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2019rif. x-0367019086Routledge 2019. Hardcover. New. 232 pages. 9.02x5.51x0.71 inches. Routledge hardcover
2007rif. 2-1600215769Nova Science Pub Inc 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 283 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.00 inches. Nova Science Pub Inc hardcover
1941Features: Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking, China's devastated capital; Four illustrations of a mock panzer attack thrusting toward London; Review of book on F.W. Woolworth, with photos of his earliest stores; The Battle of Keren - two photos; The Army in Training - article by Cyril Falls with five photos; Augsburg to Glasgow - Rudolph Hess's Sensational Flight from Germany - with eight photos - "Hitler's Deputy and "Dearest Friend" escapes to Britain; The first tank battle in history - a graphic description by a German Tank Officer who took part in the fight between France and Germany; Centerfold illustration of tank battle exercises in East Anglia; Before and after photos of the devastation of England's House of Commons; Photo of damaged Big Ben; Full-page photo of Churchill amongst the ruins of the House of Commons; Photos of destruction to Westminster Abbey, Hall and School; 10 photos of war events and personalities of the week; Great photo of the forward guns of the battleship "Gneisenau"; The War at Sea - photos of the recapture of Berbera and R.A.F. pigeons, plus the first corvette built in Canada for the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians; Wonderful photo of the H.M.S. "Cornwall"; Great photo ad for The British Power Boat Company; Similar photo ad for Thornycroft patrol vessels. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
1883Mr. Pakenham passes away under allegedly outrages circumstances at Tamatave. Suez Canal difficulty - cutting a second canal parallel to the first. Echoes of the week. The Playhouses; Weather; National Sports; The Cholera in Egypt - Quarantine, with full-page engraving entitled 'Quarantine Examination at Brinsisi'. Crab-Catching in Cornwall - 9 sketches on one page (plus text on next page); News from the Court and Church plus Benevolence and Self-Help. New Townhall, Dover - with sketch; The Westminster Townhall - with sketch; The Swanley Homes for Little Boys - with sketch; Sketches in Egypt - Thebes. The Advantages of Wet Weather. Supplement includes: Chapter V of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn; The Savage Club at the Royal Albert Hall (which is featured on front cover illustration and pages 52 and 53); The Jesmond Dene Park, Newcastle; A dramatic two-page engraving entitled "Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway (please note that this engraving bears a large tear); Obituaries; Chess; Wills and Bequests; Departure of Irish Emigrants; Classified Ads. The Jesmond Dene Public Park, Newcastel-on-Tyne - 8 lovely sketches. The Suez Canal - 3 pages of text and sketches, including map of the proposed Canal and sketch of M. Ferdinand De Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company. New Books. Musical Publications. Chipping at edges. Some pages loose but all appear to be present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
2025rif. Adhya-9781292482675PEARSON 2025. PB. New. PEARSON paperback
2025rif. Adhya-9781292482675PEARSON 2025. PB. New. PEARSON paperback
1974viii, 528 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Several fold-out reproductions of historic maps indicating local landowners. Map endpapers. Intended to "preserve our past by recording the delights and sorrows of those who passed this way. We have attempted to publish accounts to preserve the personalities of this multicultural community. It is hoped the book will be a source of reminiscence for those still living and a legacy for future generations. In it is a combination of the British way of life depicted by those very early pioneers plus our European people who came in search of freedom." - page v. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderfully informative local history and genealogical reference. Hackett (2) 198. Book
1930Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Was Buried Alive - Part I - The Amazing Adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert"; The "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part VI (conclusion) - John Gibbons wraps up his amusing walking tour of Southern Italy; A Himalayan Marriage Market - A wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a quaint annual fair where all eligible girls of the district assemble to be inspected by young men with a view to marriage; Filming in the Wilds - Part III of Major C. Lestock Reid's account of his major adventures attempting to film an adventure story in the Far East, this time in Indo-China - with two photos of Angkor Wat; A Deal in Diamonds - Dr. T. Hilding Svartengren was nearly swindled out of a fortune in Paris; The Town of Ghosts - Walter F. King discovers a deserted mining camp in the High Sierras which was abandoned in haste; Wreck-Hunting - For fifty years Herbert J. Gibson of Penzance, Cornwall, has built a photographic record of the ships driven onto the local rock-bound coasts - article with many dramatic photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part I - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Ship of Mystery - The strange last voyage of a vessel to Manila where a soldier of fortune hoped to profit by the ship's cargo; Premonition - Can a man prevent his death after he has had a premonition of it?; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
rif. SKU0598042Pearson 2018-01-05. loose_leaf. Good. 1x8x10. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Pearson unknown
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rif. 697039536Bodleian Library . Hardback. New. pp. 600 Bodleian Library hardcover
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1910rif. C847951910 . Very Good. Dimensions 222mm x 300mm. pp.58. 32 pages of photographs; 26 pages unused. Original half leather binding in black with textured navy blue sides and slightly faded gilt borders. Hand drawn 'title page' with evocative sketches of the Sphinx and pyramid at sunset charming sketch of a camel and HMS Cornwall at anchor. One hundred and sixteen original b&w photographs giving remarkably clear detail of the ship her crew ports of call leisure and working life at sea. Handwritten notes bring the photographs to life 'The Golf Links St John's Newfoundland' 'HMS Cornwall Crossing The Atlantic' 'Hotel Chateau Frontenac Qubec' 'On the detached mole Gibraltar' 'Coaling Gibraltar' 'Coaling Halifax' and 'Cadets Rugby Team Malta.' The ship's itinerary included: St. JohnsNewfoundland; Charlottestown and Sydney; Qubec; Halifax; Gibraltar; Tangier; Alexandria; Cairo; Platea; and Malta. Malta photographs include HMS Exmouth HMS Duncan and HMS Swiftsure. Photographs of the crew touring the pyramids Monmoreney Falls in Canada fishing huts and scenic landscapes at St. Johns. On-board working life: the officers 'taking sights' and the effort involved in 'coaling.' A personal viewpoint of the enjoyment of travelling the world. Named crew members: Lieutenant Evans 'asleep' Staff Surgeon Divesy 'Asleep' Commander TalbotÃPonsonby Lieutenants Evans and Jermane 'coaling' and Lieutenant Goulden. / Loosely inserted collection of 9 small original b&w photographs 4 with handwritten notes verso: HMS Antrim and HMS Liverpool 1913.// HMS Cornwall was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy. On completion in 1903 she was assigned to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet and refitted in 1907 for service as a training ship for cadets with the 4th Cruiser Squadron on the North America and West Indies Station from 1908. /Commander Frederick William Talbot-Ponsonby 1879-1930 gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy and was awarded the Chevalier Legion of Honour./HMS Antrim was a Devonshire-class armoured Royal Navy cruiser assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion in 1905 and transferred to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1907 the reserve Third Fleet in 1909 then became flagship of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet in 1913./HMS Liverpool was a 4800 ton Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in 1909. She served continuously in home waters subordinated to the Home Fleet from 1909 through the initial stages of the First World War./ HMS Bristol Royal Navy was completed on 17 December 1910. From 18 February 1913 she was assigned to the 5th Battle Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet at Devonport Very good indeed. Covers very slightly used. hardcover
2025rif. Adhya-9781032589374T&F/ROUTLEDGE 2025. PB. New. T&F/ROUTLEDGE paperback
2025rif. Adhya-9781032589374T&F/ROUTLEDGE 2025. PB. New. T&F/ROUTLEDGE paperback
1984rif. ZB1351668Elsevier Science Ltd 1984. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Oct. 26 weekend SALE item 802 pp. hardcover very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Elsevier Science Ltd hardcover
1943rif. 003496Jersey, Feldkommandantur, 1943. 80 S. Orig.-Broschur. Ein gut erhaltenes Exemplar der seltenen Schrift aus der deutschen Besatzungszeit der Inseln mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
18792 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, with engraved title-vignettes and numerous engraved illustrations and plans in the text, neat uniform signature on front free endpapers, neat contemporary signature on titles; original brown cloth, bevelled boards, upper boards framed in black and blocked in gilt (repeating title-vignettes), primrose endpapers, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrips laid down, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Bray's classic account was first published as three volumes in 1836. Urged by Southey to report 'everything about a parish that can be made interesting; all of its history, traditions and manners that can be saved from oblivion', she produced a classic and important work combining natural history, topography and folklore in a series of delightful letters. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Brockett, 6260.
2010rif. DADAX1845536681Routledge 2010-11-30. 1. hardcover. New. 6.25x1.00x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
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2013rif. __1851242546The Bodleian Library 2013. Hardcover. New. 600 pages. 9.29x6.30x1.65 inches. The Bodleian Library hardcover
1786rif. 15668London: various. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1786-c1890. First Edition. Softcover. Collection of steel and copper engravings of Cornwall including many of St. Michael's Mount. Dating from 1786 through to the late 19th century. Various sizes from 85 x 62mm to 268 x 163mm. Assembled by Hardwicke Knight. All engravings are loose in clear plastic pockets in a clearfile stationary folder. Includes the following prints with contemporary hand colouring: 1 "Bodinnoc Ferry Fowey Cornwall" T. Allom / B. R. Davies published London: Peter Jackson no date c. 1850; 2 "Penzance. Cornwall" T. Allom S. Fisher cropped close to the printed area; 3 "The Well and Launceston Castle" engraved by J. Greig for the Antiquarian & Topographical Cabinet from a drawing by S. Prout; Published for the Proprietors by W. Clarke. Also 2 hand-coloured maps of Cornwall. The larger map measures 257 x 199mm and has a hand-coloured vignette landscape illustration in the lower right corner and 4 hand-coloured coats of arms - Duchy of Cornwall; Seal of Saltash; Earl of Mounot-Edgecumb; Tywardreth. The smaller map measures 175 x 116mm published London: Pigot & Co. no date c1850. The smaller map has a 3/4" corner missing encroaching a little inside the coloured border into the map proper. The engravings include "View of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall" engraved for The Modern Universal British Traveller; "St. Michael's Mount" John Murray; "St. Michael's Mount Cassell Petter & Galpin; "St. Michael's Mount" Christian Miscellany; "St. Michael's Mount" How & Parsons; "St. Michael's Mount" Published for the Proprietor by Simpkin & Marshall; "Mounts Bay Cornwall" Engraved by J. Newton published by S. Hooper 1786; "St. Michael's Mount" Engraved by J. Newton published by S. Hooper 1786; "St. Michael's Mount" from a painting by J. Opie engraved by W. Birch published by Wm. Birch 1788; "St. Michael's Mount" drawn and engraved by Dugdales; "St. Michael's Mount" Smith Elder & Co.; "St. Michael's Mount" Vernor & Hood; "Chapel of St. Michaels Mount" S. Hooper 1788; "St. Michael's Mount" S. Allom / W. Le Petit; "Launceston" G. Townsend Published by H. Besley; "Dance-Maine A Druidical Circle Cornwall" W. & G. Cooke from a drawing by J. Britton published by Vernor & Hood; "St. Erme Cornwall" Gent. Mag. July 1808; "Roach Rocks & Chapel" Vernor & Hood; "Cheese-Wring Cornwall" Vernor & Hood; "Probus Tower Cornwall" Vernor & Hood. Seller ref: Knightcol . various paperback
1860rif. 249210London: 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place 1860. 1 page. 16mo. About fine. 1 page. 16mo. 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place unknown
1860rif. 249210London: 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place 1860. 1 page. 16mo. About fine. 1 page. 16mo. 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place unknown books
