SITWELL Sacheverell

Spain. BRIGHT COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1950]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 104 sepia-toned plates on 64 and 2 double-page maps, free endpapers lightly browned; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, covers a trifle age-marked else a bright, firm copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in Batsford's 'Countries of Europe' series. Fifoot, SA52a.

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Book number: 2340

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Keywords: batsford, spain, european countries, sacheverell sitwell, batsford, european countries, spain

SMYTH Brigadier J.G.

Lawn Tennis. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1953]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Uncommon in this condition.

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Book number: 33026

Catalogue: Batsford0

Keywords: batsford, british sports, lawn tennis, tennis

STOKES H.G.

English Place-Names. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1948]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 63 fine monochrome plates (one double-page) on 32; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With a relevant cutting neatly laid in. A well-illustrated general survey, published in Batsford's notable 'British Heritage' series.

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Book number: 5620

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Keywords: batsford, british heritage, topography, place-names, h.g. stokes, batsford, british heritage, english, place-names

TERRAINE John

Mons. The Retreat to Victory. [Second Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1960]. 8vo., Second Impression, with plates and maps; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Fortunino Matania. Published in Batsford's much-collected series 'British Battles'.

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Book number: 39364

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Keywords: batsford, british battles, ww1, wwi, great war, mons, john terraine

TOWNSEND William

Canterbury. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1950]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 48 plates on 30, and 4 illustrations and 2 plans (one double-page and one full-page) in the text, endpapers lightly spotted; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter just a little sunned at backstrip. Published in Batsford's 'British Cities' series with Brian Cook dustwrapper.

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Book number: 5661

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Keywords: batsford, british towns, canterbury, william townsend, brian cook, topography, kent

TURNOR Reginald

Nineteenth Century Architecture in Britain. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1950]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title-vignette, 125 plates toned in sepia and illustrations in the text, endpapers lightly browned; olive cloth, backstrip lettered in red, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned and chipped at head and tail of backstrip. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 22938

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Keywords: batsford, architecture, turnor, reginald turnor,

VALE Edmund

North Country. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1937]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, fine monochrome plates, an illustration in the text and endpaper maps, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in darker blue, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with tiny loss at upper edge of front panel. Published in Batsford's notable 'The Face of Britain' series with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook.

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Book number: 47101

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Keywords: batsford, face of britain, brian cook, north country, edmund vale

WALBANK, ed. F. Alan

England Yesterday & To-Day in the Works of the Novelists 1837 to 1938. Edited and arranged by F. Alan Walbank. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1949]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, 44 plates on 30 and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped, mildly spotted dustwrapper. An uncommon Batsford in unusually good state.

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Book number: 2386

Catalogue: Batsford0

Keywords: batsford, miscellaneous, f. alan walbank, batsford, miscellaneous, england, yesterday, to-day, the, works, the, novelists, 1837, 1938

WALBANK (ed.) F. Alan

The English Scene in the Works of Prose-Writers since 1700. Edited and arranged by F. Alan Walbank. With a Foreword by Sir John Squire. Second Edition, revised. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1944]. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and coloured and monochrome plates, small neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; orange cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly browned dustwrapper with small loss (affecting lettering) at tail of backstrip. Revised and extended version of the original edition of 1941.

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Book number: 27354

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Keywords: batsford, english prose, f.a. walbank,

WALLACE Doreen

East Anglia. A Survey of England's Eastern Counties. Third Edition, revised. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1947]. 8vo., Third Edition, with coloured frontispiece, double-page plate in colour, numerous monochrome plates (3 double-page), illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps in green; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, dark top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Batsford's notable 'The Face of Britain' series, with splendid wrap-around dustwrapper by Brian Cook. First issued in 1939.

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Book number: 49689

Catalogue: Batsford0

Keywords: batsford, face of britain, brian cook, topography, east anglia, cambridgeshire, norfolk, suffolk, doreen wallace

WARNER Oliver

The Glorious First of June. [Batsford British Battles series]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1961]. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 30 plates on 22 and numerous plans (a number full-page) in the text; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Batsford's notable British Battles series.

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Book number: 45572

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Keywords: batsford, british battles, naval, glorious first of june, warner, oliver warner

WARNER Oliver

Trafalgar. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1961]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 31 plates (one double-page) on 22, 4 illustrations (one full-page) and full-page plan; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Batsford's notable 'British Battles' series. NMM V, 1919.

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Book number: 46113

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Keywords: batsford, british battles, naval, nelson, trafalgar, napoleonic wars, napoleon, warner, oliver warner

WHIFFEN Marcus

Stuart and Georgian Churches. The Architecture of the Church of England outside London 1603-1837. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1947]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 156 monochrome plates on 80 and 23 illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, red top, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A pioneer and highly readable study (as always with Whiffen) with much new material and many restored reputations. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 49237

Catalogue: Batsford0

Keywords: batsford, architecture, english church architecture, ecclesiology, whiffen, marcus whiffen

WILLIAMSON, intro. Henry

Nature in Britain. An Illustrated Survey. Introduced by Henry Williamson. With Contributions by R. St. Barbe Baker, E.G. Boulenger, L.C. Bushby, R. and E. Gathorne-Hardy, Seton Gordon and Frances Pitt. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1936]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 142 monochrome plates, free endpapers lightly browned; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in brown, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at extremities and with long closed tear at backstrip. Published in Batsford's series 'The Pilgrim's Library' with fine wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook. Williamson's introduction includes notes on the contributors. Matthews B.1936b (recording the first edition).

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Book number: 37940

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Keywords: batsford, brian cook, countryside, pilgrim's library, williamson, henry williamson

WYMER Norman

English Country Crafts. A Survey of their Development from Early Times to the Present Day. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1946]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 146 monochrome plates on 64 and 2 illustrations in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, orange endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. In this, one of the best single-volume compilations, Wymer provides a deceptively detailed guide to over sixty traditional country crafts. The well-chosen photographs illustrate many.

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Book number: 32675

Catalogue: Batsford0

Keywords: batsford, country crafts, miscellaneous, norman wymer, batsford, miscellaneous, english, country, crafts