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THE CURLING LETTERS OF THE ZULU WAR
Written by Brian Best; Adrian Greaves.
Stock no. 2138135
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'There Was an Awful Slaughter'. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850528496. Light foxing/browning to outer page edges and a few to endpapers. Wrapper has creased front flap.

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ZULU FRONTIERSMAN
Written by C.G. Dennison; Ron Lock; Peter Quantrill.
Stock no. 2138132
Published by Frontline Books. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1904 in abridged form, this is the author's riveting memoirs that have been reworked by Lock and Quantrill. This new edition reinstates many details missing from the previous account, including his life growing up on the frontier; the early wars in southern Africa and crucially, his experiences during the Anglo-Zulu wars. ISBN: 9781848325180.

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LIST OF CASUALTIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD FORCE, FROM 11TH OCTOBER, 1899, TO 20TH MARCH, 1900
No author listed.
Stock no. 2138084
Published by Oaklands. Very good condition.

Very large format; red cloth with gilt titles. A few light marks to covers. Knocks and a little bumping along cover edges. Browning to outer page edges.

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ZULU BATTLE PIECE ISANDHLWANA
Written by Reginald Coupland.
Stock no. 2138047
Published by Tom Donovan. 1st thus 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1948, this edition has a new introduction by Ian Knight. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and maps. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1871085071. Page edge browning, with a little foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with small tear to base of spine.

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ISANDLWANA: HOW THE ZULUS HUMBLED THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Adrian Greaves; Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 2138036
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Foreword by Holmes. B/w illustrations and photos. Reprint edition. ISBN: 9781848845329.

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CUSTER CATASTROPHE AT THE LITTLE BIG HORN 1876
Written by Richard Upton.
Stock no. 2137849
Published by Upton And Sons, Publishers. 1st USA 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Battle of the Little Big Horn Series: Volume Eleven. B/w photos and illustrations. Early Rare Accounts and Publications by Early Writers That Form the Basis for Much of the Current Books and Programs of Today. Specially bound and produced in an edition of 50 numbered copies. ISBN: 9780912783499. SIGNED by author/compiler. This is Copy No. 41.

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THE DYNASTIES OF CHINA
Written by Bamber Gascoigne.
Stock no. 2137770
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. As new condition.

First published by Cape in 1973 under the title "The Treasures and Dynasties of China", this edition follows the text of the revised 2003 Constable & Robinson Ltd edition, with minor emendations. Beige decorated cloth. Colour photos. 208 pages. Slip case is fine. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE HORSE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Written by Ann Hyland.
Stock no. 1823618
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the role of the horse in the ancient world, concentrating on the Near and Middle East and adjacent territories by working from archaeological, literary, illustrative and historical sources. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 0750921609. A few light scuff marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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REDCOATS ALONG THE HUDSON
Written by Noel St. John Williams.
Stock no. 1322817
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The struggle for North America 1754-63. Telling of exploration and settlement, of differing political, religious and social interests, of the development of the American colonies and of the war that led to the birth of Canada and eventually to the United States of America. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and maps. 278 pages. ISBN: 1857532295. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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BRITTANY
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 2137520
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1912. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Mauve cloth with green decoration. Gilt title to spine. Grey/green title to front cover. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 1" split to top of spine, which is very browned with wear. Rest of covers are unevenly faded with wear; bumping to corners. Foxing. Some guards are browned. Light browning to plate margins.

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SWITZERLAND
Written by Frank Fox. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis; A.D. McCormick; et al..
Stock no. 2137220
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 2nd 1930. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Second edition. 32 illustrations. The Fascination of Europe Series. 2 page booklist to rear. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing throughout, but heaviest to outer page edges.

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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.

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