'TRAVELS OF THE TRAMPS': TWENTY TRAMP FLEETS VOLUME II
Written by N.L. Middlemiss.
Stock no. 1830143
Published by Shield Publications Ltd. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At one time the backbone of Britain, tramps were engaged in world-wide trading and the bringing in of essential raw materials for British industry and the exporting of coal. This book contains historical over-views of twenty of the largest and most interesting fleets. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1871128064. Base of spine is lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine.

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WHITHER FROM AULIS: A CHILDHOOD AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Anke Weihs.
Stock no. 1830127
Published by Floris Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anke Weihs was one of the founders of the Camphill Movement. Born in Australia, she spent her childhood in Japan, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and later in Europe. In this book she describes the tortuous path that eventually led her to Vienna where she met Dr Konig, who was in the centre of the group which later in Scotland founded Camphill. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. ISBN: 0863150985. Boards slightly grubby along horizontal edges. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and is scuffed.

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THE AIRCRAFT BOOK: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830125
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Chronicles the dramatic story of manned flight in stunning visual detail. More than 800 iconic aircraft, trail-blazing engines, famous manufacturers, and the people and technology behind the world's most advanced flying machines. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations/diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781409340232. A few minor grubby marks to boards and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy!

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ORWELL'S LONDON
Written by John Thompson. Illustrated by Philippa Scoones.
Stock no. 1830083
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

George Orwell knew London intimately and over a span of thirty years: from his excited schoolboy visits to the family flat in the early 1920s, to his deathbed marriage in a London hospital in 1949. This book traces two paths - that of Orwell's life in London and that of his characters'. Navy blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. vi and 120 pages including index. ISBN: 0947795006. A nice copy. Grey dustwrapper is browned to spine and across top edges, small closed tear repaired with clear tape to verso at top rear edge of spine, light scuffing.

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THE ISLAND GARDEN: ENGLAND'S LANGUAGE OF NATION FROM GILDAS TO MARVELL
Written by Lynn Staley.
Stock no. 1830082
Published by University Of Notre Dame Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern series. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour & b/w photos. x and 245 pages including index. ISBN: 9780268041403. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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ORCOP: THE STORY OF A HEREFORDSHIRE VILLAGE FROM PRE-HISTORY TO PRESENT TIMES
Written by Delphine Coleman.
Stock no. 1830081
Published by Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The small Herefordshire village of Orcop, with its scattered farms and cottages, is rimmed by a ring of hills which have, for centuries, served to isolate it from the world around. A fascinating amalgram of events and personalities that over the centuries combined to create the Orcop of today. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 304 pages. ISBN: 1854211943. Top edge of text block is lightly browned with minor foxing. Else a lovely clean copy. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF GRASS-TRACK RACING 1927-49
Written by Robert Bamford; Dave Stallworthy.
Stock no. 1329954
Published by Tempus. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Grass-track racing, the sister sport of speedway. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752424068. Slight rubbing to cover edges and textblock very slightly grubby.

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BASES OF BOMBER COMMAND THEN AND NOW
Written by Roger A. Freeman.
Stock no. 1830078
Published by Battle Of Britain International Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Aerodromes in east and north-eastern England which were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. Each airfield has been explored and photographed in the 'then and now' style of the author's previous books. The physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield is described in detail. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 360 pages including index. ISBN: 1870067355. A lovely copy!

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AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: BOMBERS, ATTACK & ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT 1945-1974
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1830067
Published by Midland; Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Describing the important area of post-World War 2 bomber development in the United States. Examines all prototypes and un-built proposals but at the same time gives a full overview of American bomber development from 1945 to the early 1970s. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos plus b/w drawings. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781857803310. A lovely copy!

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NAVAL FIREPOWER: BATTLESHIP GUNS AND GUNNERY IN THE DREADNOUGHT ERA
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329890
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book outlines in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control, as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before World War I to the end of the dreadnought era. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781591145554. Slight rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed at spine ends.

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DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1329888
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. A super copy.

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