Recent Arrivals from Chilton Books

Norwich: Unicorn Press, 2019.. Daws Hall nature reserve and environmental education centre are the outcome of Iain Grahame's commitment to creating an ideal site for children to learn about and be inspired by nature. The gardens, with their large collection of unusual trees, shrubs and old roses give pleasure to thousands of visitors every year." 23cmsx 15.5cms. Pp.136, over 100… Read more about this item

London: Moore Mackay Publishing Ltd, 1992.. Memorandums of Various Sorts made between 1827 and 1833 by Arethusa, Lady Harland at Orwell Park and Richmond Terrace. "A glimpse of her concerns and interests, as she keeps records of their social circle, the tradespeople which her friends recommend to her, the artistic skills she learnt and used, and the excursions at home… Read more about this item

London: The Paternoster Press, 1958.. 1st edition. Fables. "Toto, whose monkey-wisdom so often leads him astray...is involved in a series of adventures that ultimately end happily enough in the great escape from the forest fire, where he and his friends find safety in the shadow of the great rock." Pp.73, with 88 illustrations by Harry Rogers, toning to illustrated endpapers.… Read more about this item

London: Paternoster Press, 1957.. 2nd impression. Children's African animal fables with a Christian message. Pp.73, with 67 black & white illustrations by Graham Wade. Green cloth, yellow illustrated dustwrapper rubbed with wear and chipped losses to top and tail of spine. VG/G+.

London: Highway Press, 1962.. 1st edition. Written before Uganda's Independence Day - 9 October 1962. Story of a girl's education with some facts and figures about Uganda to end. Pp.34, 1 map, slight rusting to staples. White and blue stiff card covers a little spotted, minor crease to lower front. G+.

London: Macmllan, 1985.. Re-issue with a new preface. "...a defence of the justice and righteousness of God in face of the fact of evil. Evil,moral and natural, acts of God and sins of human nature - everything from earthquakes and cancer to humanity's long record of betrayal and corruption.."(John Raymond.Sunday Times). Pp.xvi./389, owner's name to inside front cover, indentation from… Read more about this item

Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2009.. 1st edition. "Thiis 'menace', which no aircraft could match, spurred the British government into creating the Royal Flying Corps. It also led Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy to set about bombing these airships on the ground in 1914. Thus it was that the Royal Naval Air Service, with IKEA-style flatpack aeroplanes, pioneered strategic bombing… Read more about this item

London And New York: Alexander Strahan, Publisher, 1866 .. ** "Published by Alexander Strahan of London on November 22nd 1862, God's Glory In The Heavens was an anthology of essays about astronomy and space written between late 1859 and late 1862 by William Leitch, Principal of Queen's College in Kingston Ontario, Canada. First Edition of God's Glory in the… Read more about this item

London: Lutterworth Press, 1967.. 1st edition. "The origin of the craters and other surface features of the Moon has been one of the major controversies between astronomers for many years...Many theories have been put forward but only two are now regarded seriously; either that the craters were formed by volcanic action or by meteorite impact....The approach of this book… Read more about this item

London: Printed for R. Ware, J. Knapton, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, J. and J. Rivington, J. Ward, R. Baldwin, M. and T. Longman, J. Waugh and W. Fenner, and M. Cooper. M DCCLV. [ 1755 ] .. The Twelfth Edition." A very good two volume set in the original full leather bindings. With a dedication by George… Read more about this item

London: Sold By T. Blanshard...1813 / London: Printed For T. And J. Allman...1819 .. Two books bound together. A very good contemporary half leather binding. 12mo. 6.5" x 4.0" x 1.0". [2pp.]/pp.viii/pp.208/[4pp.]/pp.156 . Black half calf over marbled boards. Edges lightly rubbed. Smooth spine with original brown leather title label: "Townley. - Taylor." Original brown endpapers. Clean text throughout. "Biblical… Read more about this item

London : H.M.S.O., 1995 .. Volume II. First edition. No marks or previous owner's details. Blue & white illustrated dustwrapper in very good condition. Blue buckram boards with silver gilt titles to spine in very good condition. pp.xx/pp.534,+ 17 folded leaves, 36 plates, some coloured ; maps, plans, portraits, Coloured map to front endpapers. Volume I. also available. 10% discount… Read more about this item

London: SPCK, 1960.. 1st edition. "This book by H.C.Jackson, an experienced writer on the Sudan and a life-long friend of the Bishop, unfolds before us the boyhood in South Wales, the years as a parish priest in Derbyshire, and the call to the African mission field. It describes vividly the perils and hardships of his early days on the Nile… Read more about this item

Kampala: Makerere University Printery, 2011.. Story of "Kigezi Girls" No.1 Teacher - Constance Hornby. Pp.190, inscribed and signed by the author to title page, occasional black & white photos. Paperback, minor sunning to spine edge. VG.

London : H.M.S.O., 1990 .. Volume I. First edition. No marks or previous owner's details. Blue & white illustrated dustwrapper in very good condition. Blue buckram boards with silver gilt titles to spine in very good condition. pp.xxii/pp.512,+ 20 folded leaves, some coloured ; 15 maps, 59 black & white pictures, plans, portraits, Coloured map to front endpapers. Volume II.… Read more about this item

London: Walter Scott Limited, nd. (c.1891).. A religious novel about a fiery young woman�s search for ultimate truth. The heroine, Beulah Benton, abandons her Christian faith as she studies the writings of skeptical philosophers, but she continues her spiritual search to the point of exhaustion. Only when she recognizes that ultimate truth is beyond the grasp of human reason… Read more about this item

Windsor: Oxley & Son, Printers, [ 1905 ] .. Original red boards. pp.75. Front cover rubbed and dulled with date: "August 11th, 1905." Black & white picture of Windsor castle to front endpaper. Hand written addition to title-page: "Presented to John George Davidson by Leopold W.Cleave Esqre, of the Lord Chamberlain's Department, Windsor Castle, 15th June 1911." Clean text… Read more about this item

London: Cressett Press, 1987.. During the Second Worlld War, thousands of women were conscripted into factory work. How did they feel about it, and what effects did it have? Contemporary propaganda films and posters show women rushing eagerly to the servfice of their country. In this book, Mass-Observation records a rather different state of affairs. Lack of interest in their… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1899.. 1st edition. Written by W.C.Morrow from notes by Edouard Cucuel in a journalistic style, to show the life of students in Paris at the end of the nineteenth century. "It depicts the under-side of such life as the studnets find, - the loose, unconventional life of the humbler strugglers in literature and art, with no… Read more about this item

Newbury: Countryside Books, 2018.. 1st edition. "Suffolk, with its glorious coastline, charming villages and medieval towns, is a walker's delight. The 20 circular walks in this book vary in length from 3 to 6 miles and are enjoyable all year round. The author has divided the routes into seasons to show each at its very best." Pp.95, colour photos and… Read more about this item