CHAMBERS, E. K.

ENGLISH LITERATURE AT THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

Oxford. The Clarendon Press, 1945., From the series "Oxford History of English Literature." Edited by F.P. Wilson & Bonamy Dobée. Divided into 4 parts 1) Medieval Drama. 2) The Carol & 15th-Century Lyric. 3) Popular Narrative Poetry & the Ballad. 4) Malory. 247 pages. Near fine except previous owner's name & address written on front free endpage. Very good cover but front & back endpages slightly marked from old sellotape, and slightly foxed. 23cm. x 14cm. 1945

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Book number: 7450

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Middle Ages English Literature Malory ballad drama carols

CHAMBERS, R.

TRADITIONS OF EDINBURGH.

Edinburgh. W. & R. Chambers,1967., First published in 1824, this reprint includes Chambers' introduction from the 1868 edition, & his grandson's notes from the 1912 edition. Describes places in or near Edinburgh, anecdotes, famous locals, pleasantly illustrated with paintings in colour and b. & w. sketches. 377 pages including index. 25 paintings & 65 pen & ink drawings by James Riddel, and a map. 9¼"x 6". Near fine except for previous owner's name & address on f.e.p., contents clean. D./w. worn on edges, torn on top edge, 2 small tears front bottom edge, a 2¼" tear back top edge, all repaired on inside with tape. Price clipped but publishers' new label (£4.50) added. 3570

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Book number: 3570

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Edinburgh Scotland John Knox Heriot Watt

CHANDLER, GEORGE

Victorian & Edwardian Liverpool & the North West, From Old Photographs.

London. Portman Books,1986, Hardback. Reprint, first published 1972 by Batsford.149 b. & w. photographs of the North West, from the 1850's to just before the Ist W./W. Photographs of rich & poor, in Liverpool, Manchester, Birkenhead, Port Sunlight, Wallasey, Egremont, Seacombe, New Brighton, Southport, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Preston, Oldham, Bury, Salford & Widnes. Near fine apart from some faint minor marks. D./w. slightly marked front top edge, o./w. near fine. 10" x 7½". ISBN 0713401206 1986

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Book number: 2709

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Liverpool Manchester Birkenhead Port Sunlight Preston Oldham Blackpool

CHARVAT, WILLIAM.

LITERARY PUBLISHING IN AMERICA 1790 -1850.

Philadelphia, USA. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1959., Ex Reference Library. From the series "Publications of the A.S.W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography." 94 pages. Contents near fine but 'SALE 1996' is stamped in red on f.e.p., reference library bookplate in front & another label in back. Cover slightly marked from small pieces of tape were, where library cover was stuck on. D./w. slightly faded on edges, 3cm. tear front bottom edge, o./w. very good. 21cm. x 14cm. 1959

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Book number: 7637

Catalogue: History

Keywords: publishing printing publication books

CHINERY, MICHAEL.

Field Guide to the Plant Life of Britain & Europe.

Parragon,, Hardback. Divided into 5 parts, Wild Flowers, Trees & Shrubs, Ferns & Mosses, Fungi, and Seaweeds & other Algae. 287 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. 22.75cm. x 12cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine laminated cover. ISBN 1858132207. 1969

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Book number: 9837

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: trees shrubs flowers seaweed algae ferns mosses

CHINERY, MICHAEL.

The Natural History of the Garden.

London. Fontana / Collins, 1978., Paperback. 288 pages, illustrated in colour by Marjorie Blamey, Anthony Orford, Denys Ovenden & Gordon Riley. Cover is very good but front bottom corner is creased, priced on back £2.25. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. 20cm. x 13cm. ISBN 0006353223. 1978

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Book number: 9861

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: butterflies moths insects birds mammals slugs snails worms animals

CHURCH, RICHARD.

KENT'S CONTRIBUTION

Bath, Somerset. Adams & Dart, 1972., Part of "People of England" Series. No d./w. Each county has its own volume with short biographies of 12 to 15 individuals connected it. The personalites who have contributed to our history & our national heritage, traced back to their roots. 225 pages. Spine of red cloth cover is slightly faded, o./w. near fine. SBN 239001117 1972

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Book number: 973

Catalogue: .History

Keywords: Kent biographies Caxton Anne Boleyn Wyatt Sackville Sidney Penshurst Christopher Marlowe Stanhope William Harvey William Pitt James Wolfe Barham

CLAPHAM, A.R. (TEXT) AND NICHOLSON, B.E. (ILLUSTRATER

THE OXFORD BOOK OF TREES.

London. Oxford University Press, 1975., First edition. Barbara Nicholson has painted the trees in full leaf, the bark, the leaves, buds, flowers & distinctive features. Over 216 pages including glossary, list of further reading, & index. Aboul 90 colour plates, with descriptions & details of the trees by A.R. Clapham . Near fine except top & bottom of spine slightly bumped, and previous owners' label has been partly removed from f.e.p. D./w. is near fine except small closed tear bottom front edge, slight wear on top & bottom of spine, & along front top & bottom edges ISBN 019910011X. 1975

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Book number: 2377

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: trees shrubs gardening timber woods forest

CLARK, ALAN.

Barbarossa." The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945.

London. Phoenix, 1997., Paperback. Reprint, 2nd impression. 522 pages. 23 b./w. photographs. 15 maps & 4 charts. Cover slightly soiled. priced on back £10.99. 21.75cm. x 14cm. ISBN 1857992504. 1997

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Book number: 8316

Catalogue: Military history

Keywords: world war 2 2nd world war Nazis Barbarossa Wehrmacht

CLAUSEWITZ, CARL VON.

CLAUSEWITZ ON WAR.

London. Penguin Books, 1968., A Pelican Classic paperback, number AC4, first edition thus. First published 1832, translated from the German by J. J. Graham. 461 pages. Edited with introduction by Anatol Rapaport. Brief biography of Clausewitz by Graham. Contents very good, no inscrition or marks. Cover slightly rubbed on edges & corners, priced on back 8/- (40p.) 18.25cm. x 11.25cm. 1968

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Book number: 6324

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Anatol Rapaport Carl Von Clausewitz war military history

CLAYRE, ALASDAIR. (EDITED BY)

NATURE & iNDUSTRIALIZATION.

Oxford. Oxford University Press / Open University Press, 1979., Paperback. Reprint, first published 1977. (...to accompany part of the Open University Arts Foundation Course.) 414 pages, including sources & notes, 18 b./w. illustrations. Notes neatly written on inside of cover in small writing, also a few in margins, o./w. very good condition. Stiff card cover bumped on corners and slightly rubbed, priced on back £3.50. ISBN 0198710976. 1979 ISBN: 0198710976

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Book number: 6890

Catalogue: History

Keywords: industrialization philosophers William Blake Jeremy Bentham Marx Adam Smith Wordsworth

CLAYTON, PETER

A COMPANION TO ROMAN BRITAIN.

Ware. Omega, 1985, Reprint. First published 1980 by Phaidon. 207 pages. 350 b./w. photographs & illustrations. 28.75cm x 22cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £15.00, but small tear front top corner, & edges slightly bumped. ISBN 1850070865. 1985

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Book number: 5757

Catalogue: History / Archaeology

Keywords: Roman Daisy132 Hadrian's Wall Romano archaeology

CLAYTON, IAN AND LEWIS, BRIAN.

WHAT THE ECK'S THAT OVER THERE?

Castleford, Yorks. Yorkshire Art Circus, 1996., Softback. Published in association with Yorkshire Television, Wakefield Museum & the Pontefract - Castleford Express. 120 pages, with about 48 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced on back £9.95. 19.75cm. x 21cm. ISBN 1898311277.. 1996

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Book number: 9011

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Yorkshire Lincolnshire Allerton Park Coningsby Emley Haugham Louth Knaresborough Halifax Pontefract Scarborough

CLEATOR, P.E.

Castles and Kings.

London. Robert Hale, 1963., First edition. 224 pages including glossary & bibliography, with diagrams and maps by the author. 15 b./w. photographs on 8 pages. Chapter headings illustrated with drawings, and 18 figures in text. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, D./w. near fine, not price clipped, ( 21/-.) 22.75cm. x 14.5cm. 1963

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Book number: 8308

Catalogue: History / Architecture

Keywords: Kings castles history royalty rulers aristocracy

COBB, RICHARD AND JONES, COLIN (GENERAL EDITOR AND EDITOR.)

The French Revolution. Voices from a momentous epoch 1789-1795.

London. Guild Publishing, 1988., Reprint, hardback first published 1988 by Phoebe Phillips Editions. 256 pages including short biographies of main people involved. Beautifully illustrated in colour and black & white with paintings, prints, maps & charts. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is near fine but bottom edge slightly shelf rubbed. D./w. is near fine except small tear top edge, corner of back bottom edge is slightly soiled but its hardly noticeable. 30.5cm. x 22.5cm. 1988

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Book number: 7209

Catalogue: History

Keywords: French Revolution France guillotine Louis XVI Marie Antoinette Lafayette