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THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY FROM GWENT
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609698
Published by Ivor Waters.
1st
1976.
Very good condition.
Yellow card wraps. Poetry by the Chepstow historian. ISBN: 0950007978. SIGNED by author on title page (no dedication). Staples rusted.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- POETRY
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GOWER GLEANINGS
Written by H.M. Tucker.
Illustrated by E. Ernest Morgan.
Stock no. 1814561
Published by The Gower Society.
1st
1951.
Very good condition.
A collection of essays originally conceived as a small contribution to the folk history of West Gower, but later its scope was widened to include certain geological and archaeological aspects, as well as recent history. Published for the 1951 Festival. Grey cloth spine, cream paper boards with brown title to front. B/w illustrations and maps. 90 pages. Light page browning. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GOWER
- GLAMORGAN
FLORA OF MIDDLESEX: A SUPPLEMENT TO THE HISTORICAL FLORA OF MIDDLESEX
Written by Douglas M. Kent.
Stock no. 1814516
Published by The Ray Society London.
1st
2000.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
An Account of the Plants found in the Watsonian vice-county 21 from 1548 to the present time. Follows from and updates the original work. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 219 pages including index. ISBN: 0903874288.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- MIDDLESEX
- COUNTY FLORA
THE FLORA OF BERKSHIRE
Written by H.J.M. Bowen.
Stock no. 1814513
Published by Holywell Press.
1st
1968.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps to rear. Bookplate to front endpaper and name and date in ink. Slight musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- BERKSHIRE
- FLORA
- COUNTY FLORA
- WILD FLOWERS
- FLOWERS
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA VOLUME II HAWKS TO BUSTARDS
Written by Stanley Cramp; et al.
Illustrated by C.J.F. Coombs; Peter Hayman; Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1814498
Published by Oxford University Press.
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps on endpapers. 695 pages. A comprehensive reference manual describing over 740 species with detailed information on field characteristics, habitat, distribution, mortality and longevity, population, with distribution maps, social pattern and behaviour, breeding, food, voice, plumage, moults, measurements, weights, structure & geographical variation. Specially commissioned colour plates. Bibliography, glossary of scientific terms and indexes. ISBN: 019857505X. Reprinted with corrections. Plain label with previous owner's name and date to front flap of dustwrapper affecting some of the text to the flap. Tiny closed tear to lower front edge of dustwrapper and spine faded (as is common with this title).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
KAZIMIR MALEVICH: THE CLIMAX OF DISCLOSURE
Written by Rainer Crone; David Moos.
Illustrated by Kazimir Malevich.
Stock no. 1814475
Published by Reaktion Books.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) rose to instant prominence amongst the Russian avant-garde when, in December 1915, he contributed thirty-nine paintings to an exhibition in Leningrad which were of such a reduced and sophisticated abstract quality, that even today they seem to possess a hidden and ineffable conceptual power... Large format. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948462213.
- Categorised in:
- ART
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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 8: BROADBILLS TO TAPACULOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1814455
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2003.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos, plates and distribution maps. 845 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334504. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 5: BARN-OWLS TO HUMMINGBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal.
Illustrated by Richard Allen; Norman Arlott; et al..
Stock no. 1814452
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour plates, photos and distribution maps. 759 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334253. Text block slightly grubby. A few very minor marks to boards. Dustwrapper in fine condition.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 10: CUCKOO-SHRIKES TO THRUSHES
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1814428
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates, photographs and distribution maps. 895 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334725. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1507719
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd..
1953.
Very good condition.
Pale green boards with red cloth spine. Front cover shows Rupert helping a boy from a hole in the ground. A Story and Picture Book with 120 cut-outs in colour. The cut-outs are Tourtel pictures taken from the stories. Numerous other b/w illustrations. (This is a 1950's reprint of the original which was published with 200 cut-outs and five stories). Contains: Rupert In Trouble Again; Rupert and the Old Man of the Sea; Rupert and the Wilful Princess; Rupert Goes Hiking. This is the reprint with 4 stories and 120 cut-outs (although cover says 200 cut-outs and five stories are listed in contents). Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light stain to bottom corner of front cover. Small dark spot to spine. Pen inscription to title page and belongs to box completed. A couple of hinges cracked. Odd fox spot and mark to contents. Cut-outs complete and unused.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT GENERAL
- RUPERT
LITTLE PEOPLE
Written by Wilhelmina Stitch.
Stock no. 1507713
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1934.
Very good condition.
Very small format 3.5 x 2.5". Muted multicolour paperwraps with blue titles. Numerous short stories which rhyme. 87 pages. Wear to spine. Lower corner tips creased on front cover and first few pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin.
Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 1507711
Published by News Chronicle Publications.
1939.
Fair condition.
Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, pencil scribble to front cover. Ink name stamp and a couple of letters and lines to front endpaper, drawing to verso. Front joint and a few hinges cracked. A few margin tears, some marks and colouring to contents, also foxing. One plate is MISSING, two are present but detached, one of these has a margin tear. A decent reading copy.