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THE TRESPASSER.

Lawrence, D. H. (ed. by Elizabeth Mansfield, intro. by Melvyn Bragg), · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Granada, London, 1982, Cambridge edn., paperback, xvi, 251pp, pictorial upper wrapper by Gwyneth Jones, in the Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence series, light rubbed at tips and light creasing to wrappers, remainder mark lower edge, very good,

A FAREWELL TO ARMS.

Hemingway, Ernest, · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1973, reprint, paperback, 256pp, pictorial upper wrapper by David King, spine sunned with sl. roll and light vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems., lioght diag. creasing to cnrs., good,

LORD HORNBLOWER.

Forester, C. S., · 1971

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1971, 5th imp., paperback, 237pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from Vroom: The Battle of Gibraltar), a little bumped at upper and lower edges of leaves, edges tanned, very good plus,

A SHIP OF THE LINE.

Forester, C. S., · 1972

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1972, 7th imp., paperback, 233pp, [vi] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from Pocock: Ships of the East India Company), edges tanned, fine,

HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR.

Forester, C. S., · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1972, 5th imp., paperback, 302pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (detail from de Loutherbourg: The Glorious First of June, 1794), lightly rubbed at tips, sl. abrasion lower wrapper, very good plus,

ONE OF OUR BOMBERS IS MISSING.

Brennan, Dan, · 1946

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Belmont Tower Books, New York, ND (copyright 1946), US edn., paperback, 250pp, #51140, cover price $1.50, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib), edges coloured, novel of an American air gunner in the bomber war over WW2 Europe, lightly rubbed at tips, spine sl. sunned, paper tan...

HISTORY OF THE WAR - Volume1 The Cause Of The War.

King-Hall, Stephen, · 1939

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1939, 1st edn., 128pp, map at front endpapers, pocket size, magenta cloth lettered and lined in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, an account of the causes of WW2, covering the Nazi regime, siezure of the Rhineland, annexation of Austr...

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI.

Boulle, Pierre (trans. Xan Fielding), · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1973, 23rd imp., paperback, 157pp, [iii] ads., novel of Allied POW's on the Burma Railway, film tie-in, pictorial upper wrapper shows Alec Guinnness in the 7 Oscar winning 1957 Columbia Pictures production of the same name, sl. roll to spine, a little rubbed ...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN : THE HARDEST DAY 18 AUGUST 1940.

Price, Alfred, · 1980

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Granada, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 319pp, 36pp half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams in text, wrap-around pictorial cover-art by Brian Knight, an account of the combat actions on the day of heaviest losses to both sides in the Battle of Britain, Sunday 18th ...

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN July-September 1940,.

Jullian, Marcel, · 1969

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Panther, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 256pp, wraparound pictorial cover art from a painting by John Young, translated from the original French and working from both contemporary public records and private unpublished sources, a chronological account the 'Battle of...

FIGHTER - The True Story of the Battle of Britain.

Deighton, Len (intro A. J. P. Taylor), · 1979

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Triad / Granada, London, 1979, 1st in imprint, paperback, xxi, 335pp, 36pp half tone photo ills., 33 in text figures and/or diagrams, decorative montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), the acclaimed and comprehensive account of the Battle of Britain, with an examination of pre-WW2...

DRAKE.

Bradford, Ernle, · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Readers Union, London, 1967, club edn., 251pp, 4pp half tone ills., 6 maps in text, turquoise cloth lettered and lined in dark green at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, a biography of Sir Francis Drake, lightly bumped at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: clipped, a lit...

THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE.

Diole, Philippe (trans. by Alan Ross), · 1954

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Readers Union, London, 1954, club edn., 183pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., green cloth lettered and decorated in silver at spine, top edge coloured, decorated lettered dustwrapper, the author's account of his experiences of the world under the sea, lightly bumped at spine end...

CHAUCER - THE PROLOGUE AND THREE TALES - The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales, The Prioress's Tale, The Nun's Priest's Tale and The Pardoner's Tale.

Chaucer, Geoffrey (ed. by Goerge H. Cowling), · 1934

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Ginn and Company, London, ND (c1934), l, 221pp, small format 7 x 5 inches approx, dark green cloth covered limp bds. lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, a little rubbed at extrems., endpapers lightly foxed, pencil annotations in text, no dustwrapper, very good,

THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS.

Burns, Robert, · 1930

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Collins, London, ND (c1930), 648pp, frontis and 4 sepia tone plates, pocket format 6 x 4 approx inches, maroon morocco grain cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, dark blue silk marker, older English style binding with backstrip glued to signatures...

THE BLUE OF CAPRICORN.

Burdick, Eugene, · 1963

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Readers Union, London, 1963, club edn., 322pp, illus. double title and numerous in text ills. by William Hofmann, decorative endpapers, cream cloth lettered and lined in blue at spine, top edge coloured, pictorial dustwrapper, an exploration of the Pacific covering its people...

TILL I END MY SONG.

Gibbings, Robert, · 1958

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Readers Union, London, 1958, club edn., 184pp, numerous in text wood engravings by author, cream cloth lettered and lined in turquoise at spine, top edge coloured, decorated lettered dustwrapper, illustrated autobiographical anecdotes from Berkshire, the author's final book, ...

INDUSTRY AND EMPIRE - An Economic History of Britain since 1750.

Hobsbawm, E. J., · 1968

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

The History Book Club, London, 1968, club edn., [xiv], 336pp, 38pp maps and diagrams in text, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decoration in gilt upper board, top edge coloured, decorative head and tail bands, an account of the origins of the Industrial Revolution in 18th...

THE KING'S PEACE 1637-1641.

Wedgwood, C. V., · 1956

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

The Reprint Society, London, 1956, club edn., 510pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., purple cloth with black title panel lettered and ruled in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the four years in the reign of King Charles l which immediately preceded the Civil War...

JOURNEY INTO RUSSIA.

van der Post, Laurens, · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

The Reprint Society, London, 1965, club edn., 319pp inc. 2pp map, green cloth backed with maroon at spine, lettered in gilt at spine, upper edge coloureed, coloured lettered dustwrapper, an account of a journey of discovery through and across Russia in the early 1960's, bumpe...