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1886réf. 993Y13London: Hamilton Adams & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated . A beautifully illustrated work on pastures signed and inserted with the author's signed letters. With real samples of grass and clovers collected by contemporary author on livestock J. P. Sheldon. The author's presentation copy of this work with two signed letters bound-in. Also flat-signed by the author to the half title page.First edition.Rebacked with the cloth from the original boards and spine laid down.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece colour folding plate additional monochrome plate and twenty-three chromolithographic colour plates. Collated complete.This copy particularly charming for its multitude of paraphernalia relating to the book and its author. To the front of the work are both of the author's signed letters - one being a presentation letter dated January 22nd 1886 and the other referring to having sent a copy of Bell's Messenger into which the author's letter on technical education of agriculture implemented into schools. To the second letter is tipped-in a newspaper clipping from Daily News 1891. With a loosely inserted newspaper clipping of Martin Hope Sutton's obituary and a later printed version bound-in. With two slips loosely inserted pressed to which are real gathering of leaves and grass collected by acquaintance and author on dairy farming John Prince Sheldon. To the rear of the work are the publisher's review pamphlet of this work bound-in and an article clipped from The Times dated 22nd December 1905. Two more of Sheldon's extracts inserted to the last two plates.A comprehensive volume on pastures including descriptions of the extension of pastures drainage of grass land cultural preparations sowing grass seeds after-management of new pastures hints on grazing and more followed by a selection of grasses and clovers.Written by Martin J. Sutton based on an essay published in the journal of the Royal Agricultural Society Vol. XXII. Part II written by Martin Hope Sutton author's father. Rebacked with the cloth from the original boards and spine laid down. Externally with damp staining to the lower edges of the boards. Mild rubbing to the extremities and a few other marks to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound. Half title and title leaves are loosening. Pages are bright and generally clean. With offsetting to half title caused by inserted letter. With several tissue-guarded grass and clover extracts inserted to the work. Good Hamilton, Adams, & Co. hardcover
1963réf. 997N12London: Hamish Hamilton; Collins and Brown 1963-1994. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Various. Two first editions of illustrated history into motoring one delving into the daring Monte Carlo Rally and the other looking at the development of the car over the twentieth century. Two first editions on cars motor sports and racing written by Michael Frostick and Richard Sutton respectively published between 1963 and 1993.In the publisher's original cloth in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Both volumes contain numerous in-text illustrations throughout including the occasional colour illustration in Motor Mania.- A History of the Monte Carlo Rally written by Michael Frostick. An illustrated history of the legendary annual race held since 1911 renowned for both its challenge and danger. Hamish Hamilton 1963.- Motor Mania: Stories from a Motoring century written by Richard Sutton. Accompanying the Channel 4 documentary of the same name this illustrated history tracks the perils and developments faced across motoring over the twentieth century. Collins and Brown 1996. In the publisher's original cloth in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally in excellent condition with minimal marks and edgewear. Dust wrappers are bright and clean with slight edgewear to Frostick and smudging to the rear of the wrapper. Slight rubbing to the head and tail of the wrapper spine and joints and to the extremities. End papers are bright and clean with the odd faint spot to Sutton. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Hamish Hamilton; Collins and Brown hardcover
1888réf. 961H19London: Hamilton Adams & Co. 1888. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce first edition of this charming cookery book with practical instructions for the preparation and cooking of a variety of vegetables from seed-selling market giants Sutton & Son Bound in the original publisher's gilt decorated cloth. This work is a first edition first impression of the work. With three pages of original publisher's advertisements and a monochrome plate illustration of Sutton & Sons' Seed Establishment Reading at the rear of the work. This is a distinctive Victorian-era culinary guide that reflects the domestic efficiency of this period. This copy offers practical instructions for the preparation and cooking of a variety of vegetables including artichoke beetroot cabbage celery and more.Sutton & Sons has been a major producer of flower and vegetable seeds since the nineteenth century. Sutton & Sons has played a significant role in supporting the British agricultural industry during the First World War with Suttons' staff being deemed indispensable enough so as to be disqualified from National Service by the Board of Agriculture. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with some minor handling marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Evidence of damp staining particularly to rear board. Cockling to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Some damp staining to the fore edge of the final leaves stained pink by the red pigment of the cloth. Otherwise bright clean pages with slight age toning and the odd spot throughout heavier to the first and last few leaves. Scattered spotting to the half-title page. Very Good Hamilton, Adams & Co. hardcover
réf. DADAX1797228676PR ARCH. New. 8.75x0.97x11.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. PR ARCH unknown
1984réf. 936T73Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art 1984. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated catalogue of seventeenth-century Dutch painting in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-seven colour plates and numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. A catalogue of the exhibition organised by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in cooperation with the Gemaldegalerie Staatliche Museen Preussicher Kulturbesitz Berlin and the Royal Academy of Arts London during the year 1984. With detailed records of the masters of Dutch genre painting as well as historical commentary on the life and culture in the Golden Age. With a list of lenders to the exhibition and a catalogue of all works. Includes a detailed bibliography and index. Organized by Peter Campbell Sutton an American art historian and specialist on seventeenth-century Dutch art. In the original paper binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed Philadelphia Museum of Art paperback
1903réf. 956T28Manchester: Chetham Society 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 7". Not Stated. A smart two volume set of this biography of English philanthropist Humphrey Chetham with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. Scarce work. From the Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Cheshire being volumes forty-nine and fifty only. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates across the two volumes. Collated complete. A biographical account of Humphrey Chetham an English textile merchant financier and philanthropist responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. With a genealogy of the Chetham Family a successful Manchester merchant family. Written by Francis Robert Raines a British vicar Charles William Sutton a British librarian and author and Ernest Charles Armytage Axon an English librarian and antiquarian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities and endpapers. Library bookplate and ink stamp to the front pastedown. Very Good Chetham Society hardcover
1957réf. 924T25London: Chatto & Windus 1957. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the British South Georgia Expedition of 1954 to 1955. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece four maps and twenty-one photographs across fourteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed and official account of the The British South Georgia Expedition of 1954 to 1955 a mountaineering expedition that was the first to enter the Antarctic regions with a primary focus on climbing. Written by George Sutton a British mountaineer and explorer. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor wear only. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with chipping resulting in light loss to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with sunning and light spotting to the spine and flyleaves. Sympathetic reinforcements made to the head and tail of the spine with paper to the reverse. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed Chatto & Windus hardcover
réf. A9783382102890Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9780521591942Hardback. New. This study offers interpretations of theories of memory and the body from Descartes to Coleridge. John Sutton juxtaposes historical and contemporary debates to show that psychology can attend to culture complexity self and history. hardcover
2013réf. DADAX1782381058Berghahn Books 2013-04-01. 1. paperback. New. 6.00x0.50x8.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Berghahn Books paperback
réf. A9780521367035Paperback / softback. New. A journey from the heart of matter to the edges of the Universe about a particle that is almost nothing and yet can tell us almost everything about the structure of matter and the origin of the Universe. paperback
réf. A9781943665853Hardback. New. Between 1899 and 1908 five long works of fiction by the Nashville-based black Baptist minister Sutton E. Griggs appeared in print. One of them The Hindered Hand addresses the author's key themes of amalgamation emigration armed resistance and US overseas expansion. This scholarly edition of the novel provides newly discovered biographical information and copious historical context. hardcover
réf. A9780199274536Hardback. New. This book offers a new perspective of globalization. The author moves away from the established 'For or Against' debates and shows what the globalization process looks like from Chinese Indian and African perspectives. hardcover
réf. 375255830X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. A9781635492774Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9780198863816Hardback. New. One of the central principles of international humanitarian law is the principle of distinction between the civilian and the combatant. This book critically examines the situation of international humanitarian actors showing how they struggle to protect and enhance their civilian status. hardcover
réf. A9781634850582Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9780198860785Hardback. New. Although linear elasticity of defects in solids is well established this textbook introduces the subject in a novel way by comparing key concepts at the atomic scale and at the usual continuum scale and it explores the relationships between these treatments. There are exercises to work through with solutions for instructors from the OUP website. hardcover
réf. A9780567031969Hardback. New. Offers an examination of bioethics that couples Christian and philosophical perspectives. This guide provides introduction to thinkers writers and subjects that students and readers can find challenging. hardcover
réf. A9781032444574Hardback. New. Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean 1986 is a comparative and systematic study of the legacies bequeathed by British and French colonial rule in the Caribbean. These essays offer provocative insights and report intriguing parallels between the British and French experiences in the region. hardcover
réf. 3740815574.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. A9781032354323Paperback / softback. New. In the context of gun proliferation and persistent gun violence in the United States a controversial security strategy has gained public attention: bulletproof fashion. This book examines concerns about security focusing on armored clothing and accessories for civilians. paperback
réf. A9781346057255Hardback. New. hardcover
1927réf. 823B10London : Chapman and Hall 1927. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart limited edition copy of The Coachman's Story and Other Tales translated into English. This edition is limited to one thousand copies for England and American and this is copy is number eighty-three.Translated from the original French of Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubieres Comte de Caylus by Eric Sutton and with an introduction by George Saintsbury. The opening tale in this book Histoire de M. Guillaume Coacher was first published in 1730. The remaining tales are taken from Les Etrennes de la Sain-Jean which was first published in Paris in about 1742. Anne-Claude-Philippe was a French antiquarian and man of letters. In the publisher's original hardback binding. Externally very smart with some light bumping to the spine. There is a bookseller sticker to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine Chapman and Hall hardcover
1849réf. GB128London: Francis and John Rivington 1849. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. 89pp. Original full red calf with blind decorative borders. The end-papers front and back are very dampstained but a sound copy in the original binding. Also has the imprint of W. and R. Brooke Lincoln jointly with Rivington. Rev. John Sutton was Vicar of Repham Lincolnshire. died 1855 aged 48. No copy traced. 17.5x11cms. Signature of 'J A Buttle' to the front end-papers. An untraced volume in the original binding albeit rather scuffy. Francis and John Rivington hardcover