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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 44 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj shows minimal wear. Peter Barry (Photography); Jane Winton (Jacket and Illustration Artwork) (illustrator).

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 289. Illustrated wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. None. First Edition. 224 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour, maps. The first county guide to literary places in Britain.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. 29 cm ; Photographs by V. Stukalov. Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, bedruckter Leineneinband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, 199 Seiten mit 171 Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good condition). hw586.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. 29 cm ; Photographs by V. Stukalov. Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, bedruckter Leineneinband, 207 Seiten mit 173 Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good condition). hw880.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a near fine dustjacket. An excellent copy. Ribbon bookmark. Illustrated with Black and White plates and decorations. 162 pages. includes a detailed introduction to Shakespeare's life and work and well as notes on entries. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. Printed for Members of the Brovan Society, number 201 of Two Hundred fifty Copies. Separation from spine starting on third page. Edge wear, stains to boards. Expedited or International shipping may cost more. Signed by Previous Owner.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardback. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. He was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest leader of the Second World War, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. The debt owed to Sir Winston Churchill by the free world remains immeasurable. Yet at the heart of this often intimidating colossus lay a man of vast humanity, enormous wit and boundless humour. His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history and into everyday language, but many of his aphorisms, puns, bons mots, jokes - often at his own or others' expense - are less well known. This unrivalled collection gathers hundreds of his funniest and wickedest quips in tribute to the exhilarating wit of this great-hearted, infuriatingly conceited, wildy funny, and brilliantly talented Englishman. Illustrated. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 4to (198 x 258mm). Pp215. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, bibliography. Claret boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 950 copies. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Numbered and signed by Bryan Holden. "BB grew up a keen observer of birdlife and was expert in recognising the songs and sounds of the various species, as well as understanding their particular characteristics. He drew and painted hundreds of pictures of birds and described their antics and way of life in his many books and magazine articles in a most fluent and intimate manner. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his skill in observing and describing the commonplace and everyday happenings and bringing them vividly alive. The arrival of the year's first swallow; the squabbling of house sparrows; the fairy-like song of the reed warbler; the emotive sight and sound of flighting geese - 'the hounds of heaven' - streaking across a sunset sky. BB's Birds is a book to dip into and to return to time and again, as one might a book of favorite poems. It is a joyous celebration: an anthology which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and self-taught naturalist. Never again will anyone be able to observe and record the English countryside as he did. There will never be another like BB." PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 35.00.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardback. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. He was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest leader of the Second World War, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. The debt owed to Sir Winston Churchill by the free world remains immeasurable. Yet at the heart of this often intimidating colossus lay a man of vast humanity, enormous wit and boundless humour. His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history and into everyday language, but many of his aphorisms, puns, bons mots, jokes - often at his own or others' expense - are less well known. This unrivalled collection gathers hundreds of his funniest and wickedest quips in tribute to the exhilarating wit of this great-hearted, infuriatingly conceited, wildy funny, and brilliantly talented Englishman. Illustrated. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Slight shelf wear to top edge of spine of D/J. Slightloy sunned spine to D/J. Foreword by Sir Leonard Hutton. This first-rate anthology, compiled and introduced by the editor of The First Cuckoo, focuses on the lives and careers of fifty of the greatest cricketers of all time, from W. G. Grace to Barry Richards.The Masters, as gregory has dubbed them, are seen through the eyes of the finest cricket writers - and sometimes of their colleagues or adversaries. This splendid celebration contains essays on myriad aspects of the game, punctuated by unusual sidelights and apercus, from the statistical to the psychological, contributed by masters of cricker, masters of cricket writing, and not a few masters of both. Illustrated. 336 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardback. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. He was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest leader of the Second World War, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. The debt owed to Sir Winston Churchill by the free world remains immeasurable. Yet at the heart of this often intimidating colossus lay a man of vast humanity, enormous wit and boundless humour. His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history and into everyday language, but many of his aphorisms, puns, bons mots, jokes - often at his own or others' expense - are less well known. This unrivalled collection gathers hundreds of his funniest and wickedest quips in tribute to the exhilarating wit of this great-hearted, infuriatingly conceited, wildy funny, and brilliantly talented Englishman. Illustrated. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. xii, 164 pages. 23.5 cm. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Manuscripts by William Bliss Carman (1861-1929), William Wilfred Campbell (1858-1918), Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall (1883-1922), Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (1860-1943), etc. A tight and crisp book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Hardback. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. He was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest leader of the Second World War, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. The debt owed to Sir Winston Churchill by the free world remains immeasurable. Yet at the heart of this often intimidating colossus lay a man of vast humanity, enormous wit and boundless humour. His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history and into everyday language, but many of his aphorisms, puns, bons mots, jokes - often at his own or others' expense - are less well known. This unrivalled collection gathers hundreds of his funniest and wickedest quips in tribute to the exhilarating wit of this great-hearted, infuriatingly conceited, wildy funny, and brilliantly talented Englishman. Illustrated. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. The Shell Guide to The Great Paintings of England. Very slight shelf wear to bottom edge of spine. The aim of this book is to identify the finest paintings to be seen in England and direct the reader to the collections (both galleries and houses) where they are on display. The collections are arranged in alphabetical order, with addresses, telephone numbers and road directions. In addition, there are maps, a general index, an artists index and an index by county. Illustrated. 318 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 4to (198 x 258mm). Pp215. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, bibliography. Claret boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 950 copies. Slight use but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Signed and numbered by Brian Holden. No. 34 of a limited edition of 950 copies. "BB grew up a keen observer of birdlife and was expert in recognising the songs and sounds of the various species, as well as understanding their particular characteristics. He drew and painted hundreds of pictures of birds and described their antics and way of life in his many books and magazine articles in a most fluent and intimate manner. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his skill in observing and describing the commonplace and everyday happenings and bringing them vividly alive. The arrival of the year's first swallow; the squabbling of house sparrows; the fairy-like song of the reed warbler; the emotive sight and sound of flighting geese - 'the hounds of heaven' - streaking across a sunset sky. BB's Birds is a book to dip into and to return to time and again, as one might a book of favorite poems. It is a joyous celebration: an anthology which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and self-taught naturalist. Never again will anyone be able to observe and record the English countryside as he did. There will never be another like BB." . …

Hard with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very good in near fine dust ja. First printing. Very good in near fine dust jacket. Neatly penned ownership inscription and small address label to free front endpaper. 204pp. RRP £14.95. Illustrated from photographs. (illustrator).

Paperback. Two paperback volumes, 455, 471p. respectively; new in original shrinkwrap. The diary is in the original Russian, with 71 pages of English notes and editorial material at the beginning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Translated by Doris Johnson. Publication of 272 pages. Bright red top page edges. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, spill marks and a touch edge worn. There is scarring on the inner board, at the back. The boards remain strong and in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author as follows: "November 25, 2009/To friend James Lasseter-/With best regards/from the author/Richard Upton/". Volume itself has gray cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine. This is volume six in the Battle of the Little Big Horn Series. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Considerable black & white illustration. Clean, fresh, tight and bright. A very nice copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 4to (198 x 258mm). Pp215. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, bibliography. Claret boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 950 copies. Fine in dust-wrapper. Number #3 of 950 copies, signed and numbered by Bryan Holden. "BB grew up a keen observer of birdlife and was expert in recognising the songs and sounds of the various species, as well as understanding their particular characteristics. He drew and painted hundreds of pictures of birds and described their antics and way of life in his many books and magazine articles in a most fluent and intimate manner. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his skill in observing and describing the commonplace and everyday happenings and bringing them vividly alive. The arrival of the year's first swallow; the squabbling of house sparrows; the fairy-like song of the reed warbler; the emotive sight and sound of flighting geese - 'the hounds of heaven' - streaking across a sunset sky. BB's Birds is a book to dip into and to return to time and again, as one might a book of favorite poems. It is a joyous celebration: an anthology which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and self-taught naturalist. Never again will anyone be able to observe and record the English countryside as he did. There will never be another like BB." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 4to (198 x 258mm). Pp215. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, bibliography. Claret boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 950 copies. Fine in slightly used dust-wrapper. Number #2 of 950 copies, signed and numbered by Bryan Holden. "BB grew up a keen observer of birdlife and was expert in recognising the songs and sounds of the various species, as well as understanding their particular characteristics. He drew and painted hundreds of pictures of birds and described their antics and way of life in his many books and magazine articles in a most fluent and intimate manner. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his skill in observing and describing the commonplace and everyday happenings and bringing them vividly alive. The arrival of the year's first swallow; the squabbling of house sparrows; the fairy-like song of the reed warbler; the emotive sight and sound of flighting geese - 'the hounds of heaven' - streaking across a sunset sky. BB's Birds is a book to dip into and to return to time and again, as one might a book of favorite poems. It is a joyous celebration: an anthology which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and self-taught naturalist. Never again will anyone be able to observe and record the English countryside as he did. There will never be another like BB." . …

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour flower illustrated cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the brown cloth spine, light olive green end papers. Folio 11½'' x 9''. Contains 207 printed pages of text with colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal rubs to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Russian].…

1st ed. - With ref. - Softcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed, limited edition. This copy is number 61.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2010). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Denys Watkins- Pitchford, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 380 copies. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. Numbered copy from an edition of only 380 copies. Signed by Bryan Holden. This book collects together memories of 'BB' by his friends and relations, including his daughter Angela, shooting companions and former pupils. Includes many interesting illustrations by 'BB' as well as discussions of the origins of plots and characters of a number of his books. Foreword by Bill Humphreys. Contributions by William Gueterbock, Alan Rands, Ronald Griffiths, Tony Jackson, Keith McDougall, Christian McEwen, Edward Miller, Janice Morris, Paddy Penton, Christopher Ringrose, John Sanders, Clive Sanger, Pat Stops, Stephen Day, Peter Wheat, Gordon Wright, Angela Watkins-Pitchford and Ray "Badger" Walker. The ISBN printed inside the book is incorrect and is actually the ISBN for Holden's previous book, Faxton. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Denys Watkins- Pitchford, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 380 copies. Fine in dust-wrapper. Signed by Bryan Holden. Number 3 of only 380 copies. This book collects together memories of 'BB' by his friends and relations, including his daughter Angela, shooting companions and former pupils. Includes many interesting illustrations by 'BB' as well as discussions of the origins of plots and characters of a number of his books. Foreword by Bill Humphreys. Contributions by William Gueterbock, Alan Rands, Ronald Griffiths, Tony Jackson, Keith McDougall, Christian McEwen, Edward Miller, Janice Morris, Paddy Penton, Christopher Ringrose, John Sanders, Clive Sanger, Pat Stops, Stephen Day, Peter Wheat, Gordon Wright, Angela Watkins-Pitchford and Ray "Badger" Walker. The ISBN printed inside the book is incorrect and is actually the ISBN for Holden's previous book, Faxton. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 235mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Denys Watkins- Pitchford, bibliography. Full black leather, spine titled in gilt, marbled end-papers, black cloth slipcase. A fine copy of the de luxe edition. One of only 20 leatherbound copies, numbered and signed by Bryan Holden. This book collects together memories of 'BB' by his friends and relations, including his daughter Angela, shooting companions and former pupils. Includes many interesting illustrations by 'BB' as well as discussions of the origins of plots and characters of a number of his books. Foreword by Bill Humphreys. Contributions by William Gueterbock, Alan Rands, Ronald Griffiths, Tony Jackson, Keith McDougall, Christian McEwen, Edward Miller, Janice Morris, Paddy Penton, Christopher Ringrose, John Sanders, Clive Sanger, Pat Stops, Stephen Day, Peter Wheat, Gordon Wright, Angela Watkins-Pitchford and Ray "Badger" Walker. The ISBN printed inside the book is incorrect and is actually the ISBN for Holden's previous book, Faxton. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 4to. Pp215. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, bibliography. Full dark blue leather, spine titled in gilt, gilt vignette to upper board, dark blue cloth slipcase. One of fifty leather-bound copies, signed & numbered by Brian Holden. Fine copy in slipcase. Numbered and signed by Bryan Holden. "BB grew up a keen observer of birdlife and was expert in recognising the songs and sounds of the various species, as well as understanding their particular characteristics. He drew and painted hundreds of pictures of birds and described their antics and way of life in his many books and magazine articles in a most fluent and intimate manner. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his skill in observing and describing the commonplace and everyday happenings and bringing them vividly alive. The arrival of the year's first swallow; the squabbling of house sparrows; the fairy-like song of the reed warbler; the emotive sight and sound of flighting geese - 'the hounds of heaven' - streaking across a sunset sky. BB's Birds is a book to dip into and to return to time and again, as one might a book of favorite poems. It is a joyous celebration: an anthology which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and self-taught naturalist. Never again will anyone be able to observe and record the English countryside as he did. There will never be another like BB". .…