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SANCTUARY: THE TEMPLES OF ANGKOR
Written by Steve McCurry; John Guy.
Stock no. 1828354
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Steve McCurry has beautifully and evocatively photographed Temples of Angkor in Cambodia, among the world's most impressive monuments. A sublime portrait of the buildings, sculpture and people of Angkor. Introduction by John Guy. Oblong format. Black textured cloth boards, black title to spine, publisher to front. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0714841757. Board edges lightly knocked else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine (no title visible) and is slightly grubby.

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GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES ENCYCLOPEDIA
Written by Larry Wright; Patricia Wright.
Stock no. 1828321
Published by The Boston Mills Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Featuring more than 650 lighthouses located on both the American and the Canadian sides of all five Great Lakes. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781554078936. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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HAMBURG
Written by Hans Leip.
Stock no. 1828318
Published by Velhagen & Klasing. 1st thus 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Text in German. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block & endpapers browned. Hine pulled but binding tight. Contents clean. Wrapper edge-chipped, loss to top rear spine edge and is scuffed and browned.

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TRAVELS IN THE WHITE MAN'S GRAVE
Written by Donald Macintosh; Richard Ingrams.
Stock no. 1327880
Published by Neil Wilson. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Memoirs from West and Central Africa. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. ISBN: 189778483X. Spine and corners bumped. Foxspots to textblock. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. White dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and rubbed at corners.

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JEBEL HAFIT, A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Simon Aspinall; Peter Hellyer.
Stock no. 1327625
Published by Emirates Natural History Group. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9948031431. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some lifting of laminate to spine edges. Preliminary pages are slightly creased at edges with some slight grubbiness. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly dusty.

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HILL-FORTS OF NORTHERN FRANCE
Written by Mortimer Wheeler; Katherine M. Richardson.
Stock no. 1827725
Published by The Society of Antiquaries. 1st 1957. Very good condition.

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XIX. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and plans, some fold-out. Spine slightly faded. Text block lightly browned. A few minor foxspots and light browning to endpapers. Else contents clean.

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CHINA THE FACTS
Written by P.T. Etherton.
Stock no. 1326566
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. 257 numbered pages. B/w photos, folding map at rear of book. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents else clean.

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PRIVATE GARDENS OF BUENOS AIRES
Written by Janick De Oliveira Cezar.
Stock no. 1827152
Published by Ediciones Lariviere. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A glimpse into eighteen private gardens that are typical of the subtropical climate of Buenos Aires. Pale green cloth boards, dark green title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9879528077. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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VENICE AND ITS LAGOON
Written by Giulio Lorenzetti.
Stock no. 1827118
Published by Edizioni Lint Trieste. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint from the 1961 edition. Small format. Cream cloth boards, blue titles and black illustration to front. B/w photos. Folding maps. Text block a little grubby. Tiny crease to tip of top corners, light diagonal crease to top corner of prelims. Else a clean copy. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a biro mark crossing out to rear panel (price?).

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ARCHITECTURE OF AN ISLAND: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BAHRAIN
Written by Fiona Clark.
Stock no. 1826753
Published by Miracle. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Embodies both the economic and physical enhancements that are taking place in the Kingdom. Large format. Matt white boards with foil titles. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789990137361. Boards a little scuffed. Top rear corner bumped. Contents clean. Internet directory on CD is MISSING from inside rear cover.

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SPANISH GARDENS
Written by Marquis De Casa Valdes.
Stock no. 1826674
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 1987. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marquesa de Casa Valdes was brought up to love nature and spent part of her childhood and youth in the beautiful regions of north-east Spain, where the pinewoods almost meet the sea. During her travels, she has been able to study the gardens of other latitudes and climsates, giving her a sound basis from which to define more clearly the art and skills involved in gardening. Large format. Green cloth boards, white titles. Colour & a few b/w photos. ISBN: 8485861035. Some light scuffing to boards. Small knock to lower edge of front board. Front joint is broken. Else binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at edges.

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AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar. Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.

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