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THE TRIAL OF CHARLES l.

Wedgwood, C. V., · 1966

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

The Reprint Society, London, 1966, club edn., 253pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., plan in text, dark blue cloth with purple title panel lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, an account of the trial and execution of King Charles I of England, after defeat in the battlefield h...

ENGLISH HISTORY 1914-1945.

Taylor, A. J. P., · 1967

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Readers Union, London, 1967, club edn., xxvii, 708pp, charts and 7 maps in text, double page map at final endpapers, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, an account of English history from the outbreak of WW1 throught the war, the years between the w...

ENGLAND'S PRIDE - The Story of the Gordon Relief Expedition.

Symons, Julian, · 1966

£8.20 (€9.83 | $10.83 | ¥1,730)

The History Book Club, London, 1966, club edn., xi, 299pp, half tone frontis. port., 12pp half tone photo ills., folding map and map in text, russet cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, an account the expedition led by General Lord Wolseley to relieve Gener...

ENGLISH SEAMEN in the Sixteenth Century.

Froude, James Anthony, · 1925

£7.20 (€8.63 | $9.51 | ¥1,519)

George Harrap, London, 1925, 1st in imprint, 255pp, half tone frontis port. of the author by S. J. Robbins, previously published by Longmans Green, navy blue full leather lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, lettered, decorated and bordered in gilt upper board, upper edg...

GODS GRAVES AND SCHOLARS - The Story of Archaeologhy.

Ceram, C. W. (trans. by E. B. Garside), · 1954

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Readers Union, London, 1954, club edn., xi, 308pp, 88pp half tone photo ills., maps, diagrams and ills. in text, yellow cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge col'd, decorated lettered dustwrapper, '...one of the very few books conceived to make archaeology significant to ...

ENGLAND WITHOUT RICHARD 1189-1199.

Appleby, John T.,, · 1967

£8.20 (€9.83 | $10.83 | ¥1,730)

The History Book Club, London, 1967, club edn., [viii], 248pp, 3 maps in text, dark orange cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), an account of England during Richard's reign, a time when he was mostly absent on Crusade and England was in the stew...

THE RAILWAY AGE.

Robbins, Michael, · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1965, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Germano Farcetti, an account of '.. the hectic heyday of the iron road, when speculators crashed, trains were kidnapped by rival companies and stations erupted in their Gothic...

DR. SHEWELL-COOPER'S BASIC BOOK OF ROSE GROWING.

Shewell-Cooper, W. E. MBE, NDH, FRSL, MRST, Dip. Hort. (Wye), D. Litt.,, · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Mayflower, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., diagrams and line drawings in text, [ii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper by Roger Phillips, a guide to both the novice and experienced rose grower on the preparation, planting, care and ...

ROD, POLE OR PERCH - A Field Guide To Anglers.

Willock, Colin, · 1978

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Andre Deut sch, London, 1978, 1st edn., 109pp, numerous in text ills. by Thelwell, orange cloth lettered in gilt at spine, cartoon pictorial dustwrapper by Thelwell, a little rubbed at extrems. and lightly bumped at spine ends, impressed mark top cnr. front free endpaper, fai...

THE PAN BOOK OF LIMERICKS.

Untermeyer, Louis (ed., intro. and commentary by), · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1968, paperback, 158pp, [ii] ads., numerous in text cartoons by R. Taylorpictorial wrappers, a collection of more than 250 famous and infamous limericks, sl. roll to spine with light vertical creasing, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBUR.

Rosen, Michael J. (selection and intro. by), · 2000

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

The Folio Society, London, 2000, 3rd imp., 256pp, numerous in text line ills., silver laminated pictorial boards lettered in black at spine, decorative head and tail bands, col'd endpapers, slipcase, fine in a fine slipcase,

THE LOST GOON SHOWS.

Milligan, Spike (intro. by), · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 160pp, frontis and numerous half tone photo ills. and line drawings in text, large format 9.25 x 6 inches, photo pictorial wrappers, six Goon Show scripts, five recorded 1956-58 and not broadcast until 1986: Operation C...

THE LOONEY - An Irish Fantasy.

Milligan, Spike, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Kevin Lyles, tiny bump fore-edge upper wrapper, very good plus,

THE LOONEY - An Irish Fantasy.

Milligan, Spike, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, 1st in imprint, paperback, 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Kevin Lyles, faint diag. crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, very good plus,

THE LOONEY - An Irish Fantasy.

Milligan, Spike, · 1988

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1988, reprint, paperback, [viii], 198pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Kevin Lyles, edges tanned, fine,

The ITMA Years : Scripts and Reminiscences.

Kavanagh, Ted (scripts by, intro. P. J. Kavanagh), · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Futura, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, paperback, 158pp, numerous drawings by Horner and half tone photo ills. in text, large format 5.75 x 8ins, photo montage wrappers, a celebration of the radio programme ITMA, the reminiscences of Maurice Denham, Deryck Guyler, Hattie Jacqu...

TABLE TALK - A Witty Companion for Winers and Diners,.

Nimmo, Derek, · 1991

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1991, 1st in imprint, paperback, 222pp, [ii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, upper edge tanned, very good plus,

TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.

Lang, Andrew (ed.), · 1993

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Wordsworth Editions, Ware - Herts, 1993, 1st in imprint, paperback, [x], 424pp, frontis and numerous in text ills. by H. J. Ford, pictorial upper wrapper, tiny faint crease lower cnr. upper wrapper, very good plus,

AESOP'S FABLES (trans. V. S. Vernon Jones, intro. G. K. Chesterton),.

Aesop (ill. Arthur Rackham), · 1994

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Wordsworth Editions, Ware - Herts, 1994, 1st in imprint, paperback, xi, 224pp, numerous in text ills. by Arthur Rackham, pictorial upper wrapper 'The Hare and the Tortoise by Arthur Rackham', lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

NANCY DREW IN THE TRIPLE HOAX, THE FLYING SAUCER MYSTERY and THE SECRET IN THE OLD LACE.

Keene, Carolyn, · 1992

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Diamond Books, London, 1992, 1st in imprint, paperback, 527pp, in text ills., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), lightly rubbed at tips, bumped at spine ends with some wrinkling to spine, very good,