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HISTORY OF THE 12TH (THE SUFFOLK) REGIMENT 1685-1913
Written by E.A.H. Webb.
Stock no. 1823663
Published by Spottiswoode & Co..
1st
1914.
Very good condition.
Three-quarters dark burgundy leather binding, gilt title to spine. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w photos, colour plates, b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. A few minor marks to covers. Text block and endpapers browned. A few minor foxspots present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SUFFOLK
- LEATHER BINDING
THE 2ND CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT (ROYAL FUSILIERS) IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-19)
Written by W.E. Grey.
Stock no. 1823650
Published by The Headquarters Of The Regiment.
1st
1929.
Very good condition.
Red cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w plates and maps. Top edge gilt. Red cloth spine faded and browned, gilt also faded. Blue cloth boards rubbed at corners. Text blcok and endpapers browned. A few finger marks to margins.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GENEALOGY
THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS AND THEIR DEPUTIES
Written by Miles Jebb.
Stock no. 1823619
Published by Phillimore.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The development of the Lieutenancies and their adaption towards the requirements of today, a story of progressive loss of real power but retention of social purpose. Embellished with numerous anecdotes about the aristocrats who held the office of Lieutenants, together with their deputies. Includes a comprehensive list of all the Lieutenants in history, compiled by Sir John Sainty. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781860774515. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HORSE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Written by Ann Hyland.
Stock no. 1823618
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Recounting the role of the horse in the ancient world, concentrating on the Near and Middle East and adjacent territories by working from archaeological, literary, illustrative and historical sources. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 0750921609. A few light scuff marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EGYPTIAN)
- HORSES
- MIDDLE EAST
THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS
Written by Max Colwell.
Stock no. 1823613
Published by Paul Hamlyn.
1st
1971.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The infamous expedition to cross Australia from South to North inland. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600041379. Spine slightly cocked. Fading to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned. A few foxspots to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded, has the remains of a label to top front corner and a small closed tear (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AUSTRALIA
- EXPLORATION
- HISTORY
SENGHENNYDD, THE UNIVERSAL PIT VILLAGE 1890-1930
Written by Michael Lieven.
Stock no. 1823609
Published by Gomer Press.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of how one of the largest pits in Wales came to be; how the village developed from a raw and dangerous 'frontier settlement' into a complex community characterised by a vast web of relationships and institutions. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 1859020437. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MINING
- COAL
THE WELSH POST TOWNS BEFORE 1840
Written by Michael Scott Archer.
Stock no. 1322822
Published by Phillimore.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 137 pages. ISBN: 0900592060. Spine bumped. Some heavy foxing. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly spotted.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POSTAL SERVICE
LESSONS OF A LIFETIME: MEMORIES OF CHEPSTOW AND THE FOREST OF DEAN
Written by Brian Rendell; Keith Childs.
Stock no. 1823600
Published by Review Graphics.
Circa
1983.
Almost very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. Memories centering around Lydney and the Forest of Dean. ISBN: 0951001205. Covers browned, scuffed and lightly creased through use. Text block lightly browned. A well-used book but still sound.
A VILLAGE HERITAGE: THE STORY OF BLANDFORD ST. MARY
Written by T.F. Almack.
Stock no. 1823599
Published by Longmans (Dorchester) Ltd..
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of a much loved village in Dorset. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. Tape marks to endpapers and dustwrapper flaps. Text block lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
FAIR AND FASHIONABLE TENBY
Written by John Tipton.
Stock no. 1322812
Published by Tenby Museum.
1st
1987.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Spiral bound pictorial paper wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0901906271. Some pages slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- PEMBROKESHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ENGLISH WINDMILLS VOLUME I
Written by M.I. Batten.
Stock no. 2137717
Published by The Architectural Press.
1st
1930.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pale blue/green cloth with dark titles. Containing a history of their origin and development, with records of mills in Kent, Surry and Sussex. B/w photos. Some bumping and wear to covers. Foxing and page browning. Wrapper is very browned to spine with edge-chipping and nicks; a little loss; some foxing.
PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA
Written by Mary Cowling; Tim Barringer; et al.
Stock no. 2137707
Published by Art Services International.
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Dark blue cloth with silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. The Royal Holloway Collection, London. Published to accompany the exhibition organized and circulated by Art Services International. ISBN: 9780711229273.