HISTORY AS THE STORY OF LIBERTY
Written by Benedetto Croce.
Stock no. 1831327
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A brilliant and penetrating discussion of history and the writing of history it is Croce's contention that history must be considered first as the history of liberty, one of the greatest possessions of the human race.Beige cloth boards, red titles. 324 pages including index, plus publisher adverts to rear. Top edge red. Third impression. Some mottling/browning to board edges. Text block grubby and foxed. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims else contents clean. Burgundy dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, rear panel is browned and grubby.

AUTHORITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL: THE REITH LECTURES FOR 1948-9
Written by Bertrand Russell.
Stock no. 1831256
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A series of six lectures exploring the balance between social order and individual freedom in modern society. Delivered in 1949, Russell examines how institutions like government, education and religion shape behaviour, often at the expense of personal liberty. Pale yellow cloth boards, green titles. 125 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Top edge green. Spine lightly browned, some foxing to boards. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some scattered foxspots present. Green dustwrapper is browned, stained and marked, title barely visible to spine.

THE ADVENT OF THE LABOUR PARTY
Written by Philip P. Poirier.
Stock no. 1831200
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

Accounts for the emergence of the British Labour Party as a political force between 1900 and the general election of 1906. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. 287 pages including index. Top edge red. Spine is very slightly dulled. Text block browned and a little dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots present and annotation in the form of pencil marks to margins.

THE GIRL IN THE GROVE
Written by David Severn.
Stock no. 1330331
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At 15, it was hard to begin all over again. A stranger in a strange village. Jonquil was badly in need of a friend. Paul Hunter might have helped, he could have welcomed her to Wethersham, but Paul, for some reason, seemed determined to be difficult. Purple/blue boards with silver titles to spine. 238 pages. ISBN: 0048231118. Spine bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine and front panel.

TRAVELS IN THE NORTH
Written by Karel Capek. Illustrated by Karel Capek.
Stock no. 1830299
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Capek travelled north beyond the Arctic Circle because he wanted to see at last the lands of his boyish dreams, and of his life-long friends, Kierkegaard, Jacobsen, and others, and also because the silvery and cool birch trees, the aconites, the moss, and the sparkling waters appeal to him strongly. He tells of his impressions in the generous style of a smiling philosopher and there is a great mellowness and depth in his observations. Yellow cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w line drawings throughout. 269 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Third impression in the same year as first impression. Spiner and horizontal edges of boards browned and a few foxspots. Heavy foxing to text block and some foxing to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips, browned to spine, small foxspots present.

THE ANGLER'S COMPANION
Written by Bernard Venables. Illustrated by Bernard Venables.
Stock no. 1329567
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author by means of an inscription to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

BRITISH RAILWAY ACCIDENTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Written by J.A.B. Hamilton.
Stock no. 1327061
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The stories of 27 of the most notable disasters which have taken place since 1900. Red boards, silver title to spine. 180 pages, booklist to rear. Some b/w photos. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped/torn.

CUCKOO
Written by Lida; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Rojan.
Stock no. 1324304
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Good condition.

Pere Castor's Wild Animal Books no. 8. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour lithographs. Text by Lida, translated by Fyleman. Fifth impression. Name and address in pencil inside front cover. Foxing to contents. Page corner tips creased. Covers edge worn and grubby. Both flaps are torn at folds to lower 2"

THE STRUGGLE FOR THE PACIFIC
Written by Gregory Bienstock.
Stock no. 2139505
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Ex-lib. with many ink stamps to prelims and outer page edges; number to spine. Bumping and wear. A reading copy.

THE TRADE MAKERS: ELDER DEMPSTER IN WEST AFRICA 1852-1972
Written by P.N. Davies.
Stock no. 1823228
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The growth and changing fortunes of the Elder Dempster shipping company from its origins in the formation of the African Steam Ship Company in 1852 until the present day (1973). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043870031. Boards clean. Slight loss to lower corner margin of page 317/318 (printing error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge-worn.

RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

For motor-racing enthusiasts, major changes in the power formula from 1,500 c.c. to 3 litres has given the years 1966 and 1967 a unique interest. Here, the author fills in the background of some notable 3-litre cars in the past, he describes the European circuits, the cars and their drivers, the races in Europe and the Transatlantic finale. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few scuffs to boards, rubbing to edge of boards. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to spine with some foxing and grubby to rear panel. Musty odour present.

DECISION THEORY
Written by D.J. White.
Stock no. 1820360
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1969. Almost very good condition.

Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. This report covers the main aspects of a research project, the objective of which was to ascertain the content of Decision Theory and its relevance to practical decision-making. ISBN: 0046580255. Ex-lib with usual library markings and stickers. Edges of sloth spine worn and fraying. Corners rubbed. Contents clean.