MOHAMMED AND CHARLEMAGNE
Written by Henri Pirenne; Bernard Miall; Averil Cameron.
Stock no. 1827881
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt design to front side. Maps to endpapers. Colour plates. Translated by Miall, introduction and further reading by Cameron. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Mark Bostridge.
Stock no. 1827876
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Introduced by Bostridge. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed (VG+).

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HERODOTUS: THE HISTORIES
Written by Herodotus; Aubrey De Selincourt; John Marincola; Theodore K. Rabb.
Stock no. 1827869
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Very good condition.

Translation by Aubrey de Selincourt; Revised with an introduction & notes by John Marincola; Preface by Theodore K. Rabb. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt vignettes. Colour plates. A few tiny minor marks to front board. Five small marks to top edge of text block. A few tiny top corner creases to contents else clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few white marks and is lightly scuffed. Not a bad copy (sounds worse than it is).

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THE MYCENAEANS AND THE DECIPHERMENT OF LINEAR B
Written by William Taylour; John Chadwick; J. Lesley Fitton.
Stock no. 1827868
Published by Folio Society. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by J. Lesley Fitton. Brown cloth with blocked gilt design and title to spine. Maps to endpapers. xxiii and 378 pages including index. Colour plates and b/w maps. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE ASCENT OF MAN
Written by J. Bronowski; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827867
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

New foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards with blocked design. Colour & b/w illustrations. xvii and 302 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and a little marked (VG).

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THE WORLD OF ODYSSEUS
Written by M.I. Finley; Simon Hornblower.
Stock no. 1827866
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Burnt orange pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Introduction by Hornblower. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS
Written by Robert J.. Harley.
Stock no. 1827862
Published by Heathfield Publishing. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Journey back to an era of cheap fares and frequent, reliable services, which turned up in all weathers. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781854144164. Top corners lightly bumped else a lovely copy.

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HISTORIC TOWNS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGY AND PLANNING
Written by Roger Leech; et al.
Stock no. 1827858
Published by Committee For Rescue Archaeology In Avon, Gloucestershire & Somerset. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition.

Survey No.3. Towns included are St Briavels, Berkeley, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cirencester, Dursley, Gloucester, Newent, Newnham, Painswick and more. Large format. Cardwraps. Maps throughout. ISBN: 0904918041. Cover edges rubbed, spine faded, covers scuffed, rear cover has small closed tear to lower edge. Front joint is pulled but binding is tight. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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MECHANICAL TOYS: HOW OLD TOYS WORK
Written by Athelstan Spilhaus; Kathleen Spilhaus.
Stock no. 1827855
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the development of the mechanical toy of which the authors are owners of more than three thousand mechanical and antique toys. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709038577. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has a small edge-tear (no loss) to top of spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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CSS ALABAMA: ANATOMY OF A CONFEDERATE RAIDER
Written by Andrew Bowcock.
Stock no. 1827838
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Alabama was the most famous and successful Confederate warship of the American Civil War. This unique study and visual reconstruction of this legendary commerce raider, the wreck of which has recently been discovered and dived on, will fascinate naval historians, ship modellers and those interested in one of the most famous campaigns of the American Civil War. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1861761899. Lower front corner is showing a tiny bit of board where cloth has worn away (rubbing). Top & tail of spine lightly bent (shelf wear). Contents are clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, a little scuffed, lower front corner is chipped where board is worn.

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KARS: VICTORY INTO DEFEAT
Written by Anthony J. Rundell.
Stock no. 1827835
Published by Impress. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. SIGNED by the author 'to mark the 150th anniversary of the capitulation of Kars'. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF DAYS
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1827832
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and introduced by Roger Hudson. Dark blue cloth, gilt astrolabe design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Lower corners of boards bumped else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed at open edge and has a couple of minor marks.

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