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More Than Coincidence [Signed + Clipping of Author's Obituary]

Mackay, Malcolm G.

(Book #ID 98651)

Published by The Saint Andrew Press, 121 George Street, Edinburgh First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chocolate paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 240 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the spine ends. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'Sally, with all good wishes, Malcolm Mackay.' Author's private residence label to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0715204165

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Travels in a Teacup [Signed]

Gunton, Paul

(Book #ID 98654)

Published by Author House UK Ltd., Milton Keynes First Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original midnight blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 207 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'with my best wishes, Paul Gunton, 14th May, 2011.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781434363763

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Banting | A Biography [Signed]

Bliss, Michael [Sir Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRS FRSC (November 14, 1891 - February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, physician, painter, and Nobel laureate noted as the co-discoverer of insulin and its therapeutic potential].

(Book #ID 98681)

Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada Second Paperback Edition 1992. 1992.

Second paperback edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 336 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs to the central pages. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Bill Brown - Enjoy! Michael Bliss - Toronto January 8th 1995'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0802073875

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The Arnolds | Thomas Arnold and His Family

Trevor, Meriol [Thomas Arnold]

(Book #ID 98692)

Published by The Bodley Head Ltd., 9 Bow Street, London First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cherry pink paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 206 printed pages of text. Prize plate to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0370013921

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Farmer George's Black Sheep | The Life and Loves of George III's Brothers and Sister

Gattey, Charles Neilson

(Book #ID 99943)

Published by Kensal Press, Abbotsbrook, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire First Edition 1985. 1985.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original toffee cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [x], 221 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations between pages 118 and 199. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0946041237

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Growing Pains; The Shaping of a Writer

Du Maurier, Daphne [1907-1989]

(Book #ID 98960)

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd., London First Edition 1977. 1977.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 172 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0575022841

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Exotic Groves; A Portrait of Lady Dorothy Nevill [Signed by family member of the Author]

Nevill, Guy [Lady Dorothy Nevill]

(Book #ID 98971)

Published by Michael Russell (Publishing) Ltd., Salisbury First Edition 1984. 1984.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 208 printed pages of text. Foxing to the upper closed edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading to the lettering of the spine, not price clipped. SIGNED by family member of the Author to the front free end paper 'Message to Mr. & Mrs. Wickens, signed Caroline(?) Nevill. December 18th 1984.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0859551148

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A Doctor's Experiences of Life [Signed]

Dignan, Patrick

(Book #ID 99027)

Published by The Pentland Press Ltd., South Church, Bishop Auckland, Durham First Edition 1994. 1994.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 129 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Spine ends scuffed. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To Jean, with very best wishes and with fond memories of our working together doing Medical Boards at the Q.E.M.H. from Patrick Dignan. 6 April 1995.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1858211360

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Figuring For Fun; A Ladder of Opportunity [Signed]

Hill, George [Jacket Illustrations by Chloe Cheese]

(Book #ID 99049)

Published by Saints Press, 74 Lancaster Avenue, London First Edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 230 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'To Harriet - Statuesque! George Hill.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1903355001

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Travels of a Tea-Taster's Dog

Pierson, Jenny

(Book #ID 99161)

Published by The Memoir Club, Spennymoor, County Durham First Edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original herb green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 184 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1841040193

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William Pitt Earl of Chatham

Tunstall, Brian [William Pitt Earl of Chatham]

(Book #ID 106655)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition 1938. 1938.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back, map to the front end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 556 pp with sepia frontispiece, 10 full page illustrations. Sun fading to the red of the spine, upper spine end soft and tips rubbed, cloth has split across lower spine end, corners soft and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Looking Out of the Window [Signed]

Huxley, Anne [Thomas Henry Huxley]

(Book #ID 99267)

Published Privately by the Author Anne Huxley, Suffolk, First Edition 1981. 1981.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Privately printed limited edition of 500 copies. Contains 85 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Damp stain to the bottom edge which has left a slight waviness to the paper. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Nicholas von den Branden, With best wishes from the author Anne Huxley Cooke, July 1st - 3rd 1985.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0950776602

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Robber of the Cruel Streets | The Prayerful Life of George Muller

Langmead, Clive [George Muller]

(Book #ID 99277)

Published by Crusade for World Revival, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey First Edition 2006. 2006.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains 176 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations, colour and sepia archive photographs throughout. Small neat ink message inside. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1853453951

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Flowers on the Grass [Signed]

Church, Elisabeth

(Book #ID 99287)

Published by Elisabeth Church, 52 Mill Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 28 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With love Lizzo, 15th June 1991.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0951590308

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It's A Funny Game [Signed]

Johnston, Brian [Jacket Cartoon by Roy Ullyett]

(Book #ID 99337)

Published by W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd., 44 Hill Street, London First Edition 1978. 1978.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 231 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Lower spine end creased. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with a little wear to the spine ends, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To Susie with best wishes and many thanks for interviewing me so nicely. Brian Johnston 22 Aug. 1978.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0491024347

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Mary Stocks 1891-1975 | An Uncommonplace Life

Hooper, Barbara [Mary Stocks 1891-1975]

(Book #ID 99348)

Published by The Athlone Press Ltd., 1 Park Drive, London First Edition 1996. 1996.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original purple paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 203 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Spine tips creased. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0485115077

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These Few Lines; A Convict Story, The Lost Lives of Myra and William Sykes

Seal, Graham [William Sykes]

(Book #ID 99421)

Published by ABC Books for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, Australia First Edition 2006. 2006.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original buttermilk paper covered boards, pale olive title and author lettering to the spine, archive letter to the end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 236 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 100733319483

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Clouds and Rainbows [Signed]

Madden, Ursula

(Book #ID 99440)

Published by Edward Gaskell Publishers, Bideford, Devon First Edition 1996. 1996.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 111 printed pages of text. Spine ends turned-in. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To Pauline, from Ursula with love and thanks.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1898546169

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Oscar Wilde | An Exquisite Life

Calloway, Stephen and David Colvin [Oscar Wilde 1854-1900]

(Book #ID 99525)

Published by Welcome Rain, New York First Edition 1997. 1997.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff French flap card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with monochrome and colour illustrations and archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 156649074X

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Anne Frank Beyond the Diary | A Photographic Remembrance

Van der Rol, Ruud and Rian Verhoeven [Annelies Marie 'Anne' Frank (12 June 1929 - February or March 1945) was a German-born Dutch-Jewish diarist].

(Book #ID 99534)

Published by Viking Penguin Books Ltd., 27 Wrights Lane, London First Puffin Paperback Edition 1995. 1995.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¼''. A fascinating photo-biography of Anne Frank's short and tragic life. Written for the younger reader, this is nonetheless a most useful reference for a dark period of history, containing many previously unpublished photographs. Contains [xii], 113 printed pages with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0140369260

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Under Eight Flags 1937-1947 | The First Eleven Years at Sea

Winstanley, Anthony (Tony) F.

(Book #ID 99541)

Published by Navigator Books, Ringwood, Hampshire First Edition 1996. 1996.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii], 168 + x printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Small dint to the fore edge of the rear cover and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0902830600

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A Truly Honest Man | The Diary Of Joseph Moxon Of Market Bosworth 1798 and 1799 [Signed]

Foss, Peter J. and Timothy Parry [Joseph Moxon]

(Book #ID 99558)

Published by The Moxon Family Research Trust, 4 Southdown Close, Macclesfield, Cheshire First Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 164 printed pages of text with archive monochrome illustrations and maps throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by one of the author's to the title page 'Peter J. Foss.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0953150402

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Tales of the British Aristocracy [Signed]

Pine, L. G. [Leslie Gilbert Pine (22 December 1907 - 15 May 1987) was a British writer, lecturer, and researcher in the areas of genealogy, nobility, history, heraldry and animal welfare, from 1935 to 1940 he was an assistant editor at Burke's Peerage Ltd.,]

(Book #ID 109832)

Published by Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 55 Britton Street, London First Edition 1956. 1956.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original delphinium blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 226 + i pp with 14 monochrome illustrations and archive photographs on loaded art paper throughout. Spine slightly sun faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'E. H. Digby - with good wishes from the author, Leslie G. Pine.' Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Plain Jane; Her Memoirs (with Apologies to A. P. Herbert)

Donaldson, Jane

(Book #ID 99733)

Published by Book Guild Publishing, 19 New Road, Brighton First Edition 2012. 2012.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 212 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781846247569

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Virginia Woolf

Rosenthal, Michael [Jacket Illustration by David Levine] Virginia Woolf [1882-1941]

(Book #ID 99748)

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 39 Store Street, London First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 270 printed pages of text. Lower spine end turned-in, foxing to the free end papers. Near Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0710001894

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Christopher Columbus

Collis, John Stewart [Christopher Columbus]

(Book #ID 99753)

Published by Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 8 Shepherdess Walk, London First Edition 1976. 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 208 printed pages of text. Lower spine end scuffed. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the fore edges and spine tips, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0356084418

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Diplomacy to Politics | By Way of the Jungle [Signed] + Colour Photograph

Hugh-Jones, Sir Wynn [Sir Wynn Normington Hugh-Jones, LVO, (1 November 1923 - 5 July 2019) was a British diplomat, administrator and Liberal Party official].

(Book #ID 100016)

Published by The Memoir Club, Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham First Edition 2002. 2002.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xiv], 466 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'Jack and Shelaigh - With best wishes, Hugh.' Loosely enclosed private colour photograph of the author dated 3rd November 2002 to the reverse. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1841040630

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Anne Frank

Van Der Rol, Ruud and Rian Verhoeven [Annelies Marie 'Anne' Frank (12 June 1929 - February or March 1945) was a German-born Dutch-Jewish diarist].

(Book #ID 99771)

Published by LRV-info, Kampen, The Netherlands First Edition 1992. 1992.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated glazed boards, colour end paper maps. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with monochrome and colour illustrations and archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9038404972

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Reconstructing Aphra | A Social Biography of Aphra Behn

Goreau, Angeline [Aphra Behn (14 December 1640 - 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, translator, spy, and fiction writer from the Restoration era].

(Book #ID 99960)

Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford First Edition 1980. 1980.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors. Contains [x]-2, 339 printed pages of text with monochrome to the centre pages. Foxing to the page edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0198226632

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One of Lowry's Children | A Personal Memoir [Signed]

Maher, Terry

(Book #ID 99963)

Published by Quartet Books Ltd., 27 Goodge Street, London First Edition 2015. 2015.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 193 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Dusty page edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £20.00. SIGNED by the author to the dedication leaf 'For my dear friend - Chips - my favourite bridge partner - Terry.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780704374010

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Rebel With A Cause [Signed]

Evans, Peter

(Book #ID 99922)

Published by The Book Guild Ltd., Kibworth, Leicestershire First Edition 2017. 2017.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 239 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To Jennifer, with thanks for your support, not least at the launch of this book today, 5th December 2017. Peter Evans.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781912083015

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Gunther Plüschow | Airman, Escaper and Explorer | The Remarkable Story of the Only German POW Ever to Escape from Britain

Rippon, Anton [Gunther Plüschow (February 8, 1886 - January 28, 1931) was a German aviator, aerial explorer and author from Munich, Bavaria. His feats include the only escape by a German prisoner of war in World War I from Britain back to Germany].

(Book #ID 100032)

Published by Pen & Sword Military Books Limited, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First English Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 14 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs to the central pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781848841321

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Neither Fire Nor Steel: Sir Christopher Hatton

Vines, Alice Gilmore [Sir Christopher Hatton]

(Book #ID 100071)

Published by Nelson-Hall Inc., 325 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois, USA First Edition 1978. 1978.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, navy blue end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¾''. Contains 248 printed pages of text with monochrome archive illustrations to the centre. Foxing to the closed upper and fore edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the corners and spine tips, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0882293729

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H. H. Asquith Letters to Venetia Stanley

Brock, Michael and Eleanor [Selected and Edited by] H. H. Asquith Letters and Venetia Stanley

(Book #ID 100122)

Published by Oxford University Press, Amen House, London First Edition 1982. 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chocolate paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 676 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout, maps and family trees to the rear. Minimal wear to the spine ends, a few feint tan age spots to the end papers. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0192122002

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