No Author

Pears Cyclopaedia 1953 -1954

VGC. A. & F. Pears. 1953. Sixty-second edition. Pictorial red hardback(some scratches, dents, nicks and ink marks on the cover and spine, gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC , no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with b/w drawings, colour maps. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small creases, nicks and ink mark on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 992pp including Flags of the empire, British wild birds, ready reckoner, , index. Heavy book. Very Good/No Dj Cover As Issued.

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Book number: 9471

Catalogue: Reference : Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Keywords: 1953 1954

Mansur Abdulin (Author), Artem Drabkin (Editor)

Red Road from Stalingrad: Recollections of a Soviet Infantryman

Mint condition. Pen & Sword Military, 2004. First UK edition-first printing. Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(very small nick/tear and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. The book is new with a small nick on the edge of the pages. 204pp including Appendices I-III and index. Price un-clipped. First edition. Product Description: Mansur Abdulin fought in the front ranks of the Soviet infantry against the German invaders at Stalingrad, Kursk and on the banks of the Dnieper. This is his extraordinary story. n nHis vivid inside view of a ruthless war on the Eastern Front gives a rare insight into the reality of the fighting and into the tactics and mentality of the Red Army's soldiers. In his own words, and with a remarkable clarity of recall, he describes what combat was like on the ground, face to face with a skilled, deadly and increasingly desperate enemy. The terrifying moments of action, the discomfort of existence at the front, the humorous moments, the absurdities and cruelties of army organization, and the sheer physical and psychological harshness of the campaign - all these aspects of a Soviet soldier's experience during the Great Patriotic War are brought dramatically to life in Mansur Abdulin's memoirs. n nOf special interest is the insight he offers into ordinary operations and daily life in the lower ranks of the Soviet army. As he tells his story he reveals much about the thinking of the men, their attitude to the war and their loyalties. He also sheds light on the tense relationships between the disparate national groups that were thrown together to create a huge fighting force. But most memorable are his honest, horrifying descriptions of combat, of being bombed and shelled, of trench warfare, of enduring tank attacks and friendly fire, and of coping with the wounded and the dead. n nThe Author Mansur Gizzatulovich Abdulin was born a Tatar in Anzhero-Sudzhensk, near Tomsk in central Siberia, in 1923. He worked as a miner before volunteering to fight for the Red Army in June 1942. After completing his course at the Tashkent infantry school, he fought on the Stalingrad front, during the encirclement of the German 6th Army, participated in the bitter, decisive battle at Kursk and harried the Germans as they retreated across the Steppes to the banks of the Dnieper river where he was seriously wounded. After the war he returned to his work as a miner and he now lives in retirement at Novotroitsk near Orenburg in the Urals. As New/As New. ISBN: 9781844151455

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Book number: 1945

Catalogue: Biographies & Memoirs

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No Author

Soup for Every Day

Fine condition. Boxtree, 2010. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Pictorial hardback(small nick and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition, no Dj as issued. Illustrated with colour, b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages as new, small pencil mark impression on the edges of the first blank page of the book. 384pp. Heavy book(approx 1. 5 Kg). Fine/No Dj Cover As Issued. ISBN: 9781447220558

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Book number: 9207

Catalogue: Food & Drink

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No Author

Star Wars - Character Encyclopedia

Near fine condition. DK, 2013. First UK edition-first printing of this edition (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Large format pictorial hardback(two small nicks, dents and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a small crease on the edges of the pages. 208pp including index. Heavy book. Near Fine/No Dj Cover As Issued. ISBN: 9781409367796

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Book number: 10354

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 9781409367796

Harper Lee (Author), Sissy Spacek (Reader)

To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged Version) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Mint condition. Random House Audiobooks, 2010. 50th Anniversary Edition. Unabridged edition Audiobook with 11 CDs. Running time:12 hours 30. Read by Sissy Spacek. The CDs are new and sealed. About the Author: Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended Huntingdon College and studied law at the University of Alabama. She is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and has been awarded numerous literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. New. ISBN: 9781846572562

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Book number: 9307

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Audiobooks :Books on leeto 9781846572562

Authors, Various

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Two, Volume 2

Mint condition. Pocket Pulse, 2001. First paperback edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10. Large format paperback(small nick on the edges of the cover ) in mint condition. The book is new with a small nick on the outer edge of the pages. 400pp. First edition. Heavy and oversized book. Product Description: The fourth collection of the original shooting scripts from the hottest show on television The phenomenal success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is owing to a great extent to the quality of the writing. Robert Hanks, TV critic of The Independent, wrote in September 2000: One of the most consistently brilliant piece of popular entertainment ever. it mixes these broad emotions with real sadness, shifting from wisecracks to loss, self-doubt and utter loneliness without missing a beat. It would be absurd to compare the show's writing to Shakespeare, but there aren't many other precedents for the way it refuses to observer the conventional divisions between comedy and tragedy. The Observer acknowledged the same qualities: Pulling off these shifts in tone from humour to horror to high emotion is a tribute to the strength of the writing. The Buffy scripts are as rewarding and as entertaining on the page as they are on screen. Now thanks to Pocket Books' volume-by-volume publication of the complete collected scripts from the show, fans can savour every moment of high emotion or of wisecracking quick-fire dialogue. With the added bonus of the original production notes and scenes that were cut from the final aired episodes for length, these are essential reading for all students of TV scriptwriting and a must for Buffy's devoted legion of fans. As New. ISBN: 9780743423380

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Book number: 391

Catalogue: Horror

Keywords: : 2 9780743423380

Charles Harold Avery

Off the Wicket. A school story

VGC. Thomas Nelson and sons. No date given but probably published in 1910 as previous owner's inscription and date(Nov 1910) written on the first blank page of the book. Presumed first edition. Pictorial green hardback(small nicks, dents and a couple of small marks on the cover and soine) in VGC, no Dj cover. Illustrated with 4 colour plates. Nice and clean pages but aged and tainted on the outer edges, small foxing marks, ink marks and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 368pp including List of illustrations. Heavy book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 4989

Catalogue: Sports, Hobbies & Games

Keywords: Rare & Collectable Books

Avery, Harold

The Wizard's Wand

GC plus. Nelson. No date given but possible first edition (1908). Pictorial hardback(small nicks, dents and marks on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering on the front cover and spine) in GC plus, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with a colour plate. Nice and clean pages with some ink marks and tainted on the outer edges, previous owner's inscription written inside the third page of the book, previous owner's names written inside the edges of the front cover, a couple of ink marks and creases on the edges of the pages, small marks inside a couple of the pages. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear. 288pp. Heavy book. Good/No Dj Cover As Issued.

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Book number: 9015

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Wizard's

Avey, Denis

The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz (Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two)

Fine condition. Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. First UK edition-first printing (1). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new. 266pp including Foreword. Price un-clipped. First edition. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9781444714166

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Book number: 11352

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ( ) 9781444714166

Avey, Denis

The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz

Near fine/VGC plus. Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. First UK edition-4th printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, scratch on the front cover) in near fine condition, with Dj(small tear on the edge of the Dj cover, a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC plus. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 266pp including Foreword. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9781444714166

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Book number: 7045

Catalogue: History

Keywords: New Arrivals 9781444714166

Avey, Denis

The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz: The Extraordinary True Story (Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two)

Near fine condition. Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. First UK edition-3rd printing (3). Black hardback (silver lettering to the spine) with Dj (a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with two small creases and nick on the edges of the pages. 266pp including Foreword. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781444714166

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Book number: 12191

Catalogue: History : Europe

Keywords: aveydenis : ( livesextraordinary ) 9781444714166

Ayling, Stanley Edward

George the Third

Near fine/VGC. History Book Club, 1972. Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(small creases, nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with two small ink marks on the outer edges, small crease, nick and ink mark on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 510pp including The family tree of George III, list of illustrations, references, bibliography, index. Heavy book. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780002114127

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Book number: 5123

Catalogue: History : England

Keywords: 9780002114127

Aylwin, Michael

Beyond the Horizon: Extreme Adventures at the Edge of the World

Fine/near fine. Sphere, 2014. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos, b/w maps. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the edges of the pages. 324pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780751555394

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Book number: 10457

Catalogue: Biographies & Memoirs

Keywords: : 9780751555394

Aziz, Christine

The Olive Readers

Fine condition. Macmillan, 2005. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. The book is new with a small pencil mark impression on the first blank page of the book, small nick on the outer edge of the pages. 346pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: I cannot recall the exact moment when I decided to become a Reader. This is unusual for me, as I am always precise about beginnings. Imagine a future without a past, a time without memory, a state in which nationality, ancestry, tradition, language, history have no place. Governing this world is a hyper-organised system of corporations, a network of companies, each responsible for a particular product, each with a workforce conditioned to one end. But somewhere, a clandestine group is operating to preserve the past. In the Olive producing region of Olea, The Readers are smuggling and storing books in a secret library hidden away in the house of Jephzat and her family. When her sister disappears under suspicious circumstances, and her parents are hastily re-located by the Company, Jephzat is ordered to remain in the house, unaware of the organization operating from its hidden room. Alone and facing the suspicion and hostility of the villagers, she falls in love with Homer, an olive picker she once rescued from the hands of Company Commissioners and a long-time member of The Readers. As Homer introduces her to the library, and her hunger for knowledge grows, so do her questions, and soon she finds herself heavily and dangerously involved not only in the recovery and preservation of books, but in a secret plan that is set to endanger Jephzat herself and her beloved family. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9781405054744

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Book number: 2703

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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B, Melanie

Catch a Fire: The Autobiography

Near fine condition. Headline Book, 2002. First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Black hardback(some nicks, dents and scratch on the front and back cover, gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two creases, nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with two small nicks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small crease & nick on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 343pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Product Description: It's all here: the council estate childhood, the formation of the Spice Girls, the early months being groomed for stardom, the subsequent global domination, Geri's departure, the marriage - and acrimonious divorce - to Jimmy Gulzar, the birth of Phoenix Chi, the solo career and the leap into TV presenting. Not bad for the rebellious, mixed-up girl from Leeds who is still only in her mid-20s. Born to a working-class mixed-race family from Leeds (her mother took extra work cleaning toilets to pay for her dancing lessons), Melanie B grew up feeling different from her schoolfriends. Her hyperactive energy was channelled into drama school, and in 1994 the Spice Girls were formed. The rest is history. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780755310623

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Book number: 424

Catalogue: Biographies & Memoirs : Entertainers

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