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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.
WHITE ENSIGN ~ RED DRAGON: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN HONG KONG 1841-1997
Written by P.J. Melson.
Stock no. 1830839
Published by Edinburgh Financial Publishing (asia) Limited.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Tracing the history of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong, providing a strong photographic record of events in the territory and its surrounding seas. Large oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. Printed on glossy paper. vi and 162 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 9627982245. A few minor scuffs to boards. Glossy paper is slightly sticking but easily prised apart without damage. Otherwise a very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS FROM THE AIR
Written by John Glover.
Illustrated by Ian Hay.
Stock no. 1830838
Published by Myriad Books Limited.
1st
2011.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Britain's railway system is captured in a series of spectacular images by leading aerial photographer Ian Hay. An incisive text by railway expert John Glover helps to explain the historic background to the photographs and provides technical insights into the way that the British railway system has developed since its origins in the early part of the 19th century. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781847463821. Rear board has some relatively minor surface paper marks which originate from the verso of the dustwrapper. Else, a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly creased to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS' WORKSHOPS
Written by Edgar J. Larkin.
Stock no. 1830837
Published by Heathfield Railway Publications.
1st thus
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Building and Maintenance from 1825 to the Present Day. Most British railway companies established their own workshops for the construction and maintenance of locomotives, carriages and wagons. Whole towns built up around these massive, self-sufficient complexes, and names such as Ashford, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Eastleigh and Swindon will always be associated with their railway origins. This is the story of these works and their products, from the earliest days of the railways. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and track plans. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781906974022. Minor foxing and browning to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- ROLLING STOCK
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COPS AND ROBBERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg.
Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1330617
Published by William Heinemann.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
On Christmas Eve while children sleep the scallyway robbers prowl and creep... Glazed pictorial boards. Lively colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434925012. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Indentation to top edge of rear cover. Some light/faint scoremarks to covers. Foxing throughout. A couple of hinges pulled but binding still tight.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE JENNINGS COMPANION
Written by Anthony Buckeridge; David Bathurst.
Stock no. 1330616
Published by Summersdale.
1st
1995.
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cardwraps. Fossilised fish hooks! Crystallised cheesecakes! This book is the definitive companion volume to the 25 Jennings titles that appeared between 1950 and 1995. ISBN: 1873475497. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly creased. Page edges are lightly browned and wrinkled (possibly affected by damp?). Textblock is well thumbed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- REFERENCE
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
THE MIDNIGHT HORSE
Written by Monica Edwards.
Stock no. 1330615
Published by John Goodchild.
1st thus
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Romney Marsh story. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 204 pages. Revised edition. ISBN: 0863910076. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight fading to base of spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and rubbed to head and tail.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- KENT
- SOUTH EAST UK
SEVEN YEARS WITH SAMANTHA
Written by Clive Ball.
Illustrated by Cedric Baxter.
Stock no. 1330614
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven. Packed with incidents, anecdotes and perceptive portraits. B/w photos and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages. ISBN: 0850591686. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, sunned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- AUSTIN (CARS)
- TRAVEL
THE CORN DOLLY
Written by Margaret Elliot.
Illustrated by Colin Dunbar.
Stock no. 1330612
Published by Abelard-Schuman.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Grasshopper Book. Susan and her brother Jack find a corn dolly which has powers for good, which are tested to the utmost when the enemy struck. An unusual adventure story based on folk lore of the English countryside. Bright green boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0200723715. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Very pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed. Light fading to wrapper spine.
THE MYSTERY AT THE CHALET SCHOOL WITH ROBIN HEEDS THE CALL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Sheena Wilkinson; Susanne Brownlie.
Stock no. 1330611
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2014.
Very good condition.
Mystery At was originally published in "The Chalet Book For Girls" (1947) and Robin Heeds is a novella about when Robin realises she has to answer God's call to be a nun. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations to Mystery At. ISBN: 9781847451804. Minimal creasing to corners and light rubbing to edges. A couple of tiny marks to textblock. Some page corner tips lightly creased.
RUN AWAY HOME
Written by Elinor Lyon.
Illustrated by Elinor Lyon.
Stock no. 1330610
Published by Fidra Books.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Originally published in 1953 by Hodder & Stoughton. Cream cardwraps. 199 pages. ISBN: 9781906123048. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Tiny indentation to lower edge of textblock. A few page corner tips lightly creased. A super copy.
BOURNEMOUTH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION (COUNTRY RAILWAY ROUTES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830836
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
1987.
Very good condition.
This beautiful and interesting length of rural railway has always been relegated to a small section in books on the Somerset & Dorset line. This book is fully illustrated, together with the early station at Poole and long lamented terminus at Bournemouth West. Old tickets, timetables and maps add flavour to this generous helping of steaming through nostalgia. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520460. Boards a litte scuffed, old price-label to rear board. Contents clean.