MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN
Written by Admiral Lord Cochrane; Brian Vale.
Stock no. 1826497
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Vale. Cochrane was an inspired naval commander in the Napoleonic wars, a leading figure in the Radical movement but he was also guilty of making disastrous decisions on land and being pig-headed and vindictive and he used his memoirs to settle old scores. Colour illustrations. Dark blue cloth, with gilt title, border and vignette. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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FIELD MARSHAL VON MANSTEIN, A PORTRAIT: THE JANUS HEAD
Written by Marcel Stein; Gwyneth Fairbank.
Stock no. 1826466
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated by Stein, Edited by Fairbank. Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein was the most outstanding German high commander of the Second World War. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781906033026. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" closed tear to front panel center (no loss and difficult to spot immediately), lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FUR VOLK AND FUHRER: THE MEMOIR OF A VETERAN OF THE 1ST SS PANZER DIVISION LEIBSTANDARTE SS ADOLF HITLER
Written by Erwin Bartmann; Derik Hammond.
Stock no. 1826464
Published by Helion & Company. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated and Edited by Derik Hammond. A candid eyewitness acount offering a unique and sometimes surprising perspective on the life of a young Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler volunteer. Matt pictorial boards. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 9781909384538. Reprint. Rear board scuffed else contents clean.

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GUNPOWDER & GLORY: THE EXPLOSIVE LIFE OF FRANK BROCK OBE
Written by Harry Smee; Henry Macrory.
Stock no. 1826394
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A remarkable combination of James Bond and 'Q', Frank Brock was killed in action over one hundred years ago; a dardevil combatant, secret agent and brilliant inventor all rolled into one. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of Brock's Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank's five-times great-grandfather, and which he was being groomed to run. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781612008448. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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A BIGGER MESSAGE: CONVERSATIONS WITH DAVID HOCKNEY
Written by Martin Gayford.
Stock no. 1826392
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Pink/lilac boards with black title to spine. This is a record of a decade of conversations with acclaimed art critic Martin Gayford. Hockney reveals via reflection, anecdote, passion and humour the fruits of his lifelong meditations on the problems and paradoxes of representing a three-dimensional world on a flat surface. ISBN: 9780500238875. Pale, minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly creased at top of spine and a minor scuff to center of spine.

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ETHEL & ERNEST
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1826384
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Raymond Brigg's parents told in a deeply moving and very funny strip cartoon format. Brown boards, gilt titles to spine. ISBN: 0224046624. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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MATISSE THE MASTER: A LIFE OF HENRI MATISSE VOLUME TWO, 1909-1954
Written by Hilary Spurling.
Stock no. 1826356
Published by The Penguin Group. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Whitbread Book of the Year 2005. Red cloth spine with gilt title, beige paper boards. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780241133392. Fourth printing.

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THE JOURNAL, ESSAYS, THE JOURNEY FROM ESSEX
Written by John Clare; Anne Tibble.
Stock no. 1826345
Published by Carcanet New Press. 1st thus 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduced and edited by Anne Tibble. Anne Tibble provides biographical and critical commentary and raises once again the question of Clare's supposed 'madness', applying the works included here to a fresh interpretation of his larger work. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856353442. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded and scuffed.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Written by Richard Dalby. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith; Kay Nielsen; Edmund Dulac; Millicent Sowerby; Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1826337
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Short biographies of more than 50 of the artists whose talents helped to create the Golden Age. Large format, green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1854790412. Top edge of text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is also nice and clean.

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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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KILVERT'S DIARY 1870-1879
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1826229
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition.

Life in the English Countryside in Mid-Victorian Times. An Illustrated Selection Edited and Introduced by William Plomer. Red cloth, gilt title to spine and elaborate onlay to front. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0712693978. Previous owner's name & address label to front pastedown. Text block has a few minor marks and is lightly browned.

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VANWALL: THE STORY OF TONY VANDERVELL AND HIS RACING CARS
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1826214
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tony Vandervell, the founder of world-famous bearing manufacturers Vandervell Products Ltd, was the driving force behind the Vanwalls. Invaluable insight into the character of Tony Vandervell and what went into the building and racing of his team of Vanwall cars. Green boards, white titles. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0850591694. Board edges rubbed, top rear corner bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to text block. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges.

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