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BOOKS FOR CAPTAINS AND CAPTAINS IN BOOKS
Written by Marco Faini; Maria Elena Severini.
Stock no. 1327366
Published by Harrassowitz Verlag.
Circa
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
This volume collects the papers presented at the conference "Books for Captains and Captains in books. Italo-German Conference on the training and image of the military leader during the Renaissance", held at the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuttel from on 24th and 25th February, 2014. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783447104890. Still in original shrink wrap which has been slightly torn on rear and is slightly opened at corners, because of this the corner tips of the covers are very very slightly rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
CIVIL WAR AND RESTORATION IN THE THREE STUART KINGDOMS
Written by Jane Ohlmeyer.
Stock no. 1327360
Published by Four Courts Press.
2nd
2001.
Very good condition.
The Career of Randal MacDonnell, Marquis of Antrim. Four Courts History Classics series. Second edition. Cardwraps. 363 pages. ISBN: 1851826262. Slight creasing to covers and slight fading to spine. Remains of a label to rear cover.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- STUARTS
- POLITICS
NATURE AND POLICY IN ICELAND 1400-1800
Written by K. Hastrup.
Stock no. 1327359
Published by Oxford University Press; Clarendon Press.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Anthropological Analysis of History and Mentality, a sequel to Culture and History in Medieval Iceland. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 367 pages. ISBN: 0198277288. Spine slightly bumped. Small ink price to front free-endpaper crossed out with pencil. Foxspots to flaps of dustwrapper, also to pastedowns. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- ICELAND
- SOCIAL HISTORY
BROOCHES IN LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D.F. Mackreth.
Stock no. 1827716
Published by Oxbow Books.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
Volume 1: text for the study, Volume 2: The plates, Figures etc. This is the result of forty years of study and offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174111. Boards a little scuffed, contents clean, a lovely set!
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- IRON AGE
- ROMAN
- HISTORY
- MEDALS AND BADGES
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN SILCHESTER: EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORUM-BASILICA 1977, 1980-86
Written by Michael Fulford; Jane Timby; et al.
Stock no. 1827715
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies.
1st
2000.
Very good condition.
Britannia Monograph Series No. 15. Large format. A heavy volume. Green glazed boards. B/w photos, illustrations, and fold-out plans. ISBN: 090776424X. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny nick to base of spine. Lower rear corner of board bumped. Text block browned and a little grubby. Page margins lightly browned else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- IRON AGE
- ROMAN
- HISTORY
THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- CERAMICS
- JAPAN
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
- CATALOGUE (ART)
'PICTURES FROM THE PAST'
Written by Martin Ringer.
Stock no. 1827712
Published by Marrin Publishing.
1st
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Solving the major mysteries of the Megalithic tradition in Great Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age (from about 3500 BC to 1000 BC). Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957284302. Covers clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few tiny top corner creases to contents. Else a lovely clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- NEOLITHIC
- BRONZE AGE
- HISTORY
- MONUMENTS
EXCAVATIONS IN MEDIEVAL SOUTHAMPTON 1953-1969 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Colin Platt; R. Coleman-Smith.
Stock no. 1827710
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Volume 1: The Excavation Reports. Volume 2: The Finds. Large volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Contained in slipcase. ISBN: 0718511239. Lower front corner of board of volume 1 is bumped. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed at base and knocked to top rear spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- GEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
HISTORIC HASTINGS
Written by J. Manwaring Baines.
Stock no. 1827703
Published by Cinque Port Press Ltd..
1st thus
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Amended and revised edition. Red boards, gilt titles. 438 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948869003. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUSSEX
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE COLONIAL CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 1827691
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
TNew Edition. The Emigrant Ships, The Wool Clippers, The Iron Clippers and The New Zealand Trade. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and plans. 384 pages includes index. Boards clean and bright. Text block just slightly browned & grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and has a few closed edge-tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- TALL SHIPS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRALIA
- NEW ZEALAND
OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd.
2nd
1921.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- HISTORY
HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
1st
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- AIRCRAFT