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AUREL STEIN ON THE SILK ROAD
Written by Susan Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830222
Published by Serindia Publications.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Evocatively illustrated account of the intrepid adventures and amazing discoveries of the great explorer and archaeologist Sir Marc Aurel Stein, who travelled the Silk Road nearly a century ago in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and the seventh-century Buddhist pilgrim monk Xuanzang. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 143 pages including index. ISBN: 1932476113. 1cm crease to cloth at top front edge of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- ART
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- EXPLORATION
- TRAVEL
- BUDDHISM
- BIOGRAPHY
CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook; Glyndwr Williams.
Stock no. 1830205
Published by Folio Society.
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected and introduced by Glyndwr Williams. Elaborately decorated blue cloth with gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 522 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly bumped at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
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.
DRAWING ON LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PAUL HOGARTH
Written by Paul Hogarth; Richard Ingrams.
Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1830124
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Introduction by Richard Ingrams. Hogarth is one of the most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists of our age. Written with a great energy and wit, accompanied by a wealth of drawings and paintings from the earliest days right up to his latest works. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0715306448. Lower tip of front board has a couple of tiny holes in cloth and is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly faded to spine, creased to top of rear panel with small closed tear (under 1") to vertical edge.
LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF FRIDTJOF NANSEN
Written by J. Arthur Bain.
Stock no. 1830084
Published by Walter Scott Ltd..
1898.
Almost very good condition.
New edition revised and considerably enlarged. Fridtjof Nansen was a Scandinavian Arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. B/w photos. xix and 449 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Board edges rubbed, worn and frayed at corners. Prize plate to front pastedown. Text block browned. Some grubby marks to contents.
- Categorised in:
- EXPLORATION
- POLAR
- ARCTIC
- BIOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES: THE FINAL PART OF HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830080
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The third and final volume of L.T.C. Rolt's autobiography. L.T.C. Rolt's fame rests on the fact that he was unique in producing works of literature from subject matter which has not before his time, been considered the stuff of literature - engineering, canals, railways, steam engines, agricultural machinery, and vintage cars. This volume was published posthumously and is a fitting tribute to the man who, through his appreciation of the 'aesthetics of technology', could be said to have given a literary shape to the Industrial Revolution. Black cloth baords, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 246 pages. ISBN: 0862999987. Slight slant to spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and top of rear panel (minimal) and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- CANALS
- RAILWAYS
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
WEMBLEY AND BEYOND
Written by Barry Briggs.
Stock no. 1329956
Published by Circle Productions.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The adventures of Barry Briggs, a speedway rider like no other. Black boards, silver title to spine. 464 pages. B/w photos throughout, a gathering of colour photos to the centre pages. ISBN: 9780356255743. SIGNED by Briggs to the front free-endpaper. Includes a ticket to the Book Signing event. Spine slightly bumped. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.
- Categorised in:
- MOTOR SPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- SPEEDWAY
- BIOGRAPHY
MORE CONFESSIONS
Written by John Berry.
Stock no. 1329955
Published by Retro Speedway.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Speedway revelations and memories from the 70s & 80s plus forthright views on where the sport is going wrong. Cardwraps. 255 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0955117615. Minimal rubbing at corners.
- Categorised in:
- MOTOR SPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- SPEEDWAY
- BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM MORRIS ART AND KELMSCOTT
Written by Linda Parry.
Stock no. 1329952
Published by The Boydell Press.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
The importance of Kelmscott in the private and public lives of the Morris family from 1871 to 1938, also detailed assessments of William and May Morris's work by leading Morris scholars. Black cardwraps. 144 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851156703. Slight rubbing to corners. Publisher's price sticker to rear cover has been neatly scribbled out with pencil.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- ARCHITECTURE
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
THE JUBILEE BOY: THE LIFE AND RECOLLECTIONS OF GEORGE SWINFORD OF FILKINS
Written by Judith Fay; Richard Martin.
Stock no. 1329951
Published by The Filkins Press.
1st
1987.
Very good condition.
Edited and researched by Fay and Martin. Cardwraps. Some b/w photos. Lower corner of textblock is very slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- COTSWOLDS
THE LIFE AND ART OF W. HEATH ROBINSON
Written by Langston Day.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1329949
Published by EP Publishing.
1st thus
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Republication of the 1947 edition which was published by Herbert Joseph. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 270 pages. ISBN: 0715811800. Slight foxing to textblock. Endpapers browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED