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A CALENDAR OF NEW FOREST DOCUMENTS 1244-1334
Written by D.J. Stagg.
Stock no. 2133346
Published by Hampshire County Council.
1st
1979.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hampshire Record Series Volume III. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090668000X. Spine is bumped, spotting (possibly from damp) to covers. Browning to page edges and margins. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY AND DIARY OF THE NEWPORT Y.M.C.A. 1869 TO 1990
Written by Ernest J. Bakewell.
Stock no. 1819901
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
You Must Come Again. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907143164. SIGNED by the author (with gift dedication) to free front endpaper. Top edges have been bumped. Foxing to verso of page facing title page (blank page). Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily scuffed and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHEPSTOW AND THE CHARTISTS
Written by Eric Wiles.
Stock no. 1319121
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White card wrap booklet. 12 page booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278447. Staples are rusty.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- CHARTISM
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE STAINED GLASS OF FRENCH CHURCHES
Written by Louis Grodecki.
Stock no. 1819860
Published by Lindsay Drummond Ltd..
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Buff boards, gilt title to front. Essay by Louis Grodecki. B/w photos. Tipped in colour plates. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Top edges browned by damp, not affecting plates. Foxing to essay. Plates clean. Dustwrapper has pictorial onlay to front and is browned.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GLASS
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
A DICTIONARY OF MILITARY UNIFORM
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Stock no. 1819854
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Includes much fascinating background information on the origin and evolution of various pieces of uniform, how they were made and worn, and with what variation according to rank and nationality. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0713401915. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- DICTIONARIES
- HISTORY
- ARMY
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS
Written by Tony Gibbons.
Stock no. 1819835
Published by Silverdale Books.
1st
2001.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Over 1500 military and civilian ships from 5000 BC to the present day. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 544 pages including index. ISBN: 1856055914. Small nick to top of spine also follows through dustwrapper which has been repaired with tape to top of spine. Base of spine shelf worn. A few minor marks to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- TALL SHIPS
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
THE BRITISH BOMBER SINCE 1914
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1819834
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1994.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A type by type survey of more than 350 types of bomber. B/w photos. 416 pages. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778615. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- MILITARY
- RAF
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1819797
Published by HMSO.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Previous owner's name label to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- HISTORY
JOURNAL OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN
Written by Cavalie Mercer.
Stock no. 1819774
Published by Peter Davies.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Re-issue. A volume in the series Soldiers' Tales. A personal description. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. ISBN: 0432093850. Text block browned. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- NAPOLEON
INSURRECTION
Written by Robyn Young.
Stock no. 2133340
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blood, Battle Betrayal - the first book in the epic trilogy telling the story of Robert The Bruce. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. 488 pages plus character list, glossary and bibliography. ISBN: 9780340963647. SIGNED by author. Small bump at base of spine. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper has very light rubbing at edges and is complete with red wraparound band.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LITERATURE
JOURNAL OF A REGIMENTAL OFFICER DURING THE RECENT CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN UNDER LORD VISCOUNT WELLINGTON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819770
Published by Ken Trotman Publishing.
1st thus
1981.
Fine condition.
Facsimile of the original text 1810. Limited edition of 225 numbered copies. Red cloth spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. Folding battle plan. ISBN: 0853684073. Copy number 64 of 225.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- ARMY
- FACSIMILE
THE LOST ARMOURY OF THE GONZAGAS
Written by James G. Mann.
Stock no. 1819728
Published by Ken Trotman Publishing.
1st thus
2005.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Facsimile reprint. Originally published in the Archaeological Journal Volume XCV for 1938, and volume C for 1945. White cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1905074107.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ITALIAN)
- MILITARY
- FACSIMILE
- ARCHAEOLOGY