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SPITFIRE! THE FULL STORY OF A UNIQUE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Dilip Sarkar.
Stock no. 1828230
Published by Pen & Sword Air World.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Join 19 Squadron's Spitfire pilots during our Darkest and Finest Hours. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781526732811. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIR FORCE
- AIRCRAFT
LANCASHIRE: MANCHESTER AND THE SOUTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Clare Hartwell; Matthew Hyde.
Stock no. 1828229
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Pevsner Architectural Guides. Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0300105835. Minor knock to top & tail of spine. Name initials and date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING: LEEDS, BRADFORD AND THE NORTH (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Peter Leach; et al.
Stock no. 1828228
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Pevsner Architectural Guides. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300126655. Minor knock to lower front edge of board. Name initials & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- LEEDS
- BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND
- BUILDINGS
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
SURREALISM IN BRITAIN
Written by Michel Remy.
Stock no. 1828217
Published by Ashgate.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A comprehensive study of the British Surrealist movement and its achievements. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0754600416. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- SURREALISM
- HISTORY
- ART HISTORY
THE ANGLO-SAXON WORLD
Written by Nicholas J. Higham; Martin J. Ryan.
Stock no. 1828216
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The definitive introduction to the Anglo-Saxon world, enhanced with a rich array of photographs, maps, genealogies and other illustrations. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780300125344. Base of spine and top corners lightly bumped. Neat initials and date to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased where spine & corners are lightly bumped.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANGLO-SAXON
THE DARTMOOR REAVES: INVESTIGATING PREHISTORIC LAND DIVISIONS
Written by Andrew Fleming.
Stock no. 1828215
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.; Oxbow Books.
2nd
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition, extended with colour illustrations and two new chapters. A classic of archaeological fieldwork and discovery. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps, colour photos. xvi and 223 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905119158. Initials & date in ink to half-title page else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- DARTMOOR
- PREHISTORIC
- ARCHAEOLOGY
YORKSHIRE HERITAGE: A MEMOIR TO ELLA PONTEFRACT
Written by Marie Hartley.
Illustrated by Marie Hartley.
Stock no. 1828214
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Marie Hartley collaborated with the late Ella Pontefract in writing and illustrating topographical books on the Yorkshire dales and the county at large. This book is a personal record of their adventures. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, also some two-tone illustrations. Small mark to rear board, corners lightly kocked and small knock to lower horizontal edge and base of text block. Prelims browned. Text block and rear endpapers foxed. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn,lightly faded/browned to spine, grubby with some small foxspots, foxing to verso.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HIGHLAND PONIES AND SOME REMINISCENCES OF HIGHLANDMEN
Written by John M. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1828211
Published by Eneas Mackay.
1st
1937.
Very good condition.
Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w plates. Top edge red. Spine & corners bumped and lightly worn, couple of minor knocks to lower front board. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. A few marks to contents but generally a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HORSES
- ISLANDS
WATER MEADOWS: HISTORY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by Hadrian Cook; Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1327878
Published by Windgather Press Ltd..
1st
2007.
Fine condition.
Essential reading for farms, countryside managers and conservationaists involved in perserving Britain's landscapes and biodiversity. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781905119127.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FARMING
- ECOLOGY
- CONSERVATION
- LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CUMBRIA
Written by Angus Winchester.
Stock no. 1327873
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd..
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The change in the landscape across the medieval period and examining the social and economic forces that underlay that change. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0859761797. Spine bumped. Initials and date in biro to title-page.
ARMORED THUNDERBOLT: THE U.S. ARMY SHERMAN IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Steven Zaloga.
Stock no. 1327870
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780811704243. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
THE SHIP OF THE LINE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1828201
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1983.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Volume I: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Volume II: Design, construction and fittings. B/w illustrations. Dustwrapper spines are faded. Dustwrapper for Volume I is lightly faded and lightly browned. Dustwrapper for Volume II is lightly browned and has some minor marks. Overall, a nice set.