Fourth Estate
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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
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PEREGRINE
Written by Emma Ford.
Illustrated by Antony Rhodes.
Stock no. 2127954
Published by Fourth Estate.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large, oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front. With original paintings by Anthony Rhodes and photos by Piers Cavendish. ISBN: 1857021053. SIGNED by Artist to title page. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Rear endpaper is creased. Slip case is split along two sides with tape repairs.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
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COSMIC IMPACT
Written by John Keith Davies.
Stock no. 2126310
Published by Fourth Estate.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Every day tons of cosmic dust enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up as falling starts. Sometimes larger stones fall from the sky to the land as meteorites, perhaps causing minor damage in the process.... This book draws together different branches of science and presents a picture of why such collisions occur, what happens when they do, and what the consequences of one might be for the Earth and its inhabitants. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages including index. ISBN: 0947795200. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping along cover edges. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ASTRONOMY
- GEOLOGY