American History & Culture

Edward Clinton Ezell
£50.00

The Great Rifle Controversy (signed copy)

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERStackpole Books.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight fading to edges. Faint scratching and a few scuff marks to gloss surface and a...

The Great Western Railway
£25.00

The Great Western Railway of England, 1837 - 1927

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PUBLISHERThe Great Western Railway.
BINDINGCard covered pamphlet bound with cord.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact but covers are in worn condition and foxed. The printed pages, images, fold out plan and map remain very well preserved for age, clear and little marked. Name written on back cover.
DUST JACKETNo.
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Philip R. Alger
£28.00

The Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery

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Written by a Professor of Mathematics of the US Navy. Subtitled "A Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, as Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables."

Justin H. Smith, Editor
£28.00

The Historie Booke: A Tale of Two Worlds and Five Centuries, 1537, 1638, 1903

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PUBLISHERThe Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (privately printed)
BINDINGRoyal blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Gilt block edges. Endpapers have a pattern of crests. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Scuffing around edges, corners bumped and some fraying at ends of spine....

L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell
£16.00

The Liberty Ships

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PUBLISHERDavid and Charles, Newton Abbot.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges, a small patch of delamination at top of spine. A little faint scratching...

Susan Peterson
£20.00

The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez

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A beautifully illustrated account of the life and work of the legendary Native American potter.

Ernest V. Smith
£18.00

The Making of a Surgeon

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The memoires of an American surgeon. From his humble beginnings and struggle to afford medical school, to his long and rewarding career including further training at the Mayo Clinic.

W. H. Bartlett
£40.00

The Pilgrim Fathers

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A history of the "Pilgrim Fathers," with chapters on the origins of their religious dissent in England and Holland, the voyage of The Mayflower and the settlement in New England.

Robert Trumball
£30.00

The Raft

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The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

John Loring
£30.00

Tiffany Parties

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PUBLISHERDoubleday, New York.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with gilt and embossed lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight wear to very edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing to top of spine and one tiny 0.5 cm tear. Preserved in removable...

Dendy Marshall
£75.00

Two Essays in Early Locomotive History

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERThe Locomotive Publishing Company, Limited.
BINDINGQuarter bound cloth spine and brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age. Boards have some scuff...

Natasha Kuzmanovic
£100.00

Yard: The Life and Magnificent Jewelry of Raymond C. Yard

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PUBLISHERThe Vendome Press, New York.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver gilt border design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear and little handled.
DUST JACKETVery good, a few tiny scuff patches at corners and a crease to the front flap. Preserved in removable book...

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