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1904763031904. GILL John. Reminiscences of Four Years as a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 1861-1865. Baltimore: Sun Printing Office 1904. 1st ed. 1361 appendixpp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. Ex-library stamps on pastedowns mostly removed front inner hinge starting else very good. HOWES G-169. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper "To my old friend & comrade Thos. M. Harrison. Compliments of John Gill. Baltimore Md. 1904." Harrison served in Co. A 2nd Maryland Infantry. "Highly personal recollections of a young soldier whose service was primarily in Virginia; Gill was a Marylander who enlisted in a cavalry unit" Nevins I p.94. unknown
51468GILL John. Reminiscences of Four Years as a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 1861-1865. Baltimore: Sun Printing Office 1904. 1st ed. 136 1pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. some light flaking to lettering on front cover; else a very good copy. HOWES G-169. Presentation inscriptuion from the author on front free endpaper. "Highly personal recollections of a young soldier whose service was primarily inVirginia; gill was a Marylander who enlisted in a cavalary unit." Nevins Ip.94. unknown
63-1416Berlin Germany: Alte Und Neue Welt 1896. 12" x 7" Print of wood engraving. Very Good with toning. Text in German. [Berlin, Germany?]: Alte Und Neue Welt, 1896. unknown
40880The Melbourne Rose. Part II. Honour to the brave memory of John King R. O’Hara Burke William John Wills. London : Myers & Co. 1862 printed in Hamburg. Chromolithographed and engraved folding pictorial ephemeron die cut in the shape of a rose small loss to a couple of small pieces in the centre without the original gilt-printed envelope which bears the title and imprint. The Davidson copy auctioned in 2008 also lacked the envelope. A very rare and significant Melbourne related publication based on the engravings of S. T. Gill. Each example we have handled has had a different combination of scenes. unknown
1865129583London: Published by Paul Jerrard & Son for the Proprietor Messrs. Newbold & Co 1865. Very Good. London Published by Paul Jerrard & Son for the Proprietor Messrs. Newbold & Co. after 1865. Two hand-coloured lithographs individually framed and glazed at a much later date matted just outside the printed border obscuring the series title and plate number above the upper border; visible image sizes approximately 210 × 260 mm; external dimensions 422 × 447 mm. Hand-colouring a little faded; light uneven tanning to the 'Bushrangers' plate; overall in excellent condition but not examined out of the frames. The complete series comprises twelve views of the Australian goldfields in the manner of S.T. Gill; the set 'was probably issued loose without any title or wrapper' Wantrup page 327. The two plates on offer are 'The Lost Bushman or The Unfortunate Digger That Never Returned' Number 2 and 'Bushrangers waiting for the Mails in New South Wales' Number 5. The title is printed beneath the image along with four lines of explanatory text; the 'Lost Bushman' plate also has an additional four lines of verse. <p>Wantrup suggests a date of publication after the appearance of Gill's 'Australian Sketchbook' in 1865 due to the numerous similarities between the two works. Complete sets of this series and probably individual plates too are clearly rare: Wantrup refers to incomplete sets selling at auction in 1977 and 1982 and the only addition to the book auction records since then is the incomplete set in the 2008 Davidson Collection sale when 11 framed and glazed plates sold for $18640 against an estimate of $6000-8000. <p>Ferguson 15738b; Wantrup 255. 2 items. Published by Paul Jerrard & Son for the Proprietor Messrs. Newbold & Co unknown
22673London : Joseph Myers & Co. 1862 printed in Hamburg by C. Adler's Printing Establishment. Twenty-eight steel engraved vignettes cut from the original ephemeron which was an illustrated diecut folding card in the shape of a rose pasted on to an old album sheet. A significant and very rare Melbourne publication of the gold rush era with engravings after those of S.T. Gill in Victoria Illustrated 1857 and Victoria Illustrated. Second Series 1862. In the examples we have handled the groupings of engravings vary. Furthermore the scenes themselves are adapted from the Gill originals and have some embellishments. This example includes various scenes of Geelong and a pair of 'natives'. unknown
195031577AB1950. England / Ireland c.1950 - 1990. Octavo / Quarto. Hardcover Box / Bespoke made Box labelled "General Gill" for the private library of Prof.David Dave Naylor. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Gill William Daniel 191692 geologist was born 29 June 1916 at Hillam Yorks. second child among three sons and three daughters of Richard Wells Gill farmer and Eva Gill née Hesselgrave. He was educated at Castleford Grammar School and Leeds University where he had a successful undergraduate career and received a degree in geology 1938. Robert George Spencer Hudson was his professor and the two men remained close friends for the next thirty years. On leaving Leeds he joined the Attock Oil Company 1938 as a field geologist and palaeontologist. During the second world war he worked as a development geologist and petroleum engineer in India including the Punjab later part of Pakistan and Burma and became a leading expert on Himalayan geology. In 1948 he left the oil industry for academia and a lectureship in geology at Nottingham University. Two years later he was awarded a D.Sc. 1950 by Leeds University for his publications on Himalayan geology and in 1953 he was appointed professor of geology and mineralogy at TCD the first non-Irish holder of the position since 1883. Under his direction and with the aid of funds from the earl of Iveagh qv and oil industry contacts the geology department experienced a period of expansion. A vibrant postgraduate school of research was initiated which led eventually to an increase in staff numbers. The museum building which housed the department was internally reconstructed to include new research and teaching facilities. Unfortunately many of the original museum's historic rock collections were discarded in the move. In Ireland his research interests focused on the Upper Carboniferous rocks of Co. Clare and particularly on the deformation features of soft sedimentary structures so clearly exposed there. He published a significant paper on sand volcanoes with P. H. Keunen 1958 and brought his Clare work together in a later publication of the Geological Survey of Ireland 1979. He was in his element in the field where his enthusiasm for his subject was said to be more eloquent than in the lecture theatre. As oil and mineral exploration was initiated in Ireland in the 1950s he took on the role of consultant and with his students was involved in regional geological mapping. He expanded his consultancy role to oil companies in Libya and Greece and in 1961 resigned from Trinity to accept the chair of oil technology at the Royal School of Mines Imperial College London later becoming professor of petroleum geology 1976. Hudson his original professor replaced him at TCD 19616 in the chair of geology. In London Gill introduced the M.Sc. course in petroleum geology and established the first UK-based organic geochemistry laboratory for the study of petroleum-source rocks 1969. He continued to consult with oil companies and governments in Europe the Middle East Africa Australia and Canada. His extraordinary memory and ability to assimilate and synthesise information and data led to successful oil finds in newly explored areas. As a geologist he was most interested in the concepts of large-scale tectonic processes in such places as the Alps the Himalayas and the east African rift. However his impatience with detail meant his publication record never quite kept pace with his achievements. During his career he was elected FTCD 1958 fellow of the Geological Society of London and of the Institute of Petroleum London MRIA 1955 and member of the RDS vice-president 1959 1961. A self-confident and flamboyant man with a large physical presence he is said to have had grandiose plans which did not always come to pass. Known as Dan he was popular with both students and staff and was viewed as warm-hearted and straightforward. University politics however were not his strong point. On the death of Hudson 1966 Gill professed an interest in returning to Trinity provided he did not have to submit a formal application form. However TCD did not respond. He married 1946 in India Margaret Betty Torrance whom he had met in the Yorkshire dales when he was mapping as a student; they had two daughters. Their houses 16 Garville Avenue Rathgar Dublin and 85 Platt's Lane Hampstead London were the frequent hub of late-night parties where Dan would sing and play the piano. An active sportsman he loved cricket and was president of the Trinity boat and rugby clubs. In 1978 he retired to Glusburn Green Glusburn Yorks. but continued consultancy work in the Middle East for some time afterwards. His wife died in 1987; five years later he died 29 October 1992 in Yorkshire. This Biography was authored by Patricia M. Byrne for the Dictionary of Irish Biography - Source: dib.ie The collection includes the following essays papers offprints: 1. Himalaya - William Daniel Gill - "The Orogenesis of the North-West Himalaya" - Summary with several Maps regarding the "Analysis of the Himalayan-Kun Lun Mountain Systems and the Kashmir Basin etc. Original Galley Proofs c. 1953 2. Geology - William Daniel Gill - "Construction of Geological Sections of Folds with Steep-Limb Attenuation" 3. Iveagh Geological Laboratory - W.D.Gill - "The Iveagh Geological Laboratory Trinity College Dublin" 1956 4. Clare County - W.D.Gill and P.H.Kuehnen: "Sand Volcanoes on Slumps in the Carboniferous of County Clare Ireland" 1957 Including original typescript with an abstract on "Sand Volcanoes on Slumps" from W.D.Gill's library stapled 5. Geology General - W.D.Gill - "Geology on the Search for Oil" Inaugural Lecture as Professor of Oil Technology on March 13th 1962 - Includes seven 7 pages of manuscript notes by Dave Naylor on the subject of this work. 5. Geology - W.D.Gill - "Geology - I: "Basement Rock" / II - "The Upper Palaeozoic Systems" Dublin 1957 6. Ireland - Brindley J.C. and W.D.Gill - "Summer Field Meeting in Southern Ireland 1957" 1958 7. Ireland - W.D.Gill - "The Variscan Fold Belt in Ireland" Abstract with Map of Variscan Fold Styles in Ireland 1962 Including a Galley Proof of "The Variscan Fold Belt in Ireland" stapled and a presentation copy of the Variscan Fold-publication given from Gill to the Iveagh Geological Laboratory and subsequently owned by David Naylor 8. Geology - W.D.Gill - "Instability and Sliding in Delta Sediments" - Rough Typescript Contents for Springer Verlag 9. Africa - W.D.Gill - "Salt Basins around Africa" 1963 10. North Sea - W.D.Gill - "The North Sea Basin" 1967 11. Geology - W.D.Gill - "Tectonic role of evaporites" 1973 12. Iran / Pakistan - W.D.Gill - "Petroleum Source Rocks and the Origin of Oil and Gas in Iran Pakistan and the North Sea" Published in Tehran in 1978 - The Bulletin of The Iranian Petroleum Institute" First Quarter - Inscribed and signed by W.D.Gill to his colleague "David Naylor - with all blessings & Regards - Dan Gill" 13. Ireland - W.D.Gill - "Syndepositional Sliding and Slumping in the West Clare Namurian Basin Ireland" Xerox 1979 14. Gill W.D. - Some biographical information on W.D.Gill introducing Postgraduate Courses to TCD in 1963 page 10 of an offprint by G.D.Hobson: "The History of the Oil Technology course and its offshoots" - 1988 15. Pakistan - W.D.Gill - "The Genus Assilina in the Laki Series Lower Eocene of the Kohat-Potwar Basin Northwest Pakistan 16. W.D.Gill - "The Upper Palaeozoic Systems" Stamped "With the author's compliments" and given to Dave Naylor hardcover
1905144832Adelaide: Vardon & Pritchard Printers 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Vardon & Pritchard Printers 1905. Octavo viii 161 pages with 37 illustrations plus 4 pages of plates including a map and a frontispiece with a tissue-guard. Original contrasting half cloth slightly flecked and rubbed; a number of ink stamps of the Gawler Institute throughout the text and on the three edges; mild signs of age and use; overall an excellent copy. Provenance: Geoffrey Farmer the Australian private press bibliographer with his bookplate designed by Mary Quick this one printed in red on the front pastedown. Vardon & Pritchard, Printers hardcover
109542London The Golden Cockerel Press 1929-31. . Limited edition number 439 of 485 copies on paper from a total edition of 500; 4 vols small folio 31.8 x 20 cm; wood engravings by Eric Gill including one full-page 29 half-page tailpieces initials and decorative borders initials printed in red blue and black; original Niger morocco-backed patterned boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe gilt lettering to spines top edges gilt others uncut light rubbing to extremities slight toning and soiling to boards some spotting and fading to spines as always; an attractive set.<br /> One of the major titles of the Golden Cockerel Press and an extraordinary collaboration between the press director and book designer Robert Gibbings 1889-1958 and artist Eric Gill 1882-1940. <br /><br />Printing the Canterbury Tales dominated work at the press for two and a half years and relatively few other books were printed during that period. However despite some critics deeming Gill's illustrations risqué and inappropriate the book was a considerable critical and financial success and grossed £14000.<br /> Chanticleer 63; Evan Gill 281. London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31. hardcover
107947London Golden Cockerel Press 1934. . Limited edition number 186 of 300 copies signed by the author and illustrator; 8vo; 6 wood engravings by Eric Gill tissue guards light toning to endpapers otherwise unmarked internally; original cloth-backed green boards paper label to spine boards slightly faded edges partly unopened others uncut overall a very good copy.<br /> The Constant Mistress was issued as a sister volume to Clay's Sonnets & Verses in similar format with new engravings by her brother Eric Gill. This is number 186 of the regular edition 250 were bound in cloth-backed paper boards and 50 in full morocco and is signed by both Eric Gill and Enid Clay on the colophon.<br /> Gill 293. London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. hardcover
107943London Golden Cockerel Press 1934. . Limited edition number 24 of 500 copies; tall narrow 8vo; one full-page wood engraving by Gill gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945 light spotting to prelims and endpapers; original cream cloth gilt lettering to spine and front cover covers slightly marked edges uncut overall a very good copy. <br /> The Lord's Song is a sermon composed by Eric Gill reflecting on the 136th Psalm; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types and Gill contributes a wood engraving to accompany his text in a combination of spiritual and social criticism.<br /> Gill 26. London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. hardcover
107942London Golden Cockerel Press 1934. . Limited edition number 95 of 500 copies; tall narrow 8vo; one full-page wood engraving by Gill gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945 light spotting to prelims and endpapers; original cream cloth gilt lettering to spine and front cover covers slightly marked edges uncut overall a very good copy. <br /> The Lord's Song is a sermon composed by Eric Gill reflecting on the 136th Psalm; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types and Gill contributes a wood engraving to accompany his text in a combination of spiritual and social criticism.<br /> Gill 26. London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. hardcover
1880416718London : George Gill & Sons 1880. First Edition. Softcover. Good pamphlet copy; wrappers slightly edge-dulled stained and rubbed as with age. Remains somewhat well-preserved overall. Physical description; 24p. ; 14 cm. Notes; Information gathered from the Jisc UK database. The verses commemorate the monarchs between William I and Victoria. Subjects; English monarchy. English monarchy history. Kings and Queens of England. London : [George Gill & Sons] paperback
191779075Ditchling Sussex:: Douglas Pepler 1917. First edition. publisher's full gilt-lettered sheep. The leather is scuffed at the edges and spine; covers slightly bowed; contents fine. 16mo. Engravings by A. E. R. G. Eric Gill . Signed by H. D. C. Pepler on the title page. Douglas Pepler, hardcover
19939084Peacham VT: The Perpetua Press 1993. Letter E of 26 copies from sheets of the original printing. 19x14cm 12 1pp. Wood engraving by Dean Bornstein and signed by him at the colophon. Title and prelims in 2 colors colophon slip tipped in at rear. Stitched in blue and white paste paper wraps. Fine. <br /> <br /> The first publication from Dean Bornstein's Perpetua press which was founded in 1991. This edition was issued in 26 copies bound from leftover sheets from the original printing of 100. Prints a letter by Eric Gill to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1933 describing his journey on the Flying Scotsman. Scarce.<br /> <br /> <br /> . The Perpetua Press unknown
198836197Wellingborough: Charles Skelton at the September Press 1988. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. One of 600 copies. This is one of 480 unnumbered copies case bound in buckram by The Fine Bindery Limited. This is a nicely produced facsimile of the Four Gospels from the Golden Cockerel Press with illustrations by Eric Gill. The publisher writes in his note at the end of the volume: "This book is a reproduction version of The Four Gospels published in 1931. I call it a reproduction version rather than a facsimile because that is what it is a copy produced by photo-lithography with no attempt to simulate the paper or binding of the original. From the outset the spirit of the book was what I was aiming at. The original is a marvelous book.and rightly regarded as one of the glories of modern book-making.If a reproduction could demonstrate something of the excitement simplicity and ingenuity of the original I would be well pleased." Appearing after the facsimile proper is a six-page account of the making of the original accompanied by four photographic illustrations. This is followed by a brief article on Gill written in 1953 for "The Book Collector" by Robert Gibbings who purchased the Golden Cockerel Press in 1924. <br /> <br /> Bound in the original black buckram with a tan leather spine label with gilt title. Minor fading to spine. The text pages are bright and immaculate. Housed in the publisher's natural linen slipcase. In fine condition. Measures 9.25 x 13.25 inches. 269 pages xiv. PRI/121422. Charles Skelton at the September Press hardcover
107937Ditchling S. Dominic's Press 1924. . Limited edition number 11 of 50 copies numbered by hand from a total edition of 150; large 4to; title page with wood-engraved figurative initial publisher's device printed in red 32 wood-engravings each on a separate page; original cream cloth upper cover slightly marked slight offsetting to endpapers edges uncut a very good copy.<br /> Scarce Gill item compiled and printed by Douglas Pepler without Gill's knowledge or consent. Gill moved away from Ditchling to Capel-y-Ffin in Wales and wanted to take the engraved woodblocks with him as his personal property. Pepler claimed they belonged to the St. Dominic's lay order and press and so kept them resulting in Gill's refusal to speak to Pepler again.<br /> Taylor A129. Ditchling, S. Dominic's Press, 1924. hardcover
1925140947746Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press 1925. Deluxe Edition. Near Fine. Copy number 24 of the first 30 copies printed on Batchelor handmade papers signed by David Jones; from a limited edition of 450 total. Two volumes; illustrated with 42 woodcuts by David Jones many hand-colored and 27 initials by Eric Gill. Bound in publisher's cream linen cloth with spines lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear and trace soiling to cloth. Bookplates of former owners at front free pastedowns offsetting at endsheets and light age spotting to preliminaries of Volume II. Light offsetting from plates throughout contents. A beautiful fine press edition of Jonathan Swift's enduring satirical 18th-century novel being the first Golden Cockerel Press book with artist and polymath David Jones' illustrations. The volumes are reproduced from the text of the Henry G. Bohn edition of 1864 under the careful supervision of Robert Gibbings after Hal Taylor's death in 1925. A playful colorful production that charmingly weaves vignettes of the story's protagonist and narrator Gulliver through his several unusual voyages. The Golden Cockerel Press unknown
1925112233445566785<p>The sole UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press Waltham Saint Lawrence in 1925. 2 Vols. set. Number '195' from a limited edition of only 450 copies. Illustrated with 42 woodcuts by David Jones many hand-coloured and 27 initials by Eric Gill. Bound in the publisher's cream linen and black cloth with spines lettered in gilt. Very Good or better copies with light edge wear and traces of rubbing to the black cloth as often encountered. The black cloth is notoriously fragile. Offsetting to the end-papers and some light age spotting in places. Many pages remain uncut as issued. Both copies are from the library of Eric Kennington and bear the stamp of 'Kennington Homer House Ipsden Oxon' to the front end-papers. A beautiful fine press edition of Jonathan Swift's enduring satirical 18th-century novel being the first Golden Cockerel Press book with the artist and polymath David Jones' illustrations. Many of the illustrations are hand coloured. Eric Gill provided the cuts for the Initials. The volumes are reproduced from the text of the Henry G. Bohn edition of 1864 under the careful supervision of Robert Gibbings after Hal Taylor's death in 1925. A charming production that weaves vignettes of the story's protagonist and narrator Gulliver through his several unusual voyages. Eric Kennington R.A. was an English sculptor artist and illustrator and an official war artist in both of the world wars. As a war artist Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen. In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations. The most notable of his book illustrations were for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Kennington was also a gifted sculptor best known for his 24th Division War Memorial in Battersea Park for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset. He resided at Homer House Ipsden for many years. Both books are protected in Mylar archival covers. A scarce set and more-so with such a wonderful association. 2026 marks the 300th anniversary of the first publication of 'Gulliver's Travels'. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence hardcover
9341Portland OR: J.K. Gill Co n.d. First thus. Softcover. Very Good. 4to. Pp. 1 198 index. Product illustrations throughout some color. Illustrated light brown wraps Textblock detached from wraps closed tear head of spine Very Good. Internally clean. Inserted throughout are 'Change in Prices' slips printed in various colors. Features striking color illustrations of Moore's Pens and Pencils with the text "We also stock Wahl's Fountain Pens and Pencils" stamped in margins. Also includes a sample card from Dennison Paper Company feature all the colors offered of their crepe paper. Catalog ends with a section of Books which features the Scribner's Illustrated Classics series among others. J.K. Gill Co unknown
192122062630Ditchling Sussex: S. Dominic's Press 1921. Hardcover. Very good . Chute Desmond. Reprint of the 1920 edition octavo size 62 pp. The Saint Dominic's Press founded by Harry Hilary Douglas Clarke Pepler flourished at Ditchling Sussex from 1916 to 1936. The first home of the Press was "a disused stable" with a hundred-year-old Stanhope hand-press which supposedly had belonged to William Morris. Pepler endeavored to do everything possible by hand believing that such would both produce the best results and also be a "more individual or 'humane'.product". He therefore "preferred the handpress to the machine handmade to machine-made paper and handset founder's type to the products of typesetting machines."<br /> <br /> Pepler met Edward Johnston and Eric Gill while living in Hammersmith; Pepler and his family would eventually move to Ditchling to join Gill who was one of the most important artists to provide illustrations for the St. Dominic's Press. Other artists who provided illustrations included David Jones Desmond Chute whose style is very like Gill's Philip Hagreen and Mary Dudley Short among others. <br /> <br /> While the text was first published by the Saint Dominic's in 1920 this the first printing in this format "with five wood-engravings by Desmond Chute and press device by Gill." <br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in grey textured paper over boards with a linen shelfback title page with the Eric Gill press device the five wood-engravings by Desmond Chute throughout; printed on Kelmscott handmade paper octavo size 8 5/8" x 6" pagination: i-iv 1-55 1 colophon. <br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: Better than very good with clean boards slightly bumped corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; the linen shelfback with some sunning or perhaps offsetting from the glue and the rear free endpaper has small hole 1/2" by 1/8" an inch from the fore-edge . <br /> <br /> ___CITATION: Taylor & Sewell no. A73a; Ransom p. 50 no. 33; note that the quotes and much of the introductory information from "Three Private Presses" by Brocard Sewell.<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. S. Dominic's Press hardcover
2010DADAX190615550XBlack Dog Press 2010-03-02. First Edition. hardcover. New. 8.50x1.50x9.90. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Black Dog Press hardcover
0753826135.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2008Q-0753824418W&N 2008-10-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W&N paperback
2008DADAX0753824418Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2008-10-30. paperback. New. 5.24x0.94x7.76. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Weidenfeld & Nicolson paperback