CHARLES PALK COLLYNS

Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset with an Appendix Descriptive of Remarkable Runs and Incidents Connected with the Chase from the Year 1780 to the Year 1860

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1902. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 4¾" - 5¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this Book in original brown buckram with gilt title lettering to spine.This is an ex library copy with stamps to the front pastedown and pre-lims.There is some scuffing and fraying to cloth to spine edges,corners bumped,small roundel stamps to the verso of the plates.There are 8 full page b&w plates plus numerous drawings within the text.This Edition limited to 1000 copies.There is some sporadic foxing internally.Each plate is protected with tissue guards.4to 307pp Limited Edition [1902]. Good .

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Book number: 69389

Catalogue: Natural History

CONDRY,W.M.

The Snowdonia National Park

London: Collins, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this Book (damp stained boards) in a Poor Dust-jacket which has numerous and rather crude tape repairs to the outer edges of the wrapper.Price clipped and with one previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper and one owner's name to the same page.Illustrated With 11 colour photographs and 52 black and white photographs plus 9 maps and diagrams.8vo 238pp First edition. Good .

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Book number: 59094

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: New Naturalist Snowdonia

CONLEY,MARY A.

From Jack Tar to Union Jack Representing Naval Manhood in the British Empire,1870-1918

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Hardback Book.This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket (As New with NO Faults) the Dust-Wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve,lovely clean tight copy,8vo 215p First Edition 1st Impression [2009]. As New .

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Book number: 80340

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Naval Maritime

COOK,CHRIS AND JOHN WROUGHTON

English Historical Facts 1603-1688

London: Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's black hardcover cloth.No dust-jacket.This copy was acquired from the private collection of Academic and Lecturer Francis de Carteret-Bisson and bears his own personal bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The book has a protective acetate covering,8vo 231pp First Edition 1st Impresison 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 49999

Catalogue: History

CORNWELL,BERNARD

Waterloo the History of Four Days,Three Armies and Three Battles

London: William Collins, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped,with no previous inscriptions present.Lovely Clean copy internally.8vo 352pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine .

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Book number: 74762

Catalogue: History

CORY,HARPER

The Bears of Jasper

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with some general rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the wrapper.Price Clipped and the book has no previous ownership markings present.Clean copy internally and the dust-jacket comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 120pp First Edition 1st Impression.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 52746

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Bears Usa

COTTRELL,LEONARD

The Bull of Minos

London: Evans Brothers, 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-jacket,with brodart type protective cover.This book tells the story of the great archaeological disciveries in Crete and Greece.maps as endpapers,with 50 illustrations 8vo 254pp Reprint. Very Good .

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Book number: 26080

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Ancient Greece

CRAIG,HARDIN

English Religious Drama of the Middle Ages

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1960. First Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped and this copy was presented with inscription on the front endpaper to a '' Mr John Allen by Form 3L St mark's school Fulham December 1961'' with a further 20 or so associates who have put their names to the book as a dedication on the same front endpaper.It's a lovely clean copy internally with no leaning or rolling to spine.Contents remain clean internally.Thick 8vo 421pp First Edition 2nd Impression. Fine .

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Book number: 73165

Catalogue: History

CRAMP,STANLEY (CHIEF EDITOR)

Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa the Birds of the Western Palearctic Volume II Hawks to Bustards

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket that 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.A comprehensive work with descriptions of over 740 species of which about 600 are breeding species.Illustrated with colour plates of eggs,b&w illustrations,many text figures.Complete with bibliography,glossaries of scientific terms and indexes.The binding of the book remains firm with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning to spine.Lovely clean bright copy for the collector.Thick and Heavy 4to 687pp First Edition 1st Impression [1980] postage above default setting. Fine .

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Book number: 78108

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Woodpeckers Terns Palearctic Europe Africa

CRAMP,STANLEY (CHIEF EDITOR)

Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa the Birds of the Western Palearctic Volume IX Buntings and New World Warblers

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper (AS NEW) Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.A comprehensive work with descriptions of over 770 species of which about 600 are breeding species.Illustrated with colour plates of eggs,b&w illustrations,many text figures.Complete with bibliography and indexes.The binding of the book remains firm with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning to spine.Lovely clean bright copy for the collector.Thick and Heavy over 2kg in weight so a little extra postage required,4to 488pp plus Egg Plates First Edition 1st Impression [1994]. Fine .

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Book number: 76641

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Palearctic Europe Africa

CRAWFORD,DAVID

British Building Firsts (the First Castle to the First Airport)

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to edges of the d/j just a little light rubbing along extremities.Not price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions present,well illustrated,a lovely clean copy internally,8vo 192pp First Edition. Near Fine .

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Book number: 26078

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Architecture

CRESWICKE,LOUIS

South Africa and the Transvaal War (7 Volume Set)

Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1900/1901 7 Vols Complete) 4to Quarto) Illustrated throughout with each volume having a coloured frontispiece.Numerous illustrations and maps in black and white.The endpapers are browwning slightly with some light dulling to spine on an odd volume.This is the complete Set with supplement of the Colonial Wars In South Africa as Volume 7 and this one is in poor condition however in different red quarter leather with approx 1/3 of spine leather missing this final volume is lacking half pages 57 and 58,contents are ok within apart from that and binding is firm along with all the other six volumes.Heavy set of 7 Vols 8vo. Very Good .

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Book number: 38918

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Boer War Cavalry Spion Kop Ladysmith Mafeking Talana Hill Modder River Kimb Erley Belmont Diamond Sanna's Post Rorke's Drift Bergendal Hil L Australia

CROUCH,MARCUS

Britain in Trust

London: Constable Young Books Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Price clipped and this copy has one previous ownership inscription present to the dedication page.Firm binding with no leaning or rolling to spine.Lovely clean copy internally,and well illustrated in b&w.a beautiful and permanent record of the National Trust, it's properties and it's work,8vo 104pp First Edition. Near Fine .

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Book number: 18553

Catalogue: History

Keywords: National Trust

CROWDER,MICHAEL

Revolt in Bussa a Study of British Native Administration in Nigerian Borgu 1902-1935

India: Faber & Faber, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not Price clipped.There is some browning s[pots to the endpapers and to the flaps of the wrapper.This copy has NO previous owner's names present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Lovely tight square copy.8vo 273pp First Edition 1st Impression [1973]. Very Good .

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Book number: 81196

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Africa

CROWDER,MICHAEL

West Africa Under Colonial Rule

New York: Northwestern University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Brown Cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket and just a little light rubbing to spine tips.Not price clipped.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the contents remain clean internally,Thick 8vo 540pp First US Edition 1st Impression [1968]. Very Good .

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Book number: 82114

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Africa Colonial Rule