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NANCY RIDLEY'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH HISTORY
Written by Nancy Ridley.
Stock no. 2125868
Published by Oriel Press.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0853621918. SIGNED by author, 'with best wishes' to front endpaper. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. A little fading along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few light marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- REFERENCE
WORLD WAR ONE BRITISH ARMY (BRASSEY'S HISTORY OF UNIFORMS)
Written by Stephen Bull.
Illustrated by Christa Hook.
Stock no. 2125747
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thorough analysis of the uniforms, weapons and equipment employed by British forces between 1914 and 1918. Large format. Black cloth spine, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1857532708. A few foxspots/browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- UNIFORMS
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHERN ENGLAND
Written by Catherine Brooks; Robin Daniels; Anthony Harding.
Stock no. 2125645
Published by Architectural And Archaeological Society Of Durham And Northumberland.
2002.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w maps. Research Report 5. ISBN: 0951038842. Some highlighting to a few pages of text.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
Written by Philipp J.C. Elliot-Wright.
Illustrated by Christa Hook.
Stock no. 2125467
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brassey's History of Uniforms series. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. A thorough analysis of both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies with chapters detailing the development of their uniforms, weapons and equipment. ISBN: 1857532112. Bumping to spine. A few white marks to covers. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a little faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (ENGLISH)
THE WAR OVER KEYNSHAM
Written by Michael C. Fitter.
Stock no. 1610610
Published by The Ammonite Press.
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The companion volume to Keynsham in Grandfather's Day. ISBN: 0952320215. Wrapper spine faded.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
- SOMERSET
- LIMITED EDITION
MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL II (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125332
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Green cardwraps. 2 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. A few marks to covers. Creasing along edges and to corners. Scuff marks; mostly to rear cover. Light foxing.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- HUMOUR
- ILLUSTRATED
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125304
1ST
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Humourous rhymes of historical times with colour pictures and b/w text illustrations throughout. Pictorial blue boards, with red cloth spine. Large format. Spine is bumped and faded. Wear and bumping to corners and cover edges. Score mark to onlay to front cover; coloured with ink. Uneven fading to some cover edges. Front joint is partially cracked. Some foxing and page browning.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- HUMOUR
- ILLUSTRATED
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WE REMEMBER IT WELL
Written by Joan Collins.
Stock no. 1610506
Published by Penarth Past Oral History Group.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
A Patchwork of Personal Recollections of Penarth. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872808360. Some uneven fading to boards. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE PIG THAT SAVED THE CITY
Written by H.Y.J. Taylor.
Illustrated by Noreen Littleton.
Stock no. 2125176
Published by Miss N. Littleton.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Ballad of the Famous Pig Which Caused King Charles To Raise The Siege of Gloucester September 5 1643. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. Red and black calligraphy. Line drawings. Illustrations and calligraphy by Littleton. ISBN: 0950704202. SIGNED by Illustrator/Calligrapher, with No. 199 (assumed Limited edition). A few marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- POETRY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE QUEST FOR ROBIN HOOD
Written by Jim Lees; Keith Mellor.
Stock no. 2125077
Published by Temple Nostalgia.
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Green leathertte covers. Subscribers' Limited edition. Bw illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1870010027. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS
- LIMITED EDITION
THE BRITISH FIGHTER SINCE 1912 SIXTY YEARS OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 1610387
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd..
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0370100492. Small sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is faded at spine, edge rubbed, and browned to rear panel.
OPERATION BOLERO
Written by Ken Wakefield.
Stock no. 2124821
Published by Crecy Books.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The Americans in Bristol and the West Country 1942-45. ISBN: 0947554513. Small red sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
- SOUTH WEST UK
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BRISTOL