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UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Solis' is another masterwork of the science fiction imagination by the acclaimed author of " Radix " and " The Last Legends of Earth" A.A.Attanasio. The text block is tanned, and the d/w is price clipped. A good, clean copy..

London .UK: Viking, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This fully illustrated edition of Albert Facey's autobiography is Australia's history retold. by a man who battled and won against impossible odds. The boards, binding and text bock are all square, tight and clean, the dust jacket has very minor wear to the corners. .Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book is photographed in the box as proof against in-transit dama ..

UK: Gardners Books, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since Writing Home and takes in all his major writings over the last ten years. at times heartrending and at others extremely funny, it is a matchless and unforgettable anthology. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: Almarks Publishing Co., 1970. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This thin book is intended to give the military uniform enthusiast as comprehensive a coverage as possible of the development of uniform styles within the most famous Scottish regiments in the period starting at about 1660 and running up to 1914. Fully illustrated throughout. There is wear to the covers edges and corners, and down the spine. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only..

Scotland: N.B. Traction, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The Text block is good, tight and clean, the soft covers are illustrated but the colouring has light sun-fading and there is a crease down the centre of the front panel. The text is accompanied throughout the book with black & white photographs. Book price includes 2 nd class tracked and signed for postage - UK Only.

London .UK: Bloomesbury Publishing Plc, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is both a lucid and revealing work of modern history and an urgent moral investigation. Grayling also asks what are the lessons that we can learn for today about how people should behave in a world of tension and moral confusion. The boards, binding, book block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

London .UK: Purnell Book Services, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Norman Age lasted less than a hundred years, yet it marked one of the great turning points in English History. The covers and binding are square, tight and clean. the fore-edge of the Text block has minor marking, the dust jacket is also very good. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only this book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

London .UK: Purnell Book Services Ltd, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Plantagenet Age is a fascinating anthology of contemporary writings, describing England over a period of 300 years. TheBoards have been bumped at the corners the text block and binding are square, tight and clean. the dust jacket has some small tears to the head. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only this book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

London .UK: Purnell Book Services Ltd, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This fascinating anthology throws open a window upon one of the richest periods of creative activity in England's story. The Kings and Queens of the Tudor period. The Boards, tex block and binding are square, tight and clean. the dust jacket has wear to the head and minor foxing to the flaps. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only this book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

UK: Barton, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway was one of the most fascinating stretches of line to be built anywhere in Britain, and with its variety of motive power and beautiful scenery, was an enthusiast's as well as a photographer's paradise. There is light marking to the rear end paper..

London .UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this biography A.C. Grayling tells the story of Hazlitt's life and work in the setting of its disturbed times. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

UK: The Harborough Publishing Company Ltd Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This book is the story of The Westland's Aircraft Company, its conception and history. Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. The boards have wear to the corners and edges, there is also a ripple on the lower front corner. The text block is clean and tight. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only.

Ohio. USA: Blue Jacket Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Through the eyes of gunnery officer A.A."Dolph" Hoehling comes this compelling story of men of the Armed Guard who served on Liberty ships, a hodge-podge of merchant vessels that carried supplies to the allies in World War II. The covers and text block are both square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only .

UK: The Folio Society, 1986. Book. Illus. by Patrick Procktor. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume " A Shropshire Lad " has a light hessian type of material covering the boards the front board is decorated with a black line drawing of half -a-figure and the title is also in black, the book is in an unread condition. The cream coloured slipcase has an illustration the front panel and is in very good condition. Book price includes postage . UK only..

Cardiff. Wales: University of Wales Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Based on a wide range of manuscript sources and on the results of research, this book is an important contribution to the knowledge of the evolution of Welsh society The boards and binding are square and tight , the textblock as age related dust marks to the edge and two pages from the back the pages have been badly cut in the collating process there are also light marks to the fep. There is a fold-out map at the back. The dust jacket also has age related marking and is price-clipped. PLEASE NOTE. 2nd class SIGNED FOR parcel post in the UK Only is included in the price of the book. All books are photographed in their boxes as proof against in-transit damage. .

Stroud. UK: Nonsuch Publishing, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author traces Disraeli's history from his early life in London to his elevation to the house of Lords, including financial speculation The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

Scotland: Mainstream, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Allen Pinkerton, the young Scotsman, who fled to the United States with a solitary silver dollar and the law hot on his heels, would create an enterprise without parallel anywhere in the world, a nationwide police system more than half a century before the FBI was thought of, and a global network of agents which anticipated Interpol by many years. The D/w has been priced clipped. A good, clean and tight copy..

Risinghurst UK: Oxford Publishing Co., 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This little book is a history of this unusual and perhaps lesser known Great Western Branch in Devon. Contents include maps, photographs and diagrams. There is light wear and fading to the spine otherwise a clean copy. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

UK: Michael Joseph, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A.L.Berridge has crafted a sweeping and epic novel of love and heroism, betrayal and courage.' Honour and the Sword' is a masterpiece in the tradition of Patrick O`Brian and Bernard Cornwell. The hard boards and text block are fine and the D/w has light wear to its edges but is still near fine. A fine ,tight copy..

London .UK: New Cavendish Books, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In this book, titled " Green Line ; The History of London's Country Bus Services " The boards and text block are tight and clean, however there is a slight spine lean, the dust jacket has a small tear to the lower front corner and minor wear to the extremities. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.