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THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY VOLUME III, PART ONE
Written by J.C. Beaglehole.
Stock no. 1825206
Published by Ashgate; The Hakluyt Society.
Very good condition.
The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (Part B). Reprint of the Hakluyt Society in partnership with Ashgate, a print on demand company. Page numbers run from 251 to 718. Blue glazed boards. No publication date. ISBN: 9781472453259. Top of spine bumped. Baords lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
- MARITIME
EARLY RAILWAYS: A SELECTION OF PAPERS FROM THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EARLY RAILWAYS CONFERENCE
Written by Andy Guy; Jim Rees.
Stock no. 1825205
Published by The Newcomen Society.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Twenty two important and previously unpublished papers examining aspects of the railway, from 600 BC to 1840 AD. Glazed pictorial boards. 360 pages. B/w diagrams, photos and illustrations. ISBN: 090468508X. Spine slightly cocked, corners lightly knocked, rear board scuffed. Boards are a little bowed. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Contents clean with some crinkling to pages, slight musty odour.
MERCEDES-BENZ PARADE AND STAFF CARS OF THE THIRD REICH 1933-45
Written by Blaine Taylor.
Stock no. 1825160
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An Illustrated History. Large oblong format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Printed on glossy paper. ISBN: 0850526574. Lower board corners bumped. Some light crinkling to contents else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few closed tears repaired with clear tape and is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
- GERMANY
WOMEN AND THE RAILWAY, 1850-1915
Written by Anna Despotopoulou.
Stock no. 1324948
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
2015.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 202 pages. ISBN: 9780748676941. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/creased.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
EARLY RAILWAYS: A SELECTION OF PAPERS FROM THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EARLY RAILWAYS CONFERENCE
Written by Andy Guy; Jim Rees.
Stock no. 1324938
Published by The Newcomen Society.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Twenty two important and previously unpublished papers examining aspects of the railway, from 600 BC to 1840 AD. Glazed pictorial boards. 360 pages. B/w diagrams, photos and illustrations. ISBN: 090468508X. Spine and corners bumped. Lower page corner tips of first 20 pages slightly creased. Top edge of textblock slightly dusty else contents fine.
THE REGIMENTAL HISTORY OF 1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS
Written by Michael Mann.
Stock no. 1324932
Published by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
1st
1993.
Very good condition.
Navy blue cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Burgundy endpapers. 589 pages. Colour illustrations and b/w photos. ISBN: 085955189X. Spine and corners bumped. Page corner tips of first 20 pages are bumped/creased. A few small, light marks to covers and to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MEDIAEVAL GARDENS
Written by John Harvey.
Stock no. 1825130
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st thus
1990.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Illustrated history of gardening in mediaeval times. ISBN: 071342396X. Light creasing to corners of covers, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby and browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- GARDENING
- GARDENS
- GARDENING
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1324892
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition.
An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- FRANCE
- SOCIOLOGY
SHAKESPEARE'S PRINCES OF WALES: ENGLISH IDENTITY AND THE WELSH CONNECTION
Written by Marisa R. Cull.
Stock no. 1825056
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Spotlightinhg the abundance of princes of Wales - English and Welsh alike - appearing onstage in the late Tudor and early Stuart period. New insights not only into that period's politics and theater, but also in to a title that survives, in continued complexity, to this day. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780198716198. Boards lightly bumped at corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
- WALES
- SHAKESPEARE
- THEATRE
- POLITICS
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Neil Faulkner.
Stock no. 1825030
Published by Tempus.
1st
2000.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Combining a fresh analysis of the archaeological evidence with the traditional historical accountsk the author presents a new interpretation of the decline and fall of Roman Britain. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps, charts and illustrations, a few colour photos to center. ISBN: 0752414585. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ROMAN
FRANCORCHAMPS 1922-1947
Written by Jean-Paul Delsaux; John McEvoy.
Stock no. 1825020
Slightly better than very good condition.
English text by McEvoy. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes. Text in English & French. Light crease to lower front corner of covers, covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- HISTORY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
- BELGIUM
FRANCORCHAMPS 1948-1960
Written by Jean-Paul Delsaux.
Stock no. 1825019
Nearly fine condition.
Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix course in the Ardennes. Large format. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. Text in English & French. A very nice copy.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- HISTORY
- BELGIUM
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH