BEECH, F.W. (EDITED BY)

HOME MADE WINES SYRUPS AND CORDIALS.

London. The National Federation of Women's Institutes, 1961., Softback. Reprint, revised edition. First published 1954. Foreword by Sir Stephen Tallents. 128 pages, with b./w. drawings by Roger Nicholson. 8½" x 5½". Top corner slightly creased, previous owner's name & address on f.e.p. otherwise almost near fine. 1961

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Book number: 3092

Catalogue: Food & Drink / Cookery

Keywords: wine cordial cider perry punch whiskey gin toddy possets egg nogg

BEETON, MRS.

MRS. BEETON'S FAMILY COOKERY With Nearly 3,000 Practical Recipes.

London. Ward Lock & Co., 1930's, Hardback. Very good, no inscription or marks but half of front endpage is torn off. Undated but from clothes in advertisments etc. 1930s is my guess. Cover is very good but edges are slightly rubbed, corners are worn & slightly bumped. (Can send scan) 896 pages followed by 10 pages of advertisments. 20 plates in colour, & nearly 300 illustrations."Nearly 3,000 practical recipes & sections on Labour saving, Household work, Servants duties, Laundry work, Marketing, Renovations, etc. Carving & Trussing, The art of "Using-UP", Table Napkins, Meals & Menus, Beverages etc. 20.5cm x 13cm. Other Mrs. Beeton books are listed, priced from 1s 3d.(5p.) & this book is priced 8s 6d. (40p). 0.

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Book number: 10140

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: recipes cookery servants carving table napkins meals menus beverages

BEETON, MRS.

Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery.

London: Book Club Associates/Ward Lock, 1970., Reprint of 1963 edition. Top & bottom slightly faded & a mark on top front edge about 2" x ¼", possibly from thin glue?, o./w. near fine. D./w. is damaged on the back, a 2" tear on top front, back bottom section 3" long x 1" is missing, & the whole d./w. is slightly worn. 639 pages. 38 pages of photographs in colour & b. & w., and line drawings. 23.5cm. x 17cm. 1970

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Book number: 1508

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Mrs. Beeton Cookery Cooking Recipes food

BEETON, MRS. AND WESTLAND, PAMELA.

Mrs. Beeton's Christmas Book.

London. Guild Publishing, 1980., Hardback. Reprint, first published 1980 by Ward Lock. 160 pages. Colour photographs, and b. & w. illustrations,some with red too. Landscape format. 21.75cm. x 25.75cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. 4

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Book number: 9714

Keywords: Mrs. Beeton Christmas Xmas Cake pudding decorations

BEETON, MRS. ( EDITED BY SIMON RIGGE)

THE SHORTER MRS. BEETON.

London. Ward Lock, 1987., 400 recipes chosen from Mrs. Beeton's Cookbook. 240 pages, with 100 colour photographs, 150 engravings, notes & anecdotes. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in laminated cover. 28 cm. x 21 cm. ISBN 0706365631. 1987

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Book number: 6916

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: cooking cookery recipes Mrs. Beeton

BEEVOR, ANTONY

BERLIN. THE DOWNFALL 1945.

London. Penguin, 2003., Paperback, large (9.25" x 6") & thicker than usual. Reprint. First published by Viking 2002. 490 pages including interviews, diaries, unpublished accounts & source notes. 16 pages of maps, and 49 b./ w. photographs. 9¼" x 6". Near fine, no inscription. Priced on back £12.99. ISBN 0140286969. 2003

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Book number: 3691

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Berlin Hitler World War 2 Nazis

BEEVOR, KINTA.

A Tuscan Childhood.

London. Viking, 1993., Autobiography of an English child living in a castle in Tuscany, which was visited by writers & artists such as D.H.Lawrence, Aldous Huxley & Rex Whistler. 271 pages, with about 50 b./w. photographs and some drawings. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. which isn't price clipped (£17.99). ISBN 0670843059. 1993

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Book number: 5799

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Tuscany Waterfield

BEHAN, BRENDAN

BORSTAL BOY.

London Hutchinson, 1958, First edition. Autobiography of an Irishman who spent time in a British reform school . No d./w. Worn on edges, but especially on bottom of spine. Contents are clean, no inscription or marks. 343 pages, with b./w.. frontispiece. 8½" x 5½". 1958

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Book number: 2654

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Behan Borstal oct* biography 5471

BEHAN, BRENDAN AND HOGARTH, PAUL.

BRENDAN BEHAN'S ISLAND. An Irish Sketch Book.

London. Hutchinson, 1962., First edition. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth. Near fine, no inscription but very small spot (tea?) on edge of back endpaper which continues on to edges of following pages, but its hardly noticable. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (25/-) but its slightly worn top & bottom of spine, a tiny tear on top back edge, another on bottom edge, & ½" tear top of spine. 192 pages, illustrated by Hogarth with many sketches & drawings. 9.75" x 6.75". 1962

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Book number: 3336

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Paul Hogarth Brendan Behan Irish Ireland

BEHREND, GEORGE.

DON'T KNOCK THE SOUTHERN.

Leicester. Midland Publishing,1993., Recollections of the SR from the 1920s to the present day." 223 pages, including appendices, bibliography & index. "A nostalgic, affectionate tribute to a fine railway.'" Approximately 120 b. & w. photographs. Index of preserved SR locomotives, list of headcodes & 4 maps. Inside back cover, a 4 p. pull-out map of the Southern Railway network on one side, the Southern Electric Suburban network printed on the other. 8.75" x 5.5". Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. has tiny nick on top back edge, o./w. also near fine. ISBN 1857800036. 1993

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Book number: 484

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: railways trains Southern railway Southern Electric

BEHREND, ARTHUR.

Portrait of a Family Firm. Bahr, Behrend & Co. 1793-1945.

Liverpool. Arthur Behrend, 1970., First edition. A history of the shipping firm, researched & written by a partner after he retired, intended for members of the firm & their families, and customers only, not to be sold in bookshops. 206 pages, with 30 b./w. photographs, prints & documents. Navy blue cover near fine. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine except corners slightly worn. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1970

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Book number: 8533

Catalogue: History :: Business

Keywords: Behrend Liverpool shipping

BEKE, ANTON DU.

B is for Ballroom. Be your own armchair dance-floor expert.

London. Constable, 2012., Hardback. Anton du Beke, the funny, cheerful dancer on BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing", the one with the lightest feet & the biggest smile explains how to dance ballroom, such as Cha-cha-cha, Jive, Latin, Mambo, Rumba, Salsa, Tango, Viennese Waltz etc.! 189 pages, with diagrams showing the correct positions for the dancer's feet. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £14.99. 22.5cm. x 14cm. 2012

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Book number: 9604

Keywords: Anton du Beke Strictly Dance Ballroom Strictly Come Dancing

BELL, QUENTIN; GARNETT, ANGELICA; GARNETT, HENRIETTA; SHONE, RICHARD.

CHARLESTON. PAST And PRESENT.

London. Hogarth Press, 1987, Ex Library. Paperback. 176 pages including bibliography, biographical notes, & index. 38 colour & b./w. photographs and illustrations. Library marks & labels on f.e.p., and 'Sale 1995' stamped in red, o./w. near fine. Cover slightly marked o./w. very good, priced on back £5.95. 19.75cm. x 13cm. ISBN 0701207809. 1987

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Book number: 6031

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Charleston Vanessa Bell Duncan Grant Clive Bell Leonard Wolfe Strachey

BELL, ADRIAN.

CORDUROY; SILVER LEY; THE CHERRY TREE.

London. Readers' Union / Cobden - Sanderson, 1937., 3 stories in one book. "Corduroy" 269 pages. "Silver Ley " 295 pages. "Cherry Tree " 240 pages. Contents are clean but previous owner's name on f.f.e.p. Edges of cover a bit rubbed, & spine slightly soiled. No d./w. 1937

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Book number: 6239

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Adrian Bell Martin Bell

BELL, J.J.

The Glory of Scotland.

London. George G. Harrap, 1935., Reprint. 6th impression, revised edition. Foreword by Compton Mackenzie. 386 pages, with frontispiece in colour, 32 b./w. photographs, & a folded map at end. Contents near fine, very clean, no inscription or marks. Dust wrapper torn on edges & corners, spotted and grubby, but it's served its purpose, it has protected the cover underneath which is still bright after 79 years! 20cm. x 14cm. D./w. is interesting as it has a flap on front top edge, printed on it is " First Cheap Edition 5/-. This flap provided to protect of book from dirt & dust... etc. etc." Top of the book is nice & clean. 1935

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Book number: 8238

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Scotland Highlands Edinburgh Robert the Bruce Robert Burns Great Glen Glen Coe Mary Queen of Scots Sir Walter Scott Prince Charles Edward Stuart