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UK: Guild Publishing, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gloriously illustrated, with woodcuts, engravings and illustrated manuscripts dating from Caxton's days and before, as well as recent photographs, and aerial views of contemporary Britain, this book will appeal to all those who love the British Isles and are intrigued by there history. There is an inscription on the inside of the front board and the dj has wear to the edges and a small tear to the front lower corner. Otherwise a good , clean and tight copy..

USA: W.W. Norton, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This hardback book " C.S.Lewis A Biography " The boards and textblock are square and tight, the dust jacket as a small closed tear to the crease on the front fly-leaf.. Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK Only..

Uk: Collins, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. C.S. Lewis was a brilliant. prolific writer and a deeply complex man, capable of inspiring both great devotion and great hostility. A.N.Wilson is an uncannily sensitive biographer, under whose gaze Lewis emerges, vigorous, bluff and noisy, in al his foursquare and independent reality. A good , clean and tight copy. .

UK.: Arms and Armour Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Since her first flight in 1954, fifty-eight countries have adopted the Hercules for missions ranging from special operation drops and aerial refueling to use as an airborne hospital. She has had rockets hooked up for short overloaded takeoffs and skis strapped on for polar operations. The Hercules has even landed and taken-of from an aircraft carrier at sea. She doesn't go fast, won't win any aerial beauty contests, but....

UK: PetMac Publications, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This large softcover book " Cabot the naming of America " has a previous owners name on the verso of the front cover, the binding is tight and the text block is clean and bright and illustrated. Book price includes track 48 postage in UK only..

The Grolier Society Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This memoir of Cardinal de Retz contains all the great events during the minority of Louis XIV and the administration of Cardinal Mazarin..This history was first printed in Paris in 1705. This copy is limited to One Thousand Copies. The green boards are grubby as is the paper title panel on the spine , the boards also have minor marking and are bumped at the corners, the text block has a gilt head and is rough-cut on the fore edge and base there is light foxing and tanning to the pages. A good reading copy. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only.

UK: Bay View Books, 1993. Book. Very Good. Perfect Binding. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This softback edition of " CLASSIC and SPOTSCAR A-Z of Cars 1945 - 1970 " has covers which has a deep crease across the front panel, the binding is square and tight, the text block is clean and bright and illustrated with photos throughout. BOOK PRICE INCLUDES TRACKED 48 POSTAGE IN UK ONLY..

London .UK: Constable & Robinson Ltd, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Life and adventures of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called ' the sea wolf ' by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a compelling, page -turning work of fiction. illustrated. The boards, binding, text block and dustjacket are all square,tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only..

UK: Atlantic Books, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 5th or later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This softback book " COLOSSUS Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret " has covers and textblock which are square and tight, Illustrated Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK Only..

UK: Venture Publications, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This hardback edition of " Colour Prestige; Coaching Reflections " has covers and binding which are square and tight, the text block is clean and bright and illustrated with photos throughout. BOOK PRICE INCLUDES TRACKED 48 POSTAGE IN UK ONLY..

UK: Venture Publications, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This hardback edition of " Colour Prestige Series of Buses in the Sixties " has boards and binding which are square, tight and clean, the text block is clean and bright and illustrated with photos throughout. BOOK PRICE INCLUDES TRACKED 48 POSTAGE IN UK ONLY..

UK: Granta Books Ltd, 2009. Book. Illus. by Helen MacDonald. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st UK Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book " Corvus A Life in Birds " has covers and binding which are square and tight, the text block is clean and bright and is accompanied by illustrations, Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK only..

UK: Reaktion Books Ltd, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book " CROW " has covers which are faded on the red part of the spine, but along with the binding , are square and tight, the textblock is bright and clean,. Illustrated . Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK Only..

Rothester: Chatham Publishing, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In this book, titled " CSS Alabama - Anatomy of a Confederate Raider " Andrew Bocock looks at the history of the CSS Alabama which was the most famous and successful Confederate warship of the American Civil War. This unique study and visual reconstruction of this legendary commerce raider, will fascinate all naval historians, ship modellers and those interested in one of the most famous campaigns of the American Civil War The covers and binding are both square, tight and clean. Fully Illustrated with text. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd Class Signed For Parcel Post in UK only..

UK: Bloomsbury, 2016. Book. Illus. by James McCullam. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st UK Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This paperback book " CUCKOO " has covers and binding which are square and tight, the textblock is bright and clean,. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK Only..

Storud UK: The History Press, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cadbury Castle is an historical epicentre, a site where people have lived out their lives and left their mark since the Neolithic. Yet despite the rich archaeological record, much mystery still surrounds the region. There is a dedication ( not the authors ) on the front endpapers, otherwise the book is square, tight and clean. Books are checked and photographed in the box before sending. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only .

UK: Orbis Publishing, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. This book does much more than tell the story of the abortive invasions of 55 and 54 BC, The book surveys the cultural achievements, religious practices, government, economy, and military organization of the British Celts. It shows that the Britons were not crude woad- painted savages but members of a complex and cultured society. There is an indent about 3" inches long which as creased the front panel of the dust jacket and the front board underneath. Otherwise the boards, page block and dust jacket are square , tight and clean..

UK: The Folio Society, 1970. Book. Illus. by Dodie Masterman. Fine. Hardcover. Folio Edition Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This Folio Society Edition of " Cakes and Ale " has the boards decorated in a lime green cloth with a silhouette of cyclists in a woodland scene, the title is in gilt down the spine. The text block is illustrated throughout with monotypes by Dodie Masterman. The book is in an unread condition. The cardboard slipcase is covered in a textured blue paper and is lightly sun-faded around the edges. Book price includes postage -UK only..

London: MULLER. his book is in very good condition as is the d/w cartoon type book about cats in black and white. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1979.

UK: Penguin Classics, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Written to expose the political oppression and corrupt hierarchies its author saw int he world around him, ' Caleb Williams ' ( 1794 ) embodies a radical appeal to end the abuses of power while simultaneously exploring the complexities of endeavour. A good, tight copy..