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Pope, W. MacQueen: Goodbye Piccadilly.
Book Number: 34247
Michael Joseph London 1960. First edition 8vo. hardcover. 344pp. index, b/w illus. very good, light foxing. / good d/w.
Keywords: Goodbye Piccadilly london english travel history
Price: $18.00 |
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Bryant, Sir Arthur: The Lion and the Unicorn
Book Number: 34278
New York: Doubleday, 1970 8vo hardcover 367pp index. b/w frontis. very good / good d/w.
Keywords: british britian history
Price: $15.00 |
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Walker-Smith, Derek.: The Life Of Lord Darling.
Book Number: 34427
London.: Cassell & Co Ltd. 1938. 8vo. navy cloth hardcover. 316pp. index, b/w plates. good, foxing, owner's stamp on fep, faded spine. / no d/w.
Keywords: Lord Darling biography history united kingdom england english
Price: $25.00 |
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Teale, John: Fast Boats. A Guide to Speed Under Sail and Power
Book Number: 34430
London: Temple Press, 1961. 8vo. hardcover. 115pp.index, b/w illus. very good. / good+ d/w.
Keywords: Fast Boats. A Guide to Speed Under Sail and Power yacht design
Price: $18.00 |
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Walker-Smith, Derek.: The Founding of the Second British Empire, 1763-1793. Vol 1 Discover and Revolution
Book Number: 34432
London.: Cassell & Co Ltd. 1938. Large 8vo. navy cloth hardcover. 664pp. index, b/w maps. good, foxing, owner's name on fep, glue from cloth cover eaten in spots on spine. / no d/w.
Keywords: The Founding of the Second British Empire, 1763-1793 history united kingdom england english
Price: $25.00 |
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Douglas, Hugh: Jacobite Spy Wars
Book Number: 34628
Sutton Publishing 2000 8vo softcover 269pp index, b/w illus. very good, large owner's inscription on fep. The Jacobite story was one of history's longest-running spy sagas. Adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Jacobites sought the restoration of James II. In Jacobite Spy Wars, Douglas untangles the details of this complicated intelligence war that involved people from Sussex smugglers to Highland clansmen. Across Europe moles dug for secrets at every court -- kings, ambassadors, soldiers, cardinals, and royal mistresses all participated. Douglas exposes the intricacies of this war, the incredible range of its influence, and the defeating consequences.
Keywords: History Europe England General Jacobite Spy Wars Douglas Hugh
Price: $35.00 |
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Barnes, Julian: Letters from London: 1990-1995
Book Number: 34625
London Picador 1995 8vo softcover 352pp, b/w illus. very good. Articles from the New Yorker magazine. Includes index.
Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government 1979 1997 Letters from London 1990 1995 Barnes Julian
Price: $9.00 |
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Morris, James: Pax Britannica: Climax of an Empire
Book Number: 34641
New York Harcourt 1980 8vo softcover 544pp index. very good, pen marks on fep. The centerpiece of James Morris's "Pax Britannica Trilogy" captures the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendor. Rather than a history, this is, in the author's words,"a historical travel book." It portrays the British at the height of their vigor and self-satisfaction, imposing their traditions and tastes, their idealists and rascals, on diverse peoples of the world.
Keywords: History Europe England General Pax Britannica Climax of an Empire Morris James
Price: $10.00 |
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Morris, James,: Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress
Book Number: 34642
New York Harcourt 1980 8vo softcover 554pp index. very good, pen marks on fep. The opening volume of Morris's Pax Britannica Trilogy, this richly detailed work traces the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 to the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
Keywords: History Europe England General Heaven's Command An Imperial Progress Morris James
Price: $10.00 |
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Bryant, Arthur: The Age of Chivalry
Book Number: 34696
London: Reprint Society, 1963. 8vo hardcover 576pp index. very good / very good d/w.
Keywords: Biography Music Stage Screen Oprah Winfrey The Real Story Mair George
Price: $18.00 |
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