BARTY-KING, HUGH.

QUILT WINDERS AND POD SHAVERS. The History of Cricket Bat & Ball Manufacture.

London. Macdonald & James, 1979., Ex Reference library. 208 pages. Over 100 b./w. photographs & documents, with 2 family trees of the Clapshaw family, & the Eade family, a list of cricket ball makers, a list of cricket bat makers, plus a street plan of Southborough and one of Tonbridge, both showing locations of bat & ball craftsmen. 25.25cm. x 18cm. Contents near fine except a library bookplate in front & in back, and a library label on f.e.p. D./w., priced £8.95, is near fine but enclosed in a sleeve which is taped onto endpages. 1979

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Book number: 9145

Keywords: Southborough pod shavers Tonbridge quilt winders cricket bats cricket balls

BARWELL, NOEL. (DESCRIBED BY)

CAMBRIDGE. From the "Beautiful England." Series.

London. Blackie, c.1920, Not dated. 64 pages. Illustrated by E.W. Haslehurst with 12 pleasant watercolour paintings of Cambridge, the colleges, architecture, and lovely scenery. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is clean but top 1.5cm. of spine is torn. D./w. is rubbed & worn, and top of spine is torn. 22cm. x 15cm. 1920

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Book number: 7098

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Cambridge Clare college Corpus Christi Collage Queens' College St. John's College Peterhouse

BARZINI, LUIGI; AND MANDEL,GABRIELE.

DAUMIER. L'Opera Pittorica Complete di Daumier.

Milano, Italy. Rizzoli Editore, 1971., One of the Rizzoli Editore series "Classici Dell'Arte", this is number 47. 120 pages, including 16 pages of text in Italian, followed by 64 pages of colour plates, then pages 81-120 are details & descriptions of the paintings. 31.5cm. x 24cm. Illustrated hard board cover is near fine. Contents near fine, except previous owner's (short) name on front end page. Near fine d./w. 1971.

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Book number: 8018

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Honoré Daumier painting art Marseille

BARZUN, JACQUES.

Pleasures of Music. An anthology of writing about music & musicians from Cellini to Bernard Shaw.

London. Michael Joseph, 1952., Hardback. Edited, with an introduction by Barzun. 520 pages. Divided into 10 parts, 1) Fiction. 2) Criticism. 3) Music & Drama. 4) Composers & Performers. 5) Some Premieres. 6) The Musical Life. 7) Apropos of Instruments. 8) Fantasies & Confessions. 9) Correspondence. 10) Maxims & Good Stories. Contents clean, no insciption or marks. Cloth cover spotted on spine. Dust wrapper worn & torn on edges and corners. 1952.

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Book number: 8453

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: music composers musicians opera sonata

BASS, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIANSEN.

APPLIQUÉ QUILTMAKING.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1984., 179 pages, including patterns. 100 line illustrations & 43 colour photographs. Near fine except slight wear top & bottom of spine & corners, no inscription. Near fine d./w., but top of spine slightly bumped, price clipped with Batsford price label added (£10.95) 11.25" x 8.75". ISBN 0713447419. 1984

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Book number: 3664

Catalogue: Needlework

Keywords: sewing quilts appliqué needlework coverlets wall hanging quiltmaking throws

BASS, GEORGE F. (GENERAL EDITOR),

A History of Seafaring. Based on Underwater Archaeology.

London. Book Club / Thames & Hudson, 1974., First published 1972 by Thames & Hudson. 12 chapters by experts in their fields, such as Earliest Seafarers in the Mediterranean, Greeks, Etruscans etc., Romans at Sea, Greek & Roman Harbours, Ships of Roman Period in Britain, Byzantium, Scandinavians, Vikings, Medieval & Renaissance in Italy, British Navy design, Atlantic Traders & Privateers, Waterways in the New World, for fur trade etc.. 320 pages. 150 colour and 219 black & white photographs. 137 drawings. Bottom of spine faded & bumped, bottom edge of cover faded, o./w. near fine. D./w. bumped top & bottom, o./w. near fine. 11" x 8½". 1974

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Book number: 1321

Catalogue: Naval

Keywords: seafaring maritime history navy archeology shipwrecks underwater archaeology

BATHE, B.W., RUBIN DE CERVIN,G.B., TAILLEMITE,E. & OTHERS.

THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL.

London. Patrick Stephens / Edita Lausanne,1967., Edited by Joseph Jobe, translated by Michael Kelly. Impressive book on sailing ships beautifully illustrated in colour and black & white, with photographs, paintings, prints, engravings, diagrams and drawings, some of them tipped in, some are double page & folded. 272 pages, 268 illustrations, of which 44 are in colour and 16 in 2 colours. 8 monographs of vessels with 31 pages of plans. 13¼" x 11½". Near fine in cream binding, no inscription or marks except bottom edge is slightly soiled from shelf wear. Dust jacket worn & torn on top & bottom edges, top edge is bumped & a tear down front is repaired on the inside with tape. Very heavy. 1967

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Book number: 2497

Catalogue: Maritime History

Keywords: sailing ship boats tall ships sail maritime museum

BATSFORD, HARRY AND FRY, CHARLES.

The Cathedrals of England.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1950., Eighth edition, first published 1934, this edition has some corrections. Foreword by Hugh Walpole. 118 pages. 1 colour and 133 b./w. photographs, with b./w. drawings & ground plans by Brian Cooke. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped, but spine is slightly marked & discoloured. 22 cm. x 14.5 cm. 1950

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Book number: 7093

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: cathedrals churches architecture minsters

BATSFORD, HARRY AND FRY, CHARLES.

The English Cottage.

London. B. T. Batsford, 1950., Third edition, revised. One of the "British Heritage " series. 119 pages. Frontispiece in colour & 149 black & white photographs. Pleasant b./w. drawimgs of cottages by Sidney Jones, including some showing typical building styles, roofing, thatching, and ground plans, all from various counties. Cover near fine, contents clean but front endpaper has been removed exposing the top 1" of lining of the hinge, otherwise near fine. Very attractive colourful d./w. by Philip Gough, but top of spine is worn, and top corners are slightly worn, otherwise near fine. 22.5cm. x 14.25cm. 1950

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Book number: 7111

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: cottage village architecture hamlet cob thatch

BATTERSBY, MARTIN.

ART NOUVEAU.

London. Colour Library of Art / Hamlyn, 1970., Softback. 40 pages of text including 7 b./w. photographs & illustrations, followed by 54 colour plates on 50 pages. 26.5cm. x 23.5cm. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced on front cover 13/- or 65p. 1970

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Book number: 8837

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: art nouveau Mucha Galle Daum Charpentier Lalique

BATTIE, DAVID AND COTTLE, SIMON (GENERAL EDITORS)

SOTHEBY'S CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLASS.

London. Conran Octopus, 1991., Ex Reference Library. Library bookplate. labels & "cancelled" stamped on end pages. A beautiful book, on nice quality paper, with some stunning photography. 10 chapters written by experts, starting with "Pre-Roman Glass", ending with "Fakes & Forgeries." 208 pages including bibliography, glossary, glasshouses, & biographies. Near fine d./w. except top edge is bumped, priced £30.00. Colour photographs on nearly every page. 11.25" x 9.5". .. 1991

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Book number: 5323

Catalogue: Antiques

Keywords: glass Sotheby's fakes forgeries Roman rummer goblet Beilby wineglass Venetian

BATTISCOMBE, GEORGINA. (EDITOR)

WINTER SONG. An Anthology of poems on old age.

London. Constable, 1992., 213 pages. 24.25cm. x 16cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £14.95 except top edge is slightly bumped. ISBN 0094709904 1992

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Book number: 8923

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: poetry elderly old age senility pensioner aged poems verse prose

BAXTER, MAXWELL AND WOLLENBERG (EDITORIAL BOARD)

THE PENGUIN FILM REVIEW 3.

London. Penguin Books, 1947., Paperback. With contributions from Sydney Box, Jindrix Bricha, John Gassner, Dilys Powell, & others. 96 pages. 60 b./w. photographs on 32 pages. Contents very good, no inscription or marks. Cover is good but spine slightly soiled & top edge sunned, o./w. very good. 8" x 6". 1947

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Book number: 6531

Catalogue: Films

Keywords: films film Film Review cinema director producer actor actress

BAXTER, R. K. NEILSON, MAXWELL, ROGER; WOLLENBURG, H.H. (EDITORS)

THE PENGUIN FILM REVIEW 2 .

London. Penguin Books, 1947., Contributions from a number of film critics. Articles on the American Scene, the French Cinema, Moscow Script Studio, & Scandinavian Film. 94 pages. 55 b./w. photographs. Paperback. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is slightly dusty & paper is wartime standard, o./w. very good. Priced on front 1 shilling. 20cm. x 13cm. 1947

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Book number: 6618

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: cinema film studio directors

BAXTER, BIDDY AND BARNES, EDWARD.

PETRA., A Dog For Everyone..

London. Pelham Books, 1978., Hardback. For 15 years Petra was the lovely dog on BBC's Blue Peter programme. 94 pages of photographs 23.5cm. x 20.5cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine laminated cover. Priced £2.95 on the back. No d./w. ISBN 0720710596. 1978

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Book number: 9619

Keywords: Blue Peter Petra Christopher Trace Valerie Singleton John Noakes