BARFORD, J.E.Q. [JOHN EDWIN QUINTUS]

Climbing in Britain

London, Penguin. 1947, Reprint. Soft cover. Book, Vintage original Penguin paperback. The British Mountaineering Council was founded in 1944 to 'represent the common interests of mountaineering and rock climbing clubs in England, Wales and Scotland. One of its first decisions was to prepare a book for British climbers. This . was prepared by the Secretary of the council.' 160p. illus plates. Includes : a list of climbing clubs, a glossary of Welsh, Gaelic and Norse place-names that climbers might encounter. Paper a little age toned. 160p. plates.index. Good.

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Book number: 30347

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: Britain Wales Scotland Mountaineering Climbing Hiking/Walking/Mountaineering

BORER, MARY CATHCART.

A Visitor's Guide to Britain

London, Collins/Fontana. 1971, 1st Pbk Ed.. (ISBN: 0006125387) Soft cover. Book, 188p. illus ( B & W] Clean crisp copy, looks unread.Paper age toned, else as new. Fine.

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Book number: 30805

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: 0006125387 Britain

BUCHAN, JOHN [LORD TWEEDSMUIR]

The King's Grace 1910-1935

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1935, 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Book, Written at the time of the King's Jubilee celebrations in 1935 "This book is not a biography of King George, but an attempt to provide a picture and some slight interpretation of his reign, with the Throne as the continuing thing through an epoch of unprecedented change." John Buchan (who was also enobled as Lord Tweedsmuir and became Goveronor General of Canada in 1935). An exceptionally clean, tight,crisp copy of the first printing, April 1935 , in a handsome cream cloth cover with gilt titles etc.It was well protected by the original price clipped dj (now slightly age toned) 285p. col. frontispiece +50 pages of photographs.index. Fine/New.

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Book number: 33145

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: Biography King George V. Royalty George V King of England Biographies - British

BUTTERWORTH, ERIC & WEIR, DAVID

The sociology of modern Britain : an introductory reader

London, Fontana / Collins. 1970, 1st Pbk Ed. Soft cover. Book, An introductory reader examining aspects of British life in the 1950-60 period. "In chapters headed Family, Community, Socialization, Work, Class, Power, Values . the editors have brought together extracts from a great variety.. of scholars.. and have added . useful lists of books for further reading". 340p. Fine.

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Book number: 33084

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: Great Britain Sociology Social Studies Social Studies

KEANE, FERGAL

A Stranger's Eye : A Foreign Corresspondent's View of Britain

London, Viking. 2000, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0670888397) Hardcover. Book, The acclaimed foreign correspondent set out on on a journey through Britain for the BBC (for the series "Forgotten Britain") although born in London he has never lived there until recently, having spent years covering the world's conflicts. In his travels in 1999 he discovered a world of poverty, exclusion and alienation. A shocking but sometimes uplifting work, he reports on the courage and lack of self pity of those he encountered and considers the changing ways of life and notes that in August 1999 a Scottish shipyard with 1,200 workers was sold for 2.4 million pounds which was the price for a large house in Islington, spiritual home of New Labour. 218p. As New/As New.

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Book number: 30401

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: 0670888397 Great Britain Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

LACEY, ROBERT

Great Tales from English History: The Truth About King Arthur, Lady Godiva, Richard the Lionheart, and More

Boston, Little, Brown and Company. 2004, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 031610910X) Hardcover. Book, With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England -- from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman.. illuminating in unforgettable detail the characters and events that shaped a nation. 254p. bibliography. index. New/New.

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Book number: 37411

Catalogue: Great Britain - History

Keywords: 031610910x England History Medieval England Medieval Europe

MCKNIGHT, GERALD

The English at Love.

Loandon, Four Square/ New English Library. 1967. Pbk. Book, "The Habits and Hazards of the British in bed " A lighthearted look at love in the 1960's. 174p. Near Fine.

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Book number: 33099

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: Great Britain Soicial Studies Social Studies

ORBACH, JULIAN

Blue Guide : Victorian Architecture in Britain

London, A & C Black. 1987, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0713628421) Soft cover. Book, Formidably detailed guide, county by county, "to thousands of remarkable Victorian buildings throughout Great Britain, from a Gothic carpet factory in Glasgow to Manchester Town Hall with its pre-Raphaelite frescoes, the Italianate magnificence of Cliveden .and the electic eccentricity of the Gaskell Memorial Tower and Coffee House in Knutsford. 622p. (+ 5 p maps) illus. indexes.(remainder mark). Fine.

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Book number: 30309

Catalogue: Great Britain - History

Keywords: 0713628421 England Britain Architecture Victorian Blue Guide Architecture

SOMERVILLE, CHRISTOPHER

Twelve Literary Walks with Ordnance Survey Maps

London, Comet/ W.H.Allen. 1985, First Thus. (ISBN: 0863791050) Soft cover. Book, A guide to twelve literary landscapes in Britain associated with interesting books set in distinctive localities such as Tom Brown's Rugby, the Bronte's Howarth, the Wordsworth's Lake District etc. Each walk is described in detail and the route marked out on the OS maps included in the book 186p + 12 maps. Illus. As New.

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Book number: 32518

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: 0863791050 Authors Walking Hiking Literary Landscapes Hiking/Walking/Mountaineering Authors

WINBOLT, S.E. (SAMUEL EDWARD)

Britain B.C

London, Penguin / Pelican. 1945, Reprint. Pbk. Book, Original vintage Penguin edition [A 106] It surveys Paleolithic to Iron age Britain. 160p.Published 1943 so the printing and paper quality as in war-time standards. Text complete and unmarked, some slight wear and tear to staples in original wraps. Good>Very Good.

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Book number: 30753

Catalogue: Great Britain

Keywords: Great Britain Prehistory Archaeology Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic Bronze Age Prehistory