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ADVENTURE SQUARE

8vo. 90 pages. First edition. Dust wrapper, lightly rubbed to edges. Good condition. "With the author's compliments" and dated 1922 to fly-leaf.

£45.00

THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LAUNDRY WORK FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

A comprehensive period guide to washing and ironing, including a section on napkin folding and beautifully illustrated with numerous drawings of equipment such as mangles etc. 8vo. 192pp. Cloth-covered

£14.00

BACKGAMMON

The leading guidebook to playing backgammon which was first published in 1969, with explanatory diagrams throughout. 8vo. 171pp. Dust-wrapper. Light wear to wrapper. Price-clipped. Previous owner's name

£9.00

BALLROOM DANCING

One of the standard works on ballroom dancing, reprinted many times since. The foreword is supplied by Philip J. S. Richardson, with numerous illustrations throughout. Sixth edition. 8vo. 336pp. Dust-wrapper.

£7.00

BEGINNING BACKGAMMON

A new and pleasurable method of learning the classic board-game by playing against the master, with explanatory illustrations throughout. 8vo. 209pp. Dust-wrapper. Price-clipped. Good condition.

£7.00

BILL WYMAN'S BLUES ODYSSEY

First edition. 400pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed nicely by Wyman (not dedicated) in ink to half title-page. A heavy book.

£70.00

BRIDGE'S MODERN MILLGEARING

Trade catalogue. Paperback. 8vo. 132pp. Red card covers, lightly rubbed. Good condition. Comes with a handsigned letter from the company secretary, dated 1923.

£18.00

BULGARIAN MURAL PAINTINGS OF THE 14TH CENTURY

8vo large. 222 pages and 32 colour plates. Dust wrapper, rubbed to edges. Good condition.

£15.00

CARD TRICKS AND CONJURING UP TO DATE

Dozens of card tricks explained by the master Victorian magician, with explanatory illustrations throughout. 8vo. 123pp. Illustrated cloth-covered boards. Good condition. 

£30.00

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL COVENTRY

8vo. 32 pages. Paperback. Good condition.

£4.00

A CELLARFUL OF NOISE

The early autobiography by the legendary Beatles manager, nicely illustrated. First edition. 8vo. 132pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Good condition. 

£40.00

CHRISTMAS AT HICKLETON A HUNDRED YEARS AGO

A short illustrated excerpt from the author's book 'Fulness of Days', first published in 1957 and recounting the festive season at Hickleton Hall, his Yorkshire stately home. 8vo. 8pp. Paperback. Very

£25.00

THE CHRIST'S HOSPITAL CLUB - A HISTORY OF THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS

A history of the club for Old Blues. Paperback. 121pp. Limited edition of 500 copies. Very good condition.

£10.00

THE CICHLID FISHES OF LAKE NABUGABO, UGANDA

Paperback. 4to. Volume 12 of Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) pages 313 - 357. Library sticker to front. Good condition.

£4.00

COLLECTING MOVIE MEMORABILIA

8vo large. 176 pages. First edition. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed. Good condition.

£5.00

DAILY CHRONICLE (PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT) ANNUAL OUTINGS AND DINNERS 1910-1914 - ITINERARIES AND MENU CARDS

A group of five menu cards and itineraries for events organised by the publishing department of the Daily Chronicle newspaper from 1910 to 1914. These include the second annual dinner (April 5th,

£30.00

DEATH AND THE MAGICIAN - THE MYSTERY OF HOUDINI

Biography of the legendary escapologist of the 1920s, with photographic illustrations. 8vo. 194pp. Dust-wrapper. Price-clipped. Good condition. 

£10.00

THE DEVIL'S HAPPINESS

First edition. 8vo. 120pp. Paper-covered boards. Good condition.

£20.00

DOMINOES AND SOLITAIRE

Illustrated guide to playing dominoes and solitaire from 'The Club Series', with rules, variations and tactics. 8vo. 56pp. Illustrated boards. Very good condition. 

£18.00

EVENSONG

Poetry collection. 8vo. 62pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Rare.

£20.00

EXPLORING MYSTERIOUS KATHMANDU

Paperback. 8vo. 75 pages with 5 pages of printed sketches. 2nd edition limited to 5000 copies. Ink notes inside back cover. Chipping to spine. Good condition.

£4.00

THE FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS, THEIR POINTS AND VALUES

8vo. 272 pages. Number 558 of limited edition run of 750. Top edge of page block in gilt. Hardback, brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, slight bumping and rubbing. Very good condition.

£40.00

FIVE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, REPUBLIC OF BOPHUTHATSWANA

Cultural, political and economic make-up of Southern African Republic of Bophuthatswana, with message from the president Kgosi Lucas Manyane Mangope.  4to. 40 pages. Paperback. Very good condition.

£18.00

FIXED AND CYCLE CAMPING - A FULL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE

A rare Edwardian manual on camping, including advice on equipment and how to make your own, with photographic illustrations and explanatory drawings throughout. 8vo. 89pp. Illustrated stiff-card boards.

£75.00

FOURTH SCOTTISH DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT - HELD IN GLASGOW, JANUARY, 1896

A record of the national Scottish draughts tournament won by Richard Jordan, with technical summaries of all 167 games including numerous illustrated boards. 8vo. 102pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards lightly

£50.00

FOYER PLEASURE, THE GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA LOBBY CARDS

4to. 159 pages, First edition. Dust wrapper,rubbed to edges. Ex-library with label inside and number to spine. A fair copy - good for reference.

£5.00

GLEANINGS

Poetry collection. Small 8vo. 121pp. Original paper-covered boards. Very good condition.

£30.00

THE HANDBOOK OF CHESS

First edition of this classic Victorian chess manual which explains all aspects of the game and describes standard moves and tactics including openings and endings, with illustrations of boards. 8vo.

£100.00

THE HISTORY AND ART OF PERSONAL COMBAT

A classic history of fighting with edged weapons and guns, illustrated throughout with rare photographic and archival images. 4to. 256pp. Dust-wrapper. Wrapper price-clipped and lightly rubbed to edges.

£25.00

A HISTORY OF NEGRO REVOLT

A third edition of the great writer's appraisal of the leading black activists who championed independence and freedom in the Caribbean, Africa and the U.S.A. from the late 18th century to 1969. 8vo.

£18.00

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