The Hermit In The Country; Or, Sketches Of British Manners. In Three Volumes: Volume I (One).

London, Henry Colburn & Co., 1823 A New Edition, hard cover blue paper covered bds with brown paper to spine, Fair, some rubbing and a little loss at btm upper bd edge, corners rubbed, spine has lines to paper and some splitting and loss at top and small amount at base, title block nearly complete, pges rough cut and a little darkened at edges, contents clean and tight, pge 59 - 62 loose with age darkening and creasing to btm edge, pges 199-204 have small brown mark to btm corner, pp285, adverts to front endpapers. Includes chapters on A Trip To Richmond; Man Traps; Rusticating Londoners; My Landlady; Watering Places; The Fishermen; Sea Bathing; The March; Hunting; The Antiquated Beau; Sportsmen's Ladies; The Navy Lieutenant; Family Pride etc...

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Book number: 11915

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: life observation England London hunting Richmond sea bathing beau sportsmen navy lieutenant fishermen watering places landlady man traps 000000000

Heroes Who Have Won Their Crown: David Livingstone and John Williams.

London, S W Partridge, no date H/B decorated red cloth bds, Fair, some fading and staining, some nibbling of cloth at rear spine hinge, contents sound and clean, nice two-tone frontis., prize label on front pastedown, evidence of nibbling of paper at rear spine hinge. A sound reading copy.

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Book number: 5061

Keywords: David Livingstone John Williams life martyr missionary Polynesia

High Conductivity Coppers: Technical Data.

Potters Bar, Copper Development Association, 1981 Oversized paperback, Good, a little skewed at spine, leading edge some scuffing, minor surface indentation/marking, contents fine and tight with tables. "...an invaluable summary of data relating to the physical and mechanical properties of the materials at low, ambient and elevated temperatures...Tensile, hardness, impact, creep and fatigue data have abstracted from the relevant original literature... The booklet provides information relating to the wrought coppers, low alloyed coppers and high copper alloys."

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Book number: 13383

Catalogue: Engineering

Keywords: copper coppers physical mechanical properties low ambient elevated temperatures creep fatigue data wrought coppers low alloyed coppers high copper alloys

Historic Buildings Of Southampton.

Art Gallery And Museums Committee of the City of Southampton, 1965 Landscape soft paper wraps, stapled, Near Fine, contents fine and tight, sl. crease at top corners of rear pges, pp52, b/w illustrations, City Museums Publication No. 5.

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Book number: 7478

Keywords: buildings Southampton architecture Arundel Tower Catchcold Tower St Michaels vaults Norman House Weigh HouseSt Julian's Chapel High Street East Wall Moat Holy Rood Church

Historic Commercial News.

Journal of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, 1991 and 1994 Journal of the Histoic Commerical Vehicle Society, Volume 6, Number 1, Jan/Feb 1991 and Vol. 9 Number 9 Dec 1994: pbks, VG+, pp63, stapled booklets.

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Book number: 7767

Keywords: Journal Historic Commercial Vehicle Society magazine

Historic Commercial News.

Journal of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, 1978 - 1997 Journals of the Historic Commerical Vehicle Society, pbks, mainly VG, stapled booklets, 1 from Summer 1978 (some staining/damage); 1 from April 1989 (browning at btm of pge in middle of booklet, rear pges have been stuck together); .

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Book number: 8632

Keywords: Journal Historic Commercial Vehicle Society magazine

A History of Passion: Mercedes Benz.

DaimlerChrysler AG, 2000. 1st Ed., H/B stylish black bds with silver title, NF+, deep red endpapers, contents Fine profusely illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. A book told with the help of personal observations and recollections. It is a revealing look at one of the world's best known names in automotive design and engineering. A title for all enthusiasts.

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Book number: 1170

Keywords: cars, Mercedes Benz, history, automotive, design, industry, passion, founder, Emil Jellinek, daimler, chrysler, speed, sports, transport.

Holy Men Of Old; Being Short Notices Of Such As Are Named In The Calendar Of The English Church.

London, John and Charles Mozley, 1849 1st Ed., small H/B, approx. 4" x 6", blue cloth bds, Good-, some soiling, corners bumped, gilt pattern/lettering to spine, contents clean and tight, pge edges just tanning. In the Calendar of the English Prayer-book, are included the names of fifty of the saints of Jesus Christ. This little book details each one. A scarce title.

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Book number: 5752

Keywords: saints church Christian calendar prayer book martyrs St Lucian St Hilary St Prisca St Fabian St Agnes St Vincent St Blasius St Valentine St David St Chad St Perpetua St Gregory St Edward St Benedict

The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments; Translated Out Of The Original Tongues; And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed To be Read In Churches.

Cambridge, F & C Rivington (sold by), 1818 H/B leather embossed bds, some edgewear, spine missing, edge blocks gilded, contents sound and tight, some age-spotting, pp1290, prev. owners name label on front pastedown ' E. H. K. Lacon or Lacen', Norfolk family births etc.. recorded on first 2 blank pges, dating from 1842, family names seem to include Lacen or Lacon and Broughton. The first name recorded could be Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon, the second Georgina Lacon (b. 1843) etc... (Postage may be higher on this item due to weight)

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Book number: 7631

Keywords: bible religious King James history Norfolk family Lacon Lacen Broughton

The Home Cookery Book: Containing Over Seven Hundred High-Class Modern Recipes.

London, Richard Edward King, no date H/B green cloth bds, almost VG, bevelled edges, a little dusty, embossed flower design on upper bd, contents clean and tight, pges tanned, a few pge edges have small closed tear, front hinge cracked but holding, pp178. A lovely old cookery book with seasonal lists, menu ideas and many recipes.

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Book number: 6270

Keywords: cookery cooking baking menus gastronomy history recipes seasonal food eating puddings sauces gravies soup fish beef vegetables desserts

Home Notes. 2 issues - Thursday April 12 1956 and Thursday May 3 1956

London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1956 2 pbk issues of the Home Notes magazine, VG, sl. wear at spine, contents clean and tight, pp52 and pp56 respectively. With advertisements, agony page, stories, knitting patterns, recipes, articles etc...

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Book number: 8588

Keywords: magazine 1950's Grace Kelly knitting patterns agony aunt Sarah HopeLavanya Simon Howard Collie Knox Dorothy Quentin Dawn PalethorpeAileen Burke Mary James Audrie Manley-Tucker Renee Shann

Hong Kong. Destination Guide. Vol. II No. 3.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tourist Publications, no date Paperback, slim volume, Good+, approx. 4" x 7", pp78, with advertisements and information including banks, buses, China Fleet Club, Chinese Tea, Entertainment Calendar, Festivals, Food, Golf, Harbour Village and Centre, Hotels, Interesting Places, Introduction to Hong Kong, Macau, Maps, Shopping Guide etc....

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Book number: 10240

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Hong Kong guide Pan Am buses ferries foreign missions addresses tours entertainment places of interest China Fleet Club Chinese Tea food Calendar tourism tourist festivals golf Harbour Village hotels

Hong Kong 1983. A Review of 1982.

Hong Kong Government Press, 1983 Hardcover pictorial cloth bds, VG, clipped d/w VG, a little wavy at the top edge, contents fine and tight, maps to endpapers, many colour photographic illustrations, pp325, with sections covering Overseas Representation; Industry and Trade; Financial System and Economy; Employment; Primary Production; Education; Health; Housing and Land; Public Order; Public Works and Utilities; Transport; Communications and The Media; Recreation and The Arts; The Environment; Constitution and Administration and Social Welfare.

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Book number: 8973

Catalogue: travel

Keywords: Hong Kong report review government Overseas Representation; Industry and Trade; Financial System and Economy; Employment; Primary Production; Education; Health; Housing and Land; Public Order arts

Horario Guia De Ferrocarriles: Lineas Aereas Y Maritimas Autobuses De Linea 1972.

Madrid, Artes Graficas Y Ediciones, Septiembre 1972 La Guia Completa De Todos Los Transportes, Con Los Servicios De Verano De Trenes, Barcos Y Aviacion, Pbk, Good-, some tearing to spine, contents clean and tight, pges tanning, pp223.

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Book number: 6217

Keywords: guide timetable airplane aeroplane ferry train Spain Spanish La Guia trenes aviacion

Horizon: Ghosts In The Dinosaur Graveyard. Text adapted from the programme transmitted 5th April 1993.

London, BBC Horizon, 1993 Slim paperback, pp22, Very Good, stapled. Dinosaur hunting in the Gobi desert.

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Book number: 9946

Catalogue: palaeontology

Keywords: palaeontology fossil dinosaur Horizon transcript programme Gobi Desert Mongolia American Museum of Natural History science velociraptor theories