ADCOCK, FLEUR; DOOLEY, MAURA; LITHERLAND, S.J.; MAUGHAN, JILL.

BLOODAXE BOOKS 4-PACK # 1. Four From Northern Women.

Newcastle upon Tyne. Bloodaxe Books, 1986., Poems by 4 women in one paperback. 1) "Hotspur" by Fleur Adcock is 24 pages, with b./w., red/ w. & blue/ w. illustrations.2) "IVY LEAVES & ARROWS" by Maura Dooley, 22 pages. 3)"THE LONG INTERVAL." by S.J. Litherland, 22 pages. 4)" GHOSTS AT FOUR O'CLOCK" by Jill Maugham. 16 pages. Near fine, clean & no marks, but previous owner's name on top of title page. Priced on back £4.95. 21.5cm. x 14cm. 1986

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Book number: 9021

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: poetry poems verse Adcock Dooley Litherland Maughan

ADCOCK, A. ST.. JOHN.

FOR REMEMBRANCE. Soldier Poets Who Have Fallen in the War.

London Hodder & Stoughton, 1920's, Revised & Enlarged Edition." Not dated, this was first published 1918, so probably this revised enlarged edition was published in the 1920's? Cover and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is worn & torn on the edges, top edge of spine and 1.5cm. of bottom of spine have been torn off. 312 pages. 26 sepia photographs of some of the soldier poets are tipped in. 65 poets are described along with some of their verse. 1920

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Book number: 9192

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: 1st World War poetry verse poets W.W.1

ADDISON, WILLIAM

UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES.

London B.T. Batsford, 1978, Sir William Addison divided his book into 9 areas, S.E. England, Southern England, S.W. England, The West Midlands, The South Midlands, Essex & East Anglia, The North Midlands, N.W. England, & N.E. England. 159 pages including a topographical glossary. 21 b. & w. photographs on 16 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine but price clipped. 8.75" x 5.5". ISBN 0713402954. 1978

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Book number: 2655

Catalogue: Reference

Keywords: placenames place name villages towns places England

ADKINS, THOMAS.

The History of St. John's College Battersea. The Story of a Notable Experiment.

London. The National Society's Depository, published for the Battersea Club, 1906.., Hardback. 308 pages. Frontispiece is a b./w. photo of Battersea college, with tissue guard, plus 9 other b./w. photographs including ground plans in 1848 & 1906, and some college principals. 18.5cm. x 12.5cm. Contents clean & very good condition but spine of red cloth cover slightly soiled, front & back covers are slightly faded. Former owner's name L. Hinchcliff, Harewood, Leeds, written in ink on front endpage, plus the address Pendene, Savile Town, Dewsbury is blind-stamped on top corner. No d./w. 1906

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Book number: 9970

Catalogue: History

Keywords: St. John's College Battersea London Battersea

ADLER, RICHARD & ELIZABETH.

NEEDLEPOINT. A NEW LOOK.

London. Book Club, 1984., First published 1981 by Sidgwick & Jackson. 175 pages, with advice on materials, techniques & instructions. Illustrated with photographs and 12 designs in colour, also many diagrams (in 2 colours ) explaining the method of working them. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. slightly bumped & faintly marked, o./w. near fine. 10" x 7½". CN 1718. 1984

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Book number: 1402

Catalogue: Sewing, Knitting & Needlework

Keywords: needlepoint tapestries needlework cushions

ADLINGTON, STUART.

Jams, Preserves & Chutneys.

Bleasby. Like Books / Index, 2012., Hardback, laminated boards with spiral binding. Over 200 easy to make recipes. 224 pages..27cm. x 24.75cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks in near fine cover. Priced £20.00 on back. Heavy. 2012

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Book number: 9674

Keywords: jam preserves chutneys relish marmalade pickles conserves curds.

ADRIANI, GOTZ; KONNERTZ, WINIFRED; THOMAS, KARIN.

JOSEPH BEUYS. LIFE AND WORKS.

New York. Barron's, 1979, Softback. Translated by Patricia Lech. The life & works of a controversial German artist. 308 pages. 139 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 7" x 4". ISBN 0812021754 1979

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Book number: 3859

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Joseph Beuys art artists painting sculpture

AGAR-HAMILTON, J.A.I., AND TURNER, L.C.F.

THE SIDI REZEG BATTLES 1941.

Cape Town. Oxford University Press, 1957., Ex-Library. ".. prepared by the Union War Histories Section of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa." Compiled from official documents, this is concerned with the Desert Offensive of November 1941, and the Ist South African Infantry Division. 505 pages including bibliography, & index. There should be 3 maps, but 2 are missing. Remaining map folded in 3, worn & torn on one fold, repared on reverse with archival tape. 53 sketch maps in text. 47 b./w. photographs on 27 pages. No d./w. Sturdy library binding is very good but corners slightly bumped & worn, and library ref. number on bottom of spine. Contents clean and near fine, but front endpage has library stamp & old label, with '40p' written in ink. No d./w. 1957

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Book number: 6132

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Sidi Renzig Sidi Rezeg Rommel Desert Campaign Ed Duda Transvaal Scottish General Cunningham Claude Auchinleck General Freyberg Sidi Rezegh Smuts South Africa

AHLSTRAND, ALAN AND KAYNES, JOHN H.

Suzuki GSX-R750 & GSX-R1100 Fours, Katana (GSX600F, GSX750F & GSX1100F) Fours

Sparkford, Yeovil. Haynes, 1993., Softback. Models from 1985 to 1993, 599cc, 748cc, 749cc, 1052, & 1127cc are covered in this manual. Divided into 8 parts, the pages of each part are numbered separately, there are about 230 pages in total. 27cm. x 21cm. Contents are very good & clean. Cover is rubbed on all edges, faint marks on the front, & front top corner is creased. Back cover is very good. ISBN 1563920557. 1993

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Book number: 9880

Keywords: Suzuki motorbikes motorcycles

AIHARA, KYOKO. ( TEXT AND ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY )

GEISHA. A Living Tradition.

London. Carlton Books, 2000, Ex Library, but still in lovely condition apart from 2 library stamps.& a barcode. 128 pages. Colour photographs on most pages, showing the life of the Japanese geiko & maiko in Kyoto. 29cm. x 23.5cm. D./w. has little bit of library label still on bottom of spine otherwise near fine, inside protective sleeve, & priced £16.99. 2000

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Book number: 9996

Keywords: Kyoto Japan geiko maiko Japanese

AITKEN, JAMES. (EDITED BY.)

English Letters Of The XVIII Century.

Harmondsworth. Pelican Books, 1946., Paperback. First Pelican edition, A163. 185 pages, plus 7 pages of Pelican advertisements. The writers are Addison, Blake, Burke, Burney, Byron, Cowper, Delany, D'Arblay, Johnson, Lamb, Montagu, Pope, Thomson, & Walpole. 18cm. x 11cm. Very good, no inscription or marks, but top edge of half-title page slightly torn. Spine slightly soiled & top edge slightly dusty.. Priced 1 shilling on front cover. ` 1946

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Book number: 9923

Keywords: letters correspondence mail letter writing

AITKEN, JAMES. (EDITED BY)

English Letters of the XIX Century.

Harmondsworth. Pelican Books, 1946, Paperback. A Pelican Ist edition. A164. 188 pages, plus 4 pages advertising Penguin books. 18cm.. x 11cm. The letter writers are Thomas Anold, Bronte, Carlyle, Croker, Dickens, Disraeli, Frend, Gladstone, Jolliffe, Keats, Kingsley, Martineau, More, Nelson, Romilly, Scott, Southey, Wellington & Wilberforce. Priced 1 shilling on front. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover near fine. 18cm. x 11cm. 1946

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Book number: 9924

Keywords: letters correspondence mail letter writers

AKIMOTO, SHUNKICHI.

THE LURE OF JAPAN.

Tokyo, Japan. Board of Tourist Industry Japanese Government Railways, 1934., Ex Reference library. "Presented by Japanese Government Railways." is typed on library bookplate. 371 pages. 40 b./w. photographs on 32 pages. Folded map at end of book. The paper over endpages has split at hinges but lining underneath is still intact. Ends of spine are bumped. Library reference number on spine, & ocasional small library stamps in margins of pages, otherwise very good.. 1934

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Book number: 7525

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Japan Japanese Tokyo Akan Yokohama Kobe Osaka Kyoto Kirishima Fuji Nikko

ALBARET, CÉLESTE.

Monsieur Proust.

London. Collins Harvill Press, 1976., An account of Proust's final years by Céleste Albaret, his housekeeper, who, with her husband, took care of him for the last 9 years of his life. As told by her to Georges Belmont. Translated by Barbara Bray. 387 pages including index. 27 b./w. photographs. 9¼" x 6". Near fine. Near fine d./w. except ¼" tear on bottom front. ISBN 0002625040. 1976

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Book number: 1437

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Proust Celeste Alberet

ALBEE, EDWARD

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF ?

London. Penguin Books, 1967, Paperback. A play in 3 acts. Reprint. Penguin number PL61. 140 pages. Cover near fine but corners slightly bumped. Contents near fine. 18cm. x 11cm. 1967

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Book number: 6586

Catalogue: Film, Theatre, Television & Radio

Keywords: play theatre Edward Albee