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Oscar Jennings
£150.00

Early Woodcut Initials

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Introduction followed by chapters on printing and then the various cities and European regions which gave rise to different designs. A valuable historical resource.

T.D. Kendrick
£22.00

Late Saxon and Viking Art

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A companion volume to, and continuation of, the authors previous work, Anglo-Saxon Art to A.D. 900. Extensively illustrated.

Peter Howard
£20.00

Landscapes: The Artists' Vision

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A detailed study of how artists have looked at the British landscape, from the mid 18th century to the 1980's, showing with the aid of graphs how perceptions have changed over time.

Montague Weekley
£25.00

Thomas Bewick

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A biography of the renowned Naturalist-Illustrator, published on the bicentenary of his birth.

Rev. M. Pilkington
£75.00

Dictionary of Painters: From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period

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A comprehensive dictionary of Painters, with a paragraph on each giving a brief biography and overview of their work. 

J. Albin
£90.00

History of the Isle of Wight

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A wide ranging history of the Isle of Wight, which claimed on publication to be in every way superior to any earlier work.

Sotheby's, Ian Fleming, Frank Davis et al.
£60.00

The Ivory Hammer: The Year at Sotheby's, 219th Season 1962 - 1963

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A beautifully illustrated year at Sotheby's, with articles on the principal sales that took place by various experts. Begins with an entertaining James Bond short story by Ian Fleming, "The Property of a Lady."

Edward Drury
£10.00

The Greater Grimsby Story, Book 3 - 1940 to 1990

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The third in the series, a well illustrated local history of the Humberside port and surrounding areas.

Malcolm Smith
£20.00

Blitz on Grimsby

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A work of local history describing in detail bombing raids on the Humberside port of Grimsby.

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. 

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.

Niblick (Charles Stedman Hanks)
£35.00

Hints to Golfers

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A technical and scientific guide to golf, but with a light hearted touch, which was very popular in its day.

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.

John Behrend
£20.00

John Ball of Hoylake

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A biography of the British golfer, who won nine major championships from the late 1800's to the early 1900's.

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