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PAGE, CANON CLIFF. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Tatura(Australia: Canon Cliff Page, 1983. 0959194002. 1st edition. "In some of the verses there is deep Christian understanding - in a form that brings spiritual truths direct to the heart of the reader. There is in these verses a simplicity that reflects their background in cou…

Poppies to Paston. A Norfolk Boyhood. (Signed).

BAGSHAW, ROBERT. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Wymondham: Geo.R.Reeves, 1992. 0900616229. Reprint. "Though the theme is mainly autobiographical, the result is much more than just a simple record of one man's early years; the interwoven picture of the country lifestyle of the period converts it into a significant piece of soc…

Pieces of an Examined Life. Essays and Stories. (Signed).

VICCHIO, STEPHEN. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Baltimore: Woodholme House, 1999. 1891521063. 1st edition. "This book acts as a kind of record of what I have been thinking and feeling over the past few years. It is a catalogue of my likes and dislikes, some might say prejudices, both for and against. About half these pieces c…

Ebor: A History of the Archbishops of York. From Paulinus to Maclagan 627-1908.

TINDAL HART, A. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

York: William Sessions Limited/The Ebor Press, 1986. 1850720029. 1st edition. Pp.viii/188/8 pages containing 25 black & white plates to end, inscribed by the author "With all good wishes from the Author: A.Tindal Hart. St Valentine 1988" to half-title page. Paperback. VG.

Poems.

TABER, OLIVIA BETTY. · 2013 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Lavenham: Privately printed, 2013. One of 50 copies printed for private circulation for family and friends, with wood engravings by Yvonne Skargon. Pp.48, wood engravings of flora and fauna throughout, inscribed by the author "To Douglas & Margaret with love from Betty May 2nd 2…

Fat Girl Slim. (Signed).

WATSON, RUTH. · 2003 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Quadrille, 2003. 184400046X. 1st edition. "The first diet book written by a cook and food writer who has managed to lose lots of weight while still enjoying her favourite foods. A true diet that really happened and which is honest about dieting as part of a food-lover's …

Men of Destiny. or The Moment of No Return.

KING-HALL, STEPHEN. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London: K-H Services Ltd, 1960. 1st edition. "A sudden crisis over West Berlin triggered off by the East German Communists. With Russian foreknowledge and support? The West took this for granted; they were wrong..We observe the frantic efforts of the men of "the Establishments" …

Kadmos The Phoenician. A Study in Greek Legends and the Mycenaean Age.

EDWARDS, RUTH B. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Amsterdam: Adolf M.Hakkert, 1979. 9025607969. 1st edition. "What relationship, if any, do the stories preserved in ancient Greek legendary traditions have to real events and circumstances of the periods and places to which they ostensibly refer?..The present book set out to stud…

The Responsive Psalter. Containing the Psalms set to Chant-Forms... (Edited and Revised by John Brook and George Oldroyd).

ECKERSLEY, REV. JAMES. · 1926 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London: Novello and Company Limited, 1926. In Accordance with the Parellelisms of Hebrew Poetry and Designed to Conduce to a Natural and Expressive Rendering of the Words on the Part of both the Choir and Congregation. Pp.xxvi/545, inscribed by the co-editor (John Brook) to half…

The Austrian Example. (Translated by Ewald Osers).

WALDHEIM, KURT. (SIGNED). · 1973 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973. 0297765221. 1st British edition. Written by the Austrian diplomat and politician who became the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations and served two terms from 1972-1981 before it was revealed that he had lied about his wartime ser…

How to Scrape Skies. The United States Explored, Rediscovered and Explained. (Signed).

MIKES, GEORGE. · 1952 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Wingate, 1952. 6th impression. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. Pp.127, cartoon illustrations by Nicolas Bentley, inscribed by the author "To Margaret & Douglas with love and many thanks for their kindness, May,1952. George Mikes" to front free endpaper. Red cloth, spine …

Cavaliers of Kham. The Secret War in Tibet. (Signed).

PEISSEL, MICHEL. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London; Heinemann, 1972. 1st edition. "Tells the story of how, out in the nameless wilds of Tibet..a bitter guerrilla war againt China has been fought by a race of nomadic warriors, the Khambas - men formerly branded by Peking, Britain and the Dalai Lama himself as "cavaliers, w…

Discovering Dorothea. The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate.

SHINDLER, KAROLYN. (SIGNED). · 2005 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. 0002571382. 1st edition. "In 1898, a 19 year-old girl marched into the Natural History Museum in South Kensington and demanded a job. At the time, no women were employed there as scientists, but for the determined Dorothea Bate this was th…

A Gilded Vagabond.

HINDELL, KEITH. · 2012 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Brighton: Book Guild Publishing, 2012. 9781846246920. 1st edition. Chronicles the first 50 years of a rewarding life and reflects not only on the author's schools (he won a scholarship to Harrow) but on the army, the BBC, the United Nations and the United States, all seen throug…

The Adventures of a Manchurian. The Story of Lobsang Thondup.

MANGEOT, SYLVAIN. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London: Collins, 1974. 0002160021. 1st edition. "Lobsang Thondup, a Manchurian who assumed a Tibetan name for reasons which are divulged at the end of the book, was obliged to join the Japanese Air Force. Later while still in his early twenties he held the rank of colonel, first…

Aled. The Autobiography. (Signed).

JONES, ALED WITH HENLEY, DARREN. · 2005 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London: Virgin Books, 2005. 1852272503. 1st edition. "Aled Jones was a choirboy with a remarkable voice, whose prodigious talent propelled him to international stardom..Best known as a boy soprano for his hit "Walking in the Air", Aled tells the full story of this phenomenal rec…

The Political, Social, And Literary History Of Germany From The Commencement To The Present Day. By The Rev. Dr. Cobham Brewer, Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

BREWER, REVERAND DR. COBHAM . · 1881 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London: Thos. De La Rue & Co, 1881 . 0. First edition. Author's copy with dedication to his daughter. A very good original Victorian binding. 8vo. 7.75" x 5.25" x 1.00" . pp.45/pp.329/[6pp. - Advertisements] + Errata slip. Dark blue pebbled cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to s…

Essex Heyday.

ADDISON, WILLIAM. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London: J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd, 1949. 1st edition. A study of social life in seventeenth-century Essex, illustrated with thirty-one pages of old prints reproduced in collogravure and an endpaper map. Pp.xii/339. Blue cloth, map illustrated dustwrapper has minor edge wear but is n…

Charles Mactaggart, Fraternity and Perseverance Lodge 1746, Benares, India.

19TH CENTURY MASONIC CERTIFICATE. · 1892 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

United Grand Lodge England, at London, 22nd July A.L. 5892 / A. D. 1892 . 0. Vellum sheet printed on one side only. With one vertical, and three horizontal folds. 16.00" x 12.00". Engraved on steel by Brothers Warrington, London. Signed by the Grand Secretary: Sir Edward Letchwo…

Human Scale. 1918-2000.

GRAY, MARIANNE. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Ipswich: Privately published, 2001. Life story of an 80 year-old Ipswich woman. Pp.61, signed compliments slip from the author loosley inserted, colour photos to centre pages and occasional black & white photos throughout. Paperback. VG.