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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TOLSTOY: A RUSSIAN LIFE
Written by Rosamund Bartlett.
Stock no. 1829394
Published by Profile Books. Circa 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In November 1910 Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station. He was 82 and had led a remarkable and long life during one of the most turbulent periods of Russian history. Purple cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 544 pages. ISBN: 9781846681387. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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TURKS: A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND YEARS, 600-1600
Written by David J. Roxburgh.
Stock no. 1829385
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

This magnificent catalogue accompanies the spectactular exhibition of the same name devoted to the artistic and cultural riches of the Turks. Large, heavy format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout. 494 pages including index. ISBN: 1903973570. Text block a little grubby and marked. Book has been dropped on lower rear corner giving rise to corner crease of last few page. 0.5" split to rear edge at base of spine. Front joint pulled where glue has dried out but binding is tight. Some imprinting of ink from front flap and frontispiece. Contents very good.`

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EGYPT REVEALED: ARTIST-TRAVELLERS IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
Written by T.G.H. James.
Stock no. 1829362
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 lower edge.

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A CHINESE MIRROR: BEING REFLECTIONS OF THE REALITY BEHIND APPEARANCE
Written by Florence Ayscough. Illustrated by Lucille Douglass.
Stock no. 1829252
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Chinese life and language. Red cloth spine, gilt title. Red cloth boards with circular designs. B/w illustrations. 464 pages including index. Fold-out map to rear. Spine & gilt title browned. Boards unevenly faded, edge-rubbed and worn at corners, top rear edge a little bashed. Text block and endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few margin marks and the odd foxspot present.

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THE PRINCES OF INDIA
Written by William Barton.
Stock no. 1829251
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

With a Chapter on Nepal. The question of whether the Indian States should join the rest of India in a Federation... Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front board. B/w plates. xvi and 327 pages including index. Spine browned and stained. Boards a little grubby. Foxspots to text block, endpapers and prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some browning to contents.

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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.

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MEN WHO RULED KENYA: THE KENYA ADMINISTRATION 1892-1963
Written by Charles Chevenix Trench.
Stock no. 1829209
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of the Kenya Administrative Service from its beginning in 1892 until Kenyan independence. An unusual story in British colonial history in that much of Kenya was long regarded as a 'white man's country' and attracted a mixed bag of settlers, mainly hardworking farmers but a few playboys. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xi and 316 pages including index. ISBN: 1850435715. Small date written in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, rubbed at corners, small dampstain to base of spine, publisher's price label to front flap.

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THE FEDERALIST OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Carl Van Doren.
Stock no. 1829198
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Carl van Doren. Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Navy blue leather boards with 4 raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach coloured moire endpapers and matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis. All edges gilt. xxii and 600 pages including index. A lovely copy.

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UNIFORMS OF WATERLOO IN COLOUR 16-18 JUNE 1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Jack Cassin-Scott; Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828913
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1999. Very good condition.

The uniforms worn in the three days of fighting in 1815 which brought about the final downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 190 pages. ISBN: 1854093940. Reprint. Covers lightly browned and slightly grubby. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.

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