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Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1989). (ND 1922) 1990 new edition. Small 8vo (128 x 191mm). Pp112. B/w photographs, advertisements. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. This is a reprint of The Sealyham Terrier: With Six chapters on Breeding and Eight on Sport. By Captain Jocelyn Lucas, M.C., "The Lad". "A Sportsman's Book. .The first book ever written on the breed. A feature of the book are the eight chapters on sport with the terriers - badger digging, badger hunting by night, otter hunting, rabbiting, ratting, stoat hunting, "squirling," etc., etc. There are 84 illustrations in all, including champions of other days, as well as many noted dogs whose names figure largely in modern pedigrees, a feature of great value to breeders. The sporting side is exceptionally well illustrated. A book that every healthy boy adores. .A limited number only available." From the advertisement in the rear of The New Book of the Sealyham, also by Captain Lucas. This latter book was published in 1929, and was based on The Sealyham Terrier: Its Working for Sport. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. xvi, [3], 306 p.: front. (Uzziah inscription), 58 text ill., 2 maps; 19 cm. (Living age books ; 7) [Photoreduced from 1941 ed.] VG lt. spotted orig. rose cloth. Thames and Hudson label on t-p.

VG orig. red cloth. Prior owner's stamp on endpapers and edges. xv, 435 p.; 10 pl., 1 line map, 2 text-figures; 24 cm. [First printed in 1955]. 8th printing edition. Binding is Hardcover.

New illustrated Edition. Fine cloth copy in a fine, somewhat edge-bumped dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 222 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. Notes; New illustrated edition, originally published as 'Portrait of Suffolk', 1973. Subjects; Suffolk (England) Description and travel. Suffolk (England) History. Suffolk (England) Social life and customs. 1 Kg. …

New illustrated Edition. Fine cloth copy in a fine, somewhat edge-bumped dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 222 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. Notes; New illustrated edition, originally published as 'Portrait of Suffolk', 1973. Subjects; Suffolk (England) Description and travel. Suffolk (England) History. Suffolk (England) Social life and customs. 1 Kg. …

Reprint (first published 1950), xiv, 226 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.5cm. Thin paper dust jacket; front panel chipped at upper left corner adjacent to spine; light wear along bottom edges; minor loss at head of front flap fold; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Reddish brown cloth minimally decorated with black spine lettering and vignette portrait of Jackson upon front board. Slight toning occurring along text block's top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. Still a fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With front and rear elevation drawings of the Hermitage respectively placed upon front and rear endpapers, frontispiece, b/w illustrations, two floor plans, and Index. A history of Andrew Jackson's Nashville estate.…

Zustand: FINE. Limited, signed first edition. An introduction to the works of this Hungarian husband and wife team of artists known for their sculpture and ceramic works; the emphasis is on works of a religious nature. The Kormendis were visiting the United States for the World's Fair in 1939 when war broke out and they were unable to return to Hungary. Includes an appreciation - 'Memories of the Danube' - by Dudley C. Watson and 47 black and white plates. One of 250 copies (of a total edition of 1000) SIGNED by both artists. A slim volume, unpaginated. Very near fine in white illustrated boards.…

Hardcover. Octavo, x, 378 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. In clear plastic sleeve. Boards in brown cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has spotting to endpapers, penciled note on front flyleaf. Illustrated: 2 folded color maps. "Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs" title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1393673. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Softcover. 1st thus. 442 p. [not illustrated] 22 cm. VG, sewn, in lightly abraded orig. illus. tan wrapper.

Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 189 pages : illustrations, 21 cm. Notes; First Published by Robert Hale. Subjects; Suffolk Social life and customs. Social life. Illustrated. text. 1 Kg.…

Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 189 pages : illustrations, 21 cm. Notes; First Published by Robert Hale. Subjects; Suffolk Social life and customs. Social life. Illustrated. text. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. xviii, 269 p.; 5 line maps in text; 24 cm. (Great explorers series) Good orig. rust cloth, boards lt. warped, in edgeworn illus. dj.

1st Left Book Club Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 471 pages; Description: 471 p. : tabs, diagrs. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --Economic conditions --1918-1945 -- Social conditions -- Economic policy. 1 Kg.…

3rd edition. Good paperback copy; somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled. Light damage to the boards. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 67 p.; 18 cm. Subjects: Marxism. Politics. Political theory. Communism. Socialism. Marx, Karl 1818-1883. 1 Kg.

3rd edition. Good paperback copy; somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled. Light damage to the boards. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 67 p.; 18 cm. Subjects: Marxism. Politics. Political theory. Communism. Socialism. Marx, Karl 1818-1883. 1 Kg.

1st Left Book Club Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 471 pages; Description: 471 p. : tabs, diagrs. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --Economic conditions --1918-1945 -- Social conditions -- Economic policy. 1 Kg.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) SIGNED BY EDITOR STANLEY F. HORN. 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 15cm. Dust jacket rubbed with faint foxing, nicks and short tears as well as some creasing along edges; strong moisture stain and small chip at spine heel; light slender staining along bottom of lightly soiled white rear panel; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red cloth; top board corners well bumped; spine's gilt and blue stamping remains vibrant; light staining at spine heel and at bottom of rear board. Mild toning to top edge; light toning to deckle fore-edge. Very light toning to endpapers; light foxing at margins of book's b/w plates and to their adjacent pages; interior text pages reflect some bumping at their top corners but are otherwise quite clean. Editor's ink signature "Stanley Horn" on front free endpaper. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1931, 1979) 1995 Tideline reprint. 8vo (140 x 215mm). Ppxvi,367. B/w photographs, illustrations, caramel end-papers. New foreword by Brian Plummer. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, slight browning to edges but very good in slightly spine-faded and used dust-wrapper. This Tideline edition has a new foreword by D. Brian Plummer. "I had intended [this book] to be a little volume comprising my own opinions and experiences. The field was a virgin one. There has never been a book on hunt terriers. Consequently I determined to make it as good a one as I possibly could, and with this object in view I wrote to every Master of fox and otter hounds in the world whose names appear in Bailey's 'Hunting Directory,' asking for details of their terriers and for any opinion they might desire to express. Incidentally, I visited many kennels. The results are set forth in this volume." Chapters include; Mainly historical; Use of terriers with foxhounds; Attributes of a good working terrier; "In my experience"; Opinions and yarns; Terriers in the USA; Terriers in India; Hunting in China; Earth stoppers, stopping and artificial earths; Pedigree; Coats; Breeders' opinions; Otter hound packs; A day with Border terriers and otter hounds; Otter hunting with terriers; A fox-terrier pack in British East Africa; The Rev. Jack Russell and his terriers; The Old English black-and-tan; The Border terrier; Lakeland, Fell or Patterdale; The Norwich or Trumpington; Scottish terriers as workers; The Sealyham; Training terriers for work underground; Fox and badger digging by Count Jacques du Fouilloux; Foxes, badgers and otters in France and Germany; A modern badger dig in France; Badger hunting by night; Rats, stoats, hares, rabbits; Boar hunting with terriers; Big game with terriers; Hints on kennel management; Useful appendices. The classic work on the subject, and well worth a read. . …

1st Left Book Club Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 471 pages; Description: 471 p. ; tabs., diagrs. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --Economic conditions --1918-1945 --Social conditions --Economic policy. 1 Kg.…

4th Edition. Very good pamphlet copy; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description: 41 pages: illustrations, map; 19 cm. Notes: Text is in Italian. Subjects: Pomposa (Abbey). Pomposa guidebooks. Italy guidebooks. 20th century guidebooks. 1 Kg.…

4th Edition. Very good pamphlet copy; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description: 41 pages: illustrations, map; 19 cm. Notes: Text is in Italian. Subjects: Pomposa (Abbey). Pomposa guidebooks. Italy guidebooks. 20th century guidebooks. 1 Kg.…

1st Left Book Club Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 471 pages; Description: 471 p. ; tabs., diagrs. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --Economic conditions --1918-1945 --Social conditions --Economic policy. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original colour-printed, stiff-card wrappers, somewhat edge-bumped and foxed. Cover detached. Well-preserved overall. Series; The Dragon series. Physical description; 55 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Notes; Translation of San Domenico e San Francesco di Arezzo. Subjects; San Domenico (Church : Arezzo, Italy). San Francesco (Church : Arezzo, Italy). Church architecture. Italy. Arezzo. Christian art and symbolism. Italy. Arezzo. Art. Italy. Arezzo. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Newspaper clipping of author pasted in the front free end-paper. Physical description; [6], 328, [2] p. ; 19 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Good copy in the original colour-printed, stiff-card wrappers, somewhat edge-bumped and foxed. Cover detached. Well-preserved overall. Series; The Dragon series. Physical description; 55 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Notes; Translation of San Domenico e San Francesco di Arezzo. Subjects; San Domenico (Church : Arezzo, Italy). San Francesco (Church : Arezzo, Italy). Church architecture. Italy. Arezzo. Christian art and symbolism. Italy. Arezzo. Art. Italy. Arezzo. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Newspaper clipping of author pasted in the front free end-paper. Physical description; [6], 328, [2] p. ; 19 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Very Good. 1937. Paperback. The Left Book Club pioneered by Victor Gollancz offered a monthly book choice for sale to mebers only as well as a news letter thet acquired the status of a major political nagazine. Membership peaked at 57,000 but after the Soviet-Nazi non agression pact of 1939 it disowned its large Communist element." The best publisher alive or dead". C P Snow. Original orange linen wrappers, . . . .…

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1995). (1931) 1995 Tideline reprint. 8vo (140 x 215mm). Ppxvi,367. B/w photographs, illustrations. New foreword by Brian Plummer. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. This Tideline edition has a new foreword by D. Brian Plummer. "I had intended [this book] to be a little volume comprising my own opinions and experiences. The field was a virgin one. There has never been a book on hunt terriers. Consequently I determined to make it as good a one as I possibly could, and with this object in view I wrote to every Master of fox and otter hounds in the world whose names appear in Bailey's 'Hunting Directory,' asking for details of their terriers and for any opinion they might desire to express. Incidentally, I visited many kennels. The results are set forth in this volume." Chapters include; mainly historical; use of terriers with foxhounds; attributes of a good working terrier; "in my experience"; opinions and yarns; terriers in the USA; terriers in India; hunting in China; earth stoppers, stopping and artificial earths; pedigree; coats; breeders' opinions; otter hound packs; a day with Border terriers and otter hounds; otter hunting with terriers; a fox-terrier pack in British East Africa; the Rev. Jack Russell and his terriers; the Old English black-and-tan; the Border terrier; Lakeland, Fell or Patterdale; the Norwich or Trumpington; Scottish terriers as workers; the Sealyham; training terriers for work underground; fox and badger digging by Count Jacques du Fouilloux; foxes, badgers and otters in France and Germany; a modern badger dig in France; badger hunting by night; rats, stoats, hares, rabbits; boar hunting with terriers; big game with terriers; hints on kennel management; useful appendices. The classic work on the subject, and well worth a read. .…