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THE DECROLY CLASS
Written by Amelie Hamaide.
Stock no. 985178
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1931.
Very good condition.
Ovide Decroly was a Belgian doctor, who developed a model of education which emphasised the importance of children learning in problem-solving situations within educational settings, mirroring so far as possible real life. Pages: xxviii, 318. Preface by Ed. Claparede. Translated. Jean Lee Hunt. Original brown cloth. 39 b/w plates. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners rubbed. A few marks to covers.
- Categorised in:
- EDUCATION
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF SURVEYING AND LEVELLING
No author listed.
Stock no. 985220
Published by E. & F.N. Spon.
1859.
Very good condition.
A Plain Explanation of the Subject and of the Instruments Employed Together With Suitable Plans, Sections and Diagrams also Original Finished Engravings of the Field Instruments. First edition. Pages: viii, 162 + plates. Original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering. 9 folding plates at rear. Covers lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SURVEYING
- ANTIQUARIAN
- SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
REPORT OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVENCEMENT OF SCIENCE
No author listed.
Stock no. 985352
Published by John Murray.
1850.
Slightly better than good condition.
Includes: Luminous Meteors; Nebuli; Influence of Carbonic Acid Gas on the Health of Plants; The Heat of Combination; Vitality of Seeds; Railway Bar Corrosion; Electrical Observations. Pages: xlvi, 144, 11, 6, plates + 8. Original paper boards. Pages uncut. 10 plates, 5 folding. Contents very good. Backstrip missing. Corners worn.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE BOOK OF LITTLE BLACK BROTHER
Written by Emily Huntley.
Illustrated by Margaret E. Voelcker.
Stock no. 985518
Published by United Council For Missionary Education.
Circa
1900.
Good condition.
Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Green cloth spine. Red and black illustrations. Stories of little black children. Joints cracked. Corners worn. Contents very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BLACK INTEREST
GOOD QUEEN BESS
Written by Brenda Girvin.
Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 985523
Published by David Nutt.
Circa
1900.
Very good condition.
Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. 23 colour plates. New endpapers. Contents fine. Corners worn. A few marks to covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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HARRY DRUIDALE FISHERMAN FROM MANXLAND TO ENGLAND
Written by Henry Cadman.
Stock no. 985571
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1898.
Slightly better than good condition.
Pages: xvi, 321 + 2. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering. 40 b/w plates. Some ink annotation throughout - capital 'o' and 'd' in the whole book marked in. Covers a little marked. REDUCED FROM £110
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- ANTIQUARIAN
- ISLE OF MAN
- BIOGRAPHY
- SEA FISHING
- FLY FISHING
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MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF BRANDENBURG
No author listed.
Stock no. 985760
Published by J.Nourse.
1751.
Very good condition.
First edition. Small format Pages: viii, 286. Contemporary half black leather binding with gilt-lettered red morocco label on spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Top egde gilt. From the earlist accounts to the death of Frederick I King of Prussia by the hand of a master to which are added two dissertations. Foxing throughout. REDUCED FROM £140.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
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CHAMBERS'S MISCELLANY OF USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING TRACTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 985816
Published by William and Robert Chambers.
Very good condition.
7 Volumes. Contemporary half leather bindings, with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spines. Numerous steel engravings. Corners rubbed but in general a very nice set.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
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CHAMBERS'S REPOSITORY OF INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING TRACTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 985817
Published by William and Robert Chambers.
Circa
1852.
Very good condition.
5 Volumes. Contemporary half leather bindings, with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spines. Numerous steel engravings. Undated but probably the edition issued 1852-54. Corners rubbed. Volume 1 front joint broken, rear joint starting to crack.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
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THE ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND COUNT FATHOM VOL I
Written by Tobias Smollett.
Stock no. 985840
Published by W. Johnston.
1771.
Good condition.
Second edition. Vol. 1 of 2. Pages: viii, 262. Contemporary full leather binding. Contents very good but boards worn.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
DEFECTS IN THE CRIMINAL ADMINISTRATION AND PENAL LEGISLATION OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND WITH REMEDIAL SUGGESTIONS
Written by William Tallack.
Stock no. 985978
Published by F.B. Kitto.
1872.
Slightly better than good condition.
First edition. Pages: vii, 144, 28. Original red cloth with gilt lettering. No author named but believed to be William Tallack. Corners worn. Boards darkened.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- PENAL SYSTEM
BANARAS A STUDY IN URBAN GEOGRAPHY
Written by R.L. Singh.
Stock no. 986147
Published by Nand Kishore & Bros.
1st
1955.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Brown cloth. Pages: xv, 184. 8 b/w plates, plus maps and figures. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDIA
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)