MATTHEW MURRAY PIONEER ENGINEER: RECORDS FROM 1765 TO 1826
Written by E. Kilburn Scott.
Stock no. 1829124
Published by Edwin Jowett. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Edited by Scott. Matthew Murray was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer. Brown cardwraps. B/w plates. 132 pages including subscribers list to rear. Top of spine worn and slightly frayed. Tiny piece of lower corner of rear cover torn off. Text block browned. Page 11/12 vertical margin is lightly creased and lightly torn with no loss. Contents otherwise clean.

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CECIL ALDIN - THE STORY OF A SPORTING ARTIST
Written by Roy Heron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328853
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0906671469. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock and pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is faded to spine.

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HENRY MOORE: MY IDEAS, INSPIRATION AND LIFE AS AN ARTIST
Written by Henry Moore; John Hedgecoe. Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829060
Published by Collins & Brown. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A revealing insight into the life, work and inspiration of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, told in Moore's own words. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. ISBN: 185585757X. A few minor marks to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and rubbed to corners.

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DAME LAURA KNIGHT
Written by Caroline Fox. Illustrated by Laura Knight.
Stock no. 1829049
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From her captivating portrayals of the exotic worlds of theatre, ballet and circus to the starkness of her recordings of the Nurembuerg Trials, Dame Laura Knight has painted humanity in all its guises. A highly personal and engaging portrait of one of the leading women artists of the twentieth century. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 071482447X. Small pin holes piercing lower spine edge of dustwrapper and spine beneath. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Minor pen mark to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small tear to surface paper at rear lower spine edge and is rubbed to base of spine, light scuffing.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.

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MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Chris Beetles. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1328647
Published by Pavilion; Michael Joseph. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. A tribute to Attwell's enduring talent and style with biographical summary, colour illustrations and bibliography. ISBN: 1851452826. Slight bumping to spine. Foxspots else contents fine.

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GEORGE TUTE WOOD ENGRAVER
No author listed. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1328613
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1986. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w illustrations. Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition held in Bristol. ISBN: 090019930X. Slightly grubby mark to front cover, spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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HENRY MARTEN AND THE LONG PARLIAMENT
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1828850
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first English republican and a leading opponent of Charles I and later of Oliver Cromwell. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0900278188. Heavy knock to top front board corner which is impacting the top corner of contents (very minor). Pencil erasure mark to top of front endpaper. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown. Contents clean. Green & white dustwrapper is grubby & scuffed, rubbed at corners, top front corner repaired with a white label to front and masking tape to rear.

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BRITTEN MOTORCYCLES THE JOHN BRITTEN STORY
Written by Felicity Price.
Stock no. 1328558
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue boards, silver titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 076032056X. Very light scuffing to dustwrapper else a fine copy.

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CARPACCIO
Written by Terisio Pignatti. Illustrated by Carpaccio.
Stock no. 1328552
Published by Skira. 1st 1958. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Taste Of Our Time series. Square format. Textured cream cloth with red title to spine and red 'S' to centre of both covers. Beautiful mounted colour plates. Italian translated into English by James Emmons. A couple of tiny marks to front endpapers else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly browned. Contained in a blue slipcase with 'made in Switzerland' printed to spine. Fading to edges of slipcase.

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RADCLYFFE HALL
Written by Lady Troubridge.
Stock no. 1828791
Published by Hammond, Hammond & Company Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A biography of the writer, Radclyffe Hall by the author of her close friend and companion. Dark blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. 189 pages. Small patch of staining to lower front corner of board. Light fading to board edges. Text block browned. Spine has a slight lean to it. Small name & date in ink to front pastedown hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn, browned to spine & rear panel.

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