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ALBERY, NICHOLAS
POEM FOR THE DAY. 366 poems, old and new, worth learning by heart.
London. Natural Death Centre / Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996, Reprint, first published 1994 by Sinclair-Stevenson. Foreword by Wendy Cope. 400 pages. 24cm. x 15.75cm. Cover & contents near fine except for an inscription " Many thanks, June 1994". D./w. is fine, not price clipped but not priced. 1996
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Book number: 9097
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 US$ 3.79 | JP¥ 573]
Catalogue: Poetry
Keywords: poetry poems verse reciting poets annual year daily

 
ALBRIGHT, MARY JO
WHEN THE BELLS RANG. A History & Drawings of Old School Houses in Linn & Benton Counties.
Philomath,Oregon. White Rabbit Publishing, 1983., Softback. By a former teacher of Corvallis School. Divided into 2 parts, Benton & Linn counties. 134 pages. Chapters on about 61 individual schools with the words of people & pupils who knew them. 8 other articles on various districts' schools & their history. All 61 schools are illustrated with a drawing by the author. Pages I -VI, (which includes the half title page, title page, & contents page etc.) have become loose, a long inscription inside front cover, o./w. near fine. Dark blue card cover, faded on spine and on part of back cover, o./w. near fine. 10½" x 8". ISBN 0912525010. 1983
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Book number: 2359
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 7.57 | JP¥ 1146]
Catalogue: History
Keywords: schools Linn County Benton County Philomath Oregon

 
ALDER, GARRY.
BEYOND BOKHARA. The Life of William Moorcroft, Asian Explorer & Pioneer Veterinary Surgeon 1767-1825.
London. Century,1985., Ex Library. Part of old label, a bar code, part of old ticket pocket and a small library stamp on f.e.p. Small library stamp on reverse of title page, another on b.e.p. 417 pages including notes & list of sources. 18 b.& w. photographs, 24 line drawings, 3 maps. 9½" x 6¼". Biography of William Moorcroft, surgeon & explorer. He became the first qualified vet to set up practice in England, and in 1808 accepted the post of superintendent of the East India Company's Bengal stud. Without permission he crossed the Himalayas by a route unknown to Europeans, to western Tibet. Another journey, of 2000 miles took him 6 years. 1985
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Book number: 2206
GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 9.47 | JP¥ 1433]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Bokhara Moorcroft East India Company Bengal Veterinary Society

 
ALDERSON, JOHN.
Law and Disorder.
London. Hamish Hamilton, 1984., Autobiography of the former Chief Constable. 247 pages. Near fine d./w. Near fine cover and contents except for previous owner's name, and the paper is beginning to turn brownish. ISBN 0241112591. 1984
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Book number: 8332
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 US$ 2.52 | JP¥ 382]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: police social order unlawful crime rioting riots gangs criminals burglars legal system law courts

 
ALDRICH, RICHARD J.
GCHQ The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency.
London. Harper Press, 2010., Paperback. Thick. 666 pages, 31 b./w. photographs. 2 maps. 23.5cm. x 15.25cm. Contents are clean, no inscription or marks, but cover is slightly grubby & the book is "leaning" probably owing to its thickness which is nearly 5cm. Priced on back £14.99 ISBN 9780007312658 2010 ISBN: 9780007312658
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Book number: 8799
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Catalogue: History
Keywords: GCHQ Intelligence Cheltenham Bletchley Park SAS Geoffrey Prime Spies

 
ALEXANDER, BOB; BROWN, HEATHER; BURTON, ANN; DEEPROSE, TIM; NORRIS, JILL; SALISBURY, SANDRA; SPINK, MOLLY; STONER, SYLVIA.
BRIDGE STREET MACCLESFIELD.
Macclesfield, Cheshire. Friends of Macclesfield Silk Heritage, c. 1983., Softback. Compiled with help from members of The Silk History Group, a sub-group of the Friends of Macclesfield Silk Heritage. 48 pages. Over 50 b./w. photographs & documents. 3 maps & 3 charts. Stiff card cover is stapled, the middle sheet of pages ( that is pages 23, 24, 25 & 26) are loose. Contents are clean, no inscription or marks. Card cover is slightly grubby. 30cm. x 21cm. 1983
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Book number: 7489
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Catalogue: History
Keywords: Macclesfield Bridge Street Silk Museum

 
ALEXANDER, BRUCE.( EDITOR.)
CRAFTS AND CRAFTSMEN.
London. Croom Helm, 1974., A buyer's guide to British craftsmanship". In this book Britain is divided into 10 regions, & the craftsmen are grouped into 11 crafts: metal, stone, clay, jewellery & precious metals, fabrics, wood, leather & book binding, musical instruments, toys & models, thatching & straw, and glass. Board covers, no d./w. 216 pages, with drawings & diagrams by Mike Gibson. 216 pages, with a list of museums who display crafts, & list of craftsmen's addresses. Slightly worn on top front corner & other places but contents very good. 8" tall x 9" (landscape) The scan shows the back cover as it has a very good description printed on it. No d./w. ISBN 0856641788. 1974
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Book number: 1662
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 US$ 3.79 | JP¥ 573]
Catalogue: Arts & Crafts
Keywords: crafts craftsmen thatching glass blowing book binding potters

 
ALEXANDER, MICHAEL
OMAI 'NOBLE SAVAGE'.
London. Collins & Harvill Press, 1977., First edition. Biography of the young Tahitian who was brought to London in 1774. Befriended by Captain Cook and Joseph Banks, he soon bcame popular in society with his natural charm & sense of humour. He was introduced to King George III, and painted by the top artists. 222 pages including bibliography, with 14 b./w. photographs of paintings, prints & engravings. Near fine except an old price written in pencil of £5, & erased, is still fainly visible on the top corner of half-title page. Near fine d./w., priced £5.95. 8½" x 5½" ISBN 0002626101. 1977
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Book number: 2352
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.31 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Omai Tahiti Captain Cook Joseph Banks Tonga New Zealand Tupia

 
ALLABY, MICHAEL
The Survival Handbook. Self-Suffiency For Everyone.
London. Macmillan, 1975., 252 pages. Illustrated with photographs & drawings. Near fine but previous owner's name on f.e.p. D./w. is worn & torn in places. 9¼" x 7¾". 1975
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Book number: 3987
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 US$ 3.79 | JP¥ 573]
Keywords: survival self-sufficiency

 
ALLAN, JOHN R.
THE SEASONS RETURN
London. Robert Hale, 1955., First edition. Autobiography of a Scotsman who farmed in Aberdeenshire, kept a herd of Friesian cattle, travelled to Brittany & Canada, and in his spare time wrote books! 219 pages. 17 b./w. photographs. 1955
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Book number: 8847
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 US$ 5.05 | JP¥ 764]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Aberdeenshire Toronto farming Breton Brittany

 
ALLEN, G. FREEMAN
BRITISH RAIL AFTER BEECHING.
London. Ian Allan, 1965., First edition. 384 pages. Over 100 b./w. photographs on 31 pages. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. No d./w. Blue cloth cover is very faded along top 2.5cm.of front cover and on the spine. 23.5cm. x 15.5cm. 1965
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Book number: 8868
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 7.57 | JP¥ 1146]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Beeching railway train engine

 
ALLEN, BOB.
A DALES WALK. A Long-Distance Walk Through England's Most Beautiful Scenery.
London. Michael Joseph, 1997., 178 pages. Describes 6 walks starting with Leyburn to Aysgarth, ending with Reeth to Richmond, plus 3 circular walks, illustrated with colour photographs & sketch maps. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks, Near fine d./w., priced £16.99. ISBN 0718141350. 1997
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Book number: 7981
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 US$ 3.79 | JP¥ 573]
Catalogue: Travel
Keywords: walks Dales Yorkshire Kirkby Stephen Keld Reeth Richmond Hawes Thwaite Aysgarth Leyburn

 
ALLEN, G. FREEMAN.
LOCOSPOTTERS' ANNUAL 1961.
Hampton Court. Ian Allan Ltd., c.1960., No date of publication, most probably 1960. Priced 6/6 on bottom corner of title page. 64 pages.7 pages of paintings by V. Welch and B.A. Haresnape in colour, and many b./w. photographs of trains. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Very clean inside and outside. No d./w. Board cover is near fine but top of spine slightly bumped. 9¾" x 7¼". 1960
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Book number: 4707
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.31 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: train engine locomotive steam engine railway station

 
ALLEN, CHARLES (EDITOR)
Plain Tales From the Raj. Images of British India in the 20th Century.
London. Century Publishing, 1985., Hardback. Landscape format. Reprint, but first published in this edition in association with Andre Deutsch & BBC. 240 pages, well illustrated in colour and black & white, with photographs, paintings & prints.19.5cm. x 25cm. Contents clean, near fine, no marks, no inscription. Front cover has one tiny mark where surface scratched. ISBN 0712607153 1985 ISBN: 0712607153
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Book number: 10176
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 US$ 2.52 | JP¥ 382]
Keywords: India Raj Bengal Bombay Calcutta Simla Rivett-Carnac

 
ALLEN, DAVID RAYVERN.
THE PUNCH BOOK Of CRICKET
London. Grafton Books, 1986., Softback. Reprint, first published 1985 by Granada. 174 pages of sketches, puns, prose, verse & over 100 cartoons & drawings from 140 years of Punch on the subject of cricket ! Near fine condition, no inscription or marks.ear fine cover, priced on back £6.95. 24.5cm. x 18cm. ISBN 0246130237. 1986
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Book number: 130
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3 US$ 3.16 | JP¥ 478]
Catalogue: Humour
Keywords: Cricket Punch Cartoons Bowlers batsmen

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