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UNIFORMS OF THE PENINSULAR WAR IN COLOUR 1807-1814
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite.
Illustrated by Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828915
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st thus
1995.
Very good condition.
Illustrates over 150 uniforms in colour and more in black-and-white, most portrayed as they actually appeared on campaign. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 180 pages. ISBN: 1854092715. Covers lightly browned and slightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- PENINSULAR WAR
- HISTORY
- NAPOLEON
LONDON'S SIXTIES BUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828914
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781854144324. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY
- LONDON
UNIFORMS OF WATERLOO IN COLOUR 16-18 JUNE 1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite.
Illustrated by Jack Cassin-Scott; Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828913
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1999.
Very good condition.
The uniforms worn in the three days of fighting in 1815 which brought about the final downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 190 pages. ISBN: 1854093940. Reprint. Covers lightly browned and slightly grubby. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE TROLLEYBUSES (TROLLEYBUS CLASSICS 25)
Written by Stephen Lockwood.
Stock no. 1828911
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
2010.
Very good condition.
The Manchester and Ashton trolleybus network was one of the largest in the country. Manchester's red and Ashton's blue vehicles shared the wires on most of the services between the two areas, and in addition Manchester had a substantial network of its own. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781906008734. Covers lightly creased & rubbed at corners. Front hinge pulled and therefore a few pages of the section are a little loose from the lower edge. Else contents clean and binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LANCASHIRE
- MANCHESTER
FLINT FLUSHWORK: A MEDIEVAL MASONRY ART
Written by Stephen Hart.
Stock no. 1828910
Published by The Boydell Press.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Flint Flushwork is a wholly external decorative medium, where the skills of a medieval craftsman blended with the iconography of the medieval church to create a new art form. It is an artistic achievement that is built into the very fabric of many hundreds of medieval churches. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. v and 175 pages. ISBN: 9781843833697. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CHURCHES
MEDIEVAL WALL PAINTINGS IN ENGLISH & WELSH CHURCHES
Written by Roger Rosewell.
Stock no. 1828909
Published by The Boydell Press.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Five hundred years ago the interior walls of every church were richly painted with religious imagery and vibrant patterns. This book explains when the paintings were made; what they show; who made them; how they were made; why they were made; why the Church stopped making them. The book also contains a Gazeteer listing 500 churches and chapels where wall paintings can still be seen in England and Wales. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781843833680. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed along lower rear edge.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CHURCHES
ST. HELENS TROLLEYBUSES (TROLLEYBUS CLASSICS 29)
Written by Stephen Lockwood.
Stock no. 1828901
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition.
The trolleybuses in this industrial Lancashire town provided silent and pollution free public transport for over thirty years between the 1920s and 1950s. This book looks at each route in turn, showing how St Helens looked during this period, including the shops, fashions and road vehicles of the day. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781908174420. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
THE WIGAN JUNCTION RAILWAYS
Written by Dennis Sweeney.
Stock no. 1828892
Published by Triangle Publishing.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Light tan cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and railway maps throughout, a few colour photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9780955003059. Base of spine lightly bumped (shelf-wear). Light browning to page margins. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed on rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- MANCHESTER
- HISTORY
- LANCASHIRE
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.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- MILITARY
- FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME ONE
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828871
Published by Monnow Press.
2nd
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. From the earliest times to the Civil War. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950661813. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to text block and page edges. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with a few grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS IN WALES
Written by Iorwerth C. Peate.
Stock no. 1828869
Published by National Museum of Wales.
2nd
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second edition. An introduction to the study of clock and watch making in Wales, and in particular a guide to makers of clocks and watches in the Principality down to 1900. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos to rear. vi and 107 pages plus plates at rear. Boards clean. Endpapers & text block browned with minor foxing present. Contents otherwise clean. Cream dustwrapper is faded at edges, browned to spine and just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- WATCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
REMINISCENCES OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by J.H. Clark.
Stock no. 1828867
Published by County Observer Printing Works.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
In two sections: Autobiography 116 pages; Reminiscences 197 pages plus errata page plus subscribers list. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w illustrations including frontispiece. Board edges rubbed. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Black endpapers are grubby. Front hinge pulled but binding tight. Tissue guard to frontis is browned. A few foxspots to contents.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)