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"DESPITE THE ELEMENTS": THE HISTORY OF NUMBER 115 SQUADRON 1917-1982
Written by M. Barnes.
Stock no. 1825816
Published by The Nettlebed Press.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 35 numbered pages. Light browning to spine edges. else a nice copy, contents clean.
BEYOND THE PIR PANJAL
Written by Ernest F. Neve.
Stock no. 1825773
Published by Church Missionary Society.
1915.
Good condition.
Popular Edition. Grey pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Life and Missionary Enterprise in Kashmir. 2nd impression. Boards rubbed and a little marked, spine browned, lower rear corner of board creased. Text block browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDIA
- KASHMIR
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RELIGION
2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE: VOLUME ONE SPARTAN TO NORMANDY JUNE 1943 TO JUNE 1944
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1825723
Published by Classic Publications.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The formation and expansion fo 2nd TAF from its inception in June 1943 and its subsequent development and expansion in Southern England over the following 12 months of its early offensive operations, culminating with the initial critical month of the Invasion. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903223407. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased across the top and is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
PATHFINDER FORCE A HISTORY OF 8 GROUP
Written by Gordon Musgrove.
Stock no. 1825694
Published by Macdonald and Jane's.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0354010174. Lightt browning to endpapers, browning and foxing to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut , scuffed to rear panel with a small closed tear (no loss) to lower rear edge.
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1825690
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
AA COMMAND: BRITAIN'S ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Colin Dobinson.
Stock no. 1825678
Published by Methuen.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War. B/w tables, photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0413765407. A lovely copy with no significant faults.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
8TH AIR FORCE REMEMBERED
Written by George H. Fox.
Stock no. 1825669
Published by Iso Publications.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. An illustrated guide to the memorials, memorabilia and main airfields of the US 8th Air Force in England in WW2. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0946784027. SIGNED with gift dedication to free front endpaper. Contents are low down in the boards and 0.5cm forward from spine (binding error not affecting book itself). Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, old price-label to front flap.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
MEMORIES OF NEWPORT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325345
Published by True North.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900463598. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SUDBROOK PULP MILL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825640
Published by The Wiggins Teape Group.
1st
1958.
Almost very good condition.
Oblong format. brown patterned boards. B/w photos. Boards browned and rubbed at corners. Contents clean. Includes a letter regarding the opening of the Mill.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PAPER
A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (PART I OF VOLUME IV)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1825630
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke.
1st
1929.
Almost very good condition.
Very large format. Cloth spine. Paper boards with black titles. Part I of Volume IV. From the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Containing the following parishes and hamlets in the hundred of Caldicot: Chepstow, St. Arvans, Penterry, Mounton, Mathern, St. Pierre, Runstone, Portskewet, Sudbrook, Caldicot, Ifton, Caerwent, The Chace or Forest of Wentwood. Boards rubbed and worn at corners, boards marked, spine grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Front joint starting to crack but binding is tight. Scattered foxspots (pale) throughout and a few instances of grubby fingermarks to margins. Newspaper cutting pasted to rear pastedown. Some pencil annotation.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (PART III OF VOLUME IV)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1825629
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke.
1st
1933.
Very good condition.
Very large format. Cloth spine. Paper boards with black titles. Part III of Volume IV. From the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Containing Title, Indices of Names and Places, Addenda and Corrigenda (Together with 5 plates to be intserted in Parts I and II). Colour folding map frontis showing the Hundred of Caldicot. Boards waterstained, marked and browned. Score mark to rear board and slight surface paper damage to top rear corner. Boards slightly bowed. A few fingermarks and foxspots to contents. Frontis map is beautifully clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ANCIENT BOROUGH OF NEWPORT IN PEMBROKESHIRE
Written by Dillwyn Miles.
Stock no. 1825627
Published by Cemais Publications.
2nd
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Endpapers are maps. B/w photos. 2nd edition. ISBN: 0860750949. Some light grubby scuffing to pictorial dustwrapper, old price-label to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- PEMBROKESHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)