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CHAGALL: LOVE AND EXILE
Written by Jackie Wullschlager.
Stock no. 1828610
Published by Allen Lane.
1st UK
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An elegantly written biography giving a full and true account of the Chagall the man and the artists and of a life as intense, theatrical and haunting as his paintings. Fuchsia cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w plates. 582 pages includes index. ISBN: 9780713996524. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwwrapper lightly rubbed at edges and scuffed.
THE SECRET WORLD: A HISTORY OF INTELLIGENCE
Written by Christopher Andrew.
Stock no. 1328239
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Books.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The most comprehensive history of intelligence and security operations yet written. Grey boards, black title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 948 pages. ISBN: 9780713993660. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ESPIONAGE
THE COWARD OF MINDEN: THE AFFAIR OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE
Written by Piers Mackesy.
Stock no. 1828462
Published by Allen Lane.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Lord George Sackville was court-martialled for disobedience at the battle of Minden in 1759 and pronounced to be 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military capacity whatsover'. What caused him to disobey the orders of his German Commander-in-Chief to bring up the cavalry? Was it cowardice? Or incompetence? Or a determination to be awkward? Or was he an unlucky victim of circumstance? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713908513. Small black mark to front endpaper. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- MILITARY
THE NEVERENDING STORY
Written by Michael Ende.
Illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg.
Stock no. 1827817
Published by Allen Lane.
1st UK
1983.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
First published in German in 1979. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Marble effect endpapers. Full-page illustration of the first letter of each chapter. Green and pink text. A wonderful fantasy story about a magical kingdom. ISBN: 0713915099. Damp staining across top edge of boards and spine. One hinge pulled but binding is tight. Text block lightly grubby and with minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-rubbed.
THE FIRST OF THE FEW: FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Denis Winter.
Stock no. 2139866
Published by Allen Lane.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713912782. Page edge browning, with some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR I