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OLD MANOR HOUSES
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1319359
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
12 tissue-guarded colour plates plus tinted illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby with a few light marks. Front joint cracked, rear joint just starting to crack. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.
SIR SAMUEL MORLAND: DIPLOMAT AND INVENTOR 1625-1695
Written by H.W. Dickinson.
Stock no. 1319272
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd..
1st
1970.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The life and inventions of a public servant in England. Light green cloth spine with gilt title. Green cloth boards. B/w plates. xvi and 133 pages including index plus 12 plates to rear. ISBN: 085270061X.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- INVENTIONS
- HISTORY OF SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
BRITISH SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD (THE YOUNG ENGLAND LIBRARY)
Written by Herbert Maxwell.
Stock no. 1820018
Published by George Allen.
1st
1902.
Very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt titles, gilt design to spine, black blocked design to front board. Green pictorial endpapers show young man reading and fishing under a tree. Colour plates & b/w illustrations, folding maps. 259 pages. All edges gilt. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. A few small water marks to rear board. Neat inscription to front endpaper. A few scattered minor foxspots. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- ARMY
THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1319156
Published by Monnow Press.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
From the Civil War to present times (1974). Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and has a sticker covering the price on front flap ('help spastics').
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MILITARY UNIFORMS II: REGIMENTS OF SCOTLAND
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Illustrated by Richard Simkin.
Stock no. 1819989
Published by The Ariel Press.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Very large format. White cardwraps, white cloth spine, title and illustration to front. 12 full page colour prints. Browning to horizontal edges of covers and text block. Pink pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and has a few minor closed tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCOTLAND
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
A CALENDAR OF NEW FOREST DOCUMENTS 1244-1334
Written by D.J. Stagg.
Stock no. 2133346
Published by Hampshire County Council.
1st
1979.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hampshire Record Series Volume III. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090668000X. Spine is bumped, spotting (possibly from damp) to covers. Browning to page edges and margins. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY AND DIARY OF THE NEWPORT Y.M.C.A. 1869 TO 1990
Written by Ernest J. Bakewell.
Stock no. 1819901
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
You Must Come Again. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907143164. SIGNED by the author (with gift dedication) to free front endpaper. Top edges have been bumped. Foxing to verso of page facing title page (blank page). Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily scuffed and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHEPSTOW AND THE CHARTISTS
Written by Eric Wiles.
Stock no. 1319121
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White card wrap booklet. 12 page booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278447. Staples are rusty.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- CHARTISM
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
JOURNAL OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN
Written by Cavalie Mercer.
Stock no. 1819774
Published by Peter Davies.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Re-issue. A volume in the series Soldiers' Tales. A personal description. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. ISBN: 0432093850. Text block browned. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- NAPOLEON
INSURRECTION
Written by Robyn Young.
Stock no. 2133340
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blood, Battle Betrayal - the first book in the epic trilogy telling the story of Robert The Bruce. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. 488 pages plus character list, glossary and bibliography. ISBN: 9780340963647. SIGNED by author. Small bump at base of spine. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper has very light rubbing at edges and is complete with red wraparound band.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LITERATURE
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 23
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1319045
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402502. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is price-cut with slightly faded spine which is a little creased at top edge.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY 1816-1919 VOLUME I: 1816-1850
Written by The Marquess Of Anglesey.
Stock no. 1819676
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
After a prologue in which the origins and early development of mounted warfare are discussed, covers the period from 1815 to 1850. During those years the cavalry were employed in action chiefly in India, which therefore provides the setting for much of this volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. ISBN: 0850521122. SIGNED (no dedication) by the author to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- CAVALRY