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MAINLY IN MINESWEEPERS
Written by Charles McAra.
Stock no. 2138104
Published by R. J. Leach & Co..
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A Scot at sea. ISBN: 1873050070.
IN DEADLY COMBAT: A GERMAN SOLDIER'S MEMOIR OF THE EASTERN FRONT
Written by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann; Derek S. Zumbro.
Stock no. 2138040
Published by BCA.
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Translated and edited by Zumbro. Some light page browning. Wrapper front flap is creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
JOHN WILLIAMS V.C.: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by W.G. Lloyd.
Stock no. 2138000
Published by W.G. Lloyd.
1ST
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
John Williams V.C. was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, he was involved in the Anglo-Zulu War and Rorke's Drift as well as other conflicts. B/w photos. 120 pages. ISBN: 0952054329. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Light edge-creasing to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- MILITARY
- ZULU
- NATIVE AMERICAN
THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2137905
Published by Landmark Publishing.
2nd
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition. Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1843060922. Some erased pencil inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
FAVOURITE STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Roger Lancelyn Green.
Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 2137795
Published by Edmund Ward.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
8 well-known fairy tales delightfully illustrated in colour. Introduction on the life of Hans Andersen by Green. Pink cloth covers with gilt titles. Bumping to spine and corners; a little fading to some edges. Tape marks and heavy foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges/joints, especially to front are pulled and weakening. Foxing to outer page edges; some margin marks. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and corners; a little fading.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- BIOGRAPHY
SIGH FOR A MERLIN TESTING THE SPITFIRE
Written by Alex Henshaw.
Stock no. 2137794
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of a chief test pilot during the second world war. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780947554835. Light wear to corners.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
THE THIRD MAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM MURDOCH 1754-1839
Written by John Griffiths.
Stock no. 2137786
Published by Andre Deutsch.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The inventor of gas lighting. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0233987789. A few light knocks along cover edges. Marks and some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- GAS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
ENID BLYTON THE BIOGRAPHY
Written by Enid Blyton; Barbara Stoney.
Stock no. 1322824
Published by Hodder Children's Books.
2nd
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Authorised biography investigating the two faces of Blyton. ISBN: 0340583487. 1st printing of this 2nd paperback edition. Light rubbing to cover edges. Pale page edge browning. SIGNED by the author to title-page.
GEORGE MORLAND
Written by Walter Gilbey; E.D. Cuming.
Stock no. 2137552
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. A. & C. Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. 50 colour plates. 290 pages plus 2 page original booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Piece of loss/hole to top corner of spine. Some scuffing to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Rear joint is pulled. Foxing and browning, mostly to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- BIOGRAPHY
- A AND C BLACK 20 SHILLING SERIES
THE COLEMANS: KIWIS ON THE GRASS IN NEW ZEALAND - ON THE ROAD IN EUROPE
Written by Rod Coleman.
Stock no. 1823533
Published by Rod Coleman.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Colemans of motor cycle racing. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0473049562. SIGNED by Rod Coleman to front endpaper (Best wishes John). Text block just slightly grubby. Spine is faded to blue. Otherwise contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- NEW ZEALAND
- AUSTRALIA
- ISLE OF MAN
- BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM CALLOW R.W.S., F.R.G.S.
Written by William Callow; H.M. Cundall.
Stock no. 2137057
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1908.
Almost very good condition.
An Autobiography. Green cloth with gilt title to spine, black title to front cover and red/brown decorations. Edited by Cundall. A. & C. Black 7/6 series. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Cracking to joints. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- A AND C BLACK 7s 6d SERIES
HENRY IV
Written by Bryan Bevan.
Stock no. 1322607
Published by The Rubicon Press.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A powerful study of Henry of Bolingbroke, one of the most important noblemen of the later 14th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 166 pages. ISBN: 0948695358. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROYALTY