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THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY VOLUME III, PART ONE
Written by J.C. Beaglehole.
Stock no. 1825206
Published by Ashgate; The Hakluyt Society.
Very good condition.
The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (Part B). Reprint of the Hakluyt Society in partnership with Ashgate, a print on demand company. Page numbers run from 251 to 718. Blue glazed boards. No publication date. ISBN: 9781472453259. Top of spine bumped. Baords lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby else contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
- MARITIME
MEDIAEVAL GARDENS
Written by John Harvey.
Stock no. 1825130
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st thus
1990.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Illustrated history of gardening in mediaeval times. ISBN: 071342396X. Light creasing to corners of covers, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby and browned. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- GARDENING
- GARDENS
- GARDENING
NAPOLEON & WELLINGTON
Written by Andrew Roberts; Alistair Horne.
Stock no. 1824902
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduced by Horne. Silver decorated boards. Colour plates. Unread. Still in original shrinkwrap with minor knock to one vertical closed edge of slipcase.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
- NAPOLEON
THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR: A MILITARY HISTORY
Written by Alfred H. Burne; Jonathan Sumption.
Stock no. 1824861
Published by Folio Society.
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue cloth with title to spine and large illustration to front cover. Introduction by Sumption. Colour illustrations and b/w maps. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and lighty marked.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME TWO ISSUES 7-12 1948-1951
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio; Andres Segovia.
Stock no. 1824730
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar.
1st thus
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Segovia & Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 7 through 12 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1948 - 1951. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright, lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MUSIC
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- MUSICAL SCORE
THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME ONE ISSUES 1-6 1946-1948
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio.
Stock no. 1824729
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar.
1st thus
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 1 through 6 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1946, 1947, and 1948. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards bright. Text block browned. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MUSIC
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- MUSICAL SCORE
GUNPOWDER: THE HISTORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Written by Brenda J. Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824563
Published by Bath University Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive coverage of gunpowder making at international level, revealing the problems faced in its manufacture and showing the world-wide significance of gunpowder, in terms of the transfer of ideas and techniques and the transport of raw materials and finished goods. Based upon papers contributed by many of the leading authorities in the field, attending The Gunpowder Symposium of 1994 at the University of Bath, edited by Brenda Buchanan. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 0861971248. Corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper spine faded.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
CLONTARF: IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS ATLAS: DUBLIN SUBURBS No. 1
Written by Colm Lennon; et al.
Stock no. 2140960
Published by Royal Irish Academy.
1st IRELAND
2018.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781908997722. Creasing to covers with pencil mark to front cover; bumping to corners. Contents are still excellent!
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- MAPS
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- IRELAND
- CARTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
ANCIENT IRISH HISTORIES: THE WORKS OF SPENCER, CAMPION, HANMER, AND MARLENBURROUGH (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Edmund Spencer; Meredith Hanmer.
Stock no. 2140826
Published by Kennikat Press.
1970.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with black title labels to spines. Kennikat Press Scholarly Reprints Series. ISBN: 0804607672. Spotting to covers. A bit of bowing to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- IRELAND
THE QUEEN'S LAST MAP-MAKER: RICHARD BARTLETT IN IRELAND, 1600-3
Written by J.H. Andrews.
Stock no. 2140823
Published by Geography Publications.
Circa
2008.
Very good condition.
Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w maps. ISBN: 9780906602430. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- IRELAND
- MAPS
- CARTOGRAPHY
TREASURES OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY LIBRARY
Written by Bernadette Cunningham; Siobhan Fitzpatrick.
Stock no. 2140822
Published by Royal Irish Academy.
1st IRELAND
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Brown cloth with silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781904890546. Some foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks; some browning and foxing.
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- IRELAND
- BOOKS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ACCOUNTS AND LETTERS OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH VOYAGES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Columbus; Paolo Emilio Taviani; Consuelo Varela; Juan Gil; Marina Conti; Luciano F. Farina; Marc A. Beckwith.
Stock no. 2140820
Published by Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Della Stato.
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Nuova Raccolta Columbiana - English Edition. In Two Parts. Large format. Fold-out maps. Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets. National Commission for the Celebration of the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. ISBN: 8824038077. Contained in a very good slip case.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- LETTERS
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION