GIDDINGS, ROBERT.

IMPERIAL ECHOES. Eye-Witness Accounts of Victoria's Little Wars.

London. Leo Cooper, 1996., Eyewitness accounts from campaigns & minor wars, such as Maratha, Gurkha, Burmese, Ashanti, Opium, Afghan, Maori, Sikh, Kaffir, Persian, Abyssinian, Zulu, Boer, Egyptian, Sudanese and Matabele. 260 pages including select bibliography & index. 32 b./w. photographs & old prints on 16 pages. Near fine but previous owner put 2 labels on front f.e.p., presumably to cover something ! Near fine d./w. but top edge slightly bumped, priced £18.95. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 085052394X. 1996

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Book number: 5586

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: wars

GILL, LEONARD.

A FIRST GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN BIRDS.

Cape Town. Maskew Miller, 1964., 7th edition, revised by J.M. Winterbottom. First published 1936. 225 pages including index to English & Afrikaans names. Illustrated by Leonard Gill & his sister with 18 plates in colour, and 2 in black & white, plus some b. & w. illustrations within text. 8.75" x5.5". Near fine except small mark bottom front edge & another back bottom edge. D./w. has ½" tear bottom of spine & ¼" tear back top corner, is worn on top & bottom of spine and on corners, o./w. near fine. 1964

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Book number: 3141

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: South Africa birds African ornithology South Afrika

GIROUARD, MARK.

Life In The English Country House. A Social & Architectural History.

New Haven. Yale University Press, 1978, 344 pages including index. 33 colour photographs & illustrations. 217 b./w. photographs illustrations & prints. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover near fine but ends of spine slightly bumped. Near fine d./w. priced £10. 10.25" x 8". ISBN 0300022735. 1978

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Book number: 6473

Catalogue: History

Keywords: country house English home architecture

GIROUARD, MARK.

LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE. A Social and Architectural History.

London. Yale University Press, 1980., 8th printing. Based on the author's Slade lectures given at Oxford University 1975-76. 344 pages, including notes to pages, & index. 32 colour plates, 204 b./w. photographs, 22 text figures. Contents & cover near fine, no inscription. D./w. near fine but bottom edge slightly bumped. ISBN 0300022735. 1980

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Book number: 6859

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Upper Class country house homes architecture social history

GLOVER, MICHAEL.

RORKE'S DRIFT.

Ware, Herts. Wordsmith Editions, 1998., Paperback. Reprint, first published 1997. 146 pages including principal sources & index. 16 b./w. illustrations on 12 pages, and a double page map. Near fine, in near fine stiff card cover. ISBN 1853266736 1998

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Book number: 6011

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Zululand Natal Isandhlwana Helpmakaar Bromhead Rorke's Drift

GODBER, JOYCE.

HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE. 1066-1888.

Bedford. Bedfordshire County Council, 1969., Published 1970, 2nd impression of first edition. 592 pages. Frontispiece in colour, with over 170 b./w. photographs & maps. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Sadly the cover's very marked with spots on the front & back, mainly small as if water was splashed on it, but the information inside the book and the b./w. photographs of beautiful houses & interiors from Bedfordshire's past make it special. Contents near fine. 24.5cm. x 17.5cm. 1969.

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Book number: 7837

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Bedford Bedfordshire Poddington Potton Luton Leighton Buzzard Eaton Socon Elstow Dunstable Clophill Chicksands Cranfield Biggleswade Ampthill

GOLBY, J.M. AND PURDUE, A.W.

THE CIVILIZATION OF THE CROWD. Popular Culture of England. 1750-1900.

London. Batsford Academic & Educational, 1984., Paperback. 224 pages including chapter notes, bibliiography & index. Priced on back cover £8.95. Near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 0713414138. 1984

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Book number: 5674

Catalogue: History

Keywords: history culture civilization crowds

GOLBY, J.M.

Culture and Society In Britain 1850-1890. A Source Book of Contemporary Writings.

Oxford Oxford University Press, 1987., Softback. An Open University set book. Golby is Staff Tutor in History at the O.U. Just over 9 " X 6". 342 pages. 10 b./ w. illustrations. Previous owner's name on f.e.p., some neat underlining in ink & pencil, faint crease on top front corner, crease bottom back corner, o./w. very good. Priced £3.95 on back. ISBN 0198711123. 1987

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Book number: 2316

Catalogue: History

Keywords: history Victorians philosophy religion writers authors Pre-Raphaelites

GOLDHAGEN, DANIEL JONAH

HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS. Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust.

London. Little, Brown & Company, 1996., Reprint, first published 1996. 622 pages including chapter notes. 28 b. & w. photographs and 8 maps. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine. D./w. is near fine, not price clipped (£22.95) but top edge slightly bumped. ISBN 0316879428. 1996

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Book number: 3595

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Nazis S.S. Hitler Germany The Holocaust Second World War

GOLDING, CLAUD.

THEY MADE HISTORY.

Bristol. Sienna, 1998., Paperback. "Stories of the extraordinary people who made history." 487 pages. Near fine, no inscription. Near fine cover, priced on back £3.99. 19.5cm. x 13cm. ISBN 0752528289. 1998

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Book number: 6628

Catalogue: History

Keywords: history Astor Bach Borgia Cornwall Newton Raffles Wallace

GOODERS, JOHN.

The Bird Seeker's Guide..

London. Andre Deutsch, 1982., Paperback. 208 pages. Chapter headings are Seasons, Habitats, Hot Spots, The Birds, Rarities, and Gazeteer. 21 b. & w. photographs. 20 cm. x 13 cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, priced on back, £3.50. ISBN 023397380X. 1982

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Book number: 6936

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bird birds ornithology twitchers

GOODERS, JOHN.

Where To Watch Birds.

London. Book Club, 1974., Guide to over 500 bird watching spots in England, Scotland & Wales. 3rd edition, fully revised & enlarged. First published 1967 by Andre Deutsch. 343 pages, 26 b./w. photographs & 32 maps. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine. 20.5cm. x 13.5cm. 1974.

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Book number: 878

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Hides Ornithology Natural History R.S.P.B.

GORDON, MAJ. L.L.

BRITISH BATTLES AND MEDALS.

London. Gale & Polden, 1946-50., Ex Reference Library. No title page, no date of publication, but the preface mentions "the recent war", and a medal is dated 1945. 294 pages. Colour frontispiece. 32 pages of b./w. photographs of medals, with mainly 4 images to a page. Sadly, the photographs opposite page 200 are missing, which is the "Medal Ribbon Chart". No d./w., illustrated on front with silver medal and green & brown ribbon. Reference labels & marks, small piece of top of spine missing, corners bumped, o./w. very good. 9.75" x 6.25". 1950

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Book number: 2317

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: medals battles ribbons decorations awards warfare

GORMAN, MAJOR J. T.

GEORGE VI King and Emperor.

Lodon. W. & G. Foyle, 1937., Hardback. A copy presented to "Donald Noble Higginbottom, to commemorate the coronation of His Majesty King George VI and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 12th May 1937. Presented by Selwyn Lloyd, chairman, and Thos. Redfern, clerk, of The Urban District Council of Hoylake." 56 pages. 51 b./w. photographs on 26 pages. Blue cloth cover with lettering & arms of Hoylake on front in gilt. Contents near fine apart from the presentation label. 23.5cm. x 16.5cm. No d./w. 1937.

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Book number: 10139

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 1937 coronation King George VI Donald Noble Higginbottom Queen Elizabeth II

GOULD, ROBERT W.

CAMPAIGN MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY 1815-1972. With 1982/83 Price Guide.

London. Arms & Armour Press, 1982., Second edition with new 7 page price guide supplement, & corrections, in front. "An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors." 72 pages with 8 pages of advertisments at back. 70 medals & ribbons illustrated full size & described, plus 101 b./w. photographs. Near fine in near fine d./w. 8.75" x 5.75". ISBN 0853685150. 1982

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Book number: 2622

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: medals campaign medals Waterloo Sikh Wars Indian Mutiny Burma Wars Zula Wars Boer War Crimea War military history