BRUNEL: THE MAN WHO BUILT THE WORLD
Written by Steven Brindle; Dan Cruickshank.
Stock no. 1826987
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, title to spine. This book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times and work. ISBN: 0297844083. Lower edge of boards have light indentations. Faint, minor score mark to front board (approx 4"). Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF EXPLORATION
Written by Ray Howgego.
Stock no. 1826077
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A chronological tour of the history of exploration by a prolific world traveller and one of the leading experts of our time, from the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first surface-based crossings of the top and bottom of the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407222752. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE MODERN HISTORY OF SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA
Written by Geoffrey Wheeler.
Stock no. 2139438
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Circa 1964. Very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spotting to covers, bumping to corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE INDIAN MUTINY
Written by Julian Spilsbury.
Stock no. 2138541
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the Indian Mutiny, this is an epic story that recreates the shocking events of the summer of 1857, when thousands of formerly obedient and disciplined Indian soldiers turned on their officers, slaughtering men, women and children in a merciless bloodbath. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Photogaphic endpapers. Colour plates. 9 b/w maps plus 373 pages including index. ISBN: 9780297846512. Light bumping to spine. Page edge browning. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 1820512
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the courage of soldiers, sailors and airmen, the courage of partisans and resistance fighters, and the courage of those who, starving, tormented and without strength or weapons, were murdered far from the battlefields isolated and alone. Black cloth boards, orange title label to spine with silver title. Orange endpapers. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 029779616X. Small pinhole to dustwrapper spine and corresponding hole to board spine. Text block a little grubby. Dustwrapper spine is faded, rear panel of dustwrapper is scuffed.

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MANSELL AND WILLIAMS: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Nigel Mansell; Derick Allsop.
Stock no. 1819975
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

World Champion 1992. A personal account of the joys and frustration of competing for the ultimate prize in Formula One. The team structure and organization, the preparation, practice, briefing and debriefing, qualifying and finally the race itself. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0297832182. Light creasing to lower front edge of cover, corners lighlty rubbed, scuffing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Contents fine.

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THE LAST VALLEY
Written by Martin C. Windrow.
Stock no. 1819274
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Military history. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 029784671X.

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HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR: THE HUNTED 1942-1945
Written by Clay Blair.
Stock no. 2132900
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The concluding volume in the set, covering 1942 to 1945 when the fortunes of the German navy were completely reversed, and it suffered perhaps the most devastating defeat of any of the German forces. Dark boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0297840770. Previous owners small white name label stuck to front pastedown.

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LAST POST
Written by Max Arthur.
Stock no. 1818765
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Final Word from our First World War Soldiers. Beige paper boards, red title to spine. Endpapers are photographs of WWI scene. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780297846444. Clear plastic protecting dustwrapper stuck to verso with clear tape.

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JIM CLARK GRAND PRIX LEGEND
Written by Andrew Tulloch.
Stock no. 2126875
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Introduction by Stirling Moss. Green cloth with silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780297854401. Bumping to spine. Contents are excellent, just a few light marks to endpapers. Wrapper is edge-creased, with remains of an old price label to front panel.

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THE LAST KING OF POLAND
Written by Adam Zamoyski.
Stock no. 1815040
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The rich and enthralling story of a personal dream with all the elements of grand tragedy, while at the same time an important chronicle of the birth and death of liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 029781821X. Text block a little grubby. Light pencil erasure to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few scuff marks.

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GERMANY ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE, GARDENS
Written by Christa Von Richthofen. Illustrated by Oliver Benn.
Stock no. 2117271
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Photographs by Benn. ISBN: 0297831534. Wrapper is unevenly faded and creased to edges.

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