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$40.00
1y47a/25

Aircraft in War and Peace


ROBSON, WILLIAM A

Octavo, light brown buckram boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, aviation illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 176pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate cracking to buckram on spine/rear hinge, moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards, heavy tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning to eps, light to moderate cracking to gutters, pgs 3-14 partially detached, light staining to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1916

KEYWORDS: aviation history aircraft aeroplanes

$100.00
1y47a/28

This Small Cloud: A Personal Memoir


DALEY, HARRY & FURBANK, P N (Intro)

Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 241pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl adhesion damage to photo plates) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986

KEYWORDS: Harry Daley autobiography autobiographies memoir law enforcement police history

$50.00
1y47a/29

The Airship: Its Design, History, Operation and Future


SPRIGG, CHRISTOPHER

LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, viii + 248pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems/edges, moderate fading & foxing to spine, light to moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate smatterings of foxing & soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: airships aviation history design engineering

$40.00
1y47a/31

The Book of Famous Flyers


MOLLISON, J A (Ed)

Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp plane illus to front board, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate rubbing & chipping to board & spine extrems, moderate discolouration & soiling to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, sm ink stamps to front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, whole page block detached and sections are loosley bound- very delicate! Varying degrees of soiling to pages- mostly light)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press N/D (Third Impression)

KEYWORDS: aviation aviators pilots biographies portraits pioneers history

$45.00
1y47a/34

Fighting Destroyer: The Story of HMS Petard


CONNELL, G G

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 271pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber & Co 1976

KEYWORDS: naval military history hms petard destroyers

$17.50
xxsoi197852

Speed Thrills


HOGG, RODNEY & ANDERSON, JON

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Affirm Press 2015

KEYWORDS: sport cricket players sportsmen history

$10.00
xxsoi197854

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed


CORNWELL, PATRICIA

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown 2002

KEYWORDS: true crime history historical cases Jack the Ripper murders homicide Patricia Cornwell theory

$15.00
xxsoi197855

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics


WILSON, JONATHAN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Nation Books 2013

KEYWORDS: sport football soccer history tactics strategies

$15.00
xxsoj197861

Athenian Black Figure Vases: A Handbook


BOARDMAN, JOHN

Octavo softcover (VG) crack to central gutter; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1978

KEYWORDS: ancient history historical artefacts black figure vases classical atchaeology archeology

$15.00
xxsom197865

The Importance of Being Edward: King in Waiting 1841-1901


WEINTRAUB, STANLEY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: John Murray 2000

KEYWORDS: British royal family monarchy history biography biographies memoir Edward 19th nineteenth century

$19.50
xxsra197870

The Greek Experience


BOWRA, C M

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1957

KEYWORDS: ancient history Greece Greek antiquity civilisation civilization

$28.50
xxsra197876

Realities of War


GIBBS, PHILIP

REPRINT, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1920

KEYWORDS: war military history psychology Philip Gibbs

$20.00
xxsra197878

Fifty Great Disasters and Tragedies That Shocked the World


RUSSELL, A J et al

LACKS D/W, TIRED COPY, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press N/D

KEYWORDS: history collection stories historical events disasters

$22.50
xxsrd197880

Great War Archaeology


DESFOSSES, YVES & JACQUES, ALAIN & PRILAUX, GILLES

Imperial octavo softcover (Near 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Editions Ouest-France 2009

KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 archaeology archeology

$22.50
xxsrd197891

Elections 1975


MACKERRAS, MALCOLM

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1975

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian politics political history elections

$22.50
xxsrm197899

The Encyclopedia of Toys


KING, CONSTANCE EILEEN

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Quarto / Rigby 1978

KEYWORDS: toys antiques collectables collectibles encyclopedia encyclopaedia history

$27.50
xxsrm197900

Classic Grand Prix Cars: The Front-Engined Formula 1 Era 1906-1960


LUDVIGSEN, KARL

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: motorsport history f1 formula 1 one grand prix classic cars

$17.50
xxstb197921

Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons and Aggression


O'CONNELL, ROBERT L

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: military war history weaponry antiquity

$15.00
xxstb197925

An Institution Reborn


MULLER, PETER

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: SBS / Southland Building Society1997

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sbs southland building society history banks banking finance financial

$22.50
xxste197937

Like Lions They Fought


EDGERTON, ROBERT B

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1988

KEYWORDS: war history zulu zulus south africa British colonialism

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