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MILITARY LAND ROVER: DEVELOPMENT AND IN SERVICE
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329394
Published by Ian Allan.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780711031890. Appears to be an unread copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARMY
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1329392
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781473823839. An unread copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1922-1946
Written by Robert Gardiner; Roger Chesneau.
Stock no. 1329382
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line illustrations. ISBN: 0851771467. Spine slightly bumped at base. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges. Looks unread.
CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1906-1921
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1329381
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A complete listing of all the significant warships built, or projected, between the epoch-making Dreadnought and the Washington Treaty. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 439 pages. ISBN: 0851772455. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and minimal rubbing to wrapper edges. Looks unread.
THE UNWRITTEN ORDER HITLER'S ROLE IN THE FINAL SOLUTION
Written by Peter Longerich.
Stock no. 1329370
Published by Tempus.
1st thus
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hitler's role in the Holocaust. ISBN: 0752419773. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- NAZIS
THE JACKDAW OF LINZ: THE STORY OF HITLER'S ART THEFTS
Written by David Roxan; Ken Wanstall.
Stock no. 1329367
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited.
1st thus
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
First published by Cassell in 1964. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 195 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0856172669. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
CITIES AND CIVILISATIONS
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1329363
Published by Folio Society.
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Brown pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Second printing. A fine copy contained in very lightly scuffed slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
OUR HEROES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829650
Published by The London Stamp Exchange.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Mons to the Somme August 1914 - July 1916. This book contains photographs with biographical notes of Officers of Irish Regiments and of Irish Officers of British Regiments who have fallen in action, or who have been mentioned for distinguished conduct from August 1914 to July 1916. Originally published in 1916. This is a facsimile, undated. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 243 pages. ISBN: 0948130113. A few scuff marks to boards. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Previous owner's address label to fly leaf. Else contents clean.
JAMES I: SCOTLAND'S KING OF ENGLAND
Written by John Matusiak.
Stock no. 1829642
Published by The History Press.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Few kings have been more svagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart. Yet, as this biography demonstrates, the modern tendency to downplay his defects and minimise the long-term consequences of his reign has gone too far. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 351 pages including index. ISBN: 9780750955621. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a barcode label with old price to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- STUARTS
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROYALTY
THE STORY OF GRASS-TRACK RACING 1927-49
Written by Robert Bamford; Dave Stallworthy.
Stock no. 1829634
Published by Tempus.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Grass-track racing, the sister sport of speedway. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752424068. Very minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
- HISTORY
THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829631
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd..
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers covers the period between the wars, in outline, when for most of the time it was a normal infantry regiment, and in greater detail the war years from 1939 to 1945, when it was a machine-gun regiment. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Many fold-out b/w maps. xxii and 241 pages including index. Light rubbing to base of spine and lower corners. Else boards clean and bright. Text block browned. Pink scuff marks to front endpaper. Contents generally clean, perhaps one or two minor marks. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners with some slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- NORTHUMBERLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF IREBY
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829621
Published by The Chetham Society.
1st
1935.
Very good condition.
'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 95 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 114 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few marks & scuffs to rear board,spine lightly faded. Foxing to text block. Endpapers a little browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)