BREED,GEOFFREY

Particular Baptists in Victorian England and Their Strict Communion Organizations

Didcot: Baptist Historical Society, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's blue coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover in a Fine Dust-Jacket.This copy has no previous inscriptions present.Not price clipped.It remains a nice tight firm copy with no external marks to boards and the text internally is lovely and clean.Rare title 8vo 348pp First Edition. Fine .

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Book number: 21076

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Baptist Religion Church Theology Christianity England

BREEZE,DAVID

The Northern Frontiers of Roman Britain

Book Club Edition, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall. A Near Fine copy of this Book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.The frontiers built by the Romans reflect a flexible and changing,response to the barbarians of the North.With 19 plates and 40 maps and diagrams.8vo 188pp 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall. Near Fine .

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Book number: 64075

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Roman Britain

BRENDON,PIERS

Hawker of Morwenstow: Portrait of a Victorian Eccentric

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original brown cloth with gilt title to spine,in a Very Good + dust-jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the d/j.Not price clipped with this copy having two cut out sections at the bottom edges of the ffep and half title page (approx 2'' squared) No previous inscriptions are present.8vo 270pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good .

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Book number: 35220

Catalogue: History

BREWER,DAVID

Wrens,Dippers and Thrashers

London: Christopher Helm, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Barry Kent MacKay. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's green 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 with some 31 colour plates and there are numerous figure drawings,charts and tables.Lovely clean copy for the collector that covers all 124 species of these three families.Comprensive work.With crisp white page edges and the dust-jacket comes well protected in a cover sleeve.8vo 272pp First Edition [2001]. Fine .

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Book number: 81654

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Wrens Dippers Thrashers

BRIGGS,ROY W.

'Chinese Wilson' a Life of Ernest H Wilson 1876-1930

London: HMSO, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this book in green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer extremities of the Dust-Wrapper.Not Price clipped.The book has no previous names or inscriptions present.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness,contents remain lovely and clean internally and is well illustrated throughout in both colour and in black and white,4to 154pp First Edition [1993]. Fine .

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Book number: 80968

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Plant Hunting

A DALY BRISCOE

A Stuart Benefactress Sarah Duchess of Somerset 1631 - 1692

Lavenham Suffolk: Terence Dalton, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 4¾" - 5¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's white cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and with NO previous names or inscriptions present other than one former owner's stock numbering to the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is NO leaning or rolling to spine.Nice clean copy internally and certainly one for the collector,8vo 232pp First Edition 1st Impression. Near Fine .

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Book number: 57569

Catalogue: History

TIM TATTON-BROWN (SIGNED BY GEORGE CAREY FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY)

Lambeth Palace a History of the Archbishops of Canterbury and Their Houses

London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outrer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped and with NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has been SIGNED by George Carey former Archbishop of Canterbury to the half title page and the inscription reads ''Michael and Jackie with our love George and Eileen ''This book was acquired from the Impressive private Library of Michael Saward (Signed to him by George Carey) a Senior Figure within the Church of England.He was educated at Eltham College and read Theology at Bristol University and was ordained a Priest at Canterbury Cathedral.He was Secretary of Liverpool Council of Churches (1964-1967) and then became the Radio and Television Officer to Archbishop Michael Ramsay until 1972.He was then Vicar of St Matthews's in Fulham until 1978, and he was Vicar of St Mary's,Ealing from 1978 until 1991.Until his retirement at the end of 2000 he had been Canon Treasurer of St Paul's Cathedral in London.He is well respected as one of the Country's finest writers of Hymns and has written his own Autobiography entitled 'A Faint Streak of Humility' 4to 116pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine .

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Book number: 64322

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Lambeth Palace Signed

BROWN,DAVID

The Last Log of the Titanic

USA: International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not Price clipped and this copy has no previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Contents remain lovely and clean internally.8vo 234pp First Edition 1st Impression [2001]. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 81829

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Titanic Ships Maritime

BROWN,A CLAUDE

The Ordinary Man's India

London: Cecil Palmer, 1927. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this hardcover book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has a few small nicks and tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped with NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally of this uncommon title and especially with it's original dust-jacket,8vo 295pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good .

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Book number: 59397

Catalogue: History

Keywords: India

JAMES AMBROSE BROWN

They Fought for King and Kaiser

Johannesburg South Africa: Ashanti Publishing, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in orange cloth boards with white title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer extremities of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped.The book has a firm binding with no leaning or rolling to spine.There are NO previous owner's names present.The text block remains lovely and clean internally.Profusely illustrated throughout in black and white.The Dust-Wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Great copy for the collector 8vo 374pp First Edition 1st Impression [1991]. Fine .

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Book number: 81281

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Africa

BROWNING,GARETH (ILLUSTRATED BY M.C. POLLARD)

The Children's Book of Wild Flowers and the Story of Their Names

London: W & R Chambers. Cloth. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Good+ Copy of this Book in Publisher's green cloth with gilt title lettering to both spine and upper cover,lacks the ffep and with one inscription to the recto of the deication page.complete with a total of 50 cold plates including frontispiece.beautifully illustrated by Pollard,the book is undated circa [1930],light fading to spine,with light wear to extremities of the cloth,binding remains firm,8vo 250pp. Good + .

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Book number: 12689

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Flowers

BROWNING,GARETH (ILLUSTRATED BY M.C. POLLARD)

The Children's Book of Wild Flowers and the Story of Their Names

London: W & R Chambers, 1930. Second Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. MC Pollard. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's red cloth (Second Series) with gilt title lettering to both spine and upper cover,with no previous ownership inscriptions present.complete with a total of 50 cold plates including frontispiece.beautifully illustrated by Pollard,the book is dated [1930].This is a nice tight clean copy,8vo 245pp. Very Good .

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Book number: 14216

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Flowers

BRUCE,ANTHONY

The Last Crusade the Palestine Campaign in the First World War

Oxford: John Murray, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this book in publisher's red cloth boards with silver title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The contents remain clean internally with crisp white page edges,and the Dust-wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 299pp First Edition 1st Impression [2002]. Fine .

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Book number: 81094

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Palestine

WILLIAM SPEIRS BRUCE (EDITED BY PETER SPEAK AND WITH FOREWORD BY SIR VIVIAN FUCHS)

The Log of the Scotia Expedition 1902-4

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in brown coloured cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket (Super Copy AS NEW) Not Price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names present.The book has a firm binding and it's a lovely clean tight copy with crisp white page edges.A great copy for the collector of this fascinating account of early polar exploration.Comprehensive work well illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and then some 19 plates,12 figure drawings also there are five maps 5 maps and 12 wonderful illustrations of ships plans.Large and Heavy 4to 306pp First Edition 1st Impression [1992]. Fine .

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Book number: 80272

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Antarctic Polar Scotia Expedition

BRYANT,ARTHUR (SIGNED COPY)

The Elizabethan Deliverance

London: Collins, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. A Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.This is a SIGNED Presentation Copy from the Author to 'Christina and Ronald Foyle',from the Foyle's bookshop empire.It is a warm inscription on the title page and reads 'Arthur Bryant For Christina and Ronald From their devoted friend the Author'.This book is a narrative of the first thirty years of Elizabeth !'s reign that culminated in the defeat of the Armada.Maps as endpapers,8vo lovely copy and scarce with this association.8vo 232pp. Fine .

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Book number: 4408

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Elizabeth 1 Signed