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THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Written by Flavius Arrianus; Aubrey De Selincourt. Illustrated by Raymond Hawthorn.
Stock no. 1827291
Published by Folio Society. 1971. Very good condition.

Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt. Turquoise/blue cloth with silver title to spine and head motif to front cover. Wood Engravings by Hawthorn. Second impression. Light corner crease to top corner prelims. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is rubbed and worn at corners.

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1326799
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a bit creased at edges.

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THE WORLD OF ODYSSEUS
Written by M.I. Finley; Simon Hornblower.
Stock no. 1326775
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burnt orange pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Introduction by Hornblower. Minimal rubbing to corners. Spine slightly faded. Contained in brown slipcase.

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THE ROSETTA STONE
Written by Robert Sole; Dominique Valbelle; W.V Davies; Neil Macgregor.
Stock no. 1326767
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs. Preface by Neil MacGregor. Pictorial paper boards, black title to spine. Cream endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine of book is slightly faded. Brown slipcase has a couple of small marks.

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THE EFFECTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMBS AT HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: REPORT OF THE BRITISH MISSION TO JAPAN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827253
Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

On August 6th, 1945, an American Super-Fortress flying at 30,000 feet dropped a single atomic bomb over the Japanese mercantile city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped over the industrial city of Nagasaki. The British Mission which spent the month of November, 1945, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki gives this report which tells what as seen and what could be learnt three months after the bombing. Cream paperwraps with blue title to front. Staple binding. 21 pages plus b/w photos. Covers a little grubby, corners a little worn/creased. Contents clean.

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BRITAIN AND THE MAKING OF ARGENTINA
Written by Gordon Bridger.
Stock no. 1827195
Published by Wit Press. 1st 2013. Fine condition.

By 1914 Argentina had become one of the worlds largest trading nations. It was principally British technology, British capital, British management, combined with massive immigration from Souther Europe, which converted Argentina from an economic backwater into the wealthiest country in South America. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, illustrations & maps. ISBN: 9781845646844. SIGNED by the author to half-title page (dated). A fine copy.

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CHINA THE FACTS
Written by P.T. Etherton.
Stock no. 1326566
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. 257 numbered pages. B/w photos, folding map at rear of book. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE FATAL SHORE
Written by Robert Hughes.
Stock no. 1326526
Published by Folio Society. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A history of the transportation of convicts to Australia 1787-1868. Orange pictorial cloth. Second printing. Spine slightly sunned. Contained in a black slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.

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THE CHINESE STEAM NAVY 1862-1945
Written by Richard N.J. Wright.
Stock no. 1827150
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary story of the transformation of a navy from one of armed junks to one exploiting the latest steam and steel technology. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861761449. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and has a few minor marks.

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FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD
Written by Peter Hopkirk.
Stock no. 1827115
Published by John Murray. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The search for the lost cities and treasures of Chinese Central Asia. B/w photos. ISBN: 071953738X. Text block and edge of boards foxed. Contents otherwise clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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INDIRA GANDHI ON PEOPLES AND PROBLEMS
Written by Indira Gandhi.
Stock no. 1827105
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book contains more than two dozen of the Indian Prime Minister's most important speeches from the time she first became Prime Minister of India in January 1966. New Edition with additional material. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340348976. Foxing to top edge of text block. Grey dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly creased at edges and lightly scuffed.

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