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UK: Pen & Sword Military, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Andre' Bourachot, in this lucid and highly readable study of Joffrey's career, focuses on his performance during the opening phase of the Great Wall. He offers a fresh and carefully considered view of the man and the soldier. The text is accompanied by photographs.The black boards are bumped on the lower corners but is still square and tight as is the binding and text block , the dust jacket is also very good. Book price includes 2nd class postage UK only..

UK: Greenhill Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book provides a new, stimulating history and unique portrait of Waterloo, and an excellent guide to the battlefield and its associated sites.The head of the text block has light speckling, otherwise the boards and text block are square and tight. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

London: plexus. The book is full of american cars the book is a bit dog eared on the corners an interesting book. . Good. Soft cover. 1984.

London .UK: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this biography Jenny Uglow shows Elizabeth Gaskell as an artist of unrecognized complexity, a shrewd observer of life and a compelling personality. The covers and the text block are both square tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage .

UK: Faber & Faber, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sarah Losh is a lost Romantic genius - antiquarian, architect and visionary. Int he village of Wreay , near Carlisle, stands the strangest and most magical Victorian church in England. The vivid, original book tells the story of its builder, Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate and unusual in every way. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: SBP Publishing, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " STations from the Air " The boards and text block are tight, square and clean. Illustrated. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

UK: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The diaries of Ulrich von Hassell chronicle and provide personal commentary on the events from 1938 until his death in 1944. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Hassell took part in plans to overthrow Hitler. His role in the resistance and the July Plot was pivotal. There is a small mark on the front black boards, the text block is clean and crisp. the dust jacket as light rippling to its head..

Uk: British Museum Press. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1999.

UK.: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Walt Unsworth turns the spotlight on Europe. As one of the best known writers on the mountain scene he has joined forces with a number of colleagues in presenting a rich panorama of seventeen great walks. All the walks are illustrated by maps and spectacular colour and black & white photographs. A good , clean copy. PLEASE NOTE; International economy shipping is by sea and may take upto 90 days to arrive..

Staffordshire. UK: Churnet Valley Books, 2011. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume is titled " North Staffordshire Hauliers". it is Fully illustrated and with Text.The Boards and text block are all square, tight and clean. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

UK: EP Publishing Ltd, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This book, first published in 1818, is a unique key to the literature of English local history. It was originally published in three volumes b ut is produced in a compact one volume edition. The D/W has rippling to its head and foot and the corners are lightly worn it is also a little grubby. This reprint is a good copy of this very rare book in its original 3 volume set..

London .UK: Faber & Faber Ltd, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " Fusiliers - Eight Years with the Redcoats in America " The boards, text block and dust jacket are square, tight and clean. There is a small dedication on the front end-paper. with Illustrations. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

UK: Faber & Faber, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mark Urban tells the remarkable lives - and battles - of ten of Britain's greatest generals. All ten of these generals revealed either a brilliant ability or a fatal flaw. One became a Prime Minister, another was beheaded. Success or failure depended largely on there ability to work within the Britain's Parliamentary democracy - against tyrants, despots and emperors who were often free to act alone. A good tight copy..

UK: Faber & Faber, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In a breathtaking work of narrative history, Mark Urban traces the story of the 95th Rifles, the toughest and deadliest sharpshooters in Wellington's army. There is light marking to the text block. a good tight copy..

Stockholm. Sweden.: Bokforlaget Stolpe, 2022. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. this book, titled " Johnson Line and Latin America " tells the story of the Nordstjernan Shipping Line, better known as Johnson Line which was founded in 1890, with the introduction of its River Plate Liner Service to Latin America in 1904, the company became a major global player. This book tells the story of those bygone days with a wealth of archive imges. The covers and binding are both square, tight and clean. Fully Illustrated with text. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd Class Signed For Parcel Post in UK only..

UK: Vintage, 2000. Book. Good. paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This famous trilogy dissects with brilliant wit the racial and social prejudices of post- war Malaya during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. There is light readers wear including creasing to the covers and corners. The text block is lightly tanned. A good tight copy..

UK: Vintage, 2000. Book. Good. paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This famous trilogy dissects with brilliant wit the racial and social prejudices of post- war Malaya during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. There is light readers wear including creasing to the covers and corners. The text block is lightly tanned. A good tight copy..

UK.: Pen & Sword, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprints. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. General Urquhart tells the story of those fateful nine days clearly, frankly and , despite the terrible circumstances, not without humour. It ranks as an important work, describing an operation which opened with such high hopes and left its name forever as a feat of the highest endurance and valour. PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping to world zones 1 and 2 is by sea and will take up to 90 days to arrive..

USA: Bison Books, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this soft cover book, Robert M. Utley combines scholarship and drama in this impressive history of the final, massive drive by the Regular Army to subdue and control the American Indians and open the West during the twenty-five years following the civil warThe text block is lightly faded on its extremities and some of the page corners have been turned. There is also creasing across the lower front corner on the cover. A good , tight reading copy..