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GRENADIER DIVISIONS OF THE WAFFEN-SS
Written by Rolf Michaelis.
Stock no. 1826123
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

A detailed history of all eighteen Waffen-SS grenadier divisions in World War II. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9780764348372. A lovely copy.

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THE COMMONERS OF DEAN FOREST
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1826121
Published by Lightmoor Press. 2nd 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, emendations and updated. The rights of the Commoner in the King's forest is the subject of undying interest. B/w photos. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1899889116. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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SOUTH GLAMORGAN: A COUNTY HISTORY
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1826108
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Stewart Williams. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807199. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and scuffed.

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THE COMBAT HISTORY OF GERMAN TIGER TANK BATTALION 503 IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann; Richard Freiherr Von Rosen; Alfred Rubbel.
Stock no. 1826101
Published by Stackpole Books. 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780811739344. This is a physical copy of an Amazon print on demand book. A clean copy.

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BIG CHIEF ELIZABETH
Written by Giles Milton.
Stock no. 1826092
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

How England's adventurers gambled and won the New World. Pale blue cloth boards with gilt and blue design, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations. Minor rubbing to board corners else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with minor scuffing.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES
Written by D. Emrys Evans.
Stock no. 1325627
Published by University of Wales. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

This historical sketch throws much light on the character and problems of a university. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss and heavily foxed.

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LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Peter Matthiessen; C.J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1826089
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

"Written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America". Introduced by Matthiessen, edited and abridged by Shepherd. Pale peach cloth. Colour photos throughout. 470 pages. Scuff mark to half-title page else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few minor scuffs.

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THE 50-GUN SHIP: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Rif Winfield. Illustrated by John McKay.
Stock no. 1826080
Published by Mercury Books. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Plans and cutaway drawings by John McKay. Outboard profile of HMS Leopard of 50 Guns in pocket to inside rear cover. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1845600096. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Lower cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pocket to rear is 3/4 split at base. Plans present in pocket. Rear cover lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF EXPLORATION
Written by Ray Howgego.
Stock no. 1826077
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A chronological tour of the history of exploration by a prolific world traveller and one of the leading experts of our time, from the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first surface-based crossings of the top and bottom of the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407222752. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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READING: OUR TOWN 1950-2001
Written by Harold Hill.
Stock no. 1826073
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated record of the massive redevelopment that transformed Reading over the 50 years. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185983275X. A few light 'spots' to front pastedown else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOLUME 1: FROM THE ETRUSCANS TO THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Henri Stierlin.
Stock no. 1826066
Published by Taschen. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The monumental and technically highly sophisticated architecture of the Roman Empire continues to fascinate all who set eye on it. This volume traces the development of Roman architecture throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Rhineland and North Africa from 800 B.C. to A.D. 330. From the Etruscans to Republican Rome and the eventual fall of the Roman Empire, this publication takes the reader on a vivid journey to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome and the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Large format. Matt yellow paper boards, white titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 3822885622. A few minor grubby marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with some light scuff marks.

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FRENCH EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PAINTING
Written by David Wakefield.
Stock no. 1826065
Published by Gordon Fraser Gallery. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0860920488. Heavy knock to top of boards, both front and rear board. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, scuffed and has a couple of scratches to rear panel.

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