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Geoffrey Moss
£32.00

Standing Up to Hitler

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After "Munich," the author travelled through Eastern Europe witnessing early struggles to resist the German invasion. 

Marie Luise Gothein
£55.00

A History of Garden Art (Two Volumes)

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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of the art of gardening, "from the earliest times to the present day."

Charles Darwin
£320.00

The Journal of a Voyage in H.M.S. Beagle

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A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

Edward Ray
£24.00

Golf Clubs and How to Use Them

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A practical descriptive guide, in a charming little "ladybird" sized book.

Robert Harris
£30.00

Sixty Years of Golf

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An illustrated history of golf from the late 19th century to the mid 20th, written by a former Scots international player. Scarce volume.

Nevin H. Gibson
£20.00

A Pictorial History of Golf

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A lavishly illustrated history of over 400 years of golf.

Joyce and Roger Wethered, Bernard Darwin et al.
£32.00

The Game of Golf ( The Lonsdale Library Volume IX)

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A practical guide to golf, with chapters on stroke play, match and medal play, green-keeping and more.

Tom Ryder
£20.00

On the Box Seat: A Manual of Driving

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A practical guide to driving light horses as practiced around the world.

Duke of Beaufort
£15.00

Driving

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A detailed period guide to carriage driving of all types.

E.D Cuming
£18.00

Coaching Days & Ways

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Lively tales of the heyday of fast mail coaches, before the advance of the railways.

Gordon Phillips
£18.00

A Century of Springs: A Record of William E. Cary Ltd. 1848-1948

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Published on the Centenary, a history of the family business as they moved with the times manufacturing springs and other fabricated parts for horse drawn carriages and then motor vehicles.

Gilbert Seldes
£25.00

The Great Audience

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An interesting analysis of the effects of broadcast media - movies, radio and tv - from the perspective of 1950. 

S. Reynolds Hole
£25.00

Our Gardens

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One of the "Haddon Hall Library" series. A charming guide to gardening,  with practical advice mingled with history and poetry,

H.F. Macmillan
£25.00

Tropical Planting and Gardening, With special Reference to Ceylon

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A highly detailed guide to gardening and cultivation in tropical regions, and the uses of plants.

Walter P. Wright
£35.00

Alpine Flowers and Rock Gardens

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A practical guide to gardening with Alpine plants, magnificently Illustrated throughout with brightly tinted plates.

Roger Manvell, Executive Editor
£30.00

The Penguin Film Review 1946-1949 (Two Volumes)

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A collection of the original nine volumes with an introduction and index by Roger Manvell.

Audrey Scott
£15.00

I Was a Hollywood Stunt Girl

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The fascinating autobiography of Audrey Scott, whose career as a daring and skilful stunt performer ran from the silent-screen era until the late 1950's.

Graham Greene, Edited by John Russell Taylor
£20.00

The Pleasure Dome: The Collected Film Criticism 1935-40

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A collection of the extensive film criticism published by the celebrated author, mostly for The Spectator, with his own introduction. From The Bride of Frankenstein to The Wizard of Oz.

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