THE BILLIE HOLIDAY CIRCLE


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£12.50    PICTUREGOER FILM ANNUAL 1960-61.
             Odhams hardback with untorn dust jacket.  Very nice
             condition except one 4"x4" excision page 89/90 

£ 2.50    DIANA FOR GIRLS 1984  D.C.Thomson hardback.  
             Scuff at bottom of spine, otherwise as new    

£15.00    MODERN BALLROOM DANCING by Victor Silvester. 
              First edition.  With lightly damaged dust jacket.
              Complete with all illustrations etc.    

£ 5.00    A SMATTERING OF IGNORANCE by Oscar Levant. 
             First edition, Garden City 1942.  Sadly this book has 
             not been well cared for during its life but does come 
             complete with tatty dust jacket. Much autobiographical 
             detail.   Your chance to own an extremely rare book 
             at a most reasonable price.  
                                                                            
£ 9.50    MISTINGUETT by Mistinguett. First English edition, 
             Elek Books 1954.  Same as last, very rare but not 
             looked after.   Complete with all photos. and tatty
             dust jacket.   Another rare bookat a fair price.                                                          

£ 5.00    THE PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1937 
             (Howard Baker 1970 reprint)  
             Hardback, dust jacket, fine condition                                                                           

£25.00    PLAYGOER & SOCIETY ILLUSTRATED 
             Bound copies of vol.5/nos 25 to 30.  1911.   Hardback,
             complete with all coloured plates in perfect condition.

£ 7.50    CHICHESTER - SOUVENIR BROCHURE 
             GIPSY MOTH IV EXHIBITION - POOL OF LONDON.   
             Published Times Newspapers 1967. As new.
                   
£ 7.50    THE MAGNET - An exact facsimile of the first issue 
             (Feb/1908)  published 1965.     Rusting at staples.                                                                                                        

£10.50   CALENDAR GIRLS by Michael Colmer. Covers 60 years.
             1976  First printing, softback, clean, complete. 

£ 2.50    ARIEL by AndreMaurois.   Published Penguin.  
             Yes! I know, the first Penguin every published (July 1935)
             unfortunately this is a ninth impression dated September 1940 
             in used condition.    Comes with two special Penguin 50th 
             anniversary book lists 29th August to 5th September 1985
              and 21st Nov.to 5th December 1985 plus those for June 74,
              August 74 and Sept/Dec 1972.                                  

£ 1.50    SOUVENIR GUIDE TO PETTICOAT LANE 
             800 Years History  by Jo Adam Joseph.
             Slim A4 paperback published by the 
             Petticoat Lane Preservation Company, 
             undated early 1970s. In used, clean condition                                                                

£ 7.50    ROADCRAFT-THE POLICE DRIVERS' MANUAL 
             Official Home Office issue published HMSO 1960.
             Softback, used but very clean                 

£12.50   CARD TRICKS by L Widdop  Published C Arthur Pearson. 
             Hardback 1914. BROKEN SPINE otherwise clean and 
             good for age                                                                                                                 

£ 4.50    LOUVRE MUSEUM - A General Guide.
             Published L'Indispensable,  Paris. 
             Second impression 1973, softback, as new   
                                                  
£ 7.50    PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE MOTOR MUSEUMS 
             AT BEAULIEU, BRIGHTON AND MEASHAM. 
             Published Harvey Barton, softback first edition 
             1963 in fine condition       

£15.00   FOCH: MAN OF ORLEANS biography by B H Liddell Hart 
            (in two volumes).  VERY RARE PENQUIN PAPERBACKS
             PUBLISHED 1937.  Volume 2 still with dust jacket- damaged.
             Both books in used condition, but marvellous for 60 years    

£ 2.50    THE GUIDE HANDBOOK  Published Girl Guide Association. 
             Softback first edition 1968.   Used, but nice condition.
             Previous owner's name and address in ink on flyleaf       

£12.50   CRICKET MY WORLD  by Walter 'Wally' Hammond  
             Published Stanley Paul.    First edition 1948, hardback, 
             no dust jacket.    Used but in very nice, clean condition, 
             complete with all photos.
             Flyleaf has owner's initials and date (1948)            

£10.00   DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1954 
             Published Stanley Paul 1953.   Hardback, no dust jacket. 
             Cover has some staining, otherwise book is in fine, 
             clean condition, complete with all photographs                                             

£10.00   DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1955 
             Published Stanley Paul 1954    Hardback, no dust jacket.
             Cover has some staining, otherwise book is in fine, 
             clean condition, complete with all photographs                                       
                                                                                   
£           THE SECOND WORLD WAR - A STANDARD HISTORY 
             Published by the Amalgamated Press.   Hardback,
             undated, fine condition.   Vol.1 containing pages 1 to 520.   
                                                                                                                                                     £           THE SECOND WORLD WAR - A STANDARD HISTORY  
             Published by the Amalgamated Press.   Hardback,
             undated, fine condition.  Vol.2 containing pages 521 to 1080
 
£           THE SECOND WORLD WAR - A STANDARD HISTORY 
             Published by the Amalgamated Press.   Hardback,
             undated, fine condition. Vol.3 containing pages 1081 to 1636

£ 0.50    THE SECOND WORLD WAR Vol.IV (THE HINGE OF FATE)
             by Winston Churchill.  Published Cassell 1951.  
             Hardback, no dust jacket, first edition, 
             but sadly in poor condition                 

£ 2.50    WAR MEMOIRS OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Vol.1
             Published Odhams 1938.  Hardback, used condition. 
             Spine split at front cover                                   

£ 7.50    WAR MEMOIRS OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Vol.2
             Published Odhams 1938.  Hardback, nice clean
             condition                                          

£ 9.50    AIR NAVIGATION THEORY AND PRACTICE 
             by E.Brook Williams & W.J.V. Branch.
             Published Pitman. 1959 hardback reprint.
             Complete with all diagrams and photographs. 
             Damaged dust jacket, stuck (not glued) to spine,
             otherwise nice clean copy                     

£ 5.00    THE CHESS-PLAYERS HANDBOOK
              by Howard Staunton  Published Bell.  Hardback 1874. 
              Very rare book, but in poor condition                

£ 7.50    THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - First revised edition by 
             Gurney &  Apple.  Published Crown, New York, 1981.    As new.             
             Hardback with dust jacket.   Includes 440 photographs.  

£ 2.50    THE TOWER OF LONDON OFFICIAL GUIDE 
             Published HMSO Softback 1971 reprint. 
             Nice clean condition, complete.                  

£ 2.50    THE BRITISH MUSEUM OFFICIAL GUIDE 
             Published by  the Trustees of BM.
             Revised 1972 softback. Fine condition, with map  

£ 2.50    IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM HANDBOOK 
             Published HMSO.  Softback 1974 reprint, as new                                                                             

£ 2.50    THE TOWER OF LONDON published HMSO 1967.
             Softback, fine condition with all photographs and
             maps                                                   

£ 1.00    A GUIDE TO RUSHEN ABBEY 
             Published Isle of Man Examiner, Douglas.  
             Revised sixth edition softback (1974?)     

£ 1.50    CASTLE RUSHEN OFFICIAL GUIDE
             by the custodians Norman & Margaret Gale. 
             Undated softback (1960s).  As new       
                  
£ 1.50    OFFICIAL GUIDE-PEEL CASTLE 
             Published Norris Modern Press, Douglas, Isle of Man. 
             Undated (1970?)  As new                           

£ 3.00    A GUIDE TO THE ISLE OF MAN published Lexicon,
             Douglas, Isle of Man.  Undated softback(1970?).  As new 

£ 7.50    THE STORY OF THE ISLE OF MAN Vol.1 by C.W.Airne. 
             Published Airne, Liverpool.  Up to 1406.
             Softback 1949.   As new.     Rare book     

£ 3.50    THE STORY OF THE ISLE OF MAN Vol.2 by C.W.Airne. 
             Published Airne, Liverpool.  1406 onwards. 
             Softback 1964. Water stain at bottom of pages. Rare book 

£ 9.50    A HISTORY OF CABRA & PHIBSBOROUGH (DUBLIN)
             by Bernard Neary.   Published Lenhar, Dublin. 
             Softback, second edition 1984.
             Front cover has corner crease, otherwise as new. RARE 

£ 5.00    MOORE STREET: A REPORT 
             Published School of Architecture, University College, Dublin. 
             First edition paperback 1974.  
             Very rare privately produced 36 page report, new condition 

£ 5.00    THE BRITISH EMPIRE UNIVERSITIES MODERN 
             ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY. 
             Syndicate Publishing leatherette hardback 1920. 
             Has copy of King George V victory message 
             sellotaped to inside flyleaf.  Includes 'Reference Library'.
             Used condition, clean, complete with all diagrams, plates                                        

£25.00   BRITISH CENTRAL ELECTRICAL Co.
            ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES CATALOGUE.   
            Hardback issued to celebrate their jubliee 1908/58.
            Full of illustrations of all types of electrical items 
            of the 1950s.     In beautiful condition             

£50.00   NEWNES' TELEVISION TODAYVol.1 & Vol.2 in one book. 
            Published George Newnes, undated (1935) 
            Hardback in used condition, complete with all diagrams and 
            photographs. Ex.library copy.
            An extremely rare book                             

      

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