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Khruschev's Russia

by Edward Crankshaw

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Revised Edition
Published
1963
Binding
Paperback
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex.: Pelican , 1963 Tight, clean copy. Owner small name on inside front cover.No.80 on first endpaper at top corner.Pages lightly toned. Tight, clean copy.190pp, including 23pp Appendix,3pp Index and 5 full page advertisements for similar Pelican titles on Russia.. Revised Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback.
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A History of the Arab Peoples

by Albert Hourani

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Paperback
Published
1992
Binding
Paperback
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London: Faber and Faber, 1992 532pp including 19pp Index at rear of text.pages lightly toned. No inscriptions. Tight, clean copy.. First Paperback. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.
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The History of the Kings of Britain

by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Trans.and Intro.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1968
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Paperback
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex.: Penguin, 1968 373pp. including 10 part Introduction,Map of Britain, Bibliography, 8 parts of History, Time Chart and Index, plus 10 pp Penguin details of other Early English Titles.Li.ght wear to covers,pages age tanned.Black line verso front cover (owner name?) 1" x1/8" (3cm. x 5ml). Tight clean book.. Reprint. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read more about this item
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Cloak and Cipher

by Dan Tyler Moore and Martha Waller

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First British Edition.
Published
1965
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Hardcover
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London: Georg G. Harrap, 1965 227pp, 47 figs in text (drawings, Tiny black line on inside front board, first endpaper and inside rear board (owner name?) 1" x1/8" (3cm. x 5ml).Envelope?) also square offset tan on first endpaper, envelope bookmark?. Tight clean book.. First British Edition.. Dark olive Green Boards. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard… Read more about this item
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Heraldry in England

by Anthony Wagner Richmond Herald

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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London and New York: King Penguin, 1946 36pp including index + 16pp full colour heraldic plates.Cloth sewn binding.Boards lightly discoloured.Some age tanning to front and rear endpapers.Tight, clean copy.. First. Coloured Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Grimond Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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England. A History in Four Books . Book One. The Medieval Scene 786-1485

by R. J. Unstead

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
Corrected Edition.
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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London: A & C Black Ltd, 1963 Owner tiny name on front flap of dustjacket, not priceclipped. Offset tanning lines on endpapers of dustjacket.Jacket is tight and clean with light edgewear to top edges and spine extremities. Very small repaired tear to top edge or rear jacket.224 pp, including 3 page Summary and 4 page Index at rear of text.Lovely… Read more about this item
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The Lost Gods of England

by Brian Branston

Condition
Used - Fine
Published
1993
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780094727403
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London: Constable, 1993 194 pp including 3pp index at rear of text.30 black and white drawings in the text.Fascinating book relating to Anglo-Saxon worship and significance of sites and artefacts of pagan ancestors in their mythological context.Lovely copy, bright, tight and clean, Virtually As New..Merest imprint of erased tiny original price on first endpaper.. Pictorial Card Covers. Fine. 8vo -… Read more about this item
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The Log of Christopher Columbus' First Voyage to America in the Year 1492

by Christopher Columbus, Bartholomew Las Casas

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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W H Allen Boards rubbed lightly, corners bumped, few marks (see image) plus white mark on rear cloth.Dark mark (removed tape?) at hinges at front.Owner tiny name in ink on first endpaper.very tiny few marks here and on a last 3 pages of text. Bright text and drawings. Unpaginated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No… Read more about this item
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Castles

by R. J. Unstead

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First.
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
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London: A. & C. Black, 1970 92pp including Index. Map endpapers lightly foxed, double page map of England, Scotland and Wales with castle locations pinpointed.Profusely illustrated.Dustjacket has some marks on rear,open tears and edgewear.Clean,bright copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First.. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Maps, Black and White Photographs, Diagrams.. Hard Cover.
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Stonehenge Complete

by Christopher Chippindale

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First.
Published
1983
Binding
Hardcover
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Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1983 Dustjacket not clipped, sound but surface worn where lamination was removed, and taping underneath cover to repair two tears. No inscriptions, book itself is a lovely copy of this fascinating publication. Very heavy book, NB postage UK-overseas will need extra postage to default rate. Email bookseller re this if any query.296 pp including index. Size:… Read more about this item
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Illustrated History of the Russo-Japanese War

by J. N. Westwood

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First.
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780283979736
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London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1973 126pp. A lovely copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First.. Brown boards, Gilt Titles. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Black and White Photographs, Maps.. Hard Cover.
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A History of Spain and Portugal: The Peninsula and its Peoples.

by William C. Atkinson

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Reprint.
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Pelican, 1967 Pelican Library Edition.382pp.including 7 page chronological table, 2pp of bibliographical notes,and 21pp index at rear of Covered in clear acetate, corners lightly bumped. Double page map of Spain and Portugal.Pages age tanned.Tight, clean copy. Evidence of removed libary label and covered stamps on first endpaper, also removed pocket on front pastedown.Image shown is of actual volume for… Read more about this item
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The Right of the Line (Wordsworth Military Library)

by John Terraine

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
WWII Royal Air Force.
Published
1997
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781853266836
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1997 841pp.Bright, tight, clean copy. Appears unread.Heavy book, if UK-overseas, increased postagemay be requested above default rate. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". WWII Royal Air Force.. Pictorial Card Covers. Fine. Paperback.
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A New Eusebius.Documents Illustrative of the History of the Church to A.D. 337.

by Ed. By J. Stevenson

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint.
Published
1965
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Hardcover
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London: S.P.C.K., 1965 427pp including Index, Notes on Sources,Chronological Tables and Cyprian dates.Very light rubbing and discolouring to covers. Tight, clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Reprint.. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Map Endpapers.. Paperback.
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Men of Dunwich. The Story of a Vanished Town (A Paladin book)

by Rowland Parker

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First in Granada.
Published
1980
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780586083307
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London: Granada Paladin, 1980 272pp. Tight, clean copy. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First in Granada.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Justin Todd Cover, 12 Figs. In Text.. Paperback.
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Outlines of the History of Ireland from the Earliest Times to 1905

by P. W. Joyce

Condition
Used - Very Good for Age
Edition
First.
Published
1912
Binding
Hardcover
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Dublin: Longmans, Green and Co., 1912 Boards have some edgewear, and are blind embossed with title and author.Thread sewn binding. Pages145-160 have crease in middle of page, printing folding error.Owner tiny name in ink on itle page.Numbers writen in ink on endpage and rear pastedown. Some offset light tanning on endpapers. Clean text, tight copy. Very good for age. Size:… Read more about this item
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Llanilltud. The Stones

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Used - Very Good
Published
2017
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Paperback
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Llanilltud Organisation, 2017 23"/61cm x 16"/30.5cm when folded out, a double sided coloured plan: one side is information and history, the other side is the large plan re-enactment of the Stones and the "LLan", folding down into 8 double sections. Bright, tight and clean,rub mark on rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Pictorial Paper. Very Good. Illus.… Read more about this item
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Ireland: It's History and Development

by W. C. Boyd

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No D/jacket
Edition
First.
Published
1915
Binding
Hardcover
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Dublin and Belfast: The Educational Company of Ireland Limited, 1915 Pages age toned. 203pp. Clean, tight copy, with inscription in ink, on first endpage "Mrs Kilpatrick, with W.C.Boyd's Compliments 20-10-15." Another owner small name in ink on title page, dated1963, Belfast. This ink has offset to back of first endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by… Read more about this item
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The Land of England: English Country Customs Through the Ages

by Dorothy Hartley

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First.
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780354043816
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Lon: Macdonald & Jane's, 1979 2 library stamps. Removed tape line on pastedowns Rubbed area on first endpage where library label removed. Pages age toned. Bright, tight and clean text. Tight copy. Dustjacket not priceclipped, clean and bright as was covered by clear protective llibrary covering. An excellent reference copy of this fascinating book.374p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item
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A History of the English Speaking Peoples: Volume 1; The Birth of Britain. TV Tie-ins

by Sir Winston Churchill

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Published
1974
Binding
Paperback
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London: Cassell and Co., 1974 BBC TV serial tie-in.Pages age toned. 388 pp including index . No inscriptions. 10 maps and tables. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Maps.Genealogical Tables.. Paperback.
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