WRITING HOME.
London, Faber and Faber, 1994. Dark blue cloth with printed title. In good dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author to titlepage. A good copy. pp. xiv, 417. More about WRITING HOME
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UNTOLD STORIES.
London, Faber and Faber & Profile Books, 2005. Green paper-covered boards with printed title. In very good dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author to titlepage. A very good copy. pp. xv, 658. More about UNTOLD STORIES
HAMPTON COURT: A History.
London, Meridian Books, 1948. Grey cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, faded to spine, and with some chips. A good copy. pp. 282. More about HAMPTON COURT: A History
SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: A TRIUMPH.
London, Johnathan Cape, 1935. Gilt-decorated brown cloth with gilt title to front cover and spine. Two edges uncut. Covers stained and spine a little faded. A fair copy. pp. 672. Portrait frontispiece, folding maps and numerous portrait plates throughout. More about SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: A TRIUMPH
TITANIC AND OTHER SHIPS.
London, Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1935. Black cloth with gilt title to spine and stamped title to front cover. Portrait frontispiece. Some lean to spine, and stain to front cover. Previous owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Light spotting to edges and preliminaries. A good copy of the First Edition, dated January..... More about TITANIC AND OTHER SHIPS
THE LIFE OF NELSON: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain (2 Vols).
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1897. Dark blue cloth gilt. Gilt decoration to front covers. t.e.g and other edges uncut. Bookplates to front pastedowns. f.f.e.p. removed from both volumes. Minor wear and staining to covers, but a very good set. xxiii, [v], 454; xvi, [iv], 427 plus adverts. With..... More about THE LIFE OF NELSON: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain (2 Vols
DOGS, BY WELL-KNOWN AUTHORITIES (2 Vols). Volume I. The Terriers [and] Volume II. Hounds and Coursing Dogs.
London, Fawcett, McQuire & Co., 1906. Folio (c.15 x 11½ inches). Half red morocco with gilt title and decoration to spines, over cloth boards. t.e.g. and the other edges uncut. The second volume was published in 1908. Although the titlepage states that the set was to be of five volumes... More about DOGS, BY WELL-KNOWN AUTHORITIES (2 Vols). Volume I. The Terriers [and] Volume II. Hounds and...
THE ILIAD [and] THE ODYSSEY.
The Softback Preview, 1997. Softback in illustrated card wraps. Translated by Robert Fagles and introduced by Bernard Knox. A very good and uncreased set. pp. xvi, 683; x, 541. More about THE ILIAD [and] THE ODYSSEY
CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert.
London, Folio Society, 1988. Quarter green cloth gilt, over paper-covered boards. In very good slipcase. A very good copy. pp. xii, 403. With drawings by Charles Keeping. More about CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert
THE GREEK MYTHS (2 Vols).
London, Folio Society, 2003. Quarter brown cloth gilt with pictorial boards. In good slipcase. Introduced by Kenneth McLeish. A very good set. pp. 342; 343-700. Maps to endpapers. Illustrated by Grahame Baker. More about THE GREEK MYTHS (2 Vols
THE JOURNAL OF BEATRIX POTTER, FROM 1881 TO 1897. Transcribed from Her Code Writing by Leslie Linder.
London, Frederick Warne & Co., 1966. Green leather-cloth with gilt title to spine and crest to front cover. In fair dustwrapper, faded to spine and with marks and chips. Fore-edge a little marked, but a fair copy of the third reprint. pp. xxix, 448. With many illustrations and three pedigrees. More about THE JOURNAL OF BEATRIX POTTER, FROM 1881 TO 1897. Transcribed from Her Code Writing by Leslie Linder
THE CAMPAIGN OF TRAFALGAR (2 Vols).
London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919. Dark blue cloth gilt. A very good and clean set of the New Edition. pp. xiii, [iii], 250; vi, 251-534. With 13 charts and diagrams, some folding. More about THE CAMPAIGN OF TRAFALGAR (2 Vols
WELLINGTON: THE PATH TO VICTORY, 1769-1814 [and] WATERLOO AND THE FORTUNES OF PEACE, 1814-1852.
Yale University Press, 2013. Blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrappers. The second volume was published in 2015. A few marks to edges, and 4 inch strip of tape to rear pastedown of Vol. I. A very good set. pp. xvi, 728; xiv, 713. With many illustrations and maps. More about WELLINGTON: THE PATH TO VICTORY, 1769-1814 [and] WATERLOO AND THE FORTUNES OF PEACE, 1814-1852
WORSTEDOPOLIS. A Sketch History of the Town and Trade of Bradford, the Metropolis of the Worsted Industry.
Bradford, The Old Bradfordian Press, 1997. Softback in illustrated card wraps. A facsimile of the original edition of 1888, but issued without the folding panorama. Publisher's stamp to inside front cover. A very good copy. pp. 79 plus adverts [vii]. With numerous illustrations. More about WORSTEDOPOLIS. A Sketch History of the Town and Trade of Bradford, the Metropolis of the Worsted...
WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (2 Vols). A Pocket Guide to British Wild-Flowers for the Country Rambler. First and Second Series.
London, Frederick Warne & Co., [1908]. Uniformly bound in maroon grained cloth with gilt titles and decorations. This version was first published in 1905, but the adverts in the First Series date this set to around 1908. Each volume has a presentation inscription dated 1914 to half-title. The spines are... More about WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (2 Vols). A Pocket Guide to British Wild-Flowers for the Country...
BRITISH FERNS: Their Classification, Structure and Functions. Together with the Best Methods for their Cultivation.
London, Gibbings & Company Ltd., 1903. White cloth with printed decoration and titles to front cover and spine. Spine marked and decoration rubbed. Lacks f.f.e.p. Otherwise a good copy of the New Edition. pp. 127. With 16 coloured plates. More about BRITISH FERNS: Their Classification, Structure and Functions. Together with the Best Methods for...
THE COMPLETE MEMOIRS OF GEORGE SHERSTON: MEMOIRS OF A FOX-HUNTING MAN; MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER; SHERSTON'S PROGRESS (3 Vols).
London, Folio Society, 1993. All in decorated fawn cloth with gilt-lettered 'labels' to spines. In very good slipcase. A very good set. pp. 290; 244; 171. With drawings by Lynton Lamb and John Lawrence. More about THE COMPLETE MEMOIRS OF GEORGE SHERSTON: MEMOIRS OF A FOX-HUNTING MAN; MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY...
WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND FERNS. A Pocket Guide to the British Ferns, Horsetails and Club-Mosses.
London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1908. Green grained cloth with rounded corners and gilt titles and decoration. Previous owner's signature dated 1909 to half-title. Some wear to spine, and occasional spotting, sometimes quite heavy. A good copy. pp. 137. With 143 plates in colour and black and white. More about WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND FERNS. A Pocket Guide to the British Ferns, Horsetails and Club-Mosses
THE LAKE COUNTIES.
London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1933. Fawn cloth with printed title to cover and gilt title to spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Some spotting to edges and endpapers. A very good copy. pp. xvi, 368. With 16 plates in colour and 72 line illustrations behind captioned tissue guards and a folding map. More about THE LAKE COUNTIES
THE STRIDING DALES.
London, Frederick Warne, 1931. Large 8vo. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and printed title to front cover. In good, rather grubby and marked dustwrapper. A very good copy. pp. xvi, 238. With twelve plates in colour behind titled tissue guards and 74 line illustrations. More about THE STRIDING DALES
WALKING THE DALES.
London, Guild Publishing, 1986. 4to. Green cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. Signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title. A very good copy. pp. 240. More about WALKING THE DALES
THE LAKE DISTRICT: LANDSCAPE HERITAGE.
Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1989. Blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. Chapters on landscape, industry, agriculture, communications, architecture etc. A very good copy. pp. 200. More about THE LAKE DISTRICT: LANDSCAPE HERITAGE
THE YORKSHIRE DALES: A LANDSCAPE THROUGH TIME.
Ilkley, Great Northern Books, 2005. Softback in illustrated card wraps. A very good copy. pp. 128 Photographs and diagrams throughout. More about THE YORKSHIRE DALES: A LANDSCAPE THROUGH TIME
THE NORTH YORK MOORS: LANDSCAPE HERITAGE.
Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1989. Green cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. Chapters on landscape, industry, agriculture, settlement, prehistoric remains etc. A very good copy. pp. 232. More about THE NORTH YORK MOORS: LANDSCAPE HERITAGE
CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT GAZETTEERS: BALAGHAT DISTRICT.
Allahabad, Printed at the Pioneer Press, 1907. Dark green cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. A comprehensive study, with chapters on geology and natural history, history, population, agriculture, economy, forests, famine etc. Previous owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Some staining to front lower corner, and a little to..... More about CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT GAZETTEERS: BALAGHAT DISTRICT