18,212 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.
KEW PAST
Written by David Blomfield.
Stock no. 1830644
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd..
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Kew is famous for its great Botanic Gardens and those who created them as well as being the home of Tudor kingmakers, of Georgian kings and of the artists that followed in their train. This is the story of how Kew grew. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Maps to endpapers. vii and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0850339235. Foxing to top edge of text block. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GARDENS
WRESTLING WITH A PENCIL: THE LIFE OF A FREELANCE ARTIST
Written by Norman Thelwell.
Illustrated by Norman Thelwell.
Stock no. 1830643
Published by Methuen London Ltd.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Norman Thelwell's cartoons, drawings and landscape paintings have delighted millions of people all over the world. This is an autobiographical account of his life from early childhood to the present. Beige boards, gilt title to spine. Cream pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0413593207. Minor mark to front board. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 & 4.2 6-CYLINDER; 5.3 V12 (OSPREY EXPERT HISTORIES)
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1830642
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st thus
1999.
Nearly fine condition.
Revised Edition. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. 125 pages. ISBN: 185532881X. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- JAGUAR (CARS)
BISLEY: A COTSWOLD VILLAGE REMEMBERED 1860-1945
Written by Juliet Shipman.
Stock no. 1830641
Published by Chantry Press.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A colourful portrait of one of Gloucestershire's most interesting villages. The text has been based on the tape-recorded recollections of Bisley people and illustrated by their photographs. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 124 pages. ISBN: 0951829408. Minor grubby mark to rear cover else clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- COTSWOLDS
- HISTORY
A SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
Written by Evelyn Pentecost.
Stock no. 1830639
Published by The Window Press.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Autobiography. In this detailed account of a lifetime in rural Sussex Evelyn Pentecost takes us from the earliest days of this century, through childhood, marriage, two wars and into retirement. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 125 pages. Boards very slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and scuffed to rear panel.
DARK HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS: FROM JULIUS CAESAR TO THE FALL OF ROME
Written by Michael Kerrigan.
Stock no. 1830638
Published by Amber Books Ltd.
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., revealing the adultery, incest, profligacy, sadism and insanity of Rome's 500-year empire. Pictorial glazed boards. Blue illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations and photos. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908273833. Small corner crease to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1830637
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd..
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrated frontis. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 085033778X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Anthony West; David Verey.
Stock no. 1830636
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st thus
1952.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
New edition. Revised by David Verey. Red cloth boards, black title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, colour map to rear. 64 pages plus map to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, split to rear edge of spine repaired to verso with clear tape, rear panel a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SHELL GUIDE
MASERATI 1970-1975
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1830635
Published by Brooklands Books.
Circa
1975.
Very good condition.
Road tests and other articles previously published in leading motoring journals. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 100 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 0906589991. Covers lightly browned with some foxing, creased at corners. A few foxspots to prelims and last few pages, as well as inside covers. Lower corner of pages lightly creased. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MASERATI (CARS)
THE LOYAL CAT
Written by Lensey Namioka.
Illustrated by Aki Sogabe.
Stock no. 1330498
Published by Browndeer Press; Harcourt, Brace & Company.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A retelling of a charming Japanese fairy tale. Large format. Pictorial boards. Green endpapers. Colour cut paper illustrations. ISBN: 0152000925. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Small yellow old price sticker to front pastedown. Musty smell to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly browned at edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- JAPAN
THE CITY ADVENTURES OF MARMALADE JIM
Written by Alan Sillitoe.
Illustrated by Dorothy Rice.
Stock no. 1330497
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Colour pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures of Marmalade Jim the ginger cat. Authors first book for children. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed (especially on verso).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- CATS
CONVENT CAT
Written by Bunshu Iguchi; Barbara Willard.
Illustrated by Bunshu Iguchi.
Stock no. 1330496
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A stray kitten finds its home in a convent and nearly loses it through misadventure. Translated from the Japanese by Willard. Large colour pictures. Easy to read text. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0241892252. Musty smell to contents. Light page browning and some evidence of erased pencil marks to title-page. Price-cut wrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)