THE BURGUNDIANS: A VANISHED EMPIRE
Written by Bart Van Loo.
Stock no. 1829046
Published by Head Of Zeus. Circa 2021. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of 1111 Years and One Day. An epic history of the dukedom of Burgundy. A compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury and madness. Dark navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. xxxii and 589 pages including index. ISBN: 9781789543438. Second printing. Knock to spine through dustwrapper and front edge of spine - not too bad. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936-1939
Written by Carlos J. Medina.
Stock no. 1829012
Published by Andrea Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Still a matter of political debate in Spain more than 70 years after its end, and often underrated abroad as little more than a national confrontation. It sprouted from the political and social upheaval that shook the European continent in the early 20th century and was a prelude to WWII. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 119 pages. ISBN: 9788496658202. A lovely copy.

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BATTLE TACTICS OF NAPOLEON AND HIS ENEMIES
Written by Brent Nosworthy.
Stock no. 1328594
Published by Constable. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wealth of detailed analysis of the various tactical doctrines employed by the main armies of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, giving fresh consideration to the theoretical versus practical handling of the three principal arms of infantry, cavalry and artillery. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 0094745102. Vertical edge of text block has a small stain which does not affect inside margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, has a 1" split at lower front flap fold and is lightly scuffed.

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MASTER BUILDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by David Jacobs; Robert Branner.
Stock no. 1328553
Published by Cassell. 1st UK 1970. Almost very good condition.

A Cassell Caravel Book no 31. Pictorial front board, white spine and rear board. 153 pages. B/w photos and colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0304935727. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing and browning to covers. Page browning and a musty smell else contents clean.

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THE SONG OF ROLAND
Written by C.K. Scott Moncrieff; John Burnside. Illustrated by Anna Balbusson; Elena Balbusson.
Stock no. 1828828
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title and decoration. Introduced by John Burnside. Superb colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and a little marked on one side.

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2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE VOLUME FOUR: SQUADRONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS, WEAPONS AND TACTICS 1943-1945
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1828760
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive work of reference. Large format. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906537012. A lovely copy. Book, unusually, has three dustwrappers in lovely condition.

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THE STORY OF SCANDINAVIA: FROM THE VIKINGS TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACY
Written by Stein Ringen.
Stock no. 1828614
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2023. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating journey through 1,200 years of turbulence, darkness and, finally, hope. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 480 pages including index. ISBN: 9781474625197. Minor marks to rear board (faint) else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORICAL REVISION
Written by Henry Kamen.
Stock no. 1828553
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

A Historical Revision. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dramatic gilt and red decoration to front. Brown endpapers show districts of the Spanish Inquisition. Colour plates. Contents are bound UPSIDE-DOWN and back to front. Else a lovely copy contained in VG publisher's slipcase which has some surface paper loss to lower spine and is a little scuffed.

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THE COWARD OF MINDEN: THE AFFAIR OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE
Written by Piers Mackesy.
Stock no. 1828462
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Lord George Sackville was court-martialled for disobedience at the battle of Minden in 1759 and pronounced to be 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military capacity whatsover'. What caused him to disobey the orders of his German Commander-in-Chief to bring up the cavalry? Was it cowardice? Or incompetence? Or a determination to be awkward? Or was he an unlucky victim of circumstance? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713908513. Small black mark to front endpaper. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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GRENADIERS
Written by Kurt Meyer.
Stock no. 1828378
Published by J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Inc.. 1st 1994. Almost very good condition.

The battles of Waffen SS units during the Second World War under the command of "Panzermeyer", (as the author was known to his soldiers) in Poland, France, the Balkans, Russia and on the Normandy invasion front. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0921991193. Top & tail of spine lightly worn and repaired with clear tape. Text block lightly browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Previous bookseller's address label to front pastedown. Tick marks in biro to book listr on page iii. Contents clean although there is a musty odour present.

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THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
Written by William Robertson.
Stock no. 1828342
Published by Jones & Co. 1829. Good condition.

Red cloth. B/w frontis and title page. 1" cut from top edge of title page. Some foxing, a few grubby marks & pale damp marks to contents. Frontis detached. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Large name & date written in colour pencil (lilac) rear endpaper. Covers grubby/scuffed and unevenly faded. Spine browned.

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THE WATERLOO COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 1828176
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour illustrations. The complete guide to history's most famous land battle. ISBN: 185410764X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. A lovely copy.

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