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JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1827821
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Spine faded and bumped at top rear edge. Rear cover lightly creased. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby. A few pages have a tiny top corner crease. Contents are clean.

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INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTORS
Written by Luc Reydams; Jan Wouters; Cedric Ryngaert.
Stock no. 1327558
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

First book to analyse the crucial role played by the prosecution in international criminal trials. Glazed pictorial boards. 968 pages. ISBN: 9780199554294. Spine and corners bumped, contents fine (look unread).

Price: £140.00 £98.00.

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PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN WAR
Written by Miriam Bradley.
Stock no. 1327557
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

The ICRC, UNHCR, and their limitations in internal armed conflicts. This is a physical POD book. Glazed pictorial boards. 221 pages. ISBN: 9780198716389. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed else a fine copy.

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THE JAPANESE SWORD THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI
Written by Gregory Irvine.
Stock no. 1327552
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Far Eastern Series. An illustrated survey examining the development of the Japanese sword in an historical and social context from the 8th to the 20th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1851773142. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed and creased.

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TERRIER OF LLANTHONY PRIORY'S HOUSES AND LANDS IN GLOUCESTER 1443
Written by Richard Steymor; Robert Cole; John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1827813
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 30. Llanthony Priory's terrier is a detailed history and description of 231 houses and gardens lying in nearly every street of medieval Gloucester. This edition expands the terrier into a history and description of 554 houses and gardens identified by postal addresses and extending from the middle ages to 1672, the date of surviving Hearth Tax returns. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780900197918. A couple of minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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PERSONAL DISTINCTIONS: 350 YEARS OF ROYAL MARINES UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
Written by John Rawlinson.
Stock no. 1827809
Published by Royal Marines Historical Society. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. Royal Marines Historical Society Special Publication No. 41. A comprehensive catalogue of uniforms and insignia worn by Marines and Royal Marines since 1664 to the present day. Over 1000 high quality photographs and clear descriptions. ISBN: 9781908123091. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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BOATS OF THE WORLD: FROM THE STONE AGE TO MEDIEVAL TIMES
Written by Sean McGrail.
Stock no. 1827808
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 2004. Very good condition.

A history of water transport as it has developed over millennia, from before 40,000 BC to the mid-second millennium AD. Blue cardwraps. 480 pages including index. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0199271860. Corners lightly rubbed. Vertical crease to spine. Orange mark to top edge of text block. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE LAST LANC'
Written by Patrick Kilvington.
Stock no. 1827794
Published by Boolarong Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In 1965 a crew of eleven volunteers flew a wornout war-time Lancaster bomber from Sydney to Biggin Hill, England, a distance of over 12,000 miles, in order that the aircraft could take its place with other vintage aircraft in a British museum. At that time, it was the last Lancaster remaining in flying condition. Blue boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0908175329. Top & tail of spine and lower edges lightly rubbed. Lower front corner bumped. Spine slightly cocked. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed to rear panel.

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THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE OF ROCKETRY
Written by Frank H. Wingter.
Stock no. 1827760
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Congreve and Hale Rockets of the Nineteenth Century. A comprehensive book on the history of gunpowder rockets. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0874749875. Boards clean and bright. mBrowning and foxing to text block and endpapers. Contnets clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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HISTORY OF THE MACGREGOR MEMORIAL MEDALS 1889-1989
Written by Robert Hamond.
Stock no. 1327462
Published by Spantech & Lancer. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 65 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1897829078. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Corners worn. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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BEAKER POTTERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D.L. Clarke.
Stock no. 1827744
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gulbenkian Archaeological Series. Volume 1 outlines the basis of classification and discusses the analysis of the material. Volume 2 contains line drawings of all known surviving complete examples of British Beaker pottery drawn at one-third size, detailed inventories of all known examples giving their finding-place, description, dimension and present whereabouts. Large format. Brown cloth boards, Gilt title on black title label to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edges brown. A heavy set. ISBN: 0521072492. A lovely set. Price-cut dustwrappers are a little grubby to rear panels.

Price: £120.00 £84.00.

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THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF VINYL DOLLS AND ACTION FIGURES
Written by Nicholas Hill.
Stock no. 1327457
Published by Twin Pines Press. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised edition. Cardwraps. 224 pages, including some colour photographic plates at rear. ISBN: 0967849519. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Top page corner tips slightly curled. Contents clean.

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