ASHFORTH,DAVID

Ringers & Rascals a Taste of Skulduggery

Newbury Berkshire: Highdown, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Mint Hardcover Copy in Dust-Jacket (AS NEW) The book tells the story of the world's greatest racing fraudster.Peter Christian Barrie painted horses,not with oils,on canvas but with henna dye,on the horses themselves so disguising good horses as bad ones and tricked bookmakers out of millions of dollars.A great copy for the collector of Horse Racing or Sporting Books in superb unread condition.8vo 303pp First Edition 1st Impression. As New .

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Book number: 48327

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Keywords: Horse Racing Best Mate Trainers Henrietta Knight Terry Biddlecombe Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Mate Fraud

GEORGE DE DUBOR (TRANSLATED BY G.M. MORT)

The Mysteries of Hypnosis

London: William Rider & Son, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine.No Dust-Jacket.This copy has one previous owner's name to the ffep.The outer boards have a couple of extreneous marks to them and there are some annotation made (in Pencil) to the rear endpapers.The binding is pretty firm.8vo 235pp First Edition Uncommon Title. Good .

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Book number: 35306

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Keywords: Psychanalysis Hypnosis

JOSS,MORAG

Across the Bridge (Signed Limited Edition)

London: Alma Books, 2011. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Mint Copy of this Book in a Mint Dust-Jacket (AS NEW) 1st Edition First Hardback and Limited Edition.SIGNED by the Author.Limited to 100 numbered copies only.As new with NO faults 8vo 310pp First Edition (Limited)This is number 26 of 100 Copies. As New .

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Book number: 69017

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Keywords: Signed

TURNEY,A.H.

Happy Hertfordshire 1797-1997 Part One (Two Hundred Years of Craft Freemasonry in Hertfordshire)

Hertfordshire: Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this hardcover Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good+ Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper,and with slight rubbing to the head of ther spine.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership names present.A comprehensive and well illustrated work with many coloured photographs etc of the various Lodges their customs and History together with subscribers list at back of the book.Great reference book and a scarce title.This copy was acquired from the Private library of Victor Cowan a former high ranking Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm.large 4to 227pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 29462

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Keywords: Masons Freemasony Lodges Hertfordshire

YOUNG,JOHN

They Fell Like Stones: Battles and Casualties of the Zulu War,1879

London: Greenhill Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's original maroon coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped with NO previous ownership inscriptions present.The dust-jacket remains clean and bright with NO dustiness or marks and with NO sunning or fading to spine.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is NO leaning or rolling to spine.lovely copy for the collector of this title which was acquired from a large and impressive collection of Military History with a particular emphasis on Aviation.Well illustrated in black and white,8vo 224pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine .

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Book number: 53107

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Keywords: Boer War Zulus