AN EMBASSY TO CHINA
Written by Lord Macartney; J.L. Cranmer-Byng; Jonathan Spence. Illustrated by William Alexander.
Stock no. 1830604
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng. Cloth spine with gilt title. Green paper boards with white dragon and lion repeating pattern. Light blue endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. xviii and 314 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
Written by Edmund Burke; Conor Cruise O'Brien; A.C. Grayling.
Stock no. 1830577
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

...And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. Edited by Conopr Cruise O'Brien, introduced by A.C. Grayling. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Dramatic gold and red guillotine illustration to front cover. Colour illustrations. xv and 234 pages. Minor browning to top edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE LI DYNASTY HONG KONG ARISTOCRATS
Written by Frank Ching.
Stock no. 1330179
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0195909046. 2nd impression. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Couple of grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
Written by William H. Prescott; Felipe Fernandez-Armesto.
Stock no. 1830275
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. With a Preliminary View of The Ancient Mexican Civilization and the Life of The Conqueror Hernado Cortes. Attractive green pictorial cloth with gilt title and highlights. Colour illustrations & b/w text illustrations. Top edge green. xxx and 723 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and bumped at one open edge.

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THE RAJ: AN EYE-WITNESS HISTORY OF THE BRITISH IN INDIA
Written by Roger Hudson; Raleigh Trevelyan.
Stock no. 1830271
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Hudson with an introduction by Raleigh Trevelyan. Red pictorial boards with gilt decorations and title blocks. Colour illustrations. Top edge red. xlvi and 648 pages including index. Top of inner spine coming away from outer spine (usual with Folio Society items). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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BY STEPPE, DESERT, AND OCEAN: THE BIRTH OF EURASIA
Written by Barry Cunliffe.
Stock no. 1830240
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

How humankind first started building the globalized world we know today. A tale of war, invasion, migration and the rise and fall of empires, covering a vast historical canvas from China to the Atlantic world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ix and 530 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199689170. Fourth impression. Text block faintly grubby else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny nick to top rear panel edge.

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EGYPT REVEALED: ARTIST-TRAVELLERS IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
Written by T.G.H. James.
Stock no. 1830209
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Elaborate blue pictorial cloth in Egyptian design. Colour & b/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners, lower rear edge is starting to crack.

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PARIS IN THE REVOLUTION
Written by Reay Tannahill.
Stock no. 1830193
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1966. Very good condition.

A collection of eye-witness accounts edited by Reay Tannahill. Black cloth spine. Blue paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 127 pages. Spine faded. Corners rubbed. Boards scuffed. Contents clean. NO slipcase, as issued.

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THE FATAL SHORE: A HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS TO AUSTRALIA 1787-1868
Written by Robert Hughes.
Stock no. 1830153
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The epic of Australia's founding. Orange pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Endpapers are maps. A few colour illustrations. xxv and 643 pages including index. Top edge organge. Slight fading to spine (not obvious). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE JAPANESE SWORD THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI
Written by Gregory Irvine.
Stock no. 1329658
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Far Eastern Series. An illustrated survey examining the development of the Japanese sword in an historical and social context from the 8th to the 20th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1851773142. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges a little dusty. Slight damp(?) stain to top corner tips of pages else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and worn to spine and corners.

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"A GLORIOUS PAGE IN OUR HISTORY" THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY 4-6 JUNE 1942
Written by Robert Cressman; Steve Ewing; Barrett Tillmann; Mark Horan; Clark Reynolds; Stan Cohen.
Stock no. 1329577
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0929521404. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.

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JAPANESE SWORD BLADES
Written by Alfred Dobree.
Stock no. 1829459
Published by Arms & Armour Press; George Shumway, Publisher. 1974. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised. A useful introduction for a beginner to the understanding and appreciation of the world-famous sword blades of Japan. A profusely illustrated monograph enhanced by appendices providing a genealogical listing of amourers and a bibliography. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 73 pages. ISBN: 0873870344. Reprint. White cardwraps are lightly browned and a little grubby. Spine lightly faded. Text block lightly browned. A few pale foxspots present, mainly to prelims.

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