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By: KINGSCOTE-DAVIES , Tom , Fellow Royal Society Chemistry
Price: £6.00
Publisher: LEWES , Sussex, The Book Guild Ltd: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 120974
h/b+D/j.both FINE.184pp , illustrated 25 b/w phot-plates. The autobiography of Tom Kingscote-Davies who grew up on a Farm in Monmouthshire.- mucking out stables from the cart-horses before walking to school - life evolving around the seasons; harvest, annual pig killing etc.Pleasures were simple.- University - Welsh Choir - chartered Chemist - coal Board etc. [ green cloth gilt titles, No inscsp] Dust Jacket not price clipped.book as new. Please see our image of the actu... View more info
By: LAWRIE,W.H.
Price: £22.50
Publisher: LONDON, MACDONALD: 1972
Edition: 1st Ediiton
Seller ID: 9462
H/b , Dust Jacket , 1FINE/VG+ , 1st edition , colour illustrated , Black boards with gilt titles to spine, 147pp 8 plates of flies- 7 in colour dressed by various persons including Peter Deane, Hardy Bros, D.J.Collyer, the author and editior. Written by the then recognised leading authority on Trout and Grayling flies and published in the Richard Walker Angling Library series. Fine/ VG+ (Book- no previous owner name or inscription, D/j- non price clipped. Tiny 2mm approx... View more info
By: LESLIE PAUL
Price: £5.00
Publisher: LONDON, THE BATCHWORTH PRESS: 1948
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 121805
Green cloth board with gilt titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 216 pp. 4 wood engravings by Guy Worsdell. Tender and memorable year on a great Norfolk estate in Fenland compiled from a diary maintained by this Irish born author whilst stationed in the army during WWII. Bird Migration, Swan Battles, wild young children pike snatching, lakes, village pubs, girls of the village dances, country characters and harvest time. Good/ poor Book- shelf rubbing to head and tail a... View more info
By: LEVY, JULIETTE de BAIRACLI
Price: £250.00
Publisher: LONDON, FABER & FABER: 1953
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 8733
H/b.Dust Jacket. 1st ed. Scarce work on Gypsies and Gypsy life. Author J de Bairacli Levy , Veterinary Herbalist, " has been accepted by the gypsies & shared their life. " . illustrated , Salmon Cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 300pp. Frontis + 23 other monochrome photographic plates. with chapters on the Horse Traders of the Yorkshire Dales, Appleby Fair, Raggle -Taggle Travellers in Surry, Eiza Cooper- Wild Flower Vendor, White Will and Family- Peg Ma... View more info
By: LEWIS , Ralph
Price: £12.00
Publisher: London, The Research Publishing Co: 1973
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 118429
SIGNED Copy.Larger format H/b+jacket VG/VG.1973 2nd.imp.Ralph Lewis - from Early times / Saxon / Roman / Saints & Sinners / Windmills / gardens / characters / follies etc , illustrated 17 b/w plates.[book few minor spotted markings to eggshell cloth gilt titles, tight binding, no inscsp, clean throughout] Dust Jacketprice clipped, some fading , 20mm closed line-tear to top frontwith assoc.crease+ 4x4mm small top loss - in a clear protective cover. PLS see our image View more info
By: London Council & Transport members
Price: £6.00
Publisher: London, LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL & LONDON TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE: 1952
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 123487
Gd P/b.Gd D/j.1st.1952.3/6.57pp.235x155mm.Maps to end papers, a London guide book to greens, commons , parks & woodland in 1952 .b/w illus.photp-plates.Foreword, Country Code.Set in 4 parts;- Central & the LCC Area / Outer / Thames Valley / country & Green Belt.[ No inscsp. no annotation, tight binding, clean throughout, tanned foredge, covers med/heavy fox spotting ] Dust Jacket not clipped, milder fox spotting , edgewear col/rub loss & nicks & small loss. now in clear ... View more info
By: LORD , EVELYN , PhD History
Price: £7.00
Publisher: Stroud, TEMPUS: 1999
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 10450
FINE H/b in FINE D/j [ price clipped].1st edi. illustrated Colour & b/w plates. E Lord PhD History - University Lecturer - Course Director for Master of Studies in English Local History & Academic Development Officer for local history.Preface, Intro;.9 chpts - photographs , Maps , Documents [ how many people - births ,deaths / Health / Housing / Education / Law / Entertainment / transport / 2 World Wars / the countryside. ] Comprehensive Guide.[ black cloth gilt titles, ... View more info
By: LOUISE HOWARD & BERYL HEARNDEN (EDITORS)
Price: £25.00
Publisher: LONDON, GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Ltd: 1939
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 121155
Black Cloth Boards with red titles to spine and front board. 220 x 145 mm approx. 104 pp. 18 illustrations as called for. Vol VI of a series of books published for "The Associated Country Women of the World" of Baker Street London W1 with list of Constituent and Corresponding Societies to rear. Subject matter is the employment of natural products and craftsmanship and "thinking outside the box" to produce articles for use in the home when access to mass p... View more info
By: LOVE , John A , Eagle Specialist , Zoology University Graduate etc
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Whittet Books: 1989
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 121086
Laminated H/b VG.1st ed. [ Internal Fine / external fine apart from fade to spine area.No inscsp. JA Love , Graduate of Zoology from Aberdeen University - since 1975 he has worked with Sea Eagles for Nature Conservancy - for 10 years on the Isle of rum, Scotland , studied Golden Eagles - a wildlife author & Eagle specialist.Comprehensive Book. classification / legal / eyrie / identification / pellets / meals / death causes / seasons / radio-tagged / Folklore & myth / org... View more info
By: LOWES , ROBIN
Price: £18.50
Publisher: Lingfield , Surrey, Third Millennium Publishing: 1999
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 8885
Larger format H/b , Dust Jacket , FINE/VG+ , 1st edition , colour illustrated , 160pps , the author" has underplayed both his great expertise as a fisherman and his wide fishing experience --- the search for this year's Christmas present is over" Lord Nickson KBE DL [ from the Foreword ] , the author of Tales of Four Seasons Robin Lowes - fishing from the age of 6yrs Scotland / Sussex etc [ book fine no notable defects , no inscsp , tight binding ] [ col photo il... View more info
By: LUCAS , E V
Price: £6.00
Publisher: LONDON, METHUEN: 1928
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 2189
Hard Back-1st ed.,130 pp.+ one page "Child's Song"+ one page of Note, Light blue patterned paper covered boards with red cloth quarter binding and laid on paper title block to spine., neat ink inscsp to fep ,a very clean sound copy ,A charming frontispiece drawing by J.A.Shepherd with tissue guard., boards repectably clean with small indent to top edge[ from string binding? ][title block intact and clean] PLs see our image View more info
By: LUCAS , Jane
Price: £5.00
Publisher: London, FREDERICK WARNE & Co.Ltd: 1931
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 119646
Small limp-cloth VG P/b in Poor D/j.1931.1st ed.Mother Nature Series, no 4.Jane Lucas. 64pp.larger font text print.illustrated 4 colour & 4 b/w plates plus in line. Younger child reader.[olive cloth with black decs & titles to front & spine ,VG, no inscsp, tight binding ] Dust Jacket not price clipped, 1/-. handling soil / light stains to rear, small crease front corner . edgewear col.rub/fade/loss, 2 nicks top rear,main loss top front corner. now in clear easily Removab... View more info
By: MACLAREN , A C , Cricketer
Price: £6.00
Publisher: London, LONGMANS , GREEN and Co.: 1924
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 119920
1st ed.1924.211pp .An authority - Cricketer AC Maclaren - first palyed for Harrow - then County & International matches.20 chpts " if all were well with English cricket there would be no necessity for this book" [ not much changes over time] old methods / batting as it should be / bowling / fielding / captaincy / umpiring / coaching etc. illustrated 29 b/w photographic plates. [ green boards, black titles, hardly visible erased name to fep [ 1st blank page] tight... View more info
By: MACPHERSON , Rev. H.A., STUART-WORTLEY , A J , SAINSBURY , George ,
Price: £34.00
Publisher: London, LONGMANS, GREEN, & Co.: 1894
Seller ID: 8480
VG+ H/b.1894. Fur & Feather Series. ie before extended to the "Fur Feather and Fin" Editor Alfred E T Watson. Authors Rev.HA MacPherson on Natural History; Shooting by AJ Stuart-Wortley & Cookery by George Sainsbury. Illus. by Whymper, Thorburn & Stewart-Wortley. Monograph of the Partridge. 276pp + 24 of publishers adverts.195x135mm [ fawn illus. boards, small star & minor fox tan to half title page , No inscsp., tight binding, black end papers], Lovely bright clean cove... View more info
By: MARCUS WOODWARD
Price: £15.00
Publisher: LONDON, HEATH CRANTON: 1938
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 123883
Brick Red Cloth Boards with dark brown titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 204 pp. Frontis + 10 ten other illustrations on 7 plates all as called for. With an introduction by Arthur Beckett founder and editor of The Sussex County Magazine; this is a memoir of Susannah Hooker Stacey better known as "Granma", a remarkable woman; cook, counsellor, friend of the poor and sick; a healer through her herbal potions; a curious mix of well-bred Victorian lady and White ... View more info
Price: £4.95
Publisher: Hindhead, Saiga Publishing Co Ltd: 1981
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 3044
H/b , Dust jacket , VG/VG , 1st edition , illustrated , Green Boards with gilt lettering to spine. 162pp. 62 Illust being line and b/w photos + vignettes. Of interest to the enthusiast who wishes to study the history and uses of the sporting shotgun.( hint of tanning to page margins. ffep - small stain area a- reflection of incomplete removal of price sticker from fold flap of d/j - some sun fade to spine. Minor edgwear to top front corner.5mmrub/loss o/w no noteable def... View more info
By: MARTIN WADDELL , FOX-DAVIES , Sarah ,
Price: £1.00
Publisher: London, Walker Books Ltd: 2003
Seller ID: 122332
VG P/b [ Internal Story pages Fine ] Large Square Slim.vol.This Book Belongs To left Blank. Title pages a little creased, elese no notable faults, no inscsp. no annotation, no crayon.A festive winter animal tale for the younger child with large, charming illustration.Larger slim Vol. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. View more info
By: MARTIN WADDELL , HELEN OXENBURY ,
Price: £5.00
Publisher: LONDON, Walker Books Ltd: 1991
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 121414
Illustrated boards matching the dust jacket. 255 x 240 mm approx. Illustrated end papers. Unpaginated (32 pp) First Edition 1st printing of this funny, uplifting and thoroughly entertaining fable for the younger child . Illustrated with a blend of humour and pathos unique to Helen Oxenbury. VG/VG (Book- light wear to bottom edges of boards and mild bumps to corners. No previous owner name or iinsc. Dust Jacket - Minor rubbing to extremities, no nicks or tears and non pri... View more info
By: MARY FINN
Price: £8.00
Publisher: BALLSBRIDGE DUBLIN, LISSADELL: 1998
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 123966
Laminated Card Covers, 215 x 155 mm approx.( x) + 84 pp. Personal reminiscences from an octogenarian of an idyllic childhood spent in rural Ireland during the inter war years. A moving and highly evocative account, the Original Manuscript of which has been added to the Archive of the Department of Irish Folklore, University of Dublin. Near Covers- negligible shelf rubbing. Book block clean with no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound). Please see our image of the... View more info
By: MASON , Roger , [ Skipton Born ]
Price: £5.00
Publisher: London, PETER DAVIES Ltd: 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 123381
H/b+ D/j Both Near FINE. The great Skipton Agricultural show of yesteryear, farming & country events of a bygone era - yesteryear country fairs.Skipton born R Mason - Queen's College , Oxford - later very interested in architecture & local history - town planner & teacher. [The Dales / Eller Beck / Gran Bargh / the Red Lord / Port & Ale / Butter / Pipe-drawing etc ] illus. 8 b/w photo-plates & earlier plan-map, No inscsp. paper white fine throughout , book as new but a s... View more info