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WATERLOO THE HISTORY OF FOUR DAYS, THREE ARMIES AND THREE BATTLES
Written by Bernard Cornwell.
Stock no. 2135388
Published by William Collins. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. The author's first non-fiction book. ISBN: 9780007539383. Bump to base of spine.

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MOSCOW 1900-1930
Written by Serge Fauchereau; et al.
Stock no. 1822337
Published by Mallard Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A series of essays presenting an array of the finest and most distinctive works from the various fields of Russian and Soviet visual and performance art, film, and literature, refining our knowledge of individual artists, movements, and areas of study providing a thorough look at this great Eastern city during a time of political, social, and artistic upheaval. Red cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0792457374. Light scuffing to black pictorial dustwrapper.

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MERCENARIES AND THEIR MASTERS: WARFARE IN RENAISSANCE ITALY
Written by Michael Mallett.
Stock no. 1822242
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Concentrating mainly on fifteenth century, a period when standing armies emerged in Italy and when the 'modern' trends were just as discernible here as elsewhere in Europe. Also looking back to the middle ages and the fourteenth century and then forward to the Italian Wars (1494-1530) when foreign armies disputed the European balance of power on Italian soil. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370105028. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Top edge of text block lightly faded. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is browned to spine and top edge, slightly grubby.

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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Written by E.F. Jacob.
Stock no. 1822187
Published by Faber & Faber. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by E.F. Jacob. A cross-section of Italian civilization in the later fifteenth century. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Top edge of text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine , lightly browned at top rear edge, couple of minor stains to spine and top & tail of spine lightly chipped.

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LADY DEATH THE MEMOIRS OF STALIN'S SNIPER
Written by Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
Stock no. 1321486
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 2018. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781784382704. Spine bumped. Some light spotting to text block. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S CAMPAIGNS: A GUIDE TO ANCIENT POLITICAL AND MILITARY WARGAMING
Written by Phil Barker.
Stock no. 1822142
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

As well as being an immensely readable and superbly detailed account of Alexander the Great's actual campaigns, this book also enquires into many historical might-have-beens and gives boundless practical advice and information for all Ancient wargamers. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps & battle plans. ISBN: 0850593255. Text block lightly browned and slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE GENERAL: CHARLES DE GAULLE AND THE FRANCE HE SAVED
Written by Jonathan Fenby.
Stock no. 1822122
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A magisterial, sweeping biography of one of the great leaders of the twentieth century and of the country with which he so identified himself. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847373922. Includes relevant newspaper cuttings.

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THE LANDSKNECHTS (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Douglas Miller. Illustrated by G.A. Embleton.
Stock no. 2134741
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Colour plates. ISBN: 0850452589. Browning to covers.

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FREDERICK THE GREAT'S ARMY I CAVALRY (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Bryan Fosten.
Stock no. 2134739
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1855321343.

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ARMIES OF THE CARTHAGINIAN WARS 265-146 BC (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Terence Wise. Illustrated by Richard Hook.
Stock no. 2134738
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, colour plates. ISBN: 0850454301. Some light browning to covers.

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NAPOLEON'S CUIRASSIERS AND CARABINIERS (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Emir Bukhari. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 2134731
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations & 8 colour illustrations. ISBN: 0850450969. Some browning to covers.

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NAPOLEON'S LINE CHASSEURS (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Emir Bukhari. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 2134730
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations & colour plates. ISBN: 0850452694. Light browning to spine. A little wear to cover corners.

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