Non-fiction Books

 

1397 HIGHAM, ROBIN

AIR POWER. A Concise History

1972 MILITARY BOOK SOCIETY

HARDBACK

1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD IN LIKE D/W. STAMPED PREVIOUS OWNER NAME TO HALF TITLE PAGE. SMALL CLOSED TEAR TO REAR HINGE OF D/W. EXAMINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY AVIATION OVER THE LAST SIXTY YEARS. ILLUSTRATED WITH B+W PHOTOS, DIAGRAMS AND MAPS.

 

999 HOLE, CHRISTINA

HAUNTED ENGLAND

1990 FITZHOUSE

HARDBACK

NEW EDITION. A SURVEY OF ENGLISH GHOST-LORE ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN FARLEIGH 1st PUBLISHED IN 1940. FINE BOOK & WRAPPER.

 

464 HOLLAND, K.C.

BRITISH FOLK TALES

1987 ORCHARD

HARDBACK

FINE, FINE NEW EDITION

 

466 HOWARD, P.

BRITAIN AND THE BEAST

1963 HEINEMANN

HARDBACK

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD

 
 

1238 HOWARTH, DAVID

THE SHETLAND BUS

1953 NELSON

HARDBACK

1ST IN THIS EDITION. THE D/W IS A BIT OF A JIGSAW PUZZLE, BUT PRESENT & UNCLIPPED, POOR NOW PROTECTED. BOOK IS A LITTLE MARKED WITH SLIGHTLY BUMPED CORNERS. VERY GOOD, CONTENTS FINE. THE STORY OF THE SPECIAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL UNIT BASED ON SHETLAND.

 

1510 HOWARTH, PATRICK

INTELLIGENCE CHIEF EXTRAORDINARY

1986 BODLEY HEAD

HARDBACK

1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD IN LIKE UNCLIPPED D/W. PREVIOUS OWNER BOOKPLATE TO PASTEDOWN, PAGE EDGES BROWNED. THE LIFE OF THE NINTH DUKE OF PORTLAND. AT TIME OF PRINTING THE DUKE WAS IN HIS LATE EIGHTIES. HE HAD KNOWN THE AUTHOR FOR OVER FORTY YEARS.

 

467 HOWE, E.

THE BLACK GAME

1982 M. JOSEPH

HARDBACK

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD

 
 

895 HOYLE, FRED

THE INTELLIGENT UNIVERSE

1983 MICHAEL JOSEPH

HARDBACK

FINE D/W, FINE BOOK. A NEW VIEW OF CREATION AND EVOLUTION.

 

461 HUANG, C.H.

THE ESSENCE OF TAI JI

1987 CELESTIAL ARTS

PAPERBACK

VERY GOOD

 
 

1543 HUGGETT, FRANK E.

GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART: Songs and Memories of the Second World War

1979 W.H. ALLEN

HARDBACK

1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD BOOK IN A LIKE UNCLIPPED D/W. A biography of World War II showing how the popular music of the time reflected all the social changes that occurred during the conflict. Illustrated throughout with b+w photographs.

 
 

928 HUNT, ROBERT

POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

1903 CHATTO & WINDUS

HARDBACK

NO D/W, A NEW EDITION. ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Deals with Giants, Fairies, ghosts, Sorcery & Witchcraft, King Arthur, Holy Wells, and supersitions to do with mining, fishermen and the sea, charms, etc. This is a pioneeing and important study of CORNISH FOLKLORE and significant for its work on Arthurian Legend. GREEN & BLACK CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT VIGNETTES AND PRINT. WORN & BUMPED,
INNER FRONT HINGE BROKEN, PRELIMS LOOSE OWNER NAME & DATE TO FEP. OTHERWISE GOOD+

 
  1673 HUSTON, JOHN

AN OPEN BOOK

1981 MACMILLAN

HARDBACK

1ST UK EDITION. A NEAR FINE BOOK IN A VERY GOOD D/W WHICH HAS A 1INCH CLOSED TEAR TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK PANEL. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HUSTON, VETERAN DIRECTOR OF 36 FILMS AND OVER THIRTY YEARS IN MOVIES.

 
 

468 HUTTON, W.

THE STATE WE`RE IN

1995 CAPE

HARDBACK

FINE, FINE

 

469 IREY, E.L.

THE TAX DODGERS

1949 FIRESIDE PRESS

HARDBACK

GOOD, VERY GOOD

 
 

1056 JACKSON, MICHAEL

THE NEW WORLD GUIDE TO BEER

1991 THE APPLE PRESS

PAPERBACK

LARGE FORMAT SOFTCOVER HAS SLIGHT MARKS BACK & FRONT. CORNERS SLIGHTLY CURLED OTHERWISE VERY GOOD. THE WORLDS BEST SELLING GUIDE TO BEER FROM TV'S "BEERHUNTER"