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The Burning Shadow (Gods and Warriors Book 2) by Michelle Paver

Hardback, 2013, first edition, first print, published by Puffin, London, 282 pages.
In very good condition. A little scuffing to dust jacket but very clean, very slight edge-wear. Red binding, gilt lettering to spine, small dent to base of rear board but clean and firm. Slight marking and scuffing to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Tales of the Sea by Various Writers

Stories by authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Charles Kingsley and more.
Hardback, 1930, published by University of London Press, 157 pages.












Measures 6 3/4" x 4 3/4". Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. A little fading to spine. Raised emblem on front board. Binding firm. Signs of shelf-wear. A little scuffing and marking to boards. A little browning and marking to page edges but reasonably clean. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

George Baxter (Colour Printer) His Life and Work: A Manual for Collectors by C. T. Courtney Lewis

Hardback, 1908, first edition, published by Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd., London, 276 pages + xviii, illustrated.












Measures around 8"/20.4cm x 5 1/2" x 14cm. Dark blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering to front board and spine and upper page edge. Some scuffing, marking and discolouration with shelf-wear and small tears to lower edge of spine with some fading. Rubbing to hinges. Bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though strained in the odd place. Some browning and marking to page edges, which are deckled and a bit jagged, having been cut. Page surfaces contain some foxing, more towards endpapers, but generally clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Old Mother Grunter and Other Tales [Nelson's Fireside Library] by Marie Bayne

















Hardback, circa 1930 (undated but contains bookplate dated 1934), illustrated, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 96 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 5/8". Paper on card boards, red cloth spine, with pictorial detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges, slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, a little foxed and marked. A little marking to endpapers, Sunday School prizegiving bookplate to front pastedown. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Letters of Robert Frost to Louis Untermeyer Hardback, 1963, first edition, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 388 pages.
In good condition. Dust jacket shows some wear, scuffing and marking, with slight tears and chips at corners and edges. White cloth boards and spine. Boards are reasonably clean, though boards a little marked at tops and bottoms. Spine marked. Tape marks to inner flaps of dust jacket and to pastedowns and endpapers. Binding firm. Page edges deckled, also a bit marked but reasonably clean. Page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Misconception Files by Julia Stonehouse

Paperback, 2017, first edition, signed/inscribed by author "To Anne, With love From Julia X"

Every child asks "where do I come from?" That is the universal question. For the first time, 'The Misconception Files' highlights the pivotal but erroneous conviction of patriarchy: there is no mother. Of course, a woman carries the child and gives birth but the source of that child, the seed of life, was believed to come from the man alone. That made her the oven for his buns – and the children belonged to him. With this mis-conception, patriarchy seemed logical and became inevitable. Science overturned the male-seed theory of reproduction around the turn of the 20th century. Yet, this profound change in thinking is practically unknown – even though nothing is more important than the source of life. The pre-ovum, male-seed, notion of life was the mortar that held the components of the oppressive tower of patriarchy in place. But until we recognise that, we… Leer más

The Place-Names of Gloucestershire, Part II: The North and West Cotswolds by A. H. Smith English Place-Name Society Volume XXXIX Hardback, 1964, published by Cambridge University Press, London, 278 pages + xiv.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 7/8". Ex-library book with typical markings and stamps. Dust jacket displays a little marking and some discolouration to edges and spine section, with library reference number written to base of spine but otherwise quite clean. A few little tears and chips to edges of jacket. Indigo cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little discolouration to edges and a little denting to binding but quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear, rubbing at edges. A little slackness to binding but book contents firm. Page edges slightly marked and scuffed but quite clean. Some library stamps, bookplate, markings, etc. but otherwise page surfaces very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Lest We Forget by Joseph Hocking, illustrated by J. Barnard Davis








Hardback, 1901, first edition, published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 384 pages.





Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/4" by 1 5/8". No dust jacket. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and a little on hinges. Corners a little bumped. Binding a little slack, some strain to inner hinges but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges slightly tanned, browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Foxing and other marking to endpapers but page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Silent Takes the Trail by Hoole Jackson

Hardcover, 1955, first edition, illustrated, published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 206 pages.
Measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1". Dust jacket is price-clipped and is a bit torn, a little tattered and creased, with some scuffing and marking. Green cloth binding with dark blue lettering on front board and spine, quite clean, slight marking to edges and signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges foxed, scuffed and browned. Sunday School prize-giving bookplate to front pastedown. Marking to endpapers, the odd mark throughout but page surfaces generally clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Odyssey by Homer, retold by Robin Lister, illustrated by Alan Baker

Hardback, 1990 reprint (first published in this format 1987), published by Kingfisher Books, London, 96 pages.
Measures 11 1/8" by 9 3/8" by 1/2". Dust jacket has some scuffing but only minor marking. Creasing at bottom edge of front section of jacket and a little tear with tape repair where it meets spine. Pictorial paper on card board binding, clean and firm. Page edges contain some marking. Page surfaces generally clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Bitsa the Vintage Car and Friends by Sharon Kirk

Hardcover, 2003, published by The Book Guild Ltd, first edition, signed by author on front pastedown ("Best Wishes Love Sharon 3/3/03) with presentation bookmark containing the author's compliments.

In very good condition, minor wear to dust jacket but hardly any to boards and spine. Binding firm. A little marking to page edges, mainly upper, and slight tanning but generally clean and page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for more information.

Britain in Pictures: British Medicine by R. McNair Wilson

















Hardback, 1941, first edition, with eight plates in colour and 20 illustrations in black and white, published by Collins, London, 48 pages.











Measures around 9" by 6 1/2" by 3/8". Dust jacket is price-clipped, slightly scuffed and marked but very clean, while a little worn with a few small tears at edges and rubbed and a bit discoloured at spine. Paper on card binding, pictorial front board, bumped corners, signs of shelf-wear to board and spine edges, slight tear to upper corner near spine, very clean. Binding firm. Page edges very slightly browned and marked. Previous owner name inscribed to front free endpaper, the odd mark but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

West Indies Pilot, Volume II, comprising Mona Passage, the leeward and windward islands from Puerto Rico to Grenada inclusive.








Hardback, 1969, eleventh edition, N.P. No. 71, illustrated, including foldout maps, published by the Hydrographer of the Royal Navy, London, 386 pages + xiv, together with 62-page Supplement No. 5 - 1976.





Measures around 9 3/4" by 6 1/8" by 1". Grey cloth binding, yellow lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration to spine and parts of boards. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm, slight slackness. Page edges browned, marked and scuffed. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame

















Hardback, undated but believed to be circa 1930s, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., London, 287 pages.











Sextodecimo/16mo. Measures around 6 7/8" by 4 7/8" by 3/4". Burgundy leatherette binding on flexible boards, gilt detail and lettering to front board. Discolouration to spine, gilt lettering there has mostly faded. Also discolouration to edges of boards. Book fans out a little towards outer edges. Scuffing and signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Cloth ribbon marker, a little tattered and foxed. Binding firm. Upper page edges gilt. Outer and lower page edges browned and marked, all page edges scuffed. Some marking and discolouration to endpapers. The odd mark but page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Churchman's Life of Wesley, Richard Denny Urlin [The Home Library] f
Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/4". Dark green cloth binding, black decoration and black and gilt lettering to front board, black decoration and gilt lettering to spine, embossed decoration to boards and spine. Slight discolouration to spine, rubbing and some tearing. Scuffing and a little marking, signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Some slackness to binding, some cracking to inner hinges, but holding. Page edges browned, scuffed, marked and very slightly tanned. The odd mark to page surfaces but generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. Some dog-eared corners. See pictures for further information.

Ezekiel and Other Poems by B. M. (Barbara Miller Macandrew)

















Hardback, 1889, published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 249 pages.











Measures around 6 1/4 by 4 7/8". Brown cloth binding, embossed, gilt lettering and gilt and black detail to front board and spine. Scuffing and marking, some signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Binding reasonably firm, though a little strained towards middle of textblock. Page edges gilt, a little scuffed but detail still very clear. Slight tearing to front inner hinge. Some foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Highways and Byways in Yorkshire by Arthur H. Norway, with illustrations by Joseph Pennell and Hugh Thomson

















Hardback, 1911 second reprint (first published 1899), illustrated, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, xvi + 384 pages + 2-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 8" by 5 5/8" by 1". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board spine, faded on spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has forward tilt. Some slackness to binding, cracking to front inner hinge and in several places throughout. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked, with slight tanning, though reasonably clean for age. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner inscription and label to front free endpaper. The odd bit of marking to page surfaces but otherwise reasonably clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Trolltooth Wars: A Fighting Fantasy Novel by Steve Jackson, illustrated by Russ Nicholson

Hardback, 1989, first edition, second print, published by Puffin Books, London, 294 pages+.
In acceptable condition. Scuffing and considerable creasing to covers but quite clean. Wear to edges and bumped corners. Creasing to spine and slight tear at base of front outer hinge. Tanning and browning to page edges with some scuffing and marking. Rear free endpaper contains a little writing but otherwise page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. Some puckering to pages. See pictures for more information.

Pierre de Ronsard: Sonnets for Helen with English renderings by Humbert Wolfe.

Hardback, 1972, first edition thus, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London.

Dust jacket shows signs of wear and scuffing, with a small tear and has been price-clipped. Boards and spine very clean, only slight marking. Tanning and browning to page edges with a little staining on lower outer edge. Apart from these marks, page surfaces generally clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Oswald Cray by Mrs Henry Wood

















Hardback, 1896, fifty-second thousand, published by Richard Bentley and Son, London, 456 pages + vi and one-page catalogue of other publications by the author at rear.











Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1". Olive-green cloth binding, black lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Some scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Book has forward tilt. Binding reasonably firm, though some cracking to rear inner hinge. Page edges slightly deckled and a few page edges have slight jagged and torn edges due to the leaves having been a little unevenly separated. Page edges also browned, stained, a little scuffed and very slightly tanned. Some marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.