2011, ISBN: 9780199747528

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and cre… Altro …

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean and unblemished,publisher's original,plain dark green cloth bdswith bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate green+white scenic photographic illustrated eps.Qrto,12-285pp [paginated] includes prelude,12 chapters,profuse b/w aerial and scenic photographs,b/w maps+b/w diagrams (20 - majority by author) - all throughout the text and the book,16pp glossy,colour scenic photographs, in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7 and pp224/5 respectively,appendices(2),an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,contents/diagrams/colour plates lists/tables,and 2pp blanks to rear.Photographs taken by the author,Richard Muir. Few people could stand amongst the relics of a lost village and not be moved by a sense of history,melancholyand curiosity.Once regarded as rarities,it is now realised that lost villages are a characteristic feature of the British countryside. In this beautifully illustrated book,Richard Muir describes first the deserted prehistoric and Dark Ages hamlets and farmsteads,then the medieval village and its communal lifestyle.He follows this with chapters covering the different forms of medieval desertion: the horrors of the Black Death,the land clearances by the rich sheep barons and later by the Highland chiefs,and the villages removed by greedy landowners in search of stately homes and parks. Finally,Richard Muir describes the villages lost to the march of industrial progress,like the abandoned mining villages of north-east England. The searcher should not expect to find romantic,ivy-hung ruins at the typical lost village site for while dwellings crumbled and the church decayed,turf often spread like scar-tissue to seal a deserted site.At thousands of different locations,the clues which could tell the tale of the prehistoric or medieval peasant,Highland crofter or Irish feudal villager lie entombed. Apart from being an absorbing study of the lost village sites of Britain,Dr Muir's new book introduces the reader to an enormously important and beleaguered facet of the British landscape.Using contemporary sources,his own research and photographs,he brings many of these sites alive again. No one can fail to be absorbed by this fascinating book yet be concerned about our future inheritance. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1982., UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn.[British edn of the US Astounding SCIENCE FICTION sci-fi digest.] GOOD+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,clean,colour pictorial artwork by VAN DONGEN, illustrated front cover and priced 1/9,with blue,red+white lettering with white lettering to black spine; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners (both front corners with creases and a crease the whole height to the body of the cover,rear top corner creased). British adverts to insides of both covers.Rear cover with slight rust spot from staple.Some inevitable but minimal creasing to the spine/backstrip and it's gutter's edges of both covers with some slight buckling/wrinkling too.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely rubbed with it's vertical edges also lightly rubbed,and with reading creases - but no cracking,i.e. pages completely glued to spine and in situ without any loose/ detached pages.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned; contents tight,clean with page-edge toning,solid and sound.Book has obviously been carefully read and is without any intentional reading dog-ear corner creases but has some accidental dog-ear creasing to some pages' corners,e.g. a small corner crease to top corner of title page and top corner of pp67/8 too. UK,slim 8vo,large Digest,1st edn,2-128pp [paginated] includes an editorial+Readers' Departments 4 other articles,2 novelettes by Algis Budrys and Randall Garrett & Robert Silverberg,a short story by John Hunton,an article,serial {Pt 1 of 3 - see my book IDs' rja674017 and rja674117 for Pts 2+3.) 'THE NAKED SUN' by Isaac Asimov,and b/w illus by Freas and van Dongen throughout the text and the magazine/digest.Other miscellaneous titles from this series also available - please search my SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogue. John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8,1910 to July 11,1971) was an American sci-fi writer and sci-fi digest/magazine editor.As editor of 'Astounding Science Fiction' (later called 'Analog Science Fiction and Fact') from late 1937 until his death,he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Street & Smith issues began as 'Astounding Stories',and changed to Astounding Science-Fiction in March 1938.The hyphen disappeared in November 1946,and the title then remained unchanged until 1960,when the 'Analog Science Fact & Fiction' was phased in between February and October.In April 1965 this was reversed to 'Analog Science Fiction & Fact' and it has remained unchanged since then,though it has undergone several stylistic and orthographic variations. Publishers Street & Smith was acquired by Samuel Newhouse, the owner of Condé Nast,in August 1959,and merged into Condé Nast at the end of 1961.Campbell finally achieved his goal of getting rid of the word 'Astounding' in the magazine's title,changing it to Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction. The British edition by this publisher,ran from August 1939 until August 1963,initially in pulp format,switching to digest from November,1953.The pulp issues began at 96pp,then dropped to 80pp with the March,1940 issue,and to 64pp in December that year.All the digest issues were 128 pages long.The price was 9d until October,1953; thereafter it was 1/6d until February 1961, and 2/6d until the end of the run.The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues,most stories coming from a single U.S. number,and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine.The covers were usually repainted from the American originals. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.ATLAS PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING CO. LTD.,1957., UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,monochrome subject's portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white,white with gilt-edging and yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of both dw/dj+boards minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,and the majority of the light creasing is to the top edges of dw/dj.Top+fore- edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip, brown(?)+white striped headband and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xivpp+2-392pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, illustrations list/table,acknowledgements,an author's preface,26 chapters,24pp of contemporary,biographical b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp110/11,pp206/7 and pp302/3 respectively,appendices (A-E),a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages,a dedication,a separator title page and 6pp blanks at rear. John Arlott's talents embraced poetry,journalism,broadcasting,wine and politics,but he will always be remembered for the genius he brought to his cricket commentaries; his rich Hampshire burr, imaginative turn of phrase and ability to bring to life the characters of the game made him a broadcasting legend. As a policeman in wartime Southampton,John Arlott excercised the instinctive powers of observation that fuelled so much of his writing.As a tyro poet,he was encouraged by John Betjeman; as a literary programmes producer at the BBC,he worked closely with E.M. Forster. His first cricket broadcast took place in 1946 ('You have a vulgar voice, but an interesting mind' was the assessment of his BBC boss),and it was not long before he became the commentator most highly esteemed by players and public alike. Before he died in 1991,Arlott gave David Rayvern Allen his blessing: 'There is no one in the world I would sooner have write my biography than you.' With ready access to friends,family and former colleagues, and drawing on a friendship of over twenty years,the author describes the life of a very private man who, though well known to nearly everyone,was yet unknown to all but a few. Arlott's family life,personal enthusiasms,friendships,political beliefs and extempore skills as a cricket commentator ('he approaches the wicket like Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress'): all are part of this warm and affectionate biography of one of the greatest radio broadcasters,whose distinctive voice came to epitomise the very sound of an English summer. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight (in excess of 1Kg when packaged) of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS1994., UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - a small laminate wrinkle to rear wrap - production fault? Top+fore-edges very,very lightly aged else crisp and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean, unblemished,blue paper-covered bds with crisp,bright,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w map/chart illustrated eps, book is lightly cocked.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xiii-xviipp+1-252pp [paginated] includes author's intro,+2 b/w chart maps,Pts 1-4 (Pt 4 consisting 7 appendices),b/w diagrams throughout the text and the book, 16pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp108/9,plus [unpaginated] colour,scenic photographic frntis,half-title+title pages, dedication,acknowledgements,and contents+illus lists/tables. The mystery of the disappearance of the tiny,fifteen-foot PUFFIN,crewed by David Johnstone and John Hoare in their attempt to row the Atlantic, captured the world's headlines in October 1966 and there has since been much speculation about the reasons for the tragedy. When PUFFIN was found in mid-Atlantic,frogmen discovered in the upturned hull a 35,000 word journal in Johnstone's handwriting which gives a day-by-day account of the vicissitudes which he and Hoare had suffered.Graphically written,it depicts heroism of a high order and may come to be acknowledged as one of the most moving and vivid documents of personal experience and high endeavour ever written.'The Penance Way' is based on this material,on interviews with many of the people involved and on Johnstone's plans dictated before he left England.The last section offers a solution to the mystery of PUFFIN's lack of progress and misdirection. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1968., US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price indicated.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated upper panel dw/dj with black+red letters,black+red pundits' reviews,quotations to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unead? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain pale grey paper-covered boards with black paper-covered blind spine with bright, crisp,stamped white ink letters to spine/backstrip,red headband, immaculate plain white eps.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xviipp+ 4-282pp [paginated] includes author's preface, acknowledgements,intro EAST,intro WEST,4 chapters+epilogue,concluding remarks and legacies,7pp contemporary b/w photographs in one block,between pp130/31,notes,a bibliography,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/ table,2pp b/w maps and 2pp blanks at rear. From journalistic accounts like 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City' to insider memoirs like 'Jawbreaker',the books about President George W. Bush's War on Terror,in Afghanistan and against Iraq, could fill a library.But each explores a slice of a whole: two wars launched by a single president as part of a single foreign policy. Now acclaimed historian Terry H. Anderson examines them together,in a single comprehensive overview. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, President George W. Bush told advisor Karl Rove,"I am here for a reason,and this is how we re going to be judged." Anderson provides this judgement in this sweeping,authoritative account of Bush's War on Terror and his twin interventions.He begins with historical surveys of Iraq and Afghanistan known respectively as the "improbable country" and "the graveyard of empires",and he examines U.S. policies toward those and other nations in the Middle East from the 1970's to 2000.Then Anderson focuses on the Bush Administration,carrying us through such events as the terrorist's attacks of 9/11,the invasion of Afghanistan and the siege of Tora Bora,the "Axis of Evil" speech,the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad,and the eruption of insurgency in Iraq.He ranges from RPGs slamming into Abrams tanks to cabinet meetings,vividly portraying both soldiers in the field and such policymakers as Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice. Anderson describes the counter-insurgency strategy embodied by the surge in Iraq,and the simultaneous revival of the Taliban. He concludes with an assessment of the prosecution of the wars in the first years of Barack Obama's presidency.Carefully researched and briskly narrated,'Bush's Wars' provides the single-volume,balanced history that we have been waiting for. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, USA.NY.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC.,2011.<

2001, ISBN: 9780199747528

From journalistic accounts like Fiasco and Imperial Life in the Emerald City to insider memoirs like Jawbreaker and Three Cups of Tea, the books about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanist… Altro …

From journalistic accounts like Fiasco and Imperial Life in the Emerald City to insider memoirs like Jawbreaker and Three Cups of Tea, the books about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could fill a library. But each explores a narrow slice of a whole: two wars launched by a single president as part of a single foreign policy. Now noted historian Terry H. Anderson examines them together, in a single comprehensive overview. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush told advisor Karl Rove, "I am here for a reason, and this is how we're going to be judged." Anderson provides this judgment in this sweeping, authoritative account of Bush's War on Terror and his twin interventions. He begins with historical surveys of Iraq and Afghanistan known respectively as "the improbable country" and "the graveyard of empires," and he examines U.S. policies toward those and other nations in the Middle East from the 1970s to 2000. Then Anderson focuses on the Bush Administration, carrying us through such events as the terrorist's attacks of 9/11, the invasion of Afghanistan and the siege of Tora Bora, the "Axis of Evil" speech, the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad, and the eruption of insurgency in Iraq. He ranges from RPGs slamming into Abrams tanks to cabinet meetings, vividly portraying both soldiers in the field and such policymakers as Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice. Anderson describes the counter-insurgency strategy embodied by the "surge" in Iraq, and the simultaneous revival of the Taliban. He concludes with an assessment of the prosecution of the wars in the first years of Barack Obama's presidency. Carefully researched and briskly narrated, Bush's Wars provides the single-volume, balanced history that we have been waiting for. Media >, [PU: Oxford University Press]<