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A facsimile of a satire on the Royal Society first published in 1700. xii, 88 pages. Bumped on top of spine.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs in the text; burgundy cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous photographs in the text and endpaper plans; burgundy cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
223 pages. Bookshop sticker under dust cover inside front cover. Four closed tears to dust jacket. The first ever inside story of the greatest smuggling traffic the world has ever known. The story - with fully documented cases - of the men who endanger the free world's security by selling strategic goods to Communist countries, and of the fifteen nation war against them. Book
56 pages, illustrated, folded plan. eng
56 pages, illustrated, folded plan. eng
56 pages, illustrated, folded plan, covers soiled, title page marked. eng
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (a number full-page) in the text and a large folding plan at end; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in original mailing box. This detailed survey collects seventeen essays on most aspects of the Tower by eminent contributors including Borg, Brown, Curnow and Raeburn.
280pp. (part col.) 26 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
230pp. (part col.), maps, ports. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
19 pages, plan. eng
8vo, 24 pages, illustrated. eng
8vo, 264 pages, illustrated. eng
Pages 389-428. Includes the chapter "Sea Power and Neutrality". Photos and illustrations include the transport 'Southlands' which was torpedoed, great photo of a British cruiser being manually loaded with coal, photo of seaman shovelling coal into the boiler of a British battleship, great photo of a bale of cotton being x-rayed for contraband, photo of German officers arriving at London law courts, H.M.S. 'Lark' escorting a channel steamer, Survivors of the 'Indian City' and 'Headlands' being returned to St. Mary's, 15 March 1915, Lord Devonport, Photo of the torpedoed Norwegian ship 'Belridge', four photos related to the torpedoing of the 'Falaba', Admiral R.D.S. De Chair, Lord Beresford, Lord Sydenham, photos related to the capture of the British liner 'Appam' by the Germans, Sir Henry Crofton Lowther, Sir Esme W. Howard, and Lord Robert Cecil. Above-average external wear. Three-hole punched. Covers free of staples but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-200. Cover illustration of a rifle grenade. Considerable text is supported by the following photos and illustrations: exploding German howitzer shell, blowing up barbed-wire entanglements, Private Morrow of the 1st Royal Fusiliers - an Irish V.C., great photo of a British heavy gun ready for action, British heavy howitzer on a railway mounting, snipers on the western front, one-page photo of Lieutenant Jean Navarre in flight, German airmen Immelmann and Boelcke, Lieut. McCubbin, Shell-makers at Woolwich lined up for dinner at YMCA, Lloyd George, Sir George Williams, J.J. Virgo, Lord Kinnaird, A.K. Yapp, photos of the YMCA entertaining troops at home and abroad, Lady Askwith, 'cabbage patch' in London, and more. Moderate external wear. Ink stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXXIV - British Administration in War-Time. Fading to periphery of front and back covers. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine
First edition, 4to, limited to 500 copies, 335pp., orig. cloth, slightly faded. This is the first such publication on the river Thames and is the result of many years research. The material derives from public libraries, scientific and other institutions and private collections. Collations are detailed and where appropriate, annotated.
First edition, 4to, limited to 500 copies, 335pp., orig. cloth. This is the first such publication on the river Thames and is the result of many years research. The material derives from public libraries, scientific and other institutions and private collections. Collations are detailed and where appropriate, annotated.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; ivory cloth, gilt back. a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates, illustrations in the text and front endpaper map, neat signature on blank preliminary; original series binding of red cloth, upper board framed in white and blocked in blind, gilt back, backstrip lightly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp series catalogue at end.
In 8, pp. 13 + (1) con 8 tavv. f.t. in b/n. Br. ed. con punti metallici al d. e lievi tracce di ruggine al p. ant. Testo di presentazione di Jasper Ridley. Catalogo delle acquisizioni della Tate Gallery di Londra durante gli anni della guerra. Fra queste opere di William Blake, Edward Burra, Paul Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Modigliani, etc...
In 8, pp. 8 tavv. f.t. in b/n. Br. ed. Catalogo delle acquisizioni della Tate Gallery negli anni di guerra.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with a double-page map in the text, endpapers mildly browned; original series binding of green cloth, gilt back, red edges, a very good, bright, clean copy. This copy is bound in EL library format, with green cloth, gilt back with loop, and plain cross-grain endpapers; no ER essay or catalogue. Uncommon in this condition. EL 589; Seymour 971.0.
8vo., First Edition, with map as frontispiece and illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
