HISTORY (BRITISH)
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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329487
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st
1983.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- LIMITED EDITION
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS: THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK YEOMANRY 1794-1967
Written by Margaret Thomas; Nick Sign.
Stock no. 1829777
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A complete account of the Suffok Yeomanry from its formation in 1794 as volunteer cavalry, intended to meet the threat of a French invasion, to its eventual disbandment as a regiment and merger with TA units in 1967. Limited edition of 500 individually numbered and signed copies. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 317 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908916457. SIGNED by both authors to title page. This is copy number 213 of 500. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
- MILITARY
- CAVALRY
- LIMITED EDITION
"EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE CLOCKWORK"
Written by Roger E. Salmon.
Stock no. 1329482
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2016.
Fine condition.
The Mechanization of British Regular and Household Cavalry 1918-1942. An important book not just for cavalry mechanization but for British defence policy in the inter-war years. Glazed pictorial boards. bw/321 pages (including index). Wolverhampton Military Studies No.18. ISBN: 9781910777961. A super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TWELVE DAYS IN MAY
Written by Brian Cull; Bruce Lander; Heinrich Weiss.
Stock no. 1329479
Published by Grub Street.
1st
1995.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The Air Battle for Northern France and The Low Countries, 10-21 May 1940, As Seen Through the Eyes of The Fighter Pilots Involved. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697205. A super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MUD, BLOOD AND DETERMINATION
Written by Simon Peaple.
Stock no. 1329408
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The history of the 46th (North Midland) Division in the Great War. How the ordinary Tommies of the 46th Division learnt to fight more effectively and ultimately stormed the Hindenburg Line. Green boards, silver title to spine. 216 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781910294666. Glue from the binding process is visible through the paper at both joints, else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.
BATTLE TACTICS OF THE WESTERN FRONT
Written by Paddy Griffith.
Stock no. 1329404
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
1994.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The British Army's Art of Attack 1916-18. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 286 pages. ISBN: 0300059108. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1329392
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781473823839. An unread copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
JAMES I: SCOTLAND'S KING OF ENGLAND
Written by John Matusiak.
Stock no. 1829642
Published by The History Press.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Few kings have been more svagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart. Yet, as this biography demonstrates, the modern tendency to downplay his defects and minimise the long-term consequences of his reign has gone too far. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 351 pages including index. ISBN: 9780750955621. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a barcode label with old price to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- STUARTS
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROYALTY
THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829631
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd..
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers covers the period between the wars, in outline, when for most of the time it was a normal infantry regiment, and in greater detail the war years from 1939 to 1945, when it was a machine-gun regiment. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Many fold-out b/w maps. xxii and 241 pages including index. Light rubbing to base of spine and lower corners. Else boards clean and bright. Text block browned. Pink scuff marks to front endpaper. Contents generally clean, perhaps one or two minor marks. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners with some slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- NORTHUMBERLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF IREBY
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829621
Published by The Chetham Society.
1st
1935.
Very good condition.
'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 95 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 114 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few marks & scuffs to rear board,spine lightly faded. Foxing to text block. Endpapers a little browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHESHIRE AND THE TUDOR STATE 1480-1560 (STUDIES IN HISTORY)
Written by Tim Thornton.
Stock no. 1829618
Published by The Boydell Press.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book asserts the importance of the semi-autonomous political, administrative and judicial system of the palatinate of Chester, and of other similar jurisdictions, in the early Tudor period. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. xii and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 086193248X. Boards clean and bright. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CHESHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
- POLITICS
STUDIES IN NORTHERN PREHISTORY
Written by P.J. Cherry.
Stock no. 1829604
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Essays in Memory of Clare Fell. Edited by P.J. Cherry. Extra Series: Vol: XXXIII. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. viii and 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124449. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper else a lovely clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ESSAYS
- ARCHAEOLOGY