HITLER V HAVERING 1939-1945
Written by Peter Watt.
Stock no. 1829034
Published by Carlton Armitage Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

The bombing of East London during World War II. Researched and compiled by Peter Watt. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 190 pages including Roll of Honour of civilians. ISBN: 095240320X. Light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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THE ENTITY: FIVE CENTURIES OF SECRET VATICAN ESPIONAGE
Written by Eric Frattini.
Stock no. 1829028
Published by Jr Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Holy Alliance, later 'The Entity', a secret spy service, has been used by the Vatican for over five centuries to execute its will. Forty popes have relied on it to carry out their policies. This is the tale of this sacred secret service and its involvement in the killings of monarchs, poisonings of diplomats, financing of South American dictators, protection of war criminals, laundering of mafia money, manipulation of financial markets, provocation of bank failures, and financing arms sales to combatants even as their wars were condemned, all in the name of God. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 431 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906217884. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE WARS OF THE ROSES: THE MEDIEVAL ART OF GRAHAM TURNER
Written by Graham Turner. Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1829013
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed history of the wars alongside a unique and comprehensive collection of over 120 of the author's paintings and drawings, many created especially for this book. Meticulously researched details of arms, armour, settings and countless other aspects of the period, bringing to life the human stories behind the turbulent events. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations & photos throughout. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472847287. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly rubbed at corners and 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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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIBRARIES OF THE WORLD
Written by Jacques Bosser. Illustrated by Guillaume De Laubier.
Stock no. 1829006
Published by Thames and Hudson. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Internationally renowned photographer, Guillaume de Laubier, takes the reader on a journey to more than twenty of the most historical of these magical places called libraries. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 248 pages. ISBN: 0500511551. Reprint. Top of spine bumped. Lower edges of boards have a slight knock. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly creased to lower edge, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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RAILS TO KENILWORTH AND MILVERTON
Written by Robin D. Leach.
Stock no. 1829004
Published by Odibourne Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w drawings and photos. 88 pages. ISBN: 0953360717. SIGNED by the author (name only, no dedication) to title page. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Scuff marks to spine edge of rear cover. Contents clean.

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T.T. PIONEERS: EARLY CAR RACING IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Robert Kelly.
Stock no. 1829003
Published by The Manx Experience. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The automobile of today owes much to what happened on a small island between 1904 and 1922. The challenge came in racing over the most testing course imaginable. Adventurous, exciting and testing days: an era of risk-taking over rutted, muddy roads that exposed the host island to condemnation as 'The Isle of Manslaughter.' Without them, the modern car would never have developed as fast as it did. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos throughout. 173 pages. ISBN: 1873120613. Spine & corners bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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ROUND TOWER CHURCHES OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Written by W.J. Goode. Illustrated by Diana Bowie.
Stock no. 1829001
Published by Round Tower Churches Society. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Large format. Pink cardwraps with white titles and illustration to front & rear. B/w photos and illustrations. 206 pages. ISBN: 0952305801. Edges of covers lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to top of title page. Includes some relevant newspaper cuttings, leaflets and colour photos loosely inserted.

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FIFTY ENGLISH STEEPLES
Written by Julian Flannery.
Stock no. 1828999
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. Large format. Purple cloth spine with silver titles, white pictorial boards. Purple endpapers. B/w photos and diagrams. Purple ribbon page marker. 495 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500343142. White boards a little grubby. Contents clean. Some church steeples accompanied with a card drawing inserted.

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THE LOST CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT
Written by Matthew Rice. Illustrated by Matthew Rice.
Stock no. 1828996
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. Circa 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A song for Stoke: a fanfare for one of the great cities of the world's first Industrial Revolution. Matthew Rice's detailed - and often funny - architectural watercolours are the basis of this book. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711231399. Second printing. Top & tail of spine and lower corners lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed at edges.

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THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1828983
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with monks and friars in all their activities from 1216 to about 1340. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to front. xvi and 348 pages including index. Reprint. Boards a little grubby and mottled. Edge of boarfds lightly rubbede. Corners bumped. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Price-cut yellow dustwrapper is browned, heavily so to spine, slight loss to top & tail of spine, a few marks. Strong musty odour present but contents otherwise clean.

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MOSQUITO FIGHTER SQUADRONS IN FOCUS
Written by Philip Birtles.
Stock no. 1828918
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic album of the fighter and fighter/bomber squadrons that operated the De Havilland Mosquito. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0954620135. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean.

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