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300 YEARS OF BRITISH GIBRALTAR 1704-2004
Written by Peter Bond.
Stock no. 1831536
Published by Peter-Tan Publishing Co.. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This special book, which marks the 300th anniversary of British rule over Gibraltar, is a glorious depiction of how Gibraltar has changed over the centuries. Large format. Red cloth boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. 128 pages. A nice copy.

THIS IS THE SPANISH HORSE
Written by Juan Llamas.
Stock no. 1831278
Published by J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of the pure-bred Spanish or Andalusian horse, incorporating a short history of the breed. The text traces the important part which this breed has played in the evolution of other breeds such as the Lippizaner and thoroughbred. First published in Spain in 1989, this is the English translation. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour photos throughout. 344 pages. ISBN: 0851316689. Spine very slightly cocked. Corners lightly bumped, lower front corner worn. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents are clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a small closed tear to top of spine, scuffed.

HOLIDAY TOURS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830915
Published by The Booth Steampship Co. Ltd.. 6th 1913. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, published before the War. A brief sketch of the places on the route of The Booth Steampship Company's Steamers and visited onthe Tours arranged by the Company. Blue cloth boards, gilt title blocks to front board with blue cloth embossed title. Colour & b/w illustrations, fold-out maps. 135 pages including index plus lxiv advertisements to rear. Spine and top rear board is faded. Boards are rubbed at edges and a few brown spots to spine. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Fold-outs all present with varying degrees of foxing. Some browning to contents. Overall, a decent copy.

CROSSING THE TRACKS OF COLUMBUS
Written by Otto J. Seiler.
Stock no. 1829510
Published by Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

German Liner Shipping to Latin America, the Caribbean and the West Coast of North America down the years. Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, this book gives the full account of the story of German liner shipping from its earliest beginnings up to the present. Large format. Orange boards, white titles. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 265 pages. ISBN: 3813204057. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORICAL REVISION
Written by Henry Kamen.
Stock no. 1828553
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

A Historical Revision. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dramatic gilt and red decoration to front. Brown endpapers show districts of the Spanish Inquisition. Colour plates. Contents are bound UPSIDE-DOWN and back to front. Else a lovely copy contained in VG publisher's slipcase which has some surface paper loss to lower spine and is a little scuffed.

A JOURNAL OF A THREE MONTHS' TOUR IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AFRICA
Written by The Marchioness Of Londonderry.
Stock no. 1827124
1st 1843. Almost very good condition.

'The object in publishing this Volume is to contribute the Profits towards the projected erection of an Infirmary, on a small scale, at Seaham Harbour, in the County of Durham.' Pink cloth boards with gilt title to front and embossed decoration to front and rear. Plain yellow endpapers. A few b/w plates. Lengthy subscribers list (31 pages). Spine browned, boards very grubby, corners bent. Name in ink to front endpaper. Joints just starting to split. Page browning, some foxing, one page has vertical edge crease. Small damp stain to prelims at lower gutter edges. A scarce item.

SPANISH GARDENS
Written by Marquis De Casa Valdes.
Stock no. 1826674
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 1987. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marquesa de Casa Valdes was brought up to love nature and spent part of her childhood and youth in the beautiful regions of north-east Spain, where the pinewoods almost meet the sea. During her travels, she has been able to study the gardens of other latitudes and climsates, giving her a sound basis from which to define more clearly the art and skills involved in gardening. Large format. Green cloth boards, white titles. Colour & a few b/w photos. ISBN: 8485861035. Some light scuffing to boards. Small knock to lower edge of front board. Front joint is broken. Else binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at edges.

CATALAN SONGS
Written by Ivor Waters; Mercedes Waters; Elvira Heredia.
Stock no. 1325936
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Yellow card wraps. Limited to 120 copies. Edited by Ivor Waters, the Chepstow historian. Translated by Mercedes Waters and Elvira Heredia. ISBN: 0906134110. Foxing. Staples rusty. Contents generally clean.

THE QUEENS OF ARAGON: THEIR LIVES AND TIMES
Written by E.L. Miron.
Stock no. 1824398
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Queens of the medieaval kingdom of Aragon. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt crest to front. Bevelled board edges. Top edge gilt, lower edge untrimmed. B/w plates. 336 pages including index, 48 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards marked. Coffee (?) stains to top edge of prelims (not too bad). Endpapers browned. A few foxspots to contents, a few grubby marks. Text block browned. Front hinge starting to split but binding is tight. All plates present.

NORTHERN SPAIN
Written by Edgar T.A. Wigram. Illustrated by Edgar T.A. Wigram.
Stock no. 2137141
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1911. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Yellow ochre cloth with attractive shell pattern. Gilt titles to front cover and spine. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Top edge gilt. Folding map. Black's beautiful books booklist to rear (4 sides). Reprint. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is browned. A few marks to covers. Name in ink and stain to front endpaper. Joints are cracked. Foxing, mostly to outer page edges and page margins. Plate page margins are browned.

THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AT SEA
Written by Adrian English.
Stock no. 1322639
Published by Partizan Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781858186535. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Some slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

HISTORY OF SPANISH ARCHITECTURE
Written by Bernard Bevan.
Stock no. 1821797
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, plans and fold-out maps. A few minor marks to boards which are otherwise nice and bright. Small tear and crease to gutter edge of prelims at margins. Contents are clean.