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Octavo in illustrated and polished brown green buckram; 94p., several full-page b/w plates (illus). In Gaeilic (Irish). Very scarce. WorldCat locates but one holding. Irish language -- Texts. Tales, Irish. A collection of folk-tales.
8vo., Second Impression, with diagrams in the text; original printed wrappers, covers lightly dust-soiled a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1932. Sold from an institution with its stamp on front wrapper, and press-mark and pocket on title. SCARCE.
Book in mint unread condition. 64pp. A concise local history of the Island of Anglesey in North Wales, by a local writer.
4to., First Edition; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
Book and jacket in virtually mint condition. 112pp. Superb photographic study of the Snowdonia region of North Wales with detailed descriptive text.
iv, 402 pages. Nice illustration plates including one fold out map. Well worn covers. Gutter of title page cracked and title page half loose but still holding. Rear pastedown gutter cracked. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners. Binding generally ok but getting fragile.
170 pages including index. A study of the development and use of money in Wales from its early origins - through the cattle drovers and the first private banks. Discusses counterfeiting, tokens, private notes, the truck system, and more. Black and white illustrations. Bookplate inside front board else clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to book. Light wear to dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book
Quarto in shrink wrap(blue DJ) ; atlas (ix, 271 p.) : maps ; 26 cm Europe -- Historical geography -- Maps
xx, 364 pages. Two partially-coloured fold-out maps, of Australia and New Zealand, in excellent condition. Chapters include: Australia - General; New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland; South Australia; Western Australia; Australian Aboriginals; The Beginnings of an Australian Literature; Australian Fisheries; Tasmania; The Lost Tasmanian Race; New Zealand; The Maoris; Women of Australasia; British New Guinea; The Islands of the Western Pacific. Dark reddish cloth-covered boards adorned with gilt. Binding sound. Prior owner's name, dated 1911, inside front board. Moderate quanity of light pencil markings, primarily to latter half of book. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
The Official Book of the New South Wales Celebrations commemorating the Bi-Centenary of the Landing of Lieutenant James Cook, R.N., at Botany Bay on 29th April 1770. With dedication on front free endpaper by the Deputy Lord Mayor of City of Perth. 424 pages. Index. Numerous photographs. Blue cloth covers; gilt vignette of sailing ship on front cover, gilt title on spine. Corners bumped and some light marks on covers. This book is extra heavy, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries
Photographs and notes on areas of Australia. Not dated. Covers are somewhat creased and worn around the edges.
80 pages. Features: Motive Power Progress on the Chicago and North Western - very lengthy article with dozens of wonderful photos; Arthur Latham Church - obituary with photo portrait; Testing Railway Motor Cars - detailed article with many photos; The First Steam Railroad in the State of New Jersey - The Camden & Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company; The Manufacturer's Railway Company of St. Louis; The Railways of New South Wales - long article with many excellent photos; A Roundhouse Pit Crane; Extending the Electric Truck Range - Jaw-dropping article on the state of electric delivery trucks way back in 1931... including the following comment "The electric street truck has been with us for such a long time that many truck users feel they know it and know all about it."... (so why don't we have them now???); Baldwin Locomotives of Historic Interest; The Redwood Empire Special - the greatest single rail shipment of lumber in the history of the west - 117 cars with more than 3,000,000 feet of lumber - with photos; Fourteen pages of excellent photo ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
VG pbk. 20117. eng
8vo., First Edition, with 34 plates on 16, and 2 illustrations and 4 maps in the text; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. As always with Middlebrook, a striking narrative (mainly of the actual sinkings) based on eyewitness accounts. Enser, p.23; Law, 0403.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. History and description of Beaumaris Castle on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. Illustrated. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
56 pages plus fold-out map inside back cover. Oblong 9cm x 13cm. Issued under the auspices of the Bethesda and District Traders Association. Undated but appears to be circa late 1920s. Consists primarily of dozens of glorious vintage ads, some illustrated, for tourist-related businesses in the area. Includes seven one-page black and white reproductions of photos of the vicinity. Of particular note is the centerfold ad for The Penrhyn Quarry which features a great one-page photo of the quarry and a one-page ad. Average wear. Binding intact. Gift greetings upon front cover. Bit of writing on list of apartments on page 25. A wonderful vintage Bethesda tourism memento. Book
343 p., [16] p. of b/w photo plates : ill., index ; 24 cm Ireland. Terrorism -- Northern Ireland. Undercover operations -- Northern Ireland. Named Corp: Irish Republican Army. Ireland -- History, Military. Northern Ireland -- History, Military.
Eighth edition, 12mo (170 x 110 mm), ix, [3], 174 + 108pp., of adverts, frontis., illustrs., last few leaves a little creased, orig. green cloth, gilt.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
Comprehensive and detailed guide to archaeological and other interesting sites in Wales. 320p.maps on endpapers Book
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Stuck on Glue - Liquid Cement Bottles - numerous fantastic vintage ads, by Dave Cheadle; Fulper of Flemington - Whiskey Potter Discovered?, by Jack Sullivan; Jar Talk - the Wee Stinky Fly Trip - and more, by Jack LaBaume; Extra Special Deliveries; Auction Directory; Bottle Network News; British Bottle Bits - discovery of a cache of 53 bottle seals in North Wales; The Label Space - Jumbo Peanut Butter and the Frank Tea & Spice Company, Dove Brand Products - by Tom Caniff; Up-Dates; Old Bottles & Corks - reprint of a great 1882 newspaper article, by Winston Reed Jr. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Jarad Spencer Comes to Town - Record Prices Broken in bidding for the Paul Richards Collection - early American flasks, by Scott Grandstaff; Getting the Glug Out - Henry Stiles Patent Recherche Ware of Cleveland, Ohio - by Jack Sullivan; Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition - may great vintage illustrations, by Dave Cheadle; Extra Special Deliveries; Bottle Network News; Auction Directory; British Bottle Bits - Awesome and Strange, by Rob Goodacre; The Label Space - Eskay's Alumenized Foods, Cereal Milk - Wells & Richardson Co. of Vermont, Skilton, Foote & Co's Bunker Hill Pickle jars, by Tom Caniff; Up-Dates; Bryan's Top Shelf - Questions Answered about mystery bottle, by Bryan Grapentine. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Reddish leather octavo with gilt designs to boards, aeg; 133 p ; 23 cm. With notes-from-the-editors pamphlet. || England; History.
Light pencil marking to text. 240 pages. 10 1/4"w x 11"h. "This book, published to coincide with an exhibition at The Gallery of New South Wales -- the first major retrospective of the artist's work -- presents an illuminating evaluation of Whiteley's achievement. Works dating from the 1950's until the last years of his life, illustrated in 180 colour plates, allows Whiteley's fascinating career to be surveyed in its entirety."
Folio in green DJ (blue spine); 320 p : illus (some color) ; 31 cm. Bibliography and Principal Projects paper included. || Gardeners -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries.