite. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2002.

UK: Random House UK, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, The Devonshires reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronised the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries and, in the end, came to terms with changing times. It is popular history at its very best. The D/W has light creasing to its head. A good , clean tight copy..

UK: La Vieux Four Publishing, 2016. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this sequel, Elle, now in her forties, steps ashore in her favourite place the South of France . In love with the country and the way of life she falls for a dashing Frenchman. But a hasty marriage and the care of someone else's children present more difficulties than she could possibly have foreseen. the authors signature is on the title page. the A good , clean and tight book..

UK: Eley Game Advisory Station, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This booklet is a digest of all of Eley Game Advisory Station's game publication. The full series is listed on the inside of the back cover. The text is accompanied with black and white photographs. There are marks on some of the pages , and some marking and staining to the covers. A tight and square copy..

Thomas Goodfellowe doesn't fit the rules. He has an overdraft and an absent wife. Atormented Daughter. A troublesome constituency. A sensational young secretary. And a drink-driving conviction. A life almost too full.This is a first edition in hardback with d/w both in very good condition allthough the paper has tanning. There is a dedication on the ffep and the author's signature is on the title page. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1997.

UK: Random Century Group, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Home Country is a truly modern country book. It has no truck with nostalgia, pessimism or cliche'd views of the countryside as a tranquil escape. In Richard Mabey's Home country, nature is rowdy, cosmopolitan and full of hope; and in his absorbing account of bringing a Chiltern wood back to life is a vision of a world where humans are not masters or even stewards of nature but its partner. There is a dedication and authors signature on the ffep. The D/w shows light shelf-wear with rippling along the top, and the end-flaps have light foxing

UK: Four Courts Press Ltd, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a book of quite remarkable range and depth. For over thirty years Charles Gladitz has explored every lead to documentary evidence of horse breeding from as far away as China, Mongolia and Turkistan and as near as 13th-century England and Scotland. Diet, the breeding environment are studied, as well as the core subject of breeding per se. With the main focus on the middle ages the author also concludes with ideas and practices related to the present day. The book is signed and dated on the title page. A good clean copy.

UK: Mercer Books, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this epic saga written from the sublime peace of his Aegean archipelago. Kit Chapman unravels the turbulent story of his family. It is a tale of fortunes won and lost, of bitter rivalries, death and suicide, moral angst, and the consuming love affair of his parents, Etty and Peter. There is a dedication and author's signature on the title page. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: Nautical Publishing Company, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition - 3rd impression. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Here is Alec Rose's own story which includes two heroines Lively Lady his boat , and Dorothy his wife. He tells it in his own words and writes of his early days, of his youth, his ventures into market gardening and of how he took to the sea. The authors signature is on the title page. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The Naming of Names', is about the men who searched for the rules of nature's game. What were plants to be called? What were there similarities and differences? How should they be grouped and ordered? The world was surely more than a random, chaotic jumble - if only a rationale could be found. Sumptuously illustrated in full colour,'The Naming of Names' gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos. there is a dedication and the authors signature on the half-title page A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Geoffrey Parker has found and analysed a huge quantity of previously unstudied material in the great archives of Spain and the Netherlands, and this information has dramatically been complimented and augmented by the discoveries from the Armada wrecks, three of which have been excavated by Colin Martin. Complimented with over 50 colour and 100 black and white illustrations. This book was one of six copies won as a prize for the Dorset Evening Echo's 400th anniversary of the Spanish Armada's ill-fated attempt to invade England. In a small plastic bag are news paper cuttings of the win, along with a congratulations letter from the ' Teenscene editor'. the bag has caused light staining on the ffep and half-title page, there is also light wear to the lower rear corner..There are the signatures of both authors on the title page.A good tight copy.

UK.: Excellent Press., 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Following the success of his previous collections, Robin Page, the outspoken, outrageous Farming columnist of the Daily Telegraph, has produced a further treat for his many readers in this entertaining counterblast of country good sense. The text block is lightly tanned and there is light shelf-wear to the D/W edges. It has been price-clipped. The author's signature is on the title page. A good, clean copy.