ASHE, GEOFFREY

Mythology of the British Isles

London, Methuen Publishing Ltd. 1991. (ISBN: 0413665402) Soft Cover, 9.75 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Small creases to a few cover corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 304pp. A re-telling of the legendary history of Britain, uncovering a national mythology comparable to that of the Greeks in its richness. Well illustrated. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 025089

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Britain, 0413665402

ASHLEY, HARRY

The Dorset Village Book

Newbury, Berkshire, Countryside Books. 1992. (ISBN: 0905392353) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. Ill.: John Baker. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to corners of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 189pp. Written by a local historian, this book is rich in stories, anecdotes and atmosphere of the Dorset villages from Abbotsbury to Yetminster. Very Good.

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Book number: 007753

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: Local History, Dorset 0905392353 John Baker

ASHTONIAN

Ashton Faces and Places Fifty Years Ago

Ashton-u-Lyne, J Andrew Ltd. 1970. Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5 inches. Book in mint unread condition. 63pp. Undated ca 1970s reprint of 1922 original study of peoples and places in Ashton-under-Lyne, then in Lancashire. New.

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Book number: 025784

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Ashton, Lancashire

ASHWORTH, JOHN AND VAUGHAN, RITA

Stories About Mossley

Mossley, Tameside, The Authors. 2020. Soft Cover, 11.25 x 8 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. 79pp. A large collection of short stories from early days and more recently of lives and events in Mossley, Greater Manchester. Fine.

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Book number: 028074

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Mossley, Greater Manchester

ASHWORTH, JOHN

Strange Tales from Humble Lives : Second Series

Manchester, Tubbs and Brook. 1879. Hard Cover, 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Small marking to front end paper and inscription dated '79 to reverse of 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, clear black embossing/lettering to front cover, clear gilt and black lettering/embossing to spine, dusty page edges and minor bumping to corners. 189-360pp. Second Series of Tales from Lancashire by Rochdale author who ran The Chapel for the Destitute. Undated but inscription from '79 and adverts dated 1878. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012996

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: Stories, Rochdale, Poor, Destitute

ASHWORTH, ANN

Yesterday in Marple and Mellor

Marple, Stockport, Ann Ashworth. 1989. Soft Cover, 8.25 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions and the tiniest of creases to upper corner of front cover. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Sixty well-captioned black & white photographs of the Marple and Mellor districts of Stockport from the early part of the 20th century and before that. Scarce. Fine.

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Book number: 022673

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Stockport Social History

ASTARITA, TOMMASO

Between Salt Water and Holy Water : A History of Southern Italy

New York, W.W.Norton & Co Inc. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0393058646) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. 352pp. The history, development, culture, education, tolerance and civic administration which came out of Southern Italy based on Naples. Very scarce in the UK. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 013316

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Mediterranean History, Italy, Greeks, Romans, Sicily, Naples 0393058646

ATKINSON, RICK

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-1944

New York, Henry Holt and Co. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 0805062890) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor rubbing/creasing to upper and lower edges. 791pp. Volume II in the author's Liberation (of Europe) Trilogy tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. Fairly scarce in the UK. We are also selling Volume III in this Trilogy - The Guns at Last Light. Near Fine/Very Good (-).

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Book number: 028060

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Second World War, Military, History Military 0805062890

ATKINSON, RICK

The Guns at Last Light

London, Little, Brown. 2013. (ISBN: 034914009X) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 877pp. The final part of the Allied triumph in Western Europe in World War II - the titanic battle. Near Fine.

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Book number: 027804

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Keywords: Second World War, Europe, Military 034914009x

ATKINSON, FRANK

North-East England : People at Work 1860-1950

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Moorland Publishing Co Ltd. 1980. (ISBN: 0861900057) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.5 inches. Inscription inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with bright laminated boards, light bumping to corners and slight scuffing to spine ends. 113pp. With an introduction to each type of industry and good descripions of each of the139 black & white photographs. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 002027

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: Economic History, Industry, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham 0861900057

ATKINSON, FRANK

North-East England : People at Work, 1860-1950

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Moorland Publishing Co Ltd. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0861900057) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated. pp. Discussion and description of the many types of work carried out in the North East of England. Illustrated with 139 black & white photographs. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012499

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Socal History, Northumberland, Durham Social History 0861900057

ATKINSON, FRANK

Northern Life : Pictures from the Past

Devizes, Wiltshire, Promotional Reprint Company. 1993. (ISBN: 185648128X) Paperback, 9.75 x 7.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, no bumping to corners and very minor traces of storage. 95pp. Domestic life in the town, country life, life at work and the north at play over the period from the 1920s to the 1950s. Fine.

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Book number: 027122

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Northern England, Social History Social History 185648128x

AUBRY, OCTAVE

Der Konig Von rom

Zurich, Eugen Rentsch Verlag. 1935. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt lettering/embossing, slightly dusty page edges and minor bumping to lower corners. 466pp. Nineteenth century history from the period of Napoleon. All text in German. Very Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 017998

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Napoleon, 19th Century

PAUL BRITTEN AUSTIN

1812: Napoleon in Moscow

Barnsley, Frontline Books. 2012. (ISBN: 184832703X) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. Appears unread. Book in as new condition. 264pp. A fascinating account of Napoleon and his armies who had reached Moscow and were waiting for the Tsar's capitulation which never happened. Then followed the most astounding exodus in modern times. Fine.

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Book number: 023412

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Napoleon, Military Military 184832703x

NO AUTHOR

100 Views of Oxford

Oxford, Penrose & Palmer. 1925. Paperback with Oversize Covers, 9.75 x 7.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Faint crease down centre of entire booklet. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards with slight wear to extremities of oversize covers. 32pp. No text but sepia photographs with identifying captions below. Undated ca. 1920s. Very Good.

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Book number: 007329

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History