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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT 1880-1969
Written by Ralph Lewis; Keith S. Gardner.
Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1831542
Published by David & Charles.
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This title reproduces a wide range of work from the Victorian Scottish watercolour painter, Sir William Russell Flint. It also includes text which deals with the paradoxes of the artist's life and work. Large oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 104 pages. ISBN: 0715393065. Reprint of the 1988 edition. Boards and contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, small mark to top of spine, lightly scuffed.
REPAIRING AND RESTORING FURNITURE: THE COMPLETE MANUAL 17TH - 20TH CENTURY
Written by V.J. Taylor.
Stock no. 1830840
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A complete reference to the woodworking techniques required for any sympathetic renovation - by an acknowledged expert. Includes common repair jobs such as stripping and re-finishing, re-making loose joints and many more specialist repairs. Also covers upholstery, veneering, carving, turning, sharpening tools and special finishes. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0715398857. A few minor marks to rear board. Foxing and marks to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained to lower edges with some visible marks to lower front edge, light scuffing, and tiny tear to top of front panel.
WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES VOLUME THREE: THE COTSWOLD AREA
Written by Eric R. Delderfield.
Stock no. 1830484
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The author tells the eventful stories of fifteen historic homes in the Cotswolds area and of the families who built them through successive generations. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 124 pages including index. ISBN: 0715360892. Endpapers lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- COTSWOLDS
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1830396
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of the SMR from its origins up to the present day (1970s) with additional relevant material to provide a complete background for understanding why the railway was built in the first place. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Black and white photographs and diagrams. 165 pages including index. ISBN: 0715358758. Boards clean. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small mark to lower edge of front panel.
DRAWING ON LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PAUL HOGARTH
Written by Paul Hogarth; Richard Ingrams.
Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1830124
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Introduction by Richard Ingrams. Hogarth is one of the most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists of our age. Written with a great energy and wit, accompanied by a wealth of drawings and paintings from the earliest days right up to his latest works. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0715306448. Lower tip of front board has a couple of tiny holes in cloth and is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly faded to spine, creased to top of rear panel with small closed tear (under 1") to vertical edge.
NIGHT INTRUDER
Written by Jeremy Howard-Williams.
Stock no. 1329858
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1976.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A personal account of the radar war between RAF and the Luftwaffe nightfighter forces. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715370545. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.
FLY-TYING METHODS
Written by Darrel Martin.
Stock no. 1329360
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. A discussion of the best tools and materials for the serious fly tyer. Black cloth spine and black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0715391321. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to the lower margin of the frontis. Foxing to page edges and a slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- CRAFTS
FLY-DRESSING II
Written by David J. Collyer.
Stock no. 1329271
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A further collection of entirely different flies. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 248 pages. ISBN: 0715381458. Spine and corners slightly bumped (of both book and wrapper). Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Foxing to rear flap of dustwrapper (which has transferred slightly onto facing free-endpaper). Some very slight browning to top edge of wrapper on rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
EDWARD SEAGO: THE VINTAGE YEARS
Written by Ron Ranson.
Illustrated by Edward Seago.
Stock no. 1829424
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Seago's finest and most characteristic landscape paintings. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0715399276. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Large grubby mark to lower margin of page 69 slightly affecting the text but not the picture. Otherwise one or two minor marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1829156
Published by David & Charles.
1st thus
1967.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
New edition with introduction by Hoole. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, rear panel is grubby, damp staining to verso (not visible to front). Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- COMPANY HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles.
3rd
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- COMPANY HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CLASSIC SCOTTISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1328143
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A celebration of the high noon of the Scottish paddle steamer. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383353. Spine bumped, tiny dent to edge of front cover. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is faded to edges and spine and has a small tear to top corner of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
- SCOTLAND