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The Lower Tweed River Historial Society, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Great Condition - Three Minutes of Time : The Torpedoing of the Australian Hospital Ship "Centaur" - Chapters incl The Ship, The Owners, The Pre-War Years, The War Years, The Hospital Ship Era, The Tragedy, The Rescue, The Aftermath, The Profiles - Includes many photographs, and diagrams and information about the individuals who perished. - 78 pages

Abertay Historical Society, 1974. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Good Condition - The Tayside Industrial Population 1911-1951 by A.M. Carstairs - Dundee Abertay Historical Society Publication N.17 1974 - 118 Pages - Studies the changes which have occurred in industrial employment in the Tayside region as a whole during the 1st half of the 20th Century. Chapters include Population Changes in T?yaside 1911-1951, Employment in Scotland and Tayside 1911-1951, Employment in Angus, East Fife and Perthshire 1911-1951, The Extractive Industries, Agriculture, Fishing, Manufacture, Textiles, Jute, Linen, Dyeing and Finishing, Bleaching, Cotton, Wool, Manufactures other than Textiles, Clothing and Footwear, Food Drink and Tobacco, Paper and Printing, Engineering, Services, Dundee Urban Area, Perth, Angus Burghs, East Fife Burghs, Perthshire Burghs, Non-Burghal Parishes, Map of Tayside Parishes, Key to Map of Tayside Parishes - Great read for local historias, historians, or researching family history from this region.

UK SELLER - Ex-Library - Good Condition, slight indention on spine with usual stamp markings - Nice and clean inside, so this must have been a reference book - HARDBACK - 358 pages - This is the historical testimony of the treaty with both authors at the centre of this event - Chapters incl A Call to Peace, Pre-Talk Talks/Sofa Diplomacy, Issues of Representation, Jordanian's Attitudes to Peace, Visions and Revisions, Developments in the Round, Multiaterals, The Process Survives, The Common Agenda, More PLO Involement, Nine Tenth Oslo Eleventh, The Process Accelerates, Implementation, The Peace Treaty and Implmentation Overview - Appendices incl Letters, First Proposals, Common Agenda and of course The Treaty of Peace Between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and The State of Israel - UK SELLER

Ex-Library - Good Condition, slight indention on spine with usual stamp markings - Nice and clean inside, so this must have been a reference book - HARDBACK - 358 pages - This is the historical testimony of the treaty with both authors at the centre of this event - Chapters incl A Call to Peace, Pre-Talk Talks/Sofa Diplomacy, Issues of Representation, Jordanian's Attitudes to Peace, Visions and Revisions, Developments in the Round, Multiaterals, The Process Survives, The Common Agenda, More PLO Involement, Nine Tenth Oslo Eleventh, The Process Accelerates, Implementation, The Peace Treaty and Implmentation Overview - Appendices incl Letters, First Proposals, Common Agenda and of course The Treaty of Peace Between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and The State of Israel

Adrian Esdaile, 2000. Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. Great and Clean Condition - 26 pages of local history and heritage about the church - Great for local historians, or family history researchers. Full of colour photographs incl B/W and sketches also - Contents include From the Beginning, A New Church 1420, Medieval Features,The Bells and more

Good Condition - A Birdwatcher's Guide to Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett & Ian Bullock - Published by Prion Ltd in 1992 - 74 pages - Gives detailed informaton on sites within the Seychelles while on a birdwatching holiday or tour - Gives information with maps, highlighting best time to birdwatch with seasonal variations - The book has has an additional section detailing specific mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects to spot in the Seychelles - Contents include Climate and Clothing, Maps, Site Information, Mahe Area, Car Tours, Praslin Area, La Digue Area, Aride Area, Cousin Area, Fregate Area, Bird island, Aldabra World Heritage Site, Recommended Walks, Selected Bird List, Birds of Seychelles, Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Butterflies, Dragonfilies, Coral Reef Fish, Endemic Flowering Plants and more

Worcestershire Historica Society Publications, 1967. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Good & Clean Condition inside - Probate Inventories of Worcester Tradesmen, 1545-1614 - Reprinted from Worcestershire Historical Society New Series, Volume 5 1967 Miscellany H - Printed for The Worcestershire Historical Society by W S Maney & Son Ltd - 1967 - 70pages - Great local history and family historian resource for anybody interested in Worcester or Worcestershire - Gives examples of craftsmen and shopkeepers of the city of Worcester during the 16th and 17th centuries. Gives inventories, some which are detailed of many homes and workshops. Twenty one inventories in all, surnames include Brat, Wilson, Grene, Patrick, Wilkox, Yelfe, Coxe, Yeatt, Hill, Pavie, Whytbroke, Uncles, Web, Ould, Robinson, Smith, Porter, Blackenegge, Warde. Tradesmen jobs include Mercer, Draper, Weaver, Walker, Clothier, Dyer, Capper, Smith, Pewterer and Bell Founder, Tanner, Shoemaker, Saddler, Cooper, Chandler, Joiner & Furniture Maker,… Read More

Spier, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lovely clean condition. Not even sure its been read - A Short History of Dimpho Di Kopane : A South African Lyric Theatre Company - Publisher is Spier - Year of Publishing is 2004 - Forward by Alan Rickman - Large Soft back, full of photographs, color and B/W

EDP Press, 1975. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Good Condition - 36 pages - Innquest : A Pictorial Anthology of Country Inns and Taversn of North Wales - Published in 1975 and compiled by Alan Roulstone - Great local history resource for areas such as Anglesey, Pwllheli,abersoch, Conway, Wrexham, Llangollen, Denbigh, and other parts of North Wales. Shows bygone pub information, with a little sketch of the inn, and a few paragraphs about each one.. Counties covered incl Anglesey, Gwynedd, Clwyd, incl Cain Valley in Powys

UK SELLER - Lowdham, Gunthorpe & Caythorpe 'Our Glorious Dead' WW1 by Alison Glazebrook - Goes into the lives of the 62 men from the villages of Lowdham, Gunthorpe and Caythorpe in Nottinghamshire where Lordham War Memorial lists their names - Information provided for each is birth, Census 1901, Census 1911, Parents, Siblings, Education, Military, Wife, Death, Memorial, Information. Has photograhs of Lowdham, Memorial plaques, photographs of some of the dead, family photographs, letters, etc. Great local history or anybody researching their family history in this area - 236 pages - UK SELLER

UK SELLER - Ex Libary in Good Condition - 220 pages - 4th Edition - The Nazi Revolution edi by Allan Mitchell, part of the Problems in European Civilization. Chapters incl The Nazi Movement and German History, The Seizure of Power, The Personality of the Leader, The Crucial Roles of German Elites, The Social impact of Nazism. Includes authors discussing the Sonderweg debate and issues such as when the Nazi regime took over the Weimer Republic. Includes essays from some of the finest authors on this subject incl Alan Bullock, Jurgen Kocka, Ian Kershaw, William Carr, and more. Includes 7 pages dedicated to listing further reading on the subject. Essential reading for anybody studying or interested in this area of history - UK SELLER

Amnesty International, 1991. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. RED INK on Cover - Disappeared - Amnesty International - December 1981 - 34 pages on the disappearances of individuals by governments, explaining who the victims are, who carries them out and the agents and instigators involved. Contents include Who are the perpetrators?, International collusion, Who disappears (incl Religious/Trade Unionists/Workers/Professionals/Families/Individuals), Where does it happen (Chile/Guatemala/El Salvador/Argentina/Ethiopia/Uganda/The Philippines/Afghanistan/Yemen/Syria), What are the psychological effects?, What is the legal position?, What is being done!

Galpin Society Journal, 1970. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Rare and in Fantastic Condition - The Bowed Harp of Trondheim Cathedral and Related Instruments in East and West - Author is Otto Andersson - Published by the Galpin Society Journal (1970) - 36 pages

An Illustrated History of Fleet Hospital 1897-1997 by Anne Pitcher - Great piece of Hampshire Social History 34 pages - Great book about the history of the Hospital with photographs incl Cottage Hospital, Public Ward, Royal Visitors, League of Friends members, Physiotheraphy Team, etc. Essential reading for any local historians of Fleet or Hampshire

Canadian Head Quarters, 1961. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Canadian Army Manual of Training : Basic Rescue (1961) - CAMT 2-92 - Looks like a training manual if Canada suffered a nuclear attack - Printed in 1961, height of the Cold War - Lots of illustrations and photographs, even gives ranks of officers (in order) in charge. Sections include Rescue Units & Re-Entry Operations, Building Construction & Types of Damage, Reconnaissance and the Stages of Rescue, Fibre Ropes Wire Ropes and Chains, Knots & Lashings, Ladders in Rescue Work, Casualty Handling, Methods of Rescue, Damage to Public Services, Strengthening Damaged Buidlings, Rescue by Debris Clearance and Tunnelling, Levers Jacks Chains Hoists Blocks and Tackle, Derricks A Frames and Tripods, Plates

La Biennale, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good Condition - Aren Haugen Sorensen Pittura Padiglione Della Danimarca Biennale Di Venezia / Painting Danish Pavillon - The Venice Biennale - Publisher Year is 1988 - Large Softback - 36 Pages

Paul Arnold Bush Photos, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fantastic Condition - Capturing the Northern Territory's Dusk & Dawn - 2011 - Hardback 52 Pages - Some beautiful photos of the Northern Territory including landscape and wildlife. sunrises, sunsets etc.

CRC Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fantastic Condition with cellophane still attached - Distribution Modules and Related Topics by Askar Tuganbaev : Algebra, Logic and Applications Series Volume 12 - Publisher is Gordon and Breach Publishers - Essential reading for researchers and specialists in this area - Includes homological and structural methods of ring theory and related topics. - Starts from the basic understanding of liner algebra, the theory is presented ad accompanied by complete proofs. Includes a number of exercises.

Good Clean Condition - North East History : Volume 35 : 2004 - 156 pages. Publlished by The North East Local History Society - Great local history journal, essential for any family historian or anybody interested in the region. Articles incl From Townland to Township : The Complex Evolution of a Dissipative Famine Irish Community in County Durham, 'A Most Fruitful Period' : The North East District Communist Party and the Popular Front 1935-9, The Campaign for Public Libraries in Victorian Newcastle, 'Our Working Lives' : Working years in the early years of the 21st century, etc.