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HITLER V HAVERING 1939-1945
Written by Peter Watt.
Stock no. 1829034
Published by Carlton Armitage Press.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The bombing of East London during World War II. Researched and compiled by Peter Watt. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 190 pages including Roll of Honour of civilians. ISBN: 095240320X. Light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
- LONDON
THE WARS OF THE ROSES: THE MEDIEVAL ART OF GRAHAM TURNER
Written by Graham Turner.
Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1829013
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2024.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed history of the wars alongside a unique and comprehensive collection of over 120 of the author's paintings and drawings, many created especially for this book. Meticulously researched details of arms, armour, settings and countless other aspects of the period, bringing to life the human stories behind the turbulent events. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations & photos throughout. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472847287. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- ART
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (ENGLISH)
THE LOST CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT
Written by Matthew Rice.
Illustrated by Matthew Rice.
Stock no. 1828996
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited.
Circa
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A song for Stoke: a fanfare for one of the great cities of the world's first Industrial Revolution. Matthew Rice's detailed - and often funny - architectural watercolours are the basis of this book. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711231399. Second printing. Top & tail of spine and lower corners lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed at edges.
THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1828983
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book deals with monks and friars in all their activities from 1216 to about 1340. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to front. xvi and 348 pages including index. Reprint. Boards a little grubby and mottled. Edge of boarfds lightly rubbede. Corners bumped. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Price-cut yellow dustwrapper is browned, heavily so to spine, slight loss to top & tail of spine, a few marks. Strong musty odour present but contents otherwise clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- TUDOR
- RELIGION
- CHRISTIANITY
LONDON'S SIXTIES BUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828914
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781854144324. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY
- LONDON
MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE TROLLEYBUSES (TROLLEYBUS CLASSICS 25)
Written by Stephen Lockwood.
Stock no. 1828911
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
2010.
Very good condition.
The Manchester and Ashton trolleybus network was one of the largest in the country. Manchester's red and Ashton's blue vehicles shared the wires on most of the services between the two areas, and in addition Manchester had a substantial network of its own. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781906008734. Covers lightly creased & rubbed at corners. Front hinge pulled and therefore a few pages of the section are a little loose from the lower edge. Else contents clean and binding tight.
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- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LANCASHIRE
- MANCHESTER
THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME ONE
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828871
Published by Monnow Press.
2nd
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. From the earliest times to the Civil War. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950661813. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to text block and page edges. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with a few grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS IN WALES
Written by Iorwerth C. Peate.
Stock no. 1828869
Published by National Museum of Wales.
2nd
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second edition. An introduction to the study of clock and watch making in Wales, and in particular a guide to makers of clocks and watches in the Principality down to 1900. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos to rear. vi and 107 pages plus plates at rear. Boards clean. Endpapers & text block browned with minor foxing present. Contents otherwise clean. Cream dustwrapper is faded at edges, browned to spine and just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- WATCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
REMINISCENCES OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by J.H. Clark.
Stock no. 1828867
Published by County Observer Printing Works.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
In two sections: Autobiography 116 pages; Reminiscences 197 pages plus errata page plus subscribers list. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w illustrations including frontispiece. Board edges rubbed. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Black endpapers are grubby. Front hinge pulled but binding tight. Tissue guard to frontis is browned. A few foxspots to contents.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
RAGLAN CASTLE AND THE CIVIL WAR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828860
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association.
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of Raglan Castle and of the Civil War in Monmouthshire. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 72 pages. Browing to endpapers, foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss).
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CASTLES
- CIVIL WAR (ENGLISH)
- CIVIL WAR
CHEPSTOW: ITS CASTLE AND LORDSHIP
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828859
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Dark blue stiff cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 42 pages. Foreword by C. Gordon Joliffe. Minor knock to vertical edge of cardwraps, corners lightly rubbed. Foxing to text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CASTLES
SCHOOL AND PLAY IN THE PARISH OF VAYNOR: FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Jack Evans; T.J. Harris.
Stock no. 1828858
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The educational situation as it affected the local children from this revolutionary period in the history of the Parish of Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 0905928075. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- EDUCATION