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OLD COPPED HALL 1258-1748: A MASSIVE OBJECT OF DESIRE
Written by Norah Carlin.
Stock no. 1828817
Published by West Essex Archaeological Group.
1st
2021.
Very good condition.
Passing from an Anglo-Norman family through the hands of abbots, monarchs and courtiers, nobles and wealthy families, the thirteenth-century manor house called Copped Hall developed into a magnificent Renaissance mansion. People quarelled and schemed over it for centuries, with sex, violence and murder entering the story of its earliest owners... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 9781910759592. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Tiny closed tear to margin of a few pages. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- ESSEX
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Confusius; Lionel Giles.
Illustrated by Tseng Yu-Ho.
Stock no. 1828812
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1976.
Nearly fine condition.
Collector's Edition bound in leather. 3 raised bands to spine. Gilt tooling decorations. Silk moire endpapers. Colour illustrations. Ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. xxv and 130 pages. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Giles. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- PHILOSOPHY
- LEATHER BINDING
GENERAL DYNAMICS AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by John Wegg.
Stock no. 1828808
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Traces the development of 10 companies which eventually led to the production of aircraft under the General Dynamics title and more than 100 aircraft designs. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 255 pages including index. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 085177833X. Light knock to top edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few tears and chips to laminate, worn at corners.
THE BOMBER COMMAND WAR DIARIES: AN OPERATIONAL REFERENCE BOOK 1939-1945
Written by Martin Middlebrook; Chris Everitt.
Stock no. 1828803
Published by Viking.
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Bomber Command's campaign started on the very first day of the Second World War and ended within a few hours of the final victory in Europe five and a half years later. It was an attempt to win a war in Europe by strategic bombing on such an enormous scale that historians are only now piecing together the finer details of the individual raids. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 804 pages includes index. ISBN: 0670801372. Reprint in same year as first publication. Light vertical crease to spine (reading wear). Else boards clean. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby, a few foxspots. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper with red titlesis ligthly browned, lightly faded to spine, lightly edge-rubbed.
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828800
Published by Putnam.
1st thus
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly imprinted with printers ink from dustwrapper flaps. Else contetns clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has some creasing of the laminate, corners lightly rubbed.
BIRMINGHAM'S BLUE AND CREAM BUSES
Written by Malcolm Keeley.
Stock no. 1828788
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A thorough description of Birmingham City Transport's buses and trolleybuses. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and a few colour photos throughout. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781854144065. A lovely copy. Cream pictorial dustwrapper has light creasing to top & tail of spine and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- BIRMINGHAM
- HISTORY
- TROLLEYBUS
CAFE RACERS: ROCKERS, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND THE COFFEE-BAR CULT
Written by Mike Clay.
Stock no. 1828787
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Cafes - the Busy Bee on the A41, Johnsons on the A20 and the Ace on the North Circular - have now all done. So, too, has the media's sensationalism of the dangerous exploits of their clientele - the coffee-bar cowboys, the ton-up boys, the rockers, who diced with death racing records, playing chicken and fighting mods. The cafe racer was for many years the enfant terrible of the motorcycling world... Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850456770. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF MIDLAND LOCOMOTIVES FROM 1883: VOLUME THREE TANK ENGINES
Written by R.J. Essery; D. Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828785
Published by Wild Swan Publications.
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An analysis of the tank engines and a history and detailed description of each class. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 133 pages. ISBN: 0906867665. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustrapper is browned and foxed, heavily faded to spine (title to spine mostly unreadable), lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- HISTORY
LONDON'S PRE-WAR SMALLER CLASSES: C, STD, LTC, TF, CR
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828783
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
One of London Transport's main aims for its bus fleet was that of standardisation, but there were inevitable needs for vehicles that were more suited for specific needs. This book covers the stories of the smaller classes bought prior to the beginning of the Second World War in 1939. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 144 pages. ISBN: 9781854144737. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME II
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828774
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The completion of the authors massive updating of theh history of these two major USA aircraft manufacturers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 482 pages. ISBN: 0851778283. Reprint. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Alec Brew.
Stock no. 1828762
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A complete analysis of the pioneering work of Boulton Paul, its crucial contribution to the development of the powered gun turrets, and descriptions of all its aircraft and design projects. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 374 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778607. Couple of minor marks to rear board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine.