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Quercus Publishing Plc, 2010. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing/rubbing to upper edge. 410pp. The story of Admiral Benbow, an English naval hero of the 17th century whose life sadly ended when he was wounded in a battle with the French in 1702 and in which the other ships in his squadron deserted him. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good (+). 9.5 x 6.25 inches.
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The Admiral Benbow: The Life and Times of a Naval Legend (Hearts of Oak Trilogy Vol.2)
by Sam Willis
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The African Dream: the Diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo
by Che Guevara
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London: The Harvill Press, 2001. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 244pp. The missing historical part of one of the heroes of the Cuban Revolution who vanished and eventually surfaced in the newly independent Congo.. Soft Cover. Fine. 7.75 x 5 inches.
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Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor
by Willard Sterne Randeall
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London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1991. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Now protected in removable transparent sleeve. 667pp. Biography of a key general in the American evolution who was instrumental in defeating the British in a number of ways. Astonishingly he then betrayed his closest comrades and sold to the British the secret plans of the West Point fortifications which he had been charged to command. First British Edition. Scarce in the UK.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.
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Bomber Pilot, 1916-1918
by C. P. O. Bartlett & Chaz Bowyer (editor)
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London: Ian Allan, 1974. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked with slight traces of sunning and tiny tear to upper front spine corner. 180pp. A unique and fascinating record of a pilot's life in the pioneer days of aerial warfare. The officer flew light bombers along the Belgian coast and later in France with the RAF during the Ludendorff offensive. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
by Maclean, Fitzroy
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London: Guild Publishing, 1988. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very light creasing to upper front edge. 386pp. An authoritative biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie which throws new light on the life of this legendary figure. Illustrated.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.
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Che Guevara
by Sandison, David
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London: Bounty Books, 2005. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with very light creasing to upper edge. 160pp. Traces the life of Che Guevara - student, rebel, revolutionary, diplomat, guerrilla, legend and icon of Cuba with a wealth of rare pictures. . Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. 11 x 8.25 inches.
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Don John of Austria
by Petrie, Sir Charles
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London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1967. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with rubbing/nick to spine ends. 336pp. Biography of Austrian nobleman Don John, born in 1547, the illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He is best known as the victorious commander of the forces of the Holy League at Lepanto in 1571, a battle which saved Italy from becoming a Turkish Pashalik.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
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Douglas Haig
by Sixsmith, E.K.G.
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. 212pp. Biography of Field-Marshall Haig, the Commander-in-Chief in the First World War of the largest army ever put into the field by Britain and to command it in circumstances more difficult than any that have existed before or since. But Haig had many critics and the author, quoting extensively from Haig's correspondence, achieves a fair and balanced view of the abilities of this great military commander and a deep appreciation of his talents. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
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An Epic Trilogy (3 Volumes) : Vol I - George Washington ; Vol II - Robert E Lee ; Vol III - Abraham Lincoln (Limited Edition Signed By Author)
by Allen, Lyman Whitney
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New York: Thornton W. Allen Co., 1929. Volume I is No 6 of 500 first and autographed editions signed and inscribed by the author. The inscription reads ' For the mother of our dear little daughter Mrs Arthur Guy with sincere appreciation and best wishes' No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spines. Three very clean very tight copies with very slightly faded very slightly foxed unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Grey cloth corners and spines on blue stiff card boards with quality paper untrimmed on two edges. Volume II of identical format and condition is the fifth (trilogy) edition. Total of 603pp. Epic poems of the lives of US Presidents George Washington (The Commander-in-Chief) and Abraham Lincoln (The Emancipator) and of US Confederate General Robert E Lee (The Gray Cavalier).. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7.75 x 5.25 x 2.75 Inches.
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Four Weeks in the Trenches
by Fritz Kreisler
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Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, 1982. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 88pp. The story of one of the most renowned violinists of the 20th century during his service in the Austrian Army in the First World War on the Eastern Front. Well illustrated.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8.25 x 5.5 inches.
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Great Men of Staffordshire (Men of the Counties series No.2)
by Meynell, Laurence
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London: The Bodley Head, 1955. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but otherwise in excellent condition, not marked or torn or creased. 158pp. Concise biographies of Samuel Johnson, Izaak Walton, Josiah Wedgewood, Arnold Bennett and Lord Jervis, Admiral.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Near Fine. 8.5 x 5 inches.
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High Endeavours: Personal Experiences Recalled by Members
by West-Riding Branch Aircrew Association
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Wigtown: GC Book Publishers Ltd, 1994. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. 297pp. A series of forty individual's accounts of time spent as aircrew, some from dusring the Second World War and some from peacetime, all personal being from the West Riding of Yorkshire.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8.5 x 6 inches.
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Historical Atlas of the Napoleonic Era
by Konstam, Angus
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Mercury Books London, 2003. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 192pp. A detailed study of Napoleon Bonaparte's military activities, very well illustrated in particular with maps showing battle plans, conquests, losses and areas covered in the Europe of the early 19th century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12 x 9 inches.
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Horatio Nelson (Pitkin Pride of Britain books')
by Naish, George Prideaux Brabant
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London: Pitkin Guides, 1972. No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly foxed boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusty. 24pp. Concise, very well illustrated biography of Nelson.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9 x 7 inches.
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Indian Cavalry Officer,1914-1915
by Grimshaw, Captain Roly
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Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Costello, 1986. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright navy cloth boards, tiny rub to upper rear edge and very minor bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tear to upper rear corner. 224pp. From the diary of Captain Grimshaw, which was begun on the day the First World War was declared which provide an unusual sidelight on the relationships of British officers and Indian soldiers in native regiments and a new perspective on the military system in the British Raj of that period.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9 x 5.75 inches.
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Irish Guards : The First Hundred Years 1900-2000
by The Editor
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Staplehurst, Kent: Spellmount Publishers Ltd, 2000. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, minor marks to lower rear edge and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tear to upper front corner and rubbing to upper edge. 223pp. The story of the Irish Guards Regiment, formed in 1900 to commemorate the bravery of Irish troops in the South African wars. Very well illustrated. Tucked in are copies of the biographies of the soldiers with Victoria Cross awards.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (-). 11 x 9 inches.
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Johnny Checketts : The Road to Biggin Hill : A Gripping Story of Courage in the Air and Evasion on the Ground
by Orange, Vincent
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London: Grub Street, 2006. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 192pp. The story of Johnny Checketts, one of the great fighter pilots of World War II, from New Zealand, who was shot down in 1943 but avoided capture and returned to Britain. This amended and updated edition of his story tells of his time in the RNZAF and of his return to Britain through France.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
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Memoirs of the Duc De Lauzin
by Lauzun, Duc De (Armand Louis de Gontaut Biron)
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London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1928. Label removal marks to top of front board and to front end papers. No other added marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to sunned spine. Very clean very tight pages with dusty boards, water spotting marks to rear, dusty page edges and minor bumping to upper corners. 253pp. A biography of an 18th century French soldier and politician.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good (-)/No Jacket. 8.75 x 6 inches.
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Monty : The Man Behind the Legend
by Hamilton, Nigel
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Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire: Lennard Publishing, 1987. No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not torn with light creasing to upper and lower edges. 140pp. This is the definitive one-volume illustrated biography of the greatest British battlefield hero since Nelson written by the author of the award-winning three volume authorised life of Montgomery.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5 x 8 inches.
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Napoleon. Die Memoiren seines Lebens. Band 1-7 (Life of Napoleon in 7 Volumes - each containing 2 books)
by Wencker-Wildberg, Friedrich (Editor.)
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Wien: Gutenberg-Verlag Christensen & Co. o.J., 1930. Seven volumes. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spines. Seven very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards, dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Total pages 502, 480, 510, 476, 490, 489, 537 pp. Each of the seven volumes contains two sections (books 1-14) covering consecutive periods in the Life of Napoleon I from his youth in 1769 to 1793 up to his final imprisonment in St Helena in 1821. With illustrations, some in colour. All text in German. A very heavy set. Very scarce in the UK.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 9 x 6.25 inches.
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