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Lands, Neil
Visitor's Guide to the Dordogne
Book appears unread in virtually mint condition. 160pp. Travel guide to the Dordogne region of France.
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Limoges, Michel
Objectif : Chalon-sur-Saone
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight traces of handling. 96pp. culture, sport, art, architecture and much more about this area of the Saone in Western France. All text in French. Printed on fine quality paper. Very well illustrated with colour photographs.
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Wolbling, Jutta
Die Wesermarsch von Oben
No marks or inscriptions. Crease to lower corner of soft front cover. Rear cover is sunned stiff card. A very clean very tight copy with no bumping to corners. Single-sided with interleaved tissue. 16pp. Aerial views of Weser Marsh in northern Germany. All text in German.
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The Editor
British Airways London Eye : The Essential Guide
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Guide to the London Eye.
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Yu, Lu Ching (editor)
The Scenic Resorts of Taiwan
Previous owner's name/date to first page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, fading to spine and slight rubbing to rear and to corners. Front end paper missing and next two pages partially cut along hinge. Lovely red silk board covers with gilt lettering. 200pp. Guide to the sights and culture of Taiwan, in English and Chinese.
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The Editor
Leverkusen
Signed probably by colleagues as a leaving present from (?) Bayer. Otherwise the book is in mint condition. Slip case in excellent condition with very slight rubbing to edge and fading to part of front. 116pp. A concise history accompanying the wealth of black & white photographs over the years of the town of Leverkusen in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town was founded in 1930 by employees of the chemical company which became Bayer Chemicals. All text in German.
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Varganov, Alexei
Suzdal / Souzdal / Susdal
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small nicks/tears to edges and crease to front dust flap. 175pp. The history, buildings, archtecture and people of the ancient Russian town of Suzdal. Mostly captioned colour and black & white photographs. Text in Russian, English, French and German. Very scarce in the UK.
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Fanlac, Pierre (editor)
The Font de Gaume Cave - in Perigord
Booklet is 'as new' condition. 48pp. The history of the prehistoric cave paintings at the Font-de-Gaume cave near Les Eyzies in Perigord, France.
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The Editor
Staffordshire and the Peak
No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower front corner. A very clean very tight booklet with unmarked very slightly rubbed covers and no bumping to corners. 71pp. History, facilities and description of the areas of Staffordshire and the Peak. Very well illustrated.
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Baer, Edith; Wightman, Margaret
Signposts: German
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 104pp. Guide for visitors to Germany. How to understand the street/road signs.
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The Editor
Stourhead, Wiltshire
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 63pp. Guide to Stourhead House in Wiltshire. Tucked-in are a detailed 'Stourhead List of Pictures (15pp) and a 1986 Stourhead House & Garden summary leaflet.
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The Editor
Out and About Cheshire
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, one staple loose and no bumping to corners. Very large folded map in rear pocket in excellent condition. 48pp. A guide to leisure and sports opportunities in Cheshire. Undated, refers to 1979 in the future.
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Scott Stallard
Title: The Beauty of Bermuda (Signed By Author)
Signed 'Scott Stallard' to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. pp. Lavishly illustrated book with 117 mainly full-page coloured photographs of Bermuda and an introduction by Peter Benchley.
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The Editor
Historic and Picturesque Shrewsbury : Its Residential and Holiday Attractions
No marks or inscriptions. Very minor faint creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Adverts plus 30pp. Guide to Shrewsbury and its attractions. Illustrated.
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Brill, Edith
Portrait of the Cotswolds
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or creased with small nicks to upper edge and a chip to lower edge. 192pp. Same year reprint of the first edition of Edith Brill's excellent study of the Cotswolds.
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Alexander, Lynne; Fulton, Oliver
Staying Vegetarian
Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 274pp. Guide to guesthouses and hotels for vegetarians, vegans and wholefooders.
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Bicknell, Ethel
Paris and Her Treasures
Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dull green cloth boards, very minor mark to lower front corner, slightly dusty page edges, trace of rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Large fold-out map at rear in excellent condition. 363pp. Detailed guide to Paris and her architecture and collections, just before the First World War. With sixty-four illustrations, two plans and map.
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Wilson, Martin Anthony
Unwind by Water in Lakeland
Book in mint unread condition. 132pp. For those who come to the Lake District to unwind and enjoy some time relaxing in a glorious waterside setting. This book tells you the places to go.
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Dore, R.N.
Cheshire
Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 192pp. A study of the County of Cheshire based on the old pre-1974 boundaries.
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The Editor
Derbyshire Guide 1979
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Large fold-out coloured Bartholemew map at the rear in excellent condition. 240pp. Tourism and more guide to the delights of Derbyshire.
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Castello, Corina Armella De Fernandez
Acapulco
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Oversize dust jacket not price clipped with creasing to oversize upper edge, rubbing to rear surface and a little rubbing to edges and corners. 200pp. Lavish tourist/travel guide to Acapulco in Mexico on superior quality paper. Text in English and Spanish. Colour photographs.
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Mader, Richard
Leipzig. Kultur- und Messestadt
Book appears in mint unread condition. Fold-out map at rar in perfect condition. 96pp. Guide to the cultural, music and trade fair city in Saxony, Germany. Well illustrated. All text in German.
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Dalley, Sam (editor)
The Independent Hostel Guide 1995; UK and Ireland
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The first in a series of guides for outdoor enthusiasts and budget travellers.
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The Editors
New Forest : Ordnance Survey Explorer Guide
No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. ca 100pp. The secrets of Britain's best-loved woodland illustrated including OS 1:25,000 maps.
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Baynton-Williams, Roger
Investing in Maps (New Currency)
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. Protected in a fully-removable plastic sleeve. 160pp. The ideal study for those interested in maps as an investment or just in collecting maps. It covers map making, the first printed maps onwards, sea charts, British, French and German map making, county histories, town plans and much more. Very well illustrated with maps of all types and ages.
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Hammond, Reginald J W (editor)
Colwyn Bay and North Wales : Red Guide
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards, a trace of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Fold-out maps in excellent condition. 192pp. Red Guide to North Wales covering Anglesey, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon, Rhyl and Betws-Y-Coed. Third Edition. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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The Editor
North Wales (Southern Section) : Red Guide
No marks or inscriptions. Very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards, very slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with rubbing to upper edge and small piece missing from lower rear edge. Fold-out maps in excellent condition. 192pp. Red Guide to Southern Section of North Wales covering Pwllheli, Barmouth, Aberdovey, Aberystwyth, Llangollen, Snowdon, Towyn etc. Illustrated. Thirteenth Edition. Undated ca 1960. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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The Editor
North Wales (Northern Section) : Red Guide
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards, very slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with rubbing/small tear to ends of sunned spine. Fold-out maps and plans in excellent condition. 192pp. Red Guide to North Wales covering Anglesey, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon, Rhyl and Betws-Y-Coed. Second Edition. Undated ca 1960. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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Hammond, Reginald J W
The Isle of Wight : Red Guide
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with bright unmarked boards, a little foxing to page edges and end papers and no bumping to corners. Front map slighlty torn, others in excellent condition. 160pp. Red Guide to the Isle of Wight. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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D'Orta, Piemme and Enrika
Together in Pompeii
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Protected in fully-removable proprietary plastic sleeve. 64pp. Tucked in is a large fold-out plan of Pompeii. Travel guide with 110 coloured illustrations.
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The Editor
Welcome to Acapulco
Expressive inscrption in Spanish to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 210pp. Lavish guide to Acapulco.
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CharriÚ, Jean-Paul; Delvert, Ray
Conna¯tre le Lot-et-Garonne
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Coloured guide the the Lot-et-Garonne region of France. All text in French.
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'Big Chief I-Spy'
I-Spy Butterflies and Moths
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. Nothing filled in. A very clean very tight copy with trace of damp mark to lower edge of rear cover and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Children's observation book - one of the forty in the I-Spy series.
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Raistrick, Arthur (editor)
North York Moors (National Park Guide No 4)
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with slightly foxed front board and page edges, small tippex mark to rear and no bumping to corners. Fold-out maps in excellent condition. 114pp. Official guide to the history, geology, nature, settlements etc in Yorkshire's North York Moors National Park.. Well illustrated.
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The Editor
Cirencester : Capital of the Cotswolds
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 116pp. Official guide to the town of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. Undated ca 1987.
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Fisher, Martyn
Leominster & District Toutist Guide
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Local history gazetteer to the towns and villages around Leominster in Herefordshire. Illustrated.
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Makepeace, Chris
Old Ordnance Survey Maps : South Reddish & Brinnington 1904 : Lancashire Sheet 112.05
Mint unused map pp. Map of the South Reddish & Brinnington districts of Stockport on Lancashire sheet No 112.05 from 1904.
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Harry Seidler
The Grand Tour: Travelling the World with an Architect's Eye
Book appears in mint unread condition. 575pp. Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. This book represents his achievement.
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Marjatta Bell; Marjatta Hietala
Helsinki, the Innovative City
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage 447pp. History, culture, development and the society of Helsinki, Finland's Capital City. 'Helsinki - The Innovative City' describes how the capital of Finland was developed into a handsome, sophisticated city. It tells the story of how its innovative citizens and its determined City Council turned a small rocky seaport into a European city of distinction with fine public services and continuing links with the surrounding nature.
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Simon Kirwan
Discover the Peak District (Discovery Guides)
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, trace of label removal to front and no bumping to corners. 33pp. A journey through Derbyshire's Peak District in well-captioned colour photographs.
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Glaser, Mordechai & Elgavi, Yvonne (translator)
Sinai and the Red Sea
Inscription opposite half-title page. No other marks A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with rubbing to all edges.and corners and small enclosed tear to rear fore edge. Unpaginated ca 150pp. Description, culture, history and travel around the Sinai Peninsula of Israel and the Gulf of Elat. Extremely well illustrated.
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Irish, Vivienne (editor)
Derbyshire Life and Countryside : October 2005
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to lower corner. 164pp. Derbyshire including the town of Swadlincote, Derwent Valley Mills, Hardwick Hall, the High Peak Trail and much more.
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Stiltz, Thomas
The Washington Collection: Twelve Lithographic Prints By Thomas Stiltz: Portfolio One
Twelve full-page colour prints in a rigid portfolio folder. Presentation plate to Tom Pendry (now Lord Pendry) inside front cover. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. Very clean prints in unmarked portfolio. 14pp. Photographic images of the USA Capital City including the White House, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda, the Supreme Court building and the National Gallery of Art. Scarce in the UK.
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Adam. Bujak
CRACOW: FROM THE AIR.(Signed By Deputy Mayor)
Inscribed to Tom Pendry (now Lord Pendry) from Cracow Deputy Mayor. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated, ca 100pp. Lavishly illustrated guide to the sights of Cracow with detailed captions. Text in English.
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Chris Catling; Alison Merry
Gloucestershire and Hereford & Worcester (New Shell Guides)
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 224pp. History, architecture, travel through three English counties near the Welsh border. Well illustrated.
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Maurice Colbeck
Village Yorkshire
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 160pp. A tour around scores of Yorkshire villages. Well illustrated.
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Yandell, Michael D. (editor)
National Parkways: A Photographic and Comprehensive Guide to Grand Canyon National Park
Initials to front cover. No other marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map in excellent condition. 118pp. Superbly illustrated photographic souvenir of Arizona's Grand Canyon with full history and detailed description.
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The Editor
French Travel (12 Brochures)
No marks or inscriptions to contents and very minor creasing to a few covers. Unpaginated pp. Two booklets Normandy and Val de Loire - see image (ca 60 pages each) plus ten pamphlets - musees Loire=Atlantique, Ouistreham riva-bella, Caen, Calvados cider route, Calvados, cheese, Nantes, Villedieu les Poeles, Briere regional national park, le Pont de Saint-Nazaire and Briere. A useful starter pack for a holoday in north-west France. Mostly undated ca 1975-1990.
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Staff of Heligan Gardens Ltd
The Lost Gardens of Heligan Handbook
No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to upper corner of rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 73pp. The essential guide to the Gardens & wider estate near St Austell in Cornwall.
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Lodge, Eric (compiled by)
Yorkshire Dales Official Guide & Map
No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to upper corner of front cover. A very clean very tight copy with slightly dusty covers and page edges and no bumping to corners. Large fold out map at rear in excellent condition. 118pp. Detailed description dale by dale,-village by village, site of interest by site of interest through all the Yorkshire Dales. Undated ca 1960.
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