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ARMIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: ASIA VOLUME 3
Written by Ian Heath.
Stock no. 2132456
Published by Foundry Books. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

India's North-East Frontier. Organisation, warfare, dress and weapons. 125 b/w figures, 52 b/w illustrations, 9 maps. Large format. Green cloth with gilt vignettes to front cover. Blue title label to spine with gilt titles. 168 pages. ISBN: 1901543048. A couple of tiny white sports to rear cover, title label slightly rubbed else a fine copy.

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EARLY DAYS IN THE BRITISH MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY
Written by Eric W. Walford.
Stock no. 2132368
1st 1931. Good condition.

Card wraps. A Brief History of the Years Before the Arrival of the Motor Cycle Press. Published under the authority of The British Cycle & Motor Cycle Manufacturers and Traders, Warwick Road, Coventry. B/w illustrations. Top 1" of spine has tear vertically and then horizontally. Date in ink to bottom of front cover. Binding is weak - spine is coming away from contents. Some foxing.

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ENDGAME: BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND THE FINAL STRUGGLE FOR CENTRAL ASIA
Written by Jennifer Siegel.
Stock no. 2132353
Published by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Describing the period before and after 1907 when the tension and hostility of the titanic Anglo-Russian superpower conflict was concluded. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 273 pages includes index. ISBN: 1850433712. Rear of wrapper lightly scuffed.

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MAY YOU BE THE MOTHER OF A HUNDRED SONS
Written by Elisabeth Bumiller.
Stock no. 2132336
Published by Random House. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Journey Among The Women Of India. Capturing the fascinating, complex and often tragic lives of the four hundred million women of India. Purple cloth spine with gilt title. Orange paperboards. 306 pages includes index. ISBN: 0394563913. Lower spine slightly bumped. Small dent to top edge of front and rear cover. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper lightly creased at edges with tiny closed tear to top edge.

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A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF PAKISTAN TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE
Written by J. Hussain.
Stock no. 2132333
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the history of the Pakistan area from the perspective of present-day Pakistan. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 487 pages. ISBN: 0195778197. Spine bumped. Small address label on front pastedown. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper rubbed at edges with small nick at one corner.

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CANADIANS WITH CUSTER
Written by Mary Thomas.
Stock no. 2132331
Published by Dundurn. 1st 2012. Fine condition.

The stories of the Canadians who joined the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army and new information on Custer's fatal battle. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 277 pages. ISBN: 9781459704077.

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MEMORIES OF NEWPORT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819075
Published by True North. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900463598. Light scuffing to rear board.

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PIERRE & MARIE THE STORY OF THE REAL FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
Written by Pauline Page-Jones.
Stock no. 2132312
Published by Pauline Page-Jones. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The true story of the romance between a Napoleonic prisoner-of-war and a local Welsh girl. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 83 pages.

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STEEL POTS THE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S STEEL COMBAT HELMETS
Written by Chris Armold.
Stock no. 2132192
Published by R. James Bender. 1st USA 1997. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 091213870X. Some bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Page edge browning.

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THE WAR IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS THEN AND NOW
Written by Winston G. Ramsey.
Stock no. 1819016
Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd.. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 254 pages. ISBN: 0900913223. Second impression. Light mottling to boards.

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THE TRAMWAYS OF SOUTH LONDON & CROYDON 1899-1949
Written by K.G. Harvie.
Stock no. 1818997
4th 1968. Almost very good condition.

Fourth Edition. White cardwraps with blue title to front & b/w photo of tram. B/w photos. 122 text pages. Spine worn with loss to top & tail, spine covering appears to be missing. Card covers grubby. Worm damage to margins of last few pages, affecting text at margin edges.

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THE REAL CUSTER: FROM BOY GENERAL TO TRAGIC HERO
Written by James S. Robbins.
Stock no. 1818936
Published by Regnery Publishing. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A study of the life of this fascinating man, drawing on correspondence, histories, and other personal documents to reveal different facets of the real Custer: the son of a strict but loving father; the mischievous West Point cadet who preferred earning demerits to studying; the loyal friend who amiable crossed enemy lines to visit his Southern friends during the Civil War; the loving husband who took years to finally win the approval of his wife's stern father; and the famous 'Boy General' who led a military career full of glorious victories - until his final, fateful charge. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781621572091.

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