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THE FOWLES OF HEAUEN OR THE HISTORY OF BIRDES. Edited by Thomas P. Harrison and F. David Hoeniger.

Topsell, Edward. · 1972 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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University of Texas, Austin 1972. Royal 8vo. xxxvi + 332pp. Facsimile of author’s handwritting frontis., profusely illus. throughout in colour. Top and fore edge of leaves lightly spotted good in lightly soiled sl. spotted and chipped d/w. lightly browned to spine.

DRAMA IN THE ARCTIC S.O.S. ITALIA. The Search for Nobile and Amundsen. A Diary and Postal History.

Goldberg, Fred. · 2003 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Published by the Author ..., Sweden 2003. 1st Ed. Slim 4to. 144pp. Many b/w. ills. from photos. Colour e.ps., maps, good in beige coloured pictorial limp card wrapps. faded to spine.

THE WINELAND MILLENNIUM. Saga and Evidence. Foreword by the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson.

Bergpórsson, Páll. · 2000 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Mál og menning, Reykjavik 2000. English Ed. 304pp. Many ills. from photos. including several in colour, many maps. Bookplate, good in d/w. faded and sl. chipped to spine with some tape to verso in parts.

SPECIAL FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY 1952-1982. Foreword by Lt. William P. Yarborough.

Sutherland, Ltc. Ian D.W. · 1990 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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R. James Bender Publishing, California 1990. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. 723pp. + [xxii] index. + [i]. Profusely illus. throughout mainly from photos. including several in colour, maps. Sl. shaken, good in white lettered black coloured pictorial boards, minor rubbing to corners and joi...

TOTENKOPF. The Structure, Development, and Personalities of the 3.SS-Panzer Division. Volume I [only].

Yerger, Mark C. and Arrondo, Ignacio. · 2015 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Helio & Company Limited, Solihull 2015. 4to. 512pp. Nearly 100 b/w. ills. from photos. Sl. glue mark to hinges as published, otherwise very good in d/w.

WAR NORTH OF 80. The Last German Arctic Weather Station of World War II. Translated from the German and edited by William Barr.

Dege, Wilhelm. · 2003 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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University of Calgary Press/University Press of Colorado/Arctic Institute of North America 2003. English Ed. [xxxvi] + 361pp. + [iii]. 31 figures from photos., 8 maps. Bookplate, good in original coloured pictorial boards, lightly faded to spine. Northern Lights Series : 4.

THE EASTERN FRONT. A History of the First World War.

Lloyd, Nick. · 2021 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Viking 2021-24. 1st Ed. 2 vols. Large 8vo. xxiv + 657pp. + [vii] +xxiv + 642pp. 83 b/w. ills. from photos., 31 maps with several double page. Very good in d/ws. Both volumes inscribed across the title pages by the Author - ‘To David Hope you enjoy! N. Lloyd FEB 2021.’‘To Dav...

23rd VIRGINIA INFANTRY.

Rankin, Thomas M. · 1985 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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H.E. Howard Inc., Virginia 1985. 2nd Ed. [vi] + 141pp. + [i]. 8 maps. Very good in gilt lettered pale grey cloth. The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.

48th VIRGINIA INFANTRY.

Chapla, John D. · 1989 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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H.E. Howard Inc., Virginia 1989. 1st Ed. [vi] + 167pp. + [vii]. 7 ills. from photos., 8 maps. Very good in gilt lettered pale grey cloth. The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.No. 992 of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies.

MAHAN ON NAVAL STRATEGY. Selections from the Writings of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. With an Introduction by John B. Hattendorf, Editor.

Mahan, Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer. · 1991 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Naval Institute Press, Maryland 1991. Reprint. [xxxiv] + 395pp. + [iii]. Port. frontis. ‘Airlife Publishing Ltd.’ publishers label affixed over original publisher to title page, 7 x 7 cms adhesive mark to front f.e.p. due to label removal, good in gilt lettered green cloth bac...

SOME PRINCIPLES OF MARITIME STRATEGY. With an Introduction and Notes by Eric J. Grove.

Corbett, Julian S. · 1988 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Naval Institute Press, Maryland 1988. Reprint. [xlviii] + 351pp. + [ix]. Port. frontis. Lower leading corner of upper board sl. bumped, otherwise good in gilt lettered green cloth backed green boards with navy title patch to spine. Classics of Sea Power.

NAVAL WARFACE. Its Ruling Principles and Practice Historically Treated. With an Introduction by Barry M. Gough.

Colomb, Vice Admiral P.H. · 1990 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Naval Institute Press, Maryland 1990. Reprint. 2 vols. [xxxii] + 243pp. + [v] + [xx] + (245-589)pp. + [iii]. Port. frontis., 54 ills., plans, maps. Good in original gilt lettered green cloth backed green boards with navy title patches to spines. Classics of Sea Power.

MILITARY OPERATIONS AND MARITIME PREPONDERANCE: Their Relations and Interdependence. With an Introduction and Notes by Colin S. Gray.

Callwell, C.E. · 1996 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Naval Institute Press, Maryland 1996. Reprint. [xcvi] + 525pp. + [iii]. Port. frontis., 12 maps. Good in gilt lettered green cloth backed green boards with navy title patch to spine. Classics of Sea Power.

ITALIAN TEACHER IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND. Reprinted from the Journal of the Warburg Institute, Vol. I., No. 2. [Off-print].

Yates, Frances A. · 1937 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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N.d. c.[1937]. Slim Royal 8vo. (103-116)pp. Drop title. Light age toning, some mainly marginal sporadic light spotting, corners sl. curled, stitched into lightly soiled and spotted cream limp card wrapps. Inscribed off-print: Inscribed by the Author to upper leading corner of...

FROM POLITICS TO REASON OF STATE. The acquisition and transformation of the language of politics 1250-1600.

Viroli, Maurizio. · 1992 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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CUP 1992. 1st Ed. [x] + 331pp. + [iii]. Corners of upper board and head of upper joint bumped, otherwise good in d/w. Ideas in Context.

JOHN SELDEN. A Life in Scholarship.

(Seldon). Toomer, G.J. · 2009 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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OUP 2009. 1st Ed. 2 vols. [xxii] + 437pp. + [v] + [ix] + ([438]-977)pp. + [iii]. Very good in d/w. Oxford-Warburg Studies.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH SCALIGER. With Autobiographical selections from his Letters, his Testament, and the Funeral Orations by Daniel Heinsius and Dominicus Baudius.

(Scaliger). Robinson, George W. · 1927 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1927. Slim 8vo. 128pp. 4 plates. E.ps. lightly browned, some very light age toning, maroon cloth faded to spine with text dulled, t.e.g. rest uncut. Harvard Translations.

HENRY NEVILLE AND ENGLISH REPUBLICAN CULTURE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Dreaming of another game.

(Neville). Mahlberg, Gaby. · 2009 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Manchester University Press/Palgrave Macmillan 2009. 1st Ed. [xii] + 252pp. 4 figures. Very good in d/w. Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain.

HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP. A Selection of Papers from the Seminar on the History of Scholarship Held Annually at the Warburg Institute.

Ligota, C.R. and Quantin, J.-L. (Editors). · 2006 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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OUP 2006. 1st Ed. [xii] + 504pp. 21 figures. Very good in d/w. Oxford-Warburg Studies.

THE EXPERIENCE OF BEAUTY IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Preface Mary Carruthers.

Carruthers, Mary. · 2013 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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OUP 2013. 1st Ed. Slim 8vo. xii + 233pp. + [xi]. 11 plates including 4 in colour. Very good in d/w. Oxford-Warburg Studies.