Gater, Sir George / Godfrey, Walter H. (Editors).

London County Council. Survey of London. The Village of Highgate. Vol. XVII: The Parish of St. Pancras, Part 1.

First Edition. One of 700 copies printed. London, London County Council, 1936. xix, 170 pages (text), 119 Plates in B^W. Original grey cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Stained and faded (see images). Internally mildly foxed and dust dulled. Otherwise clean and without annotations.

Anon.

The Hospital Guide 1937. A Directory and Handbook of the Hospitals of London.

Third Edition, 1937. London, The Hospital Saving Association, 1937. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 168 pages, ix – xvi. Advertising to the front and rear of the book is printed on green paper. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. ‘Dettol’ Ad on rear board. Good condition. Covers worn and age darkened. Small material losses to top of spine and top left corner of front board (see image). Internally very good, bright and clean.

Watson, William J. (Editor).

Scottish Verse from the Book of the Dean of Lismore.

First Edition. Edinburgh, Published by Oliver & Boyd for the Scottish Gaelic Text Society, 1937. 22 x 14 cm. xl, 355 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and Tail Edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous onwer on front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Hillson, Norman.

I speak of Germany. A Plea for Anglo-German Friendship.

First Edition. London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1937. C. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 301 pages. Complete with eight Plates, as listed. Original red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris and 1942 inscription on front paste down. Internally clean. A nice copy of the scarce first edition.

Scott, Peter.

Wild Chorus. Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott.

Limited Signed Edition. No. 22 / 1250. London, Country Life Limited, 1938. 32 x 25 cm. xi, 116 pages (6). Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge deckle. Decorated end papers. Slipcase. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and fraying, mild foxing and has long closed tear on back board. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. Signed and numbered by Peter Scott.

Anon.

The Nursing Mirror and Midwives’ Journal. Golden Jubilee Number. Commemorating Fifty Years of Service to Nursing. 1888 – 1938.

First Edition. Vol. LXVIII, No. 1753. London, The Nursing Mirror, 1938. 26 x 19 cm. xlii (Ads), Pages numbered 131 to 182, Pages numbered xliii – lxii. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original paper warppers. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little age darkened throughout, but otherwise clean.

Various Authors.

Nursing Illustrated. 53 Issues of ‘Nursing Illustrated’ published between Jan 1939 and Jan 1941.

London, Hulton Press, Ltd., 1939 – 1941. 29.5 x 21.5 cm. Original light blue paper wrappers. Stapled. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping; some dust dulling. Overall clean.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

Goodwin, Rutherford. [Marshall, George C. / Pound, Dudley / Portal, Charles F.A. / Somerville, James F. / Wavell, Archibald P. / Hastings, L. Ismay et al].

A Brief & True Report Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia. [Signed by George Marshall and British Chiefs of Staff in 1943]. Being an Account of the most important Occurrences in that Place from its first Beginning to the present Time.

A third Edition revis’d & enlarged by the Author. Williamsburg, Printed for Colonial Williamsburg by August Dietz, 1940. 20 x 12 cm. xii, 406 pages. With a frontispiece, two foldout maps and other illustrations. Brown calf with gilt line decorations. Label with gilt title on spine. Speckled edges. Good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Material losses to spine and spine label. Abrasion to boards. Edges dust dulled. Internally slightly age darkened, otherwise in very good condition. Initials A.F.B. and 13 signatures on front end papers. Placed and dated (Williamsburg, Virginia 5/16/43). Text block bright and clean.

Childe, V. Gordon.

Prehistoric Communities of the British Isles.

First Edition. London, W.& R. Chambers, 1940. 23 x 16 cm. xiv, 274 pages, followed by 16 Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Ex Library with the usual library stickers and stamps. Internally clean. A very good reading copy.