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HMS HAMPSHIRE: A CENTURY OF MYTHS AND MYSTERIES UNRAVELLED
Written by James Irvine; Brian Budge; Jude Callister; et al.
Stock no. 1327297
Published by Orkney Heritage Society. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953594572. SIGNED by one of the authors (Neil Kermode) to title-page by means of a dedication. Spine and corners bumped.

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DHOWS TO DELTAS
Written by Renato 'Sonny' Levi; Erroll Bruce; et al.
Stock no. 1327293
Published by Nautical Publishing Company. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Written by on e of the most stimulating personalities in high speed boat design, this book is part autobiography, partly an intriguing account of the author's design experience, and finally a section dealing iwith the theoretical and practical considerations underlying the design of fast craft, leading to imaginative thinking about speed and the future. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0245599568. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light scratch mark to front cover. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn to spine and corners and slightly browned to spine.

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THE SWISS RAILWAY SAGA: 150 YEARS OF SWISS TRAINS
Written by Hans Peter Treichler; et al.
Stock no. 1827686
Published by As Verlag & Buchkonzept Ag. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The official book for the 150 years jubilee of Swiss railways, a cultural history of rail traffic in Switzerland. Large format. Red cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 3905111160. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NORTH EASTERN RECORD VOLUME 1
Written by Colin Foster; John Addyman; Neil Mackay; Ken Hoole; et al.
Stock no. 1827685
Published by Historical Model Railway Society. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A survey of the appearance of the North Eastern Railway and Hull & Barnsley Railway. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0902835130. Very light rubbing to lower board edges. Very pale browning to endpapers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly creased at top of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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M.G. ROAD CARS VOLUME ONE - FOUR CYLINDER O.H.C. 1929-1936
Written by Malcolm Green; et al.
Stock no. 1327283
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the OHC Midget produced between 1929 and 1936, regarded by many as the 'golden age' of the marque, as well as many photographs and drawings to help restorers. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 095194231X. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Some page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little edge creased.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE WEST AND MIDLANDS
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al; Gavin Stamp.
Stock no. 1827636
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Preface by Gavin Stamp. Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, a few minor marks to one end. Overall, still a nice copy.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE NORTH AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al.
Stock no. 1827635
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed and marked to one end and also has a few marks to plain side. Overall still a nice copy.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE SOUTH-EAST
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al.
Stock no. 1827634
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed on one end and one side, spine has a few ink splashed. Still a nice copy.

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SOUTHERN VANS AND COACHES IN COLOUR
Written by Mike King; et al.
Stock no. 1327036
Published by Noodle Books. 1st 2015. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781909328242. Covers edge rubbed with creases at corners. Page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine.

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GHOST STORIES AND OTHER HORRID TALES
Written by Charles W. Stewart; J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Robert Louis Stevenson; Lafcadio Hearn; et al. Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart.
Stock no. 1827566
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stories selected by Charles W. Stewart. Pictorial boards. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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