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ABOVE AND BEYOND PALESTINE
Written by C.E. Hughes.
Illustrated by C.E. Hughes.
Stock no. 1823923
Published by Ernest Benn Limited.
1st
1930.
Almost very good condition.
An account of the work of the East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron 1916-1918. Green cloth boards, light green title label and gilt title to spine. B/w sketches. Ex-lib with usual markings. Boards lightly discoloured (minor). Text block grubby. Some minor damp to lower gutter edge of front endpapers and lower edge of text block. Some foxing present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- PALESTINE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
WINGS OVER THE SOMME 1916-1918
Written by G.H. Lewis.
Stock no. 2140052
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Gwilym Lewis was sent to the Somme in 1916 as a boy of eighteen only just out of school. During his service he wrote long letters to his family who preserved them. These letters have been edited by Chaz Bowyer and illustrated with b/w photos from private albums. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0718303245. Spine and a couple of cover edges are faded. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; browned.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
THE RED BARON'S LAST FLIGHT: A MYSTERY INVESTIGATED
Written by Norman Franks; Alan Bennett.
Stock no. 2140046
Published by Grub Street.
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697752. Spine is a bit cocked. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
A CHEPSTOW NOTEBOOK
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 2140000
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Limited to 100 copies. Black cloth. B/w illustrations. Street plans by Woodfield. ISBN: 0906134072. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded and foxed to spine and edges; some creasing; a few small nicks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WYE VALLEY
- LIMITED EDITION
A HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX VOLUME 1 1928-1939
Written by John B. Blanden.
Stock no. 1823910
Published by Museum Publishing Co..
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Australian Grand prix is the second oldest Grand Prix still being regularly conducted. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0959467130. SIGNED by the author (best wishes) to title page. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- AUSTRALIA
- HISTORY
ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE 1912-1918
Written by Brad King.
Stock no. 1823904
Published by Hikoki Publications.
1st
1997.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Tracing the development of the men and machines of the Royal Navy, from the first uncertain beginnings with airships until the service was unwillingly absorbed by the newly-formed Royal Air Force in April 1918. Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of camouflage and markings. ISBN: 0951989952. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- NAVY
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DECORATIVE TWENTIES
Written by Martin Battersby; Philippe Garner.
Stock no. 1823887
Published by Whitney Library Of Design.
1st USA
1988.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New edition thoroughly and sympathetically revised by Philippe Garner, with a short biography of Battersby. Large format. B/w & colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0823012735. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR
Written by Albert F. Calvert.
Stock no. 1823880
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid. Red cloth boards, gilt decoration and title to spine, vignette to front. Top edge guilt. Lower edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, front board cloth is bubbled. Browning to text block and endpapers. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Still a decent working copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SPAIN
- ARMOUR
TURNER AND GEORGE THE FOURTH IN EDINBURGH 1822
Written by Gerald Finley.
Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1823875
Published by Tate Gallery; Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Written to complement the exhibition 'Turner and George IV in Edinburgh 1822'. Examines JMW Turner's proposal for a grand series of paintings of the Royal visit to Scotland. Oblong format. Beige cloth boards, gilt title to spine on brown title block. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852244320. Text block has minor foxing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned across top front panel edge.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ROYALTY
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CATALOGUE (ART)
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME TEN
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139939
Published by Stewart Williams.
1ST
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
5.5 x 8.75 inches. Green covers. Part of a unique series with 75 contributors. B/w illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0900807105. Some browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME SIX
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139938
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1969.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Numerous photographs, plans, drawings and engravings plus 16 pages of colour plates of Swansea porcelain. Pale blue cloth. 270pp includes index. 9 x 5.5". Foxing to covers, prelims, endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; some pieces of loss along top edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- PORCELAIN
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SWEEPING THE SKIES A HISTORY OF No. 40 SQUADRON, RFC AND RAF, 1916-56
Written by David Gunby.
Stock no. 2139919
Published by The Pentland Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 1858211905. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and fading to spine.