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When anglers from Ireland and England meet and discuss the different kinds of nymphs, duns and spinners, they can, with the use of this book, be quite certain precisely what it is they are talking about. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
J. R. Harris is an angler and a scientific naturalist – a happy combination, and one which is by no means unique, for angler-naturalists are among the pillars of the British natural history.
Anglers, of all human groups devoted to a hobby or a sport, are perhaps the most strongly obsessed with their occupation and with all that belongs to it. Indeed, the fact that sporting fish feed primarily upon insects and can be caught by devices which simulate these insects, has been the basis for a scientific literature and an equally astonishing display of invention in fly-tying.
Nevertheless, while anglers have always been interested in the scientific basis of simulation of the insects as lures for fish, none of the many books on angling that have been… Read More

Background reading for students of healthcare. Signed by the author. Dust jacket has moderate wear but is covered in a poly cover. Book itself is in as new condition.

The anthropology of Britain is hotly debated. What does it mean to live in Britain and to be 'British', and is an anthropology of Britain even a legitimate undertaking? British Subjects presents a forthright voice in this debate. Key anthropological concerns such as community, rationality, aesthetics, the body, power, work and leisure, nationalism and transnationalism are found reflected in the lives of a wide range of British 'subjects'--from farmers to dancers, children to retired miners, new-agers to entrepreneurs. In disputing traditional claims that anthropology 'at home' and 'of one's own' is misconceived, unnecessary or unperceptive, this book clearly establishes that an anthropology of Britain can set excellent standards of subtle ethnography and complex analysis. Providing a nuanced appreciation of the intricacies of British society, this book shows how the anthropological study of Britain can offer an enlightening paradigm for the study of individual lives.

A novel set against the background of the early understanding (or not) of the science or magic of medicine.
First edition, 3rd printing, August 1933.
Hardback. Brown cloth boards.
No dust jacket. Slight bumping to spine ends. Slight skewing. Very clean internally. Binding good. No inscriptions.

First cheap edition, published in 1933. Early classic Science Fiction

The Lord of the Forest faces a terrible death at the hands of an impostor.

Early cheap edition. Grey cloth boards.

First edition, first printing Billy Bunter with Original red cloth boards.
Photocopy DJ is very well fitted and covered in protective poly cover.
Frontispiece "Coker, his eyes and nose and mouth full of jam, spluttered horribly"
Illustrated by R. J. MacDonald.
240pp
Used, very good. Photocopy DJ has copied the grubbiness and wear of the original. Boards have a few fingerprint marks. Internally very lean. Binding very good.

Who was St George and how did he become patron saint not only of England but in many European countries? Samantha Riches explores the extraordinary wealth of myths and legends, art and inspiration that has grown up around this obscure fourth-century Christian martyr. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Lovely book.

Jean harris, Mary-Ann Cotton, Denise Labbe, Lizzie Borden, Ruth Ellis, Claire Raymond, Marie Lafarge, Louise Masset, Adelaide Bartlett, Constance Kent, and many others. Illustrated in b/w

Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American "Queen." The image of a woman symbolizing independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of "Founding Mother" and protector of the fledgling republic. Incorporating Libertas, the Roman goddess of freed slaves, with Minerva, Demeter, Justice, and the Indian Princess, Lady Liberty is seen all over the nation's capital, and on the seals and flags of many states.

"You can't beat this story for drama. . . . An omnibus of everything ever known, spoken, or written about Doc Holliday."—Publishers Weekly
"An engagingly written, persuasively argued, solidly documented work of scholarship that will surely take its place in the literature of the Old West."—Booklist
In Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, the historian Gary Roberts takes aim at the most complex, perplexing, and paradoxical gunfighter of the Old West, drawing on more than twenty years of research—including new primary sources—in his quest to separate the life from the legend. Doc Holliday was a study in contrasts: the legendary gunslinger who made his living as a dentist; the emaciated consumptive whose very name struck fear in the hearts of his enemies; the degenerate gambler and alcoholic whose fierce loyalty to his friends compelled him, more than once, to risk his own life; and the sidekick whose near-mythic status rivals that of the West's greatest heroes. With lively details of Holliday's… Read More

Introduction:
Twice within the last quarter of a century I have seen it stated - once by a Lord Chancellor, and on the other occasion by Sir John Anderson, when he was Under Secretary to the Home Office - that there was no danger in this country of mentally irresponsible people being hanged for the crime of murder. Prompted by memory, I thought those statements a little wide of the mark. Now, supported by the results of a search through the records of murder trials from 1919 to 1939, I assert they have no foundation in fact. This book is comparable to most murder trials in that it contains the arguments for and against my assertion; and the cases themselves represent the factual, circumstantial and inferential evidence that is given in most criminal trials. As Prosecutor, I have brought every factor to bear in my attempt to prove the need for a material change in the law, and the Defence has been given every opportunity of rebutting it. There is a development - a second book in which I intend to… Read More

1930 Doubleday Crime Club First Edition with red design to pastedowns and front and back end papers. Condition - No DJ. Spine and boards worn but intact. Ownership signatures and address on fep. Very light staining and foxing. Obvious age. Still tight and readable

More than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular imagination. After scrupulously re-examining official documents of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect who has never been seriously considered until now. If you are expecting a finger to be pointed at one of the usual suspects, be prepared to have your assumptions turned on their head.

After scrupulously re-examining official documents of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect who has never been seriously considered until now. Includes re-examination of the official Scotland Yard files, original post-mortem reports, contemporary witness statements and the private correspondence of detectives. Well illustrated dissertation on one of the most infamous investigations of all time. An impartial investigation that focuses on the forensic evidence.

Classic engineering text book.

Includes fifteen fantastic stories. Ideal gift. Herself - Diane DuaneSpeir-Bhan - Tanith LeeTroubles - Yolen & StempleThe Hermit and the Sidhe - Judith TarrThe Merrow - Elizabeth HaydonThe Butter Spirit's Tithe - Charles de LintBanshee - Ray BradburyPeace in Heaven? - Andrew M. GreeleyThe Lady in Grey - Jane LindskoldA Drop of Something Special in the Blood - Fred SaberhagenFor the Blood is the Life - Peter TremayneLong the Clouds are over Me Tonight - Cecilia Dart-ThrontonThe Swan Plot - L. E. Modesitt, Jr.The Isle of Women - Jacqueline CareyThe Cat with No Name - Morgan Llywelyn

In Spies of the Bible, Rose Mary Sheldon highlights the importance of espionage and traces the role intelligence has played from the Jewish exodus from Egypt to the Bar Kochba Revolt. The Near East has been fiercely contested by various parties for thousands of years, and much of the fighting was conducted not in large-scale battles and confrontations, but in smaller guerrilla operations of low-intensity conflict. Since the very key to guerrilla operations or surprise attacks is knowing where the enemy will be, timely and accurate intelligence is essential. The Jews fought as guerrillas when they were nomads in the desert trying to take over the cities of Canaan. As an occupied state, they fought three wars of liberation against the Greeks and Romans. This too meant fighting as guerrillas, employing terrorist tactics and organising clandestinely. The modern irony is that it is the Jews who are the established power in their homeland, and it is the Palestinians who are fighting a guerrilla war in the… Read More

First edition. CONDITION: unread. Very slight crease to bottom front edge of DJ and light edge wear to DJ and page edges. No inscriptions.