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NAPOLEON'S CAVALRY AND ITS LEADERS
Written by David Johnson.
Stock no. 1820635
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating account of the most remarkable cavalry force in history, illuminating the characters of its soldiers, their leaders, the reasons for its triumphs, and the facts of its destruction. Dark plum boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713411805. Text block browned. Previous owner's faint address ink stamped to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has been covered with clear laminate which has creased to front panel. Cigarette odour present.

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A DICTIONARY OF MILITARY UNIFORM
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Stock no. 1819854
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes much fascinating background information on the origin and evolution of various pieces of uniform, how they were made and worn, and with what variation according to rank and nationality. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0713401915. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine. Musty odour present.

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CAPE BULBS
Written by Richard L. Doutt.
Stock no. 2132682
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713476648.

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THE IMPERIAL ROMAN ARMY
Written by Yann Le Bohec.
Stock no. 1818262
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look in detail at the structure and development of the army in the first three centuries AD, examining its organization, training and role in Roman Society, to see why it has always been accorded with such a prominent position in Rome's history and whether that view is justified. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713471662. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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NATURAL SCIENCE BOOKS IN ENGLISH 1600 - 1900
Written by David M. Knight.
Stock no. 1818229
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 262 pages. The collector of scientific books will particularly value the extended bibliographies which follow each chapter. 4 colour and 56 black and white illustrations. Top edge green. ISBN: 071340728X. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. A few minor grubby marks to text block. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, worn at top & tail of spine.

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THE RESTORATION OF VINTAGE AND THOROUGHBRED CARS
Written by Richard C. Wheatley; Bryan Morgan. Illustrated by R.F. Neale.
Stock no. 1817425
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1963. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and line drawings. A few marks and damp mottling to boards. Name and address in ink to front pastedown which is mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Endpapers a little grubby. Musty odour present. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper has tape repair to edges of verso which is starting to bleed through to front and is grubby.

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BIRDS IN SURREY 1900-1970
Written by Donald Parr.
Stock no. 2127542
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An authoritative survey of Surrey's birds. Mottled blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 293 pages including index. ISBN: 0713403292. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading to spine; edge browning.

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CHILDREN'S FASHIONS IN THE NINETEETH CENTURY
Written by James Laver.
Stock no. 2126735
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Batsford Colour Books. With an Introduction and Notes on the Plates by Laver. Colour illustrations. Some browning and foxing to pages. Wrapper is browned to spine with some edge-creasing and wear; a little chipping.

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CORUNNA
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 2126011
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The history of the Battle of Corunna, part of the Peninsular War in 1809. Spotting to spine and cover edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some to page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased with some foxing and browning. A few tiny nicks at corners.

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THE RESTORATION OF POST-WAR CARS
Written by Peter Wallage.
Stock no. 2125861
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0713410906. Cover edges are browned. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some browning.

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THE LATE ROMAN ARMY
Written by Pat Southern; Karen R. Dixon.
Stock no. 1816051
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the late Roman army. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071347047X. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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ENGLISH HERITAGE BOOK OF SHRINES & SACRIFICE
Written by Ann Woodward.
Stock no. 1815775
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition.

An analysis of Iron Age and Roman religious sites in Britain, concentrating on the evidence for the special buildings, shrines, and the various objects, alive, dead or symbolic which were offered up as sacrifices within them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour plates. ISBN: 0713460849.

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