RUTTLEDGE, HUGH

fifth impression [popular edition] 299pp illus, (b/w, photographs and foldout map) octavo VG (blue cloth, spine sl cocked and sunned, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owner's signature to ffep) in VG- d/w (tatty, heavy chipping and tears)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936

KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering expeditions exploration climbing everest history biography british ruttledge hugh

TAYLOR, J. E.; SCIENCE-GOSSIP

first edition 288pp illus, (b/w, artwork, drawings and diagrams) VG (half black leather w. marbled boards and gilt dec. titling and bands to spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine and along hinges area w. minor surface loss, sl chipping to foot of spine w. splitting to upper and lower edges of front hinge and bottom of lower hinge w. minor detaching, boards v. sl rubbed w. sl wear along edges, mainly to bottom edges and corners w. some surface loss exposing interior texture of boards, that said the original boards and spine are in very nice condition, sl foxing in places to prelims and eps w. inconspicious owners signature to ffep, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding holding firm and only sl detachment at head and foot, sl crease to rear fep, edges of content red, v. sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf of contents detached and sl crumpled but no loss and inserted in correct location)

PUBLISHER: robert hardwicke london 1873

KEYWORDS: science anthropology natural history history geology biography scientists research

ALEXANDER, LORD; HILLSON, NORMAN

first edition 252pp illus, (b/w, photographs incl colour frontis) VG+ (red cloth, v. sl bumps to head of spine, sl foxing to prelims and edges) in VG d/w (sl wear in some places along upper and lower edges w. v. minor chipping to head of spine and sl closed tear to foot of lower flap hinge, spine v. sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: w. h. allen london 1952

KEYWORDS: military politics history biography britain statesmen army generals world war 2 narratives alexander lord

TILTON, CAROLINE; DE AMICIS, EDMONDO

[ex libris] first edition 326pp VG (blue cloth, sl closed tear to head of spine, sl wear to bottom edges and corners w. sl rubbing and minor stains to boards, ex library label affixed to front board, spine sl cocked and sunned, usual library stamps, labels and markings, sl foxing to front eps w. mod pasteaction to rear free ep, repaired mod hole to title page w. backing but no loss to text, sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf detached from binding but loosely inserted in correct place and without loss)

PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston, searle london 1878

KEYWORDS: constantinople turkey history balkans greece travel biography geography de amicis edmondo

SAHGAL,NAYANTARA

first edition 240pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps and tape stains to upper/lower edges,owner's inscr.to ffep,tape stains to prelims.and reps,edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (in old clear protector w.upper/lower edges gummed in,sl.sunned,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition nayantara sahgal biography india

BLUM,HOWARD

first edition 326pp ills.[b/w] VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: simon & schuster london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition military history biography howard blum

BOSWELL,JAMES;POTTLE,FREDERICK A.(ED)

first edition 353pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.stained w.minor bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.soiled and foxed,sl.browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.w.2cm closed tear to spine)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel biography history james boswell germany switzerland

MOFFETT,E.C.

second edition 222pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.chipping to folded edges of map,sl.cocked,funeral card for wife of author loosely inserted)

PUBLISHER: knapp,drewett kingston-on-thames 1903

KEYWORDS: military history biography eighth division e.c.moffett

DE RUVIGNY,MARQUIS

facsimile reprint in 2 vols. [b/w portraits] F in F d/ws

PUBLISHER: naval & military press uckfield [nd]

KEYWORDS: military history marquis de ruvigny biography

n/a

[first edition] [unpaginated] ills. VG+ (in ill.wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.rubbed and sl.chipped spine,sl.wear to extrems.,inside covers sl.foxed o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: sam fox publ.new york [1936]

KEYWORDS: music arts shirley temple cinema biography

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[first edition] [unpaginated] ills. VG+ (in ill.wrappers,sl.rubbed and foxed,sl.wear to extrems.w sl.chipping to spine,sl.foxing to inside covers o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: sam fox publ.new york [1935]

KEYWORDS: arts music shirley temple cinema biography

BONINGTON,RICHARD PARKES

first edition 6pp+8 col.plates tipped-in VG+ (tan paper boards w.title label to cover,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed,plates are clean and bright w.all tissue guards present) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.chipping and closed tears to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: the studio london 1929

KEYWORDS: arts water-colour painting richard parkes bonington biography

n/a

facsimile reprint 344pp NF (blue vinyl,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: j.b.hayward polstead [1981]

KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy biography

COGAR,WILLIAM B.

first edition 2 vols.217/319pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue vinyl,v.minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: naval institute press annapolis 1989

KEYWORDS: military history biography nautical us navy william b.cogar

HAMMERTON,J.A.

new and revised edition 350pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth w.paper title label to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's stamps to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: john grant edinburgh 1910

KEYWORDS: biography history robert louis stevenson j.a.hammerton literature

GREENE,GRAHAM;ALLAIN,MARIE-FRANCOISE

first uk edition 187pp NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled w.dealer's label to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.browned w.sl.bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography graham greene marie-francoise allain

WODEHOUSE,P.G.;DONALDSON,FRANCES

[first edition] 399pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG d/w (light soiling w.minor bumps and small tears to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1982]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography p.g.wodehouse frances donaldson

NEIMAN, Le ROY

first ed, 285 pp, ills (many col) VG+ (beige bloth with authors name imprinted on cover and spine, creasing to ffep, v.sl soiling to half title page,v sl sun fading to extrems throughout, contents clean.) in VG+ d/w (many bright colours with v.sl wear to extrems, sun fading to rear and front flaps.)

PUBLISHER: felicie new york [1974]

KEYWORDS: neimen le roy art biography

PRIESTLEY,J.B.

first edition 331pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,cocked,) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.browned,mod.chipping to extrems.,internal foxing,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1939

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography j.b.priestley literature

BERNHARDT,SARAH;SAGAN,FRANCOISE

first uk edition 232pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,minor shelf wear,pp105-112 bound in upside-down) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography sarah bernhardt francoise sagan