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| Celtic Mythology New Lanark, Geddes & Grosset. 2003. (ISBN: 1 85534 299 5) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 480 pp, b/w illustrations. Pgs 9 and 13 have three words underlined in ink - the rest of the book is clean and in very good condition. Includes: origin and development of Celtic mythology; its most famous legends retold and explained for the modern reader, with parallels to the classical myths of Greece and Rome; A-Z dictionary of Celtic personalities, places, beliefs and traditions. Good. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 032472 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ARNOLD, PETER (ED) The Illustrated Book of Table Games London, Hamlyn. 1975. (ISBN: 0600348709) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207pp, two-colour illustrations. Price-clipped dj. Clean copy with light wear only. Contributors include Paul Langfield, Jeremy Flint and Francis Roads. Rules and pointers for good play, for a wide range of board and tile games, card games and gambling games. These include chess, backgammon, Go, Hex, Reversi, Mah Jong, different types of draughts, bridge, poker, bezique, pinocle, piquet, craps and roulette amongst others. Good/Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 032780 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BLUNDEN, EDMUND & HENNELL, THOMAS English Villages; British Craftsmen (two Volumes in Britain in Pictures series) London, William Collins. 1944. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes in the Britain in Pictures series (The British People in Pictures) edited by W.J. Turner. Published in 1944 and 1956 respectively. Each volume is hardback, 48pp, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. The djs are in Fair to Good condition, a bit scuffed along the spine and edges. Contents generally in Good, clean condition with occasional foxing. Each book provides an introductory survey on the subject material. Good/Fair. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 034710 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| CACUTT, LEN (EDITOR) Survival Techniques From the Official Training Manuals of the World's Elite Military Corps London, Guild. 1989. Hard Cover. Hb, 188 pgs with colour and b/w illustrations. Large format 4to. G+ in G. dj which has chips to dj corners and scuffing top/bottom of spine. The ultimate survival guide covering camouflage/body armour, surviving a nuclear fallout, equipment/gear, capture and escape through enemy territory, surviving in the wild in different climates, hunting for food and sourcing water. Learn to tap codes, find myriad uses for condoms and design and hunt with spears. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 032033 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| FERGUSON, ROSALIND Chambers Book of Days A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection With The Calendar London, BCA. 2005. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb reprint, book club edition, xxxii + 638pp. G+ copy; corner crease to front cover, clean tight contents. Inspired by the original Chambers Book of Days of 1864, this edition combines folklore, traditions, history, proverbs, births and deaths etc. for every day of the year, plus interesting introductory background on the days of the week. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 033882 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| FLOWER, SIBYLLA JANE Debrett's the Stately Homes of Britain (personally Introduced By Their owners) Debrett/Webb & Bower. 1982. (ISBN: 0905649559) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, 240pp, colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in Good+ dj which has very light edgewear along base of spine. Examines twenty British stately homes, focusing on the human aspect rather than architecture. Each section has an introductory interview with the owner and then relates its origins, the people who lived there over the years, their art collections and gardens, all accompanied by gorgeous photographs. Included in the twenty are Berkeley Castle, Penshurst Place, Longleat, Chatsworth, Castle Howard, Ickworth, Penrhyn Castle, Haddo House and Carlton Towers. Plus an appendix with details of over 150 houses open to the public. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 035405 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| FLYE, JEREMY & MORGAN, SARAH Legal Adviser - Your Legal Questions Answered Law Pack Publishing. 2000. (ISBN: 1 902646 53 3) , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pb, 362 pages. VG. Legal reference for home and work, including background on the UK legal system and courts. GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 031608 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| LEGAT, MICHAEL An Author's Guide to Publishing Hale. 1998. (ISBN: 0 7090 6227 3) . Pb, 254 pages. Fine. Third, completely revised edition. "..invaluable reading for all authors - and not simply beginners..we can thoroughly recommend this book as a balanced, helpful and informative guide to the profession of authorship" (Society of Authors). GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 031605 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| LEGAT, MICHAEL Writing For Pleasure and Profit Hale. 1997. (ISBN: 0 7090 5261 8) . Pb, 175 pages. G+ copy. "The best of recent introductions to writing, covering novels, non-fiction and other topics briefly but clearly" (Writers' & Artists' Yearbook). GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 031606 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| MARKS, JOSEPH & MARKS, GEORGETTE & FARMER, ALBERT Harrap's French-English Dictionary of Slang and Colloquialisms London, George G. Harrap. 1971. (ISBN: 0245596097) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, blue covers, no dj, 255pp. Dictionary of slang and popular expressions from French to English, plus a table of English slang synonyms. Light soiling to edges. text clean. Good. GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 034552 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| MCHUGH, J.N. O.B.E. A Handbook of Spoken "Bazaar" Malay Singapore, Kelly & Walsh. 1953. Soft Cover. Pb, vii + 151pp, horizontal 24mo format, card covers, cloth spine, stapled hinge. Fair with scuffed and tanned covers and spine, browned endpapers although contents generally clean, and staples rusty. Colonial guide to spoken or "bazaar" Malay, originally written for the Allied Forces Southeast Asia Command and the Civil Affairs Service Malaya. Includes basic rules, Malay dictionary, useful phrases for different situations and simple exercises. GBP 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 14.12 | JP¥ 1247] Book number: 034218 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| MONTAGUE, TREVOR A to Z of Almost Everything : a Compendium of General Knowledge (revised and updated) BCA. 2005. Soft Cover. Book club edition. New. 1382 pgs. Third edition of this bestselling reference which is a cornucopia of general knowledge and popular culture. The extensive section on Famous People, for example, contains list of assassinations, well-known catchphrases, dying words, causes of death, and real names. The classical music section helpfully gives a precis of opera plots plus key operatic characters, a list of organ stops, and nicknames of famous symphonies. New. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 033005 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| OPIE, IONA & OPIE, PETER (EDITORS) The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes New Edition Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press. 1997. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, xxix + 559pp, b/w illustrations. VG clean, tight copy. Revised edition of the classic guide first published in 1951. Includes an introduction to the different types of rhyme; notes on origin, history, associations and variations on over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, jingles and lullabies; index of first lines; 100 illustrations and reproductions of early appearances of nursery rhymes. Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035305 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| PERROTT, D.V. Teach Yourself Swahili London, English Universities Press. 1957. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hb, blue boards, no dj, vii + 194pp + 30pp supplementary section. Good with light cover wear, bumped corners, clean contents. Part of the "Teach Yourself" series edited by Leonard Cutts. Includes 48 lessons with exercises, tables, Swahili-English vocabulary, English-Swahili vocabulary, supplementary exercises. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 034609 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| SAUVAIN, PHILIP Looking Around in Town And Country London, Franklin Watts. 1978. (ISBN: 85166 556 X) Hard Cover. G. in G. dj which has a couple of closed tears. 19cm x 21.5 cm format, 166pgs, numerous colour illustrations. Charming and useful pictorial guide to the environment, which helps you and your children identify typical features, whether they be types of doors, prehistoric burial grounds, railway signals, hill features or cattle breeds.Includes an alphabetical index, picture index, panoramas and typographical keys. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 032340 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| WESTRUP, SIR JACK & HARRISON, F.LL & WILSON, CONRAD Collins Encyclopedia of Music Chancellor. 1987. (ISBN: 0907486509) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 608 pgs, b/w illustrations. VG, clean copy in a G. dj which is price-clipped and has a couple of light creases. Music reference with over 6000 articles plus thousands of music examples and drawings. Of particular note are the comprehesive biographical listings, plots of operas, and excellent coverage of early and medieval music. A heavy book which will require extra overseas postage. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 032627 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. |
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