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1984No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with one cm enclosed tear to spine and rubbing to top of spine. 240pp. This book takes the reader through the geographical area of Thomas Hardy's novels region by region, pointing out the association of each place in its geographical order.
1996Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to edges and a little indenting. 189pp. Circular walks to the 100 highest peaks in England's Lake District. Well illustrated.
1958No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with dusty rear, piece missing around spine foot and a few small tears. 124pp. A guide to England's Lake District. Undated ca 1958.
1949Previous owner's name 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, no sunning to spine, extremely minor rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 316pp. Concise tour of the Lake District plus a 110 page gazetteer.
1986Inscription on ffep. No other marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright boards and gilt lettering and with no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. The delightful slip-case with gilt English and Arabic writing and design on a dark green vellum-type background is in excellent condition. 256pp.
1689London, William Berry, (1689). 56x87 cm. Large engraved map of Denmark in original outline colouring. Perhaps the largest engraved map of Denmark from the 17th century.
1689London, William Berry, (1689). Ca 58x88 cm. Frame and under plexiglass. Large engraved map of Denmark in contemp.outline colouring. Perhaps the largest engraved map of Denmark from the 17th century.
1979ref. Q-0827601166Jewish Publication Society of America 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Jewish Publication Society of America hardcover
185312mo [20.5 x 13 cm]; vi, 238, 4 [ads dated Feb 1853] pp, 4 folding colored maps complete. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine faded but lettering clear, light stains on cover, some minor foxing on title and few other leaves, but very good overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by emai Welch 188. Sabin 27512. A narrative of the author's travels in northern Columbia, Panama, Darien, with observations of social customs, native life, the Panama railway, gold mines, climate, topography, Cartagena, forests, conditions, etc.
1964No 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.
1967No 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. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper edge. Jacket now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 78pp. First edition, first printing of the classic Shell Guide to the Isle of Wight.
1977No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to foot of spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 32pp. Guide to the Scottish Island.
1965No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly tanned pages, very minor bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket clipped but not price clipped and not marked or torn with a little rubbing to upper edge. Fold-out map in excellent condition. 128pp. Red Guide to the Isle of Man. Twelfth edition.
1860ref. 48522Antigua but actually Philadelphia: R.B. Eldridge & Co. ca.1860. Interesting Map of the Island of Antigua An unusual lithographic edition of Norie's 1827 revision of this handsome chart lithographed by Wagner & McGuigan in Philadelphia. A statement in the cartouche reads: "Presented by R.B. Eldridge Antigua to Captain Andrew Tyler." The captain's name is accomplished in manuscript. R.B. Eldridge is not listed in Tooley's DICTIONARY OF MAPMAKERS and appears to be unrelated to publisher of charts George Eldridge. It seems most likely that he was rather an Antigua merchant who commissioned a reprint of the chart for complimentary distribution to sea captains. A handsome piece. Lithographic sheet map 20½ x 26½ inches. Backed with contemporary blue paper. Light foxing and toning. A few small tears in margins. Very good. unknown books
1860ref. 48522Antigua but actually Philadelphia: R.B. Eldridge & Co. ca.1860. Interesting Map of the Island of Antigua An unusual lithographic edition of Norie's 1827 revision of this handsome chart lithographed by Wagner & McGuigan in Philadelphia. A statement in the cartouche reads: "Presented by R.B. Eldridge Antigua to Captain Andrew Tyler." The captain's name is accomplished in manuscript. R.B. Eldridge is not listed in Tooley's DICTIONARY OF MAPMAKERS and appears to be unrelated to publisher of charts George Eldridge. It seems most likely that he was rather an Antigua merchant who commissioned a reprint of the chart for complimentary distribution to sea captains. A handsome piece. Lithographic sheet map 20½ x 26½ inches. Backed with contemporary blue paper. Light foxing and toning. A few small tears in margins. Very good. unknown
2000128 pages including index. Black and white illustrations throughout. From signals intelligence and code-cracking breakthroughs to the daring exploits of agents in the field, this work vividly chronicles the covert activities that comprised the secret war of 1939 through 1945. Written by intelligence expert Donald P. Steury, illustrated with full-color maps and period photographs, and featuring an introduction by series editor and respected WWII historian Lt. Col. Roger Cirillo, United States Army, Retired, this evocative history provides an insightful account of the significance of intelligence during World War II. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1995No 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.
193936 pages. Features: Photos of the memorial services for the "Thetis" victims; Photos of Axis Activities - "Volunteers" return from Spain - Italy's Navy Day - Kondor Legion goose-steps past Hitler; Maps of the strenuous Royal Tour; Cross-section illustration and photos of their Majesties' "Royal Yacht" for their return to England in the "Empress of Britain"; Great photos of unusulally-placed bird nests; Amazing illustrations of the feet of various Australian animals; Colour photos of pageantry at the Aldershot Tattoo; Photos of the Royal Tour through the Rockies from Banff to the Pacific; Five photos of the Royals in British Columbia; Photos of the Royals returning eastward across Canada to Niagara; The King and Queen in Washington - photos; The Royals in New York City; Classy two-color ad for Wills's Gold Flake cigarettes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. First three pages loose but present. Pages 1127-28 and 1131-32 and any pages after 1134 are not included. Despite its deficiencies, still a worthy copy. Magazine
1948Pages 57-84. Features: Front cover photo of model of the new House of Commons; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Tauber, Lord Trefgarne, Dr. Groza, Mrs. Anna Pauker, Sir Arthur Fforde, Sir Miles Thomas, the crew of the Penlee lifeboat, the former ruler of Rumania in exile -ex-King Michael with his mother, Queen Helen, at Lausanne, Maj. Gen. N. Cantlie, Dame Anne Laughlin, Sir Donald Cameron, Salih Jabr; Two pages of photos with map illustrate the daily bloodshed visited upon Jerusalem, including the bombed-out Semiramis Hotel; Book review of "No Dishonourable Name", by D. C. Quilter; Six photos and a map illustrate troubled Greece - the Konitza Battle; Photos of the Surrey house chosen by the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh as a weekend residence, Windlesham Moor; Two pages of photos of devastated Berlin; Centrefold illustration of construction of one of Britain's newest monster flying boats in the Cowes workshop where the S.R. 45 is now being built; Page of photos and maps illustrate the spread of communism in China, where Civil War seems unending; Page of photos of communist China's leaders and military scenes, including Mao, Lin Piao, Gen. Chu Teh, and General Liu Po-Cheng; Photo of massive crowd gathered to hear Gen. DeGaulle; Photo of crash scene of Vickers-Viking which killed the pilot at Ruislip Common; Photo of tornado devastation in Cotton Valley, Louisiana on January 1; Photo of Japanese payphone operated on the honour system (payment made with banknotes); Photo of "Schwere Gustav's" monster shell - this 7.5 ton shell is said to be the largest in the world - it was used against Sebastopol and Leningrad; Two pages of photos of recent Mayan discoveries at Xochicalco; Colour back cover Johnnie Walker ad compares antique trains to those of the modern day. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1964Pages 413-468 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover Photo portrait Of The new King of the Hellenes, Constantine II, with Queen Frederika, at the funeral of his father; Photo of Princess Margaret with Kenneth Corney; Page of photos of celebrations upon the birth of Prince Edward; Two pages of dramatic photos and text from Cyprus - fighting in Ktima, threats of Turkish invasion, and first arrivals of the UN peace force; Photo-illustrated article on Paul, King of the Hellenes; Photo of riots in Phnom Penh; Photo of Geneva motor show; Photo of unveiling of statue of Pope Pius XII; Photo of 84-year-old Gen. Douglas MacArthur after surgery, escorted by Army Surgeon General Lieut. Gen. Leonard Heaton; Photo of the new president of Venezuela, Dr. Raul Leoni, receiving the sash of office from his predecessor, Pres. Betancourt; Page of photos of flooding in five states touching on the Ohio River basin include scenes near Williamsport, PA, the town of Sugar Grove, OH, Albany, IN, Shepherdsville, KY, an Ohio amusement Park, and Marietta; Photo of the first submarine ever built, the Fenian Ram, on display in Paterson New Jersey; Photo of Pope Paul receiving group of nuns recently expelled from the Sudan; Photo of jubilant George Lodge in Concord, New Hampshire where he defeated Sen. Goldwater and Gov. Rockefeller in the presidential primary; Photo of Independence Day children's party in Accra, Ghana, held by Mrs. Fathia Nkrumah, wife of the president of Ghana (also shown); Photo of the Royal Shakespeare Company applauding Yugoslavian president Tito at Belgrade; Book review of "King Edward VII" by Philip Magnus; Major coverage of Sardis excavations - part two; A survey of the 60 years of Anglo-French accord; One-page compilation of maps, text and photos describe's areas affected by the Anglo-French agreement, and the signatories to the document of April 8, 1904; Centrefold (free from staples) colour photos show the changing landscape of France; Entente Cordiale - page of historic photos illustrates France and Great Britain in peace and war; Entente Cordiale - page of photos of Anglo-French friendship since 1940; Page of photos illustrates how the English Channel is crossed by aircraft, ship, and train ferry, with artist's impression of future hovercraft car and passenger ferry; Impressive page of five aerial photos of huge French automotive manufacturing works - Renault, Simca, Peugeot, and Citroen; Two pages of photos illustrate developments in the aircraft and shipping industries of France today; One-page illustration of novelist, poet, broadcaster and one of the most vivid personalities living, Sir Compton McKenzie; Two pages of photos of the funeral of King Paul in Athens; Drawings of colonial America by John White; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Newman Flower, Sir Knox Helm, Mr. R. G. Routh, Sir Robert Clark-Hall, Gen. von Lettow-Vorbeck, Sir R. Robinson, J. Brian Neill, C. Robin Mayer, Col. Joan E. Henderson, Lord Newton C. Ron Jacobs, J. Michael Cowman, Gen. A. Jolly, Jack Ruby (sentended for death), Capt. David I. Holland, Lieut. Harold W. Welch, Capt. Melvin J. Kessler, and James (Jimmy) Hoffa (convicted of bribery); Photo of the teapot collection of Rev. C. J. Sharp; Photo of ticket barrier smashed by derailed car at Hammersmith underground station; Photo of funeral for 16-year-old cat named Peter, Whitehall's chief mice catcher; Photo of Cambridge University women's rowing crew after their victory over Oxford on March 14; One-page photo of polar bear cubs seeing the world for the first time at Whipsnade Zoo; Photo of Angus Ogilvy greeting the England women's hockey team before a match versus Scotland at Wembley; Photo of automatic ticket reading barrier introduced by London transport at Chiswick Park station; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1946Pages 170- 196. Features: Cover photo of huge illegal arms cache discovered in sealed cellars beneath a school in Tel Aviv; Two fascinating pages of photos of troubles in Palestine - curfew scenes, illegal arms, and illegal immigrants; A crime which shocked the world - photo of the King David Hotel explosion taken two seconds after the detonation of explosives laid in the basement by Jewish terrorists of the Irgun Zvai Leumi organization; Seven photos document the collision of the 'American Farmer' with the American steamer 'William J. Riddle', and the aftermath; Page of historic maps of Russia; Photos of personalities of the week include The King, the Princesses, Capt. Millers, chief officer J. E. Millers, M. Recep Peker, Lord Tedder, and Maj. Gen. H. E. Rance; Article entitled Norway and her Neighbours; Page of photos document H.M.S. Colossus being loaned to France; Two large aerial photos of Eastbourne - a target for Britain's postwar year holidaymakers; Amazing two page panoramic photo of the first Bikini atom bomb exploded in the air, showing many target warships blazing at their lagoon anchorage; Incredible centrefold photo of the underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini; Two pages of photos of Princess Elizabeth being invested as a Bard in Dufferin Park, Glamorgan; Photos of latest discoveries at the Low Ham Roman bath; Page of photos of personalities at the Paris peace conference; Two pages of Elizabethan silver gilt fruit dishes of unique beauty, acquired for the V. and A. Collection; Photo of Winston Churchill in his study at Chartwell; Fascinating and historic photo of wall map used by Gen. Eisenhower for the D-Day operations; Colour back cover add for the Lanchester 10 car. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1945Cover: A Triumph of Road-making: The First Allied Convoy to China to Break the Japanese Blockade. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Persons and Places" by George Santayana; The Great World War: The American Passage of the Roer (inc maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: The Locust's Year of Decision. Pictorial Journals include: The Rocket That Would Not Go Up! - Photos of an ill-fated rocked experiement by Herr Johannes Winkler in 1932; U-Boat Warfare - 1939 - 1945: A Survey of Changing German Submarines and Tactics in a Never-Ceasing Battle (Illus. by G.H. Davis); War Scraps: Incidents at the Front and Behind the Lines; On the Western Front: The American Advance into Germany; Battle Incidents with the Third and Seventh U.S. Armies; The Battle for Goch: British Troops in the Wrecked German Fortress Town; General Crerar's Offensive: The Storming of Cleve (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); General Crerar's Offensive: British Troops in Mortal Combat With the Germans in the Reichswald (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); The Zeitz Synthetic Oil Plant: Before the R.A.F. Attack - And After; War in the Pacific: Luzon Island and Iwo Jima; With the Red Army: Scenes From Liberated Poznan; Bombed Bath: Proposals for Replanning; and Masterpieces of Painting From the Cook Collection. 8" opening to page 241/242. Remaining contents clean and unmarked with minimal wear. A worthy copy. Book
1944Cover: Le Touquet, France Canadian Soldiers Walking Along Promenade. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Norfolk Portraits" by R.W. Ketton-Cremer; The Great World War: Is This the Final Round? (inc maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: The Problem of Migrating Birds. Pictorial Journals include: Stubborn Resistance - American Troops in Moving Up for the Final Assault; The Greatest of Airborne Operations - The Invasion of Holland; Canals and Rivers of the Netherlands, Scene of a Vital Battle (inc map); Le Havre: The British Capture of the Important Enemy-Held Port; Infantry and Flame-Throwers in Action: Some of the Prisoners; The Triumphant Advance of the Allies: Scenes of Liberated France and Belgium; The Dutch Landscape Covered with Grounded and Falling Allied Parachutes; The First Penetration By U.S. Troops of the Siegfried Line; The A.V.R.E.: A British Mortar Tank Designed for Breaching Fortifications; The Battle of Britain Commemoration Service in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, September17, 1944; Secrets of the Flying Bomb: Constructional Details Revealed; The Mystery Structure Near St. Omer - Believed a Long-Range V-2 Base; The Quebec Conference, 1944; War Items of Interest; Pencil Studies of Gandhi and Jinnah, Who Recently Met in Bombay (illus. by Feliks Topolski); and Norman Wilkinson's Exhibition of "War at Sea" Paintings in London. Advertising cover: moderate to excessive wear, with prior owners ink stamp with some writing centre front cover. Page 339/340 missing. Page 361/362 loose but present. Covers loose and taped at fold. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Book
1944Cover: The First Entry of Canadians into Caen. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "The Bank of England: 1694 - 1944" by Reginald Saw; The Great World War: Moving on in Italy (inc maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Wood Comes of Age. Pictorial Journals include: In Liberated Caen: The Mayor Hoisting the Tricolour; Caen After the Battle: The Key City of Lower Normandy, whose Capture Marked a Valorous British Victory; Two Aerial Photos: German Atlantic Wall, Eastern Section of the Cherbourg Peninsula; On the Western Front (Battle of Normandy): War and Its Aftermath; On the Western Front: Scenes From the Battle Zones of British and American Armies in Normandy; The Red Army Surges On: Important Cities in the Path of Battle; A Lancashire Fusilier's V.C.: Fusilier (Francis Arthur) Jefferson, Single-Handed, Breaking Up an Enemy Tank Attack (illustrated by Captain Bryan de Grineau); The Onward Advance of Gen. Alexander's Armies: War Scenes at Castiglione, Lake Trasimeno, The French Entry into Siena; Mediaeval San Gimignano and Its Towers; The War in Burma: The Clearing of the Kohima-Imphal Road; The Japanese Main Fleet Caught Napping - Another U.S. Sea Victory (Battle of Philippine Sea); New Additions to our Fighting Power: Flying Bombs from Start to Finish; A Threatened View - Durham Cathedral from River and Railway (illustrated by Sir Muirhead Bone); and War's Trail of Devastation in Normandy: Historic Buildings Wrecked in Fierce Armoured Battles on the Allied Front. Binding sound. Clean and unmarked with minimal wear. A quality copy. Book
1944Cover: Our Royal Field-Marshal (King George VI) Viewing the Fighting in Italy. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Excellenz X: The Leader of To-Morrow's Germans" by R.G. Waldeck; The Great World War: What Next on the Eastern Front? (inc maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Summer's Emptying Nests. Pictorial Journals include: The King (George VI) in Italy: His Majesty Awards Honours and Decorations; Obstacles in the Path of Our Normandy Advance: German Defensive Methods in a Compact Countryside (illustrated by Captain Bryan de Grineau); Britain's 17-Pounder: More than a Match for German Tanks (illustrated by G.H. Davis); The Armour Against Us: Some Details of Germany's Modern Armoured Vehicles in Use in Normandy To-Day (illustrated by G.H. Davis); Blazing the Trail: Bulldozers Carving Roads Through Debris in Normandy; The Allied Offensive in Normandy: Montgomery's Great Drive; Scenes of Action at Caumont and Other Sites; Advance in Normandy: The Type of Landscape Our Forces Experience; The Devastation of Modern War: St. Lo Cathedral and Other Ruined Sites; Three Famous Places in Brittany - Now in the War News; The Scene of an Invasion Rehearsal - The Invasion Staged in Reality; The 14th Army's Success in Burma Amid Arduous Conditions; Warsaw Yesterday: Poland's Capital Under Nazi Domination; The War From Varied Angles: Topicalities Recorded by the Camera; Flying Our Wounded Home From the Battlefields of Normandy (Illus. by Flight Lieut. H.W. Hailstone); Dover-Photographed by the Enemy for His Cross-Channel Guns; and A Puzzle Posed by High-Speed Photographs of a Bullet in Flight. Prior owners ink stamp with some writing centre front cover. Some ink smudges to back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
