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TIN-POTS AND PIRATE SHIPS: CANADIAN NAVAL FORCES AND GERMAN SEA RAIDERS 1880-1918
Written by Michael L. Hadley; Roger Sarty.
Stock no. 1818370
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The authors shed new light on Canadian and German history - and on Canada's naval defences in particular - by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xvi and 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0773507787. Boards lightly bowed. A few minor foxspots mainly to prelims and text block. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- NAVY
- CANADA
- GERMANY
THE WESTMINSTER CORRIDOR
Written by David Sullivan.
Stock no. 1818355
Published by Historical Publications Ltd..
1st
1994.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The historical and geographical setting for the building of a small monastery on the edge of the flooding Thames, which in time became Westminster Abbey. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948667249. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
NAPOLEON'S INVASION OF RUSSIA
Written by Theodore Ayrault Dodge.
Stock no. 1818270
Published by Frontline Books.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A clear and concise strategic review of Napoleon's Russian campaign. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps & illustrations. ISBN: 9781848325012. Lower corners of boards bumped, neat inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RUSSIA
- NAPOLEON
BARREN VICTORIES: VERSAILLES TO SUEZ THE FAILURE OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE 1918-1956
Written by Basil Collier.
Stock no. 1818267
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc..
1st
1964.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A concise, engrossing, and comprehensive re-capitulation of modern history, together with the author's own outspoken appraisal of the deplorably divergent courses of the Western democracies. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. Neat name & date in pencil to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears and chips.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- WORLD WAR I
WALKING WITH THE DAMNED
Written by Ted Schwarz.
Stock no. 1318391
Published by Paragon House.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The shocking murder of the man who freed 30,000 prisoners from the Nazis. Black spine with gilt title, green boards. 326 pages. ISBN: 1557783152. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- POLITICS
STALIN'S NEMESIS: THE EXILE AND MURDER OF LEON TROTSKY
Written by Bertrand M. Patenaude.
Stock no. 1318387
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of one of the twentieth century's most notorious political murders: the assassination of Leon Trotsky. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780571228751. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, tiny piece torn from top corner of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- POLITICS
- TRUE CRIME
VOICES FROM THE PENINSULA
Written by Ian Fletcher.
Stock no. 1818252
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Eyewitness Accounts by Soldiers of Wellington's Army 1808-1814. Edited by Ian Fletcher drawing on rare letters, diaries and memoirs. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 1853674591. A few minor grubby marks to endpapers and text block. Plates clean but slightly crinkled. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- MILITARY
- SPAIN
- PORTUGAL
- PENINSULAR WAR
ROOSEVELT AND THE HOLOCAUST
Written by Robert L. Beir.
Stock no. 1818245
Published by Barricade Books Inc..
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A Rooseveltian Examines the Policies and Remembers the Times. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1569803110. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
- WORLD WAR II
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GARDENING
Written by Anthony Huxley.
Stock no. 1818233
Published by Paddington Press.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709203225. Light discolouration of green boards across edges. Text block a little grubby and browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few closed edge tears (no loss), creasing across top edge and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- GARDENING
CHANGING CHEPSTOW
Written by Mercedes Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1318349
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1977.
Very good condition.
Revised Edition. A collection of drawings by the author giving a glimpse of the many interesting aspects of Chepstow town. Blue card wrap booklet. 47 pages. ISBN: 0900278390. Spine slightly faded, staples rusty. Corners slightly bumped. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHEPSTOW AND THE CHARTISTS
Written by Eric Wiles.
Stock no. 1318348
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
White card wrap booklet. 12 page booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278447. Staples rusty.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- CHARTISM
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HEROES AND HEROINES
Written by Eleanor Farjeon; Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft.
Stock no. 1318294
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1933.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. History in rhyme. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 1" loss to base of spine and very slight loss at top. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and some fingering to contents. Dustwrapper is worn with loss at edges, grubby and foxed.