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Macmillan and Co. 1930. Sm. 8vo. Bound in original bright blue cloth with elaborate gold decor. on spine (medallion with head of elephant in gold on fr. cover). In very good near fine condition. Gilt & cloth nice & bright. Endpapers have a coupe of faint light brown marks in corners, with small name inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise inside clean & tight. Many b&w ills. by J. Lockwood Kipling. 411 pp.

London, Military Press International, 1996 1st. 8.5 x 6.0 inches. In black cloth covers with silver gilt lettering to front. In near fine condition. A very clean and tight copy. 55 pp. Illustrated with a B&W sketch map at rear. The personal account of the war against the Kaffir tribesmen in South Africa, largely brought about by cattle theiving and the attempts by the British authroties to stop it.

London, Military Press International, 1996 1st. Hardback, 8.5 x 6 inches. Dark brown covers with gilt lettering to front. In very good near fine condition. Base of spine bumped. No penned inscriptions or marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 55pp. Illustrated with a folding B&W sketch map at rear.

London, Military Press International, 1996 1st. Paperback, 8 x 6 inches. Maroon covers with gilt lettering to front. In very good near fine condition. Some minor shelfwear / rubbing to cover. No penned inscriptions or marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 55pp. Illustrated with a folding B&W sketch map at rear.

Jonathan Cape. 2006 1st edition.. 5.5 x 9.5 inches. In black cloth covers with red lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maroon endpapers. In near fine condition with near fine dustwrapper (dw; Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Author’s neat inscription to main title page.. Else a very clean and tight copy. 472pp. The childhood friend of a Jewish cartoonist commits a terrible crime. Years later after release, the two meet up again and the cartoonist is forced to examine his Jewishness and what it means in his family and community.

London. Medici Society Ltd. 1926 1st.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Corners slightly bumped. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Occasional foxing spots inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 150 pp. With b/w photographs and fold out at at back. The story of the defence of the Kimberly Diamond mines against the Boers in the Summer of 1899-1900 in South Africa.

London, Kelly’s Directories Ltd., 1939. Tall hardback, 10.5 x 7 inches. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Black printed adverts to boards. Red speckled page edges. Adverts to endpapers. In very good condition. Overall fading to cloth, darkening to spine. Else clean and smart. Some darkening to endpapers. Small penned letters to top corner “NAR, Aug 80.” Map has minor tear to bound edge else clean and bright. Inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 580pp +24pp adverts. With coloured fold-out map at front.

London, Kelly’s Directories Ltd., 1939. Tall hardback, 10.5 x 7 inches. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Black printed adverts to boards. Red speckled page edges. Adverts to endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to ends of spine and corners else cloth very clean and smart. Endpapers bright, Small penned letters to top corner “NAR, Aug 80.” Map has minor tear to folded corner of bound edge. Inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 424pp +37pp adverts. With coloured fold-out map at front.

London, Kelly’s Directories Ltd., 1924. Tall hardback, 10.5 x 7 inches. Red cloth with blind embossed decoration to boards with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Red speckled page edges. Adverts to endpapers. Black lettering to spine “Always Order Schweppes.” In very good condition. Some fading to spine, with some minor rubbing to ends and corners. Small marks to endpapers. Endpapers cracked between hinges. Slight crease to corner of main map, with repaired tear to edge of facsimile Speed map. One or two minor handling marks else inside pages all very clean and tight. No penned inscriptions or marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 523pp. +27pp adverts. With two coloured fold out maps at front, one by Kelly’s, and one facsimile ‘Ancient’ John Speed map.

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable & Co. and John Ballantyne, 1821. Three volumes. Hardback, 7.5 x 4.5 inches. Quarter bound polished calf leather to spines and corners, marbled paper boards. Raised banding, gilt floral decoration and lettering to spines. Blue speckled page edges and plain endpapers. In very good conditions. Some minor handling to covers with some rubbing to edges and corners, some small surface chips to leather on corners. Endpapers clean, no penned inscriptions. Halftitle pages are darkened. Some occasional spots and handling marks to pages in all vols. Otherwise very good clean and tight copies. 3 vols: 320, 339 & 348pp.

Nick Hern Books. 1989 1st edition.. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly bumped at top end. Not price clipped). A clean and tight copy. 448 pp. A collection of fifty profiles of famour actors, musicians, writers by the Art Critic Kenneth Tynan.

Methuen.. 1927 5th revised.. 6.25 x 3.75 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine and white borders to spine and front. With original dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine darkened. Small marks to front. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Occasional fosxing spots inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 327 pp. With map to front endpaper and large fold out map at back. With b/w photographs, illustrations and plans. One of the ‘Little Guides’ series, this is Kent. First published in 1903, this revised 5th edition is from 1927.

A.& C. BLACK 1927 reprint.. 9.0 x 6.0 inches. In brown linen cloth binding with dark lettering and a coloured plate mounted on front cover. In very good condition. Light handling marks. Very mild foxing to endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper. Colours clean and bright. Else a clean and tight copy. 20 col.plts.by Gardner (incl. plate on cover). No text as published.

Macmillan. 1939 1st.. 9.0 x 6.0 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine and lion head to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Mild foxing to edges. Neat inscriptions to front endpaper. Slight browning to endpapers. Occasional foxing spots inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 368 pp. With b/w photographs. The author describes his time in Kenya, some thirty years previously, including an expedition through Abyssinia.

. Hardback, 8.5 x 7 inches. Maroon paper boards. In good condition. Edges of boards rubbed and faded, some marks/spots to rear. Some darkening to insides of boards, some darkening to edges of plates. Else clean and tight. Artist unknown. 16 original B&W pencil drawings.

London. Poyser T.& A. 1990 1st.. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. With green endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Slightly creased along top edge. Not price clipped). Owner’s bookplate to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 352 pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations, maps and graphs. The book covers all aspects of the Kestrel’s life cycle with especial emphasis on breeding performance, population densities, turnover, age and sex ratios. The bookplate has the name Peter Conder, who was director of the RSPB 1963-1976.

London, Printed for William Sheares, 1635 3rd. Hardback, 5.5 x 3 inches. In speckled full calf leather binding, blind paneled boards and banding to spine. Red speckled page edges. In very good condition. Some darkening and minor rubbing to cover, darkening to rear board with rubbed patch. Some minor darkening to endpapers, no penned inscriptions. Small tear to top r/h corner of front plate. some minor dakrneing to title page else inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. 375pp. Illustrated with a folding engraved title plate to front.

Dorchester/ London Taylor & Co./ James Foster 1878 (1st.).. Hardback, Tall 8vo (approx 10 x 8 ins.) Dark grey cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to ends of spine. Black decoration to front board with gilt to centre and blind embossed rear board. Brown endpapers. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed, some minor rubbing to boards. Bookplate to front endpaper “Evance,” with stamp above “Ex Libris GHD Pitman.” Title page slightly foxed, some minor spots to inside pages, else a very clean and tight copy. 176pp. Tables.

London, Casssell & Company Ltd. February 1912 reprint. Hardback, 7.25 x 5 inches. Full navy blue polished calf leather fine prize binding, decorative gilt paneled boards with crest to front “Westholme Hunstanton.” With raised banding, gilt decorations and maroon leather label to spine. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Spine, top and side edges of front board sunned. Corners slightly bumped. Prize inscription to front endpaper “P. Bell, Christmas 1912.” One small tear to edge of halftitle page. Map and plates all clean and bright. Some occasional foxing to pages. Else a very good clean and tight copy. vi +319pp. 1pp advert at rear. Illustrated with sixteen B&W plates by W.B. Hole. PLUS folding colour map frontis.

London. The Folio Society. 1990; 3rd Impression. Hardback. 9 x 6.25 inches. In blue illustrated covers. With pale blue endpapers. In blue hard card slipcase. In very good condition with slipcase. Small dent to spine of slipcase. 222pp. Illustrations by Annie Newnham. Introduction by Frank Delaney