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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.
BATH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830835
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
One of the most loved railways in Britain, the Somerset & Dorset line had unique features and a special charm. This album recaptures its spirit in the attractive and varied landscape of the Mendip Hills. Tickets, timetables and old maps add to the unplublished photographs of this very exceptional route. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520606. Boards a little edge-worn at corners and are lightly scuffed, old price-label to rear board. A few small foxspots to half-title page else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
BALLOONS AT WAR: GASBAGS, FLYING BOMBS & COLD WAR SECRETS
Written by John Christopher.
Stock no. 1830834
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Barrage balloons helped prevent incursions by enemy aircraft and new, ingenious uses were found for balloons, including dropping bombs, destroying enemy aircraft, espionage and other clandestine operations. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0752429957. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
CRANHAM: THE HISTORY OF A COTSWOLD VILLAGE
Written by Cranham Local History Society.
Stock no. 1830833
Published by Cranham Local History Society.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Rearched and written by members of the Cranham Local History Society. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 308 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0953633926. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Boards clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- COTSWOLDS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRITISH FORCES MOTORCYCLES 1925-45
Written by C.J. Orchard; S.J. Madden.
Stock no. 1830832
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
All military motorcycles of British origin known to have been tested mainly by MWEE/MEE. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vi and 186 pages. ISBN: 0750907770. Light shelf-wear to top and tail of spine. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine, small closed tear (no loss) to one corner.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MOTOR CYCLES
- TRANSPORT
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830831
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive survey of the landowner families of the 15th - 19th centuries drawn from county and estate records, and illuminated with revealing glimpses of everyday life - from diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and personal and official correspondence. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 269 pages including index. ISBN: 0862995841. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
TWENTY-ONE TALES
Written by Rudyard Kipling; Tim Wilkinson.
Illustrated by Ian Ribbons.
Stock no. 1830830
Published by Folio Society.
1985.
Very good condition.
A collection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories. Selected and with an introduction by Tim Wilkinson. Yellow pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. xii and 355 pages. Sixth impression. Spine very slightly grubby (hardly noticeable). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed, faded and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
TIRRA LIRRA: RHYMES OLD AND NEW
Written by Laura E. Richards.
Illustrated by Marguerite Davis.
Stock no. 1830829
Published by Little, Brown and Company (Canada) Limited.
Circa
1955.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Nonsense verses, songs and jingles for children of all ages. Green cloth boards, yellow titles. B/w illustrations to text. Pictorial endpapers show children riding various animals. xviii and 194 pages including index. Eleventh printing. Top 7 tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean and bright. 1" tear to lower edge of front joint. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips, browned, and a little grubby.
RABBIT AND PORK RHYMING TALK
Written by John Lawrence.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830828
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
'Rabbit and Pork' stands for 'rhyming talk' or Cockney rhyming slang, the unique language with its famous phrases suchas 'plates of meat' (feet) and 'bees and honey' (money). A collection of fifty different phrases, all illustrated with a coloured wood engraving. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0241891302. Light rubbing to corners of boards, minor knocks to board edges. Couple of tiny pieces of surface paper loss to margins of front endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily browned else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RHYME
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
Written by W. Stanley Moss; M.R.D. Foot; Iain Moncreiffe; Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Stock no. 1830827
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A non-fiction partly-autobiographical book written by W. Stanley Moss, a British soldier, writer and traveller. It describes an operation in Crete during the Second World War to capture German general Heinrich Kreipe. Introduction by M.R.D. Foot, Prologue & epilogue by Iain Moncrieffe, Afterword by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Dark blue pictorial cloth. B/w photos. 214 pages. Previous owner's ex-lib stamp to half-title page (very neat and unobtrusive). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some white marks at ends.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Frank Herrmann; Michael Allen.
Stock no. 1830826
Published by Castlereagh Press.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A travel book with a difference: a collection of stories all written by members of the Travellers Club, here they recount some of their more adventurous experiences as diplomats (which many of them are), explorers, sailors, lawyers or simply travellers. Edited by Frank Herrmann and Michael Allen. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 299 pages. ISBN: 1901825019. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else a fine copy in like dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRAVEL
TALES OF A SUSSEX FAMILY FARM: LIFE AT FRITHWOOD 1949-1997
Written by Angela M. Lerwill.
Stock no. 1830825
Published by The Choir Press.
1st
2023.
Nearly fine condition.
Farming and family life are at the heart of this delightful memoir set in the Sussex countryside. From 1949-1997, Frithwood Farm was the cherished home of the Lerwill family. Although an idyllic location for the youngsters to grow up in, it was hard work for their parents as they tended the land and cared for the animals - as well as their own brood. Matt green boards. xiii and 230 pages. ISBN: 9781789633399. One corner crease else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUSSEX
- FARMING