Benson, George

York [Beautiful England Series] described by George Benson, pictured by E. W. Haslehust

Blackie & Son, London, No date circa 1930's. Presumed First Edn. Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: E. W. Haslehust. Very Good Condition/Fair. A volume in Blackie's Beautiful England series, illustrated by colour frontis. & eleven further colour plates all by water-colour landscape painter, E. W. Haslehust; plus a b/w. plan of York Cathedral. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. Dust Jacket has chunk missing from top of back cover, but is otherwise intact, with both flaps; now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Green titles spine & front. Illustrator: E. W. Haslehust. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Travel & Places; York; Yorkshire; Art; England; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 4725.

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Bentley, Nicolas

The Events of That Week

Collins, London, 1972. First Edition, Brown Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9780002212137 gilt titles spine; cover illust. by Jawdokimov; When Brig, English writer on holiday in Sicily, accidentally met Theresa. a beautiful young American, in the bar of their hotel. it was the beginning of a series of accidents - but none as happy as this first. The quiet almost idyllic atmosphere of their time together was destined to be shattered by the events of just one week. Out for a drive one day, Brig stops by chance at an isolated garage, and becomes the innocent victim of blackmail by the Mafia. The task: to hide a wanted man in the boot of his car and get him through police checkpoints. The threat: if he does not co-operate, his own life will be a short one. But his involvement with the cold-blooded members of the Mafia does not end here. Forced on only by the threat of harm to Theresa. Brig is ordered to travel to Malta, and from there to Naples. Shatteringly, he realizes he is now virtually one of them - the Mafia are using him in their drug-running operations. Grabbing any chance to escape their ever-tightening net Brig enlists the help of his cousin, a member of the consular service in Naples - a well-meaning character who only creates further complications. Told by various characters involved ­ sometimes only peripherally - in the adventure, Nicolas Bentley creates an intriguing mosaic to reveal the events of that week. Small library stamp to reverse of title page; price-intact D/J.; 189 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. ISBN: 0002212137. ISBN/EAN: 9780002212137. Inventory No: CRM00076.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Crime/Mystery/Nicolas Bentley Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. Unbranded ISBN: 0002212137 EAN: 9780002212137 Bentley, Nicolas The Events of That Week Crime Fiction

Benton, Ted

Grasshoppers and Crickets (New Naturalist No. 120)

Book + CD HarperCollins (Harper Collins), London, 2012. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. 9780007277230 A detailed and up-to-date account of the behavior and ecology of grasshoppers and crickets. In this latest New Naturalist volume, Ted Benton offers a comprehensive account of the appearance, variations, behavior, habitat, life-cycles, and distribution of all the native British species of bush-crickets, crickets, groundhoppers, and grasshoppers. Many details from direct field observation are included, which are published here for the first time. With up-to-date information on newly arrived and recently established species, as well as long-established non-native species-such as the house cricket and greenhouse camel cricket-Benton pays special attention to a key area of evolutionary thought that has stimulated an international research focus on grasshoppers and crickets. Recent approaches to mating and reproduction emphasise differences and even conflicts of interest between males and females. The sexually selected adaptations and counter-adaptations to such conflicts of reproductive interest are used to explain the astonishing diversity of reproductive behavior exhibited by grasshoppers and crickets: male territorial behavior, coercive mating, complex songs, elaborate courtship performances, the donation of edible "nuptial gifts," the reversal of sex-roles, mate-guarding, keeping of "harems" and, in a few species, parental care of the offspring. These chapters provide an introduction to the theoretical issues and an overview of many case studies drawn from research on orthopterans from across the world (but including British species where relevant). A unique DVD features many aspects of the behavior of nearly all British species, including song, conflict, courtship behavior, sex-role reversal, and egg laying. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, covering all the British species (including immature stages in most cases), key habitats, and many aspects of behavior. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 532. Item Type: Book + CD. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. illustrated by colour photo's. & b/w. drawings. Includes DVD commentary; references & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Nature; Orthopterans; Insects; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 0007277237. ISBN/EAN: 9780007277230. Dewey Code: 595.726. Inventory No: 4460. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Grasshoppers/Crickets/Insects /Natural History & Resources/Orthopterans/Environment & Ecology/New Naturalist Series Natural History & Resources; Nature; Orthopterans; Insects; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. Unbranded ISBN: 0007277237 EAN: 97

Beny, Roloff (photographs and notes on the plates by)

The Thrones of Earth and Heaven

Thames & Hudson, London, 1958. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. bound in textured cream cloth with red cloth spine; gilt titles spine & large gilt vignette (Medusa head)) to front cover; black end-papers; introduction by Herbert Read The book is divided into five sections, each with notes on the plates, a map and an accompanying text by a different author: the Eastern Mediterranean (Freya Stark); the Valley of the Nile (Jean Cocteau - in French & English); the Barbary Coast (Bernard Berenson); the Western Mediterranean (Rose Macaulay) and the Aegean the Ionian and the Adriatic (Stephen Spender). Book design by Canadian painter and photographer Roloff Beny reflecting through his lens the unchanging impulse in man to build stone monuments of ageless devotion, as found during his travels to these places. In this book Beny uses 4 different paper colours, with a tipped-in colour plate, 182 full-page b/w. photographic plates & maps of each area printed in brown & black on beige paper. To the front: extract from Shelley's 'Prometheus Unbound'; titles; foreword; key map of areas covered; introduction & contents. This is the first UK edition. Size: Small Folio (over 12" -19" tall). 182 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Architecture; Archaeology; Sculpture; Photography. Inventory No: 5071. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Photography/Architecture/Archaeology/Travel & Places/Sculpture Travel & Places; Architecture; Archaeology; Sculpture; Photography. Unbranded Roloff (photographs and notes on the plates by) Beny The Thrones of Earth and Heaven Architecture Archae

Berlin, Isaiah

Karl Marx: His Life and Environment (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge Series)

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1939. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. This biography was Isaiah Berlin's first book. Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 -– 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the three-volume Das Kapital (1867–1883). Marx's political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history. To rear is a 4-page list of Home University Library titles. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 254 + 4 pages. Spine browned with age. Previous owner's signature to fep.. Black titles spine & front with publisher's device front. blue cloth. Includes short bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History; Communism; Politics & Government; 19th century; Philosophy. Inventory No: 4680.

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Bernheim, Marc & Evelyne

The Drums Speak - The Story of Kofi, a Boy of West Africa

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1971. First Edition, Illustrated Boards, Illustrated by: Photo's. Good/No Jacket (as published). 9780152242336 A bright clean copy with only slight thinning at edge of front end-paper where it was stuck to half-title page & imprint of paperclip on rear end-paper, illust. throughout with col. photo's. many full-page, unpaginated. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Indigenous Cultures; West Africa; Anthropology. ISBN: 0152242333. ISBN/EAN: 9780152242336. Inventory No: SAF00016.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Africa/Ghana/Ivory Coast/West Africa Indigenous Cultures; West Africa; Anthropology. Photo's Unbranded ISBN: 0152242333 EAN: 9780152242336 Bernheim, Marc & Evelyne The Drums Speak - The Story of Kofi, a Boy of West Africa Anthropology

Besant, Annie

The Ideals of Theosophy: Four Lectures delivered at the Thirty-sixth Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society, held at Benares, on December 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, 1911.

The Theosophist Office, Madras, India, 1912. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Annie Besant was a former British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky, and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew & in 1907 she became president of the society. The Lecture titles are: "Introduction; Brotherhood applied to Government"; "Brotherhood in Education and Criminology"; "Tolerance and Knowledge" and "The Perfect Man." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 130 pages. Covers are slightly grubby. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink inside front cover. Black titles spine & front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Theosophy; Esoteric; Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Philosophy. Inventory No: 3957.

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Besant, Annie

Talks with A Class

Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, India, 1921. First Edition, Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition. Annie Besant was a former British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky, and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew & in 1907 she became president of the society. These talks cover various occult subjects such as: "Devachan - A World of Thought"; "The Yucatan Brotherhood"; "After-Death Experiences of Suicides"; "Man, His Own Recording Angel"; "Non-Physical Beings"; "The Roots of Desire"; & others. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 224 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Previous owner's signature to pre-title page. Black titles spine & front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Theosophy; Esoteric; Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Philosophy. Inventory No: 3958.

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Best, Herbert

Garram The Hunter. A Boy of the Hill Tribes (Puffin Series PS4 first edition)

Penguin Books/Puffin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1941. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Erick Berry. Fair Condition. Herbert Best, during a dozen years spent in one of the Colonial services, became familiar with the African hills where Garram and his tribe lived and hunted." Garram, is the son of a tribal chief in the Nigerian hills. When danger threatens, he is advised by the rainmaker to leave for the good of the tribe. With his faithful hunting dog, he travels to Yelwa, where he saves the life of the Emir and becomes Captain of the Guard. 3-pages of publisher's adverts. to rear. First Puffin Story Book Edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 141 + 3 pages. Wear to spine edges & ends; front cover detached. No Dust Jacket as published. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings. Illustrator: Erick Berry. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Children; Africa; Childrens Stories; Puffin Series; Nigeria; Children. Inventory No: 5075.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Children/Childrens Stories/Nigeria/Africa/Puffin Series Children; Africa; Childrens Stories; Puffin Series; Nigeria; Children. Erick Berry Unbranded Herbert Best Garram The Hunter. A Boy of the Hill Tribes (Puffin Series PS4 first edition) Afri

Bestall, Alfred

The New Rupert Book

Daily Express Publications, London, 1946. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Alfred Bestall. Good Condition. ownership name box has been filled in; 'Rupert's puzzle' and 'How To Make' pages unmarked; front cover shows Rupert leaning out of a window with Bill Badger and Algy Pug below; Contents include: Puzzle Picture; “Rupert On Coon Island”; “Rupert And 'Rastus”; “Rupert And The Blue Mountain”; “Rupert And The Prince· Of China”; Puzzle Picture; “Rupert, Beppo And The Duck”; “Rupert And Podgy”; “Rupert And The Rocket Plane”; “Rupert And Bingo”; “Rupert And The Magic Dart”; ‘Making A Paper Bird’. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 119 pages. Light wear to spine ends;. no Dust Jacket as published.. Staples rusty, small closed tear (repaired) to outer edge of front cover. Illustrator: Alfred Bestall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Chjildrens' Comic Strips; Childrens' Books; Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels. Inventory No: 4873.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Children/Comics & Graphic Novels/Chjildrens' Comic Strips/Childrens' Books/Fiction/Alfred Bestall/Rupert Children; Chjildrens' Comic Strips; Childrens' Books; Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels. Alfred Bestall Unbranded Alfred Bestall The New Rupe

Bester, Alfred

Extro

Methuen, Liverpool, 1976. First Paperback Edition, Paperback. Good/N/A.. 9780413345707 When Dr.Guess, one of a small group of immortals, attempts to take over the Earth's supercomputer, Extro, the reverse happens & the combination is evil so Guess must be destroyed but ....he is an immortal. Slightly cocked copy with small black mark on black rear cover, 218 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. ISBN: 041334570X. ISBN/EAN: 9780413345707. Inventory No: SFC00037.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Bester/Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. Unbranded ISBN: 041334570X EAN: 9780413345707 Bester, Alfred Extro Fiction

Beth, Rae

The Green Hedge Witch: A Guide to Wild Magic

Robert Hale Ltd. London, 2008. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Near Fine. 9780709085850 light blue end-papers; Rae Beth, author of the bestselling "Hedge Witch", brings us a whole new world of witchcraft and magic in her new book, "The Green Hedge Witch". The author blends the ancient tradition of wildwood mysticism with a subject that is supremely relevant for our modern day lives - the environment.Concerns about our world and environment have never been stronger, and through a mixture of spirit travelling, spells, wands, broomsticks and familiars, the author shows us how we can not only heal the human relationship with the rest of nature, but also to help bring evolution to the human concepts of nature.A book for both budding spell-casters and experienced workers as well, "The Green Hedge Witch" teaches how we can develop a relationship with those spirit presences who dwell in or can be psychically contacted through nature. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 175 pages. This is the publisher's 'file copy' with their information stamp on the front end-paper. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. maroon cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings. Includes bibliography & addresses. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Witchcraft; Wicca; Mysticism; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. ISBN: 0709085850. ISBN/EAN: 9780709085850. Inventory No: 3487.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Magic/Paranormal/Occult/Witches/Witchcraft/Wicca/Paganism/Spells/Charms/Magick/Shamanism/Elves/Shaman Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Witchcraft; Wicca; Mysticism; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. Unbranded ISBN: 0709085850 EAN: 9780709085850 Rae Beth Th

Beurdeley, Jean

Provins

Jacques Haumont, Paris, 1931. First Edition, Paperback, Illustrated by: Photo's. Good/Good. black titles spine & front; text in French; five page introduction by the author followed by a b/w. map of old Provins & 48 b/w. full-page photo's. by Albert Case with descriptions at rear of book; In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état; 48 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc sur planches hors texte. Etiquette de code sur le dos; Photographies de Albert Boitier. Plan du vieux Provins; original glassine cover has disintegrated but paper D/J. good; some wear to top of spine. couverture papier cristal d'origine s'est désintégré, mais le papier D / J. bonne; une certaine usure au haut de la colonne vertébrale. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text is in French. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; France; French Language; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: TVL00031.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Travel/France/Provins Travel & Places; France; French Language; Geography & Maps. Photo's Unbranded Beurdeley, Jean Provins Geography & Maps

Bevis, Trevor Allen

The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of Interest Incorporating a History of Wisbech Castles

Trevor A. Bevis, March, Cambridgeshire, 1969. First Edition, Laminated Boards, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Very Good/No Jacket. an illustrated booklet privately published by the author & illustrated by photographs & drawings depicting various structures in East Anglia including Castle Rising, Castle Acre, Tattershall Castle, Boston, Stretham Old Engine, Peckover House, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, & a History of the Wisbech Castles; Library hardback binding with 'withdrawn' stamp on fep. & ref. No. to spine & first page; 33 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Inventory No: TOP00045.

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Catalogue: Genealogy & Local History

Keywords: BZDB227 Topography/Local History/East Anglia/The Fens/Norfolk/Wisbech/Castles Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Photo's & Drawings Unbranded Trevor Allen Bevis The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of

Bhardwaj, Surinder Mohan

Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India: A Study in Cultural Geography

University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1973. First Edition, Green Cloth, Illustrated by: Photo's. & Maps. Very Good/Very Good. 9780520021358 gilt titles spine, illust. by b/w. phoro's. maps & charts; sponsored by the 'Center for South & Southeast Asia Studies'; "In examining the cultural geography of religious pilgrimage in India, Mr. Bhardwaj combines a cultural-historical analysis of epic, legendary and other literary sources with his own contemporary field work in eleven sacred places in Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayan districts of Uttar Pradesh, as well as including comparative observations from Ujjain in Madya Pradesh. His textual analysis of the traditional sources provides a significant dimension not only by establishing the importance of tbe institution of pilgrimage in Indian history and the persistence of similar distribution patterns of sacred places over long periods but also by providing the normative background for contemporary practices."; insignificant dent across front cover & tiny ink line on f.e.p. otherwise a clean, unmarked copy in a price-clipped D/J. with the lightest of edgewear; incld. index & bibliography - 258 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. & Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Esoteric; Mysticism; Sacred Places; India; Geography & Maps. ISBN: 0520021355. ISBN/EAN: 9780520021358. Inventory No: TVL00024.

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Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: BZDB227 Travel/India/Hinduism/Esoteric/Pilgrimage/Sacred Places/Cultural Geography Travel & Places; Esoteric; Mysticism; Sacred Places; India; Geography & Maps. Photo's. & Maps Unbranded ISBN: 0520021355 EAN: 9780520021358 Bhardwaj, Surinder Mohan Hindu