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1965ref. 072116London England: Bookplan. Very Good/Fair. 1965. 1st Bookplan Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Harback Hardback. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. Wear and small tear to edge of D/J. This book containing 96 pages of illustrations gives the general reader as well as the expert authoritative information on every aspect of crime including such widely diverse subjects as arson Common Law crime reporting embezzlement espionage highwaymen juvenile delinquency kidnapping libel murder peneology pornography rackets robbery smuggling and war crimes as well as articles on more unusual areas of crime such as piracy treason and witchcraft. There are articles dealing with law enforcement from the days of the Bow Street Runners to the present time which describe in detail the working of organizations such as Scotland Yard the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Interpol The Surete Nationale and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A number of notorious criminal organizations are also dealt with including the Camorra the Crime Syndicate the Mafia and Murder Inc. Among the many biographies of well-known criminals are those of Al Capone Crippen Dillinger Haigh Kreuger 'Lucky' Luciano and Stavisky as well as others of earlier days such as Ned kelly Captain Morgan Jack Sheppard and Dick Turpin. Here too are biographies of celebrated legeal figures and penal reformers among them Sir Edward Coke Jeremy Bentham John Howard John Marshall Clarence Darrow and Sir Patrick Hastings Q.C. Illustrated. 351 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. . Bookplan hardcover
1961ref. 43887Geological Survey of Scotland 1961. Scale 1" to 1 mile. V.g. Flat map Reprint of 1928 edition. Includes the interesting area known as the Ballantrae Ophiolite. Geological Survey of Scotland unknown
19488vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, very numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and folding coloured map, free endpapers faintly browned, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
ref. RGW26541Soft Cover. Very good. Illus. orig. wrappers No Jacket issued paperback
2012ref. HALL510393Hardback. 2012. 216pp coloured illustrations througoutsmall 4to Edinburgh 2012. The Exhibition Catalogue lists 303 items. A fine copy. . hardcover
1869ref. Map 725Ordnance Survey Office 1869. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. Folding map. Folding dissected map in 18 sections the rare first series edition laid on linen and cased in the original green cloth boards 6.75 x 4.5 inches with a hand-written paper label. Surveyed 1860-1871 and published in1869. Small grid of adjoining maps for the one inch and six inch series pasted to inside cover. 25x19 inches with hand-coloured roads. A nice copy a couple of small red ink marks otherwise clean with no wear or loss. There were 132 sheets for the complete Scottish ordnance maps and a second edition appeared in in 1898-1904 with coloured parishes. The one inch maps were based on larger scale surveys of 1843-1878 and published between 1856 and 1895. Ordnance Survey Office hardcover
1985ref. 62294Royal Commission on the Ancient Historical Monuments of Scotland. 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 43pp 2 folding maps bound in green card covers with white plastic spine. Nice copy; The archaeological sites and monuments of Scotland; 43 pages . Royal Commission on the Ancient Historical Monuments of Scotland paperback
1855ref. 1620061855. Hardcover. Very Good. SCOTLAND. Guide to the Castles and Abbeys of the Land of Scott. 4 140pp. frontispiece and 13 engraved plates. A fine clean copy in original blind stamped red cloth with paper label on the upper board all-edges-gilt. Armorial bookplate of Gilmour of Lundin and Montrane. 12mo. Edinburgh: J. Menzies. 1855. hardcover
ref. RGW24884No Binding. Very good. 4 colour maps from Letts's "Popular Atlas" showing railways roads and boundaries. central fold No Jacket issued unknown
19848vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19894to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; plum cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. Well-written and illustrated account of the author's childhood and adolescence in Oxfordshire and Scotland during the 20s and 30s. Scarce, especially in this condition.
1863ref. 4510252Francis Orr and Sons 1863. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. Small 8vo. Black cloth binding. Rubbed on the edges. Back strip very damaged - nearly detached. Gilt title on spine. Pen markings on front free page. Rubbed gilt on edges but pages generally clean.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. . Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Francis Orr and Sons hardcover
1941ref. 21141151941. London Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1941. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth spine lettered in gilt front board lettered and ornamented in gilt; in the original dust wrapper lettered and ornamented in red; outer and lower edges untrimmed; pp. ix 91; with 11 photographic plates one being the frontispiece; a little rubbing to dust-wrapper with a few small unobtrusive marks; light foxing to edges and endpapers else a very good copy.First edition. 'The present brief synopsis of the history of the Bank was suggested by the general manager Mr. J. M. Erskine D. L. 'The record is merely a collection of facts gleaned from many sources but the hope is expressed that it may serve the purpose fro which it is intended' Preface. John Erskine became an apprentice at the bank in 1910 aged 16 and went on to become the bank's general manager in 1932. The bank has since merged with the National Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland. hardcover
ref. 45184EDINBURGH HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1951. FIRST EDITION QUARTO AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WITH 379 PLANS AND FIGURES. A VERY GOOD COPY IN ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH. NO DUSTWRAPPER. EDINBURGH, HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, 1951 hardcover
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ref. A9781345468519Hardback. New. hardcover
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, 1804. 4to. menor; 1 h., 371 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, con tejuelo, de la época.
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, 1804. 4to. menor; 2 hs., 396 pp., 1 h. Cinta de lectura en seda. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, con tejuelo, de la época.
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