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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Michael Haag.
Stock no. 1827976
Published by Immel Publishing Limited. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

During the summer of his twenty-first birthday, Lawrence of Arabia walked 1100 miles through Palestine and Syria, visiting every Crusader castle there of imprortance. Preface by Michael Haag. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 090715168X. Horizontal edges of boards lightly browned. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and a little grubby. Small address label to front pastedown. Compliment slip from the National Army Museum, Chelsea glued in to front endpaper with gift inscription. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and edge-worn.

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OGHAM AND COELBREN: MYSTIC SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE CELTIC DRUIDS
Written by Nigel Pennick.
Stock no. 1827966
Published by Capall Bann Publishing. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book explores the "Wattles and Branches" of the Celtic tree alphabets and the tree-lore of the British Isles. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1861631022. A few minor speckles to text block. Top corner crease to a few pages. Else clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
Written by Thucydides; Rex Warner; M.I. Finley; Theodore K. Rabb.
Stock no. 1827964
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Brown cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine and vignette to front cover. Translated by Warner. Introduction, Appendices and Bibliography by Finlay. Preface by Rabb. Originally published in 1954, the text of this edition follows that of the revised Penguin Classics edition published in 1972. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly shelf-scuffed (NR F).

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DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME
Written by Jerome Carcopino; Henry T. Rowell; E.O. Lorimer; Keith Hopkins.
Stock no. 1827962
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Attractive colour pictorial boards. Edited by Rowell, Translated from the French by Lorimer, Introduced by Hopkins. Colour photos. The People and the City at the Height of the Empire. Top corner of page 53/54 is creased diagonally. Else a lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed and has a mark to one end (VG+).

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THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF BRITAIN
Written by Geoffrey Of Monmouth; Lewis Thorpe; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1827956
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Vivid scarlet cloth with gilt decorations. Colour illustrations. Translated & with an introduction by Thorpe. Preface by Barber. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly shelf-scuffed (NR F).

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CITIES AND CIVILISATIONS
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1827947
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Brown pictorial cloth. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed to one side.

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A SHORT HISTORY OF TIME
Written by Leofranc Holford-Strevens.
Stock no. 1827923
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small format. Light blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf-scuffing (VG+).

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Simon Goldhill; et al.
Stock no. 1827885
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed at ends and has a light mark to plain side (minor).

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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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