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THE LAPWING
Written by Michael Shrubb.
Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1829023
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A concise yet authoritative monograph of this popular bird species. A thorough review of Lapwing biology and an impressively detailed review of our understanding of beeding biology, plus discussion of other species in the genus. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, graphs and colour photos. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 9780713668544. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328732
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1963.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The Five share in their 21st Adventure, at the circus with their friend Tinker and his monkey, Mischief. Red boards, black lettering. B/w endpapers and illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped, crease to top of spine. Child's name in black felt-tip to front free-endpaper, child's writing in blue biro and green felt-tip to half title-page. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some foxspots else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, slightly grubby and browned and has messy biro ink ticks to title list on flaps.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- FAMOUS FIVE
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328731
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The 15th Famous Five adventure which all began because of Timmy's wounded ear and the collar he had to wear... Red boards, black lettering. Pictorial blue and black endpapers. Two-tone & b/w illustrations throughout. 182 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge chipped with slight loss to spine and corners, has a large tear to front spine edge and has a small patch missing to edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAMOUS FIVE
- ENID BLYTON
FIVE GO ADVENTURING AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328730
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, black titles. Plain endpapers. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 3rd impression. Spine bumped. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and a little grubby to rear panel and spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAMOUS FIVE
- ENID BLYTON
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
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MOTOCOURSE 1982-83
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829020
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Motorcycle racing. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Foreword by Franco Uncini. 192 pages. ISBN: 0905138228. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn to top & tail of spine, corners and top rear edge.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
G.W.R. LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1829019
Published by D. Bradford Barton.
1st
1981.
Very good condition.
Green boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0851534007. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Old price label to rear board. Light scuffing to boards. Contetns clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- MODELS
- MODEL RAILWAYS
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
JOHN CONSTABLE'S SKIES: A FUSION OF ART AND SCIENCE
Written by John E. Thornes.
Illustrated by John Constable.
Stock no. 1829017
Published by University of Birmingham.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
John Constable is arguabley the most accomplished painter of English skies and weather of all time. The author looks at Constable's many skies with the searching eye of a meteorologist. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1902459024. Light scuffing to rear cover. Text block just a little grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE
- ART
LOTUS 25 COVENTRY CLIMAX FWMV: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1829016
Published by J.H. Haynes & Co. Ltd..
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Monocoque Revolution. The Lotus 25 was the car in which Jim Clark rocketed to fame in the early Sixties. How the Lotus 25 was conceived, the process of design and development and how it fared in competition. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and some colour photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298029. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
AUTO UNION V16 SUPERCHARGED: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1829015
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Porsche's 30s G.P. sensation. A Foulis Motoring Book. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298045. Slight lean to spine else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly grubby and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE CREAM OF ANDY CAPP
Written by Reg Smythe.
Illustrated by Reg Smythe.
Stock no. 1829014
Published by Daily Mirror.
Circa
1965.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth boards, white titles. Green pictorial endpapers. Cream of the crop of Andy Capp! Unpaginated. Title to spine rubbed with small pinhole to top 1/3 of spine, boards marked. Text block browned. Grubby marks to contents. A reasonable working copy,