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THE CHARGE THE REAL REASON WHY THE LIGHT BRIGADE WAS LOST
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 2138382
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Real Reason Why the Light Brigade was Lost. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 0850524695. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CRIMEA
- MILITARY
- CAVALRY
WALES AT WAR
Written by Phil Carradice.
Stock no. 1823687
Published by Gomer.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Giving voice to ordinary Welsh people who lived through the Second World War, and who have quite extraordinary tales to relate. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843233215. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PIERS OF WALES
Written by Martin Easdown; Darlah Thomas.
Stock no. 1823686
Published by Amberley.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9781848689206. Glue drying on inside joint where front cover sticks to half-title page, thus the front joint is pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- PIERS
- SEASIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WALES A WALK THROUGH TIME: FLAT HOLM TO BRECON
Written by Brian E. Davies.
Stock no. 1823683
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
A unique walk through a remarkable county using a historical perspective to enrich the journey. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781848687073. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BRECONSHIRE
- CARDIFF
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- GLAMORGAN
MONMOUTHSHIRE ITS HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY
Written by C.J.O. Evans.
Stock no. 1823679
Published by William Lewis.
1st
1953.
Very good condition.
Small format. Red cloth. B/w photos. Cloth boards lightly rubbed at edges else nice and clean. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WHEN WALES WENT TO WAR 1939-45
Written by John O'Sullivan.
Stock no. 1823674
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Beginning with a vivid account of the blitz in Wales, and ending with more than fifty personal stories from Welsh people who were touched by the war at both home and abroad. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Second World War. ISBN: 0750938374. Light imprinting of ink to first couple of pages (printing process) else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
ROGERSTONE (IMAGES OF WALES)
Written by Kim Fry.
Stock no. 1823673
Published by Tempus.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The changing history of Rogerstone from a small hamlet into a sprawling suburb of the city of Newport is illustrated in this fascinating collection of over 170 photographs, maps and drawings charting the history of the village over the last two centuries. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 075243506X. One plain white label stuck on top of another plain white label to top edge of half-title page (not affecting any text). Otherwise contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- IMAGES OF WALES
A CENTURY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by John Hudson.
Stock no. 2137990
Published by Whsmith.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Events, People and Places of the Last 100 Years. Large format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750928557. SIGNED by author to title page. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and fading to edges. 'SIGNED' sticker also stuck to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE THIRD MAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM MURDOCH 1754-1839
Written by John Griffiths.
Stock no. 2137786
Published by Andre Deutsch.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The inventor of gas lighting. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0233987789. A few light knocks along cover edges. Marks and some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- GAS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS 24TH FOOT 1689-1937
Written by C.T. Atkinson.
Stock no. 2137737
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt titles. 52 plates of which 23 are colour. Folding maps. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WALES
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
- INFANTRY
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by John Ross-Of-Bladensburg.
Stock no. 2137731
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1928.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Larger format. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spines; gilt borders and decorations around motif to front cover. 3rd Volume Contains the Maps. Inscriptions in ink to front endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges and margins. Wrapper to volume I is MISSING it's rear flap and panel. All other wrappers also have edge-chipping and creasing; Maps volume has 1" loss to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
- INFANTRY
- ROYALTY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall.
Stock no. 2137730
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1932.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette/crest to front cover. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. With 21 illustrations and 21 maps, some folding. Some light wear to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. A couple of plates are loosely inserted to front, as is dedication page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is scuffed with marks; tears and chips; name in pencil to top of front panel; minimal loss.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARMY
- INFANTRY
- GENEALOGY