All Old Books

In Italian. A history of sailing in the Olympic games from when it was first contested at the London games of 1908 (Racing off Ryde,) to Mexico in 1968. The chapters on each Games include the results in every class.

The memoires of a former officer in the Soviet Army and head of the Aerodynamics Laboratory, who defected from the USSR.

A most thorough and detailed history of the Royal Navy, written with the full co-operation of the Admiralty and use of its archives

The memoires of a Captain in the Hampshire Regiment; from his service in India, the Middle East and the First World War.

The memoires of an officer in Napoleons army, from his enlistment aged 16. A fascinating and lively picture of that army in victory and defeat.

A biography or Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, written some time after his death and presented as a memorial of his achievements and character.

This collection of folk tales was first published in Naples, in the Neapolitan dialect, by Giambattista Basile (died C. 1637) They are believed to have been collected mainly in Venice and Crete.

A detailed manual of its period for all aspects of amateur gunsmithing.

A History of the Scottish Borders town of Hawick, known for it's unique flag and seal dating back to 1524. 

Including Fern Hill, A Winters Tale and Vision and Prayer.

Includes most of the Poets published work up until 1952, such as Do not go gentle into that good night and Here in this spring.

The Waste Land, Ariel Poems and The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock are among over 75 poems in this classic Faber and Faber volume.

Beautifully illustrated descriptions of some 45 trees and shrubs mentioned in the Bible, with a short chapter on each. Written by a former Keeper of the Botanic Gardens at Edinburgh, and Professor of Medicine and Botany.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated history of the Welsh Guards during WWII, written by a Major of the Regiment.

A History of the fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and its parent regiments, written by a former colonel.

Together, the first part of General de Gaulle's memoires from the first part of WWII.

The story of Japan's most successful fighter pilot during WWII, the war in the Pacific.

A comprehensive history and guide to playing Indoor Bowls, written by a former Honorary Secretary of The English Bowling Association, Indoor Section. A rare book.