FAIRBURN, DOUGLAS

[ex libris?]first edition 333p VG (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine, w. neat amateur internal reinforcements to same areas, sl vertical crease and sunning to spine, sl surface loss to lower corner of front board w. sl bumps along upper and lower edges, boards v. sl stained and soiled, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction and foxing to eps and edges w. t.e. sl browned, library blind stamp to rear pastedown w. residue of label attachment) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1929

KEYWORDS: military nautical navy travel history war sailors biography royal navy world 1 naval operations life fairburn douglas

HIBBARD, HOWARD

first edition 239pp illus, (col photographs w. some b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl foxing to covers and sunning to spine, mod foxing to reverse side of jacket)

PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london [1977]

KEYWORDS: sculpture arts sculptors history biography antiques statues hibbard howard

BINSTEAD, ARTHUR M.; PITCHER

[first edition] 200pp +ads VG (red cloth w. gilt, black and red dec stamp and black titling, sl rubbed and soiled w sl scuffing along part of fore edge of front board, spine sl browned and stained w. sl fading to other boards, spine sl cocked and cracked, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding firm and webbing secure, ffep detaching sl at lower edge, pencil owners inscription to head of leaf, sl foxing to prelims, sl to top corner of rear fep, edges of contents browned w. fore edge untrimmed)

PUBLISHER: sands & company london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature popular novels history journalism pitcher binstead, arthur m

PRETTY, R. T.; ARCHER, D. H. R.

fifth edition 78pp ads 782pp illus, (b/w, photographs, diagrams and specifications) VG (blue cloth w. ads to eps, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl wear to hinges, bottom edges and corners of boards, v. sl soiling to boards and sunning to spine, owner's signature to ffep, edges of contents sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston london [1973]

KEYWORDS: military hardware armed forces equipment weaponry powers history armament munitions war machinery pretty r. t. archer d. h. r.

BIHALJI-MERIN, OTO

[first edition thus?] [text in french] 303pp illus, (col and b/w artwork) VG (light brown cloth w. dec eps, sl stains to head and foot of spine and hinge area, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims) in G+ d/w (mod tear to head of spine and hinge area w. approx 3cm loss to head of spine, sl tears and closed tear to foot of spine w. sl chipping and small closed tears to edges of jacket hinges)

PUBLISHER: exclusivite weber la connaissance-bruxelles 1972

KEYWORDS: arts european arts painting sculpture history painters artists sculptors biography antiques collectibles bihalji-merin oto

BUCHNER, ERNEST

[first u.k. edition] 46pp text +plates illus, (col and b/w artwork by the masters) VG (grey leather boards w. blue cloth spine, spine sl cocked, sl wear to bottom edges of boards and contents, sl foxing and minor marking to t.e.s of boards, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owners name in pencil to ffep) in G+ d/w) sl bumps and wear to head of spine and hinge area, mod bubbling of laminate along spine and hinge area and other locations of covers, mod rippling and some creasing to back cover and flap hinge area w. mod foxing and browning to rear cover and spine area, front cover illus bright and shiny protected by plastic w. jacket largely damage free at edges as result, some tape repairs to internal side w. mod foxing and price clipped)

PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london 1957

KEYWORDS: arts artists paintings galleries alte pinakothek museums history painters buchner ernst

WAKEFIELD, HUGH

second edition 168pp illus, (b/w, photographs w. some col) VG+ (grey cloth w. yellow eps, sl stains to bottom edge of boards and spine, sl stains to bottom edge of prelims and contents, spine sl cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl wear to t.e. of spine and rear cover w. sl stains along bottom edge of covers and spine)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1982

KEYWORDS: glassware history glassmaking techniques styles decoration antiques collectables craftsmen british english glass nineteenth century glass manufacture wakefield hugh

OAKLEY, DAVID

first edition 375pp illus, (b/w photographs incl frontis, specs and diagrams) VG (red cloth, sl rubbing to head and foot of spine and corners of boards, spine sl cocked and shaky, some pencil underlinings in various locations of contents) in VG- d/w (some chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w.mod loss to head and sl loss to foot of spine, several mod closed tear upper and lower edges w. some wear and sl chipping to edges of flap hinges, spine sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: pergamon press oxford 1970

KEYWORDS: architecture design environment asthetics history planning oakley david

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

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

DENNIS, C. J.

first edition [second version of 1st ed w. drover on right hand side of bullocks on colour frontis) 150pp +ads illus, (col, artwork to title page and frontispiece by hal gye) VG (green cloth w. black dec stamps and titling to front board and black titling to spine, dec eps by hal gye, v. sl bumps and wear to head and foot of spine and corners of boards, v. sl rubbing to boards w. v. minor surface abrasion to parameters of front board, sl foxing to prelims and edges) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: angus & robertson sydney 1918

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry history verse australia dennis c j

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

CANADIAN ESKIMO ARTS COUNCIL

first edition 493pp [text in english, eskimo and tribal dialect] illus, (b/w, photographs w. some col, incl col map) VG+ (blue cloth w. black eps, sl stains to spine w. sl bumps to head and foot of same, boards v. sl rubbed but o/w unmarked and without edge wear, v. sl foxing to edges) in VG d/w (sl closed tear to head of lower hinge w. minor creasing, head and foot of spine and hinge area sl bumped w. vl minor chipping to foot, sl rubbing to rear cover and minor wear along lower flap hinge, edges generally excellent and illus to cover bright and shiny w. no noticeable sunning to any surfaces, this is a very nicely preserved d/w, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: canadian eskimo arts council/university of toronto press 1971

KEYWORDS: eskimo art sculpture inuit eskimos canadian artists sculptors history arts north america

KELLY,TERENCE

first edition 234pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,pp175-178 detached,content edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,sl.chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first edition terence kelly hurricane military aviation history

BORASTON,J.H.;BAX,CYRIL E.O.

first edition thus [facsimile reprint of 1926 original] 360pp F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: naval & military press uckfield 1999

KEYWORDS: military history j.h.boraston cyril bax eighth division

DELAFORCE,PATRICK

first edition 218pp ills.[b/w] F in NF d/w (1cm hole on cover)

PUBLISHER: sutton stroud 2000

KEYWORDS: military history tanks panzers patrick delaforce

EWING,JOHN

first edition 435pp ills.[some col.plates+11 fold-out maps at rear] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,some sl.foxing to contents but col.plates are clean w.tissue guards present,spine cracked and mod.shaky,some minor wear to folded edges of rear maps)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1921

KEYWORDS: military history scottish division world war one john ewing

first edition 610pp [complete?] VG- (lacks covers and spine,chipping to glued area of spine,early and late sections detached,edges sl.soiled o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: her majesty's stationery office london 1888

KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy list

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