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DESERT WARFARE
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 2137272
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From Its Roman Origins To The Gulf Conflict. Originally published by Patrick Stephens Limited in 1988. This format is a reprint. B/w photos. ISBN: 1473847451.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE HOMES OF TENNYSON
Written by Arthur Paterson.
Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 2137119
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1906.
Good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles and gilt, pink and green decorations. Top edge gilt. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. 7/6 series. Black's Beautiful Books booklist to rear (4 sides). Some books to booklist were published 1906. Spine is faded. Some marks to covers. Bumping. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Front joint is a bit cracked. Page browning and heavy foxing. Newspaper clipping stuck opposite page 53. Tissue guard is torn to plate page opposite page 56.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- A AND C BLACK 7s 6d SERIES
SKYSCRAPER: THE SEARCH FOR AN AMERICAN STYLE 1891-1941
Written by Roger Shepherd.
Stock no. 2136791
Published by McGraw-Hill.
1st USA
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Annotated extracts from the first 50 years of 'Architectural Record'. ISBN: 0071369708.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- AMERICA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Written by W.G. Runciman.
Stock no. 1322648
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguable the central question in the study of human social evolution. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w diagrams. Published for The British Adademy, this is Proceedings of the British Academy 110. ISBN: 0197262503.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- PREHISTORIC
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- SOCIOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHARNHORST: THE FORMATIVE YEARS, 1755-1801
Written by Charles Edward White.
Stock no. 2136687
Published by Helion & Company.
Circa
2020.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w maps. From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 No. 57. ISBN: 9781913118990. Light edge-wear.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
LAST OF THE PIRATES
Written by Bob Noakes.
Stock no. 1322311
Published by Paul Harris Publishing.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Saga of Everyday Life on Board Radio Caroline. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0862280923. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to endpapers, top corner tip of front free-endpaper very slightly creased. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, some tiny white spots to front panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- RADIO
- MARITIME
NAPOLEON AT THE BRIARS
Written by Faith Compton Mackenzie.
Stock no. 2136213
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1943.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth with silver title to front cover. Limited edition to 1000 copies. This is Copy No. 928.Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned with some foxing; nicks and chips, with minimal loss; grubby marks.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- NAPOLEON
- LIMITED EDITION
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Written by John Evans; Terry O'Connor.
Stock no. 2136110
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Looks at the role of environmental studies within archaeology. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0750917784. Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHAEOLOGY
TECHNOLOGIES OF LANDSCAPE: FROM REAPING TO RECYCLING
Written by David E. Nye.
Stock no. 2135707
Published by University Of Massachusetts Press.
Circa
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1558492291.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- LANDSCAPE
GERMAN ERSATZ BAYONETS. 1
Written by Anthony Carter.
Stock no. 2135065
Published by The Lyon Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Concise Illustrated History of the Emergency All-Metal Designs, 1914-1918. Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0904256103. Knocks to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased and foxed with closed tear to top of rear panel.
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- MILITARY
- EDGED WEAPONS
- GERMANY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE NEW WONDERFUL MUSEUM, AND EXTRAORDINARY MAGAZINE VOL. V
Written by William Granger; James Caulfield.
Stock no. 2134922
Published by Alex Hogg.
1807.
Good condition.
Being a complete repository of all the wonders, curiosities, and rarities of nature and art. Maroon leather spine and corners, gilt title to spine. Marbled paper sides. 24 plates. Large split to leather spine at front edge. Heavy wear and scuffing to leather and rest of covers - some chipping. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Damp marks to some pages. Foxing and browning. Some page margin tears (pages 2509-2511). Pencil annotations to a couple of pages. A working copy only!
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
HABITS, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821068
Published by Edward Lacey.
Circa
1860.
Very good condition.
Brown blind stamped boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. vi and 248 pages. Top & tail of spine worn, corners lightly rubbed. Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper missing. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Top corner creases to contents and a few grubby marks.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTIQUARIAN
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHILDRENS (ANTIQUARIAN)