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MY MOTHER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne; Comus; Ann Taylor.
Stock no. 2130362
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1st
1857.
Good condition.
An adaptation of the poem by Ann Taylor, with a prose version and two musical settings. Comus is the pseudonym for R.M.Ballantyne. Large format. Green embossed cloth with gilt title and vignette to front cover. 32 pages. 8 attractive colour plates. The story of a kitten. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks and uneven fading to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Creasing and a few margin tears, foxing, including to plate pages. Frontis is very creased; appears to at one time have been folded. Some damp marks. A reading copy.
STONEHENGE
Written by Rosemary Hill.
Stock no. 1817532
Published by Profile Books.
Circa
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
What Stonehenge has meant to us through recorded history, and what it means today. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781861978653. Second printing. Faint coffee mug ring to front panel of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- STONEHENGE
- PREHISTORIC
- MONUMENTS
BY FIRE AND SWORD
Written by Peter Reid.
Stock no. 1817527
Published by Constable.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The Rise and Fall of English Supremacy at Arms: 1314-1485. Black boards, silver title to spine. A few colour plates and b/w maps. ISBN: 9781845295264. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (ENGLISH)
FROM THE FOOTPLATE: REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST YEARS OF STEAM
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1817510
Published by Granada.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth spine with gilt title, light brown boards. B/w photos throughout and a few colour. ISBN: 0246121106. Browning to text block. A few minor foxspots. Some pages have a tiny pin mark to vertical edge with a little creasing. Pictorial dustwrapper is fading to spine.
ON STEAM
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1817509
Published by Granada.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
British Standard Gauge Railways Rescued From Extinction. An affectionate account of the preserved standard gauge railways of Britain. B/w photos. Red cloth spine with gilt title, green boards. ISBN: 0246117362. Light browning to top edge of text block. Some light foxing to pictorial dustwrapper and fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
MINI: THE TRUE AND SECRET HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
Written by Simon Garfield.
Stock no. 1817503
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
2009.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A fascinating story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. In May 1959, the first Mini was produjced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, draftsmen, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. Somehow, the Mini became an icon. Blue boards, white title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. xiv and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571248094. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MINI (CARS)
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH STEAM RAILWAYS
Written by David Ross.
Stock no. 1817498
Published by Parragon.
1st thus
2007.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The legacy of the steam locomotive. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781405482905. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
BRITISH BUSES IN COLOUR
Written by Gavin Booth.
Stock no. 1817491
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of the buses that served between 1950 and 1986. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 9780711024779. Dustwrapper lightly scuffed.
STEAM NOSTALGIA AROUND NORTHAMPTON
Written by Richard Coleman; Joe Rajczonek.
Stock no. 1817488
Published by Northamptonshire Libraries.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The atmosphere and magic of the local steam railway scene. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette of steam train to front. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 090539111X. Dustwrapper lightly creased to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HOME COUNTIES
AMERICAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Henry Rasmussen.
Stock no. 1817487
Published by Motorbooks International.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Alive And Still Working Today. A journey of nostalgia and respect. Large format. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0879382848. Foxing to top of text block and some page margins. Mottling to verso of dustwrapper (not visible to front).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- USA
SEVEN YEAR TWITCH
Written by Marcus Chambers.
Stock no. 1817472
Published by Motoraces Book Club.
1st thus
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Originally published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd 1962. B/w photos. The author was for seven years competitions manager to BMC and was responsible for the most consistently successful rally team. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xiii and 225 pages. Page browning to contents. Name & address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is grubby and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
FAMOUS MOTOR RACES
Written by Rodney Walkerley.
Stock no. 1817470
Published by Motoraces Book Club.
1st thus
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Originally published by Arthur Barker Ltd. 1963. Edited by Walkerley. Grey boards, purple title to spine. B/w photos. Foxing and browning to text block else contents fine. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge-creased with a small closed tear to edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT