Non-Fiction from Ripping Yarns

London: National Book Council, 1942. 1st Edition. . Hardback. Good. Paper-covered hardback, 72pp. A little dusty externally, but clean inside; good and tight copy.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1974. Black boards, unclipped dw, 339pp. Dw a little dusty, bumped with slight creasing at edges. Book itself vg.. 1st Edition. Hardback in Dustwrapper. Very Good/Good+.

Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1995. First Thus. . Paperback. Very Good. 165pp. Covers bumped at edges and corners, some creasing down spine margin of front cover, otherwise spine indicates unread. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Neat ink dedication from Ryan to previous owner on half title page dated 1995. Size: Approx 5 x 8 Inches… Read more about this item

Liverpool University Press, 2001. 1st. . Hardback in Dustwrapper. Good/Good. Black boards with silver lettering to spine, 326pp. Boards scuffed at corners and edges but contents tight, clean and unmarked. Dust wrapper scuffed and creased at edges with a couple of very small chips to bottom corners but otherwise good. Size: Approx 5 x 7 Inches

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1922. 1st Edition. . Hardback. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and border to front board, 200pp. Externally, spine a little sunned and faded, bumped at corners and ends of spine. Couple of tiny brown marks at spine. Inside, gift inscription in neat ink to 'My darling Auntie' on first fep and on rear… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. 6th Edition. . Hardback. Good. Alfred James Swinburne. Green cloth boards, with gilt decoration and title to spine, 188pp. 'Original illustrations from drawings by the author engraved on wood by G.Pearson' - frontispiece and b&w engravings within. Endpapers tanned. Good tight copy.

London: Leadenhall Press. 1898. 1st Edition. Hardback. Blue boards decorated with gilt, 510pp.plus 18pp publisher's list. Neat ink inscription to 1st pastedown is dated 1898 and contemporary slip bound between pastedown and 1st free ep, describes it as a frist edition, whilst inviting suggestions from readers for further editions. Boards bumped at corners, some edges and… Read more about this item

London: J.M. Dent, 1898. Hardback. Winifred Austin. Brown cloth boards, 60pp. Beautiful drawings of dogs. Externally, boards bumped and scuffed at edges; a few marks. Inside, endpapers rather tanned, tissue guard to frontis a little creased and hinge at frontis. becoming tender. Main text tight and otherwise good reading copy. Size: 17 x 23 Cm

Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 2005. 1st Edition. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Glossy paperback, 196pp. Review copy. Spine indicates unread. Very good.

Edinburgh and London: E.& S. Livingstone, 1958. 2nd Edition. . Hardback. Good+. Blue boards, 100pp. Help manual for 'married couples who intend to become parents'. Chapters on Antenatal and post-natal, Sterility, Contraception, Pregnancy, Labour etc. Faded spine, wear to ends of spine. Inside scattered foxing to endpapers, last free endpaper missing. Otherwise a good tight copy.

London: Thorsons, 1942. 1st Ed. . Hardback. Good. Blue cloth-covered boards, 169pp. External spine faded, boards a little grubby in places and bumped at some edges and corners. Inside, foxing to endpapers, neat name ti 1st free endpaper, but otherwise clean. Good tight copy.

London: Ward Lock & Co.. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. [1936] Pictorial card covers, 9½ x 7 inches. 16 colour plates, numerous b&w photographs. Features steam trains, electric trains, the London Underground. Unpaginated. Covers scuffed, creased and a little faded, some loss to spine. Bit of scribbling to one page, otherwise contents clean & bright.

London: Jackdaw Publications, 1969. Soft cover. Good. Folder with collection of facsimile contemporary documents, almost complete as listed on rear of folder - missing first facsimile: The Birth of a Volcano. Folder a little bumped and scuffed at bottom corners. Contents in good clean condition.

London: Faber and Faber, 1930. 2nd Edition. . Hardback. Good-. Green boards, corners and spine bumped, edges rubbed. Some small marks and scuffs to covers. Hingers are loose with webbing visible but text block tight unto itself. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Small tear to FFEP where a piece of the page has become attached to title page.… Read more about this item

London: Jarrold and Sons. Hardback. Good. Corners and spine bumped. Grey patterned boards with dark blue spine. Small mark to back board. Boards very slightly warped. Size: 9 x 7 Inches Approx

London: John Calder, 1957. Hardback. Good/Good-. Red boards with price clipped dust jacket. Corners and spine bumped. Some small tears and loss to edges of jacket. Jacket now in clear removable cover to protect it. Size: 8 x 5 Inches

National Council for Civil Libertie. Paperback. Good. Liz Mackie. 'the sex discrimination act, the equal pay act, unfair dismissal and redundancy pension schemes, paid maternity leave.' Corners and spine are lightly bumped. Size: 8 x 5 Inches Approx

London: Methuen, 1942. 1st Edition . Paperback. Good+. Paperback, 88pp. List of questions with answers to rear by the author 'of schoolboy howler fame'. Slightly dusty exterior, slightly bumped at some edges. First endpaper has a barely visible patch of very faint scattered foxing. Pencil marks have been erased from ticking off some of the questions - just… Read more about this item

London: Hogarth Press, 1966. 1st Reprint Thus. . Very Good/Good. Blue cloth boards, dustwrapper. 240pp. Enlarged and Revised edition. Neat ink to 1st free endpaper. Dw has 2-inch closed tear. Book itself very good.

London: The Real Press, 2009. Paperback. Good+. Karin Dahlbacka. 48pp. Good+ clean and tight copy. Size: 7 x 5 Inches