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101161 [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.

101157 [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

105229 [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.

102612 [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.

100772 [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/-

101335 [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.

101946 [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

102209 [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

101169 [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

101871 [Victoria and Albert Museum] Early Mediaeval Art in the North London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1949 4¾” x 7¼”. 4 pages of text and 28 illustrations. Small pamphlet, a little rubbed at the corners and along the spine, otherwise Very Good

100015 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

101160 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.

101162 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.

105226 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.

101171 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

101436 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.

102440 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.

102435 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.

100148 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

101279 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”.

101154 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

101172 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

100189 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

101227 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

100013 Central Office of Information, London Britain, 1976 : an official handbook London: HMSO, 1976 6½” x 9½”. 524pp. Bluth cloth, no d/j, near fine

101144 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

101849 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

105390 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.

100196 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

104628 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

101671 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+.

104152 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

100707 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.

105400 Engel, Matthew [Ed.] Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack 1998 [135th Year] Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co. Ltd, 1998 4¼” x 6½”. 1,472pp, advertisements. Brown leatherette gilt in d/j, Fine

101010 Fairclough, M. A. The Ideal Cookery Book London: The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1950 7¼” 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.

101337 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.

101662 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.

105794 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.

100053 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.

104941 Gaur, Albertine A History of Writing London: The British Library, 1984 8” x 10¼”. 224pp, illustrations. Cream cloth gilt in d/j, Fine

101260 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.

101815 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

103718 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

104896 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

100067 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

105113 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

102150 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

103839 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

102074 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

100780 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.

101495 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

100097 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

100581 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

101490 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

102489 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

100444 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+

101878 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

102184 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

101288 Jeffreys, Diarmuid The Bureau : Inside Today’s FBI London: Macmillan, 1994 6¼” x 9½”. 392pp, ills. Black cloth in d/j, Near Fine.

101018 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

101496 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.

101642 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.

105100 Kippenhahn, Rudolf Code Breaking : A History and Exploration London: Constable, 1999 6” x 9¼”. 283pp, illustrations. Black boards in d/j, As New

101165 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

100663 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.

100315 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

100452 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

101142 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.

100389 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.

103845 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

101166 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

100024 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

104482 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

102024 Nash, S. Elizabeth Cooking Craft : A Practical Handbook for Students in Training for Cookery and for the Homeworker London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Limited, 1931 5½” x 8½”. [xvi] + 345pp, illustrations. Green cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and bowed, end-papers lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good

101332 Neave, David and Susan Bridlington : An Introduction to its History and Buildings Otley, West Yorkshire: Smith Settle Ltd, 2000 6¾” x 9¾”. 140pp, profusely illustrated. Large format Softback, as new.

101583 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

100200 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.

101219 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.

101761 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.

100318 Petrie, Duncan [ed.] Inside Stories : Diaries of British Film-makers at Work London: British Film Institute Publishing, 1996 36” 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.”

100942 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

101488 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

105194 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.

102444 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.

101225 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

101861 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

101338 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.

108491 Smith, W. H. B. Small Arms of the World : The Basic Manual of Military Small Arms : American—British—Russian—German—Italian—Japanese—and all other important nations Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Military Service Publishing Company, August 1951 Third Printing of the Revised and Enlarged Fourth Edition [first published December 1943] 8¼” x 11¼”. [xii] + 500pp, profusely illustrated. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are rubbed and dull with evidence of old staining and some variation in colour. The spine is dull and faded. The spine ends and corners are bumped and slightly frayed. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards, most noticeably on the top edge of the front cover. The inner hinges are cracked, with noticeable, play due to the size and weight of the volume. The paper has tanned significantly with age. There is a previous owner’s name inscribed in ink on the front pastedown, dated November 1952. The edge of the text block is dust-stained and grubby.

101309 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.

100038 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

101143 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.

100919 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

100219 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

108617 The War Office Notes on Military Railway Engineering : Part II Engineering 1940 London: The War Office, February 1940 5¼” x 8½”. 195pp, tables, figures, plates. Original green cloth blocked in gilt on the spine, no d/j, previous owner's name inscribed otherwise Very Good

108618 The War Office Military Engineering : Volume III - Part I Bridging 1941 London: The War Office, December 1941 [Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, by William Clowes & Sons, Ltd., London and Beccles.] 5¼” x 8½”. 281pp, illustrations, diagrams, tables. Original green cloth blocked in black on the spine. The covers are rubbed and slightly marked, with some variation in colour and a small stain on the rear cover (near the bottom edge) but remain in good condition. There is a small notch on the top edge of the rear cover and there are some indentations along the edges of the boards. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a previous owner's name and service details inscribed heavily in blue ballpoint on the front free end-paper. This is F. H. Jaekel, Lieutenant Royal Engineers who was attached to the Royal West African Frontier Force (subsequently F. H. Jaekel, M.I.Mech.E., Assistant Chief Superintendent (Power), Nigerian Railway and then attached to the Ministry of Defence from 1966 to 1976). The inscription has left a distinct impression on the Title-Page. The paper has tanned severely though evenly with age and this can be seen in the images below. The paper is also quite thin and has wrinkled. The edge of the text block is grubby, dust-stained and lightly foxed.

103761 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

101167 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

100158 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

101290 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.

101376 Various The Apocrypha [translated out of the original tongues] Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, n.d. 5¼” x 7¾”. 157pp. Black leatherette gilt, Very Good

101803 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

102234 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

108639 Various [Articles Republished From The British Medical Journal] War Wounds and Air Raid Casualties London: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd, 1939 5½” x 8¾”. [xii] + 256pp, illustrations. Original blue cloth gilt. The covers, overall, remain remarkably bright, though they have bowed outwards. There is a s small amount of old staining around the top corner of the front cover, and an obvious horizontal crease on the rear cover. There is a also a shallow gouge on the front cover which can be seen in the image above. The spine ends and corners are bumped. The end-papers are browned and quite heavily foxed. A previous owner's name on the Half-Title page has been defaced with white correction fluid. Although the text itself is very clean throughout this volume is marred by some heavy underlining in the text.

101333 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.

106068 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.

106069 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.

105129 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

104782 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

108590 Webb, Jack V. Recipients of Bars to the Military Cross 1916-1920 To which is added M.C.s to Warrant Officers, 1915-1919 Published by Jack V. Webb, 22 Highbury Terrace, London, 1988 6¼” x 9½”. 199pp. Original purple cloth blocked in silver. The covers are rubbed but still quite bright, and in good condition overall. A creased and crumpled bookplate of Ernest J. Martin (who, I believe, was the founder of the Military Historical Society) is loosely taped to the front pastedown, while the original single-page flyer is also loosely inserted (please see the penultimate image below). The end-papers are foxed but this soon wears out leaving the text is clean throughout. The edge of the text block is dust-stained and lightly foxed.

103880 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

100127 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.

100216 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

101310 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.

100112 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

100442 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

 

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