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THE PRINCE
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull; Tim Parks.
Stock no. 1827888
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Third edition, revised. Red cloth boards, gilt decorations. Gilt title to spine. Translated and with an introduction by George Bull, preface by Tim Parks. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a couple of minor marks to one side (VG+).

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS ON NATIONAL SECURITY: USING MILITARY BASES TO FORGE AUTONOMY
Written by Minori Takahashi.
Stock no. 1827822
Published by Springer. 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Springer Polar Sciences series. This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes. Green glazed boards. ISBN: 9783030016760. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Printforce, Netherlands. Boards slightly scuffed. Contents fine. Appears unread.

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STALINISM AND THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR, 1939-40
Written by Malcolm L.G. Spencer.
Stock no. 1327554
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control. St. Antony's Series. Red pictorial boards. 229 pages. A physical Print On Demand book printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783319946467. Slight rubbing to corners. Barcode label to rear cover.

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HUMAN NATURE AND THE CAUSES OF WAR
Written by John David Orme.
Stock no. 1827784
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

This book examines the effects of six types of regime on foreign policy, monarchy, republic and sultanistic, charismatic and military and totalitarian dictatorship.Light brown pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783319771663. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Still in original shrinkwrap which is starting to split on spine.

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THE POLITICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by Hew Strachan.
Stock no. 1327421
Published by Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 311 pages. ISBN: 0198206704. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN WAR AND PEACE: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE FROM THE 1930S TO 1970
Written by Maurice W. Kirby.
Stock no. 1327397
Published by Imperial College Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

The first of two projected volumes on the history of operational research in Britain commissioned by the UK OR Society. Pale grey cardwraps. 444 pages. ISBN: 1860943667. Covers slightly grubby and edge rubbed, barcode label to rear cover. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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PATTERNS OF POWER IN EARLY WALES
Written by Wendy Davies.
Stock no. 1327365
Published by Oxford University Press; Clarendon Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

O'Donnell Lectures delievered in the University of Oxford 1983. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 103 pages. ISBN: 0198201532. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper just lightly edge rubbed.

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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.

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STALINISM AND THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR, 1939-40
Written by Malcolm L.G. Spencer.
Stock no. 1327219
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Crisis Management, Censorship and Control. St. Antony's Series. Red pictorial boards. 229 pages. A physical Print On Demand book printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9783319946467. Minimal rubbing at corners. Contents fine.

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SECRECY AND THE MEDIA: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S D-NOTICE SYSTEM
Written by Nicholas Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827481
Published by Routledge. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national security secrets. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415453752. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE TRANSFORMATION OF CITIZENSHIP VOLUME 3: STRUGGLE, RESISTANCE AND VIOLENCE
Written by Jurgen Mackert; Bryan S. Turner.
Stock no. 1326568
Published by Routledge. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Examining the fact that all over the world the rights of citizens have come under enormous pressure and addresses the many ways in which people are 'making claims' against both autocratic and democratic authority. Black boards. 154 pages. ISBN: 9781138672888. Lower corners of preliminary pages are lightly creased else a fine copy.

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ONE MAN IN HIS TIME
Written by John Robson.
Stock no. 1326547
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The biography of David James, Laird of Torosay Castle, traveller, wartime escaper and Member of Parliment. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1862270368. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Some pale page browning. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners.

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