SILK ROADS: PEOPLES, CULTURES, LANDSCAPES
Written by Susan Whitfield.
Stock no. 1829056
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

From precious stones to spices, from new religions to technological innovations, the exchange of goods and ideas along the ancient trading routes of the Silk Roads has played a crucial role in the development of civilizations across Europe and Asia. An illustrated overview placing landscapes at the heart of 1,500 years of Eurasian history. With contributions from over 80 leading experts from around the world, each chapter explores the history of trade and cultures along the Silk Roads in the context of a particular terrain. Edited by Susan Whitfield. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 479 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500021576. A lovely copy with no real faults. Green wrap-around has 2" closed tear to spine (no loss).

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PREHISTORY: THE MAKING OF THE HUMAN MIND
Written by Colin Renfrew; Alice Roberts.
Stock no. 1829042
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Alice Roberts. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split to top of spine and is scuffed.

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THE ENTITY: FIVE CENTURIES OF SECRET VATICAN ESPIONAGE
Written by Eric Frattini.
Stock no. 1829028
Published by Jr Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Holy Alliance, later 'The Entity', a secret spy service, has been used by the Vatican for over five centuries to execute its will. Forty popes have relied on it to carry out their policies. This is the tale of this sacred secret service and its involvement in the killings of monarchs, poisonings of diplomats, financing of South American dictators, protection of war criminals, laundering of mafia money, manipulation of financial markets, provocation of bank failures, and financing arms sales to combatants even as their wars were condemned, all in the name of God. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 431 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906217884. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Lawrence James.
Stock no. 1828833
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Elaborately decorated blue cloth. This edition follows the second edition, with minor emendations and the inclusion of a new Afterword by the author. Colour illustrations. When book is left open, the top corners of pages bow upwards (not creased). Cornertips of prelims have tiny crease. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one end and a little scuffed.

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THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Confusius; Lionel Giles. Illustrated by Tseng Yu-Ho.
Stock no. 1828812
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1976. Nearly fine condition.

Collector's Edition bound in leather. 3 raised bands to spine. Gilt tooling decorations. Silk moire endpapers. Colour illustrations. Ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. xxv and 130 pages. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Giles. A lovely copy.

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THE SEMAPHORE
Written by T.W. Holmes.
Stock no. 1828624
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book describes how methods were found to communicate between the Admiralty in London and ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth during, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, when only hiterhto horsemen could take messages. The Shutter Telegraph and The Semaphore. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 223 pages. ISBN: 0722316291. Front edge of spine lightly worn from reading wear. Previous owner's bookplate to rear of free front endpaper, along with minor paperclip marks. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, lightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.

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REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.

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DRAGONS: A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Karl Shuker.
Stock no. 1828510
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bringing more than thirty of these beguiling creatures to life with spectacular illustrations and engaging accounts of their origins, habitats and behaviour. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 1854103725. Laminate at corners of cover is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean.

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THE SECRET WORLD: A HISTORY OF INTELLIGENCE
Written by Christopher Andrew.
Stock no. 1328239
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Books. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The most comprehensive history of intelligence and security operations yet written. Grey boards, black title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 948 pages. ISBN: 9780713993660. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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WARLORDS: ANCIENT CELTIC MEDIEVAL
Written by Tim Newark. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1828334
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An omnibus edition of three volumes. The real story of a tough, battle-ridden world where power came with military might and disappeared with weakness and defeat. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854093495. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ARMIES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Chris McNab.
Stock no. 1828302
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars as well as many of the minor powers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846034701. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CARTOGRAPHIA: MAPPING CIVILIZATIONS
Written by Vincent Virga.
Stock no. 1327963
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. More than 200 maps selected from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. ISBN: 9780316997669. Third printing. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine and front spine edge.

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