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CHALLENGE OF BATTLE: THE REAL STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1914
Written by Adrian Gilbert.
Stock no. 1815534
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
An authoritative and well-paced campaign narrative, re-evaluating the Army's leadership, organization and tactics. The problems faced by commanders, grappling with the brutal realities of 20th century warfare, and how the British infantry's famed marksmanship has to be set against the inexperience and tactical shortcomings of the BEF as a whole. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9781849088596.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- WORLD WAR I
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THE PASSAGE MAKERS
Written by Michael K. Stammers.
Stock no. 2124214
Published by Teredo Books.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
120 plates with 22 in colour. The story of the Liverpool Black Ball Line. ISBN: 090366206X. SIGNED by author to half-title page. This is a Review Copy. Wrapper is edge-creased with repaired tear to bottom of spine; fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- COMPANY HISTORY
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THE GREENWOOD ELVES VOLUME I
Written by Nan Simpson.
Illustrated by Hilda Sutton.
Stock no. 2124210
Published by Titus Wilson & Son, Ltd..
1st
1950.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth with dark titles. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Damp mark to bottom corner of spine/boards, seeping through to some pages internally. Wrapper has been damaged where it has been damp and some surface paper is stuck to boards.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
BRITISH MAIN LINE SERVICES IN THE AGE OF STEAM 1900-1968
Written by Michael Harris.
Stock no. 2124208
Published by Oxford Publishing.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935361. Browning to outer page edges. Some tobacco odour to pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
THE FORGOTTEN TRADE
Written by Nigel Tattersfield.
Stock no. 2124207
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Comprising the log of the Daniel and Henry of 1700 and Accounts of the Slave Trade from the Minor Ports of England, 1698-1725. With a foreword by John Fowles. ISBN: 0224029150. Pages are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SLAVERY
- MARITIME
METHODISM IN MAIDENHEAD 1829-1979
Written by Peter Hardiment.
Stock no. 2124205
Published by Barracuda Books.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Includes a list of ministers. ISBN: 0860231119. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine and edges, with some edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HOME COUNTIES
- BERKSHIRE
- RELIGION
- GENEALOGY
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HAPPY FAMILIES AND THEIR TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1610115
Published by Ernest Nister.
c.
1901.
Almost very good condition.
Large oblong format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. 5 beautiful fold-down full-page chromo-lithographed layered scenes. B/w illustrations. Board corners worn with some surface loss; spine scuffed at top & tail with fading and slight fraying of cloth. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Hinges strengthened with bookbinding tape. One pop-up scene is edge creased, with corner repair. Scattered foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POP-UP
- NISTER
- ANIMAL STORY
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHROMOLITHOGRAPH
THE WEDDING FEAST WAR THE FINAL TRAGEDY OF THE XHOSA PEOPLE
Written by Keith Smith.
Stock no. 2124176
Published by Frontline Books.
2nd
2012.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Second edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848326811.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
THE GREAT DAYS OF THE COUNTRY RAILWAY
Written by David St John Thomas; Patrick B. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2124156
Published by David & Charles.
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0715387758. 4th impression. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY AN INTRODUCTION
Written by Maurice E. Tucker.
Stock no. 2124151
Published by Blackwell Scientific Publications.
1987.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Geoscience Text Volume 3. ISBN: 0632000740. Creasing to cover corners. Light fading to spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- GEOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THE LMS REMEMBERED
Written by J.S. Whiteley; G.W. Morrison.
Stock no. 2124140
Published by Oxford Publishing.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860930300. Bumping along cover edges. Wrapper has bottom corner cut off front flap and is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- LOCOMOTIVES
BERTIE AND THE BIG RED BALL
Written by Edward Lucie-Smith.
Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 1815530
Published by John Murray; Gallery Five.
1st
1982.
Fine condition.
When Ruby takes Bertie for a quiet walk on the seafront little does she know what lies in store... Pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0719539765.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)