HISTORY GENERAL
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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SEAPLANES AND FLYING BOATS
Written by Louis S. Casey; John Batchelor.
Stock no. 1823761
Published by Exeter Books.
1st USA
1980.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. This material first appeared in Floatplanes and Racers (1979) Phoebus Publishing and Seaplanes and Flying Boats (1979) Phoebus Publishing. ISBN: 0896730417. Page browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has the remains of a label to front panel as per the photo.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st thus
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
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- GARDENS
- GARDENS
- GARDENING
- DESIGN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- RENAISSANCE
SWEET WATER AND BITTER: THE SHIPS THAT STOPPED THE SLAVE TRADE
Written by Sian Rees.
Stock no. 2138825
Published by Chatto & Windus.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780701181598. Small knocks to spine, which is also a bit faded. Page edge browning. Wrapper is a little edge-creased and faded to spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SLAVERY
ATLAS OF COLUMBUS AND THE GREAT DISCOVERIES
Written by Kenneth Nebenzahl.
Stock no. 2138642
Published by Rand McNally & Company.
Circa
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Very large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour and b/w maps and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 052883407X. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little browning.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ATLAS
- CARTOGRAPHY
- MAPS
THE ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOK 1880-1930
Written by Michael Felmingham.
Stock no. 2138615
Published by Wildwood House Ltd..
1st thus
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. The history of book illustration. ISBN: 0704506270. Light page edge browning.
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- HISTORY GENERAL
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BOOKS
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY OVERNIGHT! THE UNOFFICIAL CORPORATE HISTORY OF FEDERAL EXPRESS
Written by Robert A. Sigafoos; Roger R. Easson.
Stock no. 2138413
Published by St. Lukes Press.
2nd
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. Second edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0918518687. Light browning to spine. A little wear to cover edges. Some marks to outer page edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- COMPANY HISTORY
- AVIATION
- BUSINESS
WARRIORS OF THE STEPPE: A MILITARY HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA, 500 B.C. TO 1700 A.D.
Written by Erik Hildinger.
Stock no. 2137981
Published by Spellmount.
Circa
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1873376731. 2nd printing. Couple of corners are bumped. A few marks to covers. Wrapper has small tear to top of rear panel.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ASIA
TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND MEN WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WAR
No author listed.
Stock no. 2137569
Very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles to front cover and insignia of 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. B/w photos. Title to front cover reads 'The Great War 1914-1919'. Name in ink to front endpaper.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- WORLD WAR I
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
FROM SKETCH-BOOK AND DIARY
Written by Elizabeth Butler.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Butler.
Stock no. 2137357
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 28 colour plates + b/w illustrations. A & C Black 10 Shillings Series. 2 page original booklist + 4 page additional booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to covers, especially spine and edges. Some fraying to cloth at edges. Foxing throughout. Light browning to plates.
DESERT WARFARE
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 2137272
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From Its Roman Origins To The Gulf Conflict. Originally published by Patrick Stephens Limited in 1988. This format is a reprint. B/w photos. ISBN: 1473847451.
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE HOMES OF TENNYSON
Written by Arthur Paterson.
Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 2137119
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1906.
Good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles and gilt, pink and green decorations. Top edge gilt. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. 7/6 series. Black's Beautiful Books booklist to rear (4 sides). Some books to booklist were published 1906. Spine is faded. Some marks to covers. Bumping. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Front joint is a bit cracked. Page browning and heavy foxing. Newspaper clipping stuck opposite page 53. Tissue guard is torn to plate page opposite page 56.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- A AND C BLACK 7s 6d SERIES
SKYSCRAPER: THE SEARCH FOR AN AMERICAN STYLE 1891-1941
Written by Roger Shepherd.
Stock no. 2136791
Published by McGraw-Hill.
1st USA
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Annotated extracts from the first 50 years of 'Architectural Record'. ISBN: 0071369708.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- AMERICA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL