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London: Viking, 1999. Shrady travels to six famous sites to investigate the phenomenon of pilgrimage and the enduring quality of the spiritual quest. Maroon covers with gilt lettering to spine. Book basically in very nice condition. Only faults are a handful of tiny indentations to rear - almost unnoticeable. DJ in similar condition. Ref:06712. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG++. 16x24cm.

London: J. A. Allen, 1987. Comprehensive look at the full range of equine equipment. Card covers, 200pp inc index. Only the very lightest signs of use. No spine creasing. A VG copy. Ref:082450. Reprint. Card Covers. VG++/N/a. Illus. by Miss M. Robinette. 13.5cmx21.5cm.

London: Longmans, 1961. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped yacht underway to front, 184pp inc index, with b/w illustrations. Covers have faded top edges, a couple of small marks and foxed page edges, but internally clean and solid. DJ is a bit grubby and wrinkled due to damp and has moderate wear at extremities. But overall a reasonable working copy. Ref:071334. First Edition. Cloth. G/G-. Illus. by W Megoran. 18x25cm.

London: Adlard Coles, 1975. Thorough grounding in dinghy racing from a former French Olympic sailor. Orange covers with black lettering to spine, 254pp with many b/w photographs, fold-out photographs and drawings. Page edges a little grubby and front cover (top) has ben punctured neatly by a dart(?), which has left indentations, but not damage, through to title page. Light foxing to endpapers. Price-clipped DJ has modest wear and light bumping - and the tiny puncture. Overall a solid copy. ref:082199. Third Edition. Cloth. G+/G+. 17cmx22.5Ccm.

Thame: Darengo Publications, 1990. First p/back edition with original b/w illustrations. Inscribed by the editor/translator "To Justine" with a fragment of Eurypides - in Greek - plus "Love teaches one to be a poet even if the muse never visited before".Sign and dated 1992. Ralph Steadman cartoon slipped in. 84pp. Spine and colver edges sunned, otherwise book is in very good condition with only the slightest signs of use. Ref:071684. Signed by Translator. First P/back Edition. Card Covers. VG+/N/a. Illus. by Dwina Murphy-gibb. 17x24cm.

London: James Nisbet, 1903. Carlyle's contribution to moral philosophy and clothing. Red Covers with gold publisher's device to front and gold lettering and decoration to spine. Portratit of Carlyle safeguarded by tissue opposite title page. 316pp. Minor foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Spine very slightly faded, but otherwise a tight, sound copy. Ref:06697. Reprint. Cloth. VG/N/a. 12cmx17cm.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1992. Reference book for budding crime writers in the "Howdunit" series. Illustrated card covers, 231pp inc index, with b/w illustrations. Book has no obvious faults. Ref:093373. First Edition. Card Covers. Almost as New/N/a. 15x23cm.

London: Falcon Press, 1948. Pieces give a taste of the work of the Victorian creator of "Jorrocks". A falcon Press Classic with introduction by Cyril Ray and biography and bibliography. Illustrated cream boards with red and black lettering and illusration on spine and both boards, 96pp, rough-cut lower edges. Covers have light foxing and a couple of light marks, but very little wear. Dusty, lightly-spotted page edges and slightly yellowed prelims. Unclipped DJ has very light wear to extrems and a couple of small closed tears. Ref:104470. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. VG/VG-. 12.5x19.5cm.

Maidstone, Kent: Kathryn Kersey, 2003. 160-year history of the Kent village school. Card covers, 229pp inc index, b/w illustrations. Signed by author on half-title. Very light, small crease to lower, rear fore corner, otherwise book looks unread. Superb copy. Ref:081842. Signed by Author. First Edition. Card Covers. Near Fine/N/a. 20.5x29.5cm.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1971. First biography after Schweitzer's death, with forward by his daughter, Rhena. Grey covers with gilt, 342pp inc index with black endpapers and two blocs of b/w illustrations. Book has a couple of light marks and light foxing on page edges, sunned top covers edges and light bumping to head and foot of spine, but little sign of wear. Unclipped DJ has light sunning to edges, slightly beached red spine lettering, but very little wear. Internally very clean and tight and overall a VG copy. Ref:093296. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG. 16x23.5cm.

London: Longmans Green, 1964. Essays on links between literary and scientific cultures following C. P. Snow's work. Black covers with gilt lettering to spine, 159pp. Very minor bumping to extremities, but overall a very good copy. No DJ. Ref:081880. First Edition. Cloth. VG/N/a. 14.5x22cm.

London: Headline Review, 2007. Prison officer reveals what really goes on behind bars. First edition (second printing), red covers with silver lettering to spine, 304pp. Book has no obvious faults, in similar, intact DJ. Ref:082408. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG++. 16x24cm.

London: T. C. And E. C. Jack In the "Shown to the Children" series. Black covers with gilt lettering and rules to spine and front which has a picture of a discus thrower statue laid in. ND but c1920, 111pp with 47 b/w plates, rough-cut fore and lower edges. Covers have light wear and rubbing to extremities - moreso to head and foot of spine - but are basically very sound. Page edges are dusty and ffep has previous owner's name. Ref:082574. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 12.5x16.5cm.

London: George Routledge In "The Angler's Library". ND, but first edition from 1897/8. Green covers with gilt and brown and cream decoration on spine and upper board, 256pp plus adverts, with b/w illustrations inc frontis of bass. Mild bumping to extrems, but very little wear to covers. Bookseller's sticker removed from front pastedown, and dusty page edges, otherwise internally very clean and tight. An excellent copy for its age. Ref:104215. First Edition. Buckram. VG+/N/a. 13x19cm.

New York: Atheneum, 1982. Mid-19th Century tale of North-west America. First edition, third printing in same year, cream paper-covered boards with blind-stamped bird scene on front cover and maroon cloth spine with gilt lettering. B/w illustrations to chapter heads, 279pp. Dusty top page edges and gift inscription on ffep, otherwise book is VG. In similar, price-clipped DJ which has lightest wear to extremities. Ref:092859. First Edition (Third printing). Paper Covered/cloth Spine. VG++/VG+. 14.5x21.5cm.

London: Philip Allan, 1928. Accounts of 15th and 16th Century Meditarranean pirates. No.4 in the "Nautilus Library". Blue covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt nautilus on front board, 276pp, with rough-cut fore and lower edges. Covers modestly bumped and rubbed at extrems (particularly head and foot of spine) with a couple of mild marks. Prelims and page edges foxed, bookseller stamp on ffep as well as ink pricing note. Otherwise a sound copy. Ref:093282. Second Edition. Cloth. G/N/a. 11.5cmx17.5cm.

Diss, Norfolk: Self-published, 1992. Personal tribute to the fishermen of Lowestoft, illustrated by the author. First edition signed by the author "Regards Williiam Finch", with a card (presumably also illustrated by the author) slipped in and signed "To Dennis regards Bill Finch". Card covers, 128pp inc glossary, with numerous b/w illustrations. Covers have just lightest shelfwear, internally very clean and tight and possibly unread. Ref:114918. By Author. First Edition. Illust Card Covers.. VG++/N/a. Illus. by William Finch. 17.5x24.5cm.

London: Thomas Nelson, 1908. West-country swashbuckling in the time of Drake and Raleigh. ND so presumed First Edition. Illustrated red/brown covers with gilt lettering on spine and upper front board, 320pp with colour frontis (tissue-guarded) and pale-green endpapers. Covers have wear and bumping to extrems, small mark from removal of sticker on ffep and splended copperplate gift inscription on ffep verso, dated 1918. Prelims foxed as are dusty page edges. But still a decent, attractive copy. Ref:093341. First Edition (?). Illustrated Boards. G-/N/a. 13x19cm.

London: Faber and Faber, 1986. In Faber's Student Guide series. Card covers, 192pp inc index. Small, private note at foot of title page and yellowing page edges, otherwise looks virtually unread. Ref:082157. First P/back Edition. Card Covers. VG++/n/a. 12.5x20cm.

Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1986. New light on sleep, dreams and sleep disorders. Book sound and tight, but blue covers faded at top. DJ bright and intact with some wear and mild fading at top edges. Ref:06786. First UK Edition. Cloth. VG-/VG-. 14.5x22.5cm.