JONES, CHRIS

Super octavo illus. brown heavy card boards, xvii+415pp, VG+ (sl. scuffing to boards and small gouge (unobtrusive) to rear board, prev. owner's details in pen to title page, otherwise nr. FINE)

PUBLISHER: Brepols 2007

KEYWORDS: western empire medieval middle ages europe european history academic french france emperor frederick ii saint-denis pierre dubois charles d'anjou angevin sicily christianity

BLOCKMANS, WIM & MOUT, NICOLETTE (ed.)

Super octavo illus. white light card covers, vii+364pp, VG+ (sl. soiling and sl. tanning, otherwise nr. FINE) (NB most but not all essays are in English)

PUBLISHER: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 2004

KEYWORDS: spain netherlands dutch spanish european history early modern emperor charles v fifth 5th 5

CLARKE, CAPTAIN F. C. H. (transl.)

5x VOLUME SET, WITH A FURTHER 5x VOLUMES OF MAPS (10x VOUMES TOTAL, VERY HEAVY); DESCRIPTION: super octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine (with part 1 vol's 1 & 2, and part 2 vol. 1 only, rebound in library bindings, red cloth also); DETAILS: First Part (2 vol's): History of the War to the Downfall of the Empire, comprising vol. 1: From the Outbreak of Hostilities to the Battle of Gravelotte, viii+439pp+143pp appendices, illus.; vol. 2: From the Battle of Gravelotte to the Downfall of the Empire, vi+543pp+120pp appendices, illus. / Second Part (3 vol's): History of the War against the Republic, comprising: vol. 1: From the Investment of Paris to the Re-Occupation of Orleans by the Germans, viii+390pp+182pp appendices, illus.; vol. 2: Events in Northern France From the End of November, in the North-West from the Beginning of December..., viii+390pp+232pp appendices, illus.; vol. 3: Twentieth Section: General Retrospect of the War From The Beginning of... / Events in South-East France From the Middle of Janurary to.... ix+248pp+111pp+4pp appendices; 5x map volumes comprise copious large fold-out maps in draw-cases accompanying each main vol. of the text, with the map volumes to part 1 (vol's 1 & 2) and part 2 vol 1. only being library rebinds (brown leather, raised bands), the rest in red cloth with gilt lettering and gilt arms to front; CONDITION: VG to VG+: tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings; light scuffing to boards, light tanning soiling and occasional light foxing within, with the occasional vol. with heavier scuffing rubbing and sl. chipping, also occasional minor tears within, part 1 vol. 2 has two pages of appendices loose; part 2 vol. 2 has heavier chipping and scuffing to spine and v. minor crack to front hinge; part 2 vol's 1 & 2 have rear flyleaf cut - a tidy set overall; HEAVY, EXPECT COMMENSURATE SHIPPING

PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationary Office 1874, 1876, 1880, 1883, 1884

KEYWORDS: franco-prussian franco prussian war napoleon 2nd second empire paris commune france prussia german germany unification moltke military history war european europe map maps her majesty's stationary office official translation french

BRADLEY, W. F.

Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., 152pp, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling and scuffing to boards, light tanning and foxing within, prev. owner's pencil and pen annotations and scribbles to prelim's) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing and creasing, price-punched, moderate chipping and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1959

KEYWORDS: ettore bugatti motoring motorsport history engineering cars design technical car automotive

DE STACPOOLE, HUBERT

Quarto blue faux leather boards with tipped in coat of arms to front, approx. 60pp, illus., VG (a poor quality (albeit decently bound) photocopied reproduction (the illustrations in particular are fairly atrociously reproduced); light tanning and occasional sl. foxing within)

PUBLISHER: Hubert de Stacpoole 168

KEYWORDS: family history genealogy aristocracy de stacpoole

ASHE, GEOFFREY

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Arkana 1988

KEYWORDS: Spirituality feminine mythology theology philosophy Goddess religion pre-history Mary cult

DICK, DAVID & TRANTER, NIGEL (fore)

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Clerkington 1997

KEYWORDS: Haddington local history street names origins Britain

YEE, CHAING

Lacks d/w. Super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1948

KEYWORDS: Travel memoir Oxford Chinese traveller sight seeing history customs anecdotes stories illustrations

O'NEILL, H.C.

REBOUND, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiv + 436 pp, illust, folding map to pages 151, 204, 273 and 336, VG+ ( v slight bruising to board corners, light foxing to page edges, slight foxing to prelims, v slight sporadic foxing throughout, folding map at page 151 is mostly missing, 5 mm closed tear without loss to map on page 204, 4 cm closed tear without loss to map on page 336 )

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1922

KEYWORDS: history military Royal Fusiliers Great war ww1 world one Gallipoli France Flanders maps photos black & white

BARCLAY, C.N.

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt stamped motiff to front board, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 398 pp, 10 x folding maps throughout, 9 x maps in text, illust, VG+ ( v slight bruising to spine edges, v slight fading to spine, v slight chaffing to boards, slight foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, v slight sporadic foxing throughout ) in d/w TATTY ( cellotape repairs to upper & lower inside spine, 2 cm tear with loss to lower cover edge, price clipped, moderate chipping to cover edges, heavy fading to spine, light scuffing to covers, v slight foxing inside of covers )

PUBLISHER: William Clowes and Sons Ltd 1953

KEYWORDS: history military Duke Wellington regiment pre world war 2 ww2 two second Africa Italy Burma France maps photos black & white

BANNATYNE, NEIL

Super octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt stamped motiff to front board, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 474 pp, illust, VG-( mild scuffing & chaffing to boards & spine, v slight crack to front hinge, moderate foxing to page edges, prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, v slight cracking to front gutter 7 sporadically throughout, map at page 30 pulling away from spine )

PUBLISHER: Littlebury Bros 1923

KEYWORDS: history military thirtieth regiment East Lancashire battalion paintings colour maps

SANDES, E.W.C.

THIS VOLUME ONLY, PROSPECTUS LOOSELY ENCLOSED, 4 x FOLDING MAP IN REAR POCKET, MISSING FOLDING MAP NUMBER THREE OF FIVE, red cloth boards, gilt stamped motiff to front board, gilt stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxiii + 594 pp, illust, VG- ( slightly shakey spine, lightly cracked at rear hinge, moderate bruising to board corners & spine edges, moderate scuffing to rear board, light chaffing & soiling to boards & spine, heavy fading to spine, v slight tanning to page edges, slight foxing to prelims & terminals, v slight foxing throughout, slight creasing, chipping & foxing to folding maps, former owners name in pen to front pastedown )

PUBLISHER: The Institution of Royal Engineers 1933

KEYWORDS: history military engineer engineers engineering India British army maps drawings paintings photos black & white

REISENER, HASSO O.

LIMITED NUMBER EDITION (683/900), quarto hardcover, patterened green faux leather boards, 342pp., illus, VG (moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, moderate bruising to page edges, d/w stuck to boards) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing to extrems, moderate rubbing to faces and spine, moderate curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Reisener 1975

KEYWORDS: hobby post postage marks cachets south africa history

AUBERT, MARCEL & GOUBET, SIMONE

Super Octavo hardcover, white buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, red stain to top page edge, illus eps, frontispiece, illus titlepage, 170pp., 460pp., VG (moderate soiling to boards and spine, moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, moderate foxing to page edges and eps) in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing to edges, moderate fading to spine) in slip case, VG (moderate soiling to all faces, moderate cracking to edges, moderate scuffing to surfaces)

PUBLISHER: Nicholas Kaye 1959

KEYWORDS: history europe france cathedrals art photography illus

OWEN, ARTHUR

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 243pp., illus, VG (moderate bruising and scuffing to board and spine extrems, heavy foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate tanning and foxing to page interiors, mild tape residue to pastedowns) in d/w, VG (plastic cover w/ tape, moderate scuffing and curling to edges, moderate rubbing to faces, moderate creasng to hinges)

PUBLISHER: Cassel 1959

KEYWORDS: history cars racing automobile biography

WAYMAN, LEONARD

Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Golden Galley Press Ltd. 1948

KEYWORDS: Leonard Wayman united states usa america culture sociology government policy economy history

REED, A.H.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. octavo stapled softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1967

KEYWORDS: A.H. Reed christianity christian theology book history

HOPKINS-WEISE, JEFF

Super octavo softcover (nr fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Wakefield Press

KEYWORDS: Jeff Hopkins-Weise world war 1 one ww1 gallipoli anzac australia new zealand nz military history allies

BASBANES, NICHOLAS A.

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Owl Books 1999

KEYWORDS: Nicholas Basbanes book collecting history collection

WADE, NICHOLAS

Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 1995

KEYWORDS: Nicholas Wade psychology biographies history development