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$72.50
1w41b/15

High Road to Command; The Diaries of Major-General Sir Edmund Ironside; 1920-1922


IRONSIDE, Major-General Sir EDMUND & Lord IRONSIDE (ed)

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 251pp, illus plates & maps, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (light soiling, creasing & discolouration, one small closed tear to bottom of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper Ltd 1972

KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries journals autobiography autobiographies english england great britain british history military army history edmund ironside

$16.50
xxsfk196109

The First Churchill: The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough


THOMSON, GEORGE MALCOLM

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: William Morrow and Company 1980

KEYWORDS: British history nobility John 1st first duke of Marlborough Churchill family history

$14.00
xx64pol196380

Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy


PLANEL, PHILIPPE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: English Heritage / Gatekeeper N/D (modern)

KEYWORDS: British history English heritage gatekeeper series privacy architecture buildings history locks doors windows

$22.50
xx70pol196687

Russian Land Soviet People


GREGORY, JAMES S

LACKS D/W, MANY FOLDING MAPS, super octavo hardcover (VG) boards faded; 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: George G Harrap & Co 1968

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history Soviet Union USSR geography geology climate history

$80.00
1y22b/13

The Adams Papers: Diary and Autobiography of John Adams 1755-1804 (4 Vol Set)


BUTTERFIELD, L H et al (Eds)

4 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, varying pagination, VG+ (jackets sellotaped to boards- tape staining/residue to board edges & eps, minor bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to ffeps) in d/w, VG (in protective wrappers with adhesive edges- edges likely stained/damaged if removed, light wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1961

KEYWORDS: autobiogarphy autobiographies memoir Adams family diary diaries journals history US American history

$15.00
xxsta197915

Israel and the Nations


BRUCE, F F

LACKS FEP, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy, pgs 47-50 detached; 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: The Paternoster Press 1963

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity middle east Israel history biblical second temple

$75.00
1y47a/38

Sporting Rileys


ROBSON, GRAHAM

Imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, vi + 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasign & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, moderate chafing/soiling & wrinkling to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Oxford Illustrated Press / Haynes 1986

KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive car racing Riley history cars history

$25.00
1b20/10

THE MOHAWK


HISLOP, CODMAN

Ex-library, Second edition 367pp ex libris (pockets and stamps) VG (sl foxing to page edges, library markings, wear to board edges) in VG- d/w (moderate wear to edges, chipping and small tears, 3cm square section at base of spine with surface loss, spine sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Rinehart and Co. New York 1948

KEYWORDS: Mohawk River American History New York

$30.60
1a28/34

Our Beautiful Homeland: Hereford Chester Oxford Warwick & Leamington


EDWARDES CHARLES & HOW F.D. & MORLEY GEORGE & HASLEHURST, ERNEST W

64pp ills.col.plates by ernest w.haslehurst(some loose) VG- (decorative binding,cream cloth w.red/green borders and decoration to cover/spine,green lettering to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and stained w.mod.sunning to spine,extremities sl.bumped w.minor wear,dec.eps sl.stained,owner's ink and pencil sign.to blank prelim.,paper separation at title-page gutter,sl.foxing throughout but plates are clean,edges sl.soiled and foxed,sl.cocked/bowed)

PUBLISHER: gresham publishing london (nd)

KEYWORDS: travel geography britain history haslehurst ernest w

$13.94
1h26/18

A NATION ON TRIAL


AMERICA AND THE WAR OF 1812

WHITE, PATRICK C T:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 177pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: john wiley & sons new york 1965

KEYWORDS: history america 1812 treaty ghent canada

$11.15
1h26/19

INDIA AND THE FUTURE OF ASIA


SINGH, PATWANT:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 243pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1966

KEYWORDS: history india politics

$16.73
1h26/21

WELCOME TO TOMBSTONE


OLSSON, JAN OLOF:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 164pp illus VG+(v sl bumped spine foot) d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: elek books london 1956

KEYWORDS: history arizona america tombstone hassayamper

$16.73
1h26/22

THE COMING OF WAR


AN ACCOUNT OF THE REMARKABLE EVENTS LEADING TO THE WAR OF 1812

CARR, ALBERT Z:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc)383pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities, v sl rubbed,v sl sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: doubleday & co new york 1960

KEYWORDS: history america war 1812 nootka louisiana

$33.46
1h26/12

CHINA INVADES INDIA


THE STORY OF INVASION AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF CHINESE HISTORY AND SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS

KARNIK, V B:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 316pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl rubbed) d/w VG+(in plastic,sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: allied publishers private bombay 1963

KEYWORDS: history china india himalayas sino-indian

$22.30
1h26/13

THE SIEGE OF NEW ORLEANS


BROOKS, CHARLES B:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 334pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bruised corners) d/w VG(in plastic,sl wear at extremities,sl sunned,v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: university of washington press seattle 1961

KEYWORDS: history new orleans america britain war 1815

$19.52
1h26/14

THE PROUDEST DAY


MACDONOUGH ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN

MULLER, CHARLES G:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 373pp EXCELLENT copy d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities,sl sunned,v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: the john day co new york 1960

KEYWORDS: history macdonough champlain america war

$27.89
1h27/1

THE CENTENARY HISTORY OF ROSSALL SCHOOL


FURNESS, W:

bound in burgandy cloth with gilt lettering to spine & gilt stamp to front board 386pp illus VG+(v sl bruised/worn corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl wear to spine edges, sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: aldershot gale & polden 1945

KEYWORDS: history rossall school

$13.94
1h27/5

THE VOICE OF NORWAY


KOHT, HALVDAN: & SKARD, SIGMUND:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 176pp VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped spine head & foot,sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson & co london 1943

KEYWORDS: history norway

$13.94
1h27/2

GUNS OFF CAPE ANN


THE STORY OF THE SHANNON AND THE CHESAPEAKE

POOLMAN, KENNETH:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 175pp illus EXCELLENT copy d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities,v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: evans brothers london 1961

KEYWORDS: history war britain america navy shannon chesapeake 1813

$22.30
1h26/23

THE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN CHINA


TUNG, WILLIAM L:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 408pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bumped spine foot) d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: martinus nijhoff the hague 1964

KEYWORDS: history china politics ch'ing yuan shih-k'ai kuomintang mao sino-japanese

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