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Simon & Schuster, London - first UK edition. 1988 Black cloth bound hardcover 9.25" x 6" AS NEW book in VERY GOOD jacket. With gold type to spine, and dust jacket. SJP was one of the wittiest 20th Century writers - yet the private life of this much-loved funny man reveals an extremely complex, often troubled, individual. Beautifully captured.

Bertram Rota, publishers, London 1975 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾" Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This Symposium honours Sacheverell Sitwell. His life, his work, and above all, his unfailing appetite for the beautiful and unusual, are recalled by some of those who have enjoyed his friendship and company. Though often considered a complementary third, to his brother Osbert and sister Edith, in the phenomenon known as 'The Sitwells', Sir Sacheverel is seen here in his own right, as an author whose poetic vision and aesthetic freedom have often allowed his work to transcend all traditional categories.

Harmony Books NY 2001 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Very good book in very good dustjacket Awakening your divine potential

Stewart Tabori & Chang 1995 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise very good book in very good protected dustjacket. A Journey Into the Medicine Wheel. Includes numerous beautiful colour photographs.

Heinemann, London - first English edition 1959 hardcover, 8" x 5.25", & dust jacket The early Christian world. Jacket edges have small nicks, wear. Stain to rear of jacket & rear board. VERY GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Black cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, map. Distinguished Polish writer's novel following St. Paul on visit to Jerusalem where extraordinary adventures befall him, and finally his assault on the citadel of paganism, Nero's Rome.

The Sumach Press, Vuaxhall Bridge Road, London 1990 Hardcover, 15cms x 23cms, with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Driven off his Ecuador farm by Ramon, a business associate, the American-born author set out on a trip through Brazil and along the Amazon. He was 63 years old. In prose which is angry, humorous, coarse and lyrical, he travels the two rivers of reality and recollection. He also describes with astonishing candour his own guilt, confusion and loneliness in this, his final step, in a lifelong rebellion against his rich and conservative father.

the Author, Dingley, Melbourne 1984 softcover Signed Book in VERY GOOD condition INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY AUTHOR."To many, this story of a cripple's life with and on horses, will read like fiction," writes the author. "Horses have given me the incentives to rise above my disability - they have been my life, and in some cases, I have been theirs."

TAFE, Sydney 1989 Large-format softcover Book in VERY GOOD condition This provides a wide-ranging coverage of essential basic knowledge that should be acquired by every person involved, or intending to become involved, in boating. Features include: Boating terminology, basic safety rules, role of the Skipper, safety equipment, flotation devices, fire extinguishers, distress flares, radios, transmissions, marine radio, licences, boat design, engine faults, trouble shooting, boat handling, and much more. Fully illustrated with photograpgs and drawings.

Harvard University Press 1989 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise very good book in very good protected dustjacket. Laying the groundwork of Psychotherapy.

Everest House Publishers, 33 West 60th Street, New York - 1980 hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket In this highly-readable text Mitch Williamson describes: the safest way to learn and gain experience; how to judge if a motorcycle is safe for you; what clothes to wear for maximum protection; physical fitness (including a seven-point exam); the importance of weather conditions; passing, turning and lane position; highway and surface hazards; and much, much more. In addition, actual accident case histories are presented and analyzed for causes and prevention.

Sphere 1989 paperback Good condition Outlines the simple rules for a glorious tan with the minimum risk, describes the use of sun screens and how they work, and gives valuable advice about diets. Dr. Harris is an acknowledged expert on the biochemistry of the skin.

William Collins Sons & Co, London - reprint edition 1985 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book provides a rare insight into aviation safety from the work carried out by the UK Government's Accidents Investigation Branch, by its former Chief Inspector. It is an account of the particular contribution that aircraft accident investigation has made, and can make, to the ever improving standards of flight safety. It is a fascinating challenge, always involving patient examination of every aspect of the accident.

Millington Ltd, London - first edition ISBN:0860000044 1974 Hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket Dust jacket is rubbed & chipped. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOS price-clipped dust jacket. Dark-blue cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, complete glossary of technical terms, and index. The author is a pilot with twenty years professional flying experience, and in this book he concludes that commercial aviation is a much more perilous means of transportation than is generally suspected. He takes the reader on spine-tingling reconstructions of disasters, and reveals the often shocking truth of what really went wrong (as opposed to some newspaper reports.)

Secker & Warburg, publishers, London 1982 hardcover, 5½" x 8¾", with dust jacket. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz. At the centre of this panoramic novel is an ageing newspaper proprietor who becomes a target for the new breed of terrorist. This portrait of a disintegrating society, framed in Boll's mastery of narrative technique, probes painfully deep, raises questions we would prefer not to ask - but, in the modern world, cannot avoid. Boll's central question is simple: What price are we prepared for freedom?

His Majesty's Stationery Office, London - first edition 1942 softcover booklet, 7½" x 5" Book in VERY GOOD condition Cross-section of M.V, 'San Demetrio' printed inside rear cover, plus 5 b&w photographs. This small booklet records for the first time the amazing story of the oil tanker 'San Demetrio' based on her officers' eye-witness accounts. Shelled and set on fire by an enemy battleship, she was abandoned by her crew; a handful of her men, adrift in a life-boats, found her again, boarded her, put out the fires, got her engines working again, and took her across the Atlantic to England. Previous owner's name to half-title page.

His Majesty's Stationery Office, London - reprint edition 1951 softcover, 6" x9¾" Wrappers are soiled; spine covering is cracked. Eight words written on front cover. Book in GOOD condition Thirty-eight b&w photographic plates, eleven illustrations (drawings) in text, and index. The author traces the development of shipbuilding on the Mediterranean seaboard (from the earliest times to the fall of the Roman Empire), and then in greater detail, the evolution of the northern ship from the days of the Viking invaders of Britain up to the middle of the nineteenth century. Advertisements at rear.

Granada Publishing, London 1981 Hardcover with dust jacket Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Adlard Coles is a world authority on heavy weather sailing and a publisher of nautical books. His experiences in cruising and racing include picking up victory in the 1950 Transatlantic race, RORC points championships in 1947, 1957 and 1963, a Royal Institute of Navigation Gold Medal, a Royal Cruising Club Exploration aeard and an award as Yachtsman of the Year along the way.

Maritime Heritage Press, Sydney 1994 Softcover with printed card covers Book in AS NEW condition This is an introduction to the world of 18th century square rigged sailinf vessels. The weather deck, the layout of masts and spars, rigging and sails of 'Endeavour' are described in detail. Included is a superb collection of photographs showing the ship going through her paces.

Frederick Muller Limited, London 1981 hard cover + dust jacket Well borrowed ex library copy with stamps, stickers and barcode, otherwise good book in good protected dust jacket. The life of Saint Francis of Assisi, told in text and pictures. Includes a chronology of the life of Saint Francis.

David Bryce & Son, Glasgow 1888 Hardcover, 5¼" x 7½" Child's pencil scrawling to half-title page. Red-cloth bound boards with gold and black stamped design. Our copy has hand soiled covers. Book in GOOD condition Front and rear free endpapers both unceremoniously torn out. From author's Introduction: "The idea of this little book is to cast a few seeds here and there even among the hard paving stones in the city, where, on defiance of ironclad hoof and wheel, they may find a lodgment, and in spite of soot and 'chemicals' spring up fresh and green to remind the sons and daughters of Glasgow of olden times, and recall voices of the past that it may be well, amidst the din and bustle of the present, sometimes to listen to … a gathering of simple facts about Glasgow … that have been overlooked by historians"