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London: Chatto & Windus, 2006. Hb, xiv + 386pp, b/w plates. VG with clean contents in VG dj. 142 Strand was the home of the unconventional Victorian publisher, John Chapman, proprieter of the Westminister Review, and was a gathering place for radicals and the avant-garde , including Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Thomas Henry Huxley, Emerson, Mazzini and Marian Evans (George Eliot). This book is a vivid depiction of the people within this circle and their reforming spirit.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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142 Strand A Radical Address in Victorian London
by Ashton, Rosemary
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Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation 1776-1914
by Pachter, Marc & Wein, Frances (ed)
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Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley in Association with the National Portriat Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1976. Hb, xix + 347pp, b/w illustrations.Good+ in Fair dj which has chips and edgewear. Price stamped onto front endpaper but otherwise contents very good and clean. Stories, impressions and observations of around 30 illustrious visitors to America from 1776 to 1915, including Charles Dickens, Antonin Dvorak, the first Japanese mission, Alexis de Tocqueville and Swami Vivekananda. . Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Arctic a History
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Thrupp: Sutton Publishing, 1999. Pb, xi + 340pp, b/w illustrations. Good, light corner wear and crease, clean contents. Describes the history and culture of the Arctic and its native peoples - the Inuit, Samoyed and others, from its first occupation up until the 1990s. Also examines the impact of European, American and Russian exploration and exploitation of the region and its strategic and scientific importance.. Soft Cover. Good.
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August '39 The Last Four Weeks of Peace in Europe
by Howarth, Stephen
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. Hb, 256pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ copy in a Good+ dj which has light edgewear. Page edges slightly tanned but contents otherwise clean. Describes the month preceeding Britain's declaration of war against Germany, with the author drawing on interviews, diaries, letters and archives, to create a story which includes not only those in high office but also ordinary people. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Brief History of the Royal Air Force
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HMSO, 2004. Pb, x + 380pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Fair+. Corners rather dog-eared and bent but text good and clean. Inside back cover has an inked telephone number. Contents: The early years of military flight; The inter-war years; The Second World War 1939-45; The post war era; Focus on Europe; Return to expeditionary warfare; Cultural and organizational heritage.. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Britain and Iran 1790 - 1980 Collected Essays of Sir Denis Wright
by Wright, Denis & Searight, Sarah (ed)
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London: The Iran Society, 2003. Pb, 160pp, frontis. and b/w photos. Good, mark on front cover, contents clean. Collection of writings on Anglo-Iranian relations by Sir Denis Wright, a diplomat and author with a longstanding interest in Iran and in Persian culture. Examples of topics include " Samuel Manesty and his unauthorised embassy to the court of Fath ' Ali Shah"; " James Baillie Fraser, traveller, writer and artist 1783-1856"; " Prince 'Abd ul-Husayn Mirza Farman-Farma"; " The changed balance of power in the Persian gulf". . Soft Cover. Good.
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The British Soldier
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London: Wayland, 1974. Hb, 128 pp, b/w and colour illustrations. Good, clean copy in a Good, price-clipped dj. The author describes the British soldier's life, from the Norman Conquest to modern times, within the context of British society and developments in military techniques and strategy.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Brother Number One a Political Biography of Pol Pot
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Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1993. Pb, xiv + 254pp, b/w photos. Good, marks on back cover/inside back cover, contents clean. Biography of the Cambodian communist leader and revolutionary who led Democratic Kampuchea in the mid-1970s and whose regime was responsible for the deaths of a quarter of Cambodia's population, through genocide and the failure of collectivisim. . Soft Cover.
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Caesar + In the Name of Rome The Men Who Won the Roman Empire ( Two books)
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Phoenix Two history books by the same author. Each is a Pb reprint published by Phoenix, Fair+, well-read copies with mild cover wear/creases, some marks along edge of page block. 1) Caesar - viii + 696pp, b/w plates. Biography of Caius Julius Caesar. "...a superb achievement...it is a model of the way ancient biographies should be written " ( Literary Review). 2) In the Name of Rome - 480pp. " Absorbing. The best book I know on the Roman army and its commanders" ( Spectator).. Soft Cover.
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Caesars' Wives - Sex, Power and Politics in the Roman Empire
by Freisenbruch, Annelise
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N.Y.: Free Press, 2010. Hb, xxvi + 337pp. Good+ in a VG dj. Remainder mark on base of textblock which is slightly tanned. Contents clean. From 30 BC to the 5th century AD, from Livia and Julia to Christian Helena, this is a reappraisal of the influential, powerful women of the Roman empire. " Delivers considerable scholarship in a lovely, easygoing way".. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.
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The Carnarvon Letters 1943-1944
by The Earl of Carnarvon
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Privately Published, 1994. Pb, 172 pp + xiv, b/w photos. VG. Letters of the 6th and 7th Earls (the latter, then Lord Porchester) of Carnarvon during the later years of the Second World War. Although both held commisions during the war, these letters mostly contain domestic news, about life on their estate, and anecdotes about various relatives and acquaintances.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Catherine the Great A Portrait
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Hutchinson, 1963. Hb, 240 pp, portrait frontis. G+ in G+ dj which has only light edgewear. Contents clean. Biography of the Russian Empress which was one of the first to try to strike a balance between her private life and her place in history. Written in a strong narrative style. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Caught in the Revolution Petrograd 1917
by Rappaport, Helen
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London: Hutchinson, 2016. Hb, xxvi + 430pp, b/w photos. VG(-) with clean contents in VG dj, tiny smudge on one edge of page block. " A gripping, vivid, deeply researched chronicle of the Russian Revolution told through the eyes of a surprising, flamboyant cast of foreigners in Petrograd." ( Simon Sebag Montefiore). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Chinese Mythology
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Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Hb, 142 pgs, colour illustrations. Fair+ in Fair+ dj, tape marks on endpapers, contents clean, no tears and light edgewear. Introduction to Chinese mythology; not just as a retelling of popular stories and legends but as an expression of the attitudes and beliefs underlying Chinese civilization.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Chronicles of The Crusades
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Penguin, 1970. Pb, 362 pgs + maps. Good+, tight copy, light tanning to page edges. Two medieval French chronicles: "The Conquest of Constantinople" by Geffroi de Villehardouin, covering the Fourth Crusade; and "Life of Saint Louis" by Jean, Lord of Joinville, which was inspired by King Louis IX and which depicts the author's experiences of a later crusade together with observances of eastern customs..
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The Civilization of Rome + The Roman Way to Western Civilization + War Commentaries of Caesar ( Three Books in the MENTOR series)
by Dudley, Donald R. & Hamilton, Edith & Warner, Rex
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N.Y.: The New American Library, 1960. Three volumes in the MENTOR Books series, published between 1957 to 1960. Each is Pb with covers in protective plastic jackets, Good, clean contents other than some residue from tape marks on endpapers, slight page tanning. 1) The Civilization of Rome by Dudley - 256pp, b/w plates, maps. First printing November 1960. " Account of the glory that was Rome - its politics, history, religion, art - from the senators of the Republic to the Caesars of the Empire ". 2) The Roman Way by Hamilton - 159pp. 1957 reprint of a work first published in 1932 ." A noted classicist interprets Roman life through the eyes of her great writers". 3) War Commentaries of Caesar by Warner - 335pp. First printing April 1960. New translation using a first person narrative. " Complete war diaries of one of the great generals of all time - Julius Caesar's first-hand account of his military campaigns and conquests" ( Gallic Wars Books 1-8, Civil Wars Books…
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Class and Reform School and Society in Chicago 1880-1930
by Hogan, David John
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985. Hb, xxv + 328pp. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Contents : Social order and progressive reform in Chicago 1877-1912; The ironies of progressive child-saving; The limits of reform : child labour, compulsory education and the remaking of the Chicago working class; The triumph of vocationalism; Centralization and the transformation of public education; Conclusion : progressive reform and the market revolution.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Climate of Treason Five Who Spied for Russia
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London: Hutchinson, 1979. Hb, 504pp, b/w photos. Good+ in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Small mark on edge of fep, contents otherwise clean. Examines the political social background to the Soviet recruitment of spies at Cambridge University during the 1930s. While Philby, Burgess and Maclean are the most famous of these, the author also discloses others including a British atomic scientist now an American citizen.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.
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The Climax of Rome + The Decline of Rome ( Two books)
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993. Two books in Weidenfeld & Nicolson's " History of Civilization" series. Each is Pb, 300pp-340pp with b/w plates, Good with light marks on back cover, mild corner wear and clean contents. 1) Grant - The Climax of Rome - covers AD 161-337, from the accession of Marcus Aurelius to the death of Constantine. It is broadly divided into : The later Roman state; Artists, architects, novelists, philosophers; From paganism to Christianity. 2) Vogt - The Decline of Rome - examines the last three centuries of the Roman Empire. Its contents are divided into : The crisis of the ancient world in the 3rd century; The monarchy, the Christian church and ruling society in the 4th century; The Roman West and the new peoples in the 5th century; Cultural change reflected in art.. Soft Cover. Good.
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The David & Charles Book of Castles
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1980. Hb, 512pp, b/w illustrations. VG in G+ price-clipped dj. Includes thematic chapters which cover every aspect of British castles, from how they were built to weaponry, defence systems, social life and the castles' changing role, plus a Gazeteer of over 1,000 castles in the United Kingdom, with basic facts past and present, and many plans and illustrations. A terrific reference.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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