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The Colour of Paris: Historic, Personal, and Local
Academie Goncourt ; with an introduction by M. L. Benedite, and an essay by the artist. Illustrated by Yoshio Markino Chatto and Windus London 1908 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Markino, Yoshio (illustrated by)
Hardback. Pictorial cloth. First edition but not the numbered edition. A very nice copy of this attractive book. The boards are bright and clean; just lightly bruised at the spine ends and there is a small faded spot to the rear board. Top edges gilt; other edges deckled / untrimmed. Foxing to the deckled edges, particularly to the foredges. However, the pages themselves are clean throughout. The binding is firm. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. xxxvi, 264, plates. 24cm. Lavishly illustrated throughout - 48 colour plates, 12 sepia; collated. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 309420
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60.00 GBP
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Edmonton : Stories From the River City
Cashman, Tony The University of Alberta Press Edmonton, Alberta, USA 2002 0888643926 / 9780888643926 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Very good paperback. Appears lightly read or unread. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Textblock tight, no cover creases. There are two light marks to the outer text block edges. "Tony Cashman tells the tales of the people who built the Alberta capital." 174pp. 22.5cm. 100265
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8.50 GBP
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Denmark: The Land of Hans Andersen
Clissold, Stephen G.E.C. GAD Publisher Copenhagen 1955 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback, without dust jacket. Blue boards, red titles to the spine. Lightly rubbed at spine edges. Pages have tanned / darkened. Binding firm. Previous owner's name and date in small neat writing on the front pastedown. Pages clean throughout. Some light foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges. pp. 207. 307048
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6.00 GBP
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Marin
Ashley, Beth (text) ; Lauritzen, Hal (photography) Chronicle Books San Francisco, USA 1993 0811800229 / 9780811800228 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Very clean condition throughout - NEAR FINE. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. There is a short nick to a bottom corner of the dust jacket. Not clipped, the jacket is now protected in a loose archival clear film sleeve (does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 119pp. 25cm. 100247
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12.50 GBP
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Rural Rides
Cobbett, William ; edited by Ian Dyck ; intro. by Richard Ingrams ; illustrated by Joe McLaren The Folio Society London 2010 Hardcover Fine Slipcase Fine Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Both book and slipcase are in excellent FINE condition. [Original Folio Society price new £39.95]. Printed on Abbey Wove paper. Quarter-bound by Lachenmaier in cloth with front board blocked with a design by Joe McLaren. pp. xiii, 502. A HEAVY book - overseas postage will be higher than the quoted rate and charged at cost. 25cm.. 101761
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28.00 GBP
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Turkey Beyond the Maeander: An Archaeological Guide
Bean, George E. Ernest Benn Limited 1971 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original grey boards. Two review slips loosely inserted; one from the publisher, one from The Times Higher Education Supplement. This copy came from the collection of the archaeologist Christopher Hawkes (1905-1992) but doesn't bear his signature. There are some marginal notes in pencil (not extensive). The binding is firm. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the edges but otherwise very good. Front flap not price clipped. pp. 267. Fold-out map in excellent condition. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 105937
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12.50 GBP
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The History of The Greenbrier, America's Resort
Conte, Robert S. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc Charleston, West Virginia 1998 0929521145 / 9780929521145 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Green cloth hardback. No previous owner names or inscriptions. Pictorial history of one of the finest resorts in the world. The dust jacket is protected in a loose archival film sleeve. 222pp. 28.5cm. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 100355
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12.00 GBP
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Betjeman's Britain
Betjeman, John ; selected, edited and introduced by Candida Lycett Green ; illustrated with photographs by John Piper, Edwin Smith, Bill Brandt and others The Folio Society 1999 Hardcover Fine Slipcase Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
The book is in excellent fine condition. The slipcase has some very minor rubs to the edges. Printed on Fineblade Smooth paper and bound in printed buckram cloth. 318pp. A HEAVY book - overseas postage will be higher than our standard rate and will be charged at cost; NO extra charges for delivery within the UK. 102293
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12.00 GBP
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Richmond: From Kew Green to Ham Common (British Cities and Towns series)
Courlander, Kathleen B. T. Batsford Ltd London 1953 First Edition Hardcover Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original brown boards. Top edge brown. The binding is firm and tight but there are some quite heavy / large foxing spots to outer closed textblock page edges. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. 192pp. The dust jacket is browned / darkened at the spine and has some light foxing, with a short nick to the top edge of the back cover. Dust jacket not price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 105810
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8.50 GBP
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Denville (Images of America)
Bianco, Vito Arcadia Publishing 2001 0738509078 / 9780738509075 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Second hand paperback in very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Slight bumps to a couple of corners. 128pp. 305132
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6.00 GBP
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Venedig: Ein Skizzenbuch
Daulte, Francois ; illustrations by Hanny Fries Origo Zurich 1954 Soft Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fries, Hanny
1954. Card covers in original tissue wraps. Text is in German. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Numerous blackand white line drawings. 96pp. 032983
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5.00 GBP
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The Heart of Scotland
Blake, George ; with a foreword by Eric Linklater ; illustrated from drawings by Brian Cook and from photographs; dust jacket design by Brian Cook B. T. Batsford Ltd North Audley Street, London 1938 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Second edition. Original purple cloth, with green titles. The boards are slightly faded and lightly bruised at the spine ends. The binding is firm. Top edges tinted purple. Some foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. xii, 115. The dust jacket is bright and fresh, though slightly faded at the spine; lightly rubbed and several short tears to the edges, with a few very small chips. Front flap not price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. (Book photographed without the protective cover, to avoid reflections). Batsford British Heritage series. 107109
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20.00 GBP
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Scandinavia: Sweden, Denmark and Norway
de Mare, Eric B. T. Batsford Ltd 1952 First Edition Hardcover Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. Original blue boards. Top edge blue. Heavy foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges and quite heavy foxing to the dust jacket. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. The binding is nice and firm. pp. x, 262. Dust jacket darkened at the spine and light rubs to the edges. Front flap price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 105817
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6.00 GBP
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The Londoner's England
Bott, Alan ; 89 large plates by noted contemporary artists, including 48 lithographs of which 32 are in colour. Avalon Press and William Collins London 1948 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Contemporary watercolours and drawings of London and the home counties reproduced by colour and monochrome lithography and by half-tone. Hardback with dust jacket. Reprint; it was first published in 1947. Publisher's original green boards, with red titles. A bump to the base of the spine and tiny bumps to corners. Two previous owner's name and address stamps and name and address written on the front endpaper - all the same owner. Pages and plates are all nice and clean. The binding is firm. The dust jacket is a little rubbed at the spine ends, with a short tear to the base of the spine. Front flap not price clipped. The DJ is now protected in a loose clear film sleeve. pp. viii, 191, plates. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 307749
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15.00 GBP
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Hong Kong Yesterday: Festive Occasions
British Airways British Airways 1989 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Landscape format. Unpaginated. Both the book and dust jacket are in very good, clean condition. Unmarked. No names or inscriptions. A little creasing to the top edge of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 308358
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20.00 GBP
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Scotland's Castles
Fenwick, Hubert Robert Hale Limited London 1976 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Red cloth hardback. 1st ed. A small previous owner's address sticker has been removed from the front endpaper and left a shadowy mark. Spine of the dust jacket very slightly darkened. Otherwise VG clean condition throughout. Binding tight. Not price clipped [original printed prie £6.50 net] - the dust jacket is now protected in a loose archival clear film sleeve (does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 350pp. 22cm. 100289
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9.50 GBP
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Hong Kong Yesterday: Transport
British Airways British Airways 1989 Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Landscape format. Unpaginated. Both the book and dust jacket are in excellent, near fine condition. Unmarked. No names or inscriptions. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 308363
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25.00 GBP
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Royal Borough
Ferguson, Rachel Jonathan Cape London 1950 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original red boards. The binding is firm. In very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Top edge tinted red. Very slight bowing to the boards. The dust jacket is bright and clean - has some light minor rubs to the edges. Front flap not price clipped. pp. 320. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309326
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8.00 GBP
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Hong Kong Yesterday: Transport
British Airways British Airways 1989 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Landscape format. Unpaginated. Both the book and dust jacket are in very good, clean condition. Unmarked. No names or inscriptions. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 303967
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25.00 GBP
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Place-Names of Greater London
Field, John B. T. Batsford Ltd 1986 0713452544 / 9780713452549 Soft cover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Second hand paperback in clean and tight condition. A near fine copy. No names, inscriptions or other marks. 184pp. 105724
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5.00 GBP
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Ilonka Speaks of Hungary: Personal Impressions and an Interpretation of the National Character
Brophy, John Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd London 1936 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback, without dust jacket. 2nd impression. Original red boards. Faded at the spine and small light mark to the rear board. Two gift inscriptions and a separate owner's name and date on the front endpapers and pastedown. Some foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges and light occasional spots to pages. pp. 256, 32. 307046
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21.00 GBP
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Cottisford Revisited
Flaxman, Ted & Flaxman, Joan E. W. Flaxman Oxfordshire 2008 0954898621 / 9780954898625 Second Edition Card Covers NEW 8vo - 9.75" Tall
Brand new paperback. Stapled card covers. 62pp. Image available on request. 038702
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6.00 GBP
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The Heart of England (The British Heritage Series)
Brown, Ivor ; dust jacket design by Philip Gough B. T. Batsford Ltd 1951 Hardcover Very Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Third edition, 1951. Original green boards. Boards slightly faded at spine ends. Pages have tanned / darkened at the edges but otherwise clean. No names or inscriptions. Binding firm. pp. viii, 120. The dust jacket has some minor rubs and chips to the edges and has some tape residue marks to the underside and a reinforcement to the underside of the jacket at the top edge of the spine. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 105720
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9.00 GBP
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Cottisford Revisited
Flaxman, Ted & Flaxman, Joan E. W. Flaxman Oxfordshire 2008 0954898621 / 9780954898625 Second Edition Card Covers NEW 8vo - 9.75" Tall
Brand new paperback. Stapled card covers. 62pp. Image available on request. 038703
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6.00 GBP
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Slow Roads: A Leisurely Journey through England, Scotland and Wales
Burton, Anthony David & Charles Newton Abbot, Devon 1991 0715394665 / 9780715394663 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Original red boards. Slight bumps to the top corners. Otherwise very good, clean and tight condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket not price clipped. 256pp. 305376
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5.00 GBP
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Cottisford Revisited
Flaxman, Ted & Flaxman, Joan E. W. Flaxman Oxfordshire 2008 0954898621 / 9780954898625 Second Edition Card Covers NEW 8vo - 9.75" Tall
Brand new paperback. Stapled card covers. 62pp. Image available on request. 038705
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6.00 GBP
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Ayrshire: A Historical Guide
Campbell, Thorbjorn Birlinn 2003 1841582670 / 9781841582672 Soft cover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Paperback, in excellent fine condition but the pages have slightly age-toned / tanned. Clean and tight. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Original RRP £9.99. 278pp. 303698
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7.50 GBP
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The London Nobody Knows
Fletcher, Geoffrey Hutchinson of London London 1962 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Fletcher, Geoffrey (illustrations)
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. Black cloth with gilt titles to the spine. The boards have a very narrow strip of fading at the head and tail of the spine. Contents clean and bright throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. 124. The dust jacket is bright and clean but slightly faded at the spine and has some very minor rubs and tiny nicks to extremities. Not price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 309415
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20.00 GBP
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