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The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to the Isle of Man July 4th-7th 1963

Various / Unstated · 1963

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Booklet Island Development Co. Ltd. Douglas, Isle of Man, 1963. First Edition, Softcover (Felt covered). Near Fine Condition. A souvenir programme commemorating the second visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to the Isle of Man, the first half detailing her it...

An Island Race: A Ballad for the TT

Anon · 1972

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Booklet privately published, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1972. First Edition, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. “I dedicate this piece of doggerel - written in bed after an accident - in gratitude to the Staff of Noble's (Lo.M.) Hospital, who with patie...

How the T. T. Started

Kelly, Robert · 1970

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Booklet Island Development Co. Ltd. Douglas, Isle of Man, undated. First Edition, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. no date but circa 1970's; Times (The Isle of Man Times) Monographs Series 1 No. 1. The staccato cough of racing engines that was the birth-cry six...

Statutes of the Isle of Man (Volume IX) from A, D. 1910 to A. D. 1915

Johnson, George Sayle · 1922

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

printed by S. K Broadbent & Co. Ltd. Douglas, Isle of Man, 1922. Revised Edition, Hardcover (Original Brown Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. This Volume, being Volume IX of the Revised Edition of the Statutes of the Isle of Man, is edited by George Sayle Johnson, Es...

Sixty Years of Banking: The History of the Isle of Man Banking Co., Limited 1865-1925

Ralfe, Picher G. (Compiler) · 1926

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Printed by Louis G Meyer Ltd, 1925, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1926. First Edition, Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. decorated brown end-papers; cloth spine; titles in red & black to paper label front cover; printed on quality handmade paper. The Isle of Man Banking...

Sixty Years of Banking: The History of the Isle of Man Banking Co., Limited 1865-1925

Ralfe, Picher G. (Compiler) · 1926

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Printed by Louis G Meyer Ltd, 1925, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1926. First Edition, Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine Condition. decorated brown end-papers; cloth spine; titles in red & black to paper label front cover; printed on quality handmade paper. The Isle of Man Banking...

"A Hundred Years of Education " - King William’s College - Isle of Man 1830—1930

Owen, E. C. · 1930

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Trustees of King William's College, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1930. First Edition, Softcover (Side-stapled). Very Good Condition. b/w. frontis. illustration of King William's College. This little book will fill a long felt want. It is a curious fact that, apart from the ordinary r...

Manninagh - A Review of Manx Culture No. 1 May 1972

Douglas, Mona (editor) · 1972

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Magazine/Periodical Island Development Co. Ltd. Douglas, Isle of Man, 1972. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Eric Austwick. Very Good Condition. Edited by Mona Douglas the well-known Manx cultural activist, folklorist, poet, novelist and journalist with cover design &...

The Chace, the Road and the Turf

Nimrod, (Charles James Apperley) · 1927

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. London, 1927. First Thus, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A New Edition With an Introduction by W. Shaw Sparrow, and Nineteen Illustrations in Colour, Half-Tone and Line After Francis Barlow, George Stubbs, John Wooton,...

Kahlil Gibran: a Self-Portrait

Ferris, Anthony Rizcalla (translated from the Arabic and Edited by) · 1960

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Heinemann, London, 1960. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. “Letters mingle souls," said John Donne, and no better proof of this statement could be found than this collection cf the letters of Kahlil Gibran, author of ‘The Prophet’, ‘The Broke...

French Painting in the Time of Jean De Berry: The French Boucicaut Master

Meiss, Millard with assistance of Kathleen Morand & Edith W. Kirsch · 1968

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Phaidon Press Ltd. London, 1968. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. 9780714813462 title page in red & black; Around the year 1400, French culture was concentrated in Paris: artists, patrons and dealers flocked to. the French capital, prod...

Dunster (SIGNED COPY)

Mortimer, John · 1992

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Viking, London, 1992. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780670840595 Inscribed by Author. This is the gripping story of two men, Dick Dunster and Philip Progmire, locked in an adversarial friendship from their schooldays, at Oxford...

Getaway

Harris, John · 1956

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hurst & Blackett, London, 1956. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. map end-papers; John Harris again tells a rousing story of the sea. In Sydney lives an Italian fisherboat family of three: Giuseppe who has become Joe, his wife Rosa and t...

From the Other World: Disembodied Voices

Davies, Rodney · 2000

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Robert Hale Ltd. London, 2000. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780709079989 The hearing of a voice in the absence of a speaker is commonly regarded as a sign of mental illness, yet many ordinary people throughout the ages have had this experience. The voice eit...

The Prince of Darkness: the Devil in History, Religion and the Human Psyche

O'Grady, Joan · 1989

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Element, Shaftesbury, Dorset, 1989. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9781852300562 The image of a Prince of Darkness, terrifying opponent of gods and men, has existed in many different guises in the human mind through countless ages and among numerous races and n...

Lighthouses : the Race to Illuminate the World

Chance, Toby & Peter Williams: · 2008

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New Holland Publishers [UK] Ltd. London, 2008. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9781847731746 Lighthouses have always fascinated people for the often incredible feats of engineering and building skill involved in their construction, the...

A summary of Geography and History, both ancient and modern: Containing an account of the Political State, and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; Their manners and customs: Local Situation of Cities; especially of such as have been distinguished by memorable events: with an abridgement of the Fabulous History of Mythology of the Greeks. Sixth Edition (Corrected)

Alexander, Adam · 1824

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

T. Cadell, London, 1824. 6th Edition (corrected), Hardcover (Full Leather). Poor Condition. A summary of Geography and History, both ancient and modern: Containing an account of the Political State, and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and moder...

Select Novels Volume 1: Almoran and Hamet; The Old English Baron; Sir Launcelot Greaves; & Tartarian Tales

Various:, Dr. Hawkesworth; Clara Reeve; Dr. Smollett & M. Gueulette · 1816

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Thomas Kelly, London, 1816. First Edition, Hardcover (Full Leather). Poor Condition. an anthology of four eighteenth century novels bound in one book & being "Almoran and Hamet" an oriental tale by Dr. Hawkesworth; "The Old English Baron" a gothic story by Clara Reeve; "Sir La...

Feng Shui: Ancient Chinese Wisdom on Arranging a Harmonious Living Environment

Rossbach, Sarah · 1987

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Century/Hutchinson, London, 1987. Reprint, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780712617628 This practical guide is an introduction to an ancient and potent Chinese art, which aims to minimise problems and maximise good fortune in the home and business environment. Feng shui - li...

The Food of Japan: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Rising Sun

Kosaki, Takayuki & Walter Wagner · 1997

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Singapore, 1997. Reprint, Softcover. Near Fine Condition. The unique quality of Japanese cuisine lies ~ not so much in its ingredients but in its spirit and philosophy. The essence of Japan is captured in this collection of recipes ranging from rust...