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An illustrated catalogue documenting the collection. 

A comprehensive description of the important Roman town at Colchester, based on excavations and research to date.

A fascinating investigation in to what coins can tell historians about the art, politics, religion, economics and personalities of the Roman Empire.

PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGHalf bound with red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on title patch and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just some slight wear to corners. Printed pages and images have no discernable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION2008. This is number 582...

A lavishly illustrated overview of ancient Rome and its surroundings.

The three volume officially commissioned history of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.

PUBLISHERMaritime Books, Liskeard, Cornwall.
BINDINGVol. 1 pale blue and vol. 2 grey cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear to edges, otherwise well preserved. 
EDITION2003.
DESCRIPTIONPart One:...

PUBLISHERGrosset & Dunlap, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound with textured cloth boards, inset illustration, embossed lettering and border. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONSome scuffing and wear to edges of boards and spine. Browning to endpapers, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked....

A Biography of Squadron-Commander F. J. Rutland, famous for his courage and feats of daring whilst serving in the R.N.A.S in WWI. His speciality was flying reconnaissance planes off from the turret tops of cruisers, before the development of Aircraft Carriers. However, the mysterious circumstances of his arrest and long period of detention without trial during WWII are strange and disquieting.

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PUBLISHERSterling Publishers Ltd, New Delhi.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear around edges and to spine. Slight browning...

PUBLISHERThe Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, with some general wear to edges of boards; a little scuffing, slight fraying and bumping to corners. Some splitting to hinges, but...

"The beauty and mystery of the ships and the magic of the sea." An illustrated history of  British sailing craft.

Part one, "Historical Notes." (Part two contains a list of exhibits with descriptions.) Spanning the earliest Mediterranean ships to the decline of sail in the late 19th century, this history is illustrated by the extensive collection of model ships in the Science Museum.

A lengthy Illustrated history of sailing ships, from ancient Egypt to the most modern racing yachts at the time of publication.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

A history of the ship modeller's art, with many examples from European and American collections.

A biography of the life and travels in the far east of the Spanish Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier