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THE ROMAN FORTS OF TEMPLEBROUGH NEAR ROTHERHAM
Written by Thomas May.
Stock no. 1825937
Published by Henry Garnett And Co., Limited.
1st
1922.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and fold-out plan to rear. Boards lightly browned. Rear board marked/stained. Text block and endpapers browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GENTLEWOMAN AND OTHER SKETCHES
Written by Sybil Cust.
Stock no. 1825916
Published by Smith, Elder & Co..
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
A series of sketches too miscellaneous to form a connected work, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a dormouse. Contains a chapter on Penallt Church, Monmouthshire. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front. 8 b/w plates Spine lightly browned and slightly cocked. Text block browned. Foxing througout. 1 plate missing (Furstin Pauline of Lippe).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE STORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE RAILWAYS
Written by Michael Blakey.
Stock no. 1825911
Published by Bedfordshire Education Service.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Yellow cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907041027. Covers lightly marked, old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- BEDFORDSHIRE
- HISTORY
LOST LANDS OF EDEN: PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE IN EARLY EAST CUMBRIA, FROM ABOUT 10,000BC TO 700AD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825902
Published by East Cumbria Countryside Project.
Slightly better than very good condition.
East Cumbria as shaped by 6,000 years of human history. The River Eden runs right through East Cumbria and, as a result, much of the area has been known, simply, as Eden. Each chapter of the book describes a scene of life in Eden. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Two tone illustrations throughout. 36 numbered pages. Light browning to covers. Previous owner's rainbow coloured address label to title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CUMBRIA
- HISTORY
- ANTHROPOLOGY
MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIL AIRSHIPS SINCE 1783
Written by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts.
Stock no. 1825889
Published by The History Press.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The History and Development of the Dirigible Airship in Peace and War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780752464718. Light scuffing to verso of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1825886
Published by Grub Street.
1st
2003.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAUXAF. Volume One covers Formation to the end of 1940. Volume Two Covers 1941 to date. B/w photos. A lovely set.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND (VOLUME 2)
Written by W.C.E. Newbolt.
Stock no. 1825831
Published by Thomas Whittaker.
1st
1899.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Series only. White cloth corners & spine, blue cloth sides with gilt crest to front. Includes: St. Paul's Cathedral; York Minster; Ely Cathedral; Norwich Cathedral; St. Alban's Cathedral; Salisbury Cathedral; Worcester Cathedral; and Exeter Cathedral. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. White boards a little grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Endpapers lightly browned. Plain blue cloth dustwrapper with gilt title to spine is heavily faded to spine and lightly frayed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- BUILDINGS
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
"DESPITE THE ELEMENTS": THE HISTORY OF NUMBER 115 SQUADRON 1917-1982
Written by M. Barnes.
Stock no. 1825816
Published by The Nettlebed Press.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 35 numbered pages. Light browning to spine edges. else a nice copy, contents clean.
BEYOND THE PIR PANJAL
Written by Ernest F. Neve.
Stock no. 1825773
Published by Church Missionary Society.
1915.
Good condition.
Popular Edition. Grey pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Life and Missionary Enterprise in Kashmir. 2nd impression. Boards rubbed and a little marked, spine browned, lower rear corner of board creased. Text block browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDIA
- KASHMIR
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RELIGION
2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE: VOLUME ONE SPARTAN TO NORMANDY JUNE 1943 TO JUNE 1944
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1825723
Published by Classic Publications.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The formation and expansion fo 2nd TAF from its inception in June 1943 and its subsequent development and expansion in Southern England over the following 12 months of its early offensive operations, culminating with the initial critical month of the Invasion. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903223407. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased across the top and is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
PATHFINDER FORCE A HISTORY OF 8 GROUP
Written by Gordon Musgrove.
Stock no. 1825694
Published by Macdonald and Jane's.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0354010174. Lightt browning to endpapers, browning and foxing to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut , scuffed to rear panel with a small closed tear (no loss) to lower rear edge.
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1825690
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)