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1891ref. 24610London: Macmillan & Co 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Lanoe Falconer was the pseudonym of Mary Elizabeth Hawker 1848-1908 the Scottish novelist pianist and short story writer. This scarce book was a very popular supernatural novel in its day about ghostly encounters. In very good condition in original dark blue cloth boards. Light bumping to corners and chipping to spine. Interior pages clean with some splitting to signatures but text block is holding. 197 pages plus 44 page classified catalogue. LIT/031511. Macmillan & Co hardcover
1891ref. 24610London: Macmillan & Co 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Lanoe Falconer was the pseudonym of Mary Elizabeth Hawker 1848-1908 the Scottish novelist pianist and short story writer. This scarce book was a very popular supernatural novel in its day about ghostly encounters. In very good condition in original dark blue cloth boards. Light bumping to corners and chipping to spine. Interior pages clean with some splitting to signatures but text block is holding. 197 pages plus 44 page classified catalogue. LIT/031511. Macmillan & Co hardcover books
1931ref. 136431931. DERRYDALE PRESS. Hawker Peter. Colonel Hawker's Shooting Diaries. New York: Derrydale Press 1931. vii 1 299 1 p. Plates. Rebound in modern cloth spine label. Light foxing particularly on the title page. Bookplate. Edited and with an introduction by Eric Parker. English sheets imported and reissued with a Derrydale title page. Siegel 48; Frazier P-4-a. unknown books
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2010ref. 1-032306504XMosby Inc 2010. Hardcover. New. 2nd har/dig edition. 160 pages. 11.00x8.70x0.50 inches. Mosby Inc hardcover
2001ref. 2-0415205352Routledge 2001. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 332 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. Routledge paperback
1931ref. 43987London: Philip Allan 1931. A Very Good Copy. 22.5cm the first edition vii300p. frontis portrait with 11 plates index orange cloth expertly restored Colonel Peter Hawker 1786-1853 was a celebrated diarist and author and accounted one of the "great shots" of the 19th century. His sporting exploits were widely followed and on occasion reported in The Times. Eric Parker has edited Colonel Hawker's diaries and added an introduction. This volume includes his diaries from 1802 to 1853 which contain observations of Europe including Britain France Germany Belgium and the Netherlands before and after the Napoleonic period. Wiki. Philip Allan unknown
1825ref. 56734brLondon: E. Palmer 1825. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Early full leather binding rubbed and bumped. endpapers and text show varied staining and toning. Old owner's name. Published in various printings with dates ranging from 1820-1826 and each numbering about 12 pages. Mostly by Hawker with some unattributed. No. 1 & 16 bound in first with the remainder in reverse order. Nearly complete: No. 14 missing half of first leaf; No. 2 missing most of first and second leaves. Rear endpaper lost. Still a neat & sound bound collection of this rare series. . E. Palmer Hardcover
1826ref. e8167abLondon: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green. VG : in very good condition. Rebound with new eps. 1826. Fifth Edition. Brown hardback half-leather marbled board cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xxiv 456pp. 10 engraved plates; numerous woodcuts. Binding by Henry Sotheran Ltd Sackville Street London. . Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green hardcover
2002ref. SONG077480954XUniversity of British Columbia Press 2002-11-21. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.14x0.85x9.32. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. University of British Columbia Press hardcover
1993ref. DBS.Management-9780702016Saunders 1993. 1st. Hardcover. New. Saunders hardcover
1993ref. DBS.Management-9780702016Saunders 1993. 1st. Hardcover. New. Saunders hardcover
1824ref. 61676London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown. 1824. Hardcover. Very Good. 1824 :Third enlarged edition xxii 470pp illustrated with 4 coloured plates and 5 b w 1 b w plate missing some foxing bound in half brown leather/marbled boards marbled endpapers interesting ephemera relating to author loosely inserted at front.; Large Octavo . Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown hardcover
ref. Z1-B-009-01361Churchill Livingstone. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Sticker on cover. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Churchill Livingstone unknown
1909ref. 33025London: The Religious Tract Society 1909. First edition. Illustrated with photogravure portrait maps and illustrations from photographs. 8vo publisher’s original dark green textured cloth with gilt medallion and lettering on upper board and gilt lettering on spine. xxvi 5878 ads. A fine bright copy clean and with a minor bit of refurbishment at the front inner hinge. FIRST EDITION. As a Baptist missionary George Grenfell first went to Africa in 1875. He was the first to prove the independent nature of the Mubangi discovered the Ruki or Black River found himself in contact with actual cannibals and discovered and named Grenfell Falls on the Mubangi. Meant as a companion volume to Sir Harry Johnston’s; “George Grenfell and the Congo” this work concentrates on Grenfell’s missionary efforts rather than his explorations. “.it is refreshing to recall the remembrance of this good man a missionary in the purest sense of the word; who succeeded as the messenger of peace in irradiating the immense basin of the Congo by his itineraries and in endowing its geography with fixed points carefully determined by astronomical observations” from his obituary in the Le Movement Geographic The Religious Tract Society hardcover
1824ref. e8167agLondon: Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green. VG : in very good condition. Light rubbing to boards. Some age toning to plates. 1824. Third Edition Enlarged and Improved. Brown hardback half-leather marbled board cover. 250mm x 150mm 10" x 6". xxii 470pp. 10 engraved plates including 3 hand coloured. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Longman, Hurst, Rees Orme Brown and Green hardcover
1907ref. 961T20London: Daly & Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of essays on wine from author C. E. Hawker. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of essays or "chats" about wine with titles including: wine merchants - and wine merchants doctors and wine wines at hotels and restaurants the cellar and treatment of wines and brandy amongst others. A well regarded study on the topic of wine. Written by C. E. Hawker a British author best known for this work. In the original patterned cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good Daly & Co. hardcover
1859ref. 852T11London: Longman Brown Green Longmans and Roberts 1859. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". None. An illustrated work on the sport of shooting with details of specific guns and their uses. Eleventh edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece six plates and many woodcuts. Collated complete. With specific reference to: barrels two groove rifles the sight the stock polishing flint-guns detonating systems loading gun cases wadding powder and shot belts. Written by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Hawker a celebrated English diarist and author and a shooting sportsman accounted one of the "great shots" of the 19th century. In the original cloth binding. Externally smart with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Minor loss to the joints at the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Good Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts hardcover
1830ref. 844A28London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1830. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A guide to guns and shooting by Lt Col. Peter Hawker adorned with lovely woodcuts. The sixth edition of this work bound together with Abridgement of the New Game Laws appendix to the sixth edition of Instructions to Young Sportsmen. A handbook for the young sportsmen concerning guns and shooting with observations and suggestions for their improvements. Written by Peter Hawker celebrated diarist and author and a shooting sportsman accounted one of the "great shots" of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full page plates as well as numerous wood-cuts in text. Collated complete. In quarter calf binding over cloth covered boards. Externally sound with some shelf wear chipped with minor loss to head and tail of spine joints starting boards holding firm bumped to extremities. Internally firmly bound. George Hawkins-Goold 1889 stamp to recto frontispiece. Pages generally clean with occasional minor light spotting scattered to odd leaf particularly leaves of plates. Good Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green hardcover
2012ref. CBS-9781444335675John Wiley Original 2012. New. John Wiley (Original) unknown
2012ref. CBS-9781444335675John Wiley Original 2012. New. John Wiley (Original) unknown
1976ref. 751892PN. New. 1976. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
ref. 146672nd. American from the 9th. London edition. To which is added the HUNTING AND SHOOTING OF NORTH AMERICA.By Wm. T. Porter. PhiladelphiaL Blanchard and Lea. 1853. 459pp. 16pp. adv. dated March 1 1856. A very good tight copy. Spine ends lightly frayed and minimal foxing throughout. SPORTS; GUNNING; SHOOTING; HUNTING; W031 unknown
1937ref. 04485THE GREAT PERIL Blackie 1937 first edition vg in a wonderful and bright vg pictorial dust-wrapper with some chipping to the bottom margin of the rear dust-wrapper panel never entering anywhere near the text. An attempt to invade England with wireless model airplanes. Illustrated.Scarce in dust-wrapper. Blackie unknown
1937ref. 04485THE GREAT PERIL Blackie 1937 first edition vg in a wonderful and bright vg pictorial dust-wrapper with some chipping to the bottom margin of the rear dust-wrapper panel never entering anywhere near the text. An attempt to invade England with wireless model airplanes. Illustrated.Scarce in dust-wrapper. Blackie unknown books