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IN HISTORIC LANDS: A RECORD OF OUR HOUSE-PARTY TOUR
Written by E.J. Wareham.
Stock no. 1825990
Published by Christian Touring Union Limited.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
A compilation of the Cuthbert House Party tour through the British Isles, the Continent (Europe), the Holy Land and Egypt. Written especially for those that took part in the tour in the hope that others might be interested. Small format. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to spine and front board. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine rubbed, Corners lightly worn, minor creasing and a few marks to boards. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to free front endpaper. Front hinge pulled. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TRAVEL
- UK (GENERAL)
- HOLY LAND
- EGYPT
- EUROPE
BRITISH BIRDS OF THE WILD PLACES
Written by J. Wentworth Day.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 2140553
Published by Blandford Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Yellow boards, dark blue title to spine and decoration to front cover. Illustrated with 49 colour illustrations and 18 b/w by Tunnicliffe. 88 pages. A few marks to cover edges. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks; some grubby marks; a little fading.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- UK (GENERAL)
- ILLUSTRATED
INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES INCLUDING PRESERVED AND MINOR RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES HANDBOOK 16EL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322298
Published by The Industrial Railway Society.
2012.
Very good condition.
16th Edition. Orange glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 416 pages. ISBN: 1901556780. Spine bumped at head and tail, corners rubbed. Rubbing/wear to top edges of covers.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- INDUSTRY
- UK (GENERAL)
THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S BEST BUILDINGS
Written by Dan Cruickshank.
Stock no. 1810466
Published by BBC.
1st
2002.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Accompanies the BBC TV series first broadcast on BBC2 in 2002. All the buildings covered in this book have intriguing individual stories to tell and together present an absorbing portrait of Britain from the eleventh century to the present day. Large format. Dark grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0563488239. Dustwrapper rear panel creased.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- UK (GENERAL)
FLORIGRAPHIA BRITANNICA VOLUME II
Written by Richard Deakin.
Stock no. 1809153
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1st
1857.
Very good condition.
Volume II only. Classes VI to XV. Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Edges rubbed. Boards a little dusty. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- UK (GENERAL)
- FERNS
FLORIGRAPHIA BRITANNICA VOLUME III
Written by Richard Deakin.
Stock no. 1809130
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1957.
Almost very good condition.
Volume III only. Classes XVI to XXIII. Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Corners bumped and rubbed. Front joint just starting to split from bottom edge. Some hinges pulled. Pages 1235-1240 detached. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- UK (GENERAL)
- FERNS
RARE BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.T.R. Sharrock; E.M. Sharrock.
Illustrated by Robert Gillmor; et al..
Stock no. 2111479
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Mottled red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and distribution map. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610143. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing along a couple of cover edges. Small white name and address label to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper is grubby with edge-creasing and small nicks; a little damp staining along bottom edge.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- UK (GENERAL)
- IRELAND
THE ART ATLAS OF BRITAIN & IRELAND
Written by Bruce Arnold.
Stock no. 2110495
Published by Viking.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
In association with the National Trust. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670819255. Wrapper front flap and edges are a bit creased.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- UK (GENERAL)
- IRELAND
ANIMAL LIFE OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Edward Step.
Stock no. 2106809
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth with gilt and black titles. Gilt vignette of fox head to front board. Colour and b/w plates. The Wayside and Woodland Series. Some wear to cover edges and corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper has large tear to spine (almost torn in half); browned to spine; small pieces of loss to top of spine.
THE MACMILLAN GUIDE TO BRITAIN'S NATURE RESERVES
Written by Jeremy Hywel-Davies; Valerie Thom.
Stock no. 1803767
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Accounts of the reserves researched and written by the authors. Colour & b/w photos. xii and 717 pages. ISBN: 0333353986. Wrapper spine faded and a few white spots to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- UK (GENERAL)
BERKSHIRE VALE
Written by Wilfrid Howe-Nurse.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302874
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
Limited to 250 copies signed by the author and artist. Poems about Berkshire. Very large format (15.5 x 11.25"). Cream cloth with gilt title to front cover. 42 pages. Lovely tinted illustrations. SIGNED by the author and the artist. Copy no. 188. Spine and corners are slightly bumped. Cream covers are ever so slightly grubby (hardly noticeable). Foxing throughout else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- POETRY
- BERKSHIRE
- UK (GENERAL)
- LIMITED EDITION
THE AQUATIC BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by C.J. Patten.
Stock no. 823781
Published by R.H. Porter.
1906.
Very good condition.
61 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. xxix and 590 pages including index. Expertly rebound, new boards and endpapers, green cloth, gilt titles. Inscription in ink to first blank page. A few scattered foxspots else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- UK (GENERAL)
- IRELAND