ALEXANDER, JOHN

A Century of Newcastle

Stroud, Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0750926570) Hard Cover, 10.75 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little light indenting. 121pp. Events, people and places around Newcastle upon Tyne over the 20th century. Descriptive sections plus captioned photographs. Tucked in is a newspaper article about the takeover of Newcastle United Football Team by Mike Ashley. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 021354

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Northumberland, Newcastle Upon Tyne Social History 0750926570

ALEXANDER, JOHN

Tynemouth and Cullercoats : Images of England : SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Stroud, Gloucestershire, Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0752416731) Paperback, 9.25 x 6.5 inches. Signed 'To Tony Horne - Best Wishes John Alexander' on half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Small crease to rear cover, none to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. There is also a typed, signed letter to Tony from John enclosed with the book. Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 000405

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: 0752416731

ALLIS, MARGUERITE

Connecticut Trilogy

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1935, Tercentenary Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 6 inches. Ill.: the Author. Inscription on reverse of front end paper. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with very slightly marked boards and spine, with rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 343pp. Tales of folk-lore and legend based on actual historical information around the American State of Connecticut. The three parts each concentrate on the Connecticut Colony, the Saybroook Plantations and the New Haven Colony and her neighbours. With over fifty drawings of buildings and places relevant to the stories. Very Good.

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Book number: 005815

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: Local History, Legends, Traditions, America, Usa, Folklore the Author

ALLWARD, MAURICE

Aircraft : A Picture History

London, Pan Books. 1971. (ISBN: 033002874X) Soft Cover, 4.5 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to upper corner of rear cover, creasing to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. From Wilbur & Orville Wright's Flyer 1 to Concorde. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 011123

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Flight, Airplanes, Wright Brothers, Concorde Transport - Air 033002874x

ANDERSON, BERN

By Sea and By River : The Naval History of the Civil War

USA, Da Capo Press. 1989. (ISBN: 0306803674) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Initials to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 303pp. A detailed account of the naval battles of the American Civil War, which, although there has been less coverage of them than of the land battles, were crucial factors in the outcome of the war. Near Fine.

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Book number: 026377

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, American CIVIL War, 1860s Military Transport - Water 0306803674

ANDRONICOS, MANOLIS

Olympia

Athens, Greece, Ekdotike Athenon SA. 1985. Soft Cover with Self-Wraps, 9.5 x 6.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 80pp. Very well illustrated guide, history and description of the Ancient Greek site and museums of Olympia. Fine.

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Book number: 018191

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Ancient Greece, Archaeology, History Archaeology

MAC ANNAIDH, SEAMAS; BEDOYERE; KERRIGAN; PRONNTAIGH; SUTHERLAND

New Illustrated Irish History

London, Starfire. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 1903817234) Hard Cover, 9.25 x 7.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight traces of storage. 224pp. An A-Z gazetteer of Irish history, very well illustrated. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 008327

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Ireland, Eire, History Non-Uk Country Studies 1903817234

ANSDELL, IAN

Strange Tales of Old Edinburgh

Midlothian, Lang Syne Publishers. 1975. Soft Cover, 8 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 44pp. Stories of happenings, many gruesome, in the past in Scotland. Illustrated. Near Fine.

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Book number: 012374

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Scotland, Legends, Myths, Local History, Edinburgh Mythology

BRIAN MAC AONGUSA

Hidden Streams : a New History of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

Dublin, Currach Press. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 1856079503) Hard Cover, 9.75 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 191pp. From a starting point of the many rivers and streams in this area of south of Dublin, the author takes us on a historical voyage describing the significance of rivers and stream in the lives of the early prehistoric inhabitants, early Christians, Vikings and Anglo-Normans up to modern times when the importance these waterways has been realised. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 027317

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Ireland, History, Dublin 1856079503

ARMSTRONG, PETER

Excavations in Sewer Lane, Hull 1974 : East Riding Archaeologist Vol. 3. 1977 : Hull Old Town Report Series No. 1

East Riding Archaeological Society. 1977. Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 82pp. Archaeological studies in Hull provided much evidence from the area in particular from the 15th and 16th centuries. Well illustrated. Near Fine.

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Book number: 013889

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Archaeology, East Yorkshire, Hull Archaeology

ARNANDER, CHRISTOPHER; WOOD, FRANCES

Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Military. 2016, First Edition. (ISBN: 1473875013) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 194pp. The First World War helped China emerge from humiliation and obscurity onto the world stage. This little known account of its involvement in that conflict tells how China was betrayed when the war ended and how this inspired the rise of Chnnese nationalism and communism. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 022548

Catalogue: History

Keywords: First World War, Military, Politics Military 1473875013

JAMES R. ARNOLD

The Armies of U.S. Grant

London, Arms & Armour Press. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1854091778) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to edges. 288pp. A study of the Commander of Union Forces in the American Civil War, Ulysses Simpson Grant and his tactics and strategy in the fight against the Confederates. Illustrated. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 021974

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Military, American CIVIL War, Union Forces, Military 1854091778

ARNOTT, ALASTAIR; WRAGG, RACHEL

Images of Southampton

Derby, Breedon Books. 2006. (ISBN: 1859835260) Soft Cover, 10.25 x 7.75 inches. Book in mint condition. 189pp. This volume has well-captioned photographs on local history taken from the City Heritages Services collection interspersed with articles featuring different areas of Southampton. New.

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Book number: 010957

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Southampton, England England_pictorial Works, Local History 1859835260

ARROWSMITH, PETER

Recording Stockport's Past : Recent Investigations of Historic Sites in the Borough of Stockport

Stockport, Stockport MBC. 1996, First Edition. Soft Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. Book in virtually mint condition. 96pp. Based on work carried out by archaeologists at the University of Manchester, from the enigmatic Nico Ditch to the Chestergate air raid shelters of World War II. Extremely scarce. Fine.

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Book number: 010165

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Local History, Cheshire, Archaeology, Nico Ditch Local History Archaeology

ASBRIDGE, THOMAS

The Greatest Knight : The Remarkable Life of William Marshal the Power Behind Five English Thrones

London, Simon & Schuster. 2015. (ISBN: 0743268628) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. 444pp. An account of the life of William Marshal, the true Lancelot of his era who rose through the ranks to serve at the right hand of five English monarchs to become a celebrated tournament champion, baron, politician and ultimately regent of the realm. He befriended Richard the Lionheart, Eleanor of Aquitaine, King John and he helped negotiate the terms of 'Magna Carta'. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 028023

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Middle Ages, William Marshal, 12th Century 0743268628