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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

BACKGAMMON UP TO DATE

Early guide to playing backgammon, featuring a thumb index and 27 diagrams - an ideal reference for novice or expert. 8vo. 53pp. Dust-wrapper. Covers lightly rubbed. Good condition. Scarce.

£80.00

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

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

A classic early Victorian guide to the game of chess, exemplified in games actually played by the greatest masters and illustrated by numerous diagrams of original and remarkable positions. 8vo. 517pp.

£48.00

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

THE DEVIL'S HAPPINESS

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

£20.00

DOMINOES AND SOLITAIRE

Victorian illustrated guide to playing dominoes and solitaire from 'The Club Series', with rules, variations and tactics. 8vo. 56pp. Illustrated boards. Covers lightly rubbed. Ageing to pages. Good condition. 

£20.00

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

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 REVERSI - ALSO FANORONA, INVASION, HALMA

Illustrated guide to the Victorian board games listed in the title, including explanations, rules, problems and suggestions to players. 8vo. 76pp. Illustrated boards with leather spine. Covers lightly

£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

HOW AND WHAT TO DANCE

Classic Edwardian ballroom dancing guide, with illustrated instructions for waltz, polka, quadrille and many other popular dances of the day. 8vo. 116pp. Original illustrated boards. First owner's name

£50.00

LED ZEPPELIN EARL'S COURT '75 - OFFICIAL PROGRAMME & TICKET

The official programme from Led Zeppelin's concert at Earl's Court London on 23 May 1975, featuring the story of the band and profiles of each member, illustrated in colour throughout including centrefold

£60.00

LIFE AND TIMES AT THE ROVERS RETURN

4to. 160 pages. Paperback first edition. Dedicated and signed on half title page by Julie Goodyear MBE. Very good condition.

£15.00

LOBBY CARDS, THE CLASSIC FILMS, THE MICHAEL HAWKS COLLECTION

4to. 176 pages. First edition. Dust wrapper, lightly rubbed with a couple of closed tears. Good.

£9.00

MEMBERS ONLY

The England spin-bowler's wife turns her pen to political insights based on her experiences of snooping around Westminster during the late-Thatcher period. 8vo. 229pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

£5.00

MORE DREAM ROADS

Poetry collection. 8vo. 71pp. Dust-wrapper, a little faded. Very good condition.

£9.00

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