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GRIMSBY FISH: THE STORY OF THE PORT AND THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE DEEP WATER INDUSTRY
Written by Charles Ekberg.
Stock no. 1828182
Published by Barracuda Books.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the fishing industry in Grimsby, the men who made it, and the ships that worked it, of the great companies, the disputes, the tragedies and the triumphs. Red imitation leather boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A few minor grubby marks to margins. Slight odour present. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, rear panel is a little creased and has a minor score mark to spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- LINCOLNSHIRE
- FISHING (COMMERCIAL)
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY
- MARITIME
EARTHWORK OF ENGLAND: PREHISTORIC, ROMAN, SAXON, DANISH, NORMAN, AND MEDIEVAL
Written by A.H. Allcroft.
Stock no. 1828178
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners bumped, boards scuffed. Text block browned. Endpapers browned. Some hinges pulled but binding otherwise tight.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- CASTLES
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1919-1945
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1828177
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st thus
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
New, revised edition. The evolution of the battleship classes through all their modifications and refits. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321304. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else a lovely copy.
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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.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- MILITARY
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THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Illustrated by Clive Farmer.
Stock no. 1828174
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Colour illustrations. 560 pages. ISBN: 1845130189. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded, minor loss of surface paper to rear panel, lower edge. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- MILITARY
- NAVY
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AN ATLAS OF RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ENGLAND
Written by Brian K. Roberts; Stuart Wrathmell.
Stock no. 1828172
Published by English Heritage.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
This Atlas is the culmination of a decade's research work for the Monuments Protection Programme and defines and plots the varied regional character of England's rural settlement. A companion volume to Region and Place: A Study of English Rural Settlement. Very large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps. ISBN: 1850747709. A few minor scuffs and marks to covers. Name & date in ink to top corner of half-title page. Grubby mark to inside front cover and half-title. Else contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- ATLAS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
- HISTORY
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GO STRONG INTO THE DESERT: THE MAHDIST UPRISING IN SUDAN 1881-85
Written by Mike Snook.
Illustrated by Michael Perry.
Stock no. 1828171
Published by Perry Miniatures.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
A military history and uniform guide. Following the string of disasters which befell the Egyptian military in the Sudan from 1881-1884, the Mahdist Uprising obliged a relctant London government to deploy an array of distinguished officers and regiments. The ensuing string of battles proved to be herculean struggles encompassing some of the most fascinating episodes in nineteenth century military history. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956184214. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.
HUNDRED YEARS WAR CASTLES: FORTRESSES
Written by Stephane William Gondoin.
Stock no. 1828166
Published by Histoire & Collections.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
Fortresses of France. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9782915239805. A lovely copy, feels unread.
THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 24
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327862
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society.
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Small price sticker to front cover.
THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 29
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327861
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society.
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Light crease to lower corner of front cover else fine.
THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 25
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327859
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society.
2012.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Minimal rubbing to lower corners else fine.
THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 25
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327858
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society.
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Slight lifting of laminate to lower corner of front cover.