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Cambridge: Cambridge Uniiversity Press, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good copy of this facsimile edition, bound in quarter maroon leather. This edition published from the copy sold from Ripon Minster..

London: Collins Harvill, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in d/w that has some sunning to the spine. 328pp + plates. This now elusive first edition, written by the author of the acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series. Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist, explorer, President of the Royal Society for more than forty years, a significant figure in scientific circles of the late eighteenth early nineteenth centuries. This masterly biography, which makes full use of Banks's letters and journals. .

London: Collins, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the first edition, first impression of this Aubrey/Maturin novel by the master of the genre. In similarly fine non-price clipped d/w. 256pp. Some spotting to page edges..

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardback. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this first Norton edition reissue. In very good dust wrapper. 222pp..

New York: W.W.Norton & Company, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the first edition of the reissue of this early novel from the master storyteller..

London: Rupert Hart Davies, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this early sea-going story from the master storyteller of the Aubrey-Maturin series. The tale of an ill fated ship on Anson's expedition that finally sinks on the coast of Chile. In d/w that has some minor fading to the spine as is usual in this edition. 256pp. This 1959 edition is reputed to have had a print run of 4,500 copies but elusive to find now in good condition, it was not published in the USA until 1995. Considered a successor to the Aubrey/Maturin partnership and indeed as Dean King states "the seed from which the Aubrey/Maturin series eventually sprang"..

London: Harper Collins, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardback. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the second edition of the reissue of this early novel from the master storyteller..

Boston: G.K. Hall & Co, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy of this, the original comprehensive and important bibliography of the works by and about T.E. lawrence, lawrence of Arabia. A substantial volume. 724pp..

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy, 240pp. black cloth with silver title to front board, This work is a supplement to the 2000 edition of O'Brien's bibliography of T.E. Lawrence and includes over 2500 new entries. It has an additional section listing relevant websites. Small attractive bookplate of previous owner to inside of front board..

Buffalo: The Hillside Press, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Miniature. A delightful if tiny little book. One of 375 copies. A fine copy. O'Brien E388, a miniature volume Frontispiece.; 64pp (6cm x 5cm) simulated vellum leatherette binding decorated in gilt.

London: Faber, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of this anthology of railway related verse. Includes poets such as Edward Thomas, Philip Larkin, Simon Armitage, Walter de la Mare, R. L. Stevenson and others. 172pp.

London: Gollancz, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this significant account of T E Lawrence with introduction by David Garnett. In a very good price clipped d/w. Previous owners name to inside front board..

London: Gollancz, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A nice copy, in fine condition with fine d/w. A significant account of T E Lawrence with introduction by David Garnett. 128pp. Original booksellers invoice laid in from 1964..

London: Gollancz, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this significant account of T E Lawrence with introduction by David Garnett. Previous owners name to inside front board.128pp..

Sheffield: J.W. Northend Ltd, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original maroon cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine. 249pp..

London: Nick Hern Books, 2005. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine, as new copy of this play based on T.E. Lawrence, now Shaw. 89pp..

Perth: Pullars, 1928. Ephemera. Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. Landscape. An interesting survival; a blotter and calendar complete with labels and trade information for Pullars of Perth, cleaners & dyers..

London: Society of Antiquaries of London, 1824. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very good copy bound in half leather with marbled paper covered boards. A good soubd copy in clean condition, armorial bookplates of Granville Hastings Wheler to insideof front board. Notable for the quality and interest of their many engraved plates and plans (many fold-out) and textual illustrations. Contents of Volume XX include: I. Translation of a French metrical history of the deposition of King Richard II, written by a contemporary, and comprising the period from his last expedition into Ireland to his death by John Webb; II. An Inquiry concerning the death of Richard II by Thomas Amyot; III. Some Remarks on the Early Use of Carriages in England, and on the modes of travelling adopted by our ancestors by J H Markland; IV. Observations on the seal of Ethilwald Bishop of Dunwich, lately discovered at Eye, Suffolk by Hudson Gurney; V. Account of the Tomb of St John… Read More

Donnington: Shaun Tyas, 2023. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. The proceedings of a conference held in November 2014, at the Bell Library in Perth, the closest public venue available for a conference to Scone itself. The conference and the research project on Scone and related sites were the brainchild of the late Oliver J. T. O'Grady, an archaeologist who had come to specialise in such sites. The eleven essays in the book contain studies of Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, German and Celtic sites, together with Westminster Abbey. Includes a bibliography and index. 320pp.

London: British Medical Association, 1913. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good copy in original printed boards and "With the authors compliments" written to cover. This copy from a society library carries a long presentation inscription from the author's brother stating that at the time this was the only extant in the English language on the subject. 27pp + photographic plates..