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George Read
£25.00

The Confectioner

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PUBLISHERHoulston and Sons, London.
BINDINGDecorated red cloth boards with black and gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, scuffed and discoloured commensurate with age. Hinges weakened and a section in the middle of the volume feels a bit loose,  but binding is otherwise reasonably secure. Outer...

Dione Lucas and Rosemary Hume
£35.00

Au Petit Cordon Bleu

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PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 
BINDINGTan cloth boards with red lettering and design. Red tint to top block edge. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with fading and discolouration especially to spine. A little browning and a few small foxing spots on outer leaves, but printed pages and images...

W.B. Whall
£25.00

Sea Songs and Shanties

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PUBLISHERJames Brown & Son, Ltd. Glasgow.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, with what looks like some water damage and fading. Binding secure. Traces of water mark to bottom edges of first few pages, but text and manuscripts remain largely clear and little marked. Booksellers...

David B. Quinn and Alison M. Quinn, editors
£45.00

The English New England Voyages 1602-1608

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PUBLISHERThe Hakluyt Society, London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and ship emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards have a little general shelf wear to edges. Water stain at bottom of front cover, but no further damage from this. Text and images remain clear with few marks.
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Malcolm W. Bingay
£25.00

Detroit is my Own Home Town (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERThe Bobbs-Merrill Company; Indianapolis, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and rather scuffed, corners bumped. Lettering on spine very faded. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few marks. Inscription on flyleaf. 
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Christopher Clark
£30.00

Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947

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PUBLISHERAllen Lane.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. A couple of small marks on block edges, but text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. Small name sticker on flyleaf. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight creasing to...

Ardis Butterfield
£25.00

The Familiar Enemy: Chaucer, Language, and Nation in the Hundred Years War

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Slight shelf wear to very edges of covers, a small black smudge mark on bottom block edge. Printed pages remain clear with no noticeable marks.
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EDITIONFirst paperback edition 2013.
DESCRIPTIONA learned and richly...

Roger Summers
£40.00

Inyanga: Prehistoric Settlements in Southern Rhodesia

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PUBLISHERCambridge at The University Press, for the Inyanga Research Fund.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are scuffed and faded at edges, corners bumped. Binding secure. Some faint foxing to block edges and endpapers, but text and images remain clear with few marks. 
DUST JACKETIn very worn condition,...

Daniel Beer
£25.00

The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars

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PUBLISHERAllen Lane.
BINDINGGrey paper covered boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSlight wear to very edges, preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2016.
DESCRIPTIONA vividly told history of the...

Joyce Denys, Hampden Cordon and M.C. Tindall
£60.00

Our Hospital ABC

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PUBLISHERJohn Lane at The Bodley Head, London; and John Lane Company, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound pictorial paper covered boards with blue cloth over spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. Boards are scuffed and discoloured, corners bumped and torn, some warping and creasing. Front hinge is weakened...

Ken Joyce
£60.00

The 13th and 14th Fairmile Flotillas in Burma

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PUBLISHERO.A. Goulden, Andover.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers have some general wear, slight discolouration and faint scratching to gloss surface. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
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EDITIONFirst edition 1989.
DESCRIPTIONA detailed first-hand account of the role of the Fairmile...

The Arakan Coastal Forces Reunion Comittee
£30.00

From Trombay to Changi's a Helluva Way: The Story of Arakan Coastal Forces

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PUBLISHERPublished for the Arakan Forces Reunion Comittee by O.A. Goulden, Andover.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are a little worn, with some faint marking and discolouration. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
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EDITION1987.
DESCRIPTIONA first hand account of...

Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Campbell and Captain Donald MacIntyre
£30.00

The Kola Run: A Record of the Arctic Convoys 1941-1945

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PUBLISHERFrederick Muller Limited, London.
BINDINGPale green cloth boards with red lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general wear at edges, slight fading. Browning to endpapers, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETIntact but worn around edges, with creasing, scuffing...

Keble Howard
£40.00

The Glory of Zeebrugge and The "Vindictive"

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PUBLISHERChatto and Windus, London.
BINDINGPaper pamphlet with two staples. 
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but in fragile condition. The paper covers are folded and slightly torn at corners, there is a tear from the bottom of the spine to the first staple. Otherwise the binding is held fairly securely. Foxing affecting...

Rachele Mussolini
£20.00

My Life With Mussolini

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PUBLISHERRobert Hale Limited, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, a few patches of scuffing. Some foxing and browning mostly affecting outer leaves and block edges. Text and images remain clear and little marked. Ex W.H. Smith library edition, one sticker inside front...

Colonel G.A. Tokaev
£40.00

Stalin Means War

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PUBLISHERGeorge Weidenfeld & Nicholson Ltd. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, some faint marking / discolouration. Foxing and browning affecting block edges, outer leaves and margins. The text remains clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, generally scuffed with creasing and tearing...

A. Conan Doyle
£30.00

The Great Boer War

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PUBLISHERSmith, Elder & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and very faded, especially front cover and spine. Scuffing, cracking and some fraying to edges. Stained with many marks, some of which look like white paint splatter. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some browning...

George McDonald Fraser
£35.00

The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers

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PUBLISHERHistory Book Club, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with...

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