ORKNEY STORIES. A Specially Commissioned Collection
1995 MATTHEW GLOAG & SON
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. NO D/W AS ISSUED. FINE. A WONDERFUL COLLECTION
OF SHORT STORIES AND REMINISCENCES WITH SOME COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM WILL SELF, LIBBY PURVES, TOM PATEY AND OTHERS. PRODUCED FOR HIGHLAND
PARK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY.
1391 ,
WRITERS AND ARTISTS YEARBOOK 1954
1954 A & C BLACK
HARDBACK
47TH YEAR OF NEW ISSUE. VERY GOOD IN D/W. JACKET IS EDGEWORN
AND CHIPPED WITH A COUPLE OF CLOSED TEARS AND HAS DARKENED SLIGHTLY WITH
AGE, AS HAVE THE PAGE EDGES. A DIRECTORY FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, PLAYWRIGHTS,
FILM WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND COMPOSERS.
1359 ,
WRITERS & ARTISTS YEAR BOOK 1964
1964 A. & C. BLACK
HARDBACK
57th YEAR OF NEW ISSUE. VERY GOOD+ BOOK IN LIKE UNCLIPPED
D/W. D/W HAS A SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE AND A COUPLE OF MINOR CLOSED TEARS.
PAGE EDGES SLIGHTLY BROWNED.
2330 Agricola, Georgius
De Re Metallica
1950 Dover Publications, New York.
Hardback
Hardback in fine condition. Date uncertain, possibly a later printing but nothing stated. There are no previous owner names or other marks. The unclipped dustwrapper is near fine with a couple of small closed tears and slight rubbing at the edges otherwise fine. Very well kept copy of this well-produced reprint of the 1912 translation of Agricola"s 16th century text on mineralogy, metallurgy and mining, complete with reproductions of engravings and some facsimile pages in the original Latin. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt, 638 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book has minimal shelfwear, mainly some light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, firm binding, very clean pages. A large and heavy book. With Bibliographical Introduction, Annotations And Appendices Upon The Development Of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy And Mininglaw From The Earliest Times To The 16th Century.
419 ANDREWS & SCHELLENBERGER,
THE TOMB OF GOD
1996 LITTLE BROWN
HARDBACK
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD
2056. Angier, Natalie: Woman: An Intimate Geography
Published by Virago Press, London, 1999
1st edition UK hardback in very good condition, unmarked and in an unclipped dust wrapper. The jacket is a little rubbed at the top edge. With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of The New York Times's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into topics such as exercise, menopause, and the mysterious properties of breast milk.
1513 ANNAN, NOEL
ROXBURGH OF STOWE
1966 LONGMANS, GREEN & CO
HARDBACK
SECOND IMPRESSION. VERY GOOD IN A PRICE-CLIPPED D/W WHICH
IS A LITTLE EDGEWORN WITH A COUPLE OF CLOSED TEARS. THE LIFE OF J.F. ROXBURGH
AND HIS INFLUENCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DR MARTEN'S AIRWAIR with bouncing soles
1999 AIRWAIR LTD
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. FINE BOOK AND D/W. PACKED WITH PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS THIS BOOK DISCRIBES THE GROWTH OF A EVERYDAY WORK BOOT INTO AN ICONIC FASHION ACCESSORY FOR ALL. THE STORY OF THE EIGHT HOLE CHERRY RED 1460, FROM IT'S INCEPTION. INTRO BY JOHN PEEL.
1525 ANTHOLOGY,
THOSE GERMANS…AND HOW WE SEE THEM
1973 OSWALD WOLFF
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. Nr FINE IN A VERY GOOD D/W. A SELECTION OF
ARTICLES LOOKING AT THE CHANGING FACE OF GERMANY AND GERMAN POLITICS.
SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY ROLF BREITENSTEIN
2167. Army & Navy Stores: Army & Navy Stores Limited General Price List 1939-40
Published by Trident Press International. 1999
Hardback Facsimile reprint of 1939/40 catalogue in very good condition. The dust wrapper is a little rubbed and chipped at the edges with a couple of small tears and creasing but unclipped and generally very good. Blue boards with embossed silver titles and decoration to upper and spine. A large and heavy book. Founded in 1871, the Society of Army and Navy Stores was formed by a group of Army and Navy officers to provide basic necessities and luxuries of life to all members, namely British officers, serving soldiers and their families. Following the depression of the 1920's with the reduction in trade, the membership base was broadened to permit the general public to become members free of charge. The company produced a catalogue from which a broad range of products could be ordered and delivered cheaply. This reproduction of the 1939 catalogue illustrates perfectly the products and the life style of Great Britain at the outbreak of the Second World War.
2140. Bacci, Mina: European Porcelain
Published by Paul Hamlyn, London. 1969
Hardback edition 1st thus. Both book and the unclipped dust wrapper are in very good condition. The unclipped dust wrapper has some small tears at the edges but is otherwise very good. Contains 69 plates in full colour. Bacci's text traces the history of porcelain through all the major factories, showing how technical advances allied to supreme craftsmanship led in a very short time to perfection in this most delicate of arts. One of the Cameo series of collectors books from Hamlyn.
2233 Baigent, Michael
The Elixir And The Stone: The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy
1997 Viking, London.
Hardback
1st edition hardback in very near fine condition. The unclipped dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed at the edges and there is some browning to the page edges otherwise fine. There are no previous owner names or marks. From the co-authors of The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail. In this study Baigent and Leigh construct an alternative history of religion and thought which begins with the Hermeticism of 1st century Alexandria and describes its pathways through Europe over the ensuing centuries. Along the way there are tales of individuals, including the Elizabethan magician John Dee and the Franciscan friar and alchemist Roger Bacon.
930 BARNETT, T.RATCLIFFE
THE LAND OF LOCHIEL AND THE MAGIC WEST
1927 ROBERT GRANT & SON
HARDBACK
NO D/W, BLUE CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT PRINT & DECORATION,
A LITTLE MARKED & SCUFFED TO EDGES. SPINE DARKENED.
PGS UNCUT, MAP EPS, PHOTOS BY Rev. A.E. ROBERTSON. MINOR LOSS TO CONTENTS
PAGE, OTHERWISE VG