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eBay
10581
Henslowe, Leonard
Suppleness : The Henslowe Method
London: Noel Douglas, 1931
5" x 7½". 72pp, ills, adverts. Green cloth,
no d/j, page edges a bit dusty, otherwise
Very Good
£36.00
11161
[adopted by an International Conference 20th
October 1972]
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Published jointly by the Mercantile Marine
Service Association, Liverpool and the
Merchant Navy and Airline Officers'
Association, London
4" x 6¼". 40pp. Small pamphlet with paper
wrappers. Fine.
£3.00
11157
[adopted by the International Conference of
Safety of Life at Sea, London, 1960]
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
[effective as from 1st September, 1965]
Published jointly by the Mercantile Marine
Service Association, Liverpool and the
Merchant Navy and Airline Officers'
Association, London
4" x 6¼". 30pp. Small pamphlet with paper
wrappers. Very Good
£2.00
15229
[Arthur Balfour & Co. Ltd]
Cutter and Reamer Catalogue
Sheffield: Arthur Balfour & Co. Ltd, Capital
Steel Works, n.d.
5¼” x 8½”. 161pp. Original black boards with
raised cutting wheel. The covers are rubbed
and scuffed. The cloth spine covering is
more heavily rubbed and is bumped at the
head and tail. There is a previous owner's
stamp on the front free end-paper. The
end-papers are marked and grubby. Page 151
is creased. The text is clean throughout.
£20.00
12612
[Beeton, Isabella]
Mrs Beeton's Household Management
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock & Co.
Limited, n.d. [c1948]
5¼" x 8¼". 1,680pp, profusely illustrated in
colour and black & white. Original cloth, no
d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull,
generally very clean internally and Very
Good overall. Please note, as this is a
heavy book postage will be commensurate.
£58.00
10772
[Beeton, Mrs]
Mrs Beeton's Cookery
London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited, n.d.
[c.1927]
4¾" x 7¼". 256pp, 100 illustrations,
advertisements. Red cloth covered card
covers, spine creased and frayed at base,
corners dog-eared, front inner hinge split,
contents very clean. G/-
£9.00
11946
[Mrs Beeton]
Mrs Beeton's All-About Cookery
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock, 1923
5" x 8". 640pp, 12 colour plates, 250+
illustrations. Blind-stamped brown cloth, no
d/j, covers marked and rubbed, edges dusty,
otherwise Very Good
£24.00
12209
[Mrs Beeton]
Mrs Beeton's All-About Cookery
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co.
Limited, n.d. (c.1923)
5" x 8". 640pp, 12 colour plates, 250+
illustrations. Blind-stamped brown cloth
blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed,
edges & end-papers lightly foxed, some pages
stained, previous owner's name inscribed
otherwise Very Good
£25.00
11335
[Mrs Beeton]
Mrs Beeton's All-About Cookery
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock, n.d.
[c.1914]
5" x 8". 584pp, ills, adverts. Blind-stamped
blue cloth, no d/j, covers very marked and
rubbed, inner hinges cracked, spine creased,
shaken, edges dusty, else G.
£14.00
11169
[United States Coast Guard, J. F. Farley,
Commandant]
A Manual for the Safe Handling of
Inflammable and Combustible Liquids
Washington: United States Government
Printing Office, 1947
4¼" x 6¼". 61pp. Small pamphlet with paper
wrappers, Very Good
£3.00
11871
[Victoria and Albert Museum]
Early Mediaeval Art in the North
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office,
19494¾" x 7¼". 4 pages of text and 28
illustrations. Small pamphlet, a little
rubbed at the corners and along the spine,
otherwise Very Good
£5.00
eBay
17871
Admiralty
The Navy List Spring, 1965 Contining Lists
of Ships, Establishments and Officers of The
Fleet
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Officem
19655¼” x 8½”. [iv] + 628pp + 23pp +
advertisements. Original printed paper
wrappers, ex-Library, covers discoloured,
front cover partially detached otherwise
Good.
£15.00
10015
Anon
Exhibition of Italian Art, 1200 - 1900
London: The Royal Academy of Arts, 1930
5½" x 9". 461pp. Exhibition catalogue with
paper covers re-bound in green cloth. Very
Good
£25.00
11160
Anon.
Self-Examiner for Masters and Mates (all
grades)
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, n.d.
5¼" x 8½". 172pp. Original paper wrappers,
no d/j, spine creased with paper lifting
off, covers marked and rubbed, extensively
annotated by previous owner, a reading copy.
£2.00
11162
Anon.
Notes on Australian Cargoes
Adelaide: South Australian Stevedoring
Company Limited, n.d.
3" x 4¾". 61pp. Small pamphlet with rubbed,
creased covers and dog-eared contents.
£2.00
15226
Barnes, Sidney
Eyes on the Ashes
London: William Kimber and Co. Limited, 1953
[First edition November 1953; Second edition
December 1953]
5½” x 8¾”. 206pp, illustrations. Original
green cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed. The
spine is dull. The spine ends and corners
are bumped. There are no internal markings
and the text is clean throughout. The paper
has tanned with age and there is
occasionally foxing in the margins. A few
corners have been turned down.
£20.00
11171
Battson, R. K.
Modelling Tudor Ships
M. A. P. Technical Publication, n.d.
4¾" x 7¼". 75pp. Original paper wrappers,
title page missing else Very Good
£2.00
11804
Beeton, Isabella
Mrs Beeton's All-About Cookery
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock, n.d.
[c.1923]
5" x 8". 640pp, 12 colour plates, 250+
illustrations. Blind-stamped brown cloth,
covers marked and rubbed, edges dusty, head
and tail of spine bumped otherwise Very Good
£24.00
11436
Beeton, Mrs
Mrs Beeton's Every-Day Cookery and
Housekeeping Book : A Practical and Useful
Guide for all Mistresses and Servants
London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited, 1891
5" x 7¾". 568pp, colour and b/w plates,
adverts. Pictorial brown cloth gilt, no d/j,
head and tail of spine frayed, inner hinges
cracked, covers marked and rubbed, shaken,
front free end-paper missing; generally a
worn example.
£25.00
12440
Beeton, Mrs
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited, n.d. [New
Edition; c.1925]
5½" x 8½". [xvi] + 1,680pp, 32 colour
plates, nearly 700 other illustrations,
adverts. Brown cloth quarter bound in
blind-stamped dark red cloth, gilt, no d/j,
covers lightly rubbed, previous owner's
name inscribed, otherwise Very Good. A
particularly nice copy. Please note, as this
is a heavy book postage will be
commensurate.
£60.00
12435
Beeton, Mrs Isabella
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
London: Chancellor Press, 1986 [4th
impression of this edition; first published
in monthly supplements, 1859-1861]
6” x 8½”. [xxxviii] + 1,112pp,
illustrations. Laminated printed boards, no
d/j, covers rubbed otherwise Near Fine. A
specially enlarged first edition facsimile.
Please note, as this is a heavy book
postage will be commensurate.
£10.00
10148
Blacker, J. F.
Old China
London: The London Opinion Curio Club, 1908
(first edition).
142pp, diag. 5¾" x 9". Blue cloth,
decorative boards. Top & btm of spine
bumped, some minor foxing, o/w Very Good
£18.00
11279
Bowman, Anne [ed.]
The New Cookery Book : A Complete Manual of
English and Foreign Cookery on sound
principles of taste and science
London: George Routledge and Sons Limited,
11th edition, n.d. [c.1905]
4¾" x 7½". 635pp, 4 colour plates.
Decorative red cloth, no d/j, covers marked
and rubbed, hinges cracked, shaken, pages
browned and a few chipped at edge, else G.
Includes " Carefully Tried Receipts for
Every Branch of the Art".
£19.00
11154
Brown, Charles H.
Meteorology for Masters and Mates
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1943
[8th ed.]
5½" x 8½". 240pp, map, ills. Green cloth, no
d/j, covers marked and rubbed, hinges weak,
previous owner's name inscribed, otherwise
Good
£6.00
11172
Brown, Charles H.
Deviation and the Deviascope : including the
practice and theory of compass adjustment,
also a note on the gyro-compass
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1943
[6th ed.]
5½" x 8½". 278pp, charts, tables. Red cloth
in remnants of d/j, covers marked and
rubbed, previous owner's name inscribed,
else Very Good/poor
£8.00
10189
Burgess, Fred W.
Old Pottery and Porcelain
London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1916
[one of the "Home Connoisseur" Series]
5½" x 8½". 426pp, 130 ills. Blue cloth
(slightly grubby), gilt lettering and front
cover ornamentation, top & bottom of spine
bumped, some light shelfwear and spotting on
edges, else Very Good+ and internally fine
£18.00
11227
Carter, Howard
The Tomb of Tutankhamen
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1972
8" x 10". 238pp, profusely illustrated. Red
cloth gilt in chipped, torn, price-clipped
d/j, edges discoloured, old price in ink on
ffep, otherwise Good
£7.00
10013
Central Office of Information, London
Britain, 1976 : an official handbook
London: HMSO, 1976
6½" x 9½". 524pp. Bluth cloth, no d/j, near
fine
£7.00
11144
Clarke, Captain W. V. J.
Cole's Shipmasters' Handbook to the Merchant
Shipping Acts being a practical guide to the
Acts and Regulations for Shipmasters and all
concerned with the Mercantile Marine
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1949
[6th ed.; first published 1913]
5¼" x 8½". 268pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j,
front and rear inner hinges cracked,
exposing mull, else Very Good
£8.00
11849
Clutton-Brock, A
Essays on Art
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1928 [3rd ed.;
first published 1919]
4¼" x 7". [xi] + 144pp. Red cloth in a in a
rubbed, scuffed d/j, edges lightly foxed
otherwise Very Good
£40.00
eBay
15390
Coghlan, T. A. [Government Statistician]
The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales
1896-7
Sydney: William Applegate Gullick,
Government Printer, 1897 [Tenth Issue]
5½” x 9”. 1,028pp, folding map (coloured) of
N.S.W. Original cloth gilt, no d/j, covers
rubbed, indentation along the edges, spine
ends and corners bumped, stamp of "The
Agent General for New South Wales on front
pastedown and verso of map, end-papers
discoloured, old stain on top edge of text
block otherwise Very Good.
£95.00
10410
Craig, Elizabeth [ed.]
Cookery Illustrated and Household Management
London: Odhams Press Limited, 1936
5½" x 8½". 760pp, ills. Grey cloth, no d/j,
hinges a little weak, else Very Good
£18.00
10196
Doust, L. A.
A Manual on Pastel Painting
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1933
[1st ed]
5½" x 8½". 69pp, 12 plates [4 in colour].
Beige cloth in chipped, grubby d/j, else
excellent
£9.00
14628
Draaisma, Douwe
Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older : How
Memory Shapes Our Past
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004
6¼” x 9½”. [ix] + 277pp. Black cloth gilt in
d/j, As New
£15.00
11671
Drake, F.
Scarborough [National Union of Teachers
Conference Souvenir]
London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1935
4" x 6¼". 144pp, illustrations, 40pp
advertisements, map as end-papers. Limp
green leather gilt, no d/j, head and tail of
spine rubbed, otherwise Very Good+.
£18.00
14152
Drummond, Henry
The Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906
5" x 7¾". [xi] + 444pp. Blue cloth gilt, no
d/j, covers marked and rubbed, otherwise
Very Good
£15.00
10707
Elderbrock, David with Paul Bodensiek
FrontPage 98 Bible with CD-ROM
Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 1998
7¼" x 9¼". 567pp, CR-ROM. Large format
Softback. Two inch cut on bottom right cover
which extends to first few pages, otherwise
Good. A comprehensive guide to Microsoft's
popular we-creation program. UK published
price was £36.99.
£1.00
15400
Engel, Matthew [Ed.]
Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1998 [135th
Year]
Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co. Ltd,
19984¼” x 6½”. 1,472pp, advertisements. Brown
leatherette gilt in d/j, Fine
£15.00
11010
Fairclough, M. A.
The Ideal Cookery Book
London: The Waverley Book Company Limited,
19507¼" x 10½". 945pp, 48 colour plates, 250
illustrations in text. Black cloth gilt, no
d/j, hinges re-inforced, end-papers foxed,
edges a little dusty, else Very Good. Please
note: this is an exceptionally heavy book
and postage will have to be charged at
actual cost.
£18.00
11337
Fairfax-Blakeborough, J.
Yorkshire : East Riding
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1951
5½" x 8¾". 286pp, ills, folding map. Green
cloth gilt in a chipped, rubbed, foxed d/j.
Edges and end-papers foxed, else Very
Good/G.
£16.00
11662
Filippini, Alexander
The International Cook Book
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907
7" x 10". [xv] + 1,059pp. Red cloth gilt, no
d/j, head and tail of spine frayed at front
gutter, both inner hinges taped, slightly
shaken, edges dusty, otherwise G+. A heavy
book, with postage charged at cost.
£26.00
15794
Fogerty, Elsie [Principal of the Central
School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art]
Stammering
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930 First
Edition
4¾” x 7¾”. 64pp, frontispiece. Original
cloth-covered card. The covers are marked
and rubbed with some colour variation and
old stain. The edges are heavily rubbed,
with the cloth slightly fraying in places.
There is a previous owner's name inscribed
on the front end-paper, dated 1932 and a
pencilled note of another book on the rear
end-paper. The text is clean throughout;
however, there is a pronounced musty smell.
£25.00
10053
Forrest, Colonel Chris
The Complete American Farrier and Horse
Doctor
London: W Nicholson & Sons Ltd, nd
5" x 7¼". 335pp. Red cloth, blind-stamped
cover, hole on title page, tear in spine,
binding loose, one page drawn upon, but
contents o/w clean. Fair condition only, but
a scarce title.
£19.00
14941
Gaur, Albertine
A History of Writing
London: The British Library, 1984
8” x 10¼”. 224pp, illustrations. Cream cloth
gilt in d/j, Fine
£20.00
11260
Gawthorn, Percy R.
Commonwealth and Empire Annual 1954
London: The Gawthorn Press Limited, 1954
7¼" x 10". 320pp, ills. Blue cloth gilt, no
d/j, covers badly damp-stained, internally
very good.
£3.00
11815
Gaze, Reginald
Birdland Calling
London: Faber and Faber Limited, n.d.
9½" x 7¼". Unpaginated, b&w plates. Blue
cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed,
indentation on leading edge of rear cover,
otherwise G
£6.00
13718
Goldscheider, Gaby
Conan Doyle Bibliography : A bibliography of
the Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Privately published by the author [29,
Temple Road, Windsor], 1977
5¾" x 8½". 40pp. Softback, spine creased and
covers rubbed, otherwise Very Good
£15.00
14896
Good, Timothy
Beyond Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO
Security Threat
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1996
6¼" x 9½". [xxxiv] + 606pp, illustrations.
Blue cloth blocked in silver in a rubbed d/j
otherwise Near Fine
£20.00
10067
Gosse, Edmund
A History of Eighteenth Century Literature,
1660-1780
London: Macmillan, 1925 [first published
1889]
5¼" x 7¾". 415pp. Cloth, no d/j, previous
owner's inked name. Red stain on rear cover,
o/w Very Good
£6.00
15113
Griffin, David Ray
The New Pearl Harbor : Disturbing Questions
About the Bush Administration and 9/11
Adlestrop, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos.: Arris
Books, August 2004 [Revised 2nd Edition]
6” x 9”. [xxv] + 254pp. Softback, As New
£15.00
12150
Hale, Edward E.
Stories of Invention : Told By Inventors and
Their Friends
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1892
5" x 7¼". 301pp, frontis, illustrations.
Pictorial blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers
marked and rubbed, spine darkened, old Prize
Label on front pastedown, otherwise Very
Good
£12.00
13839
Harris, David R. [Ed.]
The Origins and Spread of Agriculture and
Pastoralism in Eurasia
London: UCL Press, 1996
6” x 9”. [xiv] + 594pp, illustrations.
Softback, As New
£45.00
12074
Hasluck, Paul N. [Ed.]
Wood Carving : Practical Instructions,
Examples and Designs with 1,146 working
drawings and photographic illustrations
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1911
6¼" x 9¼". 568pp, profusely illustrated.
Decorative green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers
marked and rubbed, inner hinges cracked,
final page of index detached but present,
otherwise Good
£20.00
10780
Hayden, Arthur
Chats on English China
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 [third
impression, second revised edition]
5¾" x 8¼". 287pp, coloured frontis,
profusely illustrated. Decorative green
cloth, no d/j, small tear in rear spine
gutter, slightly shaken, else Very Good.
£18.00
11495
Hayes, Captain M. H.
Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners : A Manual
of Horse Medicine and Surgery, written in
popular language
London:W. Thacker & Co., 1897 [5th edition,
revised and enlarged]
4¾" x 7½". 733pp, frontis, illustrations.
Black cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and
rubbed, previous owner's name inscribed,
some pencil underlining, else Very Good
£35.00
10097
Henderson, James
Silver Collecting for Amateurs
London: Muller, nd
5" x 7½". 144pp, ills, diags. Grey boards,
no d/j, fep and title page missing, some
creasing, G
£5.00
11490
Hewlett, Dorothy
Harrogate College 1893-1973
Harrogate: Harrogate College, 1981
6¾" x 9¾". 104pp, frontis, illustrations.
Green cloth gilt in a rubbed, slightly
chipped d/j, otherwise Near Fine/Very Good
£15.00
12489
Hodgson, Mrs Willoughby
How to Identify Old China
London: George Bell & Sons, 1904
5½” x 8½”. [xii] + 165pp, illustrations.
Decorative blue cloth blocked in white, no
d/j, covers rubbed, spine soiled and with
lettering heavily rubbed, edges & end-papers
foxed otherwise Very Good
£8.00
10444
Hughes, A. G. and E. H.
Learning and Teaching : An Introduction to
Psychology and Education
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1959 [3rd
ed.]5" x 7½". 484pp. Green cloth, no d/j, corner
of ffep snipped, else Very Good+
£4.00
11878
Hume, Rosemary and Downes, Muriel
The Cordon Bleu Cookery Book
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1975 [5th
imp.; first published 1969]
5¼" x 8¾". 446pp, illustrations. White
boards, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed
with a small stain on the spine, otherwise
Very Good
£9.00
12184
Jamieson, Thomas [Ed.]
Amateur Photography : A Practical Handbook
for the Amateur
London: George Newnes Limited, 1956 [9th
ed.; first published 1935]
5¼” x 8”. 384pp, "with 103 illustrations
including 48 plates in photogravure". Red
cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers
rubbed otherwise Very Good
£18.00
11288
Jeffreys, Diarmuid
The Bureau : Inside Today's FBI
London: Macmillan, 1994
6¼" x 9½". 392pp, ills. Black cloth in d/j,
Near Fine.
£8.00
11018
Jewry, Mary [ed.]
Warne's Model Cookery with Complete
Instructions in Household Management
London: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d. ["A
New Edition", c.1900]
5½" x 8". 728pp, colour plates, 3,000
recipes. Green and red cloth gilt, no d/j,
head and tail of spine and corners rubbed
and frayed, covers marked and rubbed,
occasional foxing, shaken, else G
£32.00
11496
Jewry, Mary [ed.]
Warne's Model Cookery, with complete
instructions in household management
London: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d.
[inscription dated 1917]
5½" x 8". 728pp, colour frontis. Green cloth
gilt, no d/j, spine faded, previous owner's
name inscribed, otherwise Very Good.
£18.00
11642
Kaufman, Herbert
The Efficient Age
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914
4¾" x 7½". 151pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j,
covers rubbed, otherwise Very Good;
uncommon.
£15.00
15100
Kippenhahn, Rudolf
Code Breaking : A History and Exploration
London: Constable, 1999
6" x 9¼". 283pp, illustrations. Black boards
in d/j, As New
£25.00
11165
Lecky, Captain S. T. S.
The Danger Angle and Off-Shore Distance
Tables, with a table of natural sines,
tangents, &c
London: George Philip & Son Limited, 1927
4¾" x 6¼". 138pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j,
top one-inch of spine missing, covers marked
and rubbed, a working copy
£3.00
10663
Linsley, Robin
Railways in Camera 1860-1913 : Archive
Photographs of the Great Age of Steam from
the Public Record Office
Stroud, Glos: Budding Books, 2000 [first
published by Sutton Publishing, 1996]
7¾" x 10½". 180pp, profusely illustrated.
Laminated boards in d/j, as NEW. In print at
£25.
£18.00
10315
Mann, James
Monumental Brasses
London: Penguin Books, 1957 [1st ed.]
4¾" x 7¼". 40pp of text, 32pp of
illustrations. Pictorial boards in d/j with
minor abrasions. Previous owner's name on
ffep. Very Good+/Very Good
£10.00
10452
Markham, Major C. A.
Chaffers' Handbook to Hall Marks on Gold and
Silver Plate with revised tables of the
annual date letters employed in the Assay
Offices
London: Reeves and Turner, 1924 [5th ed.,
edited and extended with the addition of
some 82 date letters and marks]
5¼" x 7¾". 143pp, ills. Green cloth, gilt
lettering in rubbed d/j, ffep snipped else
Very Good+/Very Good
£15.00
11142
Marshall, Agnes
Mrs A. B. Marshall's Larger Cookery Book of
Extra Recipes
London: Marshall's School of Cookery and
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd,
c.1902
6¾" x 10½". 656pp, 40pp adverts, portrait
frontis, ills. Green cloth gilt, no d/j,
head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed
with small split in base of rear gutter,
front inner hinge cracked, rear hinge
starting, end-papers browned, prelims and
edges foxed, else G+. A handsome copy.
£80.00
10389
Martin-Jenkins, Christopher [ed.]
A Cricketer's Companion
Harpenden: Smallmead Press, 1992
6¾" x 9½". 478pp. Blue cloth in d/j, near
Fine. A massive anthology of cricket
writing.
£10.00
13845
Martin-Jenkins, Christopher and Lisle,
Charles de
An Australian Summer : The Story of the
1998/9 Ashes Series
London: Faber & Faber, 1999
6" x 9½". [viii] + 296pp, colour
illustrations. Pale blue boards in d/j, Fine
£20.00
11166
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Notice to Masters of Vessels : Diseases of
Animals Act, 1950
London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food, 1950
4" x 6¼". 30pp. Small pamphlet with paper
wrappers, Very Good
£2.00
10024
Mitchell, Robert [ed]
The Russell English Dictionary
London:Universal Text Books
5" x 7½". 466pp. Red cloth, in tatty d/j,
tear in top of spine. G
£1.00
14482
Moorhouse, A. C.
Writing and the Alphabet
London: Cobbett Press, 1946
5" x 7½". [xiii] + 97pp, illustrations.
Green cloth in a scuffed and torn d/j with
some loss, otherwise Very Good/Fair
£15.00
12024
Nash, S. Elizabeth
Cooking Craft : A Practical Handbook for
Students in Training for Cookery and for the
Homeworker
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Limited,
19315½" x 8½". [xvi] + 345pp, illustrations.
Green cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and
bowed, end-papers lightly foxed, otherwise
Very Good
£8.00
11332
Neave, David and Susan
Bridlington : An Introduction to its History
and Buildings
Otley, West Yorkshire: Smith Settle Ltd,
20006¾" x 9¾". 140pp, profusely illustrated.
Large format Softback, as new.
£12.00
11583
Nolloth, Henry Edward
Beverley and Its Minster
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930 [2nd
ed.; first published 1910]
5½" x 8½". 30pp, 10 plates. Original grey
paper covers, a little chipped at the edges,
sporadic light spotting, otherwise Very Good
£8.00
10200
Oppe, A. P.
The Drawings of William Hogarth
London: Phaidon Press, 1948 [1st]
9" x 11¾". 65pp text, many plates. Beige
cloth in chipped, marked d/j. Remnants of
adhesive tape on front end paper, otherwise
excellent.
£25.00
11219
Pearce, Cyril
Toys & Models
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1948
5½" x 8¾". 95pp, colour and b&w plates. Red
cloth in grubby, tatty d/j, some
damp-staining to covers, internally very
good.
£6.00
11761
Peel, Mrs C. S. [ed.]
The Daily Mail Cookery Book
London: Associated Newspapers Ltd, 1919 [3rd
ed.]4¾" x 7¼". 200pp, advertisements. Decorative
cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed,
head and tail of spine rubbed, contemporary
notes on both pastedowns, else G.
£18.00
10318
Petrie, Duncan [ed.]
Inside Stories : Diaries of British
Film-makers at Work
London: British Film Institute Publishing,
199636" x 9¼". 205pp. Paperback, as new
condition, never read. According to the back
cover: "Inside Stories reveals the
fascinating diaries of key film-makers
working today -- all with a British
connection."
£8.00
10942
Pierce, S. Rowland & Outbush, Patrick &
Williams, Anthony
Planning : The Architect's Handbook
London: Iliffe Books Ltd [published for The
Architect and Building News], 1969 [Third
impression, revised; first published 1936]
8½" x 11¼". 568pp, diags, plans, tables.
Green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed,
edges and end-papers dusty, else Very Good
£18.00
11488
Pocock, R. W. and Whitehead, T. H.
British Regional Geology : The Welsh
Borderland
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office,
1968 [10th impression of the 2nd edition]
6" x 9¼". 80pp, ills, folding map. Original
green paper covers, spine rubbed, corners
lightly creased else Very Good
£4.00
15194
Quarrington, G. A. [Ed.]
Radio Circuits and Data
London: The Caxton Publishing Company,
Limited, November 1951 [first published
June 1948]
7” x 9½”. [vi] + 90pp, diagrams. Original
blue cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed and
there is a small frayed section along the
front spine gutter at the tail of the spine,
where the cloth has split. There are no
internal markings and the text is clean
throughout. Some pages are slightly stained
or have grubby marks. The paper has tanned
noticeably with age. The edge of the text
block is foxed.
£15.00
12444
Robinson, Jas. Fraser
The Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire,
including a Physiological Sketch
London: A. Brown & Sons Ltd, 1902
5½” x 8½”. [viii] + 9-253pp, folding map.
Decorative green cloth blocked in black and
red, no d/j, covers rubbed, corners bumped,
a few pencil marks in text, otherwise Very
Good.
£45.00
11225
Rowed, Charles
Collecting as a Pastime
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920
5½" x 8¾". 148pp, 68 half-tone
illustrations. Green cloth, no d/j, spine
very dull, edges foxed, corners frayed, ink
note on front free end-paper otherwise Good
£5.00
11861
Ruskin, John
Sesame and Lilies : Two Lectures by John
Ruskin [with a new Preface]
London: George Allen, 1905
4" x 6". [xi] + 180pp. Red cloth gilt, no
d/j, edges & end-papers lightly foxed,
previous owner's name inscribed, otherwise
Very Good
£4.00
11338
Scott, Harry J.
Portrait of Yorkshire
London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973 [revised
edition; first published1965]
5½" x 8¾". 207pp, ills. Original cloth in a
chipped, torn, price-clipped d/j, previous
owner's name inscribed and erased, else Very
Good/G.
£8.00
11309
Spence, Marguerita [written in collaboration
with and illustrated by Marian E. Everatt]
A Short History of York
London: A. Brown & Sons Ltd, 1948
5" x 7½". 120pp, maps, ills. Original cloth
in chipped, torn d/j, Near Fine/Good.
£8.00
10038
Stephenson, Tom [ed]
The Countryside Companion
London: Odhams Press, nd
5¾" x 9". 512pp, profuse ills. Dec. green
cloth, spine partly detached, o/w Very Good
£12.00
11143
Stewart, W. K.
Brown's Signalling : How to Learn the
International Code of Visual and Sound
Signals, based on information contained in
vol. I of the 1931 International Code
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1933
4¾" x 7¼". 193pp. Original thick card covers
with red cloth backstrip, covers marked and
rubbed, previous owner's name inscribed,
otherwise Good.
£8.00
10919
Swift, Wesley F.
The Ministers' and Laymen's Handbook of
Business in Methodist Circuit Meetings
London: The Epworth Press, 1955 [7th ed.]
4¾" x 7¼". 115pp. Stiff card covers with
blue linen backstrip, edges rubbed, else
Very Good
£2.00
10219
Talbot, Godfrey
The Country Life Book of the Royal Family
London: Country Life Books, 1980
8¾" x 12". 207pp, profusely illustrated.
Large format hard cover tracing the history
of the Windsors from Queen Victoria.
Illustrated throughout in black & white and
colour. Fine condition with like d/j
£12.00
11147
Taylor, Captain L. G. and Trim, F. H.
Cargo Work : The Care, Handling and Carriage
of Cargoes
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1946
[2nd ed.; first published 1944]
5¼" x 8¾". 160pp, diags, a number of sample
forms in pocket at rear. Black cloth, no
d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull,
previous owner's name inscribed, hinges
weak, else G+
£8.00
13761
Turner, J. E.
Personality and Reality
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1926
5¾” x 8¾”. 190pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j,
slightly musty otherwise Very Good
£25.00
11167
U. S. Department of Commerce (Bureau of
Marine Inspection and Navigation]
Manual for Lifeboatmen and Able Seamen
Washington: United States Government
Printing Office, 1936
4¼" x 6¼". 60pp. Small pamphlet with paper
wrappers, Very Good
£3.00
10158
Vallois, G. M.
Antiques and Curios in Our Homes
London: T. Werner Laurie, n.d.
5½" x 7½". 322pp, profusely illustrated. Red
cloth, spine faded otherwise Very Good
£18.00
12234
Various
The "Mechanical World" Pocket Diary and Year
Book for 1939 : A Collection of Useful
Engineering Notes, Rules, Tables and Data
Manchester: Emmott & Company Limited, n.d.
[c.1938]
4” x 6¼”. 202pp, 360pp, 218pp (inlcuding
many advertisements and unused diary for
1939). Red cloth blocked in black, no d/j,
covers rubbed, front inner hinge cracked
otherwise Very Good
£18.00
11376
Various
The Apocrypha [translated out of the
original tongues]
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, n.d.
5¼" x 7¾". 157pp. Black leatherette gilt,
Very Good
£5.00
11290
Various
The Illustrated London News, Volume CXVIII,
January to June 1901
London: The Illustrated London News and
Sketch Limited, 1901
11½" x 16½". 960pp, profusely illustrated
throughout. Decorative blue boards gilt,
backstrip missing, with upper and lower
boards almost completely detached. The front
free end-paper has the top corner missing,
while the title page and rear free end-paper
are both creased; there are some small tears
to the edges of the first few pages; pages
33 to 36 have been torn and repaired with
tape. Otherwise the contents are in very
good condition. Contains a great deal on the
Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria,
Royalty in general, together with reports on
then current political topics, the
inauguration of the Commonwealth of
Australia, the launching of the America's
Cup challenger, Shamrock, the final of the
FA Cup, and much more. Together, this set
provides a comprehensive overview of the
first six months of the first year of the
twentieth century. A photograph is available
upon request. This is also an extremely
heavy volume.
#####
11803
Various
The Friendship Book of Francis Gay 1985
London: D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, 1984
4¾" x 7¼". Unpaginated, illustrations.
Laminated boards, no d/j, edges rubbed
otherwise Very Good
£4.00
11333
Vickers, J. Edward
Old Sheffield Town :An Historical Miscellany
Wakefield, West Yorkshire: EP Publishing
Ltd, 1972
6¾" x 8¾". 183pp, ills. Red cloth gilt in a
chipped, price-clipped d/j which is also
slightly discoloured, else Very Good/G.
Author's signed presentation copy.
£28.00
16068
Wanless, Alexander
Thread-Line Angling
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1933
4¾” x 7½”. 134pp, illustrations. Green cloth
blocked in black, no d/j, edges foxed
otherwise Very Good.
£20.00
16069
Wanless, Alexander
Angling Methods
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1935
4¾” x 7½”. 156pp, illustrations. Green cloth
blocked in black, no d/j, edges foxed,
slight spine lean otherwise Very Good.
£20.00
15129
Ward, Jenny
Crime Busting : Breakthroughs in Forensic
Science
London: Blandford Press, 1998
6¼” x 9½”. 240pp, illustrations. Black cloth
gilt in d/j, As New
£20.00
14782
Ward, Peter D. and Brownlee, Donald
Rare Earth : Why Complex Life is Uncommon in
the Universe
New York: Copernicus, 2000
6¼" x 9½". [xxviii] + 333pp, frontis. Red
and cream boards in d/j, As New
£20.00
13880
Webster, Richard
Why Freud was Wrong : Sin, Science and
Psychoanalysis
London: HarperCollins, 1995
6¼” x 9½”. [x] + 673pp. Tan cloth gilt in a
scuffed and rubbed d/j with one small tear,
otherwise Near Fine
£20.00
10127
Wechsler, David
The Measurement of Adult Intelligence
Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company,
1941 [2nd ed]
6" x 9". 248pp. Cloth cover, no d/j. Cover
very grubby, hinges weak, reading copy only.
£2.00
10216
Wheeler, James
The Practical Handyman
London: Odhams Press Limited, n.d.
4¼" x 7". 320pp, diags. Blue cloth, no d/j,
spine faded, covers rubbed, contents Very
Good
£3.00
11310
Wickham-Boynton, Marcus
A Catalogue of Modern Paintings at Burton
Agnes Hall
Driffield, East Yorkshire: Privately
Printed, n.d. [c.1959]
6¾" x 10". 72pp, b&w plates. Pink card
covers which are creased and rubbed at the
edges, else Very Good.
£15.00
eBay
17474
William H. Bracht (‘Bilbrak’) With special
sections by Frank Holmes (studmaster), Les
Knowles (breeder), Stan Cleverley (educator
and trainer), Hector Watt (breeder and
trainer), Eddy Hulbert (trainer), Jack
Irwin (muscle therapist), W. Mills, B.V.Sc.
Greyhounds and Mechanical Lure Racing
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1972
6” x 9¼”. (x) + 192pp, illustrations.
Original green boards blocked in gilt on the
spine in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, musty
otherwise Very Good. Review Copy.
£40.00
10112
Wolff, L. J., Flower, Winifred, and others,
The Nature Lover's Companion
London: Odhams, nd
7" x 10". 256pp, ills. Green cloth, spine
weak, front inner hinge broken, G
£3.00
10442
Wood, Rev. J. G.
Common British Insects selected from the
typical Beetles, Moths and Butterflies of
Great Britain
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1883
5" x 7¼". 284pp, ills. Decorative grey
cloth, all edges gilt, spine split and
frayed at head, front inner hinge split,
first few pages detached, title page defaced
with green pencil, slightly better than a
reading copy
£8.00

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