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A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln

RALPH SHIRLEY · 1919 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London, William Rider. 1919, Not Given. Hardcover. Book, 4 b/w plates. Light brown cloth, bit bumped on corners. Name on flyleaf. Good/No Jacket.

George Washington, His Boyhood and Manhood

WILLIAM M. THAYER · 1896 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1896, Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Book, By the author of From Log Cabin to White House. Red cloth, decorated; frontispiece portrait. Edges brown, endpapers & frontis. spotted; front hinge weak, spine faded. Generally sound. Decorated cloth binding. Go...

From the Tan-Yard to the White House, the story of President Grant's Life

WILLIAM M. THAYER · 1904 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1904. Hardcover. Book, Portrait frontispiece and 14 other illustrations; title page calls for 16, but they do not seem to be itemised; likely 2 have fallen out. 411 pages + publisher's catalogue. All edges gilt. Covers partly discoloured, ends of sp...

West-Country Historical Studies

H. P. R. FINBERG · 1969 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Newton Abbot, David & Charles. 1969, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Slight darkening of spine. Contents: Two Acts of State, Fact & Fiction from Crediton, St. Patrick at Glastonbury, Church & State in Twelfth-century Devon, the Borough of Tavistock, The Open Field in Devon, Mo...

Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill)

HELEN CODY WETMORE · 0 · Marion Pitman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 9999. Hardcover. Book, Foreword by Zane Grey to life of "Buffalo Bill" William Cody by his sister. No date or edition given; small format embossed red boards. Boards are stained, spine detached, pages brown, part of half-title missing. Good reading ...

Surrey Lore and Legend

MICHAEL LANE · 1999 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Seaford, East Sussex, S. B. Publications. 1999, First Edition. Paperback, 6"x 8.5". Book, 96 pages, coloured card covers, b/w illustrations. Short pieces of interest on various Surrey towns. Cover A Surrey Cottage by Helen Allingham, who lived near Witley. More historical curi...

The Saxon and Norman Kings

CHRISTOPHER BROOKE · 1977 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Fontana. 1977, Reprint. Soft cover. Book, 224 pages; b/w plates from photographs. First published 1963; this edition Fontana paperback 1977. Chapters: On King-making; The Occupations of a King; Origins; The Small Kingdoms; Interlude: 670-871; Alfred; The Tenth Century;...

The Home Front, the Best of Good Housekeeping, 1939 - 1945

BRIAN BRAITHWAITE, NOËLLE WALSH, GLYN DAVIES · 1995 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Leopard Books. 1995, New Edition. (ISBN: 0752900447) Pictorial Glazed Boards, 9" x 12". Book, The Home Front - the best of Good Housekeeping 1939-1945,compiled by Brian Braithwaite, Noelle Walsh, Glyn Davies. Contributions from C.S.Forester, Lloyd George, John Steinbec...

The Illustrated Guide to the South Eastern Railway, 1853

GEORGE MEASOM · 1987 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Newbury, Berkshire, Countryside Books. 1987, Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover, 5.5" x 9". Book, Facsimile reprint with illustrations. Very Good/No Jacket.

Special Periods of History - European 1715 - 1789

S. S. CAMERON · 1929 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, G. Bell. 1929. Cloth, 4" x 6". Book, With the Publishers Compliments. 3 maps. Bit of foxing, corners & spine worn; spine v. worn ends, small hole down one side. Good/No Jacket.

The Age of Scandal

T. H. WHITE · 1966 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth, Penguin. 1966, Reprint. Paperback. Book, Illus. Edges brown, spine & corners creased, back bit marked. Good/No Jacket.

History, the Journal of the Historical Association

R H C DAVIS (ED) · 1975 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, The Historical Association. 1975, First. Soft cover. Book, Vol. 60, No. 200, October 1975. Functions of a twelfth century recluse, H. Mayr-Harting; Ochino's apology - Three Gods or Three Wives?, Philip McNair; Bonner and the Marian Persecutions, Gina Alexander; reviews...

The Rules of the County of Kent Friendly Society, approved under the National Health Insurance Act

NO AUTHOR GIVEN · 1925 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Maidstone, County of Kent Friendly Society. 1925, Not Known. Paper Covers, 5"x 7". Book, Register No. 475, Kent. Established in 1828 and registered under the Friendly Societies Act. Registered Office - Hart Street, Maidstone. 52 page stapled booklet. The staples are rusty and ...

What Was it Like for Children? During the Second World War

LESLIE COATE · 1989 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Brighton, Tressell Publications. 1989, Not Known. Soft cover, 8.5" x 12". Book, 33 pages, stapled card covers; collection of primary source material on life for children in world war 2, including children's own writing. Illustrated. Published by a co-operative of teachers. Ver...

Sweet Briar College Students' Handbook 1956 - 1957

CARTER DONNAN (EDITOR), JOAN LAWSON (BUSINESS MANAGER) · 1956 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Sweet Briar, Virginia, Sweet Briar College. 1956. Paper Covers. Book, 120 pages of information for students. Covers & last page marked, pencil notes on back cover, few annotations, centre leaf loose. Good/No Jacket.

Landmarks in the History of Europe

E. M. RICHARDSON · 1916 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, G. Bell & Sons. 1916, Reprint. Cloth. Book, For Use in Secondary Schools. Frontis, maps & illus in text. Spine faded, slight foxing. Good/No Jacket.

The Wild Yazoo

JOHN MYERS MYERS · 1948 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Macdonald. 1948, First GB. Cloth. Ex-Library, Novel set in early 19th cent. Mississippi. Ex Boots Library, label front cover. Cloth worn edges & corners, spine darkened; flyleaf removed, half-title bit torn; slight foxing. Fair/No Jacket.

Historical View of the Literature of the South of Europe Vol 1

J. C. L. SIMONDE DE SISMONDI · 1908 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, George Bell & Sons. 1908, Fourth Edition. Cloth. Book, Translated, with notes and a life of the author, by Thomas Roscoe. Engraved portrait frontis. Bohn's Standard Library. Frontis. & tissue browned, eps browned, spine dull. Good.

Medieval People

EILEEN POWER · 1951 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth, Penguin (Pelican). 1951, Reprint. Paperback. Book, B/w plates. Good.

Silver Jubilee Souvenir

NO AUTHOR GIVEN · 1935 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

UK, Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd. 1935. Paper Covers, 5" x 6". Book, 32 page booklet, picture of George V & Queen Mary in blue on the front, full of interesting facts, lists etc. Giveaway for children. Staple bit rusty. Very Good.