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BEYOND THE PIR PANJAL
Written by Ernest F. Neve.
Stock no. 1825773
Published by Church Missionary Society. 1915. Good condition.

Popular Edition. Grey pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Life and Missionary Enterprise in Kashmir. 2nd impression. Boards rubbed and a little marked, spine browned, lower rear corner of board creased. Text block browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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THE WAR CORRESPONDENTS THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR
Written by John Laband; Ian Knight.
Stock no. 1825552
Published by Bramley Books. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account exploring the war as it appeared to the professional and amateur war correspondents who covered it in extraordinary depth in both the British and Colonial press. Glazed pcitorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1858337321. Text block slightly grubby. Otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased at top of spine and rear panel, rear panel lightly scuffed.

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TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1825209
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Cardcover corners lightly rubbed, tiny knock to vertical edge of rear cover. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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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.

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WAFFEN SS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Adrian Gilbert.
Stock no. 1824612
Published by Guild Publishing. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The full story behind the creation and wartime activities of the Third Reich's most feared combat force, from its debut in the campaign against Poland in 1939 to the final battles in the ruins of Berlin. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. A few minor marks to boards. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and scored to rear panel.

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U.S.A. THE STORY OF AMERICA
Written by Hazel H. Hallinan. Illustrated by James Holland.
Stock no. 1323951
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1942. Fair condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 23. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Printed/lithographed by W.S. Cowell. Front cover is detached and slightly edge chipped. Covers lightly foxed. Light page browning else contents clean.

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KINSALE: THE SPANISH INTERVENTION IN IRELAND AT THE END OF THE ELIZABETHAN WARS
Written by John J. Silke.
Stock no. 2140641
Published by Four Courts Press. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Four Courts History Classics. ISBN: 1851825517. Foxing to outer page edges, prelims and last few pages.

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WEXFORD: HISTORY AND SOCIETY
Written by Kevin Whelan; William Nolan.
Stock no. 2140599
Published by Geography Publications. 1st IRELAND 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 0906602068. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. Foxing and some other marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a few small nicks.

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MAPPING, MEASUREMENT AND METROPOLIS: HOW LAND SURVEYORS SHAPED EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY DUBLIN
Written by Finnian O Cionnaith.
Stock no. 2140589
Published by Four Courts Press. 1st IRELAND 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 9781846823480. Small knocks to top and tail of spine.

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THE UNFORTUNATE VALENTINE MORRIS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 2140448
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. Valentine Morris was born in the island of Antigua in 1727 but lived for 30 years at the Piercefield, part of which is now Chepstow racecourse. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, dedicated to a previous owner. Foxing to spine. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss.

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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.

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LOST OPPORTUNITIES: 50 YEARS OF INSURGENCY IN THE NORTH-EAST AND INDIA'S REPONSE
Written by S.P. Sinha.
Stock no. 2139583
Published by Lancer Publishers & Distributors. Circa 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 8170621623. Front joint next to title page is partially cracked at top. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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