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ALFRED STIEGLITZ: A LEGACY OF LIGHT
Written by Katherine Hoffman. Illustrated by Alfred Stieglitz.
Stock no. 1824244
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A compelling portrait of the American photographer's life and art from 1915 to 1946, focusing on his American works, issues of identity, and the rise of modernism in America. Black cloth boards, white titles. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300134452. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few small marks.

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THE KATE GREENAWAY TREASURY
Written by Ruth Hill Viguers; Edward Ernest. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323631
Published by Collins. Circa 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. Gilt titles and vignette. An anthology of the illustrations and writings of Kate Greenaway. Packed with b/w and colour illustrations. An Anthology of the Illustrations and Writings of Kate Greenaway, Edited and Selected by Edward Ernest, Assisted by Patricia Tracy Lowe. Introduction by Ruth Hill Viguers Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above. Dustwrapper is a bit sunned.

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OTTO FRELLO - AN INCORRIGIBLE PAINTER
Written by Ole Faber. Illustrated by Otto Frello.
Stock no. 1824077
Published by Museet For Varde By Og Omegn. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

An exhibition in 2009 featuring the broadest possible spectrum of the many different genres Frello has covered and the many ingenious items that Frello has brought into existence in the course of a long and exceptionally creative life. Oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 8789834690. A lovely copy.

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STEAMING THROUGH THE WAR YEARS REMINISCENCES THE EX-GER LINES IN LONDON
Written by Reg Robertson.
Stock no. 2140807
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1996. Very good condition.

Oakwood Reminiscences Series RS3. Card wraps. B/w photos. 152 Pages. ISBN: 0853614725. Couple of marks to title page.

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CLEANER TO CONTROLLER REMINISCENCES OF THE GWR AT TAUNTON
Written by W.J. Gardner.
Stock no. 2140801
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1994. Almost very good condition.

Oakwood Reminiscence Series RS1. Green cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853614458. Some light cover corner creasing. Binding is a bit weak, with several pages to rear detached, but loosely inserted.

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KILVERT'S DIARY 1870-1879
Written by Francis Kilvert.
Stock no. 2140724
Published by Guild Publishing. 1986. Very good condition.

Red cloth with pictorial onlay and elaborate decoration to front cover. Colour illustrations. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning with a few foxspots.

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COVERT RADAR AND SIGNALS INTERCEPTION: THE SECRET CAREER OF ERIC ACKERMANN
Written by Peter Jackson; David Haysom.
Stock no. 2140656
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eric George Ackermann became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781783462681. Bumping to top and tail of spine.

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THE DICTIONARY OF WELSH BIOGRAPHY 1941-1970
No author listed.
Stock no. 2140652
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Together with a supplement to The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Down to 1940. Red covers with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0954162609. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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THE UNFORTUNATE VALENTINE MORRIS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 2140448
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. Valentine Morris was born in the island of Antigua in 1727 but lived for 30 years at the Piercefield, part of which is now Chepstow racecourse. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, dedicated to a previous owner. Foxing to spine. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss.

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MAN OF IRON - MAN OF STEEL
Written by Ralph Anstis.
Stock no. 1323133
Published by Albion House. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

The lives of David Mushet and his son Robert. Two of Britain's most outstanding metallurgists who lived in the Forest of Dean. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095113714X. Browning to outer page edges else a clean copy.

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JENKS A PASSION FOR MOTOR SPORT
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Stirling Moss.
Stock no. 2140144
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book by and about one of the most revered motor racing writers. 224 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899870229. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with small chip/nick to top of spine. Sticky mark to front flap (from original price sticker); now covered with small sticky label to stop damage to front endpaper.

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THE MEMOIRS OF A MOTORSPORTING CLERGYMAN
Written by Rupert Jones.
Stock no. 2140140
Published by Richard Netherwood Limited. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. A witty and readable book evocative of a great period in motor sport. ISBN: 1872955037.

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