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LEARNING FROM THINGS: METHOD AND THEORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES
Written by W. David Kingery.
Stock no. 1826224
Published by Smithsonian Institution.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of 18 essays linking material culture studies with art history and the history of technology, as well as with archaeology, anthropology, cultural geography, folklore studies, and other fields that use material evidence. Grey cloth spine, black paper boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 1560986077. Text block slightly grubby. Light vertical crease to prelims. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap, has the remains of label to rear panel and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ART HISTORY
- HISTORY
- FOLKLORE
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
ART IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Michael Grant.
Stock no. 1826223
Published by Routledge.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Michael Grant has specially selected some of the most significant examples of painting, portraits, architecture, mosaic, jewellry and silverware to give us a unique insight in to the functions and manifestations of art in the Roman Empire. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0415120314. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. A few minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ARCHITECTURE
- PORTRAITURE
MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME TWO
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1826210
Published by Reginald Nichols.
1st
1977.
Almost very good condition.
White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541214. Coversw a little grubby, small damp stain to lower edge, rear cover has surface paper loss to lower edge. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME THREE
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1826209
Published by Reginald Nichols.
1st
1978.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dark blue cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541222. Spine knocked in the centre and therefore appears crumpled. Tape marks to endpapers, title page and verso of maps. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, worn at top and tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BLOOD, DUST AND SNOW
Written by Friedrich Sander; Robin Schafer.
Stock no. 1826203
Published by Greenhill Books.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front 1938-1943. Edited and translated by Robin Schafer. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781784388300. Front endpaper has vertical crease at spine edge (produced during binding). Minor red biro mark to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and is scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- DIARY
SCOUTS OUT: A HISTORY OF GERMAN ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE UNITS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert Edwards.
Stock no. 1826196
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st
2013.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in Worlld War II. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos & illustrations. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9780811713115. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Top rear edge of spine has a minor split. Contents and dustwrapper clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- INFANTRY
THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER
Written by Amanda Vickery.
Stock no. 1325721
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Women's lives in Georgian England. Peach decorative cloth. Colour illustrations. Book is fine. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- GEORGIAN
THE JUBILEE YEARS 1887-1897
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1325717
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Compiled by Hudson. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners and scuffing to covers. Contents fine. Slipcase is bumped at corners and faded to edge of front panel, mark to lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
PANZERGRENADIER
Written by Thomas Anderson.
Stock no. 1826193
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
2021.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The evolution of the armoured infantry force that accompanied the German Panzers across the battlefields of Europe, detailing the specialized vehicles and equipment intended to make the Panzergrenadier a force to be reckoned with. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos, many of tanks. ISBN: 9781472841797. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE BATTLE OF PROKHOROVKA: THE TANK BATTLE AT KURSK, THE LARGEST CLASH OF ARMOR IN HISTORY
Written by Christopher A. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1826190
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st thus
2019.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
First published in 2015, this is the abridged edition. This book focuses on the fights leading up to the Battle of Prokhorovka, the battle itself, and its resolution. The story of the SS Panzer Corps and the III Panzer Corps against the Fifth Guards Army, Fifth Guards Tank Army, and the Sixty-Ninth Army. Red boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9780811738071. Small stain to vertical edge of text block (coffee?). Lower corner creases to a number of pages (not affecting text).
FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN VOLUME II: THE IV. SS-PANZERKORPS IN THE BUDAPEST RELIEF EFFORTS, DECEMBER 1944-FEBRUARY 1945
Written by Douglas E. Nash.
Stock no. 1826189
Published by Casemate Publishers.
1st
2020.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The second of three volumes which together trace the history of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps from its inception in August 1943 until the end of the war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9781612008738. Base of spine lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
SNOW & STEEL: BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944-45
Written by Peter Caddick-Adams.
Stock no. 1826185
Published by Preface.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book examines Hitler's last great throw of the dice, 'The Battle of the Bulge', launched on 16 December 1944 and fought in the wintry forests of the Ardennes. It also traces the unique legacy of the Battle of the Bulge into the Cold War era, NATO war plans and the Arab-Israeli wars, and assesses its significance in our understanding of the Second World War today. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848094284. Top rear edge of spine bumped and corresponding area of dustwrapper lightly creased. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- CAVALRY
- HISTORY
- NAZIS