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OXFORD: BASIL BLACKWOOD, 1936 Paper covered boards with printed titles,215 x 140 mm approx. [ii] + 52 pp. First Edition 1936. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good ( Mild general shelf soiling and rubbing with small white paint spot. dust spotting/ tanning to front end papers due to loose insertion of a couple of leaves from a subject related publication. No previous owner name or annotations. No other notable defects).

LONDON: COLLINS / N/N , 1962 Green Buckram Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and NN logo, 220 x 160 mm approx. xvi + 240 pp. 4 colour plates 24 in b/w and 15 maps and diags. all as called for. First Edition 1st printing 1962. No 44 in Collin's New Naturalist Series. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- marks to front board, ink gift insc. to free front end paper. A few light foxing spots to fore edge and mild dust spotting to top edge of book block. Dust Jacket- light shelf rubbing with 2 mm approx loss to head of spine, no notable shelf soiling and non price clipped - cover 30s. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

ADELAIDE : LIBRARIES BOARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1966 Green Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. xiv + 200 pp. Categorised Bibliography of books on South Australia. First Edition 1966. The copy offered is inscribed by the author, then Professor of History at the University of N.S.W. in ink to the free front end paper. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, author insc. as above. No annotations. Dust Jacket - spine a little tanned, mild general shelf wear and soiling. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

LONDON: METHUEN & CO , 1915 Orange Card Wraps with flap folds over Orange card covers and orange end papers. Black titles and decs. 170 x 115 mm approx. First Edition thus. Collection of poems in rhyming verse taken from "The Flying Inn" (1914) with the exception of two poems previously published in "The New Witness". VG (Light general shelf wear and soiling to wraps. Ink gift insc to free end paper and date Christmas 1915. No other notable defects). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

London : BLOOMSBURY, 2007 Near Fine H/b in Near Fine D/j.- pages just starting an even cream tan; & a very slight lean to spine. Appears Unread. A Stated First Edition. 608pp. 205 x 140mm. [ Book - black boards, gilt titles, No inscsp.] Bright, clean Dust Jacket not price clipped £17.99, no spine fade , no fade anywhere. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

OXFORD: DAVID FICKLING BOOKS, 2016 Green Boards with silver titles , 215 x 140mm. 346pp includes 6pp of an Interview with the author.Teenage fiction, Lily Gabriel is 13 , Antony is 17 . First Edition 1st printing 13579108642. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - no inscp., as new throughout , light shelf-wear to spine ends ] Dust Jacket not price clipped, no notable defect. Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: A.R.MOWBRAY, 1960 Blue Boards with gilt titles to spine, 190 x 125 mm approx. 188 pp. b/w Frontis line illustration + many other unspecified such in text and some full page by Jennifer Miles. First Edition 1st printing 1960. Retelling of Bible stories for the younger child with charming illustrations. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.VG/VG (Book- a little faded to extremities. No notable shelf wear or soiling. Neat Hand written Prize label affixed to free front end paper for attendance at a Kindergarten Sunday School. No notable defects. Dust Jacket- a little light shelf rubbing and slight sunning/tanning to spine. Price clipped).

London : Dr ROMA KANT - Ravid Foundation, 1991 VG H/b Laminated.WW2 History [1939-1945] An Eye-witness account by Anna Kant & Intellect / Lawyer Norbant Kant ; just two survivors under the insanity of Stalin's Russia [ the Siberia Tanga Camps , Winter , Prisoner again NKGB Prison ] Injustice Inhumanity. Translated from Polish by B O''Driscoll. An important book. illus. few b/w plates [ some of documents ] [ paper fore-edge tanned, no inscsp. tight binding ] clean cover with no notable defect. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

BOMBAY: CHEMOULD GALLERY, 1990 Printed Card covers (Stapled paperback) 270 x 215 mm approx. 12 pp Illustrated in colour and b/e. Catalogue for the exhibitions held at Shiridharani Gallery New Delhi 15-28 Feb and Chemould Gallery Bombay 10-31 March 1990. Inscribed with affection to Richard - and signed Vivan in ink to top margin of first page and dated May 93. The "Richard" being Richard Lannoy the photographer and author1928-2015. We purchased his residual collection of books following their consignment to auction in 2017. Please see our images of the actual item offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Covers - mild general shelf wear and soiling, contents artist insc. as above. Binding sound with no other notable defects).

LONDON: MERRELL, 2004 Blue Cloth Boards with Red blocked titles to spine, 295 x 260 mm approx. 256 pp. Illustrated in colour and monochrome featuring photography, sculpture and paintings by Cindy Sherman, Nan Golding, Robert Mapplethorpe, Araki, Man Ray, Andy Warhol etc. First Edition 2004. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine(Book - negligible shelf wear/ soiling to cloth, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - mild shelf rubbing including to laminate at corner tips. No other notable defects to book or jacket). A very heavy tome and significant additional postage will be required for overseas shipping.

WEST DRAYTON: PENGUIN BOOKS/ PUFFIN STORY BOOKS, 1948 Paperback, 144pp. Puffin Storybook No PS 38. Translated from the Russian by M. Pokrovsky. 1st ed thus 1948 First Puffin printing. A charming story that will provoke a child's curiosity, of the migration of cranes. [ Good[ book- book block sound, no inscsp; shelf wear, colour rubbing/loss to spine, Puffin 1/6. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

NAIROBI, East Africa / London: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS , 1963 P/b. 1st ed.1963. This gentle and highly intelligent man taught many people to read, to write and in simple terms the necessity of politics in a peaceful attempt to fight for their rights Chpt.10; at last a Political Party is Born. Appendix; The Land Consolidation Scheme. Illustrated 8 mono photo-plates+ Map depicting the major detention camps in Kenya. 188pp. 215x145mm. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for Further Details and condition. Good[ Book- sound binding, clean throughout, no inscs, paper edge tanned] cover shelf/ wear light creasing, edge colour rubbing-loss, max to a weary sunned spine creased & starting to loose some laminte]

LONDON: BURKE, 1954 Beige Boards with gilt titles to spine, 220 x 150 mm approx. 192 pp, colour frontis, 3 further colour plates and 14 in monochrome all as called for on list of illustrations + line map. First Edition 1st printing 1954. Travels in Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes and Bali. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/Good (Book- slight offset browning with initials of previous owner and date in ink to free front end paper. No other defects. Dust Jacket shelf wear - mainly colour rubbing with a few small nicks - max 1 cm and a few white speckles - emulsion paint? Non price clipped- cover 18s).

London: W H ALLEN, 1958 ....a book of great power .. also sympathetic .. the frustrations of adolescence & middle age. An adroit blending of all that made Grand Hotel & The Bridge of San Luis Rey so memorable. Seven different lives in one block of flats, Koptic Court., set in a Post war times - diverse & human tragedies.267pps VG+/VG+[ Book-black cloth silver titles, No inscsp , tight binding, no notable defect ] Dust Jacket not price clipped 18/- minor shelf wear, no other notable defects.Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover . Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

Harmondsworth: PENGUIN BOOKS / PUFFIN BOOKS , 1962 A charming high spirited Fantasy - children of divorced parents; which inspired the Film The Parent Trap.VG P/b.161pp.+ publisher Note. 1st Puffin print, No 213, 1961. Illustrated in line by Walter Trier & translated by Cyrus Brooks. Very Goodr ( Book- moderate rubbing to covers, no notable soiling.No previous owner name or insc.,sound copy, clean throughout). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: CHARLES KNIGHT, 1976 Black Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 238 pp. Intro by Dame Margaret Cole. First Edition 1976. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- Moderate dust spotting to top edge of book block and a previous owner name obscured with black felt tip to free front end paper. Dust Jacket - no fade -colour is actually red, mild shelf rubbing, price clipped with Been Publisher replacement price sticker affixed. No other notable defects to book or jacket.

LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS , 2012 Purple Boards with gilt titles to spine, 220 x 160 mm approx. Attached purple silk marker. xii + 418 pp. 16 pp of b/w photo. plates. First Edition 1st printing 2012. A Unique Insight into the Victorian Court, with all its frustrations and absurdities. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. As New/ As new (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket non price clipped- cover £20. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No defects to book or jacket).

OXFORD: BASIL BLACKWELL, 1937 Orange cloth boards with blue blocked titles to spine and front board with illustrations extending around spine and both boards. 255 x 190 mm approx. Un paginated [80] pp Duo-tone frontis + many other unspecified illustrations by Joyce A Johnson.1937 to copyright page. No prior printing history stated. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good no d/j (Book- mild to moderate general shelf wear and soiling to cloth, no previous owner name or insc. A little dust spotting to top edge of book block. Binding sound with no other notable defects).

LONDON: THE NURSERY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 1964 Illustrated paper covers (Stapled Booklet) 215 x 140 mm approx. 24 pp Illustrated with b/w photos and line figs. First published in 1957 the copy offered is a third printing 1964. Booklet No 71 in series. VG (No notable defects and no previous owner name or insc.). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

LONDON: METHUEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1977 Yellow Laminated Boards with black titles to spine repeating the design of the dust jacket. 240 x 160 mm approx. 128 pp. First Edition 1971 in collectible condition. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.As New/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- negligible shelf rubbing, non price clipped - cover £1.25 No defects to book or jacket the latter in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to protect it in the kitchen).