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Nichols, Martin A
In retrospect
Private Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. Front flyleaf has dedication to Effie Mae and signed by author. There is a yellow spot on front page and an article laid in about Hurricane that hit Indianola Texas. Nichols cowboyed for a time in Texas. ; 208 pages; Signed by Author . Private Printing hardcover
Référence libraire : 8564
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Parker, Janie & Dee Parker-Davies
Generous Hearts and Gentle Spirits Reflections of a Ballerina and Her Mother
Pointe Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Signed "To Devon You are a beautiful girl. Enjoy your dancing! Love janie parker" with a sketch of a ballerina on the front flyleaf. Beautiful copy. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 311 pages; Signed by Author . Pointe Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 8661
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Naylor, Jerry & Steve Halliday
Rockabilly Legends They Called it Rockabilly Long before it Was Called Rock 'n' Roll Includes DVD Video
Hal Leonard Corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 142342042X . Book is clean and tight. Dust jacket has a little wear on the top edge. The bottom edge of cover has a small warp and one bumped corner. Lots of pictures and biographical notes on these legends. The DVD has not been opened. ; Book & DVD; 1.2 x 10.5 x 8.6 Inches; 285 pages . Hal Leonard Corporation hardcover
Référence libraire : 8018 ISBN : 142342042X 9781423420422
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Baker, Eugene W
In His Traces Life and Times of R. E. B. Baylor
Baylor University. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 1878804111 . Book is clean and tight. Darker green than scan with gold Baylor seal on cover. Baptist minister. Baylor University. ; Baylor University Founders Series; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages . Baylor University hardcover
Référence libraire : 8080 ISBN : 1878804111 9781878804112
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Mentor Association
Mentor July-December 1915 12 Issues Articles on Railroads Butterflies Philippines Grand Canyon and others.
Mentor Association. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. This is a hard bound copy of 12 issues of magazine some illustrations are in color. This is not x-library does have a binder's stamp on inside back cover. Does smell a bit musty. Subjects of issues are as follows: Esther Singleton - China and Pottery of our Forefathers Albert Bushnell Hart - The Story of the American Railroad Dr. W. J. Holland - Butterflies Dean C. Worcester - Philippine Islands John C. Van Dyke - Great Galleries of the World The Louvre; Hamilton W. Mabie - William Makepeace Thackery Dwight L. Elmendorf - Grand Canyon of Arizona; Aymar Embury II - Architecture in American Country Homes; Albert Bushnell Hart - The Story of the Danube; Gustav Kobbe - Animals in Art; Dwight L. Elmendorf - The Holy Land; Hamilton W. Mabie - John Milton; . Mentor Association hardcover
Référence libraire : 3813
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Davis, J D
Maker of New Japan Rev. Joseph Hardy Neesima
New York: Fleming H. Revell. Good with no dust jacket. 1894. Second Edition. Hardcover. Color rubbed off in spots on cover and some spots on bottom foredge is that what you call it that is possible insect damage. Spine and corners are bumped. Typical library markings and bookplate. Good clean tight copy.; Ex-Library . Fleming H. Revell hardcover
Référence libraire : 1055
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Farmer, Neal
Southwest Conference Baseball's Greatest Hits Signed By 10 Baseball Stars see list in description.
Austin TX: Eakin Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. Second Printing. Hardcover. 1571680837 . Book is clean and tight signed & inscribed "To Clint" by AUTHOR and LARRY BOWEN - TCU; TOM CHANDLER - TAMU; KAL SEGRIST - Texas Tech; DAVID HALL - Rice; ROLAND WALTON - U of H; RAYNER NOBLE - Houston; LARRY HAYS - Texas Tech; MICKEY SULLIVAN - Baylor; DOUG OSBURN - Rice and GARY ASHBY - Texas Tech.; Signed by Author . Eakin Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 3861 ISBN : 1571680837 9781571680839
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Scalzo, Joe
Unbelievable Unsers signed By Bobby Unser
Chicago: Henry Regnery. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight signed and inscribed by Bobby Unser on front flyleaf. Corners and spine are bumped and shelf worn. The top of spine head has a nickel-sized chip in the cloth. A few soiled spots on foredge.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages; Signed by Subject . Henry Regnery hardcover
Référence libraire : 4992
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Melrose Press
Dictionary of International Biography a Biographical Record of Contemporary Achievement 1996 Twenty-Fourth Edition
Ely Cambridgeshire United Kingdom: Melrose Press Limited. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0948875860 . Book is clean and tight the top of spine is a little bumped. In all other ways looks like it has just come out of the box. Has three sections: Dedications - with short biographies and photos; Biographies; and Honors List. . Melrose Press, Limited hardcover
Référence libraire : 5728 ISBN : 0948875860 9780948875861
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Hammer, Kenneth
Biographies of the 7th Cavalry June 25th 1876
Old Army. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. I am not sure it has been read. Lists citizens enlisted men officers Indian scouts and quartermaster employees on the day of the Battle of Little Big Horn River. For genealogists it also gives height eye color and complexion for many of the men. Laid in is a certificate for 1 share for Broken Boot Gold Mining Company from Deadwood Gold Camp. Of course it isn't worth anything. . Old Army hardcover
Référence libraire : 6309
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Woolaver, Lance
The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis
Halifax: Nimbus Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1551091763 . Tight unmarked book in clean red cloth and with barely rubbed dust jacket; 10.60 X 9.10 X 0.70 inches; 92 pages . Nimbus Publishing hardcover
Référence libraire : 67410 ISBN : 1551091763 9781551091761
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Sills, Beverly and Lawrence Linderman
Beverly An Autobiography
New York: Bantam Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553051733 . B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and small tears especially to the spine ends and corners. This copy has been signed by Beverly Sills on the front endpaper. "Beverly Sills born Belle Miriam Silverman May 25 1929 July 2 2007 was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini Massenet and Verdi she was known for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Donizetti of which she performed and recorded many roles. Her signature roles include the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor the title role in Massenet's Manon Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment the three heroines in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville Violetta in Verdi's La traviata and most notably Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux." from Wikipedia; Signed by Author . Bantam Books hardcover
Référence libraire : A41855 ISBN : 0553051733 9780553051735
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Wallace, Irving
The Fabulous Showman The Life and Times of P. T. Barnum
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Includes a Postcard Signed by the Author - The book itself is not signed. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy includes a postcard signed and with an inscription by the author Irving Wallace. The dust jacket is in mostly clean bright condition but does have some light edge wear rubbing and a couple of small edge nicks and tears along with some light toning mostly to the spine and edges of the book covers. "Wallace began selling stories to magazines when he was a teenager. In the Second World War Wallace served in the Frank Capra unit in Fort Fox along with Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss and continued to write for magazines. He also served in the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force. Soon however Wallace turned to a more lucrative job as a Hollywood screenwriter. He collaborated on such films as The West Point Story 1950 Split Second 1953 Meet Me at the Fair 1953 and The Big Circus 1959. He also contributed three scripts to the western television program Have Gun Will Travel. " from Wikipedia; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Référence libraire : A42079
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Firbank, Thomas
I Bought a Star
Sidgwick & Jackson 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN:0450049612 Sidgwick & Jackson paperback
Référence libraire : 5797131 ISBN : 0450049612 9780450049613
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Urwin, Gregory JW, Fagan Roberta E J W
Custer And His Times Book Three A Publication of the Little Big Horn Associates
Central Arkansas Press 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. COLLECTORS EDITION # 76 of 100. SIGNED by Urwin 305 pages maps illustrations. Various authors address different parts of Custer's life and career. John Carroll Lawrence Frost Dixon Magnum Fagan Sarf Urwin and others. Informative and a good read! 0-9615143-6-1. Central Arkansas Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 5834 ISBN : 0961514361 9780961514365
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Fuseli, H and Knowles, J (ed)
The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli Volume 2
Henry Colburn 1831. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Medium 8vo. Grubby brown cloth with brown leather half binding. Gilt lettering and border on sun darkened backstrip. Bumped corners and fairly heavy exterior wear. Chipping to top of backstrip. Front hinge split. Interior is secure and clear of markings. A few pages have light soiling. Minor foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Henry Colburn hardcover
Référence libraire : 5796955
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Northcote, J
The Life of Titian: With Anecdotes of the Distinguished Persons of His Time Volume 2
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1830. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Medium 8vo. Grubby brown cloth with brown leather half binding. Gilt lettering and border on sun darkened backstrip. Bumped corners and fairly heavy exterior wear. Chipping to top of backstrip. Interior is secure and clear of markings. A few pages have light soiling. Minor foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley hardcover
Référence libraire : 5796954
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Manson-Bahr, P H
The Life and Work of Sir Patrick Manson
Cassell & Company 1927. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Cassell & Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 3736230
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Forman, Henry Chandlee
Jamestown & St. Mary's: Buried Cities of Romance
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. Nearly fine copy. 1938. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 355 pp. . Johns Hopkins Univ. Press hardcover
Référence libraire : BOOKS121964I
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Crosby, Rev Thomas; Sipprell, WJ[Introduction] W J
Up and Down the North Pacific Coast By Canoe and Mission Ship
Toronto: The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. Fair. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. "A record of missionary work among the Indian tribes of the Northern Pacific Coast of our country and of the wonderful transformation in character and conditions which the introduction of the blessed Gospel has brought about." - Preface. xiv 403 p. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates. New front and back endpapers applied over originals. Narrow opening in binding at half-title. Somewhat above-average wear to maroon cloth covered boards adorned with gilt lettering and photo of author. Lowther 1611 Tourville 1128 Amtmann 3501 Ricks p.75 Smith 2135 Matthews 295 Tod & Cordingley p.85.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; British Columbia Pacific Coast Missionaries Native Peoples Rev. Thomas Crosby Forward Movement of 1874 Bella Bella Naas Mission Skeena Kitamaat Kitamat Queen Charlotte Islands Totemism . The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church hardcover
Référence libraire : 714H3471
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Steinberg, Jonny
The Number: One Man's Search for Identity in the Cape Underworld and Prison Gangs
Jonathan Ball Publishers 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are shelf rubbed and a little creased.no inscriptions lightly marked.well bound.J.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jonathan Ball Publishers paperback
Référence libraire : rf70 ISBN : 1868422054 9781868422050
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Naidoo, Indres
Island in Chains : Ten Years on Robben Island
Rosebank South Africa: Penguin Group SA Limited The 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. signed. Inscribed by AuthorsThe wraps are slighty shelf rubbed.The name of the person to whom the book was inscribed has been crossed through.Tightly bound.R.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Rosebank, South Africa: Penguin Group (SA) Limited, The paperback
Référence libraire : se6 ISBN : 0140295356 9780140295351
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Stacey, Vivienne
Mission Ventured : Dynamic Stories Across a Challenging World
Inter-Varsity Press 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. signed. Signed by Authorsthe wraps are edgeworn and rubbed. slightly creased. signed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. P.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Inter-Varsity Press paperback
Référence libraire : sr39 ISBN : 0851115462 9780851115467
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Anderson, Andrew A
Twenty-Five Years in a Waggon- Sport & Travel In South Africa
C. Struik 1974. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Light tanning.Excellent binding.Very good copy.Limited edition.No.823/1000.Fascimile reprint of 1880.Illustrations.R.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. C. Struik hardcover
Référence libraire : vi87 ISBN : 0869770454 9780869770450
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Fugard, Athol
Cousins: A Memoir
Witwatersrand University Press 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. signed. Signed by Authorsthe jacket is shelf rubbed. there is a small closed tear and the edges are a little knocked. it is still very bright and attractive. the book is inscribed thus : 'esther every good wish and keep smiling athol fugard'. there are no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. an attractive book. the true first edition. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Witwatersrand University Press hardcover
Référence libraire : vo12 ISBN : 1868142787 9781868142781
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Boult, Peggy
The Very Ordinary Story of a Very Ordinary Family
Duncan Brown 2005. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. signed. Signed by Authorsthe wraps are a little shelf rubbed. the book is signed "with love peggy". no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Duncan Brown paperback
Référence libraire : pp50 ISBN : 0954969707 9780954969707
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Nyabongo, Elizabeth
Elizabeth of Toro The Odyssey of an African Princess
Touchstone 1989-08-01. Soft cover. Fair. signed. Inscribed by AuthorsThe wraps are worn. Some creasing and a few nicks. Textually sound. A bit curved. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Touchstone paperback
Référence libraire : qi95 ISBN : 0671673963 9780671673963
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Llewellyn-Jones, Rosie
A Very Ingenious Man: Claude Martin in Early Colonial India
Oxford University Press 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:0195631315 Oxford University Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 5771098 ISBN : 0195631315 9780195631319
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Mousley, E O
The Secrets of a Kuttite: An Authentic Story of Kut Adventures in Captivity and Stamboul Intrigue
The Bodley Head 1922. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: The Bodley Head hardcover
Référence libraire : 3971277
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Asquith, Lady Cynthia
Diaries 1915-1918
Hutchinson 1968. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN:0090846400 Hutchinson hardcover
Référence libraire : 3732330 ISBN : 0090846400 9780090846405
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Busbecq, Ogier Ghiselin de; Seymour Forster, E
The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
Clarendon Press 1927. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Backstrip damaged. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN: Clarendon Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 5792522
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Redhouse, JW (trans) J W
The Diary of H.M. The Shah of Persia during his Tour through Europe in AD 1873. A verbatim translation.
John Murray 1874. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Medium 8vo. Red library cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Lightly bowed front board. Frontispiece and highly decorative coloured and gilted half title page. Binding tight. Light foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover
Référence libraire : 5792578
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Gardner, A and Pearse, H (ed)
Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
William Blackwood and Sons 1898. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Large brown cloth 8vo with black lettering on front board and gilt lettering and motif on backstrip. Bumped corners minor fraying. Rear hinge split. Frontispiece. Binding tight. Foxing. Contains a map plate. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN: William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
Référence libraire : 5792583
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Dold, Graham
Dear Graham
Vantage 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Edge tears on jacket and marked.Light foxing.Excellent binding.R.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Vantage hardcover
Référence libraire : ocho ISBN : 0533057884 9780533057887
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Pienaar, Francois ; Griffiths, Edward
Rainbow Warrior
CollinsWillow 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. signed. Signed by Authorsthe jacket is shelf rubbed and bit edge worn. Signed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. P.O. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. CollinsWillow hardcover
Référence libraire : ocrh ISBN : 0002189054 9780002189057
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Miller, David
Stanley Matthews: The Authorized Biography
Pavilion Books Ltd 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. signed. Signed by Authorsthe jacket is bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. creased. bit marked. small previous ownership book plate. Signed by Stanley Matthews. internally clean and tightly bound. P.O. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Pavilion Books Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : ocxi ISBN : 1851451617 9781851451616
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Paul, Mathew
Parabat
Covos Day Books 2001. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Name of the previous owner. Publication of 288 pages. The wraps are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. R GK 12/10/2022. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Covos Day Books paperback
Référence libraire : odyv ISBN : 1919874119 9781919874111
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Schoeman, Karel
Olive Schreiner : A Woman in South Africa 1855-1881
Jonathan Ball Publishers 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. the jacket is shelf rubbed and bit knocked. some tanning. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. P.O. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jonathan Ball Publishers hardcover
Référence libraire : oecr ISBN : 0947464379 9780947464370
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Cumes, Dave M
Africa in my Bones
Spearhead 2004. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. the wraps are shelf rubbed. a bit marked. internally clean and tightly bound. P.O. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Spearhead paperback
Référence libraire : oehd ISBN : 0864865562 9780864865564
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Fauvet, Paul ; Mosse, Marcelo
Carlos Cardoso : Telling the Truth in Mozambique
Double Storey 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. the wraps are bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. creased. light marks. previous owner's lengthy inscription. internally clean and tightly bound. P.O. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Double Storey paperback
Référence libraire : ofvn ISBN : 1919930310 9781919930312
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Fauvet, Paul & Mosse, Marcelo
Carlos Cardoso : Telling the Truth in Mozambique
Double Storey 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. the wraps are a little shelf rubbed and there are a few small minor creases. the book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. the book comes with a newspaper article reporting on the death of Cardoso. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Double Storey paperback
Référence libraire : oifq ISBN : 1919930310 9781919930312
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MYNHARDT, PATRICK
Boy From Bethulie: An Autobiography
Witwatersrand Univ Pr 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. signed. Inscribed by AuthorsThe wraps are fine.One gift inscription signed by the author.Well bound.R.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Witwatersrand Univ Pr paperback
Référence libraire : ie82 ISBN : 186814397X 9781868143979
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Horwood, Catherine
Beth Chatto - A Life With Plants
Pimpernel Press Ltd 2019. Well illustrated large octavo pp 288 very clean internally green cloth with the slightest signs of rubbing a very good copy in a slightly stretched dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE. A life with plants tells the story of the most influential British plantswoman of the past hundred years. Beth Chatto was the inspiration behind the `right plant right place' ethos that lies at the heart of modern gardening. She also wrote some of the best-loved gardening books of the twentieth century among them The Dry Garden The Damp Garden and Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden. Some years before her death in May 2018 aged ninety-four Beth authorized Catherine Horwood to write her biography with exclusive access to her archive. Beth Chatto: A life with plants also includes extracts from Beth's notebooks and diaries never previously published bringing Beth's own distinctive and much-loved voice into the book. Most of the photographs from Beth's personal archives have also never been seen in print before. For Beth's legions of fans Beth Chatto: A life with plants is the personal story behind her beliefs and the struggles and determination that brought her success. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Pimpernel Press Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019904 ISBN : 1910258822 9781910258828
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Crabbe, George
The Poetical Works of George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals and His Life By His Son. In Eight Volumes complete. Also known as Life and Poems of the Rev. George Crabbe
London: John Murray 1834. First edition. Eight volumes each volume with a steel engraved frontispiece and an extra steel engraved vignette title page a little browning and offsetting to these pages otherwise the contents are just slightly age-toned but in very good order all edges gilt full grained leather bindings with gilt decorated spines gilt-lined inner dentelles gilt lacking some of the spine labels one spine head slighly torn an old auction label on one upper cover an attractive set. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020030
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Polhill, Diana and Roger
East African Plant Collectors Gren Lucas' copy
Kew Publishing 2015. Illustrated tall quarto pp 520 very clean internally pictorial boards in very good condition. Gren Lucas' copy signed by both authors on the title page. This book is a record of some 2700 people who have collected herbarium specimens in Uganda Kenya and Tanzania designed as a supplement to the now complete Flora of Tropical East Africa. The profiles give an indication of careers and interests the places where the plants have been collected and herbaria in which the specimens are located. A timeline and a synopsis give an idea of professions and the changes through the eras since the first recorded herbarium specimens were collected in 1793. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Kew Publishing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020159 ISBN : 1842463713 9781842463710
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MacGillivray, William
A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray - Ornithologist; Professor of Natural History Iniversity of Aberdeen Robert Washington Oates copy
Edinburgh: Printed for Private Circulation 1901. Illustrated with three plates large octavo pp xiv ii 203 the top edge gilt the other two edges age-toned a few slight thumb/reading creases a few neat pencil notes in the margins the page listing the illustrations is foxed the endpapers age-toned the name of the original owner on the presentation page has been gemtly removed otherwise very clean internally blue cloth with only very slight signs of use. The Oates-Selborne copy with the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates. VERY SCARCE. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Printed for Private Circulation Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020302
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Nelson, E Charles & Probert, Alan
A Man Who Can Speak of Plants: Dr.Thomas Coulter 1793-1843 of Dundalk in Ireland Mexico and Alta California
Dublin: Published by the author 1994. Well illustrated octavo pp viii 181 quarter cloth and marbled boards a really fine copy. Signed by author on title page. A limited edition of only 500 copies this being A of lettered copies and presumably limited to just a handfull thus. Irish physician botanist and explorer. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a fellow of Trinity College Dublin where he founded the college's herbarium. After taking his medical degree in Dublin Coulter studied botany in Geneva for seventeen months under Swiss taxonomist Augustin de Candolle. Coulter then served as physician with the Real del Monte Company in Mexico during which period he collected plants in the region. He is best remembered for exploration and botanical research in Mexico Arizona and Alta California in the early 19th century. He subsequently returned to Ireland in 1834 and became curator of the herbarium at Trinity College Dublin. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Privately Printed. Published by the author Paperback
Référence libraire : 020301
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Couch, Bertha
Life of Jonathan Couch F.L.S. ets of Polperro - the Cornish Icthyologist
Liskeard: John Philp 1891. Small octavo a portrait frontispiece pp 160 a few ink splashes on the fore-edge otherwise clean internally front hinge cracke with a little weakness soft blue cloth very slightly worn a tiny contemporary bookseller's label on the front endpaper - J.A.D. Bridger Penzance. SCARCE. The Oates/Selborne copy with the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates. First Edition. Soft Cloth. Very Good. John Philp Paperback
Référence libraire : 020308
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Nelson, E Charles & Probert, Alan
A Man Who Can Speak of Plants: Dr.Thomas Coulter 1793-1843 of Dundalk in Ireland Mexico and Alta California Gren Lucas' copy
Dublin: Published by the author 1994. Well illustrated octavo pp viii 181 paperback the slightest signs of use but really a very good copy. Signed by author on title page and inscribed to the botanist and conservationist Gren Lucas - "for Gren at the Linnean Society 15th October 1998". A numbered limited edition of only 500 copies this being number 394. Coulter was an Irish physician botanist and explorer. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a fellow of Trinity College Dublin where he founded the college's herbarium. After taking his medical degree in Dublin Coulter studied botany in Geneva for seventeen months under Swiss taxonomist Augustin de Candolle. Coulter then served as physician with the Real del Monte Company in Mexico during which period he collected plants in the region. He is best remembered for exploration and botanical research in Mexico Arizona and Alta California in the early 19th century. He subsequently returned to Ireland in 1834 and became curator of the herbarium at Trinity College Dublin. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Privately Printed. Published by the author Paperback
Référence libraire : 020425
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Skutch, Alexander F
A Naturalist in Costa Rica
Gainesville: University of Florida Press 1971. Illustrated large octavo pp x 378 extremely clean internally green cloth with just the slightest of marks in a slightly worn and chipped dustwrapper. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn. University of Florida Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020444 ISBN : 0813003121 9780813003122
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