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THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Boies Penrose; G.R. Elton; J.R. Hale; Vincent Cronin.
Stock no. 1827329
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volume set: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance; Europe from Renaissance to Reformation; The Renaissance in Europe; The Flowering of the Renaissance; and The Florentine Renaissance. Three volumes in burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decoration, two volumes in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed.

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SEEDS OF CHANGE: SIX PLANTS THAT TRANSFORMED MANKIND
Written by Henry Hobhouse.
Stock no. 1827326
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth spine with green title block and gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, slightly unevenly faded and a little rubbed.

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ORDEAL BY FIRE: WITNESSES TO THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1827295
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Photographic silhouette covers with gilt title to spine. With research by Shirley Seaton. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly grubby.

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MEDIEVAL MONASTERY
Written by Christopher Brooke.
Stock no. 1827289
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Highly decorated burgundy cloth, gilt. Colour and b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuff marks.

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MEDIEVAL WOMEN
Written by Eileen Power; Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie; Maxine Berg; M.M. Postan.
Stock no. 1326769
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cream mottled boards with colour illustration to front and gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. Edited by Postan, foreword by Ladurie, introduced by Berg. A fine copy in red slipcase which has a few tiny marks to one panel.

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WIND IN THE WIRES A GOLDEN ERA OF FLIGHT 1909-1939
Written by Mike Vines.
Stock no. 1326662
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine.Colour photos. ISBN: 1853102296. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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HEROES
Written by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
Stock no. 1827202
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. Beginning beneath the walls of Troy, ending in 1930s Europe when the cult of the hero was turning politically lethal, this is a book about mortality and dictatorship, about money and sorcery, about seduction and mass-hysteria. The author explores the ancient but still politically potent phenomenon of hero-worship through the careers of eight extraordinary men. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1857026802. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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THE TRANSFORMATION OF CITIZENSHIP VOLUME 3: STRUGGLE, RESISTANCE AND VIOLENCE
Written by Jurgen Mackert; Bryan S. Turner.
Stock no. 1326568
Published by Routledge. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Examining the fact that all over the world the rights of citizens have come under enormous pressure and addresses the many ways in which people are 'making claims' against both autocratic and democratic authority. Black boards. 154 pages. ISBN: 9781138672888. Lower corners of preliminary pages are lightly creased else a fine copy.

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MARTELLO TOWERS WORLDWIDE
Written by Bill Clements.
Stock no. 1326546
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and Italy right up to the final ones built in the United Kingdom during the First World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781848845350. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper.

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FOUNTAIN PENS: VINTAGE AND MODERN
Written by Andreas Lambrou.
Stock no. 1827110
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This edition specially produced for Parker Pen Limited. A book for all collectors and historically-minded users of modern pens. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0856673625. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ASCENT OF MAN
Written by J. Bronowski; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827046
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

New foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards with blocked design. Colour & b/w illustrations. xvii and 302 pages. Still in original shrinkwrap. One side open edge corners are crushed, book believed to be unharmed.

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STRANGER MAGIC: CHARMED STATES & THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Marina Warner.
Stock no. 1826782
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A dazzling history of magical thinking and storytelling, its power to cross boundaries and its enduring legacy. As part of her exploration into the prophetic enchantments of Arabian Nights, the author retalls some of the most wonderful and lesser-known stories. Her narrative reveals that magical thinking, as conveyed by these stories, governs many aspects of experiences, even now. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780701173319. Text block browned, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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