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BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky.
1st thus
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- BIOGRAPHY
MANCHESTER IN 1915
Written by H.M. McKechnie.
Stock no. 1829557
Published by Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co..
1915.
Almost very good condition.
Being the Handbook for the Eighty-fifth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Manchester September Seven to ten 1915. Plain buff cardwraps. B/w plates. viii and 120 pages plus 19 page publisher adverts to rear. Covers edge-worn and creased, spine is rubbed and creased through reading use. Front joint pulled/worn but binding tight. Text block browned. Scattered foxspots present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- MANCHESTER
- HISTORY
DIGGING FOR HITLER: THE NAZI ARCHAEOLOGISTS SEARCH FOR AN ARYAN PAST
Written by David Barrowclough.
Stock no. 1829538
Published by Fonthill Media Limited.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A deep evaluation of the practices and beliefs of the SS-Ahnenerbe and similar Nazi groups, revealing the myriad frauds committed by individuals seeking a moral justification for categorically indefensible acts. A gripping journey into the warped minds within the Third Reich, stratching from the mythical lost world of Atlantis to the mountains of Tibet. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781555002. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- NAZIS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ANTHROPOLOGY
THE ROMANO-BRITISH VILLA AT CASTLE COPSE, GREAT BEDWYN
Written by Eric Hostetter; Thomas Noble Howe; et al.
Stock no. 1829536
Published by Indiana University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This volume presents the results of a systematic study of the ruins of the large Roman courtyard villa at Castle Copse, located near the village of Great Bedwyn, in southwest England. Edited by Hostetter and Howe with contributions by many others. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxiv and 550 pages including index. ISBN: 0253328020. Spine is slightly concave. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.
THE WORLD HITLER NEVER MADE: ALTERNATE HISTORY AND THE MEMORY OF NAZISM
Written by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld.
Stock no. 1829528
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2005.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A history of alternative histories. What if the Nazis had triumphed in World War II? What if Hitler had escaped Berlin for the Jungles of Latin America in 1945? What if Hitler had become a successful artist instead of a politician? This pioneering study explores why such counterfactual questions on the subject of Nazism have proliferated in recent years within Western popular culture. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xii and 524 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521847063. Light wear to spine. Text block and endpapers a little grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, has the remains of a label to base of spine and another label to lower end of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- NAZIS
A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY VOLUME I 1833-1863 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.T. MacDermot.
Stock no. 1829520
Published by Great Western Railway Company.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
Part I and Part II in two volumes. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and fold-out maps. A few marks to boards, corners lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned. Name in ink to front endpapers. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
- HISTORY
THE THAMES THROUGH TIME: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GRAVEL TERRACES OF THE UPPER AND MIDDLE THAMES
Written by Anthony Morigi; Danielle Schreve; Mark White; Gill Hey; Paul Garwood; Mark Robinson; Alistair Barclay; Philippa Bradley.
Stock no. 1829516
Published by Oxford University School Of Archaeology.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Early Prehistory to 1500 BC. Part I - The Ice Ages; Part 2 - Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age. Oxford Archaeology Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph No. 32. Large format. Heavy. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxvi and 521 pages including index. ISBN: 9780954962784. Crinkling to to margins of pages 179-186 else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- RIVERS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- PREHISTORIC
- NEOLITHIC
- BRONZE AGE
- HISTORY
CROSSING THE TRACKS OF COLUMBUS
Written by Otto J. Seiler.
Stock no. 1829510
Published by Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
German Liner Shipping to Latin America, the Caribbean and the West Coast of North America down the years. Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, this book gives the full account of the story of German liner shipping from its earliest beginnings up to the present. Large format. Orange boards, white titles. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 265 pages. ISBN: 3813204057. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO POTTERY & WORKED FLINTS IN SUFFOLK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829494
Published by Suffolk County Council.
1st
1976.
Very good condition.
A general introduction for field walkers to the types of pottery and flints which occur in Suffolk. Staple-bound beige cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 56 pages. Diagonal crease to lower corner of front cover and title page. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUFFOLK
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- POTTERY
- HISTORY
LATE IRON AGE CALLEVA: THE PRE-CONQUEST OCCUPATION AT SILCHESTER INSULA IX
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst.
Stock no. 1829488
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies.
1st
2018.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Britannia Monograph Series No. 32. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xx and 532 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764458. A few light scuffs to covers and a few minor marks. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Overall, a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- IRON AGE
- ROMAN
SILCHESTER INSULA IX: THE CLAUDIO-NERONIAN OCCUPATION OF THE IRON AGE OPPIDUM
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst; et al.
Stock no. 1829487
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies.
1st
2020.
Nearly fine condition.
The Early Roman Occupation at Silchester Insula IX. Britannia Monograph Series No. 33. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxii and 682 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764472. Light vertical creasing to top of spine, minor crease to lower corner of front cover, else a lovely copy, appears unread.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- IRON AGE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ROMAN
CASTLE HILL AND ITS LANDSCAPE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE WITTENHAMS, OXFORDSHIRE
Written by Tim Allen; Kate Cramp; Hugo Lamdin-Whymark; Leo Webley.
Stock no. 1829486
Published by Oxford Archaeology.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Oxford Archaeology Monograph No.9. With a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Northmoor Trust asked Oxford Archaeology to undertake a varied programme of archaeological research in and around Castle Hill hillford, Little Wittenham. This action revealed on e of the most significant later prehistoric settlements in the region. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colopur & b/w illustrations. xxiv and 286 pages. ISBN: 9780904220612. A very nice copy with minimal scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- OXFORDSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- IRON AGE