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Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities: Volume I and II

By: ARNO PRESS

Price: $39.50

Publisher: New York, Arno Press: 1978

Seller ID: 33355

ISBN: 0405091435

Binding: Cloth [Faux Leather]

Condition: Fine

An 'exact facsimile of the original 1845 edition with one exception - the illuminated engravings of the original have been reproduced here in black & white'. 392pp + 386pp, profusely illustrated with photo reproductions of b&w engravings. Bound in green cloth resembling leather. Book is bright, clean and unmarked and the dustjacket is similar, Almost 'as new'. A very heavy and oversized book weighing 3.1kg.
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King in Love : Edward VII's Mistresses

By: ARONSON, Theo

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1988

Seller ID: 33977

ISBN: 0719545269

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

An account of the loves of that celebrated royal womaniser, Edward VII, as Prince of Wales and King. 301pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square bindinmg, no wear to cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket is nearly similar. Small remainder 'dot' to bottom edge. Weight, 654g.
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Amberley Castle : hunting lodge, fortified manor, country castle Hotel

By: ARSCOTT, David

Price: $12.00

Publisher: UK, Dovecote Press: 2002

Seller ID: 037969

ISBN: 1904349048

Binding: Laminated Pictorial Boards

Condition: About Fine

A 'Celebration of 900 Years' - an historic English building. Historical research by Annabelle Hughes. 108 p. ; 25 cm. Bright & clean, still fresh in a similarunclipped dustjacket. 'As New' excepting a gift inscription to the half title page. Weight, 672g.
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A Sussex Life: The Memories of Gilbert Sargent Countryman

By: ARTHUR, Dave

Price: $13.50

Publisher: London, Barrie & Jenkins: 1989

Seller ID: 22596

ISBN: 0712620370

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Memories of a rural life in East Sussex, England. Foreword by Ronald Blythe. 125pp, illustrated with sketches and photographs, map. Very bright, clean copy. Ink name *& date to ffep, otherwise unmarked, and about 'as new'. Weight, 390g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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Twentieth Annual Children's Party; 14th January, 1933

By: ARTISTS RIFLES

Price: $7.00

Publisher: London, 28th London Regiment: 1933

Seller ID: 051130

Binding: Printed Wrapper

Condition: Fine

Notice of a Children's Party given by the Artists Rifles [28th London Regimental] in 1932. One-sided notice. [1pp]. Bright, fresh and unmarked. Near new. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 1g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage worldwide.
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The Quest for Arthur's Britain

By: ASHE, Geoffrey - Editor

Price: $7.50

Publisher: London, Collins-Paladin-Grafton: 1987

Seller ID: 039218

ISBN: 0586080449

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

The book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition.238pp, photo illustrated, diagrams, plans, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Page edges slightly browing as usual. Bookplate to inside of front cover. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Weight, 280g.
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The Discovery of King Arthur

By: ASHE, Geoffrey - in Association with Debrett's Peerage

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Debrett's Peerage: 1985

Seller ID: 2385

ISBN: 0905649699

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

'This book presents an amazing case for who the historical King Arthur may well have been. No other theories have dislodged this one in my mind about the shadowy real man whom we pin so many tales, legends, and romances upon' - Goodreads. xi, 226 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Book is bright and clean, pages still fresh. Unmarked except for a gift inscription to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket, in protective brodart, is near Fine. Small area of creasing to the bottom edge of ther rear panel. Unpacked weight, 500g. We ship ...
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Bournemouth 1890 - 1990; A Brief History of Bournemouth Over the Last 100 Years

By: ASHLEY, Harry W. & Hugh

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Bournemouth, UK, Bournemouth Borough Council: 1990

Seller ID: 32444

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

History of the English town of Bournemouth, 189-1990. 77pp, photo illustrated, advertising. A truly 'mint' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Weight, 200g.
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Rupert of the Rhine

By: ASHLEY, Maurice

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, Hart Davis, MacGibbon: 1976

Seller ID: 1912

ISBN: 0246107936

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Biography of Prince Rupert of the Rhine [1619-1682], nephew of Charles I and one of the heroes of the English Civil War. viii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Introduction by John Terraine. Bright, fresh interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly simlar. Weight, 670g.
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Outrage : The Abuse of Diplomatic Immunity

By: ASHMAN, Chuck; TRESCOTT, Pamela

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, W.H. Allen: 1986

Seller ID: 29802

ISBN: 0491037139

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

An investigation into the abuse of Diplomatic Immunity and Priviledges. With an introduction by Gerald Kaufman. 240 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the black cloth. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 535g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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British Policy Towards the Indian States, 1905-1939

By: ASHTON, S. R.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Curzon Press: 1982

Seller ID: 038470

ISBN: 070070146X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

London Studies on South Asia No. 2. 231pp, two maps. Bright, clean virtually fresh interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is similar with some sun-fading to the spine. Weight, 418g.
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Portable Utopia: Glasgow and the United States, 1820-1920 : with a comprehensive biographical list of the Scots and Americans who created the Connection

By: ASPINWALL, Bernard

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Aberdeen Univ Pr: 1984

Seller ID: 040332

ISBN: 0080284477

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Comprehensive and detailed survey of the close ties that delveloped throughout the 19th century between Glasgo and the United States. xviii, 363 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy, about 'as new', with a similar, unclipped dustjacket, in brodart. Weight, 736g.
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Places & Persons

By: ASQUITH, Margot [Countess of Oxford and Asquith]

Price: $11.00

Publisher: London, Butterworths: 1925

Seller ID: 3160

Wonderful memoirs covering the years 1891-1925. 3rd impression, 8vo, 288pp, photo illus. Hardcover in grey cloth with gilt titles. No dustjacket. Clean, tight copy, VG/-
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Coronation Year in England, 1937

By: ASSOCIATED BRITISH AND IRISH RAILWAYS

Price: $8.00

Publisher: UK, Associated British and Irish Railways: 1937

Seller ID: 053370

Binding: Folding Sheet

Condition: Good VG

Folding brochure detailing four tours of Britain and Ireland for 1937, the year of the Coronation of George VI. Unfolds to 16" by 12.25".Printed both sides, some attractive color, four small photos. Details of tours, pricing etc. Unpacked weight, 19g. Shipping via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail.
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The British Empire at War: A Pictorial Souvenir of the War By Land, Sea and Air

By: ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Asociated Newspapers:

Seller ID: 23104

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good +

Collection of images with captions, showing British Military Forces in various theatres of the First World War. Excellent photographic images reproduced in photogravure. Undated, circa 1916. Unpaginated - 19pp, one full-page image per page. Interior is bright, clean and without damage. Wrappers overlap interior at edges and show moderate wear, otherwise reasonably clean. Weight, 120g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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Pillars of Fire: Dunkirk, 1940

By: ATKINS, Ronald

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd: 1990

Seller ID: 1622

ISBN: 0283996978

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Published in association with the Imperial War Museum to mark the 50th anniversary of Dunkirk, this chronicle is drawn from diaries, memoirs and memories of those who participated in the evacuation. 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Sound hinges. No wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs g unpacked. ...
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Brief lives : a selection based upon existing contemporary Portraits

By: AUBREY, John

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Folio Society: 1975

Seller ID: 791

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Edited by Richard Barber. John Aubrey FRS, 1626-1697, was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the Brief Lives, his collection of short biographical pieces. [Wikipedia]. 324pp, illustrated. Book is very bright and clean and is unmrked, No wear to the cloth, perhaps slight rubbing to the spine at the titles. Publisher's dustjaacket has protected the book well but has minor splitting to two sides. Unpacked weight, 885g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on...
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A History of the Foot Guards to 1856

By: AUBREY-FLETCHER, Major H. L.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Co.: 1927

Seller ID: 041720

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

Two hundred years of the history of Britain's Foot Guards. 463pp, numerous maps. Bright, clean interior with a sound binding. Unmarked. Very minor wear only to cloth. Dustjacket, in brodart, has edge wear, small loss at head of spine etc, otherwise clean. Weight, 1.11kg.
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Persons of Consequence: Queen Victoria and Her Circle

By: AUCHINCLOSS, Louis

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1979

Seller ID: 26262

ISBN: 0394504275

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

A description of Queen Victoria and the people who surrounded her and influenced her. 208pp, illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket, in brodart, is nearly similar. Weight, 790g.
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Austin A40 - A50 'Cambridge': North American Sales Brochure

By: AUSTIN MOTOR CO.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: UK/USA, Austin Motor Co.:

Seller ID: 051758

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Very Good

Auto Sales Literature published for the markets in the USA and Canada by Austin Motor Co of England. Covers the 'new' Austin A40 and A50, 'Cambridge'. Not dated, but the model was produced from 1954 to 1969 and this appears to be an early brochure. Part No. 1129. Folded size - 8.5" by 11". Unfolds to 22" by 25", printed both sides and in color. [12 panels]. Generally clean; Folds not separated but some signs of moderate use. Weight, 57g. This item qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage both to Canada, the USA and other parts of the World.
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Category: Britain - History, Politics & Topography