ALONE, MAJOR J.P. (WEST INDIA REGIMENT).

Short Manual (With Vocabulary) of the Amharic Language, Prepared for the General Staff.

London: HMSO, 1909. 0. 1st edition. "The object of the book is to enable an officer on a visit to the country to understand, and make himself understood by, all classes of Abyssinians, and for that reason only words in common use have been employed..Amharic is a language of Semitic origin and is akin to the Bega language of the Hadendoa. Although it has no present connection with Arabic, it has, nevertheless, some of the Semitic features of that language." 16cms x 10.5cms. Pp.213, 3 cloth-backed folding tables with minor creased edges. Black cloth spine over dark green/blue boards which have wear to fore-edges. Scarce. G+.

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Book number: 38025

Catalogue: Foreign Language: : Amharic

Keywords: Alone Short Manual Vocabulary Amharic Language Abyssinian African Syllabic Alphabet Translation 38790 Foreign Language: : Amharic

ALSOP, STEWART.

Stay of Execution. A Sort of Memoir

London: The Bodley Head, 1974. Rep. The experiences of living with cancer. "An extraordinary book, grace under the ultimate pressure, filled with wit, wonder and endless courage." Pp. 312, 17 b/w photographs, slight toning to endpapers. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edge chipped. G+/G+.

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Book number: 29131

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Alsop Stay Execution Sort Memoir Illustrated Biography Cancer Leukemia 26842 General Biography

ALSTON, LEIGH A. (EDITOR).

Historic Buildings of Suffolk. The Journal of the Suffolk Historic Buildings Group. (Volume 1).

Ipswich: Fuller Davies Ltd (printers), 1998. Contents: 1.The Wall Paintings at 5 Friars Street, Sudbury; 2.Seven Pieces of Carpentry in Suffolk; 3.The Old Grammar School: The Finest Merchant's House in Lavenham; 4.A Unique Structure? The Dovecote at Badley Hall; 5.The Domestic Screens of North East Suffolk; 6.Holes in the Roof: The Hip Bonnet or Gablet Hood in Suffolk. 29.5cms x 21cms. Pp.71, black & white and colour photographs + many figure illustrations. Paperback. Scarce. VG.

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Book number: 50436

Catalogue: East Anglia: : Suffolk

Keywords: Historic Buildings Suffolk Wall Paintings Frars Street Sudbury Carpentry Old Grammar School Merchants House Lavenham Dovecote Badley Hall Domestic Screens Plank Muntin Hip Bonnet Gablet Hood 51917 East Anglia: : Suffolk

ALSTON WARING, P.

The Peacock Country. (Decorated by Vera Bock).

New York: The John Day Company, 1948. 0. 1st edition. "In India there is a bond between people and animals. During my long stay in that country I came to understand this fact and to wonder at it and to be delighted by it..These stories are the stories of the lives of animals woven into the lives of people." (Introduction). Pp.xii/100, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper ("For Doreen Osborn(?) In memory of a fine evening when we who had lived in India talked and talked of the land we loved. Your liking these stories is a special tribute. P.Alston Waring. 1949"), black and white illustrations by Vera Bock throughout with decorated margins. Cream cloth, gilt and green decorated title to front and spine, edges rubbed. G+.

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Book number: 35347

Catalogue: Travel: : India

Keywords: Alston Waring Signed Peacock Country Vera Bock India Travel Animals Stories Mourbhanj Peacock State Orissa 35676 Travel: : India

ALSTON, CHRISTOPHER.

Strong To Save. A Tale of the 1953 Floods in Norfolk.

Bungay: Morrow & Co, 1996. 0948903287. 1st edition. "On Saturday, January 31st, the lethal combination of an abnormally high tide and a vicious winter gale created the worst floods the East Coast of Britain has seen in recorded history..'Strong to Save', Christopher Alston's third published novel, is a dramatic tale of horror and heroism on that night in one North Norfolk village." Pp.181. Black cloth, dustwrapper has clear protective wrap. Scarce. VG/VG.

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Book number: 34132

Catalogue: East Anglia: : Norfolk

Keywords: Christopher Alston Strong to Save 1953 Floods Norfolk Novel East Anglia East Coast Disaster 34432 East Anglia: : Norfolk

ALTENBERND, LYNN AND LEWIS, LESLIE L.

A Handbook for the Study of Poetry.

London: Collier Macmillan Pub, 1966. Rep. Pp. 86, name to fep. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 20313

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Altenberned Lewis Handbook Study Poetry A13022 Poetry

ALTON, DAVID.

What Kind of Country?

Basingstoke: Marshall Pickering. 1988. 1st ed. "Challenges the orthodoxies of all political parties and promotes an alternative which comes from neither Left nor Right. It transends party politics in advocating a new society of justice, equality and freedom". Pp 276, slight toning to pages. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 25422

Catalogue: British Politics

Keywords: Alton What Kind Country British Politics 22350 British Politics

ALTRINCHAM, LORD.

Two Anglican Essays.

London: Secker & Warburg,1958. 1st ed. 1. A Layman's Plea. 2. F.D.Maurice and Christian Socialism. Pp.128. Blue cloth, blue d/w, rubbed with minor chips. VG/G+.

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Book number: 44

Catalogue: Anglican

Keywords: Altrincham Anglican Essays Church of England Layman Maurice Christian Socialism 01233 Anglican

ALTSCHUL, A AND SINCLAIR, H.C.

Psychology for Nurses. (5th Ed).

London; Bailliere Tindall. 1981. 0702008486. "Provides nurses not only with the information needed to pass examinations, but also with knowledge that will be useful throughout their career in their relationships with patients and their relatives, as well as colleagues and hospital personnel". Pp 373, clipping to page edges of 307-310 not affecting text. Paperback. G+.

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Book number: 24408

Catalogue: Psychology

Keywords: Altschul Sinclair Psychology Nurses Examinations Patients 20982 Psychology

ALVES, COLIN.

The Christian in Education.

London: SCM, 1972. 1st.ed. "Great changes are afoot in the world of education today. What form will religious education take in the new educational contexts which seem to be emerging. These are some of the questions that this book explores and attempts to answer." Pp, 126, name to fep. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 9373

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Alves Christian Education Religious Church A1826 Education

ALVES, COLIN.

The Role of the Church Teacher Today.

Westminster: Church Information Office, 1967. 1st ed. "In this booklet, Colin Alves is helping us in the best possible way, by leading us to ask the right questions about our teaching in the Church." Pp. 34. P/b. VG.

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Book number: 29423

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Alves Role Church Teacher Today 26780 Education

AMAMOO, JOSEPH G.

The Ghanaian Revolution.

London: Jafint Co, 1988. 1854210165. 1st ed. "When in March 1957 Ghana became the first African country in colonial Africa to achieve Independence, the event was enthusiastically welcomed by millions of Africans and liberal non-Africans. Many people looked up to Ghana with hope, confidence and pride..The question then is, how it comes about that..the country deteriorated through a series of military coups that eventually led to the bloody revolution of June 1979." Pp.234, incribed by the author to fep, toning to pages. Black cloth, d/w has minor edge creasing. VG/VG.

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Book number: 33421

Catalogue: History: : Africa

Keywords: Amamoo Signed Ghanaian Revolution Ghana Africa History Politics Military Coup African Independence 33514 History: : Africa

AMBLER, R.W.

Churches, Chapels and the Parish Communities of Lincolnshire 1660-1900.

Lincoln: The History of Lincolnshire Committee, 2000. 0902668188. A History of Lincolnshire Volume IX. "The development of Protestant dissent, and Evangelical Revival, with the rise of Methodism, all challenged old structures. The Church of England was transformed through institutions and the development of new patterns of worship. There was also considerable change in the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church. The ways in which the people of Lincolnshire not only responded to, but also shaped the course of these changes, is the main theme of this book." Pp.xii/274, 49 figure illustrations, signed by the author to title page. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 48284

Catalogue: Parish History

Keywords: Ambler Signed Churches Chapels Parish Communities Lincolnshire History Restoration Dissent Baptists Quakers Roman Catholics Church of England Pluralism Nonresidence Clergy Buildings Christianity 49734 Parish History

AMBLER, REX.

Global Theology. The meaning of faith in the present world crisis.

Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1990. 1st.ed. "The doubt prompted by our current life-style and values is set over against a religious faith which struggles to survive in the faith of that doubt." Pp. 90. Ink stamp to fep. P/b. VG.

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Book number: 12349

Catalogue: Science/Religion

Keywords: Ambler Theology Faith Religion Science Planet A6032 Science/Religion

AMBROSE, ERNEST.

Melford Memories. Recollections of 94 Years.

Privately Published, 1972. 0. Published under the auspices of the Long Melford Historical and Archaeological Society. Memories of Long Melford in Suffolk over 94 years. Pp.124, 16 b/w photos, slight toning to pages. Paperback, slightly rubbed with minor creasing and scuffs to spine. G+.

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Book number: 35199

Catalogue: East Anglia: : Suffolk

Keywords: Ernest Ambrose Melford Memories Long Melford Suffolk Local History East Angliafair Band Traders Entertainers Poaching Mat Factory Bell Ringing Recreations 52073 East Anglia: : Suffolk