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Briggs, Asa, · 1951

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Historical Association / George Philip, London, 1951, paperback, 28pp, stapled lettered card wrappers about 8.5 x 5.5 inches, pamphlet G.18 in the general series published by the Historical Association by accomplished contemporary historians, lightly rubbed at extrems., wrapp...

BACKSTAIRS LIFE IN A COUNTRY HOUSE.

Balderson, Eileen with Goodlad, Douglas, · 1982

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, ND (copyright 1982), 1st edn., 128pp, title and chapter head ills. by John Stacey, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, the aurthor's memories of her time as a 'tweeny' (between-maid) and then a housema...

ARGUMENTS WITHIN ENGLISH MARXISM.

Anderson, Perry, · 1980

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

Verso, London, ND (copyright 1980), paperback, [vi], 218pp, large format (8 x 5 inches approx.), coloured lettered wrappers, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, light creasing to wrappers, good plus,

THE COUNTRYSIDE REMEMBERED.

Ward, Sadie (foreword by Gordon Bedingfield), · 1991

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Century, London, 1991, 1st edn., 96pp, half tone photo pictorial half title, half tone photo pictorial frontis, half tone photo ills. throughout, half tone photo pictorial endpapers, large format (10 x 9 inches approx.), light green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative...

CLIMATE AND THE BRITISH SCENE.

Manley, Gordon, · 1971

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Collins, London, 1971, 5th imp., xviii, 314pp, 32 coloured and 24pp half tone photo ills., maps/diagrams in text, [iii] ads., green buckram cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, laminated coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, No. 22 in The Ne...

WALKING THE DALES.

Harding, Mike (foreword by Tom Stpehenson), · 1986

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Michael Joseph, London, 1986, 2nd imp., 240pp, maps and numerous coloured photo ills. in text, coloured photo pictorial endpapers, large format (9 x 9.5 inches approx.), light green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured photo pictorial dust...

CLASSIC WALKS IN THE PEAK DISTRICT.

Collins, Martin, · 1995

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Promotional Reprint Co. / Fraser Stewart, London, 1995, reprint, 135pp, maps, coloured and half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 8.5 inches approx.), coloured laminated photo pictorial boards with matching dustwrapper, a selection of thirty-two walks covering the ...

COBBETT'S COUNTRY BOOK - An Anthology of William Cobbett's Writings on Country Matters.

Cobbett, William (selected and intro. by Richard Ingrams), · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Readers Union, Newton Abbot, 1975, club edn., 216pp, in text line drawings by Bert Kitchen, light blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: a little sunned at spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

COBBETT'S COUNTRY BOOK - An Anthology of William Cobbett's Writings on Country Matters.

Cobbett, William (selected and intro. by Richard Ingrams), · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Readers Union, Newton Abbot, 1975, club edn., 216pp, in text line drawings by Bert Kitchen, light blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: very light soiling lower panel, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

McKee, Alexander, · 1973

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New English Library, London, 1973, abridged edition, paperback, 125pp, [iii] ads., wraparound pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the collier convoys and their escorts who kept Britain supplied using the swept channel around the coast from the North East to the South Coast of Eng...

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

McKee, Alexander, · 1958

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Corgi Books, London, 1958, 1st in imprint, paperback, 252pp, [iv] ads., #S557, pictorial upper wrapper by Roy Carnon, the collier convoys and their escorts who kept Britain supplied using the swept channel around the coast from the North East to the South Coast of England, un...

NIGHT ACTION - MTB Flotilla at War.

Dickens, Captain Peter, DSO, MBE, DSC, RN, · 1974

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Purnell Book Services, London, 1974, club edn., 242pp, 8pp half tone ills., diagrams in text, maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, club edition virtually identical to publisher's edition, the wartime experiences of the...

"SO FEW" - The Immortal Record of the Royal Air Force.

Masters, David, · 1943

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1943, 6th imp., enlarged and revised edn., 256pp, half tone photo frontis, 12pp half tone photo ills., blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, a relatively early account of the exploits of the men of the Royal Air Force during the early years of...

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Spaight, J. M., · 1941

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Geoffrey Bles, London, 1941, reprint, 231pp, half tone photo frontis, 23pp half tone plates, blue cloth with black title panel lettered and ruled in gilt at spine, upper edge coloured and lower edge uncut, an early account of the Battle of Britain by a one-time senior member ...

FIGHTER 1: BLUEBIRDS OVER.

Williams, David, · 1981

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Severn House, London, 1981, 1st edn., 158pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by Keith Lovegrove, a novel of RAF Fighter Command during 1940 at the start of the Battle fo Britain, edges tanned, faint fox marks to endpapers, dustwrapper: l...

THE HURRICANE STORY.

Gallico, Paul, · 1959

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Michael Joseph, London, 1959, 1st edn., 144pp, half tone photo frontis and 16pp half tone photo ills., dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine and decorated in silver upper board, coloured decorated dustwrapper, an account of the Hawker Hurricane, from drawing board to pr...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Deighton, Len, · 1980

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Jonathan Cape, London, 1980, 1st edn., 224pp, coloured photo pictorial half title and double title, numerous in text colour and half tone ills. and diagrams, large format (10 x 7.5 inches), blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper from...

THE R. A. F. IN ACTION.

Anon., · 1941

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Adam and Charles Black, London, 1941, 5th imp., 24pp, 58pp half tone photo ills., large format (10 x 7 inches approx.), light blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spine and upper board, first published in December 1940 this volume relates the work of the Royal Air Force in the...

DEVIL TO PAY.

Parkinson, C. Northcote, · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

John Murray, London, ND (copyright 1973), 1st edn., 273pp, [iv] maps, dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Victor May, the first Richard Delancey title, lightly rubbed and bumped at tips, edges tanned and a little foxed, light tannin...

THE PRETENDER.

O'Neill, Egan, · 1957

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

W. H. Allen, London, 1957, 1st edn., 221pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by 'Rudland', edges tanned and foxed, light partial tanning to endpapers, small chip lower edge final leaf and final free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed a...