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SHEFFIELD CITY BATTALION: THE 12TH (SERVICE) BATTALION YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT
Written by Paul Oldfield; Ralph Gibson.
Stock no. 1816056
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st thus
2006.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A history of the battalion raised by Sheffield in World War One. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 1844154238.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR I
- YORKSHIRE
THE LATE ROMAN ARMY
Written by Pat Southern; Karen R. Dixon.
Stock no. 1816051
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive study of the late Roman army. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071347047X. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ARMY
- MILITARY
WE REMEMBER IT WELL
Written by Joan Collins.
Stock no. 1610506
Published by Penarth Past Oral History Group.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
A Patchwork of Personal Recollections of Penarth. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872808360. Some uneven fading to boards. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
AVIATION THE PIONEER YEARS
Written by Ben Mackworth-Praed.
Stock no. 1610485
Published by Studio Editions.
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. With an authoritative chronology of the history of flight to 1939. B/w photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 1851703497. Spine bumped. Wrapper edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- HISTORY
THE PIG THAT SAVED THE CITY
Written by H.Y.J. Taylor.
Illustrated by Noreen Littleton.
Stock no. 2125176
Published by Miss N. Littleton.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Ballad of the Famous Pig Which Caused King Charles To Raise The Siege of Gloucester September 5 1643. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. Red and black calligraphy. Line drawings. Illustrations and calligraphy by Littleton. ISBN: 0950704202. SIGNED by Illustrator/Calligrapher, with No. 199 (assumed Limited edition). A few marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- POETRY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ROMAN ARMY WARS OF THE EMPIRE
Written by Graham Sumner.
Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1816015
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1997.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Brassey's History of Uniforms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1857532120. Spine slightly cocked, contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ROMAN
- UNIFORMS
- ARMY
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
- MILITARY
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY
Written by Robin Smith.
Illustrated by Chris Collingwood.
Stock no. 1816014
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Brassey's History of Uniforms series. The definitive guide to all uniforms worn by the Union Army of the Civil War period from 1861 - 1865. Large format. B/w photos. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1857531744.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- USA
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
THE QUEST FOR ROBIN HOOD
Written by Jim Lees; Keith Mellor.
Stock no. 2125077
Published by Temple Nostalgia.
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Green leathertte covers. Subscribers' Limited edition. Bw illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1870010027. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS
- LIMITED EDITION
THE BRITISH FIGHTER SINCE 1912 SIXTY YEARS OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 1610387
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd..
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0370100492. Small sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is faded at spine, edge rubbed, and browned to rear panel.
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Written by Gerald Gliddon.
Stock no. 1610378
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Originally published under the title: 'When the Barrage Lifts'. A Compendium of the battle, it details events at every town, village and wood associated with the battle. 488 pages. B/w photos. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 0750913444.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
FIRST BLITZ
Written by Neil Hanson.
Stock no. 2124824
Published by Doubleday.
Circa
2008.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Secret German Plan to Raze London to the Ground in 1918. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780385611701. SIGNED by author to title page. 2nd printing. Covers have wrinkling. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with bookshop sticker to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
1922 LITERATURE, CULTURE, POLITICS
Written by Jean-Michel Rabate.
Stock no. 2124823
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book examines key aspects of culture and history in 1922, a year made famous by the publication of several modernist masterpieces, such as T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land and James Joyce's Ulysses. ISBN: 9781107040540. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of closed tears to top edge of front panel.
Price: £56.00 £42.00.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- LITERATURE
- POLITICS
- ART