Peru Challenge And Response: Portrait of a Resurgent Nation. In Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Peru's Independence.

Lima, Publicaciones Continente S. A., 1971 An edition of one thousand copies printed especially for the Banco de Credito del Peru, No. 605 (could be 615, middle number unclear), hard cover with padded bords, Good, some fading, a little rubbing in places, upper bd a little bowed, in pictorial dust wrapper, Good, some edgewear/creasing, contents clean and sound with many b/w and colour plates, text in English, first two pges pulling away from main body of text at top half, title to dust wrapper 'Vale Un Peru' pp188, smells old bookish.

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Book number: 14233

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Peru independence country land people history social structure organization culture art folklore agriculture mining fishing manufacturing industry fuel power roads communications trade finance tourism

Peter Parley's Annual 1848.

London, Darton And Co., 1848 Hard cover red cloth embossed bds decorated with gilt ship to upper bd and pictures and gilt lettering to spine, Good-, a little bumping to bd edges in places, pge edges gilded, ffep missing, two colour frontis. pictures loose and with some age-spotting, contents clean with some loosening in places, but holding, occas. age-spotting, lovely colour and b/w illustrations, pp376 + adverts. A lovely book filled with anecdotes, stories, lectures, Something About...., poetry etc...

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Book number: 12125

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Peter Parley annual young children's anecdotes Mary Howitt short stories history Lady Grey Richard I natural history nature geography lectures glass mirrors cameos crusades poetry poems 0000000000

Peter & Mary And The Magic Marble and Other Stories For Boys And Girls.

London, Rylee Ltd, no date H/B glazed pict. bds, VG+, sl. scuffing at spine ends, contents fine and bright, a nice little copy of this book of short stories for young children, featuring such characters as Plucky Peter's dog, Floppy the elephant, Bimbo the monkey and Robin the rag-doll.

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Book number: 6052

Keywords: short stories Peter Mary children's fiction Plucky Floppy Bimbo Robin 085408116X

Peterborough District Railway Lines Map.

Folded paper map, Very Good, approx. 13" x 16", scale 1/4" to 1 mile, looks ahlmost hand drawn, includes lines from Peterborough North to Boston, Little Steeping in NE; Grantham and Radcliffe in SW; Oundle, Barnwell and Thorpe to South and Sutton Bridge in East, some writing and lines to rear in biro. Scarce.

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Book number: 11522

Catalogue: railways

Keywords: Railways map British Rail Peterborough North scale 1/4" to 1 mile railway lines passenger 000000000

The Photographic Art Journal. Volume 2. March 1902 To February 1903.

Leicester, Edward Shardlow, 1902 Oversized Hard Cover cloth bds with lovely decoration and titles to upper bd and spine, some age-darkening to cloth, bumping in places and a little rubbing to edges otherwise Good+, contents fine and tight, lovely tipped in frontis. of Fleur De Reve by M Bergon tissue-protected, pp282 + plates, with Index to Articles and Index to Illustrations, Edited by Harry Quilter and Fred C Shardlow. A nice sound copy. Postage may be higher due to weight.

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Book number: 11796

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: photographic journalism R Demachy Jas Gale Harry Quilter A M Dumas C H Ellis Jas E Masters Francis Fielding W M Dodson Jas Shaw John Gunston A Le Blond E J Steichen Jas Gale F Graves J P Beeson 000000000

Photographic Souvenir in Connection with Last Passenger Train on the Bath - Templecombe - Bournemouth Section Sunday, 6th March 1966. Farewell to the Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Stephenson Locomotive Society, 1966 Pbk, booklet, stapled, almost VG, light age-marking, many b/w photographic plates, includes one loose railway diagram and gradient profiles, pp16.

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Book number: 13931

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: commemorative photographic souvenir Stephenson Locomotive Society special trains 1966 passenger steam Somerset adn Dorset Joiint Railway L.M.S.R. Pines Express SDJR sentinels 47910 47911 Bath

The Pick of Punch: An Annual Selection.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1948 Oversized Hard Cover, greeny blue cloth bds, almost VG, spine has faded patches esp. at the ends, clipped d/w, Good-, small pieces missing at spine ends, v. small closed tears at edges, a few darker patches to upper wrap, contents clean and tight, light age-freckling to leading pge edge block and endpapers, pp208. With contributions from such as: Justin Richardson; J Basil Boothroyd; Eric Walmsley; R C Scriven; Lord Dunsany; Kenneth Dear; H F Ellis; Paul F Jennings; Richard Mallett; A M Currie; Miss Virginia Graham; George F Kerr; Major John Kendall; Colin Howard. A E Green; G D R Davies; Eric Keown etc...

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Book number: 11565

Catalogue: Magazine

Keywords: Punch annual selection pick 1948 Mary A Chubb M H Longson Capt N E Marryatt Lt Col A R Heald H L Willoughby E V Knox E T Moore David Brock Ruth Pitter W H Luce A Bernard Hollowood Rodney Hobson 000000000

Pictorial Food Growing.

London and Bognor Regis, John Crowther Ltd, no date War Economy Standard, H/B white paper covered bds with green cloth to spine, VG, corners and edges a little rubbed, contents nice and tight with many step-by-step picture sequences, last pge has corner missing and pge 86 has small closed tear at top. A nice scarce title possible produced for the war effort. Includes chapters on Soil Preparation and Manuring; A Year's Work on the Food Plot - illustrated for each month; Some important food Crops and Why; Miscellaneous Vegetables - including Asparagus, Horseradish, artichokes, calabresse, salsify and scorzonera, celeriac kohl rabi, sweet corn, tomatoes etc..; Intensive Cropping; How to Build Hot-bed Frames; Common Pests; Weeds you Should Know; The Fruit Garden Month by Month etc...

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Book number: 4670

Keywords: food growing production guide vegetables gardening fruit step-by-step instructions pests hot-bed frames weeds storage

A Pictorial And Descriptive Guide To The English Lake District, With An Outline Guide For Pedestrians.

London, Ward, Lock & Co., no date Seventeenth Edition - revised, Soft red cloth wraps, Good-, btm corners rubbed, some light scribble on front, contents nice and tight, includes map of the district, three section maps and upwards of sixty illustrations, some neat taping to maps in places and to one page near front, one closed tear to pge 63. A sound reading copy.

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Book number: 5165

Keywords: red guide map illustrated Lake District travel tourist tourism walking walkers geology geography

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide To Llandudno And North Wales (Northern Section).

London, Ward, Lock & Co., no date Red cloth covered card covers, Good-, a little marking, hinge cracked inside front cover, all maps present and complete, but one quite badly torn across centre and others have one or two small closed tears, contents clean and tight, pp323 +adverts. With six district maps and plans of Lllandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon and Chester. Includes special section for motorists.

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Book number: 9271

Catalogue: map

Keywords: map guide pictorial descriptive tourist Lllandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon geography Chester.

The Picture Book Of Trains.

London, Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd, no date Paperback, Fair, age-browned, front cover but no rear cover, edges some wear, spine exposed with loose threads, with 22 out of 24 colour plates and numerous illustrations, pges loosening or loose, foxing to pges, not sure if it is quite complete, with chapters such as: About Engines, About Trains, Signals, More About Engines, How Railways Are Built, The Tale of The Station Clock, Electric Trains, Wonders of the Underground, Model Railways and Mountain Railways. Part of The Opal Picture Books series.

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Book number: 11030

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: Railways trains engines mountain railways Opal Picture Books electric trains underground model railways station clock signals 000000000

Pine Needles.

Scarborough, The Remnant Warehouse, no date H/B green cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine and upper bd, Good, a little dusty, b/w frontis., pges tanned, pp274. A scarce title by the author of 'The Wide, Wide World'.

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Book number: 8212

Keywords: Franklins Franklin Mosswood Maggie Mrs Candlish Meredith Flora Esther Mr Murray Uncle Eden Pastor Harms fiction story

Pipers' Music Folio Of Hymns. Grand Selection. Words And Music.

Pipers' Bazaars, no date Soft wraps, stapled, Good, corners a little scuffed, rear edges a little chipped, contents clean and tight, pges sl. tanned. Contains 30 popular hymns with words and music.

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Book number: 5989

Keywords: hymns music singing church tunes Pipers

Pipers' Music Folio Of Hymns. Grand Selection. Words And Music. No. 2.

Pipers' Bazaars, no date Pbk landscape, Good, stapled, spine a little torn, corners scuffed, 3 small closed tears at edges, contents clean and tight, pges sl. tanned. Containing 30 popular hymns.

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Book number: 5990

Keywords: hymns music singing church words selection

Pippin Annual (1970)

London, Polystyle Publications Ltd, 1969 Oversized glazed pictorial hard cover, Good, a little wear at top of spine hinges, a little bumping, 'Pippin game' to rear, Away In A Manger illustrated in colour on the front endpapers, Tog On His Own to the rear pastedown, Belongs To clean, unclipped, contents nice and tight, pges tanned, some puzzles and colouring in completed, closed tear approx. 3" with scuff at the btm at top of pge 15 and similar with no scuff on pge 17, small closed tear to bottom of pge 35, with all the favourite characters: Bill and Ben; Bizzy Lizzy; Tales of the Riverbank; Tog; The Pogles; The Herbs; The Woodentops; The Moonbeans; Joe; Trumpton, pp79.

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Book number: 13579

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Pippin annual 1970 Bill and Ben; Bizzy Lizzy; Tales of the Riverbank; Tog; The Pogles; The Herbs; The Woodentops; The Moonbeans; Joe; Trumpton, childrens Jenny Reyn FWR