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LONDON: THOMAS NELSON Buff paper covered boards with black titles to spine and illustration to front, 190 x 135 mm approx. 490 pp. Frontis + 52 other illustrations being line drawings and b/w photos + 16 maps. Undated circa 1916/18.We have collated as regards the maps which are all present and have no reason to believe the other illustrations are not all present. The book was first published in 1903 under the title "Modern Warfare" and written by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg Royal Engineers under the Pseudonym "Ubique" and re-issued updating the new "engines of war" and providing details of "a struggle in Belgium almost identical with that now raging" Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. The copy offered has the names, regiments and years of service including WWII of soldiers in pencil to the inside covers. Good (Heavy shelf wear and soiling to paper covers and corners dog- eared. Previous owner name in… Read More

London : METHUEN & Co Ltd, 1940 Farming throughout time.64pp.220x140mm. The Beginnings - Roundabouts - the Manor - Trade Tools - Struggle - Experiment - great farmers - farm figures & Looking Ahead. illustrated 24 b/w plates. VG [ No inscsp. no annotation, sound stitching, clean throughout. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale

LONDON: EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE, 1939 Pale blue cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and upper board, 225 x 150 mm approx. Maps to end papers, x + 224 pp. Frontis + 45 other monochrome photo illustrations as called for. First Edition 1939. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- heavy shelf rubbing to cloth- colour loss only, bump to head of spine and corners rounded. Mild general shelf soiling. Ink stamp of previous ownership - institution to top margin of free front end paper. No other notable defects). A sound reading copy of a pre WWII travel book.

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK / A & C Black, 1909 Orange Cloth Boards with gilt blocked titles and decs.225 x 170 mm approx.Top edge gilt, xii + 176 pp. + 4 of publisher's adverts. Colour frontis with captioned tissue guard + 23 others all as called for by Mima Nixon. First Edition 1909. Very Good + (Book-a little general shelf wear and soiling, browning to end papers, no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound with no other notable defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

NELSON: HENDON PUBLISHING, 1972 Illustrated card covers (Stapled paperback) 145 x 220 mm approx. Un-paginated [60pp] b/w photo illustrations with descriptions under. First Edition 1972. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. very Good (Book- Mild general shelf rubbing to extremities of covers, no previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects).

LONDON : GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN , 1938 Brown cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. xxii + 772 pp. 17 b/w illustrations and 23 maps all as called for. Intro by Harold J Laski. First Edition 1938. The copy offered has a presentation plate to the front paste down to W R Spence (William Robert 1875-1954) from the National Union of Seamen. Spence served as General Secretary of the Union from 1931-1941 and also on the general council of The Trades Union Congress, retiring to Shoreham Sussex. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no dust jacket (Book- shelf rubbing to cloth at extremities- colour loss only, presentation plate as above, a few corners turned in the course of a reading. Binding sound with no other notable defects).

LONDON: HUTCHINSON , 2009 Black Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. [viii] + 288 pp + Notes on Author and type. First Edition 1st impression 2009. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - non price clipped cover £18.99. No notable defects to book or jacket). Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

LONDON: REVIEW, 2004 Illustrated laminated card covers (Mass Market Paperback) 195 x 125 mm approx. [viii] + 340 pp + 2 of publisher's adverts, Double page line map + 8 pp of colour and b/w illustrations. First Paperback printing signed in ink to the title page by the author a former British Ambassador and Dpty. Secretary General to the Commonwealth. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine (Book - no notable sign of use, author signature as above. Paper of book block evenly tanned. No notable defects).

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, 1907 Prominent work in its day and still a valuable reference. Black Calf Half Leather with black grain effect cloth, 5 raised bands and gilt titles. " Miller Prize" of The Institution of Civil Engineers Copy Awarded for the 1906-1907 Session of Examinations; with Leather Gilt Presentation Plate to front paste down. Marbled end papers with matching marbled edges to book block. Two colour sewn headbands. xi +327pp. 149 Figs. Good (Book - Corners rounded with rubbing wear. Front end paper cracked but cords and leather sound as is the binding generally. Preliminary blanks quite browned and the paper of the book block is also tanned).

HARMONDSWORTH: PENGUIN, 1975 Mass Market Paperback 180 x 110 mm approx. First printing 1975 by Penguin with the cover illustration by Justin Todd. vg (Covers- slightly speckled from long term storage in a box from new and page margin to bottom edge tanned from reaction to cardboard of box side. No previous owner name and no other defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale)

EDINBURGH: DUNEDIN ACADEMIC Press, 2004 FINE/FINE.1st ed.Professor BGJ Upton , BA MA D Phil, FGS FRSE. Volcanoes have played a major role in the creation of Scotland - retaining the secrets of the log, frequently violent, Geological History that has gone into their making.Geographically the book ranges across all of Scotland from Shetland to the Borders. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

London : FABER & FABER Ltd, 1957 VG H/b in Good D/j.1957.245pp.Well loved country author Alison Uttley [ Little Grey Rabbit series etc].illustrated in line by artist AE Kennedy. Includes an illustrated Alphabet. slightly larger font [ text] for younger child. The Adventures of Sam the pig - along with Sally , Brock , Unicorn. - the Circus [ yellow cloth + navy pig illus. to front & titles to spine. No incsp.tight binding,very mild fox spots to end papers & foredge only] Dust Jacket some shelf-handling soil, light markings to rear[ which lists other titles in series],light spine fade to red faber band, small thumb-tear-line to top rear.light edgewear. now in clear easily Removable protective cover .Please see our actual images of the book offered for sale.

London : COLLINS, 2000 VG+ Square H/b [ Internal FINE ] [1952- new ed.2000 with Abridged text & additional illus. by Mark burgess] Colour illustrated by original Artist Margaret Tempest.Golden-yellow illus. end papers.Charming Animal tales for the young.45pp.190x155mm [ Laminated h/b ,No inscsp, Fine throughout] minor spot fade to pastel pink to front cover [ on the golden-yellow] & to lower band of spine, all else bright & clean as new.Please see our image of the actual item offered for sale.

London : FABER & FABER Ltd, 1942 H/b Gd 1st ed.1942.168pp, Well loved country author Alison Uttley [Little Grey Rabbit series etc].illustrated in line by artist AE Kennedy. The Adventures of Sam the pig - Sally the Shire Horse - Hurdy-Gurdy man [ khaki boards with faded red titles to spine & brighter red illus. to front board of book. ink inscsp.to ffep. tight binding, few light marks. fox tan fordge & end papers. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

London : COLLINS, 1975 Near FIne H/b. 1st edition. Dark Blue paper covered boards with white lettering and colour illustration to front. 63pp. Blue-tone illustrated end papers. No 31 in series. Only the 30 previous titles are listed on the rear panel.[Grey Rabbit / Moldy Warp / Fuzzypeg / Fox etc. illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth. Nr Fine[ Book- clean boards, [ not laminate ] Fine throughout, No inscs. 175x145mm. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

London : COLLINS, 1974 Illustrated red paper covered boards. A 7th impression copy of the 16th book in the Little Grey Rabbit series with the usual charming pastel colour illustrations by Margaret Tempest. Clean throughout. VG (book- ink name to rear of front board , illus. end papers in red-tone , tight binding ] spine totally softened, faded with small loss areas, light edge-wear col/rub/loss. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

London: FABER and Faber, 1950 SIGNED Copy. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, 205x140mm approx. 142pp. 26 charming b/w illustrations by Kennedy (many full page) featuring the author's own Scottie dog. There is an element of fantasy and magic in the book, but fantasy and magic are always present in the house of a writer of fairy tales, and Macduff shares this secret world. A departure from Alison Uttley's normal children' & country books;- title now quite uncommon. The copy offered by us for sale has the added attribute of being warmly inscribed byAlison Uttley in ink to the half title page to a fellow lover of scottie dogs and dated July 1954. Good/Good ( Book- Moderate foxing to preliminary pages and 78 to 88 have rust like marks diminishing in intensity from 82-83 outwards probably from ingression of iron filings at some time. (please see our images for the worst affected pages) Dust Jacket- 40mm approx tear to bottom front panel near spine fold and 8x4mm approx chip to… Read More

London : COLLINS, 1988 Near Fine H/b.64pp. 175x145mm. maroon boards, white titles, colour picture to front. An Animal tale with Grey Rabbit, Hare, Squirrel, Miss Susan, Moldy the mole etc. Blue-tone illus. to end papers. Colour illus throughout by Margaret Tempest. Nr.Fine/Nr.Fine [Book- Fine throughout, No inscsp, sound binding ] Clean Dust Jacket not price clipped, monor colour rubbed nicks to top corners, no other defect, no cover fade. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: COLLINS, 1948 Illustrated paper covered boards, 180 x 145 mm approx. Illustrated end papers 88 pp 1948 ,Fourth Impression. Good no d/j (Book- faded with a little general shelf soiling but no notable wear, no previous owner name of insc. Pencil ticks against list of other titles in series. Binding sound with no notable defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

London: Collins, 1970 VG H/b.64pp Green boards white flower decorations and lettering , green illus. end papers. Colour Illustrated. List of titles to rear. The younger child. The story begins with " the lolloping hare sneaks up and snatches a painter's sketch book and runs off with it under his arm" Undated [ book tight binding, clean throughout, no inscsp, printed on shiny paper that tends to crease ] very light spine fade & minor shelf-edge-wear main to base.180x145mm. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.