MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS
Written by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby. Illustrated by W. Rigby.
Stock no. 1330552
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1935. Good condition.

Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.

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CASTLES AND CANNON: A STUDY OF EARLY ARTILLERY FORTIFICATIONS IN ENGLAND
Written by B.H. St. J. O'Neil.
Stock no. 1830769
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This study, published posthumously, describes the introduction of gunpowder, the earliest guns and their development, and the ways in which the castle designers sought to meet the new threat to their foritifcations which resulted from the introduction of battering ordnance. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xix and 121 pages including index. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is edge-rubbed, faded to spine and grubby.

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THE WORLD'S LIGHTHOUSES BEFORE 1820
Written by D. Alan Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830765
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to record facts about seamarks and to arrange them in Sections, with some explanation, to show the transition from the wood fires of Antiquity to the reflector lights of 1819. Includes an account of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt crest to front board. xxiv and 310 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little browned and grubby, small closed tear to top front edge of spine (no loss).

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RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830713
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. Large format. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 019279700X. Boards lightly browned across top edge. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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WASTEGROUND CIRCUS
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830712
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Scott and Wayne used the demolition site in the heart of the city as a playground. Then one day a circus made an overnight stop on the site and life was never the same again - for one of the boys. Large format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0192797085. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded at edges.

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THE BRONZE CHRYSANTHEMUM
Written by Sheena Porter. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1330413
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. When Ellie, Roger, and Jane bought wooden Chrysanthemums for Mother's birthday odd things begin to happen to the family... Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear free-endpaper is partly browned. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty, otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder.
Stock no. 1830492
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st thus 1929. Very good condition.

12 striking colour plates plus b/w decorations and a map of Treasure Island. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles and borders. Pictorial endpapers. xi and 260 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine lightly browned. Vertical rear board edge cloth is 'nibbled'. Browning to text block. Name in ink to verso of frontis. A few scattered foxspots present. Generally a nice looking copy.

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CELL SIGNALLING
Written by John T. Hancock.
Stock no. 1830481
Published by Oxford University Press. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Third Edition. Starting with an overview of cell signalling and highlighting its importance in many biological systems, the book goes on to explore the key components of extracellular and intracellular signalling mechanisms, before examining how these components came together to create signalling pathways, which are so crucial to the survival of living organisms. Pictorial cardwraps. Diagrams. xxii and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199232109. Reprint. Mark to lower edge of rear cover (label now missing). Contents clean.

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BROKEN LIVES: SEPARATION AND DIVORCE IN ENGLAND 1660-1857
Written by Lawrence Stone.
Stock no. 1830424
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The last book in a trilogy of the subject. How the break-up and dissolution of marriages was contrived before the first Divorce Act in 1857. Individuals in their own words explain their actions and feelings about one another in dramatic courtroom confrontations, while behind the scenes they were conducting secret negotiations, and offering massive bribes to witnesses either to commit perjury or to hold their tongues. These stories offer astonishing insights into many hitherto unknown aspects of martial life and marital breakdown in early modern England. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xviii and 355 pages including index. ISBN: 0198202547. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN THE DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS
Written by Charles R. Hicks; Kenneth V. Turner.
Stock no. 1830332
Published by Oxford University Press. 5th 1999. Very good condition.

Fifth edition, thoroughly revised and updated, includes sixty new problems. A comprehensive coverage of the key elements of experimental design used by applied researchers to colve problems in the field. Wide-ranging and accessible, it shows students how to use applied statistics for planning, running, and analyzing experiments. This edition focuses more on computer use than previous editions. Blue glazed boards. x and 565 pages including index. ISBN: 0195122739. Boards scuffed and a little grubby. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly worn. Text block is very slightly grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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PRINCIPLES OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS: A USER'S PERSPECTIVE (OXFORD STATISTICAL SCIENCE 22)
Written by W.J. Krzanowski.
Stock no. 1830317
Published by Oxford University Press. 2000. Very good condition.

Revised Edition. Oxford Statistical Science Series 22. An introduction to the principles and methodology of modern multivariate statistical analysis. The author's emphasis is problem-orientated and he is at pains to stress geometrical intuition in preference to algebraic manipulation. Red & blue cardwraps. xxi and 586 pages including index. ISBN: 0198507089. Spine lightly faded and creasing caused by reading. Covers lightly edge-worn. Text block a little browned. Name in ink to top edge of first page else contents clean.

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MATRICES: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
Written by Stephen Barnett.
Stock no. 1830316
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Oxford Applied Mathematics and Computing Science Series. A down-to-earth approach. The range of topics covered is large: from basic matrix algebra to advanced concepts such as generalized inverses and Hadamard matrices, and applications to error-correcting codes, control theory, and linear programming. Grey and black cardwraps. xvi and 450 pages including index. ISBN: 0198596804. Spine slightly cocked. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Name & date in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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