History

Lionel Gossman
£18.00

Basel in the Age of Burckhardt: A Study in Unseasonable Ideas

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PUBLISHERThe University of Chicago Press.
BINDINGCream cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little wear to edges of boards and a few small marks on block edges. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome shelf wear  and slight creasing to edges. a few faint scratches,...

Ian Barnes
£20.00

Restless Empire: A Historical Atlas of Russia

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PUBLISHERThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just slight wear to edges of boards. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little shelf wear to edges, a few faint scuff marks. Preserved in removable book wrap.
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BBC Information Division
£32.00

The Falklands Conflict - and the war of words over the BBC's coverage

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PUBLISHERBBC Information Division.
BINDINGPaper covers.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact but covers are very worn and discoloured, the front cover is mostly detached. However the pages within remain largely clear and little marked. Preserved in a clear archive pouch.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONSummer 1982.
DESCRIPTIONA large compilation of hundreds...

Robert Irwin
£20.00

For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and their Enemies

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PUBLISHERAllen Lane.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little wear to edges of boards. Printed pages remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear and creasing, mainly at ends of spine. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2006.
DESCRIPTIONA beautifully written reassessment of...

Mark Philp
£55.00

Political Conduct

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PUBLISHERHarvard University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little wear to edges of boards. Text is clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear and bending back of edges, preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2007.
DESCRIPTIONExplores how the processes and practices...

Teresa M. Bejan
£35.00

Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration

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PUBLISHERHarvard University Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Printed pages have no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETVery slight wear to edges and a little faint scuffing. preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONSecond printing 2017.
DESCRIPTIONAn enlightening investigation in to the tension...

Robert and Isabelle Tombs
£45.00

That Sweet Enemy: The French and The British from The Sun King to the Present

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PUBLISHERAlfred A. Knopf, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound red boards with matching red cloth over spine. Gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETA little worn at edges with some slight discolouration. Preserved in removable book...

Christopher B. Krebs
£18.00

A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich

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PUBLISHERW.W. Norton & Company. New York, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound brown boards with red cloth over spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETGood, just a little wear to very edges. Front flap has previously been...

M.V. Woodgate
£25.00

Madame Elizabeth of France (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERBrowne and Nolan Limited. The Richview Press Dublin.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and a little faded at edges, corners bumped. Browning and foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text remains largely clear and little marked. Author's signature in green ink on title...

W.J. Loftie
£25.00

Kensington: Picturesque & Historical

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PUBLISHERField and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decorative borders on the overlap inside the covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, boards have some general shelf wear and bumped corners. Some foxing and browning affecting the outer leaves, but printed pages, images...

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....

Joseph S. Harris
£30.00

Harris and Smith: Collateral Ancestry

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PUBLISHERJoseph S. Harris, Philadelphia. George F. Lasher, Printer.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear to boards, a faint scuffed patch on front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. Small previous...

Orlando Figes
£25.00

A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, some wear and bumping to edges and corners. Pages are slightly bowed, but otherwise remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some scuffing to edges. A little faint scratching to gloss surface. Unclipped.
EDITIONFirst edition, 1996.

Hugo Vickers
£48.00

Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERSt Martins Press, New York.
BINDINGTurquoise cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition, a little shelf wear to very edges of boards, corners bumped. Printed pages are clear with no noticeable marks. Authors signature on title page. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing and wear to...

Robert Simon Sturges (Private No. 940)
£45.00

"On the Remainder of Our Front-"

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PUBLISHERHarrison & Sons, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing along spine and to corners. Somewhat darkened / discoloured. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Some browning throughout, especially affecting outer leaves, but printed pages remain clear and largely...

Clifford Saber
£50.00

Desert Rat Sketch Book

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PUBLISHERSketchbook Press, New York
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with gilt lettering, in yellow card slipcase. Coloured maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome discolouration and spotting to boards, but printed pages remain clear and little marked. Colours bright.
DUST JACKETIntact, but has general wear and scuffing, with some stain marks...

Alex A. Hurst
£28.00

Square-Riggers: The Final Epoch 1921-1958

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PUBLISHERTeredo Books, Sussex.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. Illustrated endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear, with some scuffing and slight fading at edges. White residue marks on back cover where dust jacket has adhered. Foxing on block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little...

Richard Hopton
£45.00

Pistols at Dawn: A History of Duelling

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PUBLISHERPortrait, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. No noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to very edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2007.
DESCRIPTIONA fascinating history of the drama and sheer terror of the duel, with many eyewitness accounts. Illustrated with twelve monochrome...

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