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THE MEDIEVAL WORLD COMPLETE
Written by Robert Bartlett.
Stock no. 1325294
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st PB
2010.
Very good condition.
With over 800 illustrations, 612 in colour. Large, heavy format. Cardwraps. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780500283332. Covers are slightly faded at edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
THE POLICEMAN'S LOT
Written by Mervyn Mitton.
Stock no. 1325293
Published by Quiller Press.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos of antique British police equipment including truncheons & tipstaves. ISBN: 0907621503. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few spots to contents, some pages 'stuck' together by damp(?) but easily separated (although some very slight surface paper damage may occur). Price cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUES
- COLLECTING
- POLICE
THE SECRET MIDDLE AGES
Written by Malcolm Jones.
Stock no. 1325288
Published by Praeger Publishers.
1st USA
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Discovering the Real Medieval World. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 374 pages includes index. ISBN: 0275979806. Spine of book and dustwrapper slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MIDDLE AGES
MILDENHALL TO MELBOURNE: THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIR RACE
Written by Stuart McKay.
Stock no. 1825595
Published by The Tiger House Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The City Fathers of Melbourne, Australia, decided something special was needed to celebrate the centenary of their city in 1934. The result was an air race that would attract the world's best aeroplanes and crews, starting in London and transiting by the most practical route to Melbourne... Large format. Blue paper boards, gilt title to spine and publisher's vignette to front board. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780956398109. Top of spine bumped and corresponding tiny closed tear to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
MEDIEVAL WOODCARVINGS OF RIPON CATHEDRAL
Written by Maurice H. Taylor; Derek Ching.
Stock no. 1825590
Published by The Friends Of Ripon Cathedral.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Choirstalls, Canopies, Ceiling Bosses and Misericords. Cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780953197958. SIGNED by both authors (To Maggie) to title page. Else contents fine.
THE CROSSBOW ITS MILITARY AND SPORTING HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND USE
Written by Ralph Payne-Gallwey.
Stock no. 1825586
Published by Merlin Unwin Books.
1st thus
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
A unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries. The crossbow, probably first introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, successfully defended many an early Briton and its present-day corollaries are used by sportsmen everywhere. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781873674079. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHERY
- MIDDLE AGES
- SPORT
- MILITARY
THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BYZANTINE
- CHRISTIANITY
- RELIGION
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
NEWPORT EAST OF THE RIVER (IMAGES OF WALES)
Written by Rachael Anderton.
Stock no. 1825560
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
A pictorial journey around the east side of the River Usk in Newport, South Wales. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752424629. Covers lightly rubbed and scuffed. Large gift inscription in felt-tip pen to half-title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- IMAGES OF WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MERLIN'S MAN
Written by Lansdale Humphreys.
Stock no. 1825559
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Love, War and Adventure in the Life of a Welsh Seafarer (Richard Humphreys). Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 187200606X. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn else a lovely copy.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- BIOGRAPHY
NEWPORT WEST OF THE RIVER (ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES)
Written by Alex Dawson.
Stock no. 1825558
Published by The Chalford Publishing Company.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
A fascinating collection of photographs of Newport vividly illustrating the enormous changes that have taken place on the west side of the river Usk in the last hundred years. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0752403389. Corners lightly rubbed, light creasing and scuffing to rear cover. Name in ink to title page. Else contents clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE WAR CORRESPONDENTS THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR
Written by John Laband; Ian Knight.
Stock no. 1825552
Published by Bramley Books.
1st thus
1997.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An account exploring the war as it appeared to the professional and amateur war correspondents who covered it in extraordinary depth in both the British and Colonial press. Glazed pcitorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1858337321. Text block slightly grubby. Otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased at top of spine and rear panel, rear panel lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- ZULU
- MILITARY
LIST OF WELSH ENTRIES IN THE MEMORANDA ROLLS 1282-1343
Written by Natalie Fryde.
Stock no. 1825549
Published by University of Wales.
1st
1974.
Nearly fine condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. ISBN: 0708305407. Top of spine lightly creased. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)