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THE YEAR OF LIBERTY: THE STORY OF THE GREAT IRISH REBELLION OF 1798
Written by Thomas Pakenham.
Stock no. 1830943
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A very thorough and readable telling of the 1798 United Irishmen movement and the uprising against British rule in Ireland. The author gives an almost day-to-day account of the heroic and tragic events that shook the British and the Protestant Ascendency in Ireland. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 416 pages including index. ISBN: 0340106409. Small mark to top of front board, top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed, else boards clean. Text block is grubby & dusty with a few foxspots. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a small chip to top of spine, very lightly faded to spine.

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THE KING'S GLASS: A STORY OF TUDOR POWER AND SECRET ART
Written by Carola Hicks.
Stock no. 1830942
Published by Chatto & Windus. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best known buildings. This book tells the untold story of the Chapel's crowning glory, its stained glass windows, and of the people who created them - the triumphant culmination of a project completed despite wars, the death of kings and violent religious conflict. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine.Colour & b/w plates. ix and 246 pages including index. ISBN: 9780701179922. Fifth impression. Boards clean. Small mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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SPIES
Written by Michael Frayn.
Stock no. 1830941
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A novel structured as a coming-of-age story or bildungsroman, narrated by an elderly man named Stephen Wheatley as he reminisces about his life during the Second World War, and how his game of spycraft with a childhood friend, Keith, turned into a very real and dangerous game when Keith revealed a shocking secret. Dark green paper boards, cream title to spine. 213 pages. ISBN: 0571212867. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BARRY JOHN STORY
Written by Barry John.
Stock no. 1830940
Published by Collins. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. Barry John was the best fly half of his generation. His story from a welsh mining village to wearing the Jersey of Wales & touring with the British lions is told here. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 0002160110. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Minor fade to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn to top of spine and has a closed tear to front panel which has been repaired with clear tape to front and verso. Front panel also has a faded patch (corresponding with the faded patch to front board).

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MY PRIDE OF LIONS: THE BRITISH ISLES TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1997
Written by Fran Cotton.
Stock no. 1830939
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This account chronicles the Lions tour of South Africa in 1997, within the context of the recent professionalization of Rugby Union. It contains game-by-game analyses, up to and including the final three test matches against South Africa. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Yellow endpapers, colour photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0091854229. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LLOYD GEORGE: WAR LEADER 1916-1918
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830938
Published by The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this biography, John Grigg gives a detailed account of how Lloyd George steered Britain to victory in the First World War, handling the generals and politicians at home and abroad with mastery. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos to endpapers. B/w photos and maps. xv and 669 pages including index. ISBN: 071399343X. Boards clean, text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at edges.

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GROWING ORCHIDS: SUCCESSFUL GARDENING INDOORS AND OUT
Written by Brian Ritterhausen; Wilma Ritterhausen.
Stock no. 1830937
Published by Southwater. 1st thus 2005. Almost very good condition.

Previously published as: The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids. A guide to growing orchids with an inspirational encyclopedia of orchids, with guidance on the best varieties to choose. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9781842158876. Spine faded, a few marks to covers. Small mark to vertical edge of half-title page. Damp stain to vertical edge of last few blank pages. Else contents are clean.

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JOHN CLARE: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Jonathan Bate.
Stock no. 1830936
Published by Picador. Circa 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

John Clare (1793-1864) is the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. Here is his full story told by the light of his voluminous work: his birth in poverty, his work as an agricultural labourer, his burgeoning promise as a writer - cultivated under the gaze of rival patrons - then his moment of fame in the company of John Keats as the toast of literary London, and finally his decline into mental illness and his last years confined in asylums. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xix and 648 pages including index. ISBN: 0330371061. Third printing. Boards clean. Light browning to text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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GARIBALDI AND THE MAKING OF ITALY
Written by G.M. Trevelyan.
Stock no. 1830935
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1911. Almost very good condition.

This is the final volume of British historian GM Trevelyan’s epic trilogy, covering the life and career. of Guiseppe Garibaldi The first two books covered Garibaldi’s rise as a national figure in the Italian states, and how he navigated the web of European powers who sought to retain control of their territories. This final instalment shows Garibaldi at last achieving his dream of a united Italy, by way of compromise with the powerful republican Count Cavour. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates plus 4 maps. xix and 390 pages including index plus 2 page publisher advert to rear. Third impression. Spine faded and a little marked, shelf worn at head and tail. A few light marks to boards. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to margins.

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LORD CHATHAM: A WAR MINISTER IN THE MAKING
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1830934
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Biography of William Pitt, the Elder, best known as the wartime political leader of Britain during the Seven Years' War, especially for his single-minded devotion to victory over France, a victory that ultimately solidified Britain's dominance over world affairs. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 b/w plates including frontispiece. 323 pages including index. Spine slightly cocked, lightly browned and light vertical reading crease. A few dusty marks to boards. Text block heavily foxed, lighter foxing to contents. Endpapers browned, neat inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF CHESTERFIELD AND NEWCASTLE 1744-46
Written by Richard Lodge.
Stock no. 1830933
Published by Offices Of The Royal Historical Society. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Part I: Chesterfield at the Hague; Part II: Chesterfield at Dublin; edited with an introduction and notes. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xlv and 155 pages including index. Spine is very faded, a couple of pin holes to spine cloth. Heavy fading also to rear spine edge and a small mark to rear board. Minor foxing to text block, top edge of text block browned. Endpapers lightly browned, neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to prelims else contents clean.

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MR BALFOUR'S POODLE
Written by Roy Jenkins.
Stock no. 1330814
Published by Collins. 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the struggle between the House of Lords and the Government of Mr Asquith. Grey mottled cloth with gilt title to spine. 320 pages. B/w plates. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn, foxed on rear panel, small mark to top edge of front panel.

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