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War in 2080. The Future of Military Technology.

LANGFORD, DAVID. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Newton Abbot: Westbridge Books (Division of David & Charles), 1979. 1st ed. "The picture painted by 'War in 2080' is a frightening, even an abhorrent, one - but it would be blind optimism to ignore it." Pp. 229, 35 b/w illustrations, occasional line drawings. Dark blue cloth, ...

A History of the Modern Church. From 1500 to the Present Day.

WAND, J.W.C. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Methuen,1949. 6th ed. Pp.12/314,2 maps, owners name to fep. Black cloth. G+.

Medieval London. (Discovering London 3). Drawings by David Newton.

DERWENT, KENNETH. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Macdonald, 1968. 1st.ed. "How to find the London of Chaucer and the Black Prince in the city of London." Pp. 126, some blw illustrations, toning to pages. P/b. slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Some Habits and Customs of the Working Classes by a Journeyman Engineer. (1867)

WRIGHT, THOMAS. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1967. Reprints of Economic Classics series. Pp.12/276/12(blanks). Blue cloth, minor bump to top of spine. VG.

I Remember When.......

VARIOUS. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Guildford: Age Concern Surrey, 1995. 1st ed. "This book gathers together the prize winning reminiscences from the 'Memories Are Made of This' competition and celebrates significant moments in the lives of Surrey people". Pp.40, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Second-Class Taxi.

STEIN, SYLVESTER. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Cape Town: Africasouth Paperbacks, 1983. Rep. "This is the story of Staffnurse Phofolo, a 'Non-European from Non-Europe'. In this novel of the 1950's, young Staffnurse is an 'illegal' black man. He inhabits a concrete drainpipe (a quite illicit dwelling), he frequents shebeens...

Why O Lord? Psalms and Sermons from Namibia.

KAMEETA, ZEPHANIA. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Geneva: WCC, 1986. 1st.ed. "The writings included here are born out of the reality of suffering and the longing for liberation. Their background is that of apartheid and the oppressive structures based on it. Their perspective is that of biblical faith which provides both the ...

Up Against the Fences. Poverty, Passes and Privilege in South Africa.

GILIOMEE, HERMAN AND SCHLEMMER, LAWRENCE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cape Town: David Philip, 1985. 1st.ed. Provides "an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the highly developed heartland of South Africa and its underdeveloped rural areas, between affluent First World people and desperate Third World people in the same country." Pp.36...

Georgian London. Discovering London. 6

BRECHIN, DEREK. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Macdonald, 1969. 1st ed. "How to find the London of Queen Anne and the first two Georges in present-day London". Pp.110, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover slightly rubbed. G+.

The Kings and Queens of England. A Tourist Guide.

MURRAY, JANE. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. 1st ed. "This light-hearted guide to English rulers will straighten out the traveler - armchair or actual - as to who was what, when and where." Pp. 11/308. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Leicester: A Pictorial History.

ELLIOTT, MALCOLM. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1983. 1st ed. "Leicester is one of those towns which has only recently become aware of the importance of its architectural and historical heritage." 25.2cms. x 19cms. Unpaginated, 7 colour & 161 b/w plates, illustrated endpapers. Maroon cloth,...

Greece in the Bronze Age.

VERMEULE, EMILY. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chicago: The University of Chicago. 1974. "A book on the prehistoric culture of Greece....Combines a wide experience of Aegean excavation with a sensitive eye for artistic style". 24cms x 17cms. Pp 406/48, inkstamp to verso front cover, many b/w illustrations. P/b, slight crea...

The Histories (New Translation by Kenneth Wellesley).

TACITUS. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1964. "In the surviving books of The Histories, the great Roman historian, Tacitus, writing some thirty years after the events, reconstructs the anarchy of A.D. 69, 'that long but single year', during which the Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius briefl...

Dictionary of Wars. (Revised Edition).

KOHN, GEORGE CHILDS. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

New York: Checkmark Books, 1999. "Contains detailed summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day, spanning more than 4,000 years. An authoritative source of information on the global conflicts, civil wars, mutinies, punitive expeditions, unde...

Roman Society.

DUDLEY, DONALD. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin 1978. "Provides an introduction to the art and architecture, law and literature, religion and philosophy, trade and commerce, and to the military and civil administratiion, as well as the history". Pp 330, slight toning to pages, inkstamp to verso front ...

The Fourth Centenary of the English Bible.

ANON. · 1938 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Oxford University Press, 1938. Contents Include:- Tyndale in Old Oxford; Tyndale's Last Journey; The New Testament Printed. Pp 15, 1 b/w illustration. P/b, rusted staples have stained the inner edge of some pages, illustrated cover. G+.

The Vietnam War. The History of America's Conflict in Southeast Asia.

NALTY, BERNARD C. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1996. 1st ed. "This authoritative account accurately details every aspect of the Vietnam War and provides an overall view of the impact which it continues to have to this day." 23.5cms. x 16cms. Pp. 384, + 1 map, owner's stamp to verso front board...

History of World War II From the build-up to War to Victory over Japan.

MATANLE, IVOR. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Tiger Books International PLC, 1994. 1st ed. "Immensely readable and written in a style that brings the events and people of those troubled years sharply into focus .." 24cms. x 16cms. Pp. 256, portrait frontis (Viscount Montgomery), owner's stamp to verso front board....

The Street of Human Habitations.

LINEHAM, RAY S. · 1894 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: Chapman & Hall, 1894. 1st ed. An account of Man's dwelling places, customs, utensils, etc, in prehistoric times, and in Ancient Egypt, Assyria and Chaldea, Phoenicia, Persia, India, and Japan. With nearly 400 illustrations. Pp.20/350/10(ads), illustrated throughout wit...

Coventry at War. A Pictorial Account. 1939-45.

DOUGLAS, ALTON, STRETCH, GORDON AND HARDY, CLIVE. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Studley: Brewin Books. 1983. 30cms x 21cms. Pp 111, many b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.