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London: Birlinn, 2020 (In association with the National Trust for Scotland) 9781780276816. Soft cover. Fine. As new. No annotations or inscriptions. Illustrations in black and white and colour. 160 Pages including Notes, Bibliography, Indexes. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Photography was crucial for E. A. Hornel (1864–1933). From 1891 to the end of his career, he built up an extensive photographic collection that was key in making him a successful painter. By analysing this collection, we can examine his ways of working more closely and reveal the attitudes that lie behind his paintings. Of particular importance in this regard are the photographs he took or collected in Japan during his visit in 1893–94, and the experiences he had in the country. This book focuses particularly on the Japanese aspect of Hornel’s photography collection. The book's contributors discuss Hornel's experiences in Japan in 1893–94, the photographs he collected there and the wider… Leer más

Londn: J. M. Dent, 1971 0460039903. First edition. Hardback. pp. 204. Ex-university library (never apparently taken out) with usual stamps etc. Otherwise VG/VG in unclipped and mylar-bound DW. .

London: Bodley Head, 1985 0370306279. Hardback. First edition. VG. No DW. No annotations or inscriptions. 228 pages including index. 9 B/W photographic plates. Contents, Dramatis Personae, the Last Prescriptions and Principal Dates precede page 1. John Bodkin Adams (21 January 1899 – 4 July 1983) was an Irish general practitioner, convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, more than 160 of his patients died in suspicious circumstances. Of these, 132 left him money or items in their wills.This is a rare account of the case from the presiding judge, Patrick Devlin, The case, and the inability to convict Adams of murder, is also known for widely suspected political interference from Sir Roland Gwynne, ex-Attorney-General Hartley Shawcross, and various members of the Harold Macmillan government. Devlin in this post-trial book even went as far as terming this "an abuse of process".(Source = Wikipedia) .

London: Little, Brown, 1999 0316648132. First edition. Hardback. Fine/VG in unclipped DW . 341 pp. No inscriptions. .

London: Collins, 1953. First edition. Hardback. Ex-W. H. Smith Library book with usual plate inside front cover. A reading copy only as gilt has faded on spine, a few ends of pages have disappeared, and some evidence of end pages about to come away. But no annotations or inscriptions and otherwise a good reading copy. A sensible price for what is otherwise a relatively scarce first edition of one of this writers last novels. Rediscovered by Virago press, Lehman is now seen as one of the first female novelists of her time to show that women's lives could be just as interesting as those of men. .

London: Macmillan, 2009 9780230703865. Fine/Fine. Hardback. First Edition. DW is not price-clipped. Complete numberline. No annotations or inscriptions. 419 pages including notes and index. 16 pages of photos (mainly in colour). .

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1980 0043700969. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/ Near Fine. Appears unread. No inscriptions. 217 pages including index. A female academic attempts to provide a textbook which "will be of immediate use to all practioners and students." .

London: Open University/PCP, 1993 1853962430. Soft covers. Like New. No inscriptions or annotations. xiv + 212 pages incl. indices, bibliography & notes. Yellow softback covers. Size: 9" tall By 6 " Wide .

London: Berg, 1998 1859739172. First edition. Trade paperback. Only read once but neatly highlighted so VG. 196 pages including index. .

London: Sage Publications Ltd, 2008 1412945623. Trade paperback. Like New. No annotations or inscriptions. 295 pages. .

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1961. First edition. Hardback. Inscribed. VG/G in sunned and fading but unclipped and intact DW. 356 pages. A fascinating series of analyses of the amazingly successful process of democratisation in West Germany after the Second World War. Lessons for other countries? .

London: Michael Joseph / Webb & Bower, 1980 0718119207. First edition. First printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. DW is price-clipped but otherwise intact.and in excellent condition as is the book itself. . No inscriptions or annotations. 207 pages including index and bibliography. 8vo (24 x 18 cm).. Ina Taylor has brought together a unique collection of photographs, paintings and mementoes of the Holden family which tell the story of Edith's life, and the background against which she developed her talents. This book, beautifully illustrated throughout, is the perfect companion volume for all devotees of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. It is illustrated not only with Edith's delightful drawings and paintings but with family photographs and vintage postcards, paintings & mementos. A nice evocation of life in a middle class family 1871-1920. Discusses Edith's life and the background against which she developed her talents.. In 1905 Edith Holden wrote her 'Nature Notes'… Leer más

London: British Institute of Management, 1971 0851180752. First edition. Hardback. Ex-university library with usual stamps etc. Otherwise VG/VG in mylar-protected and unclipped DW. 289 pages including index. An early classic in the management field by one of the pioneers of Management By Objectives (MBO) .

Aldershot: Gower, 1987 0566026058. Hardback reprint of book first published in 1986. Near Fine/Fine. The book looks to be unread but on the front end page an unsigned decorative ex libris book plate looks to have been used to cover over some sort of stamp. No other stamps anywhere else. No inscriptions. 212 pages including index. .

London: Hutchinson, 1995 0091792010. First printing of first hardback version. First edition. Complete numberline. Some slight bumping at edges of covers and unclipped DW, but otherwise VG/VG. 250 pages. 9.5" by 6". .

London: Hutchinson, 1995 9780091792015. Hardback. First eition. First printing. Complete numberline. Fine/Fine. DW is NOT price-clipped. Blue boards. 9.5" by 6". 250 pages. In Victorian England, electricity is the latest scientific marvel, a fireless light that announces a new era. For Charlotte Mortimer, electricity yields something even more powerful. When she weds an ardent young engineer who is commissioned to wire the estate of a country gentleman, Charlotte finds herself in a disorienting world of new ideas and sensations--and a passion that ultimately forces her to forge a life on her own terms. .

Southampton: Ashford, Buchan & Enright,1989 9781852531003. Hardback. First edition. First printing. Fine/Fine. DW is NOT price-clipped. 164 pages. Black boards with gilt titles and aquamarine endpapers. Front Endpaper is signed by author. Otherwise no inscriptions or annotations. Lovely monochrome illustrations by the author throughout the text. Throughout the ages people have found relaxation and relief in the beauty of nature and the countryside, and poets and artists have expressed their own perception of an earthly paradise, or Arcady. This work is a spirited and affectionate study of A E Housman who, on the strength of his well-known cycle of 63 poems entitled a Shropshire Lad, was to become one of the most loved poets for generations to come. Piers Browne traces the history of Arcadian art and literature from its Greek origins and its rediscovery during the renaissance through to the 19th century. This is an excellent guide to understanding the beauties and mysteries of Housman's life and poetry .

Dublin: Lilliput Press, 1990 0946640599. First edition. Hardback. Front cover has a rubbed patch and the DW is clipped. Otherwise VG/VG. 278 pages including index. "Part meditation, part autobiography, part exploration, part miscellany.." .

London: Macmillan,. 2009 9780230708983. First hardback edition in publisher's blue cloth with white title lettering to spine. First impression. Complete numberline. Like new. Fine/Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A very good tightly bound clean and unmarked copy in a very good bright pictorial dust wrapper. No annotations or inscriptions. 324 pages including index. Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore - yet it is considered uncool to care about them. For Matthew Engel the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, humor, capacity for suffering and even sexual repression. To uncover its mysteries, Engel has traveled the system from Penzance to Thurso, exploring its history and talking to people from politicians to platform staff. Along the way Engel ('half-John… Leer más

London: David Fulton, 1994 1853463205. First edition. First printing of first UK trade paperback edition. Fine. (Mint condition) 148 pages including index. Over 5.5" by 9". This is a bright, tight copy. No inscriptions. .