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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Like new hardcover, no dust cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover shows very minor shelf life.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First edition. An uncommon paperbound volume of poetry published in memoriam of James Blyth. An uncommon volume of poetry published in memoriam of James Blyth, the British writer and soldier who was tragically killed in battle at 17 years old, in 1942.Eva Dobell, who contributes a foreword to this work, was a nurse, an editor, and a poet herself, with whom Blyth struck up a literary acquaintance. As a nurse, Dobell's poetry offers a rare female poetic perspective from inside the hospitals.Bound in original unclipped paper wraps.Features a tipped-in frontispiece portrait of the poet. Bound in original attached paper wraps. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Rubbing and chipping to extremities. Tear and creasing to front spine tip. Notable rubbing to spine. Joints of paper wrap starting, and rear cover may detach with further handling. Loss to paper to spine. Spotting to covers. Slight spotting to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Front hinge starting. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. A limited reprinting of T. S. Eliot's preface to Charles Claye's play 'The Merry Masque', a nearly unknown piece of his writing. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty numbered copies, this copy being number 90.In the publisher's original stapled wraps, with an adhered dust wrapper (unpriced).This preface was unknown until Stanley Revell, a book collector, discovered it in a Cornwall bookshop. It was written, however never officially published, to introduce'The Merry Masque of Our Lady in London Town', a play produced by Charles A. Claye in 1928 that performed into the 1950s.The title refers to the lack of this preface's mention in Donald Gallup's bibliography of Eliot.This unique piece of Eliot's writing foreshadows his interest in religious and poetic drama, with his 'Dialogue on Dramatic Poetry' publishing that same year. In the publisher's original stapled wraps, with an adhered dust wrapper (unpriced).Externally, excellent, with minor bumping to the edges of the dust wrapper only. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. An interesting work of sporting history by the noted sports writer J M Kilburn, illustration throughout with a total of 34 plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A fascinating work of sporting history from the north of English, charting the history of Yorkshire County Cricket from the years 1924 to 1949. Written by the sporting journalist for the Yorkshire Post, J M Kilburn, in association with J H Nash. With a foreword by the former President of Yorkshire County Cricket Club T L Taylor, with a portrait of the Taylor to the frontispiece. Illustrated with 34 plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Patches of light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and also to the front and rear boards. Light spots to the fore edge and also to the top edge. Light offsetting to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. The overall condition of this work is impacted by the external condition. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. A first edition history of the 14th/20th King"s Hussars, Lt. Col. L. B. Oatts"s authoritative account of the regiment"s campaigns, richly illustrated and complete in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Richly illustrated with photographs throughout, with many in colour.A detailed regimental history chronicling the formation, campaigns, and character of one of the British Army"s most distinguished cavalry regiments.This volume explores the long and eventful lineage of the 14th/20th King"s Hussars, formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of the 14th King"s Hussars and the 20th Hussars.Oatts, a serving officer and military historian, provides a lively and authoritative narrative that spans the regiment"s involvement in major conflicts: the Napoleonic Wars, Indian campaigns, and First World War, to their Second World War service in North Africa and Italy, and later deployments during the Cold War. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with the slightest shelf wear to extremities. Slight offsetting to spine. Slight fading to spine and extremities. Dust wrapper, excellent. Slight age toning to extremities. Very slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in one or two of the slightest closed tears. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. First edition. A first edition of Maurice De Gailhard-Bancel's work on tackling fraud. A first edition of this uncommon work in which lawyer Maurice De Gailhard-Bancel offers a survey of the fight against fraud in trade and small industry. With a preface by the French historian and archivist Gustave Fagniez who published several volumes of economic history. Published in French. Comprised of five sections, Gailhard-Bancel first offers a treatise on why readers should care about fraud, before delving into corporate fraud legislation, detailing how fraud is researched and policed, and ultimately how it can be repressed. With a prior owner's ink inscription in French to the recto of the second front free endpaper. With a booksellers sticker to the verso of the front endpaper. In a red quarter calf binding. Lightly rubbed to the boards, more so to the edges. Rubbed to the front and rear joint, which is beginning to crack to both near the head of the spine. The volume is missing a little calf to the head of the spine. The front and rear hinges are starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned but clean. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A thorough history of Westminster"s Burgess Court from 1585 to 1901, tracing the workings of a vanished civic system on the eve of modern London government, illustrated with plates. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding.First edition.Illustrated with 36 monochrome plates and facsimiles including a frontispiece and one fold-out plate. Collated, complete.A detailed historical narrative charting the governance of Westminster under the Burgess Court from the late 16th century until its dissolution and replacement by the modern borough structure in 1901, examining the Court"s powers, customs, civic offices, administrative practices and role in the daily regulation of Westminster life. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards. Very slight spotting to upper extremities of rear board. Small newspaper clipping neatly taped to rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but firm. Pages bright and clean with the odd light spot, heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. A smart first edition, first impression of this posthumous collection by Dylan Thomas, a brilliant blend of deadpan comedy and lyrical prose. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work is a posthumous collection of prose that includes the unfinished novella of the same title. This edition features a foreword by Vernon Watkins, Thomas's close friend, peer, and literary confidant. This novel is an enjoyable piece of deadpan comedy.In this work, Samuel Bennet, a young man from Wales, on a surreal and satirical journey to London, seeking his fortune. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, alongside the odd spot and one handling mark. Dust wrapper generally smart. Slight rubbing and bumping resulting a the odd chip to extremities, in particular, small loss to the top right corner of the front panel. The odd spot, heavier to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. A first edition of this history of the Royal Regiment of Wales, richly illustrated and complete in the original dust wrapper, charting three centuries of distinguished service from the Zulu War to the Cold War. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with photographs, battle maps, and regimental insignia, with many illustrations in colour. With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. Published in 1989 by the Royal Regiment of Wales, this volume offers an authoritative and commemorative regimental history marking the tricentennial of the regiment"s distinguished service, tracing the regiment"s evolution from the 24th and 41st Regiments of Foot through their amalgamation, charting three centuries of service from the Zulu War and the World Wars to modern peacekeeping and Cold War operations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Bookplate of I. W. Ross to front paste down. one or two very slight handling marks to rear board. Dust wrapper, excellent, with the slightest rubbing and bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of a scholarly study into the importance of the rural economy, containing insightful economic advice to farmers. The first edition of Economics of Agriculture, an insightful book on the rural economy, written by economist and assistant chief in the department of Agriculture and Forestry A.P. Van der Post. Published by Central News Agency, Limited in 1937.In the publisher's original blue cloth, with a folding map of natural and agricultural regions in South Africa to leaf p.612.During an uncertain period politically, socially and economically in South Africa and the wider world since World War I, Van der Post aims to teach farmers basic economic principles that will aid their practice. A scholarly study, Van der Post stresses why the rural economy remains a vital aspect of the nation's welfare, delving into agricultural production, marketing and trade. In the publisher's original blue cloth. Externally, smart, with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the joints, and the odd mark to the extremities of the front board. End papers are generally bright and clean, with very faint offsetting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the small faint spot to extremities of the rare leaf, mild spotting to title leaf. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. A scarce first edition of this richly illustrated first edition detailing a city plan for Aberdeen, Scotland's "Granite City", combining detailed maps and fold-outs. In the publisher's original cloth binding.First edition.Illustrated with 22 figures, diagrams and sketches, 73 plates and maps, including 23 fold-out maps and a large linen backed fold-out colour map loosely inserted to rear pocket. Collated, complete.A comprehensive urban planning study proposing a comprehensive redevelopment scheme for Aberdeen, addressing housing, transport, zoning, and civic design within the context of the post-war reconstruction of Scotland"s "Granite City." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight fading to perimeters of boards and spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in minor loss to cloth. The odd spot of damp staining to front board. Offsetting from removed label to tail of spine. The odd handling mark to boards. Small slip affixed to front paste down. Library bookplate to front free endpaper, partially removed. Library label to front free endpaper and stamp from Northern Polytechnic Library. Slight offsetting and the odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two handling marks to fore edge. Library stamp to title page and verso of frontispiece. Library stamping to the odd page. Good. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. A very scarce first edition of Anthony Charles Faramus"s harrowing WWII memoir, charting his captivity alongside double agent, "Agent Zigzag", Eddie Chapman, from Nazi-occupied Jersey. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, with the original clipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at The British Library.It"s a harrowing first-person account of Anthony Charles Faramus, a Channel Islander who endured incarceration during the German occupation, detained alongside double agent Eddie Chapman, better known by his codename "Agent Zigzag", followed by deportation to concentration and transit camps including Fort de Romainville, Buchenwald, and Mauthausen.Anthony Faramus (19201990) was also an actor, hairdresser, and author of a later memoir titled Journey into Darkness (1990). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing to extremities. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally smart. Clipped. Offsetting from tape repair to head of spine. Slight loss to head of spine. One or two chips to head and tail of spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned. One or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A very scarce copy of the first edition of this comprehensive guide to understanding Britain"s landmark fertiliser and feed legislation. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.First edition.A detailed practical guide to the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act of 1926, setting out the statutory provisions governing the manufacture, sale, importation, labelling, and inspection of fertilisers and animal feeding stuffs.H. J. Johns was a senior official within the British Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, directly involved in the administration and interpretation of agricultural legislation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two minor spots of damp staining to front board. Very slight rubbing to boards. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Page bright and clean with light scattered spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A smart first edition of this concise history of St Pancras Church and its parish by noted London historian Charles E. Lee, signed and dated by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Signed and dated by the author to the title page: "Chars. E. Lee 30 October 1973."Illustrated with 12 double-sided monochrome plates. Collated, complete.A detailed history of St Pancras Church and its parish, covering its origins, medieval development, Reformation upheavals, the building of the New Church, and notable clergy. With a foreword by architectural historian, John Summerson.Charles E. Lee (1900-1986), was a long-serving Churchwarden of St Pancras and a respected London historian. He was deeply involved in the parish"s restoration; this is his first major historical work. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Fading to spine, with slight fading to extremities. Previous booksellers discreet label to front paste down with previous owner's small contemporary ink inscription and annotations. The odd light spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's inscription to title page. Very Good Indeed. None Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. A scarce substantial industrial history tracing the seven-hundred-year development of Kirkstall Forge, richly illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Illustrated with 48 plates. With plate of the visit of H.R.H Princess royal facing page 146 instead of 148. This copy is lacking the frontispiece of Kirkstall Abbey. With this exception, collated, complete.A detailed local and industrial history of Kirkstall Forge, one of England"s longest-established ironworks, tracing its development from medieval origins in the thirteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound. Slight discolouration and fading to spine and perimeters. Slight soiling to boards with the odd spot of damp staining to perimeters. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd light spot to endpapers. Front hinge slightly cracked but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Frontispiece lacking, with small area of torn paper to gutter remaining. Pages bright and clean. Small area of damp staining to upper fore edge of plates facing viii and 1, with plates slightly adhering, with images still visible. One or two spots to first and last few leaves. Good. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. A smart first edition of this detailed study of Medieval Arab cooking from French and British scholars. First edition. Uncommon work. A collection of essays and translations on medieval Arabic cooking, exploring the fascinating historic recipes of this area as an intimate link with the past. With titles such as: A Baghdad Cookery Book, What to Order in Nineth-Century Baghdad, Elements of Arab Feasting, Couscous and its Cousins, and Notes on Persian Pasta, amongst others. Written and translated by Maxime Rodinson, a French historian and sociologist; Arthur John Arberry, a British scholar of Arabic literature, Persian studies, and Islamic studies; and Charles Perry, an American food historian. With a foreword from Claudia Roden, an Egyptian-born British cookbook writer and cultural anthropologist of Sephardi/Mizrahi descent best known as the author of Middle Eastern cookbooks. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce copy of the first edition of Ali Foad Toulba"s richly illustrated account of his travels in colonial Ceylon. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Illustrated with eighty-seven illustrations across forty-two double-sided monochrome plates, a monochrome frontispiece, and four colour plates. Collated, complete.A travel and descriptive Ali Foad Toulba, English redactor to the cabinet of the King of Egypt, recounts his two visits to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in 1921 and 1924.With a foreword by L. E. Blaze (1861-1951), an educator and writer associated with colonial Ceylon.Toulba offers impressions of the island"s natural beauty, Buddhist temples, and historic cities, with chapters including "Arrival at Colombo," "Mount Lavinia," "Sports and Amusements in Ceylon," "Some Ceylon Fruits," "Peradeniya Gardens," "The Cremation of a High Priest," and "Up the Mountains to Nuwara Eliya," among others.A richly illustrated and evocative portrait of colonial Ceylon. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Externally, smart. Fading to spine and extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's small ink inscription to front paste down. Offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Hinge strained at the half-title with binding materials slightly exposed, slightly loose but holding. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with the odd light spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. The odd small pencil annotation from previous owner. Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. A limited numbered edition of only 530 copies printed of which only 500 were for sale, nos. 326 to 500 in the United States of America. This is number 487. First edition thus. A collection of eleven sketches by Trollope which appeared anonymously at interviews in the Pall Mall Gazette from July 10th to September 7th 1800, they have never been reprinted until their present publication in book form. Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. With a foreword by Michael Sadleir (1888 - 1957) was a British novelist and book collector. In a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper covered boards in a protective wrap. Externally, in a lovely condition with only very slight wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean throughout. Some pages unopened. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A very scarce wartime recipe book put forth by influential Minister of Food at the time, Lord Woolton. A very scarce World War II cookbook, with a foreword by Minister of Food, Lord Woolton.In the publisher's wraps.Undated, dated from an identical copy held at the British Library.Offering a series of simplistic and ration-friendly recipes, including the widely shared Woolton pie, a pastry dish of vegetables created by Francois Latry and commended to the British public by the Ministry of Food. Recipes also include a 'War and Peace' Christmas pudding, minced meat roly, oatmeal bread and potato pastry.This publication coincides with Lord Woolton's arguably most influential marketing ploy, a BBC radio programme aimed primarily at housewives entitled 'The Kitchen Front', which was broadcast six days a week. In the publisher's wraps. Externally, very smart, with minor edge wear and scattered spotting visible to the white text. Glue attaching the front and rear hinges coming away, however contents are internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned, but generally clean, with the odd spot. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A six-volume set of scholarly editions of Gil Vicente"s Obras Completas, authenticated by the editor and richly annotated by Prof. Marques Braga, bound in a handsome full red calf. Bound in full red calf bindings, with gilt detailing.Authenticated with the editor"s signature.With a scholarly preface and extensive notes by Professor Marques Braga, this edition was issued in Sá da Costa"s prestigious Colecção de Clássicos.A handsome six-volume set of the complete works of Gil Vicente (c.1465c.1536), the seminal Portuguese playwright and poet widely regarded as the "father of Portuguese drama."Consisting of: Volume I, third edition (1958). Volume II, third edition (1959). Volume III, third edition (1963). Volume IV, third edition (1963). Volume V, third edition Undated. Volume Vi second edition (1955). Bound in full calf. Externally, very smart. One or two handling marks to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to calf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned, with one or two spots to fore edges. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A striking trio of Third Reich photographic propaganda volumes, with photographs selected to celebrate the Saar, the Mosel, and German air power. In the publisher's original paper wraps, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Including the Saar plebiscite which is extremely rare especially in dust wrapper. Three first editions of these National Socialist photographic propaganda volumes, comprising pictorial works celebrating the Saar plebiscite and its incorporation into Germany, the Mosel region, and the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft. Richly illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates, presenting staged and documentary-style imagery. Including two works edited under the direction of Heinrich Hoffmann (1885-1957), Adolf Hitler"s official photographer and a central figure in the visual propaganda apparatus of the Third Reich. Hoffmann"s publishing house produced widely disseminated image-led works designed to construct and reinforce Nazi narratives both domestically and abroad. Comprising:1938 Hitler die Saar heim, with introductory text by Gauleiter Josef Bürckel, published bt Zeitgeschichte-Verlag, Berlin.1942 Moselland: Ein Bildbericht, by Frid Muth and Herbert Ahrens, with a foreword by Gauleiter Gustav Simon, published by Verlag Heinrich Hoffmann, München.1941 Me 109 der siegreiche deutsche Jäger, published by Verlag Heinrich Hoffmann, München. In the publisher's original paper wraps, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.Externally, very smart. "Saar" more worn than the other volumes. Light scattered spotting to wraps of "Saar." Hinges slightly strained, but firm. The odd spot to endpapers. Slight age toning to perimeters, more so to "Saar." Dust wrappers, very smart. Wraps of "Saar" slightly more worn, with scattered spotting and tape repairs to inner extremities. Slight sunning to spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd light spot to first and last few leaves of "Saar." Very Good Indeed. Frid Muth; Herbert Ahrens; None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Minor wear and tear on cover. No annotations or highlighting inside.