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SHEFFIELD LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY: A CENTENARY RETROSPECT 1822-1922
Written by William Smith Porter.
Stock no. 1819470
Published by J.W. Northend. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

The Birth of the Society; Notes from the Minute Books; Lectures and Papers. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w plates. Boards marked and stained. Endpapers browned. A few scattered foxspots. Some light underlining in blue pencil. Hinges slightly pulled.

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GEOLOGIA NORVEGICA
Written by Michael Peterson Escholt; Daniel Collins.
Stock no. 1819465
Published by Trondheim. 1st thus 1963. Fine condition.

Or, a brief instructive remembrancer, concerning that very great and spacious Earthquake, which happened almost quite through the South parts of Norvvay: Upon the 24th day of April, in the year 1657. Facsimile of the 1663 publication, printed in 1000 numbered copies. Brown pictorial cloth boards. 93 pages. Originally written in the Danish Tongue by Escholt, this is the English edition translated by Collins. Numbered 18 of 1000.

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EARLY SCIENCE IN OXFORD VOL XII
Written by R.T. Gunther.
Stock no. 2133146
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Dr. Plot and the Correspondence of the Philosophical Society of Oxford. Correspondence dating from 1680-1695 recapturing a Golden Age in British Science. Part of the Oxford Books on the History of Science series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 10 b/w plates. 434 pages includes index. All plates present. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small closed tear in cloth at edge of rear cover. Pages lightly browned with a few foxspots to edge of textblock. Contents clean.

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THE THIRD REICH
Written by K. Hildebrand.
Stock no. 1819406
Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1984. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. An invaluable guide for students, teachers and researchers as well as for all those interested in National Socialism and the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0049430335. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film which has been stuck to the verso with clear tape, spine faded, scuffing to rear.

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WARSAW 1944: THE FATEFUL UPRISING
Written by Alexandra Richie.
Stock no. 1819405
Published by William Collins. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The story of a city and the unbreakable spirit of its people in the face of unspeakable barbarism. The tragic story from German and Polish perspectives. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780007180417. Top & tail of spine bumped.

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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF NAZI GERMANY AND IMPERIAL JAPAN
Written by Hans Dollinger.
Stock no. 2133088
Published by Gramercy Books. 1st USA 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A Pictorial History of the Final Days of World War II. Black cloth spine, gilt title; red covers. B/w photos. ISBN: 0517123991. Wrapper has some browning to edges and spine.

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FOUL DEEDS & SUSPICIOUS DEATHS AROUND NEWPORT
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 2133086
Published by Wharncliffe Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Gripping accounts of the dark side of Newport's history. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9781903425596.

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NAVIES AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1819325
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chatham Pictorial Histories series. The crucial contribution of seapower to the struggle for American independence forms the theme for this volume. Large format. Turquoise cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1861760175. Previous owner's small name label to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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ALL OUR YESTERDAYS (VOLUME TWO)
Written by A. Martin Reynolds.
Stock no. 1819292
Published by Parish Pump Press. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition.

A pictorial history of the Llantrissant and Pontyclun district. B/w photos. Green pictorial glazed boards.

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HEIRS OF THE FISHERMAN
Written by John-Peter Pham.
Stock no. 2132947
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2004. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession. Red cloth spine, with gilt title. Brown boards. ISBN: 0195178343. A little pencil annotation.

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THE MAKING OF MR. GRAY'S ANATOMY
Written by Ruth Richardson.
Stock no. 2132946
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. This book is a historical exploration of how the 'Doctor's Bible' - continuously in print for 150 years - was originally created. ISBN: 9780199552993. A little pencil writing to first page. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.

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