Groves, Derek.
The Roof of Africa on Wheels:
(Alfresco Books, 1999).
Commentary by Jon Amos. Foreword by Chris Bonnington. Jon Amos became a paraplegic following a road accident when just 17. Since then he has advanced the awareness of what a person with a disability can achieve by the challenges he has personally undertaken, raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process. In 1998 he attained an altitude record by someone in a wheelchair - 16,040 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro. This book vividly describes the preparation and actual ascent by Jon and the team. With a fascinating selection of colour photographs, this story of Jon's grit and determination, and the dedicated teamwork of those who accompanied him, makes inspiring reading. Paperback. Fine. 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A6269
Keywords: 1873727119, Africa, African, Derek Groves, Alfresco Books, Jon Amos, Chris Bonnington, wheelchairs, mountains, mountaineering, disabilities, disability, teamwork, climbing, Mount Kilimanjaro, twentieth century, paraplegics, paraplegic sports, Moshi International School, Moshi Club, Tanzania, wheelchair sport, British Wheelchair Sports Foundation, Marangu Gate, Tanzanian National Parks, TANAPA, Arusha, Mkombozi Street Kids Project, Kishari Orphanage, Mandara Hut, Brice Bennett's Trekking Lodge, Horombo, Kibo, Mwereni Primary School, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC, Arusha National Park, Ngurdoto Crater, Momella Lodge, Poverty Africa, Cyclone Wheelchairs
Price £7.95.
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Plunket, Irene L.
Sally Cocksure: a School Story
(OUP, rpt, 1929).
Girls' school story. Hardback. Slight foxing, otherwise very good with illustrations by G. Browne. 190pp. Order No. NSBK-C1162
Keywords: Sally Cocksure, school story, children's writing, girls' story, Britain, British, England, English, history, school, schooling
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Black, George F.
A Gypsy Bibliography:
(Privately Printed, Provisional Issue, 1909).
Printed Privately for the Members of the Gypsy Lore Society, 6 Hope Place, Liverpool, by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press. Card covers. Ex library in tweed-effect library card covers. Usual library stamps / markings, with some taped repair work to inner hinges. Title page torn, otherwise good. 139pp. Order No. NSBK-A8467
Keywords: B00178HJBM, gypsy, gypsies, romany, romanies, bibliography, books, history, literature, travelling people, ethnography, Gypsy Lore Society, gipsy, gipsies, reference, travellers, travelers
Price £38.00.
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Marc, Elizabeth.
With Pucker to the Arctic: A Story for Young Readers
(Thomas Nelson, n.d).
Hardback. Light soiling to cloth and rubbing to edges, slight foxing, otherwise good. vii + 264pp. Order No. NSBK-A10418
Keywords: Arctic, nineteenth century, 19th, Victorian, literature, children, children's writing, writing for children
Price £5.00.
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Stratton, Helen.
Walberswick Marshes:
(Date unknown).
An original delicate watercolour painting on card (unframed) believed to be by the artist Helen Stratton (24.5 cm x 27.5cm or 9.5 inches x 10.5 inches). Stratton is a highly-regarded illustrator of children's fairy tales. Signed with initials in bottom right-hand corner (active 1891-1925). Framer's plate (which is separate, but which has presumably been on the back of the picture when framed) gives provenance - Walberswick Marshes - Helen Stratton - and her London address: 113 Abingdon Road, Kensington. The picture, in greens and blues, is of a bridge over marshland. Walberswick in Suffolk was a haven for artists in the 1890s and 1900s and is associated with Philip Wilson Steer and his circle of English Impressionists. The card has suffered a little acidification from the original backing boards. Corners worn, one slightly split, some browning to edges, and light brown staining to top left edge, about 1.5cm wide. Otherwise very good. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15466
Keywords: B07FT384YJ, Helen Stratton, Stratton, painter, painting, original, watercolour, Suffolk, Walberswick Marshes,painters, Walberswick, illustrations, images, art. artist, artists, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century, nineteenth century, Helen Isobel Mansfield Ramsey Stratton, Art Nouveau, Glasgow School, woman artist, women artists, book illustrator, illustrators, children's book illustrator, Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest, Walberswick National Nature Reserve, Southwold, marshland, reedbeds, English Impressionists, impressionist, Enfland, 20th century, 19th century, antiquarian, women painters, watercolours
Price £1050.00.
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Thwaite, Ann.
Waiting for the Party: the Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849-1924
(Secker & Warburg, 1974).
Hardback. Ex library, lacks fly leaf, usual lib stamps & stickers, some white speckling to boards, otherwise good in dw. xii + 274pp. Order No. NSBK-C757
Keywords: 436521504, Frances Hodgson Burnett, children's writing, woman writer, women writers, literature, Secret Garden, The Little Princess, Britain, British, England, English, history, biography, biographies
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Peer, Willie Van, ed.
The Taming of the Text: Explorations in Language, Literature and Culture
(Routledge, 1991).
Paperback. Very good. xii + 337pp. Order No. NSBK-A13418
Keywords: 0415060303, text, language, literature, books, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, power, culture
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Miller, Olive Beaupre.
My Bookhouse: The Latch Key
(The Bookhouse for Children, 1921).
Illustrated. Hardback. Spine sunned and faded, title page coming loose at spine, otherwise good. 320pp. Order No. NSBK-H13773
Keywords: B000TIA4BI, children's book, illustrated, pictures, twentieth century, Olive Beaupre Miller
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Lyster, Robert A.
A First Course in Hygiene:
(University Tutorial Press, rpt, 1946).
Hardback. Blue cloth darkened and marked in places, corners worn, otherwise good. viii + 376pp. Order No. NSBK-A6371
Keywords: health, hygiene, social welfare, social hygiene, history, Britain, British, England, English, twentieth century, Robert A. Lyster, body, ventilation, text books, foods, digestion, cooking, nervous system, dwellings, housing, heating, water supply, diseases, infection, houses, diets
Price £5.00.
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Coronation Street, Derek Meakin.
The Coronation Street Wedding Souvenir: Elsie Tanner and Sergeant Steve Tanner
(TV Times, 1967).
TV Times Special. 4to. Pictorial Cover. Magazine format. Folded at centre, all edges tatty, internally good. 31pp. Order No. NSBK-Z15450
Keywords: ITV, Coronation Street, souvenirs, 1960s, sixties, television, Elsie Tanner, stored with Darling books
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