CARDOZA, HAROLD G.

THE MARCH OF A NATION. The first authorative account of the Spanish War.

London. The Right Book Club, 1937., Reprint specially published for the Right Book Club. "The First Authoritative Account of the Spanish War, by an English War Correspondent of unrivaled experience," 316 pages, with 24 pages of b. & w photographs. 7 maps within text, & 1 folding map at end of book. Cream cover has damp stain on back, continuing to back endpapers, affecting some of the photographs which are all at the end of the book. This damp has stuck the first 6 photos together at the bottom, also damaged the corners of the last 4, where they've stuck together at the edges, but hasn't affected the actual picture. Front edges of pages foxed. Orange & maroon dust wraper worn & torn, top 2" of spine missing, 3" tear down side of spine, damp stained on spine & back edge, & the.paper is thin & slightly brittle. Reading copy. 22cm. x 14.5cm. 1937

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Book number: 1374

Catalogue: .History

Keywords: Spanish Civil War General Franco Spanish Popular Front Guadalajara Toledo Madrid

CAREW, TIM.

FALL OF HONG KONG.

London. Anthony Blond, 1960., Ex. Library. No d./w. Library binding with ref. # bottom of spine, some minor marks on f.e.p. from date-stamp & where label removed. 227 pages and 29 b.& w. photographs on 16 pages. Contents clean. Edges of pages slightly grubby but library binding is firm, strong and apart from library stamps its very good. 8¼" x 5¼ 1950

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Book number: 1551

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Hong Kong 2nd W./W. Repulse Bay military Tanaka Lt.-Gen. Sakai Macpherson Kowloon Singapore Sergeant Marable Corporal Goddard Private Milroy Middlesex Regiment

CARLTON, CHARLES.

GOING TO THE WARS. The Experience of the English Civil Wars, 1638-1651.

London. B.C.A./ Routledge, 1992., A study of the English Civil Wars from the point of view of the men who took part. The author was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship for 2 years, enabling him to research & write this book. He describes how the men left their families & homes in peaceful surroundings, quite innocent of the realities, violence & horrors of the wars ahead of them. How they prepared for combat, endured the military discipline, physical exhaustion & strain, and how they faced the horrific battles. 428 pages including 75 pages of source notes. 22 b./ w. illustrations. Near fine. Near fine d./w. Book Club edition. ISBN 9780415032827. 1992

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Book number: 1555

Catalogue: History

Keywords: English Civil War Charles 1 Cromwell Battle of Edgehill Battle of Naseby

CARRICK, NEVILLE AND ASHTON, EDWARD L.

THE ATHENAEUM LIVERPOOL. 1797 - 1997.

Liverpool. The Athenaeum,Liverpool, 1997., Softback. Introduction by Christopher R. Hewetson, President of the Atheneum, Liverpool, in 1997. 81 pages. 18 b./w. prints & photographs. A "With Compliments" slip included. Contents near fine except small tear bottom edge of title page. Stiff card cover near fine but front top corner is faintly creased, & front bottom edge is slightly bumped. 24.25cm. x 16.75cm. ISBN 0953142809. 1997

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Book number: 8142

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Liverpool Athenaeum Merseyside

CARSON, RACHEL.

The Edge Of The Sea.

London. Staples Press, 1955., ' The Rocky Shore, the Rim of Sand, the Coral Coast. ' Drawings by Robert Hines. 276 pages including 20 p. of classifications & 6 p. index. F.e.p. corner creased. D./w. worn and torn at top & bottom of spine, and top & bottom of outside corners. Owners name on f.e.p. & faint signs of foxing on f.e.p. & b.e.p. Faded along bottom edge of cover o./w. very good. By author of ' The Sea Around Us.' 1955

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Book number: 1123

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: seashore Atlantic coast Cape Cod conservation Rachel Carson

CARSON, RACHEL L.

THE SEA AROUND US.

London. Staples Press, 1957., 2nd impression of second edition. Drawings by Katherine L.Howe. 231 pages including 'suggestions for further reading' and index. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine except for slight wear on corners, small nicks top of spine, 3 small tears back top edge, small tear front bottom edge, inside a (publisher's?) clear cover, which I've removed for the scan. 8.75" x 5.5". 1957

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Book number: 3716

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: sea whales tides ocean oceanography jelly-fish marine salmon waves islands

CARTER, GEORGE GOLDSMITH.

FORGOTTEN PORTS OF ENGLAND.

London. Evans Brothers, 1952., 2nd impression, first published 1951. Among the "Forgotten ports" visited are Yarmouth, Blythburgh, Dunwich, Aldeburgh, Orford, Richborough, Reculver, Ebbsfleet, Rye & Sandwich. 206 pages. Frontispiece is a map. 65 b./w. photographs & 3 maps on about 34 pages. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover is near fine. D./w. is slightly worn & nicked on the edges, small tear back top corner, spine is darkened, its not price clipped (25 / -, or £1.25). Endages illustrated with a map of "Ancient Rye 1952

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Book number: 6241

Catalogue: History / Travel & Topography

Keywords: Deal Dover Lydd Margate Orford Dunwich Pevensey Yarmouth Sandwich Aldeburgh

CARTER, PAUL.

The Road To Botany Bay. An Essay in Spatial History.

London. Faber & Faber, 1987., Ex Library. "...re-evalution of the Australian past, based on the reports & diaries of the first colonists & explorers." 384 pages including chapter notes & index. 22 prints & maps, 10 of them are double page. Contents very good, paper is slightly brownish (sunned?) & library stamps & marks on front endpages which is a bit grubby. D./w. near fine, priced £14.95. 22.5cm. x 14cm. ISBN 0571145515 1987

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Book number: 7389

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Australia Botany Bay Aborigines Matthew Flinders

CARWARDINE, MARK.

Last Chance To See." In the footsteps of Douglas Adams.

London. Collins, 2009., Foreword by fellow explorer Stephen Fry.. Published to accompany the BBC's 6 part program "Last Chance to See." In it Carwardine & Fry travelled to the Amazon, to mountains in New Zealand, Central Africa, and the North Pacific, in search of some of the world's most endangered species. 320 pages, including a list of organizations which help protect endangered species around the world. Colour photographs throughout. Cover, contents & d./w. are as new. No inscription or marks. D./w. priced £20.00. 25.25cm. x 19.5cm. 2009

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Book number: 8394

Catalogue: Natural History / Travel & Topography

Keywords: endangered species Stephen Fry Douglas Adams

CERNY, DR. WALTER

A FIELD GUIDE IN COLOUR TO BIRDS.

London. Octopus Books, 1983., Reprint, first published 1975. Over 1,700 illustrations, that is 790 colour plates, 235 b./w. plates, 44 pen drawings by Karel Drchal, 672 distribution maps & 64 colour photographs.) Near fine cream linen cover with lettering & an owl on front cover in gilt, no inscription & no marks. Near fine d./w., priced (£3.95) 8½" x 6". ISBN 070640405. 1983

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Book number: 3809

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: birds ornithology nests eggs fledging

CHADWICK, NORA

THE CELTS.

London. Penguin Books, 1987, A Pelican paperback. Reprint, first pub. 1971. Introductory chapter by J. Corcoran. 301 pages including index. 13 b./ w. photographs on 8 pages. 7.75" x 5". Contents near fine except previous owner's address label inside front cover. Cover faintly scratched, bottom corner slightly creased o./w. near fine, priced on back £4.95. ISBN 0140212116. 1987

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Book number: 3748

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Celts Celtic Wales Scotland Ireland Gaelic burial customs stone crosses

CHAMBERLAIN, MARY.

Fenwomen. A Portrait of Women in an English Village.

London. Virago/Quartet, 1975., Ex-Library. "Social & oral history of the lives of the women of Gislea, an isolated village of the Fens - lives which spread over 150 years." Divided into 10 parts... 1) Facts & Figures. 2) Girlhood. 3) School. 4) Marriage. 5) Work. 6) Religion. 7) Politics.8) Recreation. 9) Outsiders. 10) Old Age. 186 pages. 24 b./w. photographs. Library stamps & marks on f.f.e.p. Contents slightly marked in places otherwise very good. Purple cover is slightly marked where library sleeve was taped on. D./w. is very good, priced £3.95. 22.5cm. x 13.5cm. ISBN 0704328003. 1975

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Book number: 8111

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 5763a Fenland Gislea Cambridge Fens

CHAMBERLAIN, PETER AND GANDER, TERRY

HEAVY ARTILLERY.

London. Macdonald & Jane's, 1975, Paperback. "World War 2 Fact Files." The "Heavy Artillery" included here are guns between 106mm and 210mm. 64 pages. Many black & white photographs, most pages are illustrated, & on some pages there are pictures of 5 or 6 guns. Contents near fine apart from slight bumping of corners, but the top & bottom of spine are worn, corners of the card cover are curled or creased. 10½" x 8". ISBN 035608230X. 1975

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Book number: 2621

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: artillery guns howitzer field gun gun carriage war armament 2nd World War zxc bbb

CHAMBERLIN, E.R.

The World Of The Italian Renaissance.

London. Book Club Associates,1982., Reprint, first published by Allen & Unwin. 311 pages. 90 b./w. illustrations. 8¾" x 5½". Near fine. Near fine d./w. 1982

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Book number: 4759

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Renaissance Borgias Rome Pope Italy Italian Da Vinci Venice Michelangelo

CHAMBERS, E. K.

ARTHUR OF bRITAIN.

London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1927., First edition. 299 pages. Cover is faintly marked & top is slightly dusty otherwise very good. Contents are very good too except for a bookplate in front, and lines lightly written in pencil in the margins. I erased some but many remain. 19.25cm. x 12.75cm. No d./w. 1927

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Book number: 9108

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Arthur King Arthur Guinevere Geoffrey of Monmouth Merlin Mordred Morgen