Recent Arrivals from Daisyroots Books Ltd

Wild Children of the Urals (first edition) MILLER, Floyd E.P. Dutton & CO., Inc., New York, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, GD/gd, boards dark blue/gilt, illustrated end papers, illustrated from 15 b/w photographs, 251 pp. Ex-lib with usual stamps and labels, boards edge worn, tape stains to front boards, no inscription, library stamps to publication page crossed out (see scan), sound… Read more about this item

CUNNINGTON, Susan Stories from Dante George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1913, hardback, VG, quarter bound in calf, banded and gilt decoration to spine, gilt embossed boards, top edge gilt, illustrated end papers, b/w frontispiece in addition to 16 b/w plates, 255 pp. Boards gently edge worn, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, edges lightly dust stained. ANTIQUARIAN,… Read more about this item

Deception: The Invisible War Between the KGB and the CIA EPSTEIN, Edward Jay ISBN: 9780671415433 Simon & Schuster, New York, 1989, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, quarter bound boards red/gilt, two appendices, red end papers, red and white end bands, 335 pp. Boards clean and firm, top and bottom edges lightly sunned, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean, tanned.… Read more about this item

The Understanding. The Shepherd, the Poacher, the Molecatcher. Rural Tales of Northumberland ROBSON, Roger ISBN: 9781912181254 Bookcase, Carlisle, 2019, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and engravings by Thomas Bewick, 136 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright, gentle rubs to corners. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to corners. Lovely condition. LOCAL HISTORY, NORTH… Read more about this item

Carts and Candlesticks. Magic Memories of a Country Childhood UTTLEY, Alison George Mann, 1973, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd, boards blue/silver gilt, illustrated throughout by drawings by C. F. Tunnicliffe, 156 pp. Boards clean and firm, gentle rubs to head and tail of spine, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, foxing to edges of text block, Moderate shef… Read more about this item

A Cook on the Wild Side (signed) The Indispensable Guide to Collecting and Cooking Wild Food. (A Channel Four Book) FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, Hugh ISBN: 9780752211152 Channel 4 Books (Pan Macmillan Ltd.), London, 2005, SIGNED COPY, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, colour frontispiece in addition to 70 colour photographs, 188 pp. Author inscription to title page, no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright.… Read more about this item

Ivver Sen (double signed copy) RICHARDSON, Keith ISBN: 9780955964008 River Greta Writer, Keswick, 2008, DOUBLE SIGNED by the author and the artist, 1st Edition, large format hardback with dust wrapper, near fine/near fine, boards blue/silver gilt, beautifully illustrated with pastel drawings by Keith Bowen, 207 pp. Boards clean and firm, small impact mark to bottom edge of front board, inscriptions by author and artist… Read more about this item

Lewis in the Passing FERGUSON, Calum ISBN: 9781841585475 Birlinn Ltd. In association with The Scottish Working People's History Trust, Edinburgh, 2007, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from one b/w map and 50 b/w photographs, 310 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Good tidy copy. LOCAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND, LEWES, ISLAND, PEOPLE'S REFLECTIONS, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 46876… Read more about this item

Early Wooden Railways LEWIS, M. J. T ISBN: 9780710078188 Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1974, soft back with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from 74 b/w plates, 436 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, tape stains to front and back end papers, pale water staining to top edge of text block and top section of several pages, otherwise pages clean and bright,… Read more about this item

The Diary of William Fisher of Barrow 1811-1859 WESTALL, Oliver M. (Editor) ISBN: 9780901272191 Centre For North-west Regional Studies, University Of Lancaster, Lancaster, 1986, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from several b/w photographs - includes a fold out of the Old Town Centre and maps, 97 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned. Wraps clean and crisp,… Read more about this item

Brian Statham. His Record Innings-by-Innings. (Double signed copy) WILDE, Geoffrey S. ISBN: 9780947774262 Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham, 1993, DOUBLE SIGNED, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, 104 pp. Signed by both the author and Brian Statham on title page (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright, edges lightly tanned. Wraps a little grubby, rubs and bumps… Read more about this item

A Handbook for Steam Railway Locomotive Enginemen London Midland and Scottish Railway Company. Chief Operating Manager's Department, Watford, 1941, small hardback with blind embossed title to front board, VG, boards black, illustrated from 39 figures - line drawings with several pull out illustrations of engine parts ,144 pp. Boards edge worn, grubby and faded, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages… Read more about this item

England's Other Countrymen. Black Tudor Society NUBIA, Onyeka ISBN: 9781786994219 Zed Books, London, 2019, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, 355 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners. Lovely clean copy. HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY, TUDOR SOCIETY, BLACK POPULATION, AFRICAN DESCENT, DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN RACISM 46869 HISTORY/16TH C. £14.50

Sea Fishing - River Cottage Handbook No. 6. With introduction by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall FISHER, Nick ISBN: 9781408836101 Bloomsbury, London, 2012, softback with stiff card wraps, near fine, illustrated throughout from colour photographs, 256 pp. No inscriptions or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. Lovely condition. HUNTING, SHOOTING, FISHING, SEA FISHING, WHEN & WHERE, TYPES OF FISH, EQUIPMENT, BAIT,… Read more about this item

Judo on the Ground. The Oda (9th Dan) Method "Katamewaza" HARRISON, E. J. W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, London, 1954, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd, boards black/gilt, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs by I. Morris and line drawings by JAK, 199 pp. Boards clean and firm, water damage to top section of front board and head of spine, no inscription or annotations, sound… Read more about this item

The Demonstration of Throws (Nage-No-Kata) (Renshuden Judo Library: The Main Katas of Judo) LEGGET, T.P. 6th Dan W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, London, 1963, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd, boards black/gilt, cream end papers, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and numerous line drawings, 70 pp. Boards clean and firm, slight discolouration to front and back boards, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding,… Read more about this item

HATCH, Richard W. The Curious Lobster Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1944, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards pink/black with black lobster motif to front board, illustrated end papers, b & w frontispiece in addition to eleven exquisit pen and ink drawings by Marion Freeman Wakeman (1891-1953), 190 pp. Boards clean and firm, gentle bumps to bottom fore-edge corners, pencil inscription and pen dedicationto… Read more about this item

COONEY, Barbara Captain Pottle's House The Children's Book Club, London, 1946, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards red/gilt, pen and ink frontispiece in addition to charming pen and ink chapter headings, 145 pp. Boards clean and firm, gentle bumps to corners, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, foxing to end papers and edges of text block. Wrapper clean… Read more about this item

DAVIS, Lavinia R. Plough Penny Mystery (first edition) Collins, London, 1944, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd, boards yellow/brown with small brown horse motifs to front, red top edge, illustrated end papers in addition to six line drawings and four double page drawings by Paul Brown, 249 pp. Boards clean and firm, bumps to corners, impact mark to front top edge,… Read more about this item

HILTON, James And Now Good-Bye Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1942, hardback with dust wrapper, GD/gd, boards pale green/gilt, 296 pp. Boards edge worn, pale marks to front board and spine strip, no inscriptions or annotations, sound binding, lean to the spine, pages clean, light dust staining to edges. Moderate shelf wear to wrapper, tanned, small stains and chips to spine head and… Read more about this item