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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2010). 2010 1st edition. 4to (198 x 253mm). Colour photographs throughout, photograph end-papers. Black boards, gilt titles to spine. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Wildlife film makers, Philippa Forrester and Charlie Hamilton James "were invited by the BBC to make a programme about a year in the life of a river. We live beside this river and Charlie has photographed the kingfishers on it since he was a boy. .Charlie does the pictures and I do words and our children .follow us around asking funny questions". Chapters include: Halcyon days; Field craft; Hides and camouflage; Spring flowers; Kingfisher courtship; How to tracker an otter; Ten great places to see dippers; Plight of the water vole; Gathering wild garlic; Wild garlic pesto; Filming dippers underwater; River of death; Back garden ducks; Watercress; Watercress and feta omlette; Comforting watercress soup; The bee orchid; How to build an otter holt; Sticklebacks; Flood meadow survey; Fish wars; How to film a timelapse; A moth trapping sleepover; White-clawed crayfish; Building mink rafts; Making honey; Honey cookies; electrofishing and eels; Winter blackberries; Blackberry sorbet; Blackberry cobbler; Winter duck eggs; Dutch duck egg cakes. .…

1st ed. A bright tidy copy Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

First Edition. First edition, first printing. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Williams, Michael Travel Great Britain. Williams, Michael (Journalist) Travel Great Britain. Railroad travel Great Britain. Railroad travel Great Britain History. TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues. Travel writing. 1 Kg. …

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a fine, very slightly edge-bumped dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Radio tie-in. Subject; Vocabulary Humor. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 201p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Railroad travel -- Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with printed boards and 1/2 book sleeve. Bump to spine head, 2 tears to upper edge of book sleeve. No other notable flaws. AD. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. Unread shop stock. HCW. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. 438pp. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Bright red endpapers. 8vo. Very slightly rounded at spine base, small scrap at head of spine, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust jacket, very slightly bumped at edges.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 532 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Pyke, Geoffrey 1893-1948. Educators Great Britain ; Biography. Inventors Great Britain ; Biography. Jews Great Britain ; Biography. Spies Great Britain ; Biography. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Preface Pub, London, 2011. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good to near fine, appears little read. Superb photographs. Jacket has mild shelf wear.

Zustand: Good. Original gilt lettered boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.; Dust jacket front board slightly damaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. HARDBACK burgundy cloth with black-embossed decoration on front cover and spine black lettering on front cover gilt lettering on spine pages: xvi 719 165mmx 248mm (6.5 x 9.75") former owner's name and date (1915) on front end-paper head tail and corners bumped and rubbed splits on upper hinge at tail spine and rear cover slightly faded covers a little used vertical crease in title-page end-papers and half-title brown inner hinge cracked at half-title (but sound) otherwise a working copy. 0.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 400 p. Subject: Knight, Maxwell 1900-1968. Great Britain. MI5 History. Espionage, British History 20th century. Spies Great Britain ; Biography. Intelligence service Great Britain History 20th century. Intelligence officers Great Britain ; Biography. Espionage, British History 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.No faults and this copy has not been read so is as good as it gets in terms of condition.The book has been SIGNED,dated and with lined quote by the Author Tom Bale on the Title Page.We have recently acquired a large and wonderful collection of approx 1000 Signed Modern Firsts,all in 'As New' Condition and unread,with many Signed and Dated and there are many Signed Limited Editions also.They include Crime Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Horror and Historical Fiction.This is a superb unread copy for the collector with crisp white page edges.The book will be Posted in a box and sent Tracked.8vo 425pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [2008]. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Lovely copy with no faults and has not been read so (As New) Signed and with Quote By Tony Black on the Title Page which reads. '' The Screams Came Up Again Louder Now Tony Black '' .We have recently acquired a large and wonderful collection of approx 1000 Signed Modern Firsts,all in 'As New' Condition and unread,with many Signed and Dated and there are many Signed Limited Editions also.They include Crime Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Horror and Historical Fiction.This is a superb copy for the collector with crisp white page edges,8vo 280pp First Edition 1st Impression [2009]. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 2013 First Edition. Preface Publishing, London, 2013. Hard Cover. Book Condition : As new, new book. Heavy book may incur extra postage. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #005509 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A (illustrator). N/A. …

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. 208 pages, 355g. Black cloth boards As NEW in an FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs in the text. This book will be a paean to another age before milk churns, porters, and cats on seats were replaced by security announcements and Burger King. These twelve spectacular journeys will help free us from what Baudelaire denounced as "the horrible burden of time.".…

Trade Paperback. 1st thus. Very Good condition. Small number to top corner of front cover. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 367 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. 336 pages, 600g. Black cloth boards As NEW in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with drawings in text. Our lost legacy includes lines prematurely axed, often with a gripping and colorful tale of their own, as well as marvels of locomotive engineering sent to the scrapyard, and grand termini felled by the wrecker's ball.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Signed by author on title page. Light creases on jacket spine head and upper edges. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Signed by Author. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, square 4to, 254pp, numerous illustrations, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 1848093683 I. Larmann, Ralph (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Lovely copy with no faults and has not been read so (As New) Signed and with Quote By Tony Black on the Title Page which reads. '' 17th July 2008 Funerals make my eyes water Tony Black '' .We have recently acquired a large and wonderful collection of approx 1000 Signed Modern Firsts,all in 'As New' Condition and unread,with many Signed and Dated and there are many Signed Limited Editions also.They include Crime Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Horror and Historical Fiction.This is a superb copy for the collector with crisp white page edges,8vo 265pp First Edition 1st Impression [2008]. Signed by Author(s).…

Original cloth, little marked, corners bumped and spine faded, pp. 320, frontispiece, plates. Includes: Southern France and South Africa; Diamond Digger in 1871; Old Morocco; etc.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardcover. Lyttelton's Britain. A User's Guide to the British Isles as Heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Contents: Introduction. London. The South-East. The South-West. The Home Counties. The Midlands. East Anlia. The North-West. The North-East. Northern Ireland. Scotland. Wales. Picture Credits. Illustrated. 225 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.). …

8vo; original black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. viii + (ii) + 387, incl. index; plates, incl. colour; line drawings in text. Light wear to extremities; gift inscription to front pastedown; some foxing to edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. First edition of this natural history classic. "This book, written in language as simple as is consistent with scientific accuracy, is intended mainly for the amateur student of natural history, for the farmer, gardener and householder who wish to know something about the numerous insect friends and foes they see about them. . The insects are dealt with in systematic order, beginning with the most primitive, and the arrangement given in A. D. Imms' well-known Textbook of Entomology is followed, except for the highest orders.".…

8vo; original pictorial red cloth with gilt titles, with some fishmothing and sunned spine, which is bumped at head and tail; past owner's discreet hand-stamp on front pastedown; endpapers a bit browned; pp. (ii) + 224; monochrome plates. Good condition. (Hackett, p. 182) "The book has necessarily been written somewhat hurriedly, and by no means exhausts the story with which it deals. If, however, it has the result of deepening the sympathy of all true lovers of their country for our soldiers and sailors, and in increasing the interest they take in the good work done on their behalf, and if at the same time it brings cheer and encouragement to the men in the Army and Royal Navy who are trying to live manly, Christian lives, the author of the book and the great Society on whose behalf it has been written will be amply rewarded.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Knights of the Empire. 1066. The Bloody Aftermath. Ex-library with ex-library markings. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Protective plastic covering. Autumn, 1071. The struggle for England has been long and brutal. Now, however, five years after the fateful Battle of Hastings, only a determined band of rebels in the Fens stands between King William and absolute conquest. 436 pp.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. First Edition Hardcover light creasand tiny nick to D/jThe second novel in the Forgotten Legion Chronicles takes Romulus, Brennus, Tarquinius and Fabiola, and places them in ever greater danger.The Forgotten Legion ten thousand legionaries made captive by the Parthians has marched to Margiana on the edge of the known world. In its midst are Romulus, Brennus and Tarquinius, all men with good reason to hate Rome. Together the trio must face the savage tribes which constantly threaten the area. But other, more treacherous enemies lurk within the ranks of the Forgotten Legion itself. When all hope is lost, the three friends characters will be tested to the utter limit.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 422pp, [2]pp publisher's ads. Black cloth-covered boards, ribbed effect, blind-embossed publisher's logo on front, silver titles on spine, green endpapers. 8vo. Slightly cocked. Text block edges just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, not price clipped.…

Original grey cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, spine slightly discolored, else in (very) good condition. Please see description or ask for photos.