Bath Book Fair 2008
 Assembly Rooms, Bennett St
              Friday 16th May 11.00am to 6.00pm and Saturday 17th May 10.30am to 4.00pm 

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SANDRA J. A'COURT LINES

123 Seafield Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 3JL
Tel: 01202 425431

General stock including some Antiquarian.
Subjects include Literature and History, Children's and Illustrated.

Here listed are a few of the books I intend to bring to the BATH BOOK FAIR.


THE NAMES of those Persons who subscribed towards the Defence of this Country at the time of the SPANISH ARMADA, 1588, and the amounts each contributed.
WITH HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION by
T.C. NOBLE; AND INDEX

Published by Alfred Russell Smith, 1886.
92 pages bound in worn contemporary blue cloth. Gilt title on front board 'THE SPANISH ARMADA 1588' some letters missing. Inscribed and signed by T.C.Noble on the inside of the free endpaper.
A very nice item and reasonably priced at £35.00
 

               

    		              

 

Sidney and Beatrice Webb. Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation?
Special limited edition printed by the authors for the subscribing members of The London Teachers' Association. c 1935. 1174 pages. frontis map (see illustration). 2 pages of adverts. Quarter red leather with red cloth boards, slightly scuffed, 30.4.43 written neatly on title page, foxing on endpapers otherwise in very good condition.
£20.

 

 
 


Our Book of Trains.
 Birn Brothers Ltd. London. no date, c. 1950’s. 16 pages of coloured illustrations of two children visiting the railway station and watching the trains. 24x34cms.  Card covers in very good condition.
£6.

               
  
 		         

 

CHRISTINA ROSSETTI:  Poems. 

Illustrated by Florence Harrison. Blackie & Son Limited. Circa 1916. Introduction by Alice Meynell. 371 pages. 36 tissue guarded colour plates. 34 Black and white plates. Size 26x21 cms. Cream gilt decorated cloth. Top edge gilt. Very neat inscription on endpaper, dated 1916. Beautifully produced copy in lovely condition.
£450
 


GOWAN, LEO.
The Craft of Stickmaking. The Crowood Press. 1991. 96 pages, many black and white illustrations. 25x19cms. Near fine in price-clipped dustwrapper. The author describes how the various woods, antler and horn can be found, and how they can be combined to give the best results. An informative and attractively produced book.
£8.

         
             

 

 

BICKERTON, L.M. 
The Horner’s Craft. An exhibition illustrating the ceremonial, decorative and domestic uses of horn from medieval to modern times. Exhibition atWorthing Museum and Art Gallery May 5th to September 29th, 1973. 24 pages.  8 pages of black and white plates. 21x15cms. Very good condition pamphlet in card covers. Inserted two relevant letters and addenda and corrigenda. Scarce item.

Together with 2  lists of The Master, Wardens, Court of Assistants, Past Masters and Livery of the Worshipful Company of Horners.
One for September 1964 and the other for 1975 both in good condition with card covers.

The 3 items together £15.

ANDREW W. TUER, F.S.A.: History of the Horn-Book. 

Two volumes bound in one together with a matching folder with 7 examples of horn books made in wood, card, metal and paper.  S. Emmering, Amsterdam 1971. Unchanged reprint of the original edition London, 1896. Volumes 1 and 2. 179/278 pages, many illustrations, showing children using horn books and examples of the many produced. Coloured illustrations on title pages. Matching purpose made folder with 7 beautifully made reproductions of horn books made in wood, card, metal and paper. The book and folder in fine condition bound in yellow cloth. Size 25x17cms.   
£75     

        

 

 


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