Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1951. First Penguin Books Edition. Paperback. No. 800 Growing up in a mining community in rural South Wales, Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons - at the kitchen table, at Chapel and around the pit-head. Looking back on the hardships of his early life, where..... More
London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Heavy item, please note additional handling charge. Delia is renowned for her tried-and-tested, foolproof recipes. The Complete Cookery Course is the book that has taken pride of place in kitchens for over 30 years. It's a cookbook that you will return to again..... More
New York: Spark Publishing, 2003. Trade Paperback. The Merchant of Venice is the story of a Jewish moneylender who demands that an antisemitic Christian offer “a pound of flesh” as collateral against a loan. First performed in 1598, Shakespeare’s study of religious difference remains controversial. Read The Merchant of Venice..... More
Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1987. Reissue. Trade Paperback. When 'Bengal Civilian' visited Penang, Singapore and Java in 1852 his tracks had already been well beaten by European explorers, adventurers, colonizers and traders. 'Bengal Civilian' travelled for no other purposes than to recuperate from illness and he must therefore have been..... More
London: Abacus, 1994. Reprint. Trade Paperback. With an introduction by Philip Mason The Raj was, for two hundred years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and undoubted exploitation, it developed over the centuries into what has been called 'benign autocracy' - the government..... More
London: Souvenier Press, 1999. Sally J. Bensusen (illustrations). Trade Paperback. "Despite the efforts of many earnest and life-affirming people to persuade me that the vampire bat is our friend and that Native Americans enjoyed true harmony with Brother Wolf, I have never quite overcome the gut feeling that fear of..... More
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1987. Ninth Printing. Trade Paperback. In this engaging autobiography, India's greatest ornithologist Salim Ali (1896-1987) recounts his exciting experiences in the outdoors and chronicles his unusual love of birds. Eighty-seven at the time of writing and an internationally renowned figure, he vividly describes expeditions to..... More
London: Profile Books, 2020. Bill Bragg (illustration). First Printing. Trade Paperback. More from everyone's favourite misanthropic antiquarian bookseller. 'Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?' Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more..... More
London: Profile Books, 2017. Jon McNaught (illustration). Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 'Warm, witty and laugh-out-loud funny, this gently meandering tale of British eccentricity will stay long in the memory.' - The Daily Mail Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over..... More
London: Penguin Books, 1995. First Printing. Trade Paperback. In 1979 Asher read a book "Arabian Sands" by Thesiger which had an impact on him and turned him into desert explorer. He later said he had Thesiger to thank for the most valuable experience of his life. His wonder, admiration and..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012. First Edition (stated), First Printing. Hardcover. Pictures in a minute! In the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, Polaroid was the hottest technology company on Earth. They were an innovation machine that cranked out one irresistible product after another. It was even the company after which..... More
London: Short Books, 2010. First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. With its humour and poetry, every page fizzing with infectious enthusiasm, My Natural History cannot fail to delight and enthrall any lover of the wild world. The animal kingdom came to my rescue. It always has done. I suspect it..... More
London: John Murray, 1980. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist..... More
London: Short Books, 2011. Trade Paperback. Learning birdsong is not just a way to become a better bird-spotter. It is tuning in: a way of hearing the soundtrack of the planet earth… Why do birds sing? What are they trying to say? Birdsong is not just about natural..... More
New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1996. Christopher Hampton (tr.). Acting Edition. Paperback. Serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. Yvan attempts, unsuccessfully, to placate..... More
New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 2011. Acting Edition for Theater Productions. Paperback. 'There is only one thing I fear in life, my friend... One day the black will swallow the red.' Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of..... More
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2017. Cristobal Palma (photographs). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Oversized, heavy item: please note additional handling charge. Internationally acclaimed star chef Rodolfo Guzmán of Boragó introduces the exciting world of high-end Chilean gastronomy. "It isn't every day that a restaurant knocks your socks off, but Boragó..... More
Kempen: teNeues Publishing Group, 2015. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. As the song says, "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere!" Everyone Loves New York is a joyful and whimsical ode to one of the most dynamic metropolises in the world, New York City, showcasing an array of..... More
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2016. Jimena Agois, Ernesto Benavides (photographs). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Signed. The extraordinary cuisine of Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez, one of the most admired emerging talents in the culinary world This exquisite monograph from acclaimed Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez follows the innovative and exciting tasting..... More
London: Humpty Dumpty Publishing, 2012. Laura Hyde (illustrations). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. 1. Quest of The Head 2. The Girl with Liquid Eyes 3. Chester the Oyster 4. The Man with the Stolen Heart Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith is a London-based writer, represented by Casarotto Ramsay. Her compelling work is..... More
Hong Kong: Pacific Century Publishers/Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, 2007. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Oversized, heavy item; please note additional handling cost. More
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981. Richard Neal (book design). First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Translated with an Introduction by Giovanni Gullace Benedetto Croce KOCI, COSML (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including..... More
London: The Folio Society, 1986. Peter Reddick (wood engravings). Reprint. Hardcover. One of Thomas Hardy’s most powerful works, The Return of the Native centers famously on Egdon Heath, the wild, haunted Wessex moor that D. H. Lawrence called "the real stuff of tragedy." The heath’s changing face mirrors the fortunes..... More
London: The Folio Society, 1990. Hardcover. Until Maria Perry began her exploration of Elizabeth's papers, this vivid raw material had only been partially studied. From it, a fresh portrait of Elizabeth emerges, one which is often more cohesive and less baffling than some offered by her biographers. The dangers and..... More
London: Vintage Books, 2008. First Printing. Trade Paperback. As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai..... More
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