Search Results: Titles starting with N from Washburn Books

London: Oneworld Publications, 2013 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of articles by individuals campaigning for the survival of the NHS. 272pp. Minor creasing to corners, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Judy Piatkus (Publishers) Ltd, 1996 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manual for the application of neuro-linguistic programming to the work environment. 227pp with index, illustrated with black and white diagrams. Silver lettering to spine. Slight marking to page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd, 1980 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reappraisal of the complex world of succulent plant classification, drawn from the author's research and compilation over 39 years. 268pp with index, illustrate with black and white drawings. Gilt lettering to spine. Rub mark to endpaper from erasure of inscription, otherwise very good plus copy. DJ is price-clipped, with minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

London: Dennis Dobson, 1974 Book. Illus. by Hugh Casson. Very Good. Decorated Boards. 5th Impression. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Edited by Diana, Lady Avebury, "The blessed ordinariness" of the safe small world of the old-style nanny is evoked here in a collection of affectionately recalled sayings. Slight bumping and creasing to spine, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has minor marking and edgewear, otherwise good..

London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Eyewitness travel guide, 240pp with index, illustrated with maps and colour photographs. Loosely enclosed, map and leaflet re Capri. Near fine copy with no inscriptions..

The Furniture History Society, 1998 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Study of Napoleon's living conditions on St Helena and how the British Prince Regent supplied him with 'every possible gratification and comfort' in his exile. 211pp, illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans. Slight creasing to corners and gift inscription to half title page which may or may not be from the author, otherwise very good copy..

London: HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, 2002 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original study of the women in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. 381pp with index, illustrated with 24 pages of photographs in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and slight sunning to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor shelfwear, otherwise very good..

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Cream Cloth. First US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gripping story of the battle for the tiny island of Run and its harvest of nutmeg. 388pp with index, illustrated with black and white maps and reproductions. Bound with a cream cloth spine over cream paper covered boards. Pink lettering to spine, dark maroon endpapers. Slight bumping to lower edge, fore-edges untrimmed and very slight marking to spine and edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal shelfwear, otherwise very good plus..

London: The National Art Collections Fund, 1990 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Annual publication with Chairman's Report and list of acquisitions during the year. This issue includes articles on; Alfred Cuyp; Lucian Freud; Hester Booth; Howard Hodgkin; Cleyn's Noble Horses, etc. 224pp. Loosely enclosed, folded card featuring prints by Joe Tilson, Eileen Agar, Michael Rothenstein and Paula Rego. 5" crease to front panel and minor surface wear, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: The National Art Collections Fund, 1993 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Annual publication with Chairman's Report and full details of acquisitions during the year. Cover illustration: El Anatsui, 'Man's Cloth' (detail). 136pp, illustrated in colour and black and white. Minor edgewear, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: The National Art Collections Fund, 2002 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: National Gallery Publications, 1997 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. New Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction to the National Gallery's collection of Western European paintings, with commentaries on over 200 works of art. 344pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour reproductions. Also loosely enclosed, folded plan of the gallery dated 2007. Crease to spine and former owner's name to half-title page, otherwise very good copy..

London: The National Art Collections Fund, 1999 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Annual review of the work of the National Art Collections Fund, including over 100 pages of illustrated catalogue entries of art works acquired in the year. 160pp. slight creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: National Art Collections Fund in association with Laurence King, 1993 Book. Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 8.5" Square. Selection of works on public display in galleries and museums around the UK, representing some of the works acquired wioth the assistance of the National Art Collections fund over the previous 90 years. 200pp illustrated throughout with colour reproductions. Slight creasing to spine and corners and minor marking to page edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: The Trustees of the Nartional Gallery, 1923 Book. Very Good. Dark Green Cloth Boards. 2nd & Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 110pp with index, illustrated throughout in black and white. Maroon endpapers, pink speckled page edges, gilt lettering and lines to spine. Minor bumping to spine and corners and former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise very good copy..

National Geographic Society, 1999 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. Presumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Excellent travel guide to Canada with features on the history, culture and contemporary life, 30 detailed maps, over 280 colour photographs, walking and driving tours and colour-coded pages for easy reference. Minor edge-wear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

Wigston, Leicester: Magna Books, 1994 Book. Illus. by Chris Swan (photographs). Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A celebration of the country's Nationa lParks. 158pp profusely illustrated throughout with stunning colour photographs. Two small marks to front board, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor surface scuffing, otherwise very good..

London: National Portrait Gallery, 1997 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. History of the gallery and founding of the collection, with a selection of over 120 of the finest portraits in the collection. 237pp plus index, with 220 illustrations, 200 in colour. Minor surface wear to cover, tiny corner creases and former owner's name to half-title, otherwise very good copy. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1972 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: The Imperiled Everglades; Chelsea, London's Havenof Individualists; Taboos and Magic Rule Namba Lives; Who Says Fish Can't Climb Trees?; New Zealand's Bountiful South Island; Belize, the Awakening Land. 146pp illustrated with colour photographs. 1" closed tear to top edge and some wear to spine, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

Richmond, London: Clark & Co Book. Good. Full-Leather with Raised Bands. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Undated Victorian family Bible bound in brown leather with brass plates to corners and two working brass clasps. All edges gilt. Hinges reinforced. Additional title page illustrated in colour.Tissue guarded colour plates to frontis and within. 8 page family register has been partially completed by a family named Adams, from 1852 to 1953. Leather is worn, with slight fraying and two small splits to spine and some foxing to early pages, otherwise a good copy. VERY HEAVY BOOK. Additional postage may be requested. PRICE REDUCED..