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CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME VIII WESTERN YORKSHIRE
Written by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
Stock no. 1828101
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series completes the cataloguing of the stone sculptures of Yorkshire and boosts our understanding of the artistic development of southern Northumbria in the pre-Viking and Anglo-Scandinavian periods. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780197264256. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper has a 1" closed tear to lower edge of front panel (no loss) and is a little scuffed.`

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THE PORTUGUESE SEABORNE EMPIRE 1415-1825
Written by C.R. Boxer.
Stock no. 1327781
Published by Carcanet. 1st thus 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 426 pages plus maps. ISBN: 0856359629. Spine and corners bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828100
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. 436 pages. B/w photos. The development and technical history of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946. Foldout b/w plans. Four pages in colour. ISBN: 0853681414. Third impression. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few scuffs and is lightly browned.

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THE PORTUGUESE SEABORNE EMPIRE 1415-1825
Written by C.R. Boxer.
Stock no. 1327780
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive record of nearly four centuries of exploitation and bureaucracy in India, the Orient, Africa and Brazil, and a detailed study of the fleets, the men, the missions and racialism involved in this extraordinary maritime achievement. Blue cloth with green title labels to spine (and gilt titles). B/w photos & maps. 426 pages including index. ISBN: 0090979400. Spine slightly bumped. Cover edges lightly faded. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly faded to spine and with a small tear to lower edge of front panel.

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RACE RELATIONS IN THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL EMPIRE 1415-1825
Written by C.R. Boxer.
Stock no. 1327779
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 136 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Neat writing to rear free-endpaper (list of further titles to read). Dustwrapper is damp stained to edges of front panel.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE QUANTUM WORLD
Written by Euan Squires.
Stock no. 1327778
Published by Institute Of Physics. 2nd 1994. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Card wraps. 191 pages. Some b/w diagrams. ISBN: 0750301783. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Contents fine.

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BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828099
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. B/w photos. 444 pages including index and appendices. A detailed account of the design, construction and technical history of the cruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the second world war. 121 cruisers are described with over 60 sets of detailed plans. ISBN: 0853683042. Board edges lightly rubbed. Contents have been bound a little too low in the boards so the lower text block edge is level with the lower board. Text block browned. Name & number in red ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, faded to spine, lightly edge-worn.

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GUIDE TO THE PARISH AND NON-PAROCHIAL REGISTERS OF DEVON AND CORNWALL 1538-1837
Written by Hugh Peskett.
Stock no. 1327777
Published by Devon and Cornwall Record Society. 1st 1979. Fair condition.

Dark red card wraps, white titles. lxxvi + 258 pages + b/w maps. ISBN: 0901853232. Covers are faded, marked and creased. Annotations to text. Textblock is grubby, some foxing to page edges. Last few pages have been reinserted with tape which has now browned.

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THE GENTLEMAN GYPSY
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1327776
Published by The Kylin Press. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A republication of the author's 1300 mile journey in 1885 in the 2-ton "Land Yacht Wanderer". Limited edition of 500 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Author of many children's books, little did he think he would become the father of modern caravanning and first vice-president of the Caravan Club when formed in 1907. ISBN: 0907128157. This is copy no. 404. Spine and corners bumped. Inludes a small erratum slip stating "first published in leisure hour in 1885 and 1886". Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly faded to spine.

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THE STAFFORDSHIRE HOARD: AN ANGLO-SAXON TREASURE
Written by Chris Fern; Tania Dickinson; Leslie Webster.
Stock no. 1828098
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. Circa 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard in 2009 by a metal-detectorist, its aquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9781527233508. Second printing. Creasing to top gutter edge of prelims - most likely created during the binding process and is relatively minor. Else a lovely copy.

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THE ENGLISH CASTLE 1066-1650
Written by John Goodall.
Stock no. 1828097
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The English landscape today is still richly studded with castles both great and small. This is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context, tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the Civil Wars of the 1640s. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. A very heavy tome. ISBN: 9780300110586. Minor bump to lower rear corner of board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIZABETH STUART, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA VOLUME II 1632-1642
Written by Elizabeth Stuart; Nadine Akkerman.
Stock no. 1828096
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume II only (of 3 volumes). This book covers Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment. Edited by Nadine Akkerman. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780199551088. Shelf-wear to top of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge.

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