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HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
1st
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- AIRCRAFT
SELEUCID AND PTOLEMAIC REFORMED ARMIES 168-145 BC VOLUME 1: THE SELEUCID ARMY
Written by Nick Sekunda.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1327282
Published by Montvert Publications.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
Under Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Cardwraps. Colour plates plus b/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 1874101027. Slight rubbing to corners. Pale browning to covers.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
OPERATION NORFOLK: M&GN TRAIN SERVICES AND CARRIAGE WORKINGS: 1954
Written by G. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1327227
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Carriage Workings, Timetables, Train Formations, Marshalling Arrangements and Carriage Diagrams, etc. ISBN: 9781901056327. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW No.12 THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by W.S. Becket.
Stock no. 1327226
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B.R. 1950s Steam Operating. Train and Traffic Operations over the M&GN during the 1950s. Full Working Timetable (Passenger & Goods). Engine Diagrams, Carriage Workings and Locomotive Allocations 1950-60. ISBN: 9781901056372. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW No.7 YORK - NEWCASTLE
Written by Michael Millar.
Stock no. 1327224
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B.R. 1950s Steam Operating. Train and Traffic Operations over the North Eastern main line during the 1950s. Working Timetable (Passenger & Goods). Engine Workings - Engine Allocation and Movements 1950-60. ISBN: 1901056147. Slight rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price and stock number to top margin of first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE GREAT WAR AND MODERN MEMORY
Written by Paul Fussell; Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1327220
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2014.
Fine condition.
Red decorated boards; yellow and grey titles and decorations. Introduction by MacDonald. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR I
DUBLIN BE PROUD
Written by Pat Liddy.
Illustrated by Pat Liddy.
Stock no. 1327177
Published by Chadworth Limited.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In celebration of Dublin's Millennium Year 1988. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 196 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951251015. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- IRELAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ANCIENT STONES OF WALES
Written by Chris Barber; John G. Williams.
Stock no. 1327165
Published by Blorenge Books.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Descriptions of all the recognised megalithic monuments in Wales. B/w photos. Card wraps. ISBN: 0951044478. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Small label to rear cover.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WELSH CHAPELS
Written by Anthony Jones.
Stock no. 1327161
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st thus
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
First published in 1984, this is the revised and expanded edition. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 075091162X. Name in ink inside front cover and a small white address label to half title-page, otherwise a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE SEVEN BISHOPS OF MONMOUTH
Written by Arthur Edwards.
Stock no. 1327159
Published by Arthur Edwards.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
In celebration of the 75th birthday of the diocese of Monmouth. White card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers slightly edge rubbed and grubby. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- RELIGION
- CHRISTIANITY
MERLIN'S MAN
Written by Lansdale Humphreys.
Stock no. 1327157
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Love, War and Adventure in the Life of a Welsh Seafarer (Richard Humphreys). Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 187200606X. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a light mark (label residue?) to front panel and is very slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- BIOGRAPHY
BRITAIN AND THE REVOLT IN CYPRUS 1954-1959
Written by Robert Holland.
Stock no. 1327151
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 347 pages. ISBN: 0198205384. Slight bumping to spine and small dents to lower cover edges. Some top page corner tips slightly creased. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- UK (GENERAL)
- CYPRUS