Ballantyne, Iain

HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series (Warships of the Royal Navy)

Near fine condition. Pen and Sword Maritime, 2008. First UK edition-first impression. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, the front cover of the book is slightly bent) with Dj(two small creases and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean book as new except for the slight bent of the front cover. 316pp including Foreword, appendices, bibliography, sources, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book. Book Description: The Royal Navy battleship HMS Rodney was one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. Rodney and sister ship Nelson were, at the beginning of the conflict, the most modern battleships Britain possessed. As such, Winston Churchill referred to them as the country's Captains of the Gate. This book tells Rodney's story, from her inception in the 1920s, through the notorious Invergordon Mutiny to her key roles in many crucial naval engagements. In May 1941 Rodney turned Bismarck, the pride of Hitler's navy, into twisted metal. She also participated in hard-fought Malta convoys, and supported the D-Day landings. Through the eyewitness accounts of her sailors and marines the reader discovers what it was like to serve in a battleship at war. We also learn of the many famous fighting admirals who served in, or commanded, Rodney, including Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham and Admiral Sir John Tovey. Cunningham's harsh management style is highlighted as a possible cause of mutinous conduct by her sailors, which led to Rodney being unjustly branded `The Red Ship'. The stories of previous British warships to carry the name Rodney, dating back to the 1750s, are also covered, including the vessel that took on the batteries at Sevastopol during the Crimean War. The Barnard-built 74-gun ship of the line that supported Wellington's troops in the Peninsular War is also featured, possibly the most detailed account yet of her life. As well as presenting a fresh perspective on Bismarck's destruction, the author provides new insights into a bomb hit on Rodney off Norway in 1940, which nearly made her the first British battleship lost to air attack. The book also contains an account of how a group of the battleship's sailors took part in the first ever British commando raid. Rodney's vital role, through her formidable naval gunfire support, in breaking the morale of Waffen SS divisions during the battle for Normandy, is covered, including the remarkable part played by code-breakers in directing the ship's guns. It all makes for an exciting, epic account of naval warfare. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781844154067

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Book number: 6042

Catalogue: History : Military

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Ballantyne, R.M.

Martin Rattler or a Boy's Adventures in the forests of Brazil

VGC. T. Nelson and sons, 1906. New edition. Pictorial hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine, small marks on the edges of the back cover) in VGC, no Dj cover. Illustrated with colour plates. Nice and clean pages with some ink marks and tainted on the outer edges, small foxing marks, creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, previous owner's sticker inside the front cover. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 204pp. Very Good/No Dj.

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Book number: 6958

Catalogue: Children's Books : Action & Adventure

Keywords: New Arrivals RM Boy's

Ballard, Robert D.

Explorations: My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea

Near fine condition. Hyperion, 1995. First US edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Blue hardback(red lettering to the spine, two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(two small creases, nicks and scratches on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, drawings, map. Nice and clean pages as new but with a small written inscription on the edge of the half-title page, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 407pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780786860425

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Book number: 7603

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: : 9780786860425

Ballard, Jenna

Harry Potter: The Marauder's Map Guide to Hogwarts (book and wand set)

Mint condition. Scholastic, 2018. First edition-8th printing (10 9 8). Pictorial hardback in mint condition, no Dj as issued. Includes a wand set. Illustrated with colour, b/w drawings. 60pp including Secrets and beyond the map. The book is new. New/No Dj As Issued. ISBN: 9781338252804

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Book number: 12031

Catalogue: Children's Books :Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery

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Balmer, Paul

Stephane Grappelli: With and Without Django

Near fine condition. Sanctuary Publishing, 2003. First UK edition-first impression. Black hardback (silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges, two small nicks on the edges of the pages. 428pp including Author's note, select discography, bibliography, appendices 1 and 2. Heavy book. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781860744532

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Book number: 10167

Catalogue: Arts & Photography

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Banks, Iain

The Business

Fine condition. Little, Brown, 1999. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of nicks, creases and scratches on the Dj cover, light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with b/w drawings. The book is new with a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages. small pencil mark impression on edge of the first page of the book. 393pp. Price un-clipped. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780316648448

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Book number: 2386

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

Keywords: 9780316648448

Banks, H. F

Coal Mining Series. Engineering. Vols 1 & 2

VGC. Virtue and Company, 1958. Second edition. Volumes set(I & II). Large format green hardbacks(gilt lettering to the spine, some nicks, dents and scratches on the cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj. Illustrated with many b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, plans, tables. Nice and clean pages with small pen marks, ink marks, aged and tainted on the outer edges, names and address are written inside the front covers, some creases, ink marks and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages. The books are in VGC for its age but with light shelf wear. 562pp(in total) including List of plates, bibliography, index. Edited by E. Mason. Heavy books(approx 1. 9 Kg). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 3629

Catalogue: Other

Keywords: 1 & 2

Banks, Iain

Dead Air

Near fine condition. Little Brown, 2002. First UK edition-first printing. Brown hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the front cover)with protected Dj(small crease and scratch on the protected cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and slightly tainted on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. Price un-clipped. 408pp. First edition. Product Description: Iain Banks' daring new novel opens in a loft apartment in the East End, in a former factory due to be knocked down in a few days. Ken Nott is a devoutly contrarian vaguely left-wing radio shock-jock living in London. After a wedding breakfast people start dropping fruits from a balcony on to a deserted carpark ten storeys below, then they start dropping other things; an old TV that doesn't work, a blown loudspeaker, beanbags, other unwanted furniture. Then they get carried away and start dropping things that are still working, while wrecking the rest of the apartment. But mobile phones start ringing and they're told to turn on a TV, because a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Centre. At ease with the volatility of modernity, Iain Banks is also our most accomplished literary writer of narrative-driven adventure stories that never ignore the injustices and moral conundrums of the real world. His new novel, set in contemporary London, displays the trademark dark wit, buoyancy and momentum of his finest work. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780316860543

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Book number: 609

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Banks, Iain M.

Matter

Near fine condition. Orbit, 2008. Reprinted edition. Large format paperback(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with two ink marks on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book. 594pp including Appendix. Heavy book. Near Fine. ISBN: 9781841494180

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Book number: 1525

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Banks, Iain

The Quarry

Mint condition. Little Brown, 2013. First UK edition-3rd reprint. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj, both in mint condition. The book is new. 326pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Book Description:Kit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends - or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul - the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris and Haze, once an item, now estranged, and finally Hol - friend, mentor, former lover and the only one who seemed to care. But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? And why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days, old jealousies, affairs and lies come to light as Kit watches on. New/New. ISBN: 9781408703946

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Book number: 7392

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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Banksy

Banksy: Wall and Piece

Near fine condition. Century, 2006. 16th printing of this edition (17 19 20 18 16). Large format paperback (two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the outer edges, two small creases and ink mark on the edges of the pages. 238pp. Heavy book (approx. 1. 1 Kg). Near Fine. ISBN: 9781844137879

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Book number: 11211

Catalogue: Arts & Photography

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Bannatyne, Duncan

Dragons' Den: Success from Pitch to Profit

Near fine condition. Collins, 2008. Updated paperback edition. First edition-first printing of this edition(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Paperback(two small nicks on the edges of the cover) in near fine condition. The book is as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages. 347pp including Foreword by Evan Davis, index. Near Fine. ISBN: 9780007270828

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Book number: 4889

Catalogue: Business & Investing : Economics

Keywords: entrepreneur entrepreneurship small starting a startup ' : 9780007270828

Barber, Lizzy

My Name is Anna

Fine/Near fine. Century, 2018. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, small dent on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj cover (two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new. 389pp including index. Price un-clipped. First edition. Heavy book. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781780899251

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Book number: 11996

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Barbier, George

Art Deco Costumes (Poster art series)

VGC. Bracken Books, 1988. First UK edition. Large format pictorial paperback(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Illustrated with many colour plates. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small creases, nicks and ink marks on the edges of the pages. 88pp. Heavy book. Very Good. ISBN: 9781851701551

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Book number: 7234

Catalogue: Arts & Photography

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Barclay, Alex

The Caller

VGC. HarperCollins, 2007. First edition-first printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with some marks on the edges of the pages 312-318, ink mark on the outer edge of the pages. The book is in near fine condition except for the small marks on the edges of the pages. Price un-clipped. 424pp. Product Description: In The Sunday Times bestselling novel 'Darkhouse, ' Alex Barclay took you on a terrifying excursion to hell and back. In The Caller, she leaves you stranded there! NYPD Detective Joe Lucchesi is on the trail of a killer locked into a dark fantasy world that has come crashing into reality with devastating result !and a rising body count. People are being murdered in their own apartments, their faces savagely beaten, their bodies discarded in their hallway for a loved one to find. Back on the job after a year out and a terrifying ordeal at the hands of a psychopath, Joe finds himself the reluctant lead in another high-profile investigation. And his problems don't end there, battling with physical pain and overwhelmed by friction in the task force and at home, Joe throws himself into his work. But just when he feels close to making a breakthrough, the investigation is rocked by tragedy and another victim's life is hanging in the balance. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780007195336

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Book number: 2387

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

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