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Cook's Progress
Language: English
Published by Tisbury: The Compton Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193700 ISBN 13: 9780900193705
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 189 pages, line drawings by Ian Beck, a very good hbk in a like dw. This book is not only about French food, the author's speciality, but also gives us recipes from Italy, Spain, Greece and the Middle East. There is also emphasis on good English recipes which retired into oblivion during the Dark Age of British food (1918-1939). Cost conscious, the author would have you live better yet spend less.
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Fox Talbot, Photographer
Language: English
Published by Compton / Dovecote Press, Tisbury / Wimborne, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193778 ISBN 13: 9780900193774
First Edition Signed
softcover. Condition: Fine copy. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Square 4to, pp., Inscribed & signed by the author on the half-title page.
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Proceedings of The Aristotelian Society, New Series, Vol. LXXIX
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press Ltd, Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193794 ISBN 13: 9780900193798
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustt. First Edition. An ex-library copy in blue cloth lettered in gold, with the usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound, the text is clean/unmarked, and there is little cover wear. No dust jacket. Book.
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The Aristotelian Society: Supplementary Volume LII
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press, Tisbury, Wilts, UK., 1978
ISBN 10: 090711105X ISBN 13: 9780907111054
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. No jacket. The Symposia Read at the Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association at the University of East Anglia, 7-9 July 1978. Superficial marks on boards. Spine is slightly faded/sunned. Spine ends are bumped. Leading corners are slightly bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Contents in very good condition. BW. Used.
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Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Vol. LXXVIII
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press, Tisbury, Wilts, UK., 1978
ISBN 10: 090019362X ISBN 13: 9780900193620
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. No jacket. Containing the Papers Read Before the Society During the Ninety-ninth Session 1977-1978. Spine ends are slightly bumped; spine is slightly faded, otherwise only minor shelfwear on boards. Name of previous owner penned on front pastedown. Contents in very good condition. BW. Used.
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The Aristotelian Society: Supplementary Volume LVI
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press, Tisbury, Wilts, UK., 1982
ISBN 10: 090711105X ISBN 13: 9780907111054
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. No jacket. The Symposia Read at the Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association at the University of Southampton, 9-11 July 1982. Minor shelfwear on boards. Contents in very good condition. BW. Used.
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Lights Out
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1976
Seller: The Poetry Bookshop : Hay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye, POWYS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition Signed
Qtr parchment & marbled boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 71pp. 33/250 signed copies; additionally inscribed by Gunn. Covers laminated. Signed by Author(s).
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FOX TALBOT, PHOTOGRAPHER
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193743 ISBN 13: 9780900193743
Seller: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. bumped. Multiple copies available this title. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Photography; ISBN: 0900193743. ISBN/EAN: 9780900193743. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2204.
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Fox Talbot: Photographer
Language: English
Published by Compton Press in association with Dovecote Press, Tisbury, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193743 ISBN 13: 9780900193743
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MWABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
First Edition. First edition. Oblong softcover. Features a foreword by Sir Cecil Beaton and an introductory essay by Robert Lassam. A collection of black and white images by early British photographer Fox Talbot. Also includes a chronology and list of published works by Talbot. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers.
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Bridge Hall Mills: Three Centuries of Paper & Cellulose Film Manufacture
Language: English
Published by Compton Press Ltd, Tisbury, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193662 ISBN 13: 9780900193668
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
First Edition. A clean, tidy copy in firm binding. Dust jacket protected in removable clear film Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
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Bridge Hall Mills: three centuries of paper and cellulose film manufacture
Language: English
Published by Compton Press Ltd, Tisbury, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193662 ISBN 13: 9780900193668
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
First Edition. With B&W illustrations. Dust jacket slightly shelf-worn; overall a clean, tidy copy Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
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Milton Abbey: A Dorset Monastery in the Middle Ages
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193735 ISBN 13: 9780900193736
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. xi, 268pp., index, biblio., references, appendices. Ex-library, with circulation slip, laminated DJ, spine call label, DJ taped to boards, light sun to spine. Interior generally clean and minimal wear beyond the library flaws. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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A SUPPLEMENT TO THE MANTONS: GUNMAKERS. By W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back.
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press. Tisbury, Wiltshire. 1978, 1967
ISBN 10: 0900193573 ISBN 13: 9780900193576
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (188 x 254mm). Ppvi,279. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs, bibliography. Gilt flintlock pistol motif to purple boards, spine titled in gilt. Cloth slightly stained / minor faults, otherwise fine in dust-wrapper. A great find for any gun enthusiast, and now available again after these many years. In the years following the publication of The Mantons: Gunmakers, in 1967, much extra information came to light, including many more guns. This new information is presented here in the same format as the original volume. Chapters include; John Manton and family - diary of events with additional information, further shotguns, rifles and pistols; Joseph Manton and family - diary of events with additional information, further shotguns, rifles and pistols; Thomas Manton and others. The Manton Supplement is a good read in its own right, even if you haven't seen a copy of the the original The Mantons: Gunmakers. .
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Cook's progress
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193700 ISBN 13: 9780900193705
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
1st.ed. Illus by Ian Beck A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Wraps are shelf worn, rubbed, and soiled. Writing on back wrap and marks on front wraps. Pamphlet has been folded.
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Bridge Hall Mills. Three Centuries of Paper & Cellulose Film Manufacture
Language: English
Published by The Compton Press, Tisbury Wiltshire, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193662 ISBN 13: 9780900193668
Seller: Horsham Rare Books, Horsham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Illustrated with black & white and colour photographs, maps and charts. Fine black cloth hardback with a fine dust jacket which has been price clipped. No inscriptions or marks. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 219 pages.
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Salisbury: The History of an English Cathedral City
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193549 ISBN 13: 9780900193545
Seller: Roger Lucas Booksellers, Horncastle, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint in softcover format, 4to, 94pp, photo illustrations; card covers; VG Copy Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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W.H. Hudson : writer and naturalist
Language: English
Published by Tisbury : Compton Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193697 ISBN 13: 9780900193699
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 127p, [8]p of plates ill 24cm. Subjects: Hudson, W. H. (William Henry) 1841-1922. Authors, English ; Biography. Naturalists ; Biography. Authors, English 19th century Biography. Genre: Art history. Language: English. 3 Kg.
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William Morris and his earthly paradises / Roderick Marshall.
Language: English
Published by Tisbury [England]: Compton Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193719 ISBN 13: 9780900193712
First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvii, 317 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (page viii) and index. Subjects; Morris, William (1834-1896). Criticism and interpretation. Biography. Medievalism. England History 19th century. Authors, English. Paradise in art. Socialists. Marshall, Roderick (1903-1975). 3 Kg.
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Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, New Series, Vol. LXXVII
Published by The Compton Press Ltd., Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1977
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. An ex-library copy in blue hard covers lettered in gold, with the usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound, and the text is clean/unmarked. No dust jacket. Book.
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Salisbury: The History of an English Cathedral City
Language: English
Published by Compton Press Ltd, Tisbury, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193549 ISBN 13: 9780900193545
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight sunning to spine and margins and no bumping to corners. 92pp. An account of Salisbury's social history which attempts to answer many obvious questions about why, who, when and how about the city. Illustrated. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 10 x 7.75 inches.
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Woman and the Devil
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193727 ISBN 13: 9780900193729
Seller: Vortex Books, Teddington, MIDDX, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Uninscribed, clean copy. A scholarly work.
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Fox Talbot: Photographer.
Language: English
Published by Tisbury: Compton Press/Dovecote Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193743 ISBN 13: 9780900193743
First Edition
First edition. Hardcover. Foreward by Sir Cecil Beaton. Oblong 4to. 25pp text plus 65 plates. Name on f.e.p., few tiny spots to top-edge, V.g. in dustwrapper slightly sunned on spine and edges.
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Bridge Hall Mills - Three Centuries of Paper & Cellulose Film Manufacture
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193662 ISBN 13: 9780900193668
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Three centuries of Paper & Cellulose Film Manufacture. Illustrated.
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Cook's Progress
Language: English
Published by Compton Press Ltd, Tisbury, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193700 ISBN 13: 9780900193705
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 189 pages, illustrated by Ian Beck, recipes, bibliography, index, grease marks to covers, foxing to page edges.
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Woman and the devil in sixteenth century literature
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193727 ISBN 13: 9780900193729
Condition: Good. xii, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.; Klein scheurtje voorzijde stofomslag, geplakt aan binnenzijde.
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W.H. Hudson : writer and naturalist
Language: English
Published by Tisbury : Compton Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193697 ISBN 13: 9780900193699
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 127p, [8]p of plates ill 24cm. Subjects: Hudson, W. H. (William Henry) 1841-1922. Authors, English ; Biography. Naturalists ; Biography. Authors, English 19th century Biography. Genre: Art history. Language: English. 1 Kg.
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A supplement to 'The Mantons: gunmakers' / by william Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back
Language: English
Published by Tisbury (Wilts.) : Compton Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0900193573 ISBN 13: 9780900193576
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 279 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates, illustrations (1 color), facsimiles ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Plates (1 col.) incl. facsimiles, and tables. Subjects; Armes à feu Industrie Grande-Bretagne. Firearms industry and trade. Biographies. Business. Firearms. Retail (Markets). Gun Manufacture History. Gunsmith Small Arm. 1 Kg.
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William Morris and His Earthly Paradises
Language: English
Published by Compton Press, Tisbury, UK, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193719 ISBN 13: 9780900193712
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Tight clean book unmarked but for "withdrawn" stamp to front pastedown (estate donation); in cream coloured illustrated dj with crease down spine, s cm corner tear, and smudge to rear panel; 317 pp.
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William Morris and his earthly paradises / Roderick Marshall.
Language: English
Published by Tisbury [England]: Compton Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0900193719 ISBN 13: 9780900193712
First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvii, 317 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (page viii) and index. Subjects; Morris, William (1834-1896). Criticism and interpretation. Biography. Medievalism. England History 19th century. Authors, English. Paradise in art. Socialists. Marshall, Roderick (1903-1975). 1 Kg.
