BALL, PHILIP

BRIGHT EARTH. THE INVENTION OF COLOUR.

London. Viking, 2001., All about colour, its history, origins, alchemy, the dyes, different pigments, hues, ingredients and chemistry. The artists favourite colours, and how they prepared their paints. 434 pages including chapter notes. 66 colour illustrations on 24 pages, & 16 b./w. within text. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine, no inscription, but something like tea or coffee has splashed down side edge of book, mainly on top back corner. Although this is clearly visible, it hasn't affected the pages or plates, the book is still lovely. D./w. is near fine,priced £18.99. ISBN 0670893463 2001

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Book number: 3690

Catalogue: History

Keywords: colour art artists paint dye painters hues pigment oilpaint watercolour

BALL, EDWARD.

Slaves In The Family.

London. Viking/Penguin, 1998., 1st UK edition, first published in U.S.A. by Farrer,Straus & Giroux 1998. The history of 7 generations of the Ball family which began in 1698 in Charleston, S.C. Their lives with their slaves, also the lives of the children of mulatto descendants of the Balls & their slaves. 445 pages, 2 maps, over 100 photographs, 3 family trees, & 51 pages of notes, acknowledgments, credits & index. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£20) 9½" x 6¼". ISBN 0670881066 1998

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Book number: 142

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: slavery Charleston S.C. genealogy Ball family history family history

BALL, SIR ROBERT STAWELL.

STAR-LAND. Being Talks With Young People About The Wonders Of The Heavens.

London. Cassell & Co., 1896., Reprint, twenty fifth thousand, first published 1889. Full leather binding . A school prize from Swansea Training College, but no bookplate, no name, nothing about the recipient if there ever was one. 376 pages including index. Frontispiece is an engraving showing the author giving a Christmas Lecture at the Royal Institution. Illustrated with 92 b./w. figures. Book leans slightly, edges are worn, and most of the black leather title label is missing. 19cm. x 12.5cm. 1896

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Book number: 7671

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: astronomy astronomers asteroids planets comets stars moons sun shooting stars heaven

BALL, WILFRED.

WET WATERCOLOUR.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1987., A watercolour artist shares his knowledge, techniques & experience. 160 pages. 50 colour and 73 black & white photographs. Near fine except a bookplate illustrated with an unicorn is stuck onto the f.e.p. but nothing is written on it. D./w. has a curved tear ½" x ½" on bottom of spine, o./w. near fine, priced £14.95. 11½" x 8½". ISBN 0713454326. 1987

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Book number: 1854

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: watercolour painting landscapes Wilfred Ball wet watercolour

BALLARD, ROBERT D. WITH DUNMORE, SPENCER.

Exploring The Lusitania. Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking that Changed History.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson / Madison Press, 1995., In 1915, the Germans fired torpedos at the giant Cunard liner the "Lusitania", causing the death of 1,195 passengers. 227 pages, with lifelike paintings by Ken Marschall, many colour underwater photographs taken by Ballard, & also old black & white photographs taken at the time of the disaster. 11.25" x 8.75". Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine d./w., not price clipped. (£20) ISBN 0297813145. 1995

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Book number: 1760

Catalogue: Maritime History

Keywords: Cunard Lusitania W./W.1 shipwreck

BALLARD, SEBASTIAN.

SOUTH AFRICA HANDBOOK 2000.

London. Fontana, 2000, Paperback. 4th edition. 908 pages and 11 pages of maps at the end. 21cm. x 12.5cm. Contents near fine. Cover is near fine but front top corner is slightly bumped, priced on back £14.99. ISBN 1900949431 2000

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Book number: 4901

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Kruger Kalahari Zulu Cape Town Johannesburg Durban Pretoria

BALZAC, HONORÉ DE.

THE CHOUANS. Or Brittany in 1799.

London. J. M. Dent, 1940., An "Everyman's Library" classic edition, number 285. First published in this format 1908, reset and reprinted in 1940. Preface by George Saintsbury. 357 pages plus 8 pages of ads for the 961 Everyman Library volumes published by Dent. Contents near fine, clean & no inscription. Red cover is near fine, but faintly marked on spine as title etc. on d./w. has made a faint impression on spine underneath. D./w. near fine but top edge of spine slightly worn. 17.6 cm. x 11 cm. 1940

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Book number: 7065

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Everyman's Library Honore De Balzac Brittany

BALZAC, HONORÉ.

EUGENIE GRANDET

London. J. M. Dent, 1944., An Everyman's Library Classic, number 169. First published in this form 1907. Translated by Ellen Marriage. Preface by George Saintbury. 35 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Red cover is near fine but spine is slightly marked where the pattern on the d./w. has left an impression. Near fine d./w., small tear top of spine repared on inside. 17.5 cm. x 11 cm. 1944

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Book number: 7063

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Balzac

BALZAC, HONORÉ DE.

LOST ILLUSIONS.

London. J.M. Dent, 1944., An "Everyman's Library " classic edition, number 656. First published in this edition in 1913, this is a new and revised edition. Preface by George Saintsbury. 374 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine but top edge has 2 tiny tears, and top of spine is frayed. 17.5 cm. x 11 cm. 1944

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Book number: 7064

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Honoré de Balzac

BALZAC, HONORÉ DE.

URSULE MIROUET.

London. Dent / Everyman, 1947., Reprint, new revised edition. Translated by Clara Bell. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Everyman's Library, No. 733. 243 pages. Red cloth cover near fine but spine slightly faded. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but edges slightly nicked. 17.5cm. x 11cm. 1947

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Book number: 7914

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Honoré De Balzac

BAMM, PETER.

THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. The Story of the Early Church.

London. Thames & Hudson, 1959., First published in Germany, translated & adapted by Christopher Holme. Begins with the apostles and ends with the Middle Ages. 368 pages including notes on the colour plates and on the illustrations. 18 colour and 347 b./w. illustrations. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover is near fine. D./w. is worn on corners and edges, and torn & worn on ends of spine. Priced 42/- (£2.10) 24.5cm. x 17.5cm. 1959

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Book number: 7324

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Jesus Apostles Christianity Galilee Jerusalem Rome Church Roman Catholic History

BANBURY, GISELA AND DEWAR, ANGELA.

HOW TO DESIGN & MAKE CHURCH KNEELERS.

Tunbridge, Kent. Search Press/ Burns & Oates,1989, Reprint. Soft back. 32 pages.14 colour photographs showing about 25 designs. Instructions, patterns and diagrams. Corners slightly bumped, o./w. very good. 8" x 8". ISBN 0855325941 1989

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Book number: 6045

Catalogue: Needlework

Keywords: church kneeler hassock cushion embroidery canvas-work stitches tapestry wool

BANCROFT, HULDAH.

Introduction To Biostatistics.

New York. Hoeber - Harper, 1960, 3rd, revised edition. Statistics for teaching medical students, eg. numbers of deaths at birth for baby & mother, deaths from diabetes, from tubercolosis, relapse from malaria etc. 210 pages including index. Charts & diagrams. Very good but previous owner's name inside front cover, a few notes in pencil & biro written by him in the margins, & slightly marked on f.e.p. at hinge with 2 small rust marks . D./w. is worn & torn on top & bottom of spine & worn down side of spine. Back bottom side edge has tiny holes, maybe nibbled by silver fish ? Previous owner's computer print outs included. 1960

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Book number: 3679

Catalogue: Mathematics

Keywords: biostatistics statistics graphs ratios calculation Chi Square Test Proportions Constants estimate probability sampling regression & correlation

BANCROFT, JAMES W.

LOCAL HEROES.

Manchester. James W. Bancroft, 1992., Softback. Accounts of 16 men from or connected to the North-West of England who were awarded the George Cross for bravery. In the 5 page appendix are short accounts of 21 other brave men who won medals. 64 pages. 24 b./w. photographs. Near fine, in near fine card cover, priced on back £4.95. 21cm. x 15cm. ISBN 1872619037. 1992

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Book number: 6921

Keywords: George Cross medal Albert Medal Empire Gallantry Cross

BANISTER, JUDITH.

ENGLISH SILVER.

London. Ward Lock, 1969., Fourth impression. 251 pages + 5 page index. Divided into 2 parts, the first is pages 7-113, with over 20 b./w. photographs, includes hallmarks, museums, collection, collectors, glossary & bibliography. Part 2 is pages 116 -251, with 140 b./w. photographs. 7.75" x 5.5". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but spine slightly faded, and top edge a little bumped. SBN 706310152. 1969

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Book number: 5432

Catalogue: Antiques

Keywords: silver antique argent cutlery silversmith teapot silverware