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INTERNATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC SHIPS
Written by Norman J. Brouwer.
Stock no. 1606374
Published by Anthony Nelson Ltd..
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904614115.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
ROYAL AIR OBSERVATION POST AUSTER ERA 1936-56
Written by Aamir Mushtaq Cheema.
Stock no. 2115546
Published by Verve Communication.
1st
2012.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Evolution & Campaigns. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9789699246012. Bumping to a couple of corners. Some pages are lightly creased. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.
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- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
TOOLS OF TERROR LIGHT WEAPONS AND INDIA'S SECURITY
Written by Tara Kartha.
Stock no. 2115195
Published by Knowledge World.
1999.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Glazed pictorial boards. Introduction by Jasjit Singh. ISBN: 8186019154. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; couple repaired with tape.
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- MILITARY
- TERRORISM
- INDIA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE CINEMA OF JOHN MARSHALL
Written by Jay Ruby.
Stock no. 1712413
Published by Harwood Academic Publishers.
1999.
Fine condition.
Exploring the life and art of the pioneering ethnographic filmmaker. Glazed pictorial boards. Volume 3 in The Visual Anthropology. 282 pages includes index. ISBN: 3718605570.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- PERFORMING ARTS
- FILM
- CINEMA
- BIOGRAPHY
ENGLISH IVORIES
Written by M.H. Longhurst.
Stock no. 1605880
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
1st
1926.
Good condition.
Large format. Brown boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Ex-library, minimal stamps, embossed library stamps to plates. Spine and corners bumped. Some grubby marks.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ART
CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVING
Written by Ruth Overman; Lula Smith.
Stock no. 1605878
Published by The Iowa State College Press.
c.
1955.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. 180 pages. Board edges rubbed. Wrapper is creased and edge chipped with loss (especially at top edge).
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- HISTORY GENERAL
- WEAVING
- CRAFTS
THE HORSE AND THE SWORD
Written by Harold Peake; Herert John Fleure.
Stock no. 2113577
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Corridors of Time Series. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. With 62 illustrations and maps. Bumping to corners. White correction fluid over an inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some grubby marks; a bit of loss.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BRONZE AGE
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XVI 1841
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710405
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son.
1841.
Very good condition.
Library Binding. July to December 1841. iv 700 pages, b/w illustrations. Includes: The Broadway Chapel, Westminster; Fire at Astley's Theatre; Timber Houses; Loss of life when a boat being launched at Rotherham overturned with 150 people on board; Landslip at Sidmouth; new Lighthouse on the Godwin sands; Restoration of Chepstow Church; Trial of the performance of propeller driven versus paddle driven steamer; proposed new suspension bridge from Hungerford market to Lambeth; notes on Ross's expedition to the South pole with ships Erebus and Terror (note later lost in the search for the North west passage); Abbatial Grange near Yeovil; Triangular Lodge at Rushton, Northamptonshire; Population Britain 26,856,028; Huge fire at South Molton in Devon destroyed 107 houses; Derby town hall destroyed by fire; fire in the Tower of London; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events, obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MAGAZINE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GENEALOGY
- LONDON
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- DERBYSHIRE
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XV 1841
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710404
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son.
1841.
Very good condition.
Library Binding. January to June 1841. iv 698 pages, b/w illustrations. Includes: Repairs of the Temple Church , London; New schoolhouse at Garsington, Oxfordshire; The appointment of Regimental Schoolmistresses; Repair of Whitby Abbey; Roman find at Risingham, Northumberland; Three churches in Dundee destroyed by fire; Serious flooding on the Thames; Conway Castle; trial of the Earl of Cardigan for shooting someone in a duel; St. Paul's Cray church, Kent; proposed school at Eversholt; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events,obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MAGAZINE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GENEALOGY
- SOUTH EAST UK
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XIII 1840
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710403
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son.
1840.
Good condition.
Library binding. January to June 1840. iv 695 pages, b/w illustrations Includes: The Royal Palace of Greenwich; Dialect of Dorsetshire; Topography of Southport; Ancien ship at Mount's Bay; Shottesbrooke Church, Berkshire; Landslip at Lyme Regis; Penny Postage commenced; Trial of the Newport Chartist Rebels; marriage of Victoria and Albert; Carved Ceiling at Black Boy Inn, Chelmsford; First Stone laid of St. Thomas's Hospital; The New Postage system; Estimates for the erection of Nelson's Column; Huge fire at York Minster; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events,obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers. 2 pages 225 & 226 are missing and replaced with loosely inserted photocopies.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MAGAZINE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GENEALOGY
- DIALECTS
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- CHARTISM
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XIV 1840
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710402
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son.
1st
1840.
Very good condition.
Library binding. July to December 1840. iv 704 pages, b/w illustrations Includes: Genealogy of the Beauharnais family; Opening of the Crusader's tomb in Botus Fleming Church, Cornwall; Description of Ratcliffe Tower, Lancashire; Failed assassination attempt on Queen Victoria; Paintings in Rochester Cathedral; Celtic finds near Bridgwater; Atmospheric Railway at Wormholt Scrubs with expected speeds of 100 mph!; London and Blackwall Railway opened; Work commences on Laying out Trafalgar square; The Manor House of Samlesbury, Lancashire; The church of Great Yarmouth; the church of Walford, |Hertfordshire; the Martyrs memorial, Oxford; Stocks and Whipping Post at Waltham Abbey; The Judges House at Dorchester; Saxon sundial at Bishopston Church, Sussex; Relics from the wreck of the Mary Rose; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events, obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MAGAZINE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GENEALOGY
EXPLORING THE ANCIENT WORLD: A GUIDE TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL WONDERS EVER BUILT
Written by Paul Bahn.
Stock no. 1808591
Published by AA.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Incorporating the most important archaeological sites from around the globe. Glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780749558864. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly faded at edges and spine. A few small tears to rear panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHAEOLOGY