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SHADOWS IN THE DESERT: ANCIENT PERSIA AT WAR
Written by Kaveh Farrokh.
Stock no. 1823497
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of Persia's wars with East and West from the 6th century BC, and an insight into the exchange of ideas and culture that occurred during these clashes in military technology, the arts, medicine, religion and science. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846031083. Base of spine worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- PERSIA
- MILITARY
WITH ALEXANDER IN INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA: MOVING EAST AND BACK TO WEST
Written by Claudia Antonetti; Paolo Biagi.
Stock no. 2136685
Published by Oxbow Books.
1st
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781785705847.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- INDIA
- ASIA
- HISTORY (GREEK)
WAR ALONG THE BAYOUS THE 1864 RED RIVER CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA
Written by William Riley Brooksher.
Stock no. 1322540
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The compelling story of the largest military operation west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 1574881396. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- MILITARY
THE HISTORY OF VARTAN, AND OF THE BATTLE OF THE ARMENIANS
Written by Elisaeus; C.F. Nuemann.
Stock no. 1322539
Published by Darf Publishers Ltd.
1st thus
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
"Containing an account of the religious wars between the Persians and Armenians". Translated by Nuemann. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 111 pages. ISBN: 1850771561. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small white address label to front flap and a tiny knick at top edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- MIDDLE EAST
- MILITARY
A GOOD DUSTING: THE SUDAN CAMPAIGNS 1883 - 1899
Written by Henry Keown-Boyd.
Stock no. 2135530
Published by Guild Publishing.
1986.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Larger format. Dark orange boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- MIDDLE EAST
- SUDAN
NAPOLEONIC ARMY HANDBOOK: THE BRITISH ARMY AND HER ALLIES
Written by Richard Partridge; Michael Oliver.
Stock no. 2135517
Published by Constable.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive regiment by regiment guide to the armies which opposed Napoleon including uniform design, organisation and tactics. ISBN: 009477630X. Tiny mark along top edge of front cover. Foxing to top of outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- UNIFORMS
THE GOODMAN OF PARIS
Written by Eileen Power.
Stock no. 1321366
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Eileen Power. Green cloth. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. A treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris c1393. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight rubbing/grubby marks to slipcase edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
MONTCALM AND WOLFE
Written by Francis Parkman.
Stock no. 2134947
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A continent at war - the Seven Years' War in America. First published in two volumes in 1884. This edition has an Historical Foreword by Esmond Wright, Professor fo Modern History in the University of Glasgow. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps to endpapers. B/w frontis. Top edge blue. xx and 719 pages including index. Spotting to covers. Browning and a few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with tears and chips, but minimal loss; some browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NORTH AMERICA
THE WESTERNERS BRAND BOOK VOLUME XXV MARCH 1968 TO FEBRUARY 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134829
Published by The Chicago Corral Of The Westerners.
1969.
Good condition.
Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Damp staining to covers and to pages throughout book. A reading copy.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- USA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- COWBOY
L'ARMEE FRANCAISE
Written by Jules Richard.
Illustrated by Edouard Detaille.
Stock no. 2134520
Published by Waxtel & Hasenauer.
1st USA
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Illustrated History of the French Army 1790-1885. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in English. ISBN: 0963255800. A few small knocks to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
PARIS UNDER SIEGE
Written by Joanna Richardson.
Stock no. 1821033
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1982.
Very good condition.
A journal of the events of 1870-1871. Pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine browned. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby and fading at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE UNITED STATES CAVALRY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Gregory J.W. Urwin.
Illustrated by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom.
Stock no. 1820881
Published by Blandford Press.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713712198. Endpapers lightly browned. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is neatly covered with clear laminate.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CAVALRY
- UNIFORMS