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TSR2: BRITAIN'S LOST COLD WAR STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1825941
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
2nd
2017.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised and Expanded second edition. Includes significant new material in the form of extracts from previously classified documentation including detailed systems illustrations and descriptions. Large format. Illustrated glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781910809136. Tiny imperfection to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a lovely example.
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THOMAS TOMPION: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by R.W. Symonds.
Stock no. 1825939
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners. Includes contemporary press release of the book
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- BIOGRAPHY
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GENTLEWOMAN AND OTHER SKETCHES
Written by Sybil Cust.
Stock no. 1825916
Published by Smith, Elder & Co..
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
A series of sketches too miscellaneous to form a connected work, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a dormouse. Contains a chapter on Penallt Church, Monmouthshire. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front. 8 b/w plates Spine lightly browned and slightly cocked. Text block browned. Foxing througout. 1 plate missing (Furstin Pauline of Lippe).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE STORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE RAILWAYS
Written by Michael Blakey.
Stock no. 1825911
Published by Bedfordshire Education Service.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Yellow cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907041027. Covers lightly marked, old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- BEDFORDSHIRE
- HISTORY
LOST LANDS OF EDEN: PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE IN EARLY EAST CUMBRIA, FROM ABOUT 10,000BC TO 700AD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825902
Published by East Cumbria Countryside Project.
Slightly better than very good condition.
East Cumbria as shaped by 6,000 years of human history. The River Eden runs right through East Cumbria and, as a result, much of the area has been known, simply, as Eden. Each chapter of the book describes a scene of life in Eden. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Two tone illustrations throughout. 36 numbered pages. Light browning to covers. Previous owner's rainbow coloured address label to title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CUMBRIA
- HISTORY
- ANTHROPOLOGY
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MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 1825900
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2012.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd / Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, South Marston & Doncaster, and Miles Aircraft (Northern Ireland) Ltd. Continuing the story with the trials and tribulations of Miles Aircraft during the war. Contains a fully comprehensive history of each individual aircraft built during the period. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Includes The Appendices in cardwraps. ISBN: 9780851304304. DVD is MISSING. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- COMPANY HISTORY
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RETRIBUTION AND RECOVERY: GERMAN AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION 1919 TO 1922
Written by Lennart Andersson; Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1825899
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Focussing specifically on the effect that the Armistice terms and the provisions of the Peace Treaty had on the German aviation industry, this book details how many of the wartime military aircraft and post war civil designs found their way to other parts of the world. Large format. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780851304670. Glue to joints is visible through pastedowns (binding process). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor score marks to rear panel.
THE KING'S THUNDERBOLTS: NO 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Alan White.
Stock no. 1825891
Published by Tucann.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
An Operational Record and Roll of Honour 1917-1982. From defending London against air attack in the First World War to bombing Stanley Airfield in the Falklands War, this book tells the stories of No 44 Squadron aircrew and ground crew who took parth in 20th Century aerial warfare. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781873257852. Some minor crinkling to contents. Rear cover lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- RAF
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MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIL AIRSHIPS SINCE 1783
Written by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts.
Stock no. 1825889
Published by The History Press.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The History and Development of the Dirigible Airship in Peace and War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780752464718. Light scuffing to verso of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Harold Avery; Lionel Edwards; et al.
Illustrated by Arch Webb; R.H. Brock; C.E. Brock; Lionel Edwards; et al..
Stock no. 1325500
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1922.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow cloth spine. Pictorial front board, showing pirate scene. First story is 'Musholme' by Lawrence R. Bourne. Colour frontis and 5 other plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock, some foxing to page margins. A couple of small margin tears, including one of the plates.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR TINIES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Frank Verbeck; Lilian A. Govey; Cicely Englefield; et al..
Stock no. 1325499
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pictorial boards, front shows boy and girl fishing with a net and jar. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. First story is Sailing on the Sea. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned, foxing to textblock. Small pencil erasure patch to top corner of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE GREAT BOOK FOR BROWNIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Madge S. Smith; Constance Savery; Margaret Baker; et al.
Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Grace Lodge; A.H. Watson; M.D. Johnston; Barbara C. Freeman; et al..
Stock no. 1325497
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial boards "Glad & Gay". Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. First story is A Brownie Brew. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) is cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS