Risen Indeed: Studies in the Lord's Resurrection by G. D. [Greville Dennis] Yarnold

Risen Indeed: Studies in the Lord's Resurrection by G. D. [Greville Dennis] Yarnold lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Oxford University Press, 1959, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "While there is no lack of devotional and theological books on the Passion of Christ, there are relatively few on the Resurrection, yet the faith that Christ 'rose again the third day' has always been fundamental to the Christian creed. Dr. Yarnold approaches the subject simply and directly, with the needs of the ordinary pastor and preacher and the intelligent layman in mind. He directs attention to the words of each of the Gospels, of the Acts of the Apostles, and of St. Paul, about the historic appearances of Christ, from the first Easter Day onwards to the Ascension and St. Paul's experience on the Damascus Road. Writing as a Christian who is aware of the difficulties often felt about the miraculous, he does not ignore critical views; but his book is not a study in New Testament criticism: it is, on the other hand, a straightforward and attractive exposition of the belief, which lies at the heart of Christianity, that Christ 'is risen indeed' and of its foundations in the New Testament. It will help both those who preach and teach, and those who merely want to understand better for themselves the Christian faith about the Resurrection."

Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with marks to the upper panel. Leans. Scattered pencil underlining and marginlia with one chapter notated in red pen. A working copy.

Blue boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 134 pages. Index. 7½" x 5".

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God: A Guide for the Perplexed by Keith Ward

God: A Guide for the Perplexed by Keith Ward lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Oneworld, 2002, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "Inspired and impassioned, this new book charts the path of humanity's great spiritual odyssey: the search for God.

Along this ancient and winding road, the reader will encounter philosophers from Plato to Wittgenstein and religions from Judaism to the Hindu tradition, interspersed with diverse influences from Classical Greece, Romantic poetry, and the occasional scene from 'Alien'. Leading the way through this minefield is acclaimed philosopher-theologian Keith Ward, blending the sublime and the eclectic in a narrative which offers wit, erudition and moments of genuine pathos.

As a survey of the different manifestations of God through the centuries, and an examination of humanity's search for the divine, this is an engaging and informative book. As a deeply moving testament to our endless capacity for spiritual hope, it is compulsive reading for anyone interested in, or embarking on, the great quest for meaning."

Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Bruised at the spine ends and corners with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight overall but with a couple of pencil notes to the margins of one chapter.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. [VII] 264 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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On the Edge: My Story by Richard Hammond with Mindy Hammond

On the Edge: My Story by Richard Hammond with Mindy Hammond lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Orion, 2008, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "Richard Hammond is one of our most in-demand and best-loved television presenters. On September 20, 2006, he suffered a serious brain injury following a high-speed car crash, and the nation held its breath. On the Edge is his compelling account of life before and after the accident and an honest description of his year of recovery, full of drama and incident. It is also, perhaps, his explanation of why, as a married man and father of two young daughters, he was prepared to risk all by strapping himself to the front of a jet engine with the power of eleven Formula One cars.

A daredevil and a petrolhead long before his association with Top Gear, Richard tells the story of his life as an adrenalin junkie, from the small boy showing off with ridiculous stunts on his bicycle to the adolescent with a near-obsessive attraction to speed and the smell of petrol. After a series of jobs in local radio, he graduated to television and eventually to Top Gear, one of the world's most popular shows, upgrading his car with each step up the ladder. His insights into the personalities, the camaraderie and, of course, the stunts for which Top Gear has become famous make compulsive reading.

It was whilst filming for Top Gear, driving a jet-powered dragster at speeds over 500m. p. h. , that a tyre burst and the car left the track and rolled over, burying him in the earth. He was airlifted to hospital and hovered near death for several days. His wife Mindy tells the story of the anxious hours and days of watching and waiting until he finally emerged from his coma. In an extraordinarily powerful piece of writing, she and Richard then piece together the stages of his recovery as his shattered mind slowly reformed, leaving him sometimes lucid and plausible, sometimes confused and angry, and often exhausted. The final chapter recounts his return home and his triumphant reappearance in front of the cameras."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 309 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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Memories by Andrei Gromyko

Memories by Andrei Gromyko lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Hutchinson, 1989, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "The memoirs of Andrei Andreevich Gromyko are a unique publishing event. For more than fifty years he has held high office in the Soviet government, serving under every leader from Stalin to Gorbachev. As his country's Foreign Minister he has met and negotiated with almost every leader throughout the world. Now in his memoirs he reveals the behind-the-scenes behaviour of Kremlin leaders, and the characters and events which have dominated his political life. Memories is one of the most important documents to come out of the Soviet Union, not only from a political point of view but because of the remarkable insight it gives into Gromyko's Russia.

We learn of his upbringing in a small village far from the main cities, of his early academic prominence and of his courtship of his wife, Lidia Grinevich. We see him, in 1943, as ambassador to Washington, then in Yalta, alongside Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. There are fascinating portraits of all his leading political contemporaries, but revelations too, such as the time Mao asked for Soviet support for an atomic bombing of American forces.

Gromyko also writes of many non-political figures whom he has met, including Charlie Chaplin, Paul Robeson and Marilyn Monroe, and of his friendship with Boris Pasternak. He speaks honestly of the internal issues of the day, such as human rights and of the present administration's attempts at glasnost. Many of his views — from his sympathy for Nixon over Watergate to his affection for the Queen Mother — will surprise those whose views of Soviet leaders are based on stereotypes.

Memories was first published in the Soviet Union in February 1988. For this edition Andrei Gromyko has added over 30,000 words of new material covering every aspect of his life and times, specifically expanding aspects of his story of interest to a Western audience."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. Top edge of the text block tanned. Text complete, clean and tight.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [X] 365 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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Jack Duckworth and Me by Bill Tarmey with Alan Hart

Jack Duckworth and Me by Bill Tarmey with Alan Hart lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Simon & Schuster, 2010, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "Bill Tarmey first appeared as Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street in 1979 when his screen wife Vera dragged him to Brian and Gail Tilsley's wedding… only to have him sneak off for a pint at the first opportunity. Bill has played the part of lovable rogue Jack for thirty-one years. He's retiring after the show's fiftieth birthday in December 2010. Bill now tells the full story of his time on the Street, revealing the hilarious japes behind the scenes with the actors who played Curly Watts, Reg Holdsworth, Alec Gilroy and many more. He also describes Jack's love scenes with Bet Lynch and Dulcie Froggatt, plus the more emotional times when Stan Ogden, Alf Roberts and screen wife Vera died.

There's the fascinating story of Bill's early years, growing up on the streets of post-war Manchester — just like Coronation Street but not half as posh. Destined to be an asphalter like his dad, Bill never gave up his love of singing and, by the late 1960s, he'd made a name for himself on the northern working men's club circuit. Taking work as a TV extra, where he found himself rubbing shoulders with Sir Laurence Olivier while Dame Diana Rigg cadged cigarettes from him, Bill became a star himself. He was a natural in the role of Jack, whose life uncannily mirrored Bill's own with its lurches of fortune.

Packed with anecdotes, this warm-hearted memoir is the book Coronation Street fans have been waiting for."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Knock to the foot of the upper board and the tail of the spine. Leans. Text complete, clean and tight.

Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XI] 307 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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Why Do I Say These Things? by Jonathan Ross

Why Do I Say These Things? by Jonathan Ross lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Bantam Press, 2008, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;

From the cover: "Why is catalogue shopping responsible for Jonathan Ross' inimitable sense of style?

Why might wearing cape and mask be a fast track to heaven?

Why does Jonathan wince every time he sees a Hoover?

And why did he fall in love with a deep-sea diver?

Why? Because this is Jonathan Ross. And nothing is out of bounds when it comes to talking about life as he knows it. From sex and pugs to rock 'n' roll and genital warts, Jonathan holds forth as only he can. This sharply observed, laugh-out-loud, outrageous page-turner will leave you asking just one question… Why didn't he write it sooner?"

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 320 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography by Stephen Fry

The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography by Stephen Fry lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Michael Joseph, 2010, Hardback in dust wrapper.

A Later Printing. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge on probation: a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fantasist and failed suicide, convinced that at any moment he would be found out and flung away.

Instead, university life offered him love, romance and the chance to stand on a stage and entertain. He met and befriended bright young things like Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie and (after working out how to cheat the university examination system) emerged as one of the most promising comic talents in the country.

This is the intriguing, hilarious and utterly compelling story of how the Stephen the nation knows (or thinks it knows) began to make his presence felt as he took his first tentative steps in the worlds of television, journalism, radio, theatre and film. Shameful tales of sugar, shag and champagne jostle with insights into credit cards, classic cars and conspicuous consumption, Blackadder, Broadway and the BBC.

For all its trademark wit and verbal brilliance, this is a book that is not afraid to confront the aching chasm that separates public image from private feeling. Welcome to The Fry Chronicles, one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing and heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper.

Blue boards with Orange titling to the Spine. 438 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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More Thoughts of Chairman Moore by Brian Moore

More Thoughts of Chairman Moore by Brian Moore lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Simon & Schuster, 2011, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "Pitbull is back and angrier than ever, with another collection of hilariously well-observed and rambunctiously argued grievances about the mad world of sport and beyond.

Following the success of The Thoughts of Chairman Moore, Volume I, you might have hoped that sport's powers-that-be would have sat up and taken notice of its many faults and flaws. But, alas, no: lunacy prevails and so Brian Moore has taken it upon himself to offer up another collection of his unique insights and not-so-unique frustrations.

Uproariously funny and spot-on in its every observation, More Thoughts of Chairman Moore is required reading for anyone who can't live without sport but who also can't help but wonder at its unbridled idiocy!"

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XI] 296 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Double Life of Doctor Lopez by Dominic Green

The Double Life of Doctor Lopez by Dominic Green lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Century, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Facsimiles; Colour Photographs; Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "Roderigo Lopez was famous as Elizabeth I's personal physician, but he was a man of many secrets. The old doctor was also a businessman, a diplomat, a spymaster and a secret Jew. Providing intelligence with medicine, Lopez connected the bright world of court with the shadowy world of espionage. For decades, he had partitioned his life into two spheres — known and unknown — but now someone was watching him.

In late 1593, one of Lopez's patients, the Earl of Essex, accused him of being a Spanish agent who had plotted to poison the queen. Lopez protested his innocence, claiming that he had acted under the orders of Essex's rival, Lord Burghley, to draw the Spanish into peace talks. The ensuing scandal drew in the highest and lowest of Elizabethan London, from the queen to the new-born baby left on Lopez's doorstep; from Don Antonio, the alcoholic pretender to the Portuguese throne, to Francis Bacon, the ambitious young lawyer.

Amid rumours of racking in the Tower, supposed details of Lopez's double life spilled out: tales of botched abortions and murder; safe houses and mail drops; secret synagogues and ciphered letters; double agents arid triple identities. Convicted of treason, Lopez died a traitor's death, hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Shortly afterwards, Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice, its plot and anti-hero, Shylock, resonant with the aftershocks of the JLopez Affair.

Who was Doctor Lopez? Was he a traitor or a loyal servant? Who sent him to Tyburn, and who gained from his death? And where does the young William Shakespeare fit into the story?

Dominic Green pieces together State Papers, trial records, secret correspondence and previously unpublished material to reveal a unique historical detective story. Beautifully written and insightful, The Double Life of Doctor Lopez solves a four hundred year old mystery."

Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. Pages lightly age-tanned. Both boards have a heavy knock at the foot.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XI] 402 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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Kings Queens & Courtiers: Intimate Portraits of the Royal House of Windsor from Its Foundation to the Present Day by Kenneth Rose

Kings Queens & Courtiers: Intimate Portraits of the Royal House of Windsor from Its Foundation to the Present Day by Kenneth Rose lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1986, Paperback.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs; Black & White Drawings; Geneological Tables;

From the cover: "With an inspired flamboyance worthy of any medieval monarch, King George V renounced his German ancestry and proclaimed the House of Windsor on 17 July 1917. Kenneth Rose's much acclaimed biography, published in 1983, told the story of the founder of the dynasty. Now the author has broadened his canvas to depict not only King George, his immediate family and his descendants down to the third and fourth generation; but also those hosts of courtiers, advisers and friends who even in an age of democracy are required to support the whole elaborate structure of monarchy."

Very Good. Gently rubbed at the edges of the spine and wrappers. Leans slightly. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Text complete, clean and tight.

287 pages. 9¾" x 7¼".

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Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel

Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Fourth Estate, 1999, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost scientist of his day, the man Albert Einstein was to call 'the father of modern physics — indeed of modern science altogether'. Though he never left the Italy of his birth, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal a new reality in the heavens and to publicly propound the astounding argument that the Earth actually moves around the Sun. For this belief he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, tried for heresy and threatened with torture. In contrast, his daughter, Virginia, became a cloistered nun. Born in 1600, she was thirteen when Galileo placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Galileo later said of her that she had an exquisite mind, and her intelligence and loving support proved to be her father's greatest source of strength through his most difficult years.

Inspired by her long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter, which she has translated into English for the first time, Dava Sobel has written a book that brings Galileo to life as never before. A man who was compelled to explain the truths he discovered, he was a faithful Catholic devoted to family and, especially, to his daughter. Their voices, and those of others who touched their lives, echo down the centuries through letters and writings, which Sobel masterfully weaves into her narrative, building towards the crescendo of history's most dramatic collision between science and religion. In the process, Dava Sobel illuminates an entire era, when the flamboyant Medici Grand Dukes became Galileo's patrons, when the bubonic plague wreaked its terrible devastation and prayer was the most effective medicine, when the Thirty Years' War tipped fortunes across Europe, and when one man fought, through his trial and betrayal by his former friend, Pope Urban VIII, to reconcile the Heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 429 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Olivetti Chronicles: Three Decades of Life and Music by John Peel

The Olivetti Chronicles: Three Decades of Life and Music by John Peel lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Bantam Press, 2008, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "John Peel is best known for his four decades of radio broadcasting. His Radio 1 shows shaped the taste of successive generations of music lovers and his Radio 4 show, Home Truths, became required listening for millions. But all the while, John was also tapping away on his beloved Olivetti typewriter, creating copy for an array of patient editors. He wrote articles, columns and reviews for newspapers and magazines as diverse as The Listener, Oz, Gandalfs Garden, Sounds, the Observer, the Independent and Radio Times.

Now for the first time, the best of these writings have been brought together -selected and introduced by John's wife, Sheila, and his four children. Music, of course, is a central and recurring theme, and he writes on music in all its forms, from Tubular Bells to Berlin punk to Madonna. Here you can read John Peel on everything from the perils of shaving to the embarrassments of virginity, and from the strange joy of Eurovision to the horror of being sick in trains. At every stage, the writing is laced with John's brilliantly acute observations on the minutiae of everyday life.

This endlessly entertaining book is essential reading for Peel fans and a reminder of just why he remains a truly great Briton."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. A little rubbing to the top edges of the dust wrapper otherwise a very well presented copy.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. [XII] 366 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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Work! Consume! Die! by Frankie Boyle

Work! Consume! Die! by Frankie Boyle lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

HarperCollins, 2011, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "This is a book full of hope and jokes. A novella tells the story of a newly retired Frankie Boyle, lured back onto the panel-show circuit when people who fall under a certain level of celebrity start getting raped. Frankie pitches increasingly desperate ideas for new shows as he slides down the showbiz rankings and his arse drops ever closer to an obscure sodomising.

Interwoven with this numb hymn to show-business are chapters detailing Boyle's worldview, an incessant fusillade of laughter and despair, the hollow clanging scream of a dying mechanical God and an honest attempt to describe the world by refusing to take it seriously.

Work! Consume! Die! is the collected wisdom of an idiot. ( Nobody's looking, just stick it under your coat and run out of the shop. )"

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Black boards with Orange titling to the Spine. 331 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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UFOs: A British Viewpoint by Jenny Randles & Peter Warrington

UFOs: A British Viewpoint by Jenny Randles & Peter Warrington lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Book Club Associates, 1980, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Graphs; Diagrams; Tables;

From the cover: "Creatures the size of dolls putting two women from Durham into a trance and leading them towards a mysterious craft. A huge oval object hovering above a car in Lancashire, cutting out its engine and lights and pressing down on its occupants with a strange forcefield.

Two astonished police officers in Essex watching as a UFO streaks into the sky leaving a flattened bush in its wake. A man from England who claims he is an alien who has a mission to do on earth. These stories all sound like science fiction, but they are presented here as just a part of the fully documented and illustrated evidence for the existence of an incredible phenomenon.

Yet this book is much more than just another compilation of UFO sightings. It is a complete examination of the UFO scene in Britain today. It looks at the people involved in the study of UFOs, the amazing attitudes that different parts of society adopt, and the work that has been and is being done to find out the answers; and it closely scrutinises some of the incredible ideas that have been proposed as solutions.

UFOs: A British Viewpoint is what its title implies: a viewpoint on the whole spectrum of this mystery, written from Britain, about Britain, but related fully to the global nature of the phenomenon. The authors are two of the country's leading workers in the UFO field and the book contains a wealth of material personally investigated by them. In conclusion they propose their own revolutionary ideas about the nature of the enigma, and support these with a wide range of eyewitness testimony. This book poses the amazing question, 'Could we ourselves be the cause of some of the UFOs that roam our skies?' The answer could well be startling."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 249 pages. Index. Bibliography. 8¾" x 5½".

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Floyd On Britain And Ireland by Keith Floyd

Floyd On Britain And Ireland by Keith Floyd lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Guild Publishing, 1988, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs; Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "Keith Floyd's latest gastronomic journey takes him all over the British Isles and Ireland to discover whether British cookery deserves the truly appalling reputation it has gained for itself. To his considerable relief, he finds that the picture is much brighter than he'd imagined.

Packed into this book, which accompanies his most recent BBC2 series, are hundreds of recipes that reflect the excellence of British and Irish cooking at their best.

Ranged beside the delicious and imaginative gourmet dishes that are being created by a new generation of young, British-born cooks in some of our superb country restaurants and hotels are the more traditional pies, roasts, stews and puddings that recapture the tastes and flavours of the past. All of them are a celebration of the rich produce of the land — tender, well-hung meat, fresh-caught fish, succulent vegetables and sweet fruits, and delicate, subtle cheeses.

The sort of food, in fact, that Keith used to enjoy as a boy in the Somerset countryside."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper, heavier at the foot of the spine. Text complete, clean and tight.

Orange boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 256 pages. Index. 9¼" x 6".

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Civilizations by Felipe Ferna´ndez-Armesto

Civilizations by Felipe Ferna´ndez-Armesto lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Macmillan, 2000, Paperback.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "Civilizations is a radical cultural history of mankind's relationship with nature, which advances a new understanding of what it means to be civilized.

In his new book Felipe Fernandez-Armesto adopts a unique approach, using environmental categories to make sense of world history. The result is a series of startling and illuminating juxtapositions — the maritime civilizations of the Venetians and the Polynesians; the mountain cultures of Tibet and Papua New Guinea; the lifestyles of the English and the Iroquois. Societies that flourished in the Arctic, the rainforest and the desert are re-evaluated alongside those of the ancient river-valleys of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China, where civilization is conventionally supposed to have started. In this book the search for civilization leads not to Imperial Rome, Enlightenment Paris and Renaissance Florence but rather to the Sahara of the Dawada people, the Aleut Islands of the icy northern Pacific, and the Indian Ocean of the oran laut 'sea people'. Illustrated throughout with historical anecdotes, such as the story of Ibn Battuta, the world's most travelled medieval pilgrim, or a recreation of a timber-buying expedition to the Phoenicians three thousand years ago, Fernandez-Armesto enlivens the theoretical. Finally and controversially, he concludes that cultures can be ranked according to how civilized they are, and that on this scale the culture of white westerners comes low.

Written with the same flair and imagination as Millennium, Civilizations is a richly layered, hawk's eye image of the world — whole societies evoked from minute fragments of evidence. It is an immensely readable and controversial work about the environment and our historical relationship to it, which challenges the notion that nature is weak in the face of the human threat."

Very Good.

[XX] 636 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trade Paperback (9¼" x 6").

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Winning the Wild West: The Epic Saga of the American Frontier, 1800-1899 by Page Stegner

Winning the Wild West: The Epic Saga of the American Frontier, 1800-1899 by Page Stegner lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

The Free Press, 2002, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs; Colour Plates;

Introduction by: Larry McMurtry

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Pictorial boards. 400 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 8".

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London 1945: Life in the Debris of War by Maureen Waller

London 1945: Life in the Debris of War by Maureen Waller lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

John Murray, 2004, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Maps; Illustrated endpapers and blanks;

From the cover: "London at the outset of war in 1939 was the greatest city in the world, the heart of the British Empire. By 1945 it was a drab and exhausted city, beginning the long haul back to recovery.

The defiant capital had always been Hitler's prime target. The last months of the war saw the final phase of the battle of London as the enemy unleashed its new vengeance weapons, the flying bombs and rockets. They were terrifying and brought destruction on a vast scale, but fortunately came too late to dent morale seriously.

The people of London were showing the spirit, courage and resilience which had earned them the admiration of the world during a long siege. In the harshest winter for fifty years, they were living in primitive conditions. Thousands were homeless, living in the Underground and deep shelters. Women queued for horse meat and were lucky to obtain one egg a month. They besieged emergency coal dumps. Everyone longed for peace.

The bright new world seemed elusive. As the victory celebrations passed into memory, there were severe hardships and all the problems of post-war adjustment. Women lost the independence the war had lent them, husbands and wives had to learn to live together again, and children had a lot of catching up to do.

Yet London's loss has often been its opportunity. Its people had eagerly embraced plans for a modern metropolis and an end to poverty. They voted overwhelmingly for a Labour government and the new, fairer, social order that was their reward for all they had endured.

The year of victory, 1945, represents an important chapter in London's — and Britain's — long history. Acclaimed historian Maureen Waller draws on a rich array of primary sources, letting the people tell their own story, to re-create that moment, bringing to it the social insight at which she excels."

Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine. Several small stains to the leading edge of the text block, not affecting the leaves internally.

Grey boards with Red titling to the Spine. [XV] 512 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Doubleday, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.

A Later Printing.

From the cover: "Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization — how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.

Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It's not so much about what we know, as how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out?

On his travels through time and space he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, such as the painfully shy Henry Cavendish, who worked out important conundrums including how much the earth weighed, but failed to report many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XII] 515 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Bridge: An Anthology Compiled By by Elfrida Vipont [Foulds]

The Bridge: An Anthology Compiled By by Elfrida Vipont [Foulds] lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Oxford University Press, 1962, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "The idea for this book came to Elfrida Vipont, the compiler, while she was working on her previous anthology, The Highway. 'The Bridge'she says, 'is not a sequel to The Highway but rather the development of a theme which could not be contained in the earlier volume'. This theme is the well-known chapter on Love from St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. The readings, which illustrate and comment on the Bible verses, are drawn from the great Christian writers of every century and every denomination; from poets, playwrights, novelists and scientists; from men and women of action as well as from philosophers, mystics and saints. Young people, and indeed all who are engaged in the pursuit of truth, will value this book for its sincerity, and will find inspiration and guidance in its pages."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper has a couple of spots. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Pages lightly age-tanned, slightly heavier at the

Yellow boards with Black titling to the Spine. 192 pages. Index. 8¾" x 5¾".

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The Birdwatchers' Year by Malcolm Greenhalgh

The Birdwatchers' Year by Malcolm Greenhalgh lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Chancellor Press, 1993, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Colour Drawings; Maps;

From the cover: "Knowing where and when to watch birds is all important when it comes to enjoyable birdwatching.

For each of the twelve months, The Birdwatcher's Year describes the species most fascinating to observe — their behaviour and habitats. From owls in January and ducks in March to sea-birds in June and pheasants in October, a wide variety of species is covered. Each chapter features a special 'bird of the month' — often selected for its rarity or beauty, and describes the month's seasonal activities, such as migration, moulting and roosting.

With advice on starting up and getting equipped for birdwatching, and information on the best places to watch different species, The Birdwatcher's Year is ideal for all birdwatchers."

Introduction by: Robin Murrell

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Pages lightly age-tanned.

Pictorial boards. 144 pages. Index. Bibliography. 8" x 9½".

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The Standing Stones Of Europe: A Guide to the Great Megalithic Monuments by Alistair Service & Jean Bradbery

The Standing Stones Of Europe: A Guide to the Great Megalithic Monuments by Alistair Service & Jean Bradbery lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

J. M. Dent, 1993, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Maps; Plans;

From the cover: "The purpose of the great stone circles and stone chambered barrows has always been a mystery. In this lavishly illustrated, country-by-country guide to the great stone monuments, Alastair Service and Jean Bradbery visit megalithic sites throughout western and southern Europe, and attempt to unravel their secrets. Combining a detailed guidebook with a highly readable and evocative text, they present a challenging Europe-wide theory concerning the use and purpose of the standing stones."

Good. A pleasant enough reading copy.

Blue boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 287 pages. Index. Bibliography. 8¾" x 5¾".

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Gentleman Rider: A Life of Joyce Cary by Alan Bishop

Gentleman Rider: A Life of Joyce Cary by Alan Bishop lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Michael Joseph, 1988, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "Joyce Gary is one of the great English novelists of this century. He is also one of the most complex and controversial. A writer with a varied and vivid experience of the world, whose work relates more to the European tradition of such writers as Tolstoy and Balzac than to his British contemporaries, Gary has always aroused an intriguing range of contradictory responses, both to his work and his personality. In Gentleman Rider Alan Bishop draws a masterly portrait of the multi-faceted character which lay behind Gary's often apparently uncomplicated, unselfconscious exterior, and illuminates brilliantly the works whose comic vitality and vision hold a unique place in the literature of the twentieth century.

Bishop traces Gary's life from his birth into a major, but declining Anglo-Irish family, through a brief flirtation with Bohemianism in Oxford and Paris, to his first taste of war in the Balkans. He examines Gary's years spent as a colonial administrator in Nigeria, where he confronted in his daily duties many of the issues, such as injustice and man's inherent creativity, which were to inspire some of his greatest works. And Bishop follows Gary's career through to the full flowering of his fame with the publication of The Horses Mouth in 1944, and onto his later family years in Oxford, where he enjoyed the respect of some of the foremost literary figures of his time.

Writing with unfailing insight and a deep knowledge of Gary's tremendous energy and zest for life, Alan Bishop has captured the essence of one of the most independent and elusive figures in twentieth-century literature. Gentleman Rider is an important and fascinating biography of a man who inspired a whole generation with his life and works."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Pages lightly age-tanned.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 408 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Beasts' Choir by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold

The Beasts' Choir by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Macmillan, 1967, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings; First British Edition. [First Published: Editions du Cloître as Choral de Bêtes, France 1960]

From the cover: "A further collection of prayers by the French poet and mystic, Carmen Bernos de Gasztold, translated by Rumer Godden. Again the poet speaks for the voiceless ones: birds, beasts, fishes, even the humblest — and most impudent — insects, letting each animal make its own 'statement of being' in honour of its Creator. Lion and bear, peacock, toad and centipede, all join their voices in a choir of praise, testifying to the infinite variety of the natural world and the endless compassion of God's understanding.

Rumer Godden first encountered the work of Carmen de Gasztold in two small volumes published by the Benedictine press Editions du Cloitre, Le Mieux Aime and Prieres dans I'Arche and, enchanted by their originality and charm, translated them for the benefit of English-speaking readers under the title Prayers from the Ark, published in 1963, also illustrated by Jean Primrose.

These new poems, written in the tranquil atmosphere of the Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple just south of Paris, where Mademoiselle de Gasztold now lives, sound a subtly different note and will delight admirers of the earlier collection as well as readers come newly to these most unusual devotional poems. A sharp and sometimes humorous perception of each beast's essential nature gives each succeeding speaker a separate and distinctive note: now grave, now gay, now stately, now ridiculous, like parts in some glorious harmony. All magnify the Lord — but are definitely of the world as well, for Carmen de Gasztold is never sentimental in her view of creation.

The translation echoes and reflects the language and spirit of the original text, with simplicity of word and depth of thought. This is a book for all ages."

Introduction by: Rumer Godden

Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with loss at the spine ends. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank. Tape remnants to the flaps and pastedowns. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned with occasional spotting.

Pictorial boards. 69 pages. 9¼" x 6¼".

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Going Fishing by Negley Farson

Going Fishing by Negley Farson lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Merlin Unwin, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "Celebrated foreign correspondent Negley Parson had more opportunity than most to enjoy his favourite sport to the full. Travelling the world with his two most prized possessions — a fishing rod and a typewriter — he found adventure at every turn. And wherever there was water, he fished… rainbow trout in the Andes, sea trout in the Shetlands, sturgeon on the Black Sea, trout from the mountain rivers of former Yugoslavia, tales from the Catskills to the Caucasus, from the Baltic to the Kalahari, here are some of the best fishing stories ever written.

Parson conjures up vivid images of distant places and people, and relates some of his most dangerous and exciting fishing exploits.

First published in 1942, Going Fishing is now republished in this handsome edition with its original illustrations. Negley Parson's tales of fishing between the two World Wars continue to fascinate and enthral a new generation, and revive happy memories for those who regard him as one of the greatest fishing writers of all time.

C. F. Tunnicliffe's illustrations for Going Fishing are among the most evocative by this great wildlife and sporting artist."

Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. First blank removed. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise.

Brown boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 156 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Point of Departure by Robin Cook

The Point of Departure by Robin Cook lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Simon & Schuster, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "On 17 March 2003, Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons and former Foreign Secretary, resigned from the Cabinet in protest against the coming war in Iraq. His resignation speech prompted the first standing ovation in the history of the House and marked the end of the ministerial career of one of Labour's most brilliant politicians.

For the previous two years, Robin Cook kept a diary, a personal record of the life of Labour's second term, a diary that forms the core of this narrative. The Point of Departure is Robin Cook's unvarnished account of this extraordinary period in our political history. Though surprised by his abrupt dismissal as Foreign Secretary, he became determined to effect the changes in Parliamentary democracy that he believed were essential if Parliament was to move into the 21st century. As Tony Blair told him, 'This is the job for you'.

Drawing on first-hand experiences in the Commons and the Cabinet, of encounters in conferences, corridors and late night conversations, we follow his gathering disillusionment as the political compass of the government changes to directions which he believes to be profoundly mistaken: from its failure to bring about Lords reform and its unwillingness to provide leadership for social change, to a foreign policy which has led us away from our destiny in Europe, into alliance with the most right-wing government in American history, and participation in Bush's war on Iraq.

This is the story of a government in power and the tensions between those who govern. But above all it is the story of a politician who genuinely wanted to bring democracy closer to the people, but who saw a government increasingly detached from the values of himself and his party, and who developed a growing conviction that on Iraq, its position was morally, diplomatically and politically wrong. The first inside account of the Blair government from a holder of one of the great offices of State, incisive, interspersed with moments of personal reflection and humour, devastating in its conclusions, The Point of Departure is the most important political publication of the decade."

Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 368 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder 1962-1983 by Colin Wilson & Donald Seaman

Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder 1962-1983 by Colin Wilson & Donald Seaman lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Arthur Baker, 1983, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "This is the sequel to the masterly Encyclopaedia of Murder, first published in 1961, which covered the history of the world's most terrible crime up to that year. The succeeding twenty years have seen a sudden increase in motiveless violence and a new nonchalance towards murder; in both Britain and America the murder rate has trebled since 1960, and there have been more murders in the last two decades than in the previous fifty years. The Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder comprises an extensive catalogue of the murderers, victims and group-killing organizations, and of the world's most remarkable cases from 1960 to 1982.

Psychopath, terrorist, poisoner, mass-killer — all come under the microscope. From the sexual murders of the early 19605 — the Moors Murderers and the London-based 'Jack the Stripper' — to the Charles Manson gang and Ted Bundy, who murdered some fifty women on his trips round America, the most extraordinary and baffling cases are retold and analysed with commendable dispassion. Although California appears to lead the world in gruesome murders — a fruit farmer there thought it cheaper to murder his workers rather than pay them, and twenty-five corpses were found on his farm — Poland was the home of the 'Red Spider' who raped and killed twenty girls on trains, Holland the home of Hans van Zon who murdered a series of men and women for the most trivial of reasons. The range and extent of the murders selected by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman may seem never-ending, but from the great mass of evidence they have gathered the authors believe that some conclusions may be drawn as to the mind of the murderer, and these are enumerated by Colin Wilson hi his introductory essay on the psychology of modern murder."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Price Clipped. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned.

Red boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XX] 267 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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The Last Voyage: Captain Cook's Lost Diary by Hammond Innes

The Last Voyage: Captain Cook's Lost Diary by Hammond Innes lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Collins, 1978, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Maps to the endpapers and blanks;

From the cover: "Captain James Cook, RN, the great navigator, was killed in the Pacific 200 years ago, on 14 February, 1779, aged 50. At that time he had explored further and for longer periods than any seaman before him. In three great voyages of discovery — the first two in search of the Southern Continent, the third probing the Arctic for a North-West Passage — he sailed more than 160,000 miles. Even more remarkable, by diet and hygiene aboard his ships he kept them free of scurvy and other diseases while at sea for more than three years at a stretch -something that had never been done before.

The Last Voyage is 'the story of that third expedition as Cook might have told it. Unlike his Journals, which were official records, largely impersonal, this is a highly personal and self-revealing account of a man stretched to the limit.

In visiting many of the places Cook discovered, and in sailing and navigating his own boat, Hammond Innes became increasingly fascinated by Cook's Journals and by the enigma of the man who wrote them. 'Everybody knows what Cook did,' he says; 'he wrote so much about his voyages, yet so little about himself'. He has therefore created a different kind of document that shows James Cook as he believes him to have been.

In presenting it as Cook's own writing, I am conscious of having taken a great liberty, he says. But it has been done as a labour of love and in an honest endeavour to set right the impression left by the official Journals. Cook was neither a dull man, nor unemotional and inhuman. He could not have been, or he would not have achieved what he did."

Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper heavily sunned at the spine with fraying to the top edge. Price Clipped.

Brown boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 254 pages. 8½" x 5½".

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Card Reading At Contract: How To Reconstruct The Concealed Hands At The Bridge Table by Marshall Miles

Card Reading At Contract: How To Reconstruct The Concealed Hands At The Bridge Table by Marshall Miles lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Nicholas Kaye, 1964, Hardback in dust wrapper.

From the cover: "The title of this book is a clue to its contents. When playing or defending, wouldn't you like to know the location of most of the fifty-two cards? Perhaps even forty or forty-five of them? It is the purpose of this book to lead you to this stage in bridge playing.

Have you heard that by the third or fourth trick, the expert know all the cards in everyone's hand? This is a slight exaggeration, since even the expert mistakes the location of a queen now and then, but he knows a great deal about the concealed hands. To the average player, the way an expert can 'see' the opponents' hands is almost magic.

Here Marshall Miles, United States bridge expert, discloses the techniques of the experts. In the opinion of Ewart Kempson, editor of Bridge Magazine, himself an international player, the Author is well qualified to do this and Mr Kempson tells you exactly why he thinks so in his preface to this book."

Introduction by: Ewert Kempson

Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the dust wrapper frayed with loss at the spine ends and corners, generally shabby. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Pages lightly age-tanned.

Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 128 pages. 8" x 5¼".

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Imran Khan: The Cricketer, the Celebrity, the Politician: The Biography by Christopher Sandford

Imran Khan: The Cricketer, the Celebrity, the Politician: The Biography by Christopher Sandford lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

HarperCollins, 2009, Paperback.

First in this, paperback, edition. Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "Imran Khan has always been a controversial figure, a man who gives rise to hot debate on account of his strong convictions and hard-line views. His story is full of colour and contradiction — the practising Muslim who was equally at home in London nightspots like Annabel's and Tramp and campaigning among the slums of Lahore.

Born in Lahore in 1952, Imran started playing cricket at 13 before furthering his studies at Oxford University. Representing Oxford, then Worcester and Sussex at county level, he made his debut for Pakistan during the 1971 England series. A World Cup winner, he is one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket, with more than 3,000 runs and 300 wickets to his name.

His mother's death prompted him to fund the first dedicated cancer hospital in Pakistan to the tune of some £5 million; awell-publicised marriage to Jemima Goldsmith ended in an equally high-profile divorce; and after his retirement from cricket he emerged as a major political figure in Pakistan, launching the Tehreek-e-lnsaf party. Never far from the headlines, he has garnered international prizes and awards for his crusading social work, and remains a perennial candidate for the premiership of his country.

Acclaimed biographer Christopher Sandford has approached a varied cast list of Imran associates past and present — from Geoff Boycott, David Gower and Mike Brearley through to Nelson Mandela, Jeffrey Archer and celebrity acquaintances, as well as sources close to the late Princess of Wales and Pakistan's General Musharraf; and Imran himself has provided Sandford with exclusive interviews and unique insights into his world."

Very Good.

Trade Paperback (9¼" x 6").

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Newmarket From James I to the Present Day by Laura Thompson

Newmarket From James I to the Present Day by Laura Thompson lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Virgin, 2000, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs;

From the cover: "From the first recorded race run on its heath in 1622, to the present day, in which thoroughbreds worth millions of pounds are trained and bred on its land, Newmarket remains the unchallenged home of racing. Although the sport lives at its heart, Newmarket is not just a story of horses and courses. It is the story of one of the most singular towns in Britain, and of the many people who have fallen under its spell. In its atmosphere, its rare dedication of purpose, Newmarket is as different as can be from the homogenised shopping centres that most of our towns have become. History is as close to the surface as a racegoer's nerves; it is present in every street, every pub, every trainer's yard and, of course, on the Heath itself, which runs alive with ghosts. And it is a history as rich, concentrated and diverse as the history of the thoroughbred itself.

Racing is the Sport of Kings, and the royal connection with Newmarket has been a powerful bond since 1605. Charles II rode a winner there in the 1671 Town Plate. The present Queen has long had horses trained in the town. In 1953, before her coronation, she was asked how preparations were going; 'Yes, Aureole is working very well, thank you,' she replied, referring to her horse, who would soon after come second in the Derby. But the Queen herself would agree that the only true monarch of Newmarket is the thoroughbred.

Laura Thompson looks into the life of Newmarket, past and present, and reveals a portrait of the town that is both authoritative and informal. Her passion for the sport — for its romance, its glamour, its excitement, but also for its resolutely undemocratic nature — makes this a unique and entertaining history."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper which is faded at the leading edges. Text complete, clean and tight.

Green boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 341 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".

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John Wayne: Shooting Star by Maurice Zolotow

John Wayne: Shooting Star by Maurice Zolotow lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

W. H. Allen, 1974, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "Of all the larger-than-life characters that the movies have boasted, none has ever loomed larger than the Duke: John Wayne. His physique, his magnetism, his box-office appeal, are unmatched in Hollywood's history; of the one hundred highest-grossing films ever made, the Duke has starred in seventeen.

Beyond the epic charisma and the usual attributes of a superstar, what sort of man is John Wayne? This is the first truly candid, objective and penetrating biography which explores both the public and the private person. We see Wayne's long and notable film career from early greats like The Stage Coach, Red River, The Alamo and, more recently, True Grit, to the climax of the Academy Award; some of his leading ladies (Marlene Dietrich, Claire Trevor, Paulette Goddard, Jean Arthur, Susan Hayward); his heroic battle against cancer. We see what sort of a man who, although an American patriot whose political convictions almost destroyed him, has married Latin women only — three of them in succession.

Maurice Zolotow, for many years John Wayne's close friend, has written from a personal and critical viewpoint, revealing Wayne as a man whose individuality and strength match the roles he plays."

Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Edges of the dust wrapper somewhat frayed with a tear to the foot of the upper panel, a larger triangular and untidy tear to the foot of the lower. Edges of the text block lightly tanned. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned.

Brown boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 416 pages. Index. 8¾" x 5½".

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Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James

Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

The Softback Preview, 1998, Paperback.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs; Maps;

From the cover: "The Raj, outwardly so monolithic and magnificent, was always precarious. Its masters knew that it rested ultimately on the goodwill of Indians, which was why pressure for self-government was met with a mixture of compromise and sternness. The twists and turns of the struggle for independence are told with a wealth of fresh material. Lawrence James galvanises a subject already rich in incident and character: the India of the Raj was that of Clive, the Marquess Wellesley, Havelock, Kipling, Curzon and Gandhi and a host of lesser-known but vivid men and women. Raj probes their world and how they reacted to it. It will also provoke debate, using recently released official and private papers — to shed new light, flattering and unflattering, on Mountbatten and the other central and tragic events of 1946-47 that ended what had been simultaneously an exercise in benign autocracy and an experiment in altruism."

Very Good.

[XIV] 722 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trade Paperback (9¼" x 6").

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The Goldfish Bowl: Married to the Prime Minister, 1955-1997 by Cherie Booth & Cate Haste

The Goldfish Bowl: Married to the Prime Minister, 1955-1997 by Cherie Booth & Cate Haste lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Chatto & Windus, 2004, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "When your husband (or wife, in Denis Thatcher's case) becomes Prime Minister and the doors of No. 10 Downing Street close behind you, every aspect of life is suddenly changed. This was what Cherie Booth discovered. Intrigued by the phenomenon, Cherie and social historian Gate Haste set out to find out about the experience of previous political generations since the 1950s. Were the consorts prepared for their role, or were they taken by surprise? What was the attitude of the press, and has it changed over the years? How did they develop strategies to live their own lives, and hold their own opinions? How far were they caught up in the great matters of their day?

Based on personal interviews, diaries and letters, and the accounts of surviving spouses, families, friends and colleagues, the story begins with three Conservatives, Clarissa Eden, Dorothy Macmillan and Elizabeth Home. Then comes a shift, with the Labour governments and the different backgrounds and attitudes of Mary Wilson and Audrey Callaghan, before the contrasting experiences of Denis Thatcher and Norma Major. Set against the flow of dramatic events on the world stage, from Suez to the Cold War, through the Thatcher years and their aftermath, this illuminating and intimate book explores the pressures of life in the 'goldfish bowl', and offers fascinating insight into the 'practical marriage' and the changing role of the leader's spouse."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper which is a little soiled. Leans. Book plate to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XIV] 321 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½" x 6¼".

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My Dear Alexias: Letters from Wellesley Tudor Pole to Rosamond Lehmann by Elizabeth Gaythorpe

My Dear Alexias: Letters from Wellesley Tudor Pole to Rosamond Lehmann by Elizabeth Gaythorpe lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Neville Spearman, 1979, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs;

From the cover: "The letters of Wellesley Tudor Pole, founder of the Big Ben Silent Minute, of the Chalice Well Trust, author of 'The Silent Road,' 'A Man Seen Afar,' 'Writing on the Ground' etc. , to Rosamond Lehmann, the well-known novelist.

Rosamond Lehmann writes: 'I was privileged to be his friend, confidante and collaborator during the last six years of his life. He wrote to me never less than twice a week. Apart from their liveliness, humour and affection, the letters reveal a wealth of teaching on deeply serious metaphysical and spiritual matters — sometimes startlingly unorthodox and, no doubt, controversial. I feel that the time has come to share with others what he entrusted to me of the truth and meaning of a portion of his earthly mission. 1 do this in fulfilment of a promise made to him before his death.

Who was the man known to his many friends as TP? I don't know: no one, presumably, will ever know, except for certain fellow-initiates and Elder Brothers. Obviously he was a Master: an incomparable Seer, infinitely adept in out-of-the-body travelling; also an ''ordinary man" with wide business interests, an Intelligence officer in World War I, lover of animals and of trees; a man with a practical interest in archaeological research and a surprising grasp of alchemy and ecology. He warned repeatedly of the threats of planetary pollution many years before this became the subject of general concern. In short, a man of formidable authority, as enigmatic as he was accessible.

In one letter he writes: I am only a visitor to this particular planet — not one of its regular denizens. And again: I come and go when commanded so to do… I am a modest and anonymous ambassador from elsewhere."

Introduction by: Rosamond Lehmann

Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Heavily faded at the spine of the dust wrapper and onto the panels. Leans. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Text complete, clean and tight.

Red boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 221 pages. 8¾" x 5¾".

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The Court of King Rolf: A Tribute to Rolf Harris by Mark Walker

The Court of King Rolf: A Tribute to Rolf Harris by Mark Walker lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Partridge, 2000, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Black & White Drawings;

From the cover: "The multi-talented Rolf Harris is one of the best-loved figures in show business. Artist, cartoonist, singer, musician, entertainer and television presenter, Rolf is everyone's favourite Australian.

Rolf has been at the top of his profession for as long as most of us can remember. His role as presenter of BBC's Animal Hospital series ensures that he remains enduringly popular; and he has become a student icon, performing regularly at universities and wowing the crowds at Glastonbury Festival.

Now, as he celebrates his seventieth birthday in the new millennium, a whole array of friends, colleagues and family come together in the Court of King Rolf to pay tribute to the man himself."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Yellow boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 201 pages. 9½" x 6¼".

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Fellwalking with Wainwright : 18 of the Author's Favourite Walks in Lakeland by Alfred Wainwright

Fellwalking with Wainwright : 18 of the Author's Favourite Walks in Lakeland by Alfred Wainwright lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Michael Joseph, 1984, Hardback in dust wrapper.

2nd impression. [First Edition: August, 1984] Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs; Black & White Drawings; Maps;

From the cover: "This is a signature very familiar to thousands of people who walk in the high places of the Lake District. It appears in each one of the seven remarkable 'Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells' that have become indispensable pocket companions of all Lakeland fellwalkers.

In this beautiful book, while maintaining that every walk in the Lake District is a personal favourite, Wainwright has selected eighteen fellwalks diat give him special pleasure. They have been described afresh for this book — one of the few Wainwright titles to have a set text instead of being reproduced from negatives taken from his original manuscripts.

Wainwright's evocative descriptions and pithy asides are superbly matched by the wonderful photographs by Deny Brabbs, famous for his illustrations in James Herriot's Yorkshire. This is a book for everyone to enjoy — it is a unique portrait of England's most beautiful mountain scenery for those who love the English countryside in all its moods, a wonderful memento for those who have 'retired' from fellwalking or who live too far away and will treasure the memories invoked by this book, and the many fortunate people who still have the excitement of the high places before them."

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper.

Blue boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 221 pages. 9¾" x 8½".

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Chess by C. H. O'D. Alexander

Chess by C. H. O'D. Alexander lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1961, Hardback in dust wrapper.

4th edition, 1st printing, [First Published: 1937] Illustrated by way of: Black and White Photographs; Diagrams;

From the cover: "WRITTEN by one of Britain's leading chess masters, this book has been described as the best elementary treatise on the game in the language.

Intended primarily for beginners and weak players, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date. The section on illustrative games has been enriched by some notable recent contests."

Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier fading to the spine and a circular mark to the upper panel. Top edge of the text block spottted. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Pages lightly age-tanned.

Red boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [IX] 198 pages. Index. 7½" x 5".

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