Autobiography of an English schoolmistress, from Edwardian times through two World Wars. 144 pages 4 plates, 2 illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Book is bright and clean. Small name etc to top corner of ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Navy blue cloth shows no wear. Unclipped dustjacket is clean with virtually no wear but sun-fading to the spine and top edge. Weight, 309g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide dest... View More...
Written by the author so that his children and grandchildren might know something of a boy's life in a middle class family in England during the last decades of Queen Victoria's reign. vii, 161 p. illus., ports. 22 cm. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for a tiny name-stamp to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear top the marron cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar. Weight, 374g. View More...
Biography of Scots poet, Michael Bruce [1746-1767] as well as his complete works. xv, 304pp, photo illustrated. 'Cottage Edition'. Bright, clean copy. Gift inscription in ink to ffep. Slight forward lean to spine, which is otherwise solid and tight. Minor wear to red cloth at tips. Weight, 460g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specif... View More...
Travel and description to northern and north-eastern Scotland - to Ross, Sutherland and the Isle of Skye. 198pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, atractive copy. Unmarked. Sound binding. Dustjacket is clean and bright with a little edge wear and a tape repair to head of spine. Weight, View More...
Travel in north western Scotland. From a series of articles published in 'The Scotsman'. 187pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Bright, clean unmarked copy with a sound binding. No appreciable wear to blue cloth. Weight, 340g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site ma... View More...
First published in 1925. Travel and description of the Borders and lothian region of Southern Scotland. 249pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Bright, clean interior. Ink gift inscription to htp, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding. Only slight wear to blue cloth. Bright, gilt titles to spine. Weight, 410g. View More...
Collection of pieces from 'The Scotsman' Travel and description in Scotland and the Western Isles. 184pp, 22 photo illustrations, 2 drawings, endpaper maps. Biook is bright and clean. Binding is sound. Minor fading to bottom edge of blue cloth. Dustjacket has bright, clean front panel and spine but water stain to back panel. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 390g. View More...
State of the Judicial system in England in the 1930's - from a left of centre view. A Left Book Club Edition. 12mo, 5"x7.5", 288pp. Hardcover with red paper boards, no dustjacket. Covers somewhat worn, but binding tight and internally clean. G+ View More...
Folding map mounted on linen. Sheet 8 of Bartholomew's Reduced Ordnance Survey of England and Wales, 2 miles to the inch. Undated - circa 1920. Closed size -4" by 7.5". Opens to 29.25" by 20". A bright, clean, undamaged copy. Slight wear & soiling to cloth wrappers. Weight, 88g. Shipping via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
Large map of England's Peak Distric, centred on Sheffield. Unfolds to approx 32" by 24". Great detail, in colour. Paper mounted in cloth. Scale, 1/2" to the mile. Clean, unmarked, no damage. Unpacked weight, 88g. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada, and to the USA and other Countries. View More...
An account of the Battles of Balaclava [1854] and Inkerman [1854] in the Ukraine [Crimea], illustrated with over 100 photographs, paintings and engravings. 160pp. : illustrated., maps, portraits. ; 26 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 654g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight... View More...
Text and photographs depict scenes from the Zulu War and discuss the causes of the war, opposing forces, and the course of the campaign. ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Absolutely 'as new' nexcept for a name/date in ink to the top margin of the htp. Weight, 532g View More...
Old photographs of Matlock, in Derbyshire, and areas surrounding, including Darley Dale, Tansley, Cromford and Bonsall. Covers fom Victorian times to the 1960s. 159pp, photo illustrated in b&w. Gift inscription to htp, otherwise unmarked. Near new condition. Weight, 310g. View More...
Bibliography covering two distict phases of geological investigation: an earlier, longer one of isolated observations and a later one of systematic research.246pp. Very clean, tight copy with bright interior. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weigh... View More...
H. E. Bates on one of his favorite subjects - the Face of England. 128pp, illustrated with color photo plates by A. F. Kersting. Bright, clean interior. gift inscription to ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean but has a tiny piece missing at head of spine and a small tear near spine on rear panel. Color photo pasted to front of dustjacket is without damage. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs... View More...
An extract from 'The Victoria History of the County of Stafford, Volume XVII' [1976]. pp87-148, illustrated. Clean and bright except for a few small marks in margins [some eraseable]. Tight, sound binding, clean bright wrappers. Weight, 200g. View More...
A full account of Sir Francis Drake's amazing voyages of discovery undertaken in the years 1577 to 1580. 400pp, , illustrated, maps. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy. 'As New'. Unpacked Weight, 616g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate]. View More...
A catalogue listing the paintings given by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind, in 1960, to the National Gallery of Scotland. Introduction by David Baxandall. 55 p. : illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean and unmarked. Sound, tight binding. A little rubbing to the rear wrapper. Tip of top corner of front creased. Weight, 221g. View More...
A complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish ancestors. xiv, 304 p. ; 24 cm. Bright, clean interior. Owner's details to top margin of the ffep, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket shows minor wear to the extremities of the dustjacket. Weight, 611g. View More...
