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A SHORT HISTORY OF TIME
Written by Leofranc Holford-Strevens.
Stock no. 1830351
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2007.
Very good condition.
Small format. Light blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. xiii and 137 pages including index. Light brown mark to lower edge of front board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
A NERVOUS SPLENDOR: VIENNA 1888-1889
Written by Frederic Morton.
Stock no. 1830297
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Red silk boards with gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Sepia and colour photos. xiv and 236 pages including index. Light scuffing to front board, else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AUSTRIA
- HISTORY GENERAL
CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook; Glyndwr Williams.
Stock no. 1830205
Published by Folio Society.
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected and introduced by Glyndwr Williams. Elaborately decorated blue cloth with gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 522 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly bumped at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
THE AIRCRAFT BOOK: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830125
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
1st
2013.
Very good condition.
Chronicles the dramatic story of manned flight in stunning visual detail. More than 800 iconic aircraft, trail-blazing engines, famous manufacturers, and the people and technology behind the world's most advanced flying machines. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations/diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781409340232. A few minor grubby marks to boards and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE ISLAND GARDEN: ENGLAND'S LANGUAGE OF NATION FROM GILDAS TO MARVELL
Written by Lynn Staley.
Stock no. 1830082
Published by University Of Notre Dame Press.
1st
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern series. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour & b/w photos. x and 245 pages including index. ISBN: 9780268041403. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- REFORMATION
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1329888
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. A super copy.
DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1829974
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. Reprint. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuff-marked.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE, GOD, AND RELIGION
Written by Marcell Bronner; Max Bronner.
Stock no. 1329638
Published by Vantage Press.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A powerful analysis of the religious and historical experience of the Jewish People. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. 257 pages. Some b/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Includes several letters to the author pasted onto the endpapers, a couple offices of high officials (office Jimmy Carter and Clarence House. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- RELIGION
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
NAVIES IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: WARSHIPS SINCE 1945
Written by Robert Gardiner; Norman Friedman; et al.
Stock no. 1829716
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Conway's History of the Ship Series. Warship design, the development of the ships and technology. Large format. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775683. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- WARSHIP
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE AGE OF THE GALLEY: MEDITERRANEAN OARED VESSELS SINCE PRE-CLASSICAL TIMES
Written by Robert Gardiner; John Morrison.
Stock no. 1829711
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Conway History of the Ship. The development from the earliest paleoithic cart, some of which were paddled rather than rowed, to the classical trireme and its Roman and Byzantine successors. As a warship, the galley survived the coming of the three-masted sailing ship and adapted itself to gunpowder artillery, so later chapters are devoted to the medieval and RRenaissance fleets. Large format. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775543. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MEDITERRANEAN
- MILITARY
THE FIRST FRIGATES: NINE-POUNDER & TWELVE-POUNDER FRIGATES 1748-1815
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1329429
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Conway Ship Types Series. Design history and general aspects of the ships. B/w illustrations and draughts. ISBN: 0851776019. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
MILITARY LAND ROVER: DEVELOPMENT AND IN SERVICE
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329394
Published by Ian Allan.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780711031890. Appears to be an unread copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARMY