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BIG CHIEF ELIZABETH
Written by Giles Milton.
Stock no. 1826092
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
How England's adventurers gambled and won the New World. Pale blue cloth boards with gilt and blue design, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations. Minor rubbing to board corners else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with minor scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
THE BOOK OF EXPLORATION
Written by Ray Howgego.
Stock no. 1826077
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A chronological tour of the history of exploration by a prolific world traveller and one of the leading experts of our time, from the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first surface-based crossings of the top and bottom of the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407222752. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
IN HISTORIC LANDS: A RECORD OF OUR HOUSE-PARTY TOUR
Written by E.J. Wareham.
Stock no. 1825990
Published by Christian Touring Union Limited.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
A compilation of the Cuthbert House Party tour through the British Isles, the Continent (Europe), the Holy Land and Egypt. Written especially for those that took part in the tour in the hope that others might be interested. Small format. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to spine and front board. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine rubbed, Corners lightly worn, minor creasing and a few marks to boards. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to free front endpaper. Front hinge pulled. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TRAVEL
- UK (GENERAL)
- HOLY LAND
- EGYPT
- EUROPE
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: BEING THE STORY OF THE AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911-1914
Written by Douglas Mawson.
Stock no. 1825922
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st thus
1930.
Very good condition.
Abridged Popular Edition. Illustrated with ninety-two photographs, eighteen diagrams and three folding maps. Blue patterned cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Boards browned and just a little marked. Endpapers and text block browned. A few scattered foxspots. All maps present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRALIA
- ANTARCTIC
- POLAR
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GENTLEWOMAN AND OTHER SKETCHES
Written by Sybil Cust.
Stock no. 1825916
Published by Smith, Elder & Co..
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
A series of sketches too miscellaneous to form a connected work, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a dormouse. Contains a chapter on Penallt Church, Monmouthshire. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front. 8 b/w plates Spine lightly browned and slightly cocked. Text block browned. Foxing througout. 1 plate missing (Furstin Pauline of Lippe).
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
SOUTH WITH ENDURANCE: SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1914-1917
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825914
Published by Bloomsbury.
1st thus
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Square format. Pictorial cardwraps. The photographs of Frank Hurley. From the Archives of the Royal Geographical Society, London, The State Library of New South Wales, Sydney & The Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. B/w photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 0747575347. A nice, clean copy.
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- HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTARCTIC
- POLAR
- EXPLORATION
- PHOTOGRAPHY
THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARITIME HISTORY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by John B. Hattendorf; et al.
Stock no. 1825866
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Blue cloth with black title labels to spine and front cover; gilt titles. Volume 1 covers Actium, Battle of, Ex Voto; Volume 2: Factory Ship, Navies: Japan; Volume 3: Navies: Portugal, Shipyards; Volume 4 Siebe, Augustus, Zheng He, Index. ISBN: 9780195130751. Minor scuffing to gilt title affecting 'A' of 'Maritime' to front of volume 1, minor scuffing of gilt titles to spines. A few minor grubby marks to text blocks. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
- REFERENCE
THE INGPENS 1700-2000: A SEQUEL TO AN ANCIENT FAMILY
Written by Edith Constance Ingpen; Robert Weston Ingpen.
Stock no. 1825625
Published by Redcliffe Press Ltd..
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Record of all known Ingpens in England and abroad over ten generations up to the Millenium. Blue paper boards, gilt titles. B/w & colour photos. Fold-out family trees to rear. ISBN: 1900178435. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- GENEALOGY
THE SECRET MIDDLE AGES
Written by Malcolm Jones.
Stock no. 1325288
Published by Praeger Publishers.
1st USA
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Discovering the Real Medieval World. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 374 pages includes index. ISBN: 0275979806. Spine of book and dustwrapper slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MIDDLE AGES
THE CROSSBOW ITS MILITARY AND SPORTING HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND USE
Written by Ralph Payne-Gallwey.
Stock no. 1825586
Published by Merlin Unwin Books.
1st thus
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
A unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries. The crossbow, probably first introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, successfully defended many an early Briton and its present-day corollaries are used by sportsmen everywhere. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781873674079. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHERY
- MIDDLE AGES
- SPORT
- MILITARY
THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BYZANTINE
- CHRISTIANITY
- RELIGION
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
THE HISTORY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES
Written by Eric Bruton.
Stock no. 1825545
Published by Black Cat.
1st thus
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0748102450. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- ANTIQUES
- COLLECTING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- CLOCKS
- WATCHES