Search Results: Authors starting with N from Capricorn Books

Barking, Essex: Harpdown, 1976. 46 pp, 11 3/4" H - magazine format. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Interior - soft bump at bottom corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - soft creases/wrinkles at corners of pages - slight migration in a few pages, two small faint liquid marks and faint partial cup-ring on front cover, light rubbing, crease down rear cover and also at fore-edge, several small light stains on rear cover. . Stapled in Wraps. Good+.

Madrid: Jose M.a Fiestas, 1984. 151 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H) - glazed pictorial boards. **SPANISH TEXT** Pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w floor plans. Indice: Introduccion; Historia del Museo del Ejercito; El edificio y su situacion; El Palacio del Buen Retiro; Vestibulo y escalera real; Planta de Infanteria; Planta de Caballeria; Planta de Ingenieros; Planta de Artilleria. Minor edge wear, minor rubbing, place and date in ink on half title page.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell 56 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H) - dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold seal on front board. No date - c1964. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. A brief pictorial overview of the history of King Edward's School, Birmingham, dating back to 1552. Interior - light browning to enpapers and margins of text pages, school presentation label to previous owner on front pastedown, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, light fading to cloth on spine and on parts of boards, two very small watermarks at bottom of front board. . Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket.

London: Juvenile Productions 93 pp, 10 3/16" H. no date. Pictorial boards (boy and girl blowing bubbles with fairies), pictorial endpapers. Profusely illustrated throughout. The first section contains the A.B.C. with a double page spread for each letter featuring characters from fairy tales described in rhyme. This is followed by puzzles, rhymes and riddles, a story about a steam train and a picture story. Lots of charming animal and fairy characters. Moderate browning to pages and edges of text block, moderate to heavy edge wear - heavier at corners, light to moderate rubbing, several bumps on top edges of boards.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket.

Sankey, Hudson, Manchester, n.d. (1937). 64 pp, 8 3/16" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). One page of text followed by pages of captioned b&w photographs. Title page continues: "Reproduced from authentic photographs of incidents in the lives of their Majesties the King and Queen". Not a history of the actual coronation, but of the lives of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their family up to the coronation. Interior - small soft crease at top corner of pages, minor soiling on last page, staples rusting, otherwise clea n a n d t i g h t with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light soiling to covers, staples rusting, small soft corner creases, one small edge tear archivally taped, minor edge wear. Good.

Toronto: Dominion Bureau of Circulation, 1929. 66 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H) - pale orange boards with red spine, black and red lettering/decoration on front board. Exotic 'reptile skin' patterned endpapers in shades of brown, green, peach and gold. Profusely illustrated with b&w comic illustrations. When travelling salesman Zep Hawker pulls into Mud Creek with his "cure-alls", we meet villagers like Kiss-Proof Kelly, Eppy Demmick, Bacteria Bates, Hippo Potts and Daley Tipple - and he gets run out of town on a rail! Title page has become detached from the staples but is still firmly held to the binding (manufacturing flaw), light liquid mark at bottom of page 53 - tiny mark on pages 54 & adjacent picture page, light to moderate edgewear, a few light scuffs and small area of soiling on rear cover, minor general soiling, very light browning to edges of textblock, very small light stain at front cover fore-edge, book now protected in stiff mylar sleeve.. Hard Cover. Very… Read More

Appleton, Wisconsin: Aviation Publications, 1977. 28 pp + fold-out drawing, 8 1/2" H. Reproduction of July 1940 Pilot's Notes, preceded by 1 page 'Publisher's Notes'. B&w illustrations. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor wear at top/bottom of spine. . Stapled in Wraps. Very Good+.

Burbank, Ca: Artsci, 1993. Individually paged chapters plus ads, 4to (11" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w diagrams. Contents: Preface; Introduction; ICOM; Kenwood; Scanners; Appendixes: Coax Loss Chart, DB Att. Chart; Resistor/Cap Color Codes; PL Encoder Hook Up; PL Tones / CMOS-TTL Circuit; PL Decoder Hook Up 1; PL Decoder Hook Up 2; Memory Channel Assignments - Performance Report Sheets. Interior - dog-ear crease on page 53, some small areas of pink hi-lighting on page 23, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - tiny soft corner creases, book slightly cocked, two faint creases on spine. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Ottawa: Ministry of Transport, 1949. 53 pp, 9 3/4" H. Section headings include: Legislation, Including Regulations; Crew On Duty At Time Of Fire; Origin Of The Fire On The Noronic; Rousing Of Passengers By The Crew; Questions Propounded; Recommendations. Interior - light browning to pages and moderate browning on inside of covers, soft bump at top of gutters, soft creases at bottom corner of text block, tiny tears and crease at top corner of first page, hinges are rusty. Exterior - moderate browning at edges and on spine, soft bump at top of spine, soft creases at bottom corner of covers, light soiling - mainly on rear cover, several small tears and creases at top edge of front cover.. Stapled in Wraps. Good.

Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited, Ottawa, c1920. Textured light brown card wrappers with title and banding in black (6 11/16" x 3 11/16") containing 10 connected views of Regina, Saskatchewan in shades of black and green/blue. Views: New C.P.R. Hotel; City Hall; Saskatchwan Parliament Bldgs; Cit y Hall Square; Provincial Normal School; Victoria Park; Holy Rosary Cathedral; Cross of Sacrifice; Metropolitan Church; Regina College. Small areas of colour loss on the second and third pictures (mainly on second picture) - probably due to insect, minor edge wear, small crease/bump at top of spine and at top corners of covers, tiny foxing marks on picture fold edges. Very Good-.

London: British Travel and Holidays Association, 1956. 84 pp, 7 1/4" H. B&w photographs, advertisements. An alphabetic listing of selected English towns, giving their county, population, distance from London, early closing days with a short history and notes on items of interest. Interior - very light foxing marks on inside of covers and first and last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - tiny faint foxing marks on edges of textblock, minor soiling, faint wrinkles on spine.. Soft Cover. Very Good-.

Montreal: VIA Rail Canada, 1986. 128 pp, 11 15/16" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, maps, reproductions. "The railway age in Canada began on July 21, 1836, when the tiny locomotive, 'Dorchester', made its inaugural run on the Champlain and St. Lawrence Rail Road. (This book) tells the fascinating story of this country's passenger railways and their development over the past 150 years. Historical and full-color photographs reflect the romance of the railway and capture many beautiful scenes from the Canadian landscape that can only be seen from the train. This is a story of hopes and dreams and obstacles overcome. It is a story of farsighted people who dared to make those dreams come true and who helped to forge a na t i o n o u t of this huge, rugged land." Interior - Christmas and date note on half-title page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate edge wear, a few small… Read More

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1954. 484 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H) - dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, gold emblem on front board. "Volume III, herewith, comprises information on the more advanced aspects of seamanship, and is intended as a book of reference for seamen of experience." Chapter headings: Officer-of-the-Watch in Harbour; Officer-of-the-Watch at Sea; Rule of the Road; Manoeuvring in Company; Handling Ships in Narrow Waters; Handling Ships in Heavy Weather; Towing at Sea; Moorings; Salvage Operations; Wreck Dispersal; Extempore Handling of Heavy Weights; Fire-Fighting; Abandoning Ship, Survival, and Rescue; Warship Construction; Pumping and Ventilating Systems of a Warship; Equipment and Maintenance of Warships; Types and Design of Merchant Ships, and Tonnage Measurements; Ship Stability; Cargo Stowage; Appendix: Dimensions and Strengths of Nylon Rope and of Common Rigging Fittings; Index. Previous owner's name inked out on front… Read More

Glasgow: Michael Kelly Associates, 1990. Unpaginated (42 pp.), 11 3/4" H. Color illustrations (photographs, reproductions, uniform studies, tartans). Contents: Foreword; The Army Benevolent Fund; City of Glasgow Council; The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; The Scots Guards; The Royal Scots; The Royal Highland Fusiliers; The King's Own Scottish Borderers; The Cameronians; The Black Watch; Queen's Own Highlanders; Programme of Music; The Gordon Highlanders; The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; The Territorial Army; Pipes and Drums; The Ceremony of Beating Retreat; Military Bands; Tartans and the Soldier; Regimental Colours; Pipe Banners; Strathclyde Police Pipe Band; Queen Victoria School; The Golden Lions. Interior - very light cigarette odor, small faint watermark at fore-edge of approx. first 15 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge browning, small faint watermark on inside edge of front cover. . Stapled in Wraps. Very Good -.

Toronto: Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited, 1942. 16 pp, 8 7/8" H. Shows colour badges, sleeve markings and shoulder straps of naval officer, b&w silhouettes of British warships. A patriotic promotional piece from the Gutta Percha & Rubber Company, touting their contribution to the war effort and exhorting the public to save rubber. The back cover shows the badge of the Canadian Merchant Navy. Interior - water stains at fore edge of pages and inside of covers, small soft crease at top corner of pages. Exterior - water stain on covers - mainly on front, light edge wear - moderate on spine, a few soft wrinkles, one tiny edge tear.. Stapled in Wraps. Good-.

Geneva: RotoVision, 1980. 398 pp, 4to (12 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. "As the world of the photograph increases and spreads so must the authoritative book. This volume of European photography contains the work of some 260 top professional photographers throughout the continent and is printed by Roto-Sadag in Geneva, Switzerland, to the high standards demanded by the quality of their work." Trilingual text (English/French/German). Countries covered: Austria, Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom. Slight waviness to top/bottom edges of textblock, minor soiling mark on top of textblock. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.

Gloucester: Printed by John Jennings, 1991. 73 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w and colour illustrations. Contents: The Raising of the Regiment; Early Years of the Regiment; The Conquest of Canada; The West Indies, the American War of Independence, early years of the 61st Regiment; The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815; India and the Sikh Wars; The Crimean War; The Indian Mutiny; The South African War; The First World War; Between the Wars; The Second World War; Amalgamation of the 1st (28th) and 2nd (61st) Battalions; The War in Korea; Keeping the Peace; Appendices: The Regimental Family Tree; Where the Regular Battalions have served in Peace and War; Colonels & Commanding Officers; The Regimental Calendar; Victoria and George Crosses; Brief Accounts of Famous Battles; The Regimental Colours; Regimental Traditions; Regimental Nicknames; Sporting Successes of the Regiment; The Regimental Association. Light cigarette odour, minor wear at top of spine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+.

(Household Cavalry), 1954. 30 pp, 8 1/2" H. The programme of the Tattoo. B&w drawings, advertisements. The programme gives details of the following events: The Band and Guard of the Sea Cadet Corps (Guildford); Household Cavalry Egyptian War Saga; Drill Display by the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards; The Corps of Drums of the Guards Training Battalion; Display by the Dispatch Riders of The Royal Corps of Signals; Cavalry Drill Display by The Household Training Cadre; Jeep Assembly Display by the Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers; The Coach of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues); Exhibition Polo Match; Interlude by the L.A.D. Royal Horse Guards; Illuminated Club Swinging by the Household Cavalry Training Cadre; Balloon Jumping by members of The Airborne Forces Depot, Aldershot; Musical Ride by Mounted Squadrons of the Household Cavalry; Finale. Interior - a few tiny light foxing marks, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing and… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892. 412 pp, 8 3/4" H. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering/decoration on front board, top edge gilt. 113 b&w illustrations, including tissue-covered frontispiece. Contents: The Stone Age, its Duration, and its Place in Time; Food, Cannibalism, Mammals, Fish, Hunting and Fishing, Navigation; Weapons, Tools, Pottery - Origin of the Use of Fire, Clothing, Ornaments - Early Artistic Efforts; Caves, Kitchen-Middings, Lake Stations, "Terremares", Crannoges, Burghs, "Nurhags", "Talayoti", and "Truddhi"; Megalithic Monuments; Industry, Commerce, Social Organization - Fights, Wounds and Trepanation; Camps, Fortifications, Vitrified Forts - Santorin - The Towns upon the Hill of Hissarlik; Tombs; Index. Inside rear hinge has splitting to paper but is holding firmly, two edge tears on page leaf 403/404 - archivally taped, small 'v' tear on page leaf 407/408 - archivally taped, small area of… Read More

New York: George H. Doran, 1918. 217 pp, 7 5/8" H. Orange cloth with black lettering on spine, b&w illustration pasted on front board. Ten b&w plates including frontispiece (collated). The fictionalized account of a French poilu's experiences in the Aviation Corps in the First World War. Very light browning to free endpapers and tiny faint foxing marks, several pages with small edge tears at bottom due to opening of pages - archivally taped, small piece missing at bottom edge of page leaf 17/18, light soiling on boards, moderate soiling on spine, very light wrinkling at top bottom of spine, small dent to top edge of pages 75 to 126 - a few small tears archivally taped, dust staining to top of text block, tiny dent on top edge of rear board and on front board, very light edge wear.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Huard..