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Walker Chapman Because it is There - Famous Mountaineers 1840-1940
Lo Victor Gollancz 1968 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The author, an enthusiastic climber himself and author of other mountaineering books, presents here a number of shorter biographies of famous climbers and mountaineers. His biographies include the ones of Mallory, Eckenstein, Smythe, Herford and many others. He also does not forget the many famous Swiss guides without whom these expeditions would not be possible. Prev. lib. copy with usual stamps.
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12.00 GBP
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902 |
Wally Herbert Across the Top of the World - the British Trans-Arctic Expedition
London Longmans 1969 First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
This is the account of the first surface crossing of the Arctic recounted by the leader of the expedition. Herbert led three companions and thirty-four huskies from Alaska to Spitzbergen for 476 days. This was the longest arctic journey ever made at that time. A very personal, even intimate, book. Truly a remarkable story of the human endurance. With illustrations.
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22.00 GBP
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903 |
Walter Myss (ed.) Tyrol Through the Ages
Innsbruck Wort Und Welt Verlag 1973 3 85373 005 First Edition Decorative Boards Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
This book presents Tyrol through seven centuries based on travel pictures and diaries. A remarkable source of information on that region.
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14.00 GBP
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905 |
Will Self Dorian
London Viking 2002 0-670-88996-2 Hard Cover Fine Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
SIGNED by the AUTHOR. If you like Will Self's work, you will love this novel set against the Aids epidemic of the 1980's and the 90's and Princess Diana. Not price clipped. No previous owner name. 3rd. impression (same year as first edition).
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18.00 GBP
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906 |
Will Self dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe
London Bloomsbury 2003 0-7475-7369-7 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
SIGNED by the AUTHOR and with a CD recording of Will Self reading one of his stories ("Converstations with Ord"). Will Self is a contemporary author to be followed. His fiction is always brilliantly original. This is a signed limited first edition of his most recent fiction.
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25.00 GBP
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907 |
William Boyd Armadillo
Lonon Hamish Hamilton 1998 0-241-13928-7 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Another superb novel by this master story teller. Not price clipped. Light shelf wear at top of dustjacket.
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18.00 GBP
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908 |
William Craig the Fall of Japan
London Weidenfeld 1968 Very Good Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A detailed account of the fall of Japan in the Second World War. Highly readable. Ex library copy with the usual stamps.
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6.00 GBP
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911 |
William Hone Ancient Mysteries Described
London Ward, Lock and Co. 197 First Thus Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The work was originally published in 1823 by William Hone, under the full title of "Ancient Mysteries described, especially the English Miracle plans, founded on Apocryphal New Testament story, extant among the unpublished manuscripts in the British Museum; including notices of ecclesiastical shows, the festivals of fools ans asses-the English boy-bishop-the descent into hell-the Lord Mayor's show-the Guildhall giants-Christmas caros,etc." - a bit of a mouthful but it says it all.
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12.00 GBP
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912 |
William Manchester The Last Lion - Winston Spencer Churchill - Visions of Glory
Boston Little, Brown 1983 0-316-54503-1 First Edition Black Cloth Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The twin themes of this book are the life of Churchill and the death of the Empire he cherished. The author had met Winston Churchill aboard the Queen Mary on January 24, 1953 and thus started his life-long interest in Churchill. This is a very thorough, well researched book,with maps and illustrations. It covers the years 1874 to 1932. Previous owner name on free endpaper. No dustjacket. Spine is faded. No other marking. With a helpful bibliography and source notes.
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20.00 GBP
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914 |
William Shelton Soviet Space Exploration - the First Decade
London Arthur Barker Limited 1969 213 177799 4 First UK Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The first book outside the Soviet Union on the first decade of Soviet exploration. With an introduction by Cosmonaut Gherman Titov. Illustrated. Inscription on free endpaper. Not price clipped.
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10.00 GBP
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915 |
Williamson Henry (Anonymously) The Gold Falcon or the Haggard of Love
London Faber and Faber 1933 First Edition Blue Cloth Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
This novel is further described as "being the adventures of mafred, airman and poet of the world war, and later, husband and fatehr, in search of freedom and personal sunrise, in the city of New York, and of ht econsummation of his life"......quite a mouthful! First anonymously published, this is a novel of coming of age and of settling in different countries after the Second World War. Fading to cover. Embossed eagle on front cover and gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Previous owner name on free endpaper.
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14.00 GBP
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Winston Graham Stephanie
London Chapman 1992 I-85592-059-X First Edition Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Another superb novel by Graham. No previous owner name. Price not clipped.
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10.00 GBP
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917 |
Wolf Mankowitz Dickens of London
London Weidenfeld 1976 0 297 77159 0 First Edition Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A superbly illustrated biography of Dickens (12 pages of colour and 100 black and white illustrations).
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8.00 GBP
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918 |
Xenophon The Persian Expedition
London Penguin 1949 Very Good Paperback 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Xenophon's story of the march into Persia and the march back again into Greece. Translated by Rex Warner. With introduction, map and glossary of names. No previous owner name.
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5.00 GBP
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919 |
Yoshikazu Izumoji Kyoto
Japan Hoikusha 1966 Very Good Paperback 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Japanese guide book (in English) of Kyoto, with illustrations. Discreet previous owner name.
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3.00 GBP
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921 |
[ Margaret Barbieri and Desmond Kelly Original Signed Photograph of Margaret Barbieri and Desmond Kelly
Leslie E. Spatt
A beautiful original black and white 8 X 10 photograph of the two Principals (and SIGNED by them), taken by the greatest ballet photographer of all times, Leslie E. Spatt, while they were performing one of Sir Frederick Ashton's productions (late 1960's/early 1970's). Margaret Barbieri was a Principal with The Royal Ballet and one of Ashton's favourite dancers; Kelly became later particularly known for his interpretation of Ballanchine's ballets. Collectable photograph, SIGNED by both dancers. Would look particularly attractive framed.
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20.00 GBP
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