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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 23
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1319045
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402502. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is price-cut with slightly faded spine which is a little creased at top edge.

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THE BLYTH & TYNE - A PICTORIAL RECORD 1840-1990: BLYTH & TYNE PART III
Written by J.A. Wells.
Stock no. 1819681
Published by Northumberland County Library. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tracing the history and development of a unique branch line in south east Northumberland which was formally recognised as an independent Company by Act of Parliament from 1853 but whose existence can be traced to the Seghill Railway of 1840 and to earlier waggonways along the same route. 100 b/w fascinating photographs record some of its stations, signal boxes, locomotives and stock. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Oblong format. ISBN: 0951302787. Spine faded to light blue and lower edge of spine is bumped.

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A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY 1816-1919 VOLUME I: 1816-1850
Written by The Marquess Of Anglesey.
Stock no. 1819676
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

After a prologue in which the origins and early development of mounted warfare are discussed, covers the period from 1815 to 1850. During those years the cavalry were employed in action chiefly in India, which therefore provides the setting for much of this volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. ISBN: 0850521122. SIGNED (no dedication) by the author to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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MEDUSA'S GAZE: CASUISTRY AND CONSCIENCE IN THE RENAISSANCE
Written by Lowell Gallagher.
Stock no. 1819661
Published by Stanford University Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Examining the central role of casuistry in Elizabethan religions, political, and literary culture. Black cloth boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. ISBN: 0804718598. Some mottling to boards. Text block slightly grubby, contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and some foxing to verso.

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THE MUTINY ON H.M.S. BOUNTY
Written by Donald A. Maxton.
Stock no. 1819658
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A guide to non-fiction, fiction, poetry, films, articles, and music. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780786430642.

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THE LANGLEY STORY ILLUSTRATED
Written by Donald E. Waite.
Stock no. 1819555
1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Early History of the Municipality of Langley (Canada). Limited Edition of 100. Brown cloth padded boards, gilt titles. B/w photos & illustrations. 280 pages including index. ISBN: 0919213618. Gilt 'The' in title to spine is lightly rubbed. Covers lightly rubbed. Copy 69 of 100 SIGNED by the author. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contained in brown slipcase with previous owner's name in gilt which is in very good condition, some scuffing.

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MAFEKING DIARY: A BLACK MAN'S VIEW OF A WHITE MAN'S WAR
Written by Sol T. Plaatje; John L. Comaroff.
Stock no. 1819553
Published by Southern Book Publishers. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A sharp-sighted view of the siege of Mafeking by a budding African intellectual and leader of his people. Orange boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1868122123. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed.

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REMOTE CORNERS: A SIERRA LEONE MEMOIR
Written by Harry Mitchell.
Stock no. 1819549
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860648177. Foxing to text block. Slight yellowing to page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A musty odour is present.

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THE GERMAN ARMY ON VIMY RIDGE 1914-1917
Written by Jack Sheldon.
Stock no. 1819532
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781844156801. Small initials in ink to front endpaper else a fine copy.

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THE CAMPAIGN IN BOHEMIA 1866
Written by G.J.R. Glunicke.
Stock no. 1819531
Published by Swan Sonnenschein & Co.. 1st 1907. Good condition.

The Special Campaign Series No. 6. Yellow cloth boards with red titles. B/w maps. Most maps stored in pocket to rear. Covers grubby. 2" split to top front edge of spine. Front board creased as are prelims. Inscription ink to front endpaper. Front joint starting to split from top. Some marks & creasing to contents. Map of Germany MISSING. Some maps have names written on reverse otherwise clean.

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ROARING ROADSTERS: THE ROAD TO INDY
Written by Dick Wallen.
Stock no. 1819516
Published by Dick Wallen Productions. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

The history of the track roadsters. Large oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial inlay to front cover. B/w photos and a few colour. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (no dedication) 233/350. Contained in slipcase in fine condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE OFFICIAL MILITARY ATLAS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Written by George B. Davis; Leslie J. Perry; Joseph W. Kirkley.
Stock no. 1819497
Published by Gramercy Books. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally printed in 1891-1895. Bound in one volume in this facsimile. 821 maps, 106 engravings, and 209 drawings. Very large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0517415666. 6th printing. Couple of nicks to lower edge of rear board. Contents fine. Red pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and slightly faded to spine, rear panel a little grubby and a small indentation to center which also falls on to rear board.

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