Misc - Village Books
Village Books
Interesting Antiquarian Military & Scottish Books.
FIRST FOR SCOTTISH AND MILITARY, SECOND HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS.
Misc
| Author | Title & Description | Price |
| Cannell J.C. | THE HUNDRED BEST TRICKS Pub Hutchinson NOT DATED (1930'S )? Bk v.g. Grey canvas boards with slight marks. pp 250. Illustrations and explanations of all sort of conjuring tricks | £10 |
| Stamers - Smith Nigel | THE BARBARIANS ; The Official History of the Barbarian Football Club. Pub MacDonald1977. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw g. Chips top bottom spine and corners tears repaired. pp 236. Plates. The history of the Club and crucially has lots of detail about players and scores realised etc. Difficult to obtain. | £12 |
| Gabapathy B.D. | KODAVAS ( COORGS ) THEIR CUSTOMS AND CULTURE Pub by the author 1967. in Mangalore. Bk v.g.green boards with slight marks. DW v.g. but with chips. The customs of the people. Has very good colour plates. | £25 |
| Reilly John | AN ACCOUNT OF 150 YEARS OF POLICING BIRMINGHAM Pub West Midlands Police 1989.1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 228. Plates. The history of Birmingham Police. An exellent Police history. Probably a short print run. | £10 |
| Pearson F.H | THE EARLY HISTORY OF HULL STEAM SHIPPING Pub Pye Books 1984. Soft Covers. Bk v.g. pp 100. Pullout section at rear for Boilers of Victoria,Steam Ships Trading 1821 - 1840 and Coastal Trading 1821. Comprehensive and reprint of the first Edition of 1896. | £7 |
| Syvret and Stevens | BALLANTYNE'S HISTORY OF JERSEY Pub Pillimore 1998 3rd Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 314. Plates. This particular edition is revised and enlarged. the book is substantial and a bit heavier than normal. An nice copy | £18 |
| Grant Gregor | WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Pub Autosport 1959. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 201. Plates. in the 1950's. Preface by Mike Hawthorn. Attractive DW racing cars of this period. | £10 |
| Cookson Catherine | SLINKY JANE Pub MacDonald 1959. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw Some tear repairs and chips pp 224. One of the early novels by Cookson. | £15 |
| Described by Sullivan and written by Bruun | THE BOOK OF KELLS. Facsimiie Reprint of the 2nd Ed. Studio Edition 4th reprint. Dk v.g. DW v.g. pp 138. Colour plates. 24 beautiful coloured plates. Each later chapter has scroll illustrations at the new chapter page. | £10 |
| Mansfield Kenneth ( Edited ) | THE ART OF ANGLING IN THREE VOLUMES Pub Caxton 1958 3rd Ed. Bk's v.g. Blue boards with Salmon in gold thereon. A number of prominant angles have contributed to the work. It is a well known work. | £30 |
| --------------- | BUNBURY : The History of a Cheshire Village Pub 1989. Local History Group. Good historical detaila and the photographs are very clear. | £10 |
| Ferneyhough Frank | STEAM UP : A Railwayman Remembers Pub Hale 1983. 1st Ed. bk v.g. Dw v.g. Slight fade on spine. pp 236. Plates. This is an excellent book about the Steam days long past. | £9 |
| Hammerton J.A. | THE ARGENTINE THROUGH ENGLISH EYES : and a Summer in Uraguay Pub Hodder not dated 1900 poss. Bk v.g. Blue leather spine and corners with the spine slightly mottled. Brown title patch. Please note the pages are foxed. pp 360 Plates/ Argentine late 1800's or early 1900's. | £20 |
| Christie Agatha | BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMS Pub Collins Crime Club. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw vg./g two tear repairs and minute spine fade. | £10 |
| Buckingham Nash | BLOOD LINES : Tales of Shooting and Fishing Pub Derrydale New York 1938. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Maroon boards with a circle with coloured scene including a Mallard. Tales as stated. Ltd Edition of 1250 and this is No 948. | £20 |
| Bain Arthur J. | LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF FRIDTJOF NANSEN Pub Scott. not dated ( early 1900's ) New Edition revised and considerably enlarged. Bk v.g. Black boards with gold on front board and silver with ship on spine. The earlier copies are horribly expensive so this is a comprimise.but with nice decoration. | £30 |
| Wigan Felicity and Photgraphs by Geoffrey Shakerley | THE ENGLISH DOG AT HOME Pub Chatto 1986. 1st Ed. bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 158. Plates. Large size. Lots of detail about dogs most in luxurious surroundings. | £10 |
| MacKay James | THE POBJOY ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISLE OF MAN COINS AND TOKENS Pub Pobjoy Mint. 1977. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Purple covers with coins ilustrated. pp 72. Plates. All to know about Osle of man coins and tokens. | £7 |
| Toms Elsie | THE STORY OF ST. ALBANS Pub White Crescent 1975 Revised Ed. bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 210 Plates and drawings. A good history of St Albans. Attractive DW. | £10 |
| Bidwell Paul ( Edit. ) | HADRIANS WALL 1989 ---- 1999 Pub 1999. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeologiical Soc. Bk v.g. Decorated boards. pp 222. Plates. A summary of recent excavations and research prepared for the Twelfth Pilgrimage of Hadrian's Wall | £7 |
| Bennett A.G. | WHALING IN THE ANTARTIC Pub Blackwood 1931.1st Ed. Bk v.g. Blue boards, pp .221. 24 Plates. The plates in this edition are excellent. and historic. As wel as the whaling aspect it also includes details of Whale migration. | £20 |
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