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INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTORS
Written by Luc Reydams; Jan Wouters; Cedric Ryngaert.
Stock no. 1327558
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

First book to analyse the crucial role played by the prosecution in international criminal trials. Glazed pictorial boards. 968 pages. ISBN: 9780199554294. Spine and corners bumped, contents fine (look unread).

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PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN WAR
Written by Miriam Bradley.
Stock no. 1327557
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

The ICRC, UNHCR, and their limitations in internal armed conflicts. This is a physical POD book. Glazed pictorial boards. 221 pages. ISBN: 9780198716389. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed else a fine copy.

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THE JAPANESE SWORD THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI
Written by Gregory Irvine.
Stock no. 1327552
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good 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 bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed and creased.

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TERRIER OF LLANTHONY PRIORY'S HOUSES AND LANDS IN GLOUCESTER 1443
Written by Richard Steymor; Robert Cole; John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1827813
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 30. Llanthony Priory's terrier is a detailed history and description of 231 houses and gardens lying in nearly every street of medieval Gloucester. This edition expands the terrier into a history and description of 554 houses and gardens identified by postal addresses and extending from the middle ages to 1672, the date of surviving Hearth Tax returns. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780900197918. A couple of minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE ART OF FORTRESS BUILDING IN HOSPITALLER MALTA 1530-1798: A STUDY OF BUILDING METHODS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNIQUES
Written by Stephen C. Spiteri.
Stock no. 1827811
Published by Bdl Publishing. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study that seeks to examine the manner in which the Knights of the Order of St John and their military engineers went about designing, building, repairing, and arming their defensive works throughout the 268 years of their rule over the Maltese islands. A limited edition. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9789995720063. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, scuffed to rear panel and damp stained to verso.

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PERSONAL DISTINCTIONS: 350 YEARS OF ROYAL MARINES UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
Written by John Rawlinson.
Stock no. 1827809
Published by Royal Marines Historical Society. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. Royal Marines Historical Society Special Publication No. 41. A comprehensive catalogue of uniforms and insignia worn by Marines and Royal Marines since 1664 to the present day. Over 1000 high quality photographs and clear descriptions. ISBN: 9781908123091. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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BOATS OF THE WORLD: FROM THE STONE AGE TO MEDIEVAL TIMES
Written by Sean McGrail.
Stock no. 1827808
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 2004. Very good condition.

A history of water transport as it has developed over millennia, from before 40,000 BC to the mid-second millennium AD. Blue cardwraps. 480 pages including index. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0199271860. Corners lightly rubbed. Vertical crease to spine. Orange mark to top edge of text block. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE LAST LANC'
Written by Patrick Kilvington.
Stock no. 1827794
Published by Boolarong Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In 1965 a crew of eleven volunteers flew a wornout war-time Lancaster bomber from Sydney to Biggin Hill, England, a distance of over 12,000 miles, in order that the aircraft could take its place with other vintage aircraft in a British museum. At that time, it was the last Lancaster remaining in flying condition. Blue boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0908175329. Top & tail of spine and lower edges lightly rubbed. Lower front corner bumped. Spine slightly cocked. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed to rear panel.

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THE CIVILISATION OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY
Written by Jacob Burckhardt; Anthony Grafton.
Stock no. 1827778
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Very good condition.

An Essay. Introduced by Anthony Grafton. Very attractive green and gold pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. xxviii + 451 pages. Spine faded from being in the sun (not noticeable until the book is removed from slipcase). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG).

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William L. Shirer.
Stock no. 1827777
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

A History of Nazi Germany. Red cloth boards with white title panel to spines and swastika to front. B/w photos. A few minor foxspots to text block of volume I. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which is lightly scuffed at ends (VG).

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HIDDEN HANDS: THE LIVES OF MANUSCRIPTS AND THEIR MAKERS
Written by Mary Wellesley.
Stock no. 1827775
Published by Riverrun. Circa 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Manuscripts are not only the stuff of history and literature, but they offer some of the only tangible evidence we have of entire lives, long receded. Without manuscripts, many historical figures would be lost to us, as well as those of lower social status, women and people of colour, their stories erased and the remnants of their labours destroyed. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781529400939. 3rd printing. A very nice copy.

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THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS CLUB
Written by Christopher De Hamel.
Stock no. 1827774
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This entrancing book describes some of the extraordinary people who have spent their lives among illuminated manuscripts over the last thousand years. Cream paper boards, black title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780241304372. Tiny nick to base of spine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine. A lovely copy.

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