Scienza e natura

Argosy, Vol XV, No. 7, July 1954

EDITOR · 1954 · Marion Pitman Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London, Amalgamated Press. 1954, First Edition. Soft cover. Book, Fiction by Leslie Bennet, Richard Stern, Victor Canning, Ray Bradbury, F. L. Green, Jan de Hartog, Dana Burnet, Cecilia Dabrowski, Arthur Gordon, Cleve Cartmill, Kem Bennett; piece from Sir John Mandeville; poet...

The Lost Land and Other Stories

EILEEN COLWELL · 1979 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London & Basingstoke, Macmillan Education. 1979, First Thus. Paperback. Ill.: Anthony Colbert. Book, Seems to be first publication of this collection. "Rockets" series, advisory editor Aidan Chambers. Folk tales from all over Britain & the Channel Islands, told for children. 5...

Mechanical Physics

HERBERT DINGLE · 1943 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London, Thomas Nelson. 1943, Reprint. Cloth. Book, Nelson's Aeroscience Manuals; Vol. 1 of Physics for Aeronautical Students. Reprint of 1942 edition. Spine bit dull, corners slightly bruised, else very good. Good/No Jacket.

Catching the Killers, a history of crime detection

JAMES MORTON · 2001 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Ebury Press. 2001, Not Given. Hardcover. Book, Illustrated. Linked to BBC2 TV series. Contains loosely inserted slip identifying BBC logo as trademark. Published at £16.99, but has sticker saying "3 books for £10". No marks that I can see. Few small dents in dustwrappe...

Catwatching

DESMOND MORRIS · 1994 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Ebury Press. 1994, New Edition. Paper Covered Boards, 9" x 10". Book, First published by Jonathan Cape. Full of colour photos and facts about cats, in question and answer form. Cover photo Adriano Bacchella, design David Fordham, picture research Nadine Bazar. Examines...

Soviet Genetics and World Science - Lysenko and the Meaning of Heredity

JULIAN HUXLEY · 1949 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Chatto & Windus. 1949, First. Cloth. Book, Blue cloth. Frontispiece of Professor Lysenko. Spine dull, some foxing. Good/No Jacket.

Strange Orbit

MARGARET SIMPSON · 1995 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Scholastic. 1995, Reprint. Paperback. Book, Point SF series. Cover illus David Farren. Winner of 1993 Earthworm award. Edges & corners show a little wear, not much. Good/No Jacket.

The Story of Dentistry

R. LUCOCK WILSON · 1961 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Unilever Ltd. 1961, Reprint. Soft cover, 7.5" x 9.5". Book, Covers a little marked & creased, name on title page. A Unilever educational booklet. Label from Lever Bros. Salisbury (Harare). 28 pages, large format p/back, illustrated. Good/No Jacket.

How to Survive a Robot Uprising

DANIEL H. WILSON · 2005 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Bloomsbury. 2005. Paperback. Book, Metallic red page edges. Illustrations & jacket design by Richard Horne. Very Good/No Jacket.

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, a Ready Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data

ROBERT C. WEAST, SAMUEL M. SELBY, CHARLES D. HODGMAN (EDS) · 1964 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Cleveland Ohio, Chemical Rubber Co. 1964, 45th Edition. Hardcover, 7.5" x 10.5". Book, Binding falling to pieces, contents OK. Weighs a ton, will require extra postage. Poor/No Jacket.

The Homeward Bounders

DIANA WYNNE JONES · 1990 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Mandarin. 1990, Reprint. Paperback. Book, Cover illustration Alan Frazer. Page edges beginning to brown, covers bit scratched & creased around edges. Good/No Jacket.

Forever Will You Suffer

GARY FRANK · 2006 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Palm Beach, Florida, Medallion Press. 2006. Soft cover. Book, Unread, slight crease to spine, slight chips to corners. Cover art Adam Mock. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Private Pilot

C. S. HAMES · 1971 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Perth, Western Australia, Technical Eduction Publications Trust Fund. 1971, Revised Reprint. Paper Covers, 8" x 9.5". Book, Foreword by Group-Capt. Norman Brearley. Publication date given inside as 1967, but cover says revised 1971. Covers bit soiled; previous owner's name wri...

Der Kurier des Zaren (Michael Strogoff)

JULES VERNE · 1920 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Berlin, Weichert. 9999, Not Known. Cloth. Book, No date, 1920s, 30s? light brown cloth, b/w frontispiece. Deutsch von Walter Heichen. In Gothic script which I don't read easily. Hinges cracked, spine missing, contents OK. Poor/No Jacket.

The Talking Rock

RUTH AINSWORTH · 1979 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Andre Deutsch. 1979, First Edition. Paper Covered Bds. Ill.: Joanna Stubbs. Book, Illus. drawings. Full length book by author of Tales of Shellover. Top corners very slightly bruised, d/w has some slight darkening to edges of front & of back flap. Very Good/Good.

The Creepy-Crawly Book

LUCY BERMAN · 1973 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Target, Universal-Tandem. 1973, First Paperback. Soft cover. Book, Several uncredited illus. from original publications. Rats, Bats, Mice, Snakes, Spiders, Scorpions, Ants, Horrors of the Deep - anthology of fact & fiction. Browning to page edges. Good/No Jacket.

A Book of Wild Things

LUCY LYTTELTON (SELECTED) · 0 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, T. Nelson & Sons. 0, Not Known. Decorative Cloth. Ill.: Seiko, Koson, Gekko, Kogio, Koto, Zeshin. Book, Gilt decorated red cloth. Anthology of prose & verse on wild birds & animals, with 7 of 8 very nice plates of birds & animals by Japanese artists. The front free end...

Was ist ein Troll-Striptease?: Terry Pratchetts neues Schweibenwelt-Quizbuch

DAVID LANGFORD · 2006 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Munchen, Goldmann Wilhelm GmbH. 2006. Soft cover. Book, Trans. Andreas Brandhorst Text in German. Very Good/No Jacket.

War in 2080, the future of military technology

DAVID LANGFORD · 1979 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Newton Abbot, Westbridge Books (David & Charles). 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715376616) Hardcover. Book, Illus. b/w plates. Dustwrapper painting by Andrew Farmer. With errata insert. Signed by author on title page. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Battletech - Assumption of Risk

MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE · 1993 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Penguin (Roc). 1993, First GB. Paperback. Ill.: Liz Danforth, Duan Loose, Boris Vallejo. Book, Cover art Boris Vallejo, interior illus. Liz Danforth, mechanical drawings Duan Loose. Very Good/No Jacket.