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PEGASUS BRIDGE 6 JUNE 1944
Written by Stephen E. Ambrose.
Stock no. 1828467
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of Major John Howard and the 160 troops under his command, whose task it was to seize Pegasus Bridge during World War II. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Maps to endpapers, b/w plates. xx and 156 pages including index. ISBN: 004923076X. Minor foxing to edge of text block. Pencil erasure mark to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
A HISTORY OF THE LNER: III. THE LAST YEARS, 1939-48
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827446
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Steam Past series. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (orange to tan - normal for this series).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827444
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (from orange to light tan - normal for this series).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
KEEPER OF THE STREAM
Written by Frank Sawyer.
Illustrated by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 2140647
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1985.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Life of a River and its Trout Fishery. With a new introduction by Sidney Vines and Illustrations by Charles Jardine. ISBN: 0047990260. Fading/browning to cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips; faded to spine and a couple of edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COUNTRYSIDE
- TROUT
BERNARD SHAW'S PHONETICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COCKNEY SOUND-CHANGES
Written by Joseph Saxe.
Stock no. 1820953
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Plain cardwraps with title to spine and front. 86 pages. Covers are browned, stained and marked. Base of spine worn. Edges worn. Joints broken, covers detached. Contents otherwise tightly bound.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- DIALECTS
- LINGUISTICS
THE THIRD REICH
Written by K. Hildebrand.
Stock no. 1819406
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An account of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. An invaluable guide for students, teachers and researchers as well as for all those interested in National Socialism and the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0049430335. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film which has been stuck to the verso with clear tape, spine faded, scuffing to rear.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
- NAZIS
- WORLD WAR II
PRESERVED STEAM IN BRITAIN
Written by Patrick B. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1706573
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 004385074x.
A HISTORY OF THE LMS 1 THE FIRST YEARS 1923-30
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 2108245
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
2nd
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0043850871. Wrapper lightly edge-creased with a little fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1602324
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin.
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Wrapper spine faded.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
LUFTWAFFE
Written by Williamson Murray.
Stock no. 1802709
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st thus
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Strategy for Defeat 1933-1945. A re-interpretation of the European air war, 1939-1945, with sobering lessons fro contemporary Western air forces. ISBN: 0049230808. Inscription in ink to front pastedown which is mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper has a 1.5" closed tear to front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- GERMANY
- WORLD WAR II
STEAM 82
Written by Roger Crombleholme; Terry Kirtland.
Stock no. 629032
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1982.
Fine condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 004385091X.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
HIDDEN CORNERS OF BRITAIN
Written by David Yeadon.
Illustrated by David Yeadon.
Stock no. 676582
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0049140590. Small nick to edge of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)