BRITISH RAILWAY ACCIDENTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Written by J.A.B. Hamilton.
Stock no. 1327061
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The stories of 27 of the most notable disasters which have taken place since 1900. Red boards, silver title to spine. 180 pages, booklist to rear. Some b/w photos. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped/torn.

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PIER RAILWAYS & TRAMWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (LP60)
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1827655
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Locomotion Papers 60. Second Revised Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0853615411. Couple of minor marks to covers. Contents clean.

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BRITISH RAILWAY CAMPING COACH HOLIDAYS THE 1930S & BRITISH RAILWAYS (LONDON MIDLAND REGION)
Written by Andrew McRae.
Stock no. 1827651
Published by Foxline. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Holidays on the railways in times gone by. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 97 pages including inside rear cover. ISBN: 1870119487. Covers lightly scuffed and scored. Contents clean.

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THE JAPANESE SWORD THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI
Written by Gregory Irvine.
Stock no. 1327054
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Far Eastern Series. An illustrated survey examining the development of the Japanese sword in an historical and social context from the 8th to the 20th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1851773142. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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THE GURKHAS 200 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CROWN
Written by J.C. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1327052
Published by Uniform Press Ltd. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Gurkha service to the British crown. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 244 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781910500026. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly grubby.

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EARLY VICTORIAN WATER ENGINEERS
Written by G.M. Binnie.
Stock no. 1827643
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the grudging acceptance of the need for constant unpolluted water supplies and the many problems, human and technical, that had to be faced in meeting that need. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0727701282. Boards clean and bright. Text block browned with some foxing. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front).

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THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: A HISTORY AND GUIDE
Written by Mike Clarke.
Stock no. 1827642
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated history of England's longest and most successful inland waterway. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0948789409. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. Else a clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. There is a slight musty odour present.

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THE PEOPLE ALONG THE SAND: THE SPURN PENINSULA & KILNSEA A HISTORY, 1800-2000
Written by Jan Crowther.
Stock no. 1827641
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spurn Head is a 3.5 mile sand and shingle peninsula stretching between the North Sea and the River Humber. This social history of Spurn and Kilnsea has an emphasis on how the landscape of this very unusual area has impacted upon the people who have lived there or been associated with it. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781860774195. A lovely copy.

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BLOODY VERRIERES: THE I. SS-PANZERKORPS' DEFENCE OF THE VERRIERES-BOURGUEBUS RIDGES VOLUME I
Written by Arthur W. Gullachsen.
Stock no. 1827638
Published by Casemate Publishers. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, 18-22 July 1944. The first of a two-volume set, a period of five days is examined to illustrate the attritional warfare of the Normandy campaign and cataclysmic battlefield collision of two armies, Panzergruppe West and the British Second Army, practicing entirely different operational doctrines. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781636240022. Pale grubby mark to vertical edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge.

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VESSELS FOR THE ANCESTORS
Written by Niall Sharples; Alison Sheridan.
Stock no. 1827630
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in honour of Audrey Henshall. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps, sketches and photos. ISBN: 0748603417. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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PREHISTORIC POTTERY FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
Written by Alex Gibson; Ann Woods.
Stock no. 1827629
Published by Leicester University Press. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. A thorough survey of the chronological development of pottery throughout prehistory and into the Roman period. Light green pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071851954X. Minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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ADVENTURER IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Jacquetta Hawkes.
Stock no. 1827628
Published by St Martin's Press; George Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The biography of the controversial, pioneering archaeologist whose advances in the techniques of excavation transformed our understanding of man's past. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0312006586. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Small foxspots to text block. Heavy knock to centre of rear board towards lower edge, also affecting the rear panel of dustwrapper (affecting the word 'Professsor'. Pictorial dustwrapper is otherwise lightly edge-rubbed with a few smalll nicks, spine is slightly sunned.

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