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Fairy Folks Picture A B C
London Juvenile Productions Pictorial Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No marks or inscriptions. Decorated endpapers. Only one picture coloured in. Ownership box blank. Beautiful illustrations. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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Douglas the Duck - Hidden Colour Painting Book
London Juvenile Productions Pictorial Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No marks or inscriptions. Circa 1950. No paints or crayons needed. Just water and a brush. Illustrations by Gordon Robinson. Nice and clean internally and externally. Immaculate internally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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45.00 GBP
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The Juvenile Museum of Entertainment and Instruction
London Thomas Holmes 1848 First Edition Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No marks or inscriptions. Rebound. Original cloth front and rear. New endpapers. Date of publication suggested by p. 200: It was on the 29th of August, 1782, sixty six-years ago. Frontispiece. Embellished with numerous engravings, some signed: Whimper. 2 pages have crayon markings. 208 pages. Possibly written by George Frederick Pardon. Containing many surprising and wonderful accounts of the habits of various creatures, plus notices of discoveries and inventions, and some explanations of what occurs in nature. Includes: The Shark * The Lifeboat * The Golden Eagle * Alum-works * Coal Mines * Printing * Book Binding * Whale Fishing etc. All edges gilt. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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225.00 GBP
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Fleet Air Arm
London HMSO 1943 First Edition Original Wraps Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Original wraps with split to spine. No marks or inscriptions. The Admiralty Account Of Naval Air Operations. Extensively illustrated. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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14.00 GBP
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The London Mercury
London 1919 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
First editions. Original, frayed wraps. No marks or inscriptions. Contents include poems by Thomas Hardy, Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Walter de la Mare, James Elroy Flecker, Robert Graves and Frances Brett-Young. Articles by Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, G K Chesterton etc. Includes November 1919 Vol 1 No. 1 * December 1919 Vol 1 No. 2 * January 1920 Vol 1 No. 3 & February 1920 Vol 1 No. 4. Nice and clean internally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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75.00 GBP
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CHEERFUL TALES for Merry Little Folk
London Darton and Co Poor
No marks or inscriptions. Spine detatched. Book incomplete (4 pages missing). All edges gilt. Beautifully illustrated in black and white and colour. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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40.00 GBP
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The Poetical Works of JOHN SHEFFIELD, Duke of Buckinghamshire
London Cooke Half-Leather Good++ 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Cookes pocket edition. Circa 1800. No marks or inscriptions. Reinforced spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. 3/4 leather binding. The Poetical Works of John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire, to which is prefixed, The Life of the Author. Embellished with superb engravings. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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45.00 GBP
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The Age of Neo-Classicism 1972
London Arts Council of Great Britain 1972 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. No marks or inscriptions. Nice and clean internally and externally. The Fourteenth Exhibition of the Council of Europe. The Royal Academy and The Victoria & Albert Museum London 9th September - 19th November 1972. Illustrated in colour. 1037 pages. Complete with index. Useful reference. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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45.00 GBP
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Such Fun !
Pictorial Cover Good++
No marks or inscriptions. Extensively illustrated. Poems. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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25.00 GBP
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Comicolour Album 1953
London Gerald G Swan 1953 Pictorial Cover Good++ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Unpriceclipped. Ownership box filled in. 92 pages. Cartoon strips. Nice and clean internally and externally. Scarce title. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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40.00 GBP
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1000 Makers of the Cinema
London The Sunday Times Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No marks or inscriptions. No date. Complete in Binder. History of the cinema. Extensively illustrated. Also included is the Sunday Times Filmfinder: What was Meryl Streep's first movie? Was Richard Dreyfuss in The Graduate? When was Casablanca made? How many Bond films did Sean Connery make? All the answers are in this unique Filmfinder listing 40,000 films. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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50.00 GBP
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Round the Farm
Pictorial Cover Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No marks or inscriptions. Pictorial card wraps. Showing kittens and a puppy watching birds drink. Colour and b/w illustrations. Large print text. Very nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item.
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30.00 GBP
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The Story Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
London Ward & Lock Pictorial Cover Good++ No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Neat gift inscription dated 1951. Cloth spine with a gollywog. Boards worn with a little bumping to corners. Decorated endpapers. First Story, The Sea Babies. 264 pages. Packed with Fairies, Pixies, Dragons, Dolls, Gollies etc. With 8 colour plates and hundreds of 2 colour and other pictures. Illustrators include Inez Topham * Lilian Cheviot * Alan Wright * Harry Rowntree * Margaret W Tarrant * Grace Jones & Ruth Cobb. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item.
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38.50 GBP
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The Purgatorio of Dante Alighieri
London Dent 1903 Reprint Good++ 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Temple Classics. No marks or inscriptions. Detatched spine, repaired with sellotape. Tissue guarded frontis. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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A Latin Anthology
London Macmillan 1909 First Edition Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
First edition. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Engraved frontis plate of Caesar. Original blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles & decoration. Golden Treasury Series. Fore edge uncut. Includes Lucretius, Virgil, Horace etc. Complete with index. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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75.00 GBP
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Daily Express Childrens Annual No. 4 [POP UP]
London Lane Publications 1932 First Edition Good++ No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Hardcover. Some small black and white drawings have been neatly coloured. Spine is cracked and repaired though the pages are still tight and clean. Spine loss at top and bottom. All The Coloured Pictures Rise Up In Model Form. There are 7 popup pictures (Under The Sea, The Peacock, The Palace of Tania, Teaching Dolly to Walk, The Mermaid's Surprise, The Pelican and The Pavement Hawkers) all in VG condition. Stories include Rupert the Bear and Bill Badger by Mary Tourtel. Nice and clean internally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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95.00 GBP
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MY DIARY Illustrated 1886
London Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co 1886 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
First edition. Cloth rubbed. Only 3 original entries in the diary. 5.5 x 4 inches. Neat gift inscription dated 1886. A Victorian diary with 3 dates per page. A small b/w engraving for each date plus colour plates. Complete, but some plates loose. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. A beautiful item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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85.00 GBP
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A Collection of Poems By Several Hands Vol 1
London Dodsley 1758 Full-Leather Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
In 6 Volumes. Only vol 1. 5th Edition . Rebound in fine calf with gilded spine. Includes Dr Johnsons London and a Garrick item. 335 pages of text. New endpapers. Foxed inside, but quite a nice copy. A fine assemblage of period 18th century verse. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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35.00 GBP
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Rural Life in New England
New York Winchester 1844 First Edition Half-Leather Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Original marbled boards in half leather. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Rural Life in New England - A Domestic Romance by the author of Lights and Shadows of Factory Life. Includes The Omnibus of Modern Romance: Six New Novels : THE GAME OF LIFE by Leitch Ritchie, author of The Magician * MARRYING FOR MONEY by Mrs Gore author of The Birthright * THE OMEN; A TALE OF REAL LIFE by John Galt * THE LOADED DICE by John Banim author of Tales of the O'Hara Family * MURDER WILL OUT by Mrs. Opie & BERTRAND DE LA CROIX; OR THE SEIGE OF RHODES by G P R James author of Arabella Stuart. Three raised bands on spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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245.00 GBP
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My First Book of Nursery Rhymes
London Nelson Good++ No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Circa 1930. No marks or inscriptions. Ownership box is blank. Small chip to top of book. Includes classic nursery rhymes such as Baa Baa Black Sheep, Old Mother Hubbard, Hickory Dickory Dock etc. Centre pages include an A - Z. Illustrated throughout. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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The Christian Year
London Longmans, Green and Co., 1891 Full-Leather Very Good++ 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
New edition. Contemporary calf. Neat gift inscription. Gilt lettering to spine with 5 raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The CHRISTIAN YEAR thoughts in verse for the Sundays abd Holydays throughout the year. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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40.00 GBP
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Favourite Book of Beasts, Birds and Fishes
London Nelson 1899 Pictorial Cover Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Neat ownership inscription. Worn spine. No stated author. Profusely illustrated. Hundreds of creatures listed alphabetically from Adder to Zebra. Nice and clean internally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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30.00 GBP
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The Obscenity Laws
London Andre Deutsch 1969 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with small chip to head of spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. A report by the Working Party set up by a Conference convened by the Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain. It will not be possible to discuss the subject of censorship without reference to this document. With a foreword by John Montgomerie. Nice and clean internally and externally. Scarce. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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45.00 GBP
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World Archeaology
London Routledge Very Good
Issues include: COLONIZATION, THEORIES AND ASSUMPTIONS, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY, EARLY MAN & ART AND DESIGN. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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28.00 GBP
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The Open Window the Second Volume April - September 1911
London Locke Ellis 1911 First Edition Good
1st Edition 1911. Condition GOOD. Corners a little bumped. Small neat ownership insciption on endpaper. Contributors include E.M. Forster, Jack B. Yeats, Walter de la Mare, W.H. Davies, Keith Henderson etc. Frontispieces by Muirhead Bone, Maxwell Armfield,. Illustrated. Complete. A very nice, clean copy of this difficult to find book. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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90.00 GBP
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Boswell's London Journal 1762 - 1763
London Reprint Society 1952 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket
As first published in 1950 from the original. Notes by Frederick A. Pottle. Map on inner boards. Has 2 appendices & index. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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Cine Monde Elvis Presley Magazine
France 1961 Very Good
No 1387 for 7th March 1961. Lovely Elvis cover and 3 pages of illustrations and articles: Les Presley's Girls' - The Presley Girls. Pictures of the girls, and in the company of Elvis eg Hope Lange, Natalie Wood. Slight wear to exterior of magazine. Rather a nice copy. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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28.00 GBP
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A D Divine D.S.M. DUNKIRK
London Faber and Faber 1946 Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with minimal edgewear. No marks or inscriptions. 2nd Impression. Gilt lettering to spine. This is the true story of Dunkirk from it s almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph at the end. Precedes the 1948 E.P. Dutton First American Edition. Nice and clean internally and externally. Scarce in dustwrapper. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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23.00 GBP
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A Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers, Etc. With a New Introduction By Christopher Gilbert Genteel Houshold Furniture in the Present Taste
UK EP 1978 0715812408 First Thus Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with slight creasing. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. A facsimile of the second edition, published by Robert Sayer, London, [1764 or 1765]. Made from a copy belonging to the Chippendale Society. Genteel houshold furniture in the present taste. By a society of upholsterers, cabinet-makers, etc. Containing upwards of 350 designs in four parts. This volume is one of the few eighteenth century furniture pattern books never to have been reprinted in modern times. The reason for this is undoubtedly its great rarity. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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155.00 GBP
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Acton, Edward RUSSIA - The Present and the Past
London Longman 1986 0582493226 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. In a famous phrase, Churchill described the Soviet Union as a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'. Edward Acton's forceful and highly readable interpretation of Russian history is based on a critical assessment of the great mass of specialist research which has recently appeared from Soviet as well as Western sources. It is fully illustrated with maps and halftones. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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20.00 GBP
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Adams, Arthur E Readings in SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY Theory and Practice
Boston Heath 1961 First Edition Original Wraps Good
First edition. No marks or inscriptions. This book represents an effort to provide the itelligent layman with a coherent introduction to Soviet foreign policy since late 1917. Nice and clean internally and externally. Scarce item! First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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30.00 GBP
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Akehurst, Richard Antique Weapons - For Pleasure and Investment
London John Gifford 1969 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. Neat gift inscription. Richly illustrated book containing 24 colour plates and 104 b/w photographs. Particular emphasis has been given to weapons that are still available and within the reach, in varying degrees, of most collectors pockets. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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21.00 GBP
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Aldington, Richard Poetry of the English-Speaking World
London Heinemann 1947 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with slight edgewear. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. Silver embossed cloth. 936 pages. A rich and most varied volume containing the work of more than 270 poets. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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25.00 GBP
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Alexandersson, Gunnar & Norstrom, Goran World Shipping
London Wiley 1963 First Edition Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with wear to extremities. No marks or inscriptions. An Economic Geography of Ports and Seaborne Trade. Extensively illustrated. Reference for students and teachers of economic geography. This book should also appeal to the interested layman. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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70.00 GBP
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Alford, Alan F The Phoenix Solution - Secrets of a Lost Civilisation
London Hodder & Stoughton 1998 0340696141 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Nice and clean internally and externally. The Phoenix Solution: Secrets of a Lost Civilisation. Following his work, Gods of the New Millennium, Alan Alford takes us beyond the Sphinx to a rendezvous with a lost race and a secret legacy of importance to humankind. His thesis offers to sound the death knell for modern religion and change forever the way we understand ourselves and our planet.
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35.00 GBP
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Alfred Crump CRAWFORD The South Downs from End to End
1940 Cloth Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by Author
Nice and clean internally and externally. Published Privately for the Author. Dedicated by Alfred Crump Crawford of Chingford 1940. SIGNED and dedicated Feb 1940 by the author. Authors corrected manuscript in book form. Contains the authors memories of country walks when one could travel along the South of England from Beachy Head to the Dorset coast without meeting a soul, save an occasional shepherd. Scarce item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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385.00 GBP
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Allen, Thomas B War Games
London Heinemann 1987 0434018252 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. Inside the Secret World of the Men Who Play World War III. Drawing on top secret material, never before published, WAR GAMES is a grippingly readable, deeply thought provoking picture of how our leaders envisage the future of the world. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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16.00 GBP
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Alpha De Monte In Return for ...
New York Exposition Banner 1983 First Edition Good Good
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. Missing front endpaper, not affecting text. Slight tear to dustwrapper. A novel telling the tragic story of the French music conductor and composer Philippe de Montfort, who was taken by force from his home in the Bavarian Alps at the end of WWII and of his subsequent imprisionment within the dreaded confines of Dachau concentration camp for a murder he did'nt commit. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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35.00 GBP
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Amis, Martin Dark Secrets [Dead Babies]
London Triad Panther 1977 First Thus Mass Market Paperback Very Good
Neat ownership inscription. The author's second novel, originally published as Dead Babies. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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Andrews, Allen THE AIR MARSHALS The Air War in Western Europe
London MacDonald 1970 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. The Air Marshals views the war in the air with a wide sweep, relating how it was conducted on both sides on the highest levels. Portal of Great Britain, Arnold of America and Goering of Germany. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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17.00 GBP
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Armstrong, Edward A Bird Display and Behaviour
London Lindsay Drummond Limited 1947 First Thus Very Good No Jacket
No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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12.00 GBP
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Armstrong, Hamilton Fish Tito and Goliath
London Gollancz 1951 First Edition Hard Cover Good Good
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Cracked spine. Gilt lettering to spine. John Gunther writes: An erudite close packed, and definative volume on Eastern Europe today with particular emphasis on the quarrel between Stalin and Marshal Tito and its historic consequences. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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16.00 GBP
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Aron, Raymond CLAUSEWITZ Philosopher of War
London Routledge & Kegan Paul 1983 0710090099 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. This is a book of piercing insights by a writer of worldwide reputation, who uses the Clausewitz world-view as a means of political analysis. It is thus of great importance and interest to contemporary historians and to all who are concerned with military and political affairs. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Aspin, Jehoshaphat A Picture of the Manners, Customs, Sports and Pastimes of the Inhabitants of England
London J Harris 1825 Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original boards. Neat ownership inscription on front pastedown. Gilt lettering to cracked leather spine. A Picture of the Manners, Customs, Sports and Pastimes of the Inhabitants of England, from the arrival of the Saxons down to the Eighteenth century, selected from the ancient chronicles by Jehoshaphat Aspin. Illustrated by numerous engravings from Strutt and others. 296 pages complete with index. No foxing. Nice and clean internally and externally. A fascinating item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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335.00 GBP
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Asquith, Cynthia The Flying Carpet
London Partridge Decorative Cloth Good++ No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No marks or inscriptions. 3 tipped in colour plates (1 missing). Extensively illustrated. Includes stories by A.A. Milne, J.M. Barrie, Hugh Lofting, and color plates by H.M. Brock, Harold Earnshaw & Susan Pearse. 200 pages on thick paper. Nice and clean internally.
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23.00 GBP
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Aster, Sidney 1939 ~ THE MAKING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
London Andre Deutsch 1973 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated. Sidney Astor for the first time describes the so-called 'Tilea Affair', which set in motion the policy of a deterrent front in Eastern Europe and led to the guaranteeing of Poland by Britain and France. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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23.00 GBP
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Atteridge, Captain Famous Modern Battles
London Nelson 1911 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Neat gift inscription on ffep. Gilt lettering to spine. Tissue guarded frontis. 362 pages plus advertisments. Complete with full double page maps. Contents include: The Battle of the Alma * Solferino * Chancellorsville * Gettysburg * Sadowa * Rezonville and Gravelotte * The Great Assault on Plevna * Tel-El-Kebir * Adowa * Omdurman * Paardeberg & Mukden. Nice and clean internally and externally of the scarce first edition. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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70.00 GBP
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Attwell, Henry A Book of Golden Thoughts
London Macmillan 1888 Reprint Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
No marks or inscriptions. Slight foxing. Gilt lettering to spine. Blue cloth, gilt medallion profile. Golden Treasury Series. Tissue guarded frontis. Top edge gilt. Translations. Subject and name index. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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50.00 GBP
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Auiler, Dan VERTIGO The Making of a Hitchcock Classic
London Titan Books 1999 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. The making of a Hitchcock classic. Nice and clean internally and externally. Difficult to find first printing. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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50.00 GBP
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Aunt Friendly CHARLIE CLEMENT or The Boy Friend
London Frederick Warne First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
First edition. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Tissue guarded frontispiece. With coloured illustrations. CHARLIE CLEMENT or The Boy Friend, by Aunt Friendly, author of Timid Lucy, Little Josey etc. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Austin, A B Birth of an Army
London Gollancz 1943 Reprint Very Good Very Good
2nd Edition. Unclipped, lightly chipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The Story of the Tunisian Campaign: of the building, in six months, of a great allied army, of the mistakes that were made, the lessons that werw learned - and of the triumphs that followed. Illustrated. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Backhouse, James A Handbook of European Birds
London Gurney and Jackson 1890 First Edition Original Cloth Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Sunned spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. A Handbook of European Birds for the use of Field Naturalists and Collectors. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bagnold, Enid THE SQUIRE
London Heinemann 1938 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. New novel by the author of National Velvet, made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor. Still has Book Society recommendion wraparound. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Baldwin, Hanson W GREAT MISTAKES OF THE WAR
London Alvin Redman 1950 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good
Unclipped dustwrapper with slight wear to top of spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. In this accurate and convincing book, Hanson Baldwin (Military Expert for the New York Times) has clearly revealed all the facts behind the errors and indicates how they could of been avoided. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Baldwin, Hanson W BATTLES LOST AND WON
London Hodder and Stoughton 1967 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Great campaigns of World War 2. Includes the Polish Campaign & Okinawa, the Battle of Britain, the Invasion of Crete, Fall of Corregidor, Stalingrad and Tarawa. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Balfour, Harold Wings Over Westminster
London Hutchinson 1973 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with slight wear to extremities. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Autobiography of one of Britain's early flyers, who was active in WWI, being shot down over Vimy Ridge, and later was appointed Under-Secretary of State for Air by Chamberlain in May 1938. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barclay, Glen St. J THE EMPIRE IS MARCHING
London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1976 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. A study of the military effort of the British Empire 1800 - 1945. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barnes, Julian Flauberts Parrot
London Jonathan Cape 1986 0224022229 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. Front cover by David Hockney. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and generally considered to be the author's masterpiece. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barnett, A. Doak Communist China and Asia
New York Harper & Brothers 1960 First Edition Very Good Good++
Unclipped dustwrapper with wear to extremities. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. This is a study of Communist China's growing impact on Asia and the problems it poses for the United States. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barr, James American Humorous Verse
London Walter Scott Good++ 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Neat gift inscription dated 1895. Detatched spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barrie, J M Peter Pan and Wendy Beautifully Illustrated in Colour
London Juvenile Productions Pictorial Cover Very Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
NO marks or inscriptions. NO tears. Decorated covers. Published with special arrangement with Hodder & Stoughton. Full colour illustrations on every other page facing text. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely rare Peter Pan item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barrie, J M Margaret Olilvy
London Hodder and Stoughton 1937 Cloth Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Neat ownership inscription. From the uniform edition of the works of J.M. Barrie. Barrie's novella about his mother, who really was named Margaret Ogilvy. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Barrie, J M What Every Woman Knows
London Hodder and Stoughton 1932 Cloth Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Neat ownership inscription. A comedy. From the uniform edition of the works of J.M. Barrie. Barrie's version of Candida. It's pretty much the same: the eminent man who thinks he's a brilliant genius, but it turns out that the little woman in the corner is the one running the show. Not exactly feminist, but found to be a great deal more fun than Shaw's take. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Batchelor, Denzil British Sports - Past and Present SOCCER
London Batsford 1954 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. BRITISH SPORTS : PAST & PRESENT. A History of Association Football. Extensively illustrated. Panoramic dustwrapper. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bate, H Maclear Report from Formosa
London Eyre and Spottiswoode 1952 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with minimal edgewear. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. This book is completely frank. After an account of the history, geography, economy and social life of the island, he examines the contemporary situation from all angles. Essential reading for all who would be well informed on Far Eastern affairs. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bates, H E Cut and Come Again
London Jonathan Cape 1935 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper. Lightly chipped spine. Slightly rubbed. Containing fourteen of Mr. H E Bates short stories: Beauty's Daughter * Cut and Come Again * The Mill * The Revelation * Waiting Room * Little Fish * The Station * The House With the Apricot * The Irishman * The Plough * Jonah and Bruno * The Bath * Harvest Moon & The Pink Cart.
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Baume, Y S Le Petit Train Rouge
London Warne Pictorial Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No stated edition. No marks or inscriptions. #2 in Mes Petits Livres Illustres. Text in French. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Baxter, Stephen TIME
London Voyager Harper Collins 1999 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) Signed by Author
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. SIGNED by author on title page. Baxter is the most credible heir to the hard SF tradition previously monopolised by Clarke and Asimov. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Baylis, John Contemporary Strategy - Theories and Policies
UK Croom Helm 1975 0856641634 First Edition Very Good++ Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The authors of this book believe that military power is an intrinsic part of the international system. For them, strategy is concerned with the ways in which military power may be used to achieve political objectives. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Beaty, David The Naked Pilot - The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
London Methuen 1991 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. In The Naked Pilot - The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents, David Beaty takes his exploration further and deeper, analysing not only human error flying accidents but also the latent pre-disposing errors made by management and government. No other book speaks with such clarity. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Beaufre, Andre Deterrence and Strategy
London Faber and Faber 1965 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The theory of deterrence which dominates not only this country but all major powers and is the basis of contemporary international relationships. General Beaufre analyses its effect upon military structure in the nuclear age and gives a thought-provoking picture of the world problems in the year 2000. Very nice and clean internally and externally. Appears unread. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Beaufre, Andre Nato and Europe
London Faber and Faber 1967 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Translated from the French by Joseph Green and R H Barry. This is a logical, thoughtful and highly intelligent book which every student of international affairs will wish to read. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Beaumont, Cyril W The Strange Adventures of a Toy Soldier
London Beaumont, Cyril W 1926 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Payne, Wyndham
First edition. Paper boards with pattern of toy soldiers rubbed. Some pencilling to front pastedown. 32 pages. Gilt lettering to orange cloth spine. A Fairy Tale by Cyril W. Beaumont. With decorations by Wyndham Payne. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Beaumont, G Drayton, Campon and Jonson
London Dent 1931 First Thus Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
First published in this edition. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Selected poems. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Belden, Jack China Shakes the World
London Gollancz 1951 Very Good Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
3rd Impression. Unclipped dustwrapper with lightly chipped spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Beyond doubt one of the most valuable books ever written about China. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bell, P M H A CERTAIN EVENTUALITY - Britain and the Fall of France
Saxon House 1974 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Britain and the fall of France. The author has written an exciting and illuminating blow by blow account of those dark days. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bellamy, H S The Book of Revelation is History
London Faber and Faber 1942 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. 2nd Impression. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The Revelation of St. John is without doubt, the most mysterious book in the world. The pith of Mr Bellamys theory is that the apocalyptic passages in the Book of Revelation are not prophecies, but were derived from an esoteric source - one of those secret and sacred books known to have existed in many ancient civilizations. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bennett, Ralph Ultra in the West
London Hutchinson 1979 0091393302 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. The Normandy Campaign of 1944-45. Ralph Bennett reconstucts for the first time the campaign for the liberation of Europe from the 25,000 or more signals which were based on Bletchley decodes. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Benoist-Mechin, J 60 Days That Shook the West
London Jonathan Cape 1963 First Edition Very Good Very Good
Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Not since Napoleon defeated Prussia in 1806 has a great military power been smashed as quickly as France was by Rommels dashing genius and Hitlers relentless panzer divisions. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Benson, Raymond Die Another Day
London Hodder and Stoughton 2002 0340826010 First Edition As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. SIGNED on bookplate. No marks or inscriptions. Silver lettering to spine. First print run of this book was reputedly very small, and many of those were pulped due to an error in the printing. Dust Jacket front shows both Hallie Berry and Pierce Bronson as well as other featured actors on rear panel. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bernadotte, Count Folke To Jerusalem
London Hodder and Stoughton 1951 First Edition Hard Cover Good++ Good++
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. This is the Palestine journal of Count Bernadotte up to the time of his assassination. Here is an idealism in action and a unique picture of a divided, war torn country in which the way of a peace-maker was hard indeed. 'The peoples of the world are bound, in common gratitude to a great Christian who died in their service, to give careful heed to his last words of advice'. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Berry-Dee, Christopher with Odell, Robin A QUESTION OF EVIDENCE Who Killed the Babes in the Wood?
London Allen 1991 1852272929 First Edition Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. A Question of Evidence is the result of countless hours of research into the 'Babes in the Wood' case. It is a balanced assessment of the investigation and trial - it is more startling than the case itself. Illustrated. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bethell, Nicholas The War Hitler Won
London Allen Lane 1972 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. Slight sunning to spine. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Hitler calculated that he could dispose of Poland without British or French intervention. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Birley Robert Sunk Without Trace
London Rupert Hart-Davis 1962 First Edition / First Impression Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The text of the 1960-1961 Clark Lectures which look at forgotten works by various British writers William Warner, Nathaniel Lee, Edward Young, William Robertson, Thomas Moore and Philip James Bailey. Robert Birley was headmaster of Eton College. Neat owners inscription of Sir Martyn Le Quesne. Slight bumping to corners, still an extremely nice copy in an unclipped dustwrapper.
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Bishop, Jim FDR's Last Year
London Hart-Davis 1975 First Edition Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. In this book, Jim Bishop presents a brilliantly researched, intimately detailed account of the last 12 months of his life, day by day and, sometimes, hour by hour, to reveal a double portrait of FDR, the statesman and the man. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Black, Jeremy War and the World - Military Power and the Fate of Continents 1450-2000
London Yale 1998 0300072023 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000. An attempt to write a global history of warfare in the modern era. Jeremy Black, here presents a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose and experience of war over the last half millennium. Investigating both land and sea warfare, Black examines weaponry, tactics, strategy and resources as well as the political, social and cultural impact of conflict. He takes issue with established interpretations, not least those that emphasize technology, and directly challenges the view that European military and naval forces were dominant throughout the period. European mastery at sea did not inevitably translate into equivalent success on land, he argues, and indeed many non-European military systems were formidable in their own right. Black investigates the regional political military inpact of, for example, Babur and the Mughals in 16th-century India and the Manchu conquest of China in the following century. The book argues that, in the 18th century - the focal point of Europe's military revolution - the international military balance shifted decisively. Economic growth and maritime exploration turned navies into aggressively effective instruments of power and fuelled the obsession for territorial acquisition which dominated the great powers throughout the 19th century. Linking debates on early modern history with those of more recent centuries, War and the World should be reading for students of global history and constitutes a re-examination of the role of war in the progress of nations. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Black, Jeremy Why Wars Happen
London Reaktion Books 1998 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Author analyses the three main forms of conflict: wars across cultures, wars within cultures and civil war. He also assesses the present situation and asks where we are heading in terms of future wars. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bloemertz, Gunther Heaven Next Stop
London Kimber 1954 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Black lettering to spine. These are the personal experiences of a fighter pilot in the German air force in northwest France and Belgium from 1940 to 1945. Against the background of a Germany and first victorious and gradually becoming conscious of defeat, Gunther Bloemertz tells the story of the squadron. It is a story of 'ten little nigger boys' one by one removed by death. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bogdanor, Vernon The Monarchy and the Constitution
Oxford 1995 0198277695 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. A serious examination of the political role of the monarchy, this book will make fascinating reading for all those interested in the monarchy and the future of British politics. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bohdan Nahaylo and Victor Swoboda SOVIET DISUNION - A History of the Nationalities Problem in the USSR
London Hamish Hamilton 1990 0241125405 First Edition Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Soviet Disunion tells the story of how the USSR's numerous non-Russian nations have had to struggle to preserve their national identities after the abandonment of the concessions and promises which they had extracted from Lenin and his associates guaranteeing them statehood, equality and cultural autonomy within a socialist federal structure. Illustrated. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bolloten, Burnett The Grand Camouflage - The Communist Conspiracy in the Spanish Civil War
London Hollis & Carter 1961 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper with NO LOSS. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The Grand Camouflage: The Communist Conspiracy In The Spanish Civil War. The most important event between the two world wars. Extraordinarily relevant to events that occurred long after The Spanish Civil War. (This title was later reissued as THE SPANISH REVOLUTION). Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bond, Brian France and Belgium 1939-1940
London Davis-Poynter 1975 First Edition Fine Fine
First edition. Unclipped dustwrapper. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. The remarkable series of events that led to the campaign of May 1940 tended to be overshadowed, for the British, by the dramatic aftermath of Dunkirk: The Battle of Britain, the U-boat war, and the operations in North Africa. Nevertheless, these events exerted a decisive influence on Allied strategy and policy for the remainder of the war. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Boraston, J Maclair British Birds and Their Eggs
London Chambers 1921 Reprint Decorative Cloth Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Neat ownership inscription. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt decorated boards. With 136 coloured illustrations. Complete with index. This book has been written with the exclusively practical object of enabling persons unacquainted with British birds to identify them by their obvious characteristics. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bossuet Oraisons Funebres et Sermons Choisis
Paris Garnier Full-Leather Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
New edition. Circa 1870. No marks or inscriptions. Gilt lettering to spine. Nice and clean internally and externally. All edges gilt. 5 raised bands. 546 pages. 12 tissue guarded engravings. Rembrandt, Mignard, Nanteuil, Ribera, Staal, Rigaud, Poussin, Van Dyck, Carracci, Spada etc. Heavy book. A lovely item. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bouilly, B N CONSEILS A MA FILLE
Paris Louis Janet Full-Leather Good++ 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Contemporary calf. Circa 1780. 2 volumes. No marks or inscriptions. Spine detatched on vol 1. Binding tight. All edges gilt. Text in French. Illustrated with engravings. Nice and clean internally and externally. A lovely 2 volume late 18th century French novel. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Boulger, Demetrius C Life of Gordon
London T Fisher Unwin 1896 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
7th Impression. No marks or inscriptions. Prize label on pastedown. Tissue guarded frontis. THE LIFE OF GORDON; Major-General, RE, CB; Turkish Field-Marshal, Grand Cordon Medjidieh, and Pasha; Chinese Titu (Field-Marshal), Yellow Jacket Order. Illustrated with portraits. 337 pages. General Charles Gordon gave the author custody of all his papers and letters in 1881, to aid Boulger in his work on Chinese history. In 1884, Boulger published Gordon's letters from the Crimea. After the fall of Khartoum, Boulger set out to write this biography. Nice and clean internally and externally. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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Bourdon, Georges The German Enigma
London Dent 1914 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good
First edition. The work of Monsieur Bourdon is not only a good book, it is also a brave deed, for other French publicists had adopted an ostrich policy of reticence, a cowardly policy of mental reservation. The German Enigma of Monsieur Bourdon is mainly an objective, impartial, and impersonal study, and the author has been careful not to obtrude his own private views. First edition means first edition, first printing, unless otherwise clearly stated.
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