Gordon, Roderick; Williams, Brian Tunnels (with Promotional Postcard)
Frome, Somerset: Chicken House, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1905294428 1st edition, 1st impression, with scarce mint promotional postcard inserted. Now into later printings, this is the first printing with the number string 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. (Book ref. 6147) £20.00
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Frome, Somerset: Chicken House, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1905294428 1st edition, 1st impression, with scarce mint promotional postcard inserted. Now into later printings, this is the first printing with the number string 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. (Book ref. 6147) £20.00
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Gordon, Roderick:Williams, Brian Tunnels
Frome, Somerset: Chicken House, 2007. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1905294425 Signed by Author SIGNED by both author & illustrator on endpaper.This is the first edition, second printing. 464 pages. Fourteen-year old Will Burrows lives with his family in North London. He has little in common with them except a passion for digging which he shares with his father. (Book ref. 6146) £12.55
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Frome, Somerset: Chicken House, 2007. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1905294425 Signed by Author SIGNED by both author & illustrator on endpaper.This is the first edition, second printing. 464 pages. Fourteen-year old Will Burrows lives with his family in North London. He has little in common with them except a passion for digging which he shares with his father. (Book ref. 6146) £12.55
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Kenyon, Nicholas The BBC Symphony Orchestra: The First Fifty Years 1930-1980
London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0563176172 No previous owner marks, unclipped dustjacket, xv & 543 pages, foreword by Sir Adrian Boult, comprehensive and detailed history of this famous orchestra with 81 b/w photo illustrations, index, bibliography, complete lists of orchestra members, performances, music programmes, records of wartime broadcasting, gramophone recordings. (Book ref. 6145) £8.25
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London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0563176172 No previous owner marks, unclipped dustjacket, xv & 543 pages, foreword by Sir Adrian Boult, comprehensive and detailed history of this famous orchestra with 81 b/w photo illustrations, index, bibliography, complete lists of orchestra members, performances, music programmes, records of wartime broadcasting, gramophone recordings. (Book ref. 6145) £8.25
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Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk The Dakota's Heritage: A Compilation of Indian Place Names in South Dakota
South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brevet Press, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Laminated pictorial boards, cover illustration by Don Steinbeck, xii & 74 pages, bibliography, index. Very good bright condition, neatly embossed name of previous owner on endpaper. (Book ref. 6144) £6.75
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South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brevet Press, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Laminated pictorial boards, cover illustration by Don Steinbeck, xii & 74 pages, bibliography, index. Very good bright condition, neatly embossed name of previous owner on endpaper. (Book ref. 6144) £6.75
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Swift, Jonathan; Theaker, Harry (Illustrator) Gulliver's Travels
London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1928. Illustrated by Harry G.Theaker. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 338 pages, illustrated endpapers, 48 colour plates, light green cloth boards with bright colour plate pasted to front, black printed titles to front & spine, 6 pages publisher's advertisements. No previous owner marks, early page edges with some edge spotting. (Book ref. 6143) £15.00
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London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1928. Illustrated by Harry G.Theaker. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 338 pages, illustrated endpapers, 48 colour plates, light green cloth boards with bright colour plate pasted to front, black printed titles to front & spine, 6 pages publisher's advertisements. No previous owner marks, early page edges with some edge spotting. (Book ref. 6143) £15.00
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Golding, William The Sphere
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1964. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ex-Library First American edition, hardback, black cloth boards, gilt title lettering, 215 pages, stamped on title pages "Frederick Walgren Memorial Library, East Quogue, N.Y". Dustjacket with slight sunning to spine, in protective clear sleeve. (Book ref. 6142) £5.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1964. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ex-Library First American edition, hardback, black cloth boards, gilt title lettering, 215 pages, stamped on title pages "Frederick Walgren Memorial Library, East Quogue, N.Y". Dustjacket with slight sunning to spine, in protective clear sleeve. (Book ref. 6142) £5.00
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BBC Radio Times (London Edition) 10-16 November, 1973 ( Royal Wedding Issue, Princess Anne & Mark Phillips)
London: BBC Publications, 1973. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Pictorial cover, 92 pages, illustrations in colour & b/w, articles, details of programmes for BBC Television and Radio, numerous contemporary adverts. Very good condition, minor wear. (Book ref. 6140) £6.00
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London: BBC Publications, 1973. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Pictorial cover, 92 pages, illustrations in colour & b/w, articles, details of programmes for BBC Television and Radio, numerous contemporary adverts. Very good condition, minor wear. (Book ref. 6140) £6.00
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The Education Workshop, Irishwomen United Education Widens the Gap Between the Sexes
Dublin: Irishwomen United, 1975. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Booklet which examines the role of the educational system in maintaining and re-inforcing sexual inequalities. 22 pages, no previous owner marks. Written and produced by The Education Workshop, Irishwomen United, Dublin. (Book ref. 6139) £4.00
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Dublin: Irishwomen United, 1975. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Booklet which examines the role of the educational system in maintaining and re-inforcing sexual inequalities. 22 pages, no previous owner marks. Written and produced by The Education Workshop, Irishwomen United, Dublin. (Book ref. 6139) £4.00
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Greene, Graham In Search of a Character: Two African Journals
London: The Bodley Head, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0370002814 Bound in Elephanthide boards with red cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, top edge green, 123 pages, dustjacket. Small blemish to front board, bumped slightly at upper corners, previous owner short inscrip. on endpaper, light foxing to fore-edge. Nice dustjacket in clear protective film sleeve, price clipped inside front flap. Graham Greene placed two of his novels in Africa, "A Burnt-Out Case" in the Congo, and "The Heart of the Matter" in Sierra Leone. These two journals, preceding each novel, "may be of interest as an indication of the kind of raw material a novelist stores". (Book ref. 6138) £9.50
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London: The Bodley Head, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0370002814 Bound in Elephanthide boards with red cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, top edge green, 123 pages, dustjacket. Small blemish to front board, bumped slightly at upper corners, previous owner short inscrip. on endpaper, light foxing to fore-edge. Nice dustjacket in clear protective film sleeve, price clipped inside front flap. Graham Greene placed two of his novels in Africa, "A Burnt-Out Case" in the Congo, and "The Heart of the Matter" in Sierra Leone. These two journals, preceding each novel, "may be of interest as an indication of the kind of raw material a novelist stores". (Book ref. 6138) £9.50
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Brown, Christopher (Ed). Art in Seventeenth Century Holland
London: Publications Department, National Gallery, 1976. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Pictorial cover, 144 pages, illustrated throughout in colour & b/w, pull-out map of the United Provinces, forward by Michael Levey. Exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, between 30th September to 12th December, 1976. Near fine, no previous owner marks. (Book ref. 6137) £4.00
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London: Publications Department, National Gallery, 1976. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Pictorial cover, 144 pages, illustrated throughout in colour & b/w, pull-out map of the United Provinces, forward by Michael Levey. Exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, between 30th September to 12th December, 1976. Near fine, no previous owner marks. (Book ref. 6137) £4.00
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Liney, R; O'Reilly, J; Turay, K; Kabia, M. Junior Secondary Agriculture for Sierra Leone
London: Macmillan, 1993. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0333570707 No previous owner marks, vi & 202 pages, map, numerous photographs & line drawings, glossary, exercises. First in a series of three pupil's books written to cover the Junior Secondary School Agriculture syllabus for Sierra Leone. (Book ref. 6136) £5.00
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London: Macmillan, 1993. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0333570707 No previous owner marks, vi & 202 pages, map, numerous photographs & line drawings, glossary, exercises. First in a series of three pupil's books written to cover the Junior Secondary School Agriculture syllabus for Sierra Leone. (Book ref. 6136) £5.00
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Akinyosoye, V.O. Senior Tropical Agriculture for West Africa
London: Macmillan, 1977. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Bright condition, no previous owner marks, vi & 199 pages, numerous photographs & line drawings, index. The content of the book comprises four main areas: introduction to Agriculture, Soil Science, Crop Science, and Animal Science. Intended for use by students studying the West African Examination Council's 'O' Level Agricultural Science syllabus. (Book ref. 6135) £7.00
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London: Macmillan, 1977. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Bright condition, no previous owner marks, vi & 199 pages, numerous photographs & line drawings, index. The content of the book comprises four main areas: introduction to Agriculture, Soil Science, Crop Science, and Animal Science. Intended for use by students studying the West African Examination Council's 'O' Level Agricultural Science syllabus. (Book ref. 6135) £7.00
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Hancock, Norman An Innocent Grows Up
London: J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd., 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Orange/brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, endpaper & title page lithograph illustration by John Piper, illustration repeated on dustjacket, viii & 181 pages, light foxing to prelims, slight edge-wear to dustjacket, protected with clear film sleeve. Autobiography of a "plain main", the son of a drapery store owner, born at the beginning of the 20th Century, and living in a small Somerset town. The book ends with his enlistment as a very young man at the beginning of World War One. (Book ref. 6134) £7.50
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London: J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd., 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Orange/brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, endpaper & title page lithograph illustration by John Piper, illustration repeated on dustjacket, viii & 181 pages, light foxing to prelims, slight edge-wear to dustjacket, protected with clear film sleeve. Autobiography of a "plain main", the son of a drapery store owner, born at the beginning of the 20th Century, and living in a small Somerset town. The book ends with his enlistment as a very young man at the beginning of World War One. (Book ref. 6134) £7.50
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Petit, Pierre Verdi
London: John Calder, 1969. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall First UK paperback edition, 192 pages, numerous illustrations, chronology, bibliography, discography. Bright condition, inscription to previous owner on title page. Pierre Petit's fascinating study of the man and his work, translated from the French by Patrick Bowles. (Book ref. 6133) £4.00
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London: John Calder, 1969. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall First UK paperback edition, 192 pages, numerous illustrations, chronology, bibliography, discography. Bright condition, inscription to previous owner on title page. Pierre Petit's fascinating study of the man and his work, translated from the French by Patrick Bowles. (Book ref. 6133) £4.00
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Lambley, K.Rebillon (Selected and Translated by) French Short Stories
London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1933. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall World's Classics No.396, blue cloth, gilt lettering, viii & 288 pages, blue ribbon page marker, 22 short stories those by Voltaire, Nodier, Stendhal, Balzac, Dumas, Merimee, Gautier, Arene, Anatole France, Zola, Mauspassant and others, text in English, 16pp list of the 'World's Classics' series at end of volume. Previous owner note in French on endpaper. (Book ref. 6132) £4.00
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London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1933. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall World's Classics No.396, blue cloth, gilt lettering, viii & 288 pages, blue ribbon page marker, 22 short stories those by Voltaire, Nodier, Stendhal, Balzac, Dumas, Merimee, Gautier, Arene, Anatole France, Zola, Mauspassant and others, text in English, 16pp list of the 'World's Classics' series at end of volume. Previous owner note in French on endpaper. (Book ref. 6132) £4.00
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Austen, Jane; West, Michael; Hart, E.P. Emma (New Method Supplementary Reader, Stage 5)
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1956. Illustrated by W.Nickless. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall No previous owner marks, pictorial cover, xiv & 127 pages, map, b/w drawings, list of questions for the student.The text of this book was brought within the vocabulary of New Method, Stage 5. (Book ref. 6131) £4.00
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London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1956. Illustrated by W.Nickless. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall No previous owner marks, pictorial cover, xiv & 127 pages, map, b/w drawings, list of questions for the student.The text of this book was brought within the vocabulary of New Method, Stage 5. (Book ref. 6131) £4.00
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Cohn, Art (Editor) Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days
New York: Random House, 1956. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Laminated pictorial cover as issued, 44 pages, illustrated endpapers, pictures in colour from Allahabad to Yokohama, b/w illustrations. The story of the show with cameo biographies of the 46 stars in the cast, prologue by Edward R.Murrow. Very nice condition with minor wear. (Book ref. 6128) £4.75
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New York: Random House, 1956. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Laminated pictorial cover as issued, 44 pages, illustrated endpapers, pictures in colour from Allahabad to Yokohama, b/w illustrations. The story of the show with cameo biographies of the 46 stars in the cast, prologue by Edward R.Murrow. Very nice condition with minor wear. (Book ref. 6128) £4.75
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Corrigan, Gordon Blood, Sweat and Arrogance and the Myths of Churchill's War
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 029784623X You may not agree with Corrigan's assessment, but it is an enjoyable read - judge for yourself the validity of the author's arguments. As new hardback, no previous owner marks, 495 pages, 37 photo illustrations, 16 maps, bibliography, index, pictorial dustjacket. (Book ref. 6126) £5.95
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 029784623X You may not agree with Corrigan's assessment, but it is an enjoyable read - judge for yourself the validity of the author's arguments. As new hardback, no previous owner marks, 495 pages, 37 photo illustrations, 16 maps, bibliography, index, pictorial dustjacket. (Book ref. 6126) £5.95
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Sydenham, D.H.J. Success in Vegetable Production
Macmillan, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0333383362 62 pages, illustrations, no previous owner marks. The basic essentials of cultivation and management of vegetables in the tropics, written in a plain understandable style for the producer - farmers and farm managers - for advisers, staff and students at school or agricultural college. Essential information on each type of vegetable is provided, finishing with a discussion of marketing and vegetable growing for profit. (Book ref. 6125) £4.00
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Macmillan, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0333383362 62 pages, illustrations, no previous owner marks. The basic essentials of cultivation and management of vegetables in the tropics, written in a plain understandable style for the producer - farmers and farm managers - for advisers, staff and students at school or agricultural college. Essential information on each type of vegetable is provided, finishing with a discussion of marketing and vegetable growing for profit. (Book ref. 6125) £4.00
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Akubuilo, C.J.C. An Introduction to Practical Agriculture for West Africa
Macmillan, 1980. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0333219783 Reprint, 154 pages, illustrations, diagrams, index, contents include: farm and garden tools and agricultural machinery, soils and soil fertility, crop production, pastures and fodder crops, weeds, diseases and pests, livestock management systems, housing and nutrition, animal diseases, parasites and pests, farm records. No previous owner markings or highlighting. (Book ref. 6123) £7.50
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Macmillan, 1980. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0333219783 Reprint, 154 pages, illustrations, diagrams, index, contents include: farm and garden tools and agricultural machinery, soils and soil fertility, crop production, pastures and fodder crops, weeds, diseases and pests, livestock management systems, housing and nutrition, animal diseases, parasites and pests, farm records. No previous owner markings or highlighting. (Book ref. 6123) £7.50
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