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London: Virgin. Book and d/w in very good condition and is not price clipped. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2010.

London UK: Phoenix Press, 2001. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The fall of the Hittite Empire in 1193 BC was sudden - perhaps because of large scale migration - and historical records were scarce, but the discovery of Hittite cuneiform tablets in the 1940s yielded fascinating information about the people, there political organization, social structure, economy and religion. The boards, and text block t are square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only this book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

UK: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1923. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume is part 1 of books on the Norfolk Broads the text is accompanied by a map, eight coloured and four uncoloured illustrations. The half green boards and binding are tight, the leather? spine is lightly scuffed , the text block has speckling to the fore edge and base. Book price includes 2nd class postage UK only.

USA: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 64mo - up to 3" tall. This book contains complete translations of the two essays that constitute the best introduction to Leibniz's complete thought: " Discourse on Metaphysics," a short course in his metaphysics, written in 1686 at the time his mature thought was just crystallizing, and " Monadology " of 1714, a summary of Leibniz's mature metaphysics, written late in his long career. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK: Henry Frowde, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ' The Oxford Book of Latin Verse from the earliest fragments to the end of the Vth century A.D. There is foxing on the end papers and a school label stating this was given as a Bromsgrove School Prize of 1923. A good, square copy..

London: J M Dent & Sons,Ltd. The spine is worn on the top and bottom and along the side.This is a delightful little book of walking in england in the turn of the 20thC. . Good. Hardcover. Reprint 1929. 1929.

UK: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The American Civil War was one of the most significant conflicts of the nineteenth century. Many books have been written about it , but never before has such a comprehensive narrative account been told by those who witnessed the accounts. A further dimension is added by the inclusion of over sixty illustrations, many of them previously unpublished contemporary photographs, and maps showing the eastern and western theatres of war. A fine ,clean and tight copy..

UK: Guild Publishing Ltd., 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edward III was king of england for fifty years, a half-century which witnessed some of the most dramatic events in medieval history: from the violent deposition of Edward II to political drama of the Good Parliament; from the triumphs of Crecy and Poitiers to the horrors of the Black Death. Indeed the French War and the great pestilence have so firmly captured the imagination of historians that the domestic reign of this remarkable king has been inadequately studied. The DW has some creasing to its corners and top of the spine and there is light rubbing on the back.

New York. USA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition/ 4th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book you will be taken on a journey into the heart of matter as a brilliant scientist and tour guide takes you on a fascinating voyage the Periodic Kingdom, the world of the elements. The fore-edge of the text block is rough-cut. The Boards, Text block and Dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..

Ipswich. UK: Old Pond Publishing Ltd, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume is titled " Volvo F88 & F89 at work ". it is the Second Edition which as revised text and contains fifty additional photographs. 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..

Hersham. UK: Ian Allen Publishing., 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled," Trucks in Camera- AEC " the covers , text block and dust Jacket are square, tight and clean. Illustrated This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

Shepperton UK: Ian Allen Publishing., 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book covers the period from the first light commercial models of1904 to the present day 1990?. Illustrated. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage. .

Isle of Man.: RNLI Ramsey Station., 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is the history and story of the Ramsey Lifeboats on the Isle of Man, the text is illustrated through out with lack and white photographs. The covers , binding and text block are all square and tight, the covers do show very light wear to the edges. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only. .

UK: Allan Wingate ( Publishers) Ltd, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author sets out to explain in calendar form the work of the grower through the stages of propagation from stools, potting on, stopping, timi9ng, disbudding, feeding, summer and autumn treatment and the like. Space is also given to those who aspire to exhibition work, and there are some useful hints on judging and display. The text block is lightly discoloured on its edges and the D/W has wear and small tears to its edges and corners. A good reading copy..

UK: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This work adopts a fresh approach to its subject, the greatest engineer the world has ever known, judging by the effects of his work upon the lives of ordinary people. It presents Stephenson's life through his letters, and lets the engineer speak for himself. The boards, page block are square, tight and good, the dust jacket has repaired tear on the inside of front top edge. and is priced-clipped..

UK: Batsford Ltd. Urban life was the key to Roman civilization, and Rome's remarkable success in implanting it in her distant barbarian provinces has affected the history and geography of Britain down to the present day. In the last decade rescue excavations have vastly increased our knowledge of Roman towns in Britain. In this book all that knowledge is brought together for an authoritative account of not only their remains but their meaning. The D/W has a small tear to the top back and is also lightly rippled and sun faded it has also been priced clipped. There is somelight foxing to the f.e.p and page edges. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1975.

Glossop. UK: Venture Publications, 2013. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " Berresfords Motors of Cheddleton " The covers, 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.: Aurum Press Ltd, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The split screen; the orange fingers poking out at the side to indicate left or right; the speedometer in the middle of the dashboard like a clock on a mantelpiece; the notoriously rust-prone floors; the pootling exhaust note... Just some of the much- loved characteristics of the Morris Minor or Morris 1000. There is a Happy Christmas dedication on the f.e.p.

UK: Hutchinson, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge were lifelong friends. They were also the daughters of best friends: William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the two poetic geniuses who shaped the romantic age. Drawing on a host of sources the author tells the never-before-told story of how two young women, born into greatness, shaped their own legacies. A good, clean and tight copy..

London .UK: Hutchinson, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. n this book, titled " The Poets' Daughters; Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge " The boards, text block and dust jacket are 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.