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Charles II The Man And The Statesman
Maurice Ashley
£3.75 + P&P

History Book Club, 1971. Hardback.
Condition – Very Good
Secure binding, no rips, marks or creases to pages. Mild signs of wear. Owner’s name on fly-leaf. DJ OK, but has edge/spine-wear and a bit missing at the top of spine


Boswell’s London Journal 1762-1763
James Boswell
£3.00 + P&P

Reprint Society, 1952. Hardback.
Condition – Very Good
Secure binding, no rips, creases or marks to pages. Top edges a bit dusty. DJ OK – worn, faded, with tear on spine. Owner’s name on fly-leaf


A Shorter Boswell
James Boswell & John Bailey
£6.00 + P&P

Thomas Nelson, 1928. Hardback.
Condition – Acceptable
Seventh edition. Secure binding, no rips or marks on pages – light tanning to edges. Top edges a bit dusty. Cover has some edge/corner/spine-wear. Owner’s name on fly-leaf


Wellington
Richard Adlington
£3.00 + P&P

Heinemann, 1946. Hardback.
Condition – Acceptable
First edition. Secure binding, no rips, marks or creases on pages. Page edges tanned and slightly discoloured. Cover has wear esp. to spine/back. No DJ.


The Saxon & Norman Kings
Christopher Brooke
£5.00 + P&P

Collins/Fontana, 1967. Paperback.
Condition – Good
Secure binding, no rips, creases or marks on pages. Light tanning to page edges, top of pages a bit dusty. Cover has minor shelf/corner-wear. Owner’s name on fly-leaf.


The Making Of Modern Britain
John Bartlet Brebner & Allan Nevins
£4.00 + P&P

George Allen & Unwin, 1944. Hardback.
Condition – Acceptable
Secure binding, no rips, creases or marks on pages – light tanning to edges. Cover has marks, discolouration, spine faded. Owner’s name on fly-leaf.


The Chronicle Of Jocelin Of Brakelond
H E Butler (Trans.)
£5.00 + P&P

Thomas Nleson, 1949. Hardback.
Condition – Acceptable
Ex-library book, with the usual stamps etc. Secure binding, pages generally in good condition. Pages in good condition. Better than a reading copy, but not quite Good condition.


The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty
Sir John Barrow
£6.50 + P&P

Oxford University, 1914. Hardback.
Condition – Acceptable
World’s Classics edition – only date “First published in 1914”. Blue board covers, gilt lettering on spine. Secure binding, no rip, creases or marks to pages. Page edges tanned and dusty. Cover has mild wear esp. spine.


A Seventeenth-Century Mariner
Captain A G Course
£2.00 + P&P

Frederick Muller, 1965. Hardback.
Condition – Good
First edition. Secure binding, no rips, marking or creases to pages. Top edges a bit dusty. No sign of wear to cover. DJ has minor edge/spine-wear, small tear and other signs of wear. Owner’s name on fly-leaf.


Iron Bridge To Crystal Palace
Asa Briggs
£2.00 + P&P

Book Club Associates, 1979. Hardback.
Condition – Good
Secure binding, no rip, creases or marks to pages. Page edges slightly tanned. DJ Good – minor edge-wear and rubbing.


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