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MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827297
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1995.
Nearly fine condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GEORGIAN
- TRAVEL
MASS-OBSERVATION BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Sandra Koa Wing.
Stock no. 1326768
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Red-cloth with silver titles and pictorial front board. B/w photos. Book is fine. Grey slipcase is faded at edges with a few tiny marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain.
Circa
1943.
Almost very good condition.
This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- RUSSIA
- NAZIS
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.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
BRITISH BOOKPLATES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Brian North Lee.
Stock no. 1326585
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
"Over 250 illustrations demonstrate the range of ex-libris design, from the earliest armorials to today’s wide variety of styles, and in themselves provide a comprehensive historical survey of bookplates and of book labels - their humbler but no less historically interesting counterparts." Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071537785X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing; a few chips; some marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BOOKS
- BOOKPLATES
CORSHAM: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PART TWO
Written by C.J. Hall.
Stock no. 1326583
Published by Christopher Hall.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
Covering the span of Corsham's History 1900-1945. Large format. Grey cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950862517. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers slightly faded to spine, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Small yellow highlighted patch to map else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- WILTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
AYNHO: A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE VILLAGE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1326582
Published by Leopard's Head Press; Banbury Historical Society.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A social history of the village from the earliest days of civilisation until recent years. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 339 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904920097. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side. Light foxing to textblock. Yellow dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
BYZANTIUM AND THE CRUSADES
Written by Jonathan Harris.
Stock no. 1326570
Published by Hambledon And London.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
"This book aims to advance another view of Byzantine interaction with western Europe, the crusades, and the crusader states. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852852984. Spine slightly bumped. A few very small marks to contents which are otherwise clean and some foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- BYZANTINE
- CRUSADES
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.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SOCIOLOGY
- POLITICS
HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin.
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.
GATES OF FEAR - GREAT EXPLOITS OF THE WORLD'S BULLRINGS
Written by Barnaby Conrad.
Stock no. 1326532
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1958.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Cream cloth, gilt title (on red title label) to spine, red matador vignette to front cover. B/w photos and illustrations. 335 pages. A book about those gates of fear and the men who wait, pale and with pounding hearts, to see what is going to come out of the dark tunnel. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to margin of acknowledgements page. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY
- BULLFIGHTING
- SPORT
A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)