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New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1983. 336pp, index, bibliography, maps, bw ills. Or blue boards with blue cloth spine in jacket. Front flap creased, spine slightly faded. An excellent overview of early African exploration. Using letter. diaries and printed records of Mungo Park, James Bruce, Richard Burton, John Speke, Livingstone, Stanley and others the author gives a gripping account of the search for the sources of the Nile, NIger, Congo and other rivers of Africa. Also presents a fascinating picture of the slave trade, desert nomads, canibals, pygmies and wild animals. An illuminating view of pre-colonial Africa.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Africa Explored. Europeans in the Dark Continent 1769-1889
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Alcestis. (The New Greek Tragedy in Translation)
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. xi, 123pp, glossary, notes. Or black cloth in jacket. Near new with very slight edge wear to jacket.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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All My Roads Before Me. The Diary of C. S. Lewis 1922-1927
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London: HarperCollinsReligious, 1991. Foreword by Owen Barfield. xi, 483pp. Erasure mark and small stain on the front flyleaf. Cloth boards in lightly soiled and edge-worn dust-jacket which has a slightly faded spine. The diary of CS Lewis over a five-year period begun while an undergraduate at Oxford at age 23. Gives a rare glimpse into the private life of this great writer.. Fount. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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The Art of Nautical Illustration: a Visual Tribute to the Achievements of the Classic Marine Illustrators
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Royston: Eagle Editions., 2001. 192pp, illustrated in colour throughout, collecting, index. This lavish visual tribute to a major art tradition features the key works of the masters of each nautical painting school, from the Dutch painters and illustrators of the 17th century right up to the end of the 20th century.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio.
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The Australian National Dictionary: a Dictionary of Australianisms on Historical Principles
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Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1988. VERY HEAVY. xvi + 814 pages, map of Australia showing distribution of Aboriginal languages. Original boards in dust-jacket. The book is 'the first comprehensive, historically based record of the 10,000 words which make up the Australian contribution to the English language'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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Australia's Native Orchids
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Sydney: Murray, 1970. 144pp, index, bibliography, bw & col ills. Or white cloth in pictorial jacket. A general guide to growing & collecting Australian native orchid species. Includes a chart of flowering times to make observation in the wild a little easier.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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Australian Parrots
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Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. HEAVY. xiv, 306pp, illustrated throughout by tipped-in full-page colour photographs with five paintings by American bird illustrator John C Yrizarry, line drawings distribution maps, monochrome photographs, bibliography, gazetteer, index. There is an erasure mark (prev person's name?) at the centre of the front flyleaf. Original green cloth boards in dust-jacket. In this, Joseph M Forshaw's definitive study of Australian parrots, a detailed description of every species is provided, together with information on classification and nomenclature, flight, call, habitat, distribution, habits and movements. Details of the care and housing of parrots in captivity are also given.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio.
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Bayonets at St Cloud: The Story of the 18th Brumaire
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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1965. 192 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates, references, appendix, index. There is some wear at the spine. Cloth boards in rubbed, price-clipped dust-jacket. Napoleon's coup d'etat.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo.
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Belleek Irish Porcelain. An Illustrated Guide to Over Two Thousand Pieces
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London: Quiller Press, 1993. HEAVY. xiii, 192pp, index, bibliography, num bw & col ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Minor bump to bottom corner, 2 black smudge marks on front endpapers. Some pressure marks on jacket and minor creasing. An excellent guide to Belleek porcelain with reproductions of the 1904 and 1949 catalogues at rear. The main body of the book is divided by item type( ie cases, baskets, fonts, candlesticks, tea sets etc) and there is a 2 page section on Belleek marks. An essential reference for dealer and collector alike.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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Better Surfing for Boys (with 172 Photos and 67 diagrams)
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London: Kaye & Ward, 1968. 94pp, illustrated throughout with b/w photos and diagrams, glossary. Or cl boards in edge-worn dust-jacket. Written for young surfers, the book covers every aspect of surfing: how to choose a board and care for it; how to prepare for a first standing ride, how to manipulate the board in different conditions of wind, shore and surf, and, once proficient, how to 'hot-dog'.. Second Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.
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The Birds of Ecuador. Volume I. Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy
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Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Ass, 2001. HEAVY. xviii, 848pp, index, bibliography, key, map. Or pictorial card covers. Very small bump/crease at top of front cover, card at top of spine slightly wrinkled, prev owners initials on first (blank) page. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Sml 4to.
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Birds of Surinam
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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd., 1968. xxix, 445pp, index, bibliography, addenda, 40 col plates, 30 bw plates, numerous bw drawings, folding map. Or green cloth in pictorial jacket. Some foxing to reverse of jacket, jacket covered in clear contact plastic, price cluipped. Prev owners name on front free endpaper, foxing to endpapers and light foxing to reverse of colour plates. The first complete illustrated authoritative bird book relating to Surinam. In addition to a full and detailed list of some 600 of the species to be found in Surinam the author gives an extensive account of the topography and climate of the country. Magnificently illustrated by 40 col plates, 30 bw plates and numerous text drawings covering some 537 of the Surinam species. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Barruel, Paul. 4to.
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The Birds of Ecuador. Volume II. Field Guide
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Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Ass, 2001. HEAVY. xvii, 740pp, index, bibliography, hundreds distribution maps, 96 col plates, num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Prev owners initials on first (blank) page. Superb field guide with many many hundreds of species illustrated in colour in the 96 colour plates. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Sml 4to.
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Boy's Own Companion No 3
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London: Lutterworth Press., 1963. 192pp, illustrated with b/w plates, line drawngs. The upper corner of the front flyleaf has been cut away. Red papered boards in heavily worn dust-jacket with tears, creases and loss of sections at both edges. The best of the Boy's Own Paper includes Biggles' Chinese Puzzle by Capt W E Johns. . Second Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo.
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Boy's Own Companion No 2
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London: Lutterworth Press., 1960. 208pp, b/w plates, text-ills, puzzles and quizzes. Blue papered boards with touch of white from the blind side of the once-damp rear cover of the dust-jacket. The jacket has edge tears and some loss by the spine foot and at the lower edge. Some of the best of the Boy's Own Paper including Biggles adventure The Case of the Flying Clown by Capt W E Johns (pp13-21).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good. 8vo.
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Bridges and Ferries of Australia
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Sydney: Bay Books, 1983. 160pp, index, num bw & col ills. Or blue cloth in pictorial jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Occasional light toning/foxing/ Throughout Australia bridges and ferries are vital links in road and rail systems- this books at all types from one oared punts and log crossings of the early settlers to the hydrofoils and sophisticated engineering feats of modern society.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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British & American Game Birds. With a Chapter on Shooting in America By Eugene V Connett
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Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press, 1993. Copy 281/2500 limited edition. x, 48pp, frontispiece and 19 coloured illustrations (one to a page and printed on one side of the page only), decorative end-papers. All edges gilt. Bound in decorative full green leather, gilt with full colour illustration on the front board. The four sections cover: grouse and black game; partridges and quail, and pheasant; wild turkey, woodcock and snipe, geese and ducks; Shooting in Great Britain, and Shooting in America.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Philip Rickman. 4to.
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Buildings of New Zealanders
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Auckland: Lansdowne Press, 1984. 192pp, illustrated throughout with full colour photographs, b/w plans, illustrated end-papers. Prelims and endpages foxed. Illustrated laminated boards, with lightly bumped lower front corner, in unevenly faded dust-jacket which has a 6cm tear fromthe spine head to the front cover (title not affected). New Zealand's public buildings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Photographs By Robert Van De Voort and Conrad Sims. Folio.
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The Care & Feeding of Dogs
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. 294pp, frontispiece and 24 b/w photos, 7 diagrams, glossary, references, index. Upper page edges tinted. Or cl boards lightly worn at the lower edge and at the spine head and foot. The material included in this book appeared originally in the pages of the American Kennel Gazette. Parts of this book appeared in 'Feeding Your Dog'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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The Carousel Animal
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Berkeley: Zephyr Press, 1984. HEAVY. Preface by Nina Fraley. 127pp, illustrated throughout in colour, glossary, bibliography. Blind-stamped cloth boards in dust-jacket which has a short tear at the upper edge of the rear flap fold. Here is the magic and charm of the carousel animal with the story of the world's famous carvers and a show of their finest work.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photography by Gary Sinick. Oblong 4to.
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