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UK: David & Charles, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the story of the LNER's 4-6-0 classes covering 17 types, most of them pre-grouping designs. The text is illustrated with many photographs and diagrams and tables of details. The boards, binding and text block are all square, tight and clean. The dust-jacket has wear to the top edge and a small tear to the top front corner and a longer tear to the lower front corner. Book price includes 2nd class post in Uk only.

UK: H.F & G. Witherby, Ltd, 1937. Book. Illus. by Eric Meade-King. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, the author sets out what he believes are the rules and proper behaviour for hunting by horse. There are bumps to the corners and the green boards shows light wear. there is a lean to the spine. The text block is tanned, and there is a tear to the front end paper there is also a dedication to the half title page. A good reading copy..

USA: Milepost, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. E.R. Wethersett is one of the greats of railway photography. his work spanned over 40 years and covered steam's Indian Summer. This book contains 68 Wethersett classics. His pictures have an enduring quality. which is immediately evident and future generations will find in his legacy some of the finest pictures ever made of the great age of steam. A good, clean and tight copy..

London .UK: Longman Group Ltd, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This EX Library book has the usual stamps and marks to the end papers and spine ends on the dust jacket, the corners of the boards are bumped, the text block is tight and square. The covers and the text block are both square tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage .

UK: Philimore & Co Ltd, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well researched and well illustrated , its exploration of the story of two local Somerset companies, Taunton Cider Company Ltd and the haulage and logistics firm Langdons, throws new light on both local and transport history. The maroon boards and page block are both crisp and clean, as is the dust jacket. We believe this is a signed edition by the author, although the signature is hard to decipher ..

London UK: Arnold, 1997. Book. Good. Soft cover. 5th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is a unique survey of the major trends in human geography since 1945 in the English-speaking world, The covers have creasing down the front panel and across the lower back corner, which also shows light wear. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only. .

UK: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book describes by particulars and brief histories the surface craft that over a span of 73 years were employed experimentally or operationally in efforts to adapt aerial devices to the service of naval warfare. The boards, binding and text block are all square, tight and clean, the dust jacket has light rippling to the top edge and light shelf-rubbing to the back panel. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only..

London: Harvill Press. This book has dirty page edges and the d/w is covered in a protective plastic cover. . Very Good. Hard Cover/Cloth. First Edition. 1962.

London: percival marshall. This little book reviews at the time of publication the various methods that were available in 1959 to the modeller for painting and lining models.This book shows light wear to the corners and spine. . Good. Pictorial Soft Cover. Reprints. 1959.

UK: The Exmoor Press, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this collection of historic photographs and expert commentary, R.J.Selick traces the story of the Mineral Railway from its beginnings in 1856, to the end of the company in 1925. The covers has fading down the spine, but it and the text block are good and tight and clean..

Washington & London.: Brassey's UK, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Based on conversations with the men of the 2nd REP, the author's on-the-spot observations, and his encyclopedic knowledge of the military, this is the first in-depth book available in English about this legendary band of airborne warriors. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. All books are checked, and photographed in the boxes they are sent out in prior to posting as proof against delivery damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in the UK only..

UK: Pimlico, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The subject of this book is nothing less than the formation of western Europe from the late tenth to the early thirteenth century. This book by Professor Sir Richard Southern is the acknowledged masterpiece among histories of the period. The covers show light readers wear and the text block is tanned, but is still good and tight. Book price includes postage - UK only..

Chichester. UK: Phillimore and Company Ltd, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " Bowland and Pendle Hill" The covers and text block are square, tight and clean, Illustrated throughout. 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.

Chichester. UK: Philimore & Co Ltd, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume " Taunton Cider and Langdons .is Fully illustrated and with Text.The covers and text block and Dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. 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..

UK: Pimlico, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book follows a disparate crew of botanists, scientists and collectors, who tried to order the earthly paradise which unfolded around them. There is light foxing to the fore edge of the text block and light speckling to its top and base. The lower corners are turned. A good tight copy..

London .UK: Pheonix, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition Thus.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hatfield Forest is an area of supreme interest and natural beauty. All the elements of a medieval Forest survive, making it unique in England and possibly the world. Dr Rackham provides a profound and fascinating dimension to our understanding of history and the landscape. The covers and text block are square tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

UK: Little Brown Uk, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book is both a poignant finely observed study of love and friendship, and a dazzling, full-blooded adventure story. A good clean copy.

UK.: Guild Publishing Ltd., 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fire Burn is a collection of tales of witchery from all over the world. The stories come from state and county archives or from the memories of those who recall characters and incidents related by their forbears. The many illustrations are woodcuts and drawings from the time when belief in witchery was still widespread. The DJ shows signs of ware to its edges and small tears to the corners,and the text block has light spotting and discolouration. .

Somerset: The Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, 2008. Book. Very Good. Perfect Binding. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The accounts of nature in this book and the beautiful pictures which accompany them draw us into seeing nature in Somerset through the eyes of a born naturalist. There is a former owners name and the authors signature on the half-title page. The covers which has a small area of delamination to the lower back corner, binding and text block are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

India: Ardha Soami Satsang Beas, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Buddhism ,Path To Nirvana A Perspective ,The Bottom Of Corner Boards Are Bumped But The Board In General Are Very God ,Text Block And Dustjacket Are All Square ,Clean And Tight Price Includes 2Nd Class Postage Uk Only..