Search Results: Titles starting with B from BookMangos

London: J.M.Dent, 1990. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. In this introductory volume the author presents as coherent account as possible of Bachs life and works in the light of current knowledge 41 Music examples;12 pages of photographs and 8 line illustrations; including a family tree and map;clean;tight slight chipping to bottom back cover. AB33

London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1928. Later printing. Very Good. Barchester Towers concerns the leading citizens of the imaginary city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantley, also a clergyman will gain the office in his place. Instead , a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see. chipping to cover;back cover AB37

London: Michael Joseph, 1978. First edition. As New/near fine. Superstar and sex symbol, this free loving lady has been hailed and accused as pathfinder for the permissive society and honoured as her country's most marketable export. not clipped;clean;tight, black and white photographs First Edition AB40

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1961. First edition. Very Good. The nature of the English Civil War: its battles, great though the issues were that hung on them and rich though they are in human interest, were small fights by continental standards. The men who led its armies were so intimately connected with, and so deeply moved by, the causes for which they contended that their clashes in the field lose half their interest and significance unless we share with them what they hoped and feared for England's future. Blue cloth boards with writing to spine.Some bumping and rubbing and shelfwear.Nice tight binding and clean pages. AB51

London: Methuen & Co, 1920. Thirteenth. Good. With the escape of his arch-enemy-Nikolas Rokoff from the French Military Prison to which he had been sentenced for life upon the testimony of Lord Greystoke - he who had been Tarzan of the Apes. What lengths that Rokoff had gone to to encompass his death, would be as nothing compared to what he would plot to do now he was free. user marks; loose cover at binding;aged; minor chipping;bumping water mark on back cover AB32

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1955. Second revised. Very Good/fair. The late William C. Braithwaite's standard history of the of the early days( to1660) of the Quaker movement,based largly on the writings of the first Friends. This second edition is revised by Henry J. Cadbury, with a preface by L.Hugh Doncaster. cloth cover, gold lettering on spine, slight foxing, user marks, tears on corners, front,edges ,spine and back of dj, chipping along dj edges, not clipped. First Edition AB19

London: Collins School Classics, 1960. Reprint. Fair. Ben Hur is a story concieved on a tremendous scale, covering a range of thirty years or so and half the ancient world. It is packed with incident, teeming with characters, and full of inventions. staing to cover;shelf wear;bumping to spine. AB32

Hamish Hamilton, 1983. Very Good/very good. This is a novel about Britain, it concerns an issue which affects everyone.In its very topicality it frightens even while it entertains. signed copy bythe author, some shelf wear and slight bumping to top back corner First Edition AB3

London: Batsford, 1977. First published. Very Good/very good. This reverend gives and account of his village infused with humanity, respect and love fir his parishioners. It is a record of things as they were not a sentimental nostalgia of how we like to think things were. He is bearing witness to people that he felt would be obliterated by time. A charming book. Black boards with writing to the spine. Some bumping and marks. Nice tight binding and clean pages.Dj mylar covered, some bumping and shelf wear. Not price clipped. First Edition AB57

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1964. Second edition. Very Good +/very good +. This charming story about a little princess and the magic ring which made her able to talk to birds was not intended for publication and remained for many years a private and treasured possession of the Wedgwood and Darwin families, loved by generation after generation of children. hardback, clothbound; mylar dust jacket; staining pp.12-13;clipped corner from frontispiece First Edition AB54

London: Octopus Publishing, 2007. Second printing. Good/good. A fascinating and colourful insight into the lives of the birds that live or visit our gardens. The anecdotal and practical text, stunning illustrations and superb photographs combine to produce a stimulating glimpse of garden wildlife. Water damage to back dj and hard cover,price not clipped, coloured photographs, coloured illustrations First Edition AB19

California: Caxton, 1971. Near Fine. Idaho State was, until recent years remained one of the few states in America concerning which relatively little was known about the distribution and abundance of birdlife. Birds of Idaho remedies that lack. Beautiful coloured photographs. clean,slight bumping to bottom corner on front,tight AB30

Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 1980. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. An attractive popular-up-date of the avifauna of this rich eastern province. A total of 415 species are treated, most with excellent colour photographs, paragraphs on range, feeding and nesting habits, and a brief description. colour photographs;tight;v.clean;very slight chipping to cover edges AB42

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1963. First edition. Very Good/good. An account of the unusual relationship between a father and son, in a childhood where fact and fiction were inextricably mingled, like the colours in a Neapolitian ice cream. tight ;not clipped;bumping to top of spine on cover;torn dj front;tear to dj at back First Edition AB36

Little, Brown Book Group, 2007. First edition. Fine/fine. A Scarpetta novel of baffling and terrifying crimes. Black boards with silver writing to spine,good dustjacket,tight binding First Edition AB4

London: Guiness Publishing Ltd, 1998. First printing. Paperback. A celebration of an extraordinary brand. It is hard to think of a beer which over two centuries has been held in such affection and has, to many around the world, come to symbolise a way of life. Guinness advertising continues. The images change from year to year but one constant remains: the complex qualities that make a glass of Guinness so special. large, soft cover AB52

Edinburgh: Chambers, 2004. First printing. Fine/fine. Inspired by the orginal Chambers Book of Days in 1864. This book is an engaging companion on the years jounrey from January to December. Very clean;tight. First Edition AB32

London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1899. Thirty-fourth Edition. Very Good +. "There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see the little folks merry; so he made them a Book, and with laughter they shook, At the fun of that Derry down Derry"". This edition contains all the original pictures and verses - 110 illustrations - and the Original Dedication of 1862. hardback, gilt engraving; slightly loose binding, small tear to two pages, sjelf wear AB54

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1973. First printing. Fine. A history of the bookplate designs of Rex Whistler, with 41 plates, a list of bookplates and a list of complete designs and preliminary sketches for bookplates. One of 650 copies with printed frontispiece, a stunning book. hardback, blue clothbound; one of 350 copies, with tipped in frontispiece AB54

England: Pet Love. First printing. Fine. Not only the hardest and most dedicated sheepdog in the world, the Border Collie has been rightfully hailed as he most intelligent dog ever. Whether its housebreaking problems,allergies,fleas, this book is way to prevention. tight;clean AB36