Search Results: Titles starting with R from Trinder's Fine Tools

London: Scientific Instrument Society, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 9 3/4" x 6 7/8". vii, 74 pages, family tree, 13 black and white illustrations, colour illustration on cover, prices for hydrometers and saccharometers, list of known types of instrument having Bate's signature, list of books, articles and pamphlets written, published or sold by Bate..

London: Grub Street Publishing, 2006. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10 1/8" x 7 7/8", 160 pages, profusely illustrated in black and white and colour, bibliography. Established in 1917 to train Royal Flying Corps aircrew, during WWI Duxford was also the base for two United States Aero Squadrons, 137 and 159, and by the end was a mobilisation airfield for three DH9 day bomber squadrons. During the 1920s and 30s, expansion continued apace, with three fighter squadrons, 19, 29 and 111, and the presence of many illustrious names, including Harry Broadhurst, Johnny Kent, and Frank Whittle. The first aerodrome in Fighter Command to receive the Spitfire (in August 1938), Duxford rose to supreme prominence during the early part of the Second World War. Part of 12 Group detailed to protect the industrial midlands and northeast Britain, the base's role during the Battle of Britain was mired in controversy due to the 'Big Wing' tactics of Douglas… Read More

Clenchwarton, King's Lynn: Rooke Publishing, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", xxiv, 175 pages, 11 maps (including maps on front and rear endpapers), black and white illustrations, bibliography. Ralph Kite rose to command a company of the 52nd Light Infantry on the Somme; having won the Military Cross, he was mortally wounded, spending an agonising month dying of his wounds in a military hospital. In essence, an informal history of the 52nd Light Infantry between the spring of 1915 and late 1916 - no formal history of the Regiment in World War One has been written. Inscribed by author on half-title 'To Pat & Jimmy / with the best wishes / of the author / Simon Harris'. Hb in dw, virtually as new..

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Book. See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 3/8". xii, 269 pages, frontispiece and 22 black and white illustrations and designs. The new St. Paul's would be the first cathedral to be built in England since the Reformation; the Archbishop and clergy were anxious to show that the Church of England was not behind that of Rome in its capacity to erect splendid symbols of its own religious vitality. A fascinating narrative account of the designing and building of the St. Paul's Cathedral that survives today. Useful Bibliography. Hb in original publisher's cloth; no dw. Ex University library - sticker on front paste-down, occasional small stamp in margin, 'NA' in white letters on spine. Nonetheless a very good copy, where the marks of previous library ownership are not intrusive..

Kenwood, 2013. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 8 3/8", 120 pages, well illustrated in colour. Hard to find in hardback. Laminated boards, near fine. .

Sheffield: C. & J. Hampton, Limited, 1955. Book. See Description. Card Covers. Reprint. 7" x 5". 156 pages, illustrated in black and white with full descriptions of tools. Comprehensive catalogue of tools for woodwork and metalwork. Card covers, some fading and minor stains to covers, otherwise a very good copy. Now uncommon..

London: Thames & Hudson, 1998. Book. Near Fine, Remainder Mark. Soft cover. 10 1/8" x 7 1/4". 240 pages, 144 illustrations in black and white. A detailed history of the English garden from the early sixteenth through the mid seventeenth centuries. Soft covers, near fine, except for remainder mark on lower edge..

Sheffield: Wm. Ridgway & Sons Ltd, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 9" x 6". 72 pages, well illustrated. Extensive catalogue of hollow square mortice chisels and bits, router cutters, wood-boring machine bits, machine centre bits, drills, countersinks and counterbores, slot mortice bits, dovetail cutters, cutter heads, dowels saws, hand hole cutters, plug cutters, rose countersinks, shell augers, stair housing cutters. Hb, some ink annotation, otherwise a very good copy..

London: Sotheby's, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4". 61 pages, 267 catalogued lots of Wedgwood, 136 catalogued lots of Sunderland Lustre; many illustrated in colour..

London: Edward Arnold, 1990. Book. See Description. Soft cover. First UK Edition. 9 1/8" x 6 1/8". 222 pages, 4 maps. Bibliography. Soft covers, previous owner's name on front free endpaper otherwise a very good, near fine copy..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 6 1/8". 221 pages, 32 pages of plates, 8 line drawings. The first book on Adam which took advantage of his extensive correspondence and documents, which became available in 1950. Glossary, appendix giving details of surviving works of Robert Adam, Bibliography..

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2". Priced 5-volume Sotheby's Catalogue:- Vol. 1. Old Master Drawings, paintings, and Medieval Miniatures; Vol. 2. Works of Art; Vol. 3. Furniture and porcelain. Vol. 4. Impressionist and Modern Art. Vol. 5. The Collector, his house and bequests. 216 + 233 + 121 + 230 + 135 pages, many illustrations in black and white and colour..

London: South Bank Board, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. First Edition. 10 3/4" x 9 5/8". 184 pages, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Catalogue for the exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, 4 February to 17 April, 1988. A near fine copy in original wrappers..

ROJO®GUMBO Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No date. 11" x 8 1/4", 240 pages, colour illustrations throughout, with artwork from Pedro Inoue, Alexander Egger, Zachary Rossman, Veljko Onjin, Zonekinder Collective, Carlos Arce, Neasden Control Centre, Nuria Mora, Benedita Feijo, Michael Andersen, Pandarosa, Fabio Birita, MWM, Jordi Casañas, Jeronimo Ruedi, Francisco Rebolo, Fabio Lattanzi, Jinyoung Shin, B-47, Defi, Meredith Dittmar, Gabriel Coutu-Dumont, Leah Tinari, Colin Raff, Natalie Huth, Marcio Matos, Claudio Parentela, Team Macho, Jorge Ochagavia, Catalina Estrada, Sosaku Miyazaki. 'ROJO® is a contemporary art consortium responsible for this beautiful textless magazine'. Soft covers, very good. .

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/8" x 8 3/4". 195 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. The story of Kew's origins and development; discusses the most striking ornamental features of the gardens and their living collections. Bibliography..

Oxford.: Oxford University Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 5 3/8". 639 pages. Unique snapshots of royal lives taken from the vast archives of the Dictionary of National Biography..

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1902. Book. Very Good - See Description. Original Buckram. Nineteenth Edition. 6 3/4" x 4 3/8". xiv, 236 pages, 48 pages of advertisements, 3 full-page plates, two of which are folding out, many black and white text illustrations.Hb in original bucjkram, slightly darkened, ink? spot on spine, slightly worn at upper and lower edge of spine, but generally a very good copy..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 11 5/8" x 10 1/2". 312 pages, some 355 photographs in colour and black and white. Bibliography..

Cambridge, England: Friends of the Fitzwilliam Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by Bouchette, A.. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition thus, 1987. Printed slip tipped in with Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for 1988 from Gladys & Leonard Gray, 37 Lichfield Road Cambridge. Printed at the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Press, resurrected from nineteenth century blocks, printed on paper of various colours and with the cover printed from wood type made by the company Robert D. DeLittle of York. Hand-stitched with fine silk cord, neatly knotted at centre pages; grey card covers printed in red; as new. A very attractive item, with an amusing tale. .

London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 3/8" x 10 1/8". 192 pages, 148 illustrations in black and white and colour. Includes racing paintings, watercolours, prints and sculptures as well as racing trophies, commemorative works of art and memorabilia. The accompanying text provides a history of the origins and development of racing art from the eighteenth century to the present day. Bibliography..