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THATCHED WITH GOLD: THE MEMOIRS OF MABELL, COUNTESS OF AIRLIE
Written by Mabel Airlie; Jennifer Ellis.
Stock no. 1827141
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Mabell, Countess of Airlie, lifelong friend of Queen Mary and for over fifty years her lady-in-waiting. These are her memoirs edited and arranged by Jennifer Ellis, telling the story of a long and colourful life spanning the epoch between the horse-drawn carriage and the jet airliner, the cavalry charge and the H Bomb. Maroon cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Text block lightly browned. Red to top edge of text block very faded. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, chipped at corners with some slight loss, 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY
BYGONE HELSTON AND THE LIZARD
Written by Jill Newton.
Stock no. 1326507
Published by Phillimore.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A collection of b/w photographs with detailed captions. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0850336295. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
COASTAL PASSENGER LINERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nick Robins.
Stock no. 1326506
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Focusing on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them. A book to delight both the ship enthusiast and all those who enjoy maritime and social history of the British Isles. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321120. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
LIFE IN ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Joan Alcock.
Stock no. 1326505
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2006.
Fine condition.
A look at life in Roman Britain, beginning with a brief overview of the province in its historical concept. Cardwraps. 192 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0752435930.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROMAN
- ARCHAEOLOGY
A BRIDPORT CAMERA
Written by John Sales.
Stock no. 1326503
Published by Dovecote Press.
1st
1986.
Very good condition.
Bridport's character as a bustling market town is superbly documented by the more than 150 b/w photographs, many of which have never been published before. Cardwraps. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0946159351. Minimal rubbing to corners and slight sunning to spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MESTERS TO MASTERS A HISTORY OF THE COMPANY OF CUTLERS IN HALLAMSHIRE
Written by Clyde Binfield; David Hey.
Stock no. 1326498
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. 341 pages. Some colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0198289979. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and some very slight fading to top cover edges. A couple of tiny spots to textblock. Wrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at corners, small red spot sticker to base of wrapper spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
NEWPORT THROUGH TIME
Written by Jan Preece.
Stock no. 1326495
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Local History Series. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 9781445639710. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE VOLUME I: FROM THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO THE SUEZ CRISIS (WHITEHALL HISTORIES)
Written by Michael S. Goodman.
Stock no. 1827122
Published by Routledge.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Whitehall Histories: Government Official History Series. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 9780415841047. Light scuffing to rear board and a small slightly sticky mark.Text block slightly grubby. Front pastedown has an air bubble (created during binding process). Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICS
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND THE CHANNEL TUNNEL (WHITEHALL HISTORIES)
Written by Terry Gourvish.
Stock no. 1827121
Published by Routledge.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Whitehall Histories: Government Official History Series. Presenting the first official history of the British Government's evolving relationship with the Channel Tunnel project from the early 19th century to 2005. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415391832. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- POLITICS
- EUROPE
AA COMMAND: BRITAIN'S ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Colin Dobinson.
Stock no. 1827111
Published by Methuen.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War. B/w tables, photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0413765407. A few minor marks to endpapers. Text block just a little grubby. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed with a few light sratches to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME TEN
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1326409
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
5.5 x 8.75 inches. Green covers. Part of a unique series with 75 contributors. B/w illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0900807105. Book plate to front pastedown (filled in with name and address in ink). Partial page browning to endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 30
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1326408
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Cream boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402014. Slight black mark to front cover (from binding process). Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly sunned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)