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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- BIOGRAPHY
STEEP HOLM: THE STORY OF A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Stan Rendell; Joan Rendell.
Stock no. 1826272
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Steep Holm is a small uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel five miles west of Weston-super-Mare with a long and fascinating history. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750903236. Text block slightly grubby else a nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ISLANDS
FREEMASONRY: A CELEBRATION OF THE CRAFT
Written by John Hamill; Robert Gilbert; et al.
Stock no. 1826258
Published by Angus.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What is Freemasonry? What is a Freemason? This book reveals all. Large format. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 256 numbered pages. ISBN: 1904594085. Light rubbing to board corners. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few closed tears (no loss) across the top edge and rear corners, some light scuffing to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- FREEMASONRY
THE ODER FRONT 1945
Written by A. Stephan Hamilton.
Stock no. 1826243
Published by Helion & Company.
2014.
Nearly fine condition.
Generealoberst Gotthard Heinrici, Heeresgruppe Weichsel and Germany's Final Defence in the East, 20 March - 3 May. The end of Nazi-Germany. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906033873. A physical print on demand copy, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Reprint. Toip edge of text block slightly dusty/marked. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
THE SAILING NAVY LIST: ALL THE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - BUILT, PURCHASED AND CAPTURED - 1688-1860
Written by David Lyon.
Stock no. 1325772
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1997.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The first complete and authoritative list of ships, derived from official sources. Organised by type and class. Details of dimensions, tonnage, armament, building data and fates. Complete ship name index. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 367 pages including index. ISBN: 085177864X. Standard edition reprinted. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Some slight grubbiness to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly faded to spine and slightly grubby.
OLD BARRY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian C. Luxton; Gwyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1826228
Published by Stewart Williams.
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Thomas. Commentaries by Brian C. Luxton. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807253. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and a little browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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