Search Results: Titles starting with E from BookMangos

Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1966. First edition. Very Good. Edith Nesbit was born on August 15, 1858 and this book chronicles her parentage and early life, her childhood in France, the Victorian and Edwardian eras, through to her death in 1924. The author has revised her 1933 biography and added new material. Cream cloth boards with writing to spine and green and red embossed patterns to front cover. Some marks and a little dirty. Shelf wear and some bumping. Clean pages, binding a little loose. AB55

London: The English University Press, 1965. Third printing. Very Good/fair. This is an ideal introduction to the principles of Economics because it simplifies what, what to the common man is a difficult and dull subject. A most readable book. User marks;not clipped;chipping to dj front edge;curling to edges dj;not clipped. First Edition AB32

London: Little, Brown & Co., 1995. First printing. Near Fine/very good. Over half a century after her movie d�but at te age of ten, Elizabeth Taylor is the only star from Hollywood""s Golden Age who continues to hit the headlines. clipping tp dj on spine;cloth cover First Edition AB31

London: BCA (Dorling Kindersley), 1992. Reprint. New. The upsurge of gardening as a leisure activity during the last two or three decades has been very marked and, as interest has increased and garden centres have burgeoned. This Encyclopedia has been designed to provide, in a clear way, practical way, advice on how to cultivate, maintain,and increase any group of flower, fruit or vegetable. excellent condition;tight AB37

London: Hamlyn, 1993. First English language edition. Very Good/good. This fascinating encyclopeadia offers a comprehensive history of the development of the edged weapons and firearms in Europe up to the end of the 19th century. There is a brief but useful survey of prehistoric and early weapons from the first copper daggers and axes of the third millennium BC to the swords and lances of the Greek hoplite and the Roman Centurion. However, the main emphasis of the book is on the 15th and 19th centuries; illustrated with over 400 full colour and black-and-white photographs and detailed line drawings, this volume will provide a rich source of reference material for collectors everywhere. Blue boards with writing to spine and front cover. Some bumping and fading.Nice clean pages and tight binding. Owner imprint on first page. Dj some shelf wear and creasing.Heavy book so p&p to be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB55

London: BCA, 1995. First edition. Near Fine. In the most generally accepted sense, herbs are plants valued for their medicinal or aromatic qualities and are often grown for their unique properties. This Encyclopedia has quality, scope and depth of information to allow the reader to develop a keen interest in both the history and traditions of herb gardening. minor stain to front cover;tight;clean AB37

London: Granada Publishing, 1979. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. The most comprehensive book, most authoritative reference book on science fiction. Covering all aspects of science fiction it includes entries on of over 1000 authors, comic strips,illustrators, sections on sf in twelve different areas of the world, television programmes and terminology. bumping to dj,tight;small tear to plastic cover First Edition AB39

London: Headline Book Publishing plc, 1992. First printing. Very Good/very good. For this volume, the authors, true-crime experts, have assembled the most comprehensive international collection of profiles of serial killers ever published. From these, fascinating patterns of behaviour of the so-called 'random' killers do emerge. This encyclopedia provides a complete historical overview of the sinister and, according to the statistics, increasingly prevalent element of modern criminal behaviour - serial murder. Black boards with writing to spine. Owner imprint on first page. Dj some minor shelf wear. Nice clean pages and tight binding. First Edition AB55

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd, 1985. Fourth edition. Near Fine/near fine. A scholarly and entertaining account of the works published for children during a period of three centuries. clipped;tight;black/white;coloured plates;mylar cover First Edition AB42

England: Harpur and Sons, 1963. Fine/fine. A bibliography of books on the circus. clipped;clean;tight;mylar jacket First Edition AB42

London: Ward Lock & Co. Ltd, 1967. First printing. Very Good/good. Glass design in this country seems to be moving in a new phase, with English designers attempting to break away from the influence of tradition and foreign designs. This collection of essays and photographs review English Glass, starting with the earliest glass production and continues to the present day, devoting most of its space to English Glass since the time of Verzelini; with 150 photographs and long captions; contributions by E.M. Elville and Euan Ross. Black boards with writing to spine. Some bumping and shelfwear. Dj chipped along the top back and front. Not price clipped. Nice tight binding and clean pages. First Edition AB55

London: B T Batsford, 1943. Second edition. Very Good/very good. The night resort was an integral part of a Brave Old World not intended for nincompoops and weaklings. Its authentic and witty, beautifully illustrated. Blue boards with writing to spine. Some bumping to corners and a few marks. pages clean and tight but some foxing to the foreedge.Dj mylar covered, minor bumping and shelf wear. Not price clipped. First Edition AB57

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. First printing. Very Good/very good. Written by an enthusiastic collector of antique clocks who has earned his living largely by buying, restoring, repairing and selling them, this is a survey of 250 years of English domestic clockmaking intended primarily for the small collector and the non-specialist antique dealer. Mustard boards with writing to spine. Some bumping to top and bottom of spine. Dj mylar covered, minor shelf wear. Not price clipped. Clean pages and tight binding. Heavy book so p&p to be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB53

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961. Second edition. Fine/good +. The central theme of this History of England is the development of the English community and of the land which it inhabits. The story is brought down to the outbreak of the Second World War. Grey cloth boards with writing to spine and cover in blue. Dj mylar covered. Some staining to dj and tear to top left corner front and back. Nice tight binding and clean pages. Some minor shelf wear. First Edition AB51

London: A Countryside Publication, 1987. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. A stroll along the tranquil banks of the River Hodder from its source above Stocks Reservoir to it's junction with the Ribble, following paths into such charming villages as Chipping and Cow Ark and climbs high into the Trough of Bowland. clean;chipping to back cover AB37

London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1968. First printing. Fine. Exploring the world we inhabit by shapes, numbers and measurements. clean;school stamp AB37

London: Arthur Barker Ltd, 1968. Very Good/very good. An exciting series of books that chronicles the romance and history of mans conquest of the skies from the ancient legend of Icarus to the modern frontiers of space. Blue boards with writing to spine. Some bumping,Heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. tight binding and clean pages. Dj mylar covered, some rubbing and shelf wear. Not price clipped. First Edition AB65

London: a and c black, 1930. Fourth edition. Very Good. The main thesis of this book is his insistence on the derivation of Atomism from Eleaticisim in accordance with the express statements of Aristotle and Theophrastos. Blue borads with writing to spine. Some bumping to corners. Cover has some marks back and front. Hand cut pages, some foxing, nice tight binding. A slightly heavier book so post and packing to be adjusted. From the library of Lord Scamman. AB58

London: Longman, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. the cult of st. sigismund of burgundy,the control of kent in the 9th century,women, wills and wealth in southern italy,the emergence of post carolingian kingdoms. Minor shelf wear AB28

London: Longman, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. ethnic terminology in burgundian laws,serfdom in carolingian period,octonian intellectual culture in 10th century. Minor shelf wear. AB28