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QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GENTLEWOMAN AND OTHER SKETCHES
Written by Sybil Cust.
Stock no. 1825916
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

A series of sketches too miscellaneous to form a connected work, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a dormouse. Contains a chapter on Penallt Church, Monmouthshire. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front. 8 b/w plates Spine lightly browned and slightly cocked. Text block browned. Foxing througout. 1 plate missing (Furstin Pauline of Lippe).

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THE SECRET MIDDLE AGES
Written by Malcolm Jones.
Stock no. 1325288
Published by Praeger Publishers. 1st USA 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Discovering the Real Medieval World. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 374 pages includes index. ISBN: 0275979806. Spine of book and dustwrapper slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE CROSSBOW ITS MILITARY AND SPORTING HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND USE
Written by Ralph Payne-Gallwey.
Stock no. 1825586
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

A unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries. The crossbow, probably first introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, successfully defended many an early Briton and its present-day corollaries are used by sportsmen everywhere. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781873674079. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES
Written by Eric Bruton.
Stock no. 1825545
Published by Black Cat. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0748102450. A nice copy.

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MARKING THE HOURS ENGLISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PRAYERS 1240-1570
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1325120
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2011. Very good condition.

A richly illustrated book discussing the Book of Hours. Black cardwraps. 201 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300170580. Spine faded with some fading to front edge too. Corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Written by Sophie Page.
Stock no. 1325114
Published by The British Library. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

How magic texts and images formed part of life in the Middle Ages. Blue cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0712348131. Small, yellow address label to half title-page (first page upon opening the book) else a fine copy.

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THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY VOLUME III, PART ONE
Written by J.C. Beaglehole.
Stock no. 1825206
Published by Ashgate; The Hakluyt Society. Very good condition.

The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (Part B). Reprint of the Hakluyt Society in partnership with Ashgate, a print on demand company. Page numbers run from 251 to 718. Blue glazed boards. No publication date. ISBN: 9781472453259. Top of spine bumped. Baords lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby else contents clean.

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MEDIAEVAL GARDENS
Written by John Harvey.
Stock no. 1825130
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Illustrated history of gardening in mediaeval times. ISBN: 071342396X. Light creasing to corners of covers, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby and browned. Contents clean.

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NAPOLEON & WELLINGTON
Written by Andrew Roberts; Alistair Horne.
Stock no. 1824902
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Horne. Silver decorated boards. Colour plates. Unread. Still in original shrinkwrap with minor knock to one vertical closed edge of slipcase.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME TWO ISSUES 7-12 1948-1951
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio; Andres Segovia.
Stock no. 1824730
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Segovia & Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 7 through 12 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1948 - 1951. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright, lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME ONE ISSUES 1-6 1946-1948
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio.
Stock no. 1824729
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 1 through 6 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1946, 1947, and 1948. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards bright. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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