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WALES A NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PARTS OF WALES VOL II
Written by Owen M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1803709
Published by Hughes & Son.
1st
1895.
Fair condition.
Contains January 1895-December 1895 plus a supplement to rear. Three-quarters leather binding, blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. Leather spine and corners worn with loss. Family name 'Holmes' in gilt to front board. Front joint is broken and front board is hanging on by one last cord. A few scattered foxspots but contents generally clean and tight.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LITERATURE
- HISTORY
- LEATHER BINDING
- VICTORIAN
WALES A NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PARTS OF WALES VOL I
Written by Owen M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1803708
Published by Hughes & Son.
1st
1894.
Fair condition.
Contains May 1894-December 1894. Edited by Owen M. Edwards. Three-quarters navy leather, blue cloth boards, gilt title spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. Leather spine and corners badly worn with loss, most of spine is missing except '1894' in gilt. Family name 'Holmes' in gilt to front board. Front joint broken, front cover hanging on by the binding cords. A few minor foxspots else contents are generally clean and tight.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LITERATURE
- HISTORY
- LEATHER BINDING
- VICTORIAN
BLETCHLEY PARK HOME OF STATION X
Written by Lindsey Butters; John McIlwain.
Stock no. 1601394
Published by Pitkin.
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of the code breakers of Bletchley Park. Unpaginated, twelve page booklet. A Pitkin Guide. ISBN: 0853729980.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ESPIONAGE
- WORLD WAR II
MONMOUTH SCHOOL AND MONMOUTH 1614-1995
Written by Keith Kissack.
Stock no. 1803268
Published by Lapridge Publications.
1st
1995.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 095185898X. Black dustwrapper with red titles is edge-creased and red has faded to white on spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCHOOL HISTORY
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF HERALDRY (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by Charles MacKinnon.
Stock no. 1203485
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Observer Book No. 41. Revised edition. With 12 Plates in full colour and 118 Line Drawings. In rare advertising wrapper. Laminate boards. ISBN: 0723200831. Wrapper is unevenly browned.
THE BRITISH FIGHTER SINCE 1912
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1203423
Published by Putnam.
1st
1992.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. B/w photos. Nearly 400 types of aeroplane are fully described. ISBN: 0851778526. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- AIRCRAFT
- AVIATION
- RAF
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
THE GURKHA RIFLES
Written by J.B.R. Nicholson.
Illustrated by Michael Roffe.
Stock no. 1203304
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour plates. B/w photos. Men at Arms Series. ISBN: 0850452287.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- FIREARMS
- HISTORY
LOCUST
Written by Jeffery A. Lockwood.
Stock no. 1802966
Published by Basic Books.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American frontier. Black paper spine with gilt title, light tan paper boards. xxiii and 294 pages including index. ISBN: 0738208949. Top & tail of spine bumped, lower corners bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- HISTORY
- USA
MILESTONES OF FLIGHT
Written by Michael J.H. Taylor; David Mondey.
Stock no. 1802854
Published by Jane's Publishing Company.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0710602014. Corners lightly rubbed, text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE STORY OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT IN BRITAIN
Written by J. Joyce.
Stock no. 1802718
Published by Ian Allan.
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An outline history of the development of public transport in England. B/w photos. Covers nice and clean. Minor foxing and browning to endpapers. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Contents fine. White dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a very nice example.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- BUSES
- COACHING
- HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ALAMEDA
Written by Greta Dutcher; Stephen Rowland.
Stock no. 1802365
Published by Arcadia.
1st
2009.
Very good condition.
Images of America series. Pictorial cardwraps. Over 180 b/w photos, postcards & other ephemera. 127 pages. ISBN: 9780738559537. Corners lightly rubbed. Annotation in ink to half-title page. Else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- IMAGES OF AMERICA
WIADOMOSCI ARCHEOLOGICZNE VOL XXX
No author listed.
Stock no. 1202212
Published by Panstwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne.
1964.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Brown card wraps. B/w illustrations. Text in Polish. Contents very good. Covers torn.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- POLISH
- POLAND
- ARCHAEOLOGY