DAVIS,LLOYD SPENCER AND MARTIN RENNER

Penguins

London: T & A.D. Poyser, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Sarah Wroot. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Well illustrated work.Lovely clean copy for the collector with crisp white page edges.8vo 212pp First Edition [2003]. Fine .

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Book number: 81752

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Weather Ornithology

DAWSON,RAYMOND

Imperial China (the History of Human Society)

London: Hutchinson, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Price clipped.There are no previous names or inscriptions present.The inner flap has a crease line present.Lovely bright clean copy internally.The book was acquired from an impressive collection of History and Military books and came from a former Academic and Lecturer in History,8vo 326pp First Edition 1st Impression [1972]. Fine .

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Book number: 76135

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Michael Fielding History Teacher

DEAKIN,RICHARD

Florigraphica Brittanica or Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain Vol 1 Classes I to V

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1857. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in publisher's original green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine with blind stamped borders to front and rear cover.This copy has one previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There is some wear to the cloth at head and tail of spine with fraying to cloth present and also some lifting to cloth of approx 1'' to edge of spine.There is one loose and torn page from the early introductory synopsis.There are many attractive hand coloured plates split into sections of six drawings and numbering 524 in total.Originally published in Monthly parts this is the first edition in book form.Contents remain generally clean internally,8vo 460pp plus Index First Edition Thus. Good .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 40637

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Fauna Flora Ferns Flowers

DENTON,REV W.

Records of St Giles Cripplegate

London: George Bell & Sons, 1883. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Poor Copy of this Book in blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.This copy has one previous ownership bookplate to the front pastedown.There are marks and signs of wear to the outer boards with some fraying to cloth at head of spineand along top fore-edge of the book.Inner hinge joint slightly weaknened.This copy has the original brown endpapers and significantly is still has in the front pastedown pcoket the original folding map of '' Cripplegate'' so often removed.Fascinating work dealing with Church history,the plague,leading lights of the day and vicars of the parish etc.Scarce title particularly with map present.8vo (viii) 205pp. Poor .

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Book number: 29414

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Cripplegate Finsbury

DERRY,T.K. AND TREVOR I WILLIAMS

A Short History of Technology from Earliest Times to A.D. 1900

London: Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in blue coloured boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not Price Clipped.The book has a Firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.This copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.A profusely illustrated work with black and white drawings throughout.An oustanding copy with the dust-wrapper well protected in a cover sleeve.Thick and Heavy 8vo 782pp First Edition 1st Impression [1960]. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 82478

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Technology Engineering

DEXTER,WALTER

Some Rogues and Vagabonds of Dickens

London: Cecil Palmer, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good+ Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with black title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present,with one tiny bookseller's ticket to the bottom edge of the front pastedown.Firm binding with no leaning or rolling to the spine.Nice clean copy internally,8vo 284pp First Edition. Very Good .

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Book number: 21541

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Dickens

DICKSON,TONY (EDITED BY)

Capital and Class in Scotland

Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Limited, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.Includes Bibliography.8vo 286pp First Edition. Fine .

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Book number: 20101

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Scotland

DICKSON,TONY (EDITED BY)

Capital and Class in Scotland

Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Limited, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.Includes Bibliography.8vo 286pp First Edition. As New .

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Book number: 23247

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Scotland

DIXON,CHARLES

Among the Birds in Northern Shires

London: Blackie & Son, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red cloth with gilt title lettering to both spine and upper cover.This copy has been rebacked with ther original spine laid down.Top edge of the book in gilt.New endpapers.Half title is still present,with one former owner's name to the blank ffep.The book is complete with a coloured frontispiece and forty other b&w illustrations by Charles Whymper.Their is a little sporadic foxing throughout the text but this is mostly noticeable to the pre-lims and endpapers.Firm binding with no hinge weakness and only a light amount of shelf wear to the extremities of the boards,(x) 303pp First Edition. Very Good .

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Book number: 16181

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Ornithology Birds

DIXON,HEPWORTH

Her Majesty's Tower 2 Volumes

London: Cassell & Co, 1900. Seventh Edition.. Hardcover. 2 Vols.Very Good in brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and upper covers.There is some dulling to spines.There is a previous bookplate present to the front pastedown of both volumes.Volume one has a 10 engraved plates and one large fold-out aerial view.There is some sporadic foxing throughout both volumes,8vo 2 vols Seventh Edition extra postage required on this heavy set. Very Good .

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Book number: 55815

Catalogue: History

DODD,A.H.

The Industrial Revolution in North Wales

Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1971. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in brown cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not Price Clipped.The book has a Firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.This copy has no previous names or inscriptions present.Contents remain clean internally.Great looking copy for the collector,8vo 439pp Third Edition [1971]. Fine .

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Book number: 82481

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Wales Engineering Industry

DOHERTY,PAUL

The Death of Alexander the Great

New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped and This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Lovely clean bright copy 8vo 236pp First Edition 1st Impression. Near Fine .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 67471

Catalogue: History

DONALD,C.H.

Companions Feathered Furred and Scaled

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original brown cloth with black title lettering to spine.No dust-jacket.The Binding of the book remains firm with no hinge weakness and there are no previous names or inscriptions present.Illustrated with some 25 black and white plates of various big cats,bears and dogs etc.There is some sporadic and scattered foxing throughout,8vo 159pp First Edition. Very Good .

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Book number: 67649

Catalogue: Natural History

DORSON,RICHARD (EDITED BY)

Peasant Customs and Savage Myths (Two Volume Set)

USA: University of Chicago Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Two Volume Set in pink cloth with silver titles to spines,both copies in Near Fine Dust-Jackets.Not price clipped,with no inscriptions present.Lovely clean set with no leaning or rolling to spines.Firm bindings with no hinge weakness.8vo First Edition with extra postage required on these Two Volumes. Near Fine .

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Book number: 19258

Catalogue: History

DOSCH-FLEUROT,ARNO

Through War to Revolution

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Good Copy of this book in mauve cloth boards with red title lettering to spine and upper cover.Slight fading to lettering along backstrip.This copy has NO previous owner's names present.Illustrated with 13 plates including the frontispiece.The book has rough cut page edges and there is some rubbing and wear signs along the edge of the fornt cover.8vo 241pp First Edition [1931] NB This title came from an impressive and varied private collection of Richard Holt a Former Barrister and Lay Preacher from Newton in Bowland Lancashire Arno Dosch Fleurot (1879-1951), was an American veteran newspaperman, who was a foreign correspondent in Europe since 1914 and reported to Americans about many important world events-World War One and World War Two and revolutions in Russia and Germany.. Good .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 81730

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Ww1 Russia