1. Bennett, Arnold.

The Human Machine.

London, New York and Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. 13 cm x 19 cm. 151 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Spotting on initial and final pages. Clean inside with solid binding.

2. Bok, Bart J / Bok, Priscilla, F.

The Milky Way. The Harvard Books on Astronomy.

Second Edition. Philadelphia / Tokyo, The Blakiston Company, 1946. 15 cm x 21.9 cm. VI, 224 pages. Frontispiece. Ninety-three illustrations and two large-scale photographic maps of the Milky Way. Rear pastedown contains two booklets, entitled ‘The Northern Milky Way’ and ‘The Southern Milky Way’, both from “The Milky Way” by Bart J. Bok and Priscilla F.Bok (1941). Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only foxing and discolouration to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Very light stain to upper internal pages. Minor signs of wear to dustjacket. Minor dampstain to rear centre of bookblock. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

3. Brooke, Geoffrey.

The Glad Companion. With Drawings by Lucy Dawson.

London, Constable Publishers, 1946. 14.2 cm x 21.8 cm. 64 pages. Illustrated Colour Frontispiece. Five full page black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners and spine only very lightly rubbed. Some stains to front board. Title slightly faded on spine. Minor foxing to edges, half-title and endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner’s name in black ink on front endpaper. Also black ink inscription to front pastedown.

4. Hardy, Ronald.

The Iron Snake.

London, Collins, 1965. 15 cm x 21.5 cm. 318 pages. 11 illustrations on 8 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Mapped endpapers. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding tight and square. Preowner’s name on title-page.

5. Jessop, T.E.

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine.

London / Edinburgh / Paris / a.o. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1960. 14.8 cm x 22.5 cm VIII, 133 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor staining to front and rear hardcover. Minor fraying and staining to dustjacket, with staining to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Minor foxing to edges and pages throughout. A previous owner’s name in ink pen on front endpaper. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

6. Jones, Steve.

Almost Like A Whale: The Origin of Species Updated.

London, Anchor Books, 2000. 12.5 x 19cm. (37), 499 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with previous owner’s name.

7. Larson, Erik.

In The Garden of Beasts – Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin.

New York, Crown Publishers, 2011. 16 cm x 24 cm. 448 pages. Detailed black and white street map of Berlin on pastedowns and endpapers. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.