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BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1825690
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
NEWPORT EAST OF THE RIVER (IMAGES OF WALES)
Written by Rachael Anderton.
Stock no. 1825560
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
A pictorial journey around the east side of the River Usk in Newport, South Wales. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752424629. Covers lightly rubbed and scuffed. Large gift inscription in felt-tip pen to half-title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- IMAGES OF WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
NEWPORT WEST OF THE RIVER (ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES)
Written by Alex Dawson.
Stock no. 1825558
Published by The Chalford Publishing Company.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
A fascinating collection of photographs of Newport vividly illustrating the enormous changes that have taken place on the west side of the river Usk in the last hundred years. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0752403389. Corners lightly rubbed, light creasing and scuffing to rear cover. Name in ink to title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BONNY BAIRNS
Written by Annie Ingham; Elsie Blomfield; Natalie Joan; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al.
Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1324632
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on a sledge on a river which has iced over. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison. B/w text illustrations throughout. A book of short stories and verses. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and to page margins. One hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead.
Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1824824
Published by Birlinn Limited.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. Spine & corners of boards lightly bumped, top corners of contents have a tiny crease, a result of bumped board corner. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lighty scuffed to rear.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SCOTLAND
- WATERCOLOUR
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL AFRICAN HIPPOPOTAMUS RACE
Written by Morris Lurie.
Illustrated by Richard Sawers.
Stock no. 1824383
Published by Collins.
1st UK
1969.
Almost very good condition.
Eight year old Edward Day, the hippo, trains for the greatest river race of them all - the annual African hippopotamus race. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Ex-library with usual library marks. Spine browned, boards a little discoloured. A few grubby marks to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- HIPPOS
KEEPER OF THE STREAM
Written by Frank Sawyer.
Illustrated by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 2140647
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1985.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Life of a River and its Trout Fishery. With a new introduction by Sidney Vines and Illustrations by Charles Jardine. ISBN: 0047990260. Fading/browning to cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips; faded to spine and a couple of edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COUNTRYSIDE
- TROUT
SALT RIVER TIMES
Written by William Mayne.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Stock no. 1323108
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
21 interlocking stories about the children and adults who live around the Salt River. 177 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241101964. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing to corners. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- AUSTRALIAN FICTION (CHILDRENS)
A SUMMER ON THE NENE
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2139837
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd..
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
BB forsakes his familiar caravan and Landrover and embarks on the motor cruiser Jolly Enterprise on the quiet byway of the River Nene in Northamptonshire. Green mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. 158 pages. 10 x 6 inches. ISBN: 0718207513. Bumping to base of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and prelim pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- COUNTRYSIDE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
SIMON THE SWAN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker.
Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2138817
Published by Blackie.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Colour illustrations. 9.5 x 7". The previously unpublished sequel to Lord Of The Rushie River. ISBN: 0216924553. Bumping to top of spine. Uneven fading to cover edges. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine and edges.
FLYING BOATS OF THE EMPIRE THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHIPS OF THE SKY
Written by Richard Knott.
Stock no. 2138437
Published by Robert Hale.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A fascinating account of the age of Empire flying boats, whose story began in July 1936 with a reassuringly trouble-free test flight on Kent's River Medway. Within ten years, however, this last word in luxury was to become redundant, spurned by the post-war age. Turquoise boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780709087595. Light browning to page edges. A little edge-creasing to wrapper.
DEFENDING LONDON'S RIVER
Written by V.T.C. Smith.
Stock no. 1322801
Published by North Kent Books.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
The story of the Thames Forts 1540-1945. Cream cardwraps. B/w photos. 48 pages. ISBN: 0948305002. Covers slightly grubby. Name and address in ink inside front cover. A few light marks to lower margin of title-page.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY