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TIGRIS GUNBOATS THE FORGOTTEN WAR IN IRAQ 1914-1917
Written by Wilfred Nunn.
Stock no. 2136698
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
On the outbreak of the War in 1914 Wilfred Nunn was the commander of the gunboat Espiegle on the East Indies station. His ship was sent to the Arabian Gulf to defend British oil interests, and he thus became the senior naval officer on the Tigris river throughout the Iraq campaign, up to the capture of Bagdad in 1917. ISBN: 9781861763082.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- IRAQ
- NAVY
- WARSHIP
WAR ALONG THE BAYOUS THE 1864 RED RIVER CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA
Written by William Riley Brooksher.
Stock no. 1322540
Published by Brassey's.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The compelling story of the largest military operation west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 1574881396. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- MILITARY
ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH: A PIONEER OF WORLD DIESEL TRACTION
Written by Brian Webb.
Stock no. 2136360
Published by Lightmoor Press; The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society.
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Armstrong Whitworth's involvement in the development of diesel traction on the banks of the River Tyne from the beginning of the 20th century until 1937 when the company ceased production of diesel railway motive power. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781899889457. Small knocks to spine and corners. Slight fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE THAMES HIGHWAY VOLUME I: GENERAL HISTORY
Written by Fred S. Thacker; Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1822374
Published by David & Charles.
1st thus
1968.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of water carriage on the river from pre-Conquest days to the beginning of the 20th century. First published in 1914, this edition has a new introduction by Charles Hadfield. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715342320. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and just slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HOME COUNTIES
- RIVERS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE STORY ABOUT PING
Written by Marjorie Flack.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 1321539
Published by The Bodley Head.
1954.
Almost very good condition.
Ping is a beautiful young duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze river. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some grubby marks to covers. Light foxing to contents. Stitching pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still attached to covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DUCKS (CHILDRENS)
ONE 'L' OR TWO
No author listed.
Stock no. 2135275
Published by Lliswerry High School.
1996.
Very good condition.
A history of Newport, East of the River Usk (the ancient parish of Christchurch). Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Some browning and creasing to covers.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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THE MYSTERY OF TALLY-HO COTTAGE
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1318340
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The Twelfth mystery for the Five Find-Outers and their dog. It all centres around Tally-Ho Cottage down by the river and features two Runaways, a stolen picture and a little white poodle. Blue boards, magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Being the Twelfth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning and foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with loss at spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- MYSTERY STORY
LITTLE TOOT
Written by Hardie Gramatky.
Illustrated by Hardie Gramatky.
Stock no. 2129670
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth with silver titles and vignettes. Colour & b/w illustrations. Little Toot is the name of a tug-boat on a river. Some brown spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges; a few to page margins. Wrapper is torn and creased with some repairs to verso; top torn of rear panel has a couple of inch loss - with piece inserted to 'disguise' loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SHIPS AND BOATS (CHILDRENS)
THE AMAZON RIVER FOREST
Written by Nigel J.H. Smith.
Stock no. 2126613
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1999.
Fine condition.
A Natural History of Plants, Animals and People. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780195122077.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SOUTH AMERICA
- RIVERS
NIAGARA FALLS AND RIVER
No author listed.
Stock no. 2125807
1948.
Almost very good condition.
Oblong format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. Title to front cover is 'Niagara Falls Canada' Colored Pictures and Story. Some scuff/surface paper damage marks to covers. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- CANADA
- RIVERS
THE RIVER SCENERY AT THE HEAD OF THE VALE OF NEATH
Written by F.J. North.
Stock no. 2124796
Published by National Museum of Wales.
3rd
1949.
Very good condition.
Third Edition revised and enlarged. Grey cardwraps. B/w photos. 110 pages including index plus 31 plates. Some wear to spine. Creasing to a few corners. White correction fluid to top of first (blank) page.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GEOLOGY
- GLAMORGAN
- RIVERS
SIX BOYS IN A BOAT
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1610027
Published by Howard Baker.
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 11. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Magnet Nos. 1643-1650, vol. LVI inclusive. Includes: The Greyfriars Stowaway, Ructions on the River, Six Boys in a Boat, Greyfrairs to the Rescue, Coker takes Command, Mystery on the Thames, Bunter on the Spot, The Secret of the Water-Lily. ISBN: 070300011X. Fading to spine and top edge of front board. Wrapper is spine faded and has a small closed edge tear; some uneven fading to panels.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BILLY BUNTER
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)