San Luis 2005 is the most celebrated chess tournament of the decade. Bulgarian Grandmaster, Veselin Topalov triumphed and proved that he is a worthy successor to World Champions such as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this ambitious work, Gershon and Nor analyse all the games from the tournament, but there is no danger of the reader drowning in masses of variations, as the authors clearly explain the ideas behind the moves. Tournament books used to be a familiar part of chess literature with Zurich 1953 a classic example, however such books are now rare because of the huge effort they demand from the authors. Gershon and Nor have risen to the challenge and produced a book that is destined to become a modern classic, a magnificent book worthy of an extraordinary tournament. Many colour photographs of the event and the surrounding Argentinean scenery help the reader feel what it was like to be at San Luis 2005. 442pp.
Quality Chess, 2007, Paperback, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. Second Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

ISBN: 9789197600521

Inventory #21978

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 23.70 approx. - € 18.12 approx.)

The thorny relationship between the thistle and the rose has been central to our history since the first attempt at dynastic union -- the 'Rough Wooing' -- between Margaret Tudor and James IV. Their great-grandson brought the nations together under a single monarch. A hundred years later, in 1707, the Treaty of Union was to link their destinies until the loosening of ties at the end of the twentieth century when the Scots opted for devolution.This compelling narrative is peopled with some of the greatest figures in history, from Bonnie Prince Charlie and Dr Johnson to James Boswell and William Pitt. The nineteenth century saw Glasgow become the second city of the British Empire, and Queen Victoria launch the cult of Scotland -- especially of the Highlands. The two World Wars brought the countries ever closer, only for the long story of devolution to begin. Margaret Thatcher's role in this growing disillusionment is analysed for the first time.In revealing how the two nations have seen and influenced each other, Allan Massie questions whether this historic and powerful union can survive.His inspiring narrative will unsettle received wisdom on this most fascinating, turbulent and romantic relationship. 326pp.
John Murray, 2005, Cloth, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 0719559995

Inventory #19384

Price: £ 7.50 GBP ($ 11.85 approx. - € 9.06 approx.)

Stephen Skinner wrote, with Francis King, the classic Techniques of High Magic in 1976. He followed that with Oracle of Geomancy and Terrestrial Astrology which has become the standard work on Western divinatory geomancy. Books on Nostradamus and Millennium Prophecies followed in highly illustrated editions. Stephen is also the author of eight books on feng shui, including the first one written in English in the 20th century. In the 1970s he was responsible for stimulating interest in John Dee and Enochian magic by publishing the first reprint of Casaubon's True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers between Dr John Dee and some Spirits. and Dr Donald Laycock's key reference book on the angelic language The Complete Enochian Dictionary. With David Rankine, he discovered what happened to Dee's most important manuscript, his personal book of angelic invocations which he kept in Latin, and how it was preserved and developed in the 17th century into a full working Enochian system. Only ten percent of this material reached the unpublished archives of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and even this was then suppressed by the chiefs of the Order, so it did not appear in Israel Regardie's monumental work on the Order rituals and documents. They have also traced the routes down which were passed the classic techniques of invocation and evocation from late mediaeval grimoires, through Dee's magic, via Ashmole, and the aristocratic angel magicians of the 17th century, and Frederick Hockley to the senior magicians of the Golden Dawn. 295pp.
Golden Hoard Press Ltd, 2004, Cloth, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0954763904

Inventory #20364

Price: £ 30.00 GBP ($ 47.40 approx. - € 36.24 approx.)

This book focuses on the very latest developments in our understanding of how plants use light energy and fixed carbon to assimilate nitrate and ammonium into the organic compounds required for growth. From the partitioning of organic nitrogen within the photosynthetic apparatus, through the primary processes of reduction of nitrate and nitrite and the assimilation of ammonium and its cycling in photorespiration, the complex interactions inherent in the crosstalk between carbon and nitrogen assimilation are considered and exciting new developments such as nitric oxide production evaluated. Attention is paid throughout to the close coordination of photosynthetic and respiratory processes in nitrogen assimilation. Emerging concepts of the interdependence of chloroplasts and mitochondria are described, and essential communication, transport and signalling processes are highlighted. Volume 12 in the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Series.284pp.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, Cloth/Laminated Boards, Book Condition: Fine, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0792363361

Inventory #14629

Price: £ 90.00 GBP ($ 142.20 approx. - € 108.72 approx.)

Since ancient times, rabbits have been used in many cultures around the world to represent many of mankind's ideals and foibles. Both clever and foolish, brave and cowardly, cute and frightening, sexual and pure, rabbits enjoy a universal appeal and have a surprisingly complex lore. In the Middle Ages, for example, they were feared as harbingers of evil but also revered as symbols of fertility. This book explores the cultural, artistic and popular world of rabbits, and the often contradictory symbolism and mystique surrounding them. It includes many diverse images taken from Egyptian hieroglyphs and Roman coins, medieval tapestries, Renaissance watercolours, modern painting and sculpture, art deco posters, magazine covers, folk quilts, jewellery, and other decorative objects. A section on rabbits in the world of children examines how they have been represented in carousels, toys, classic stories and illustrations, and popular cartoons. Top edge of D/J slightly creased.128pp.
Harry N Abrams Inc., 1996, Cloth, Book Condition: Fine, Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0810937816

Inventory #21985

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 23.70 approx. - € 18.12 approx.)