History from Anglophile Books

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers. Very Good+. c1981, 1997. Second Printing. Softcover. A new copy received with light edgewear.; <B>In 1941, as Nazi hordes swept east into the Soviet Union, a desperte call went out for women to join the Russian air force. The result--three entire regiments of women pilots and bombers--was a phenomenon unmatched in World II.… Read more about this item

NY: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2003. First US Edition. Hardcover. 441 pages. A lovely copy. Spine head bumped; unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn and lightly rubbed.; <b>'During the early and most dangerous years of the cold war, a handful of Americans, led by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, revolutionized spying and warfare.… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2007. First British Edition. Hardcover. 254 pages. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A very nice copy of a lovely book.; <b>The companion to the BBC series, the author follows the footsteps of eight early and legendary explorers of Britain. From Gerald… Read more about this item

NY: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust wrapper. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 696 pages. A lovely copy, looks unread.; <B>An inclusive "encyclopedia" of US women's history with over 400 articles ranging from the Abolitionist Movement to the YWCA. The editor was the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995.</B>; Will… Read more about this item

NY: Prentice Hall. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1994. First US Edition. Hardcover. Corners very slightly rubbed; dust wrapper rubbed. A very nice copy. ; <B>"Weatherford said that 'the aim of this work is to provide some of the substance to fill in the background of this larger picture of [women's roles in] American history.'… Read more about this item

NY: Arcade Publishing. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1999. First US Edition. Hardcover. 458 pages. Bumped spine ends, just revealing board at top edge, a few pages creased, some faint smudges to page edges. Unclipped dustwrapper has light edgewear.; <b>'This book eloquently demonstrates the role female war correspondents played in bringing the war to… Read more about this item

London: HMSO. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover; Trade PB. 154 pages. Very faint edgewear; book looks unread.; <B>Preface by Sir Harry Secombe; from the back cover "This series explores the vast changes that took place in people's lives over the first seventy years of this century through cuttings chosen from hundreds of newspapers, both national and regional, … Read more about this item

NY: Thames and Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1980. Hardcover. 208 pages. Teal green boards, gilt decoration on front cover and spine bright, spine ends and bottom corners very lightly bumped, no binding problems, pages clean and bright. Previous owner embossed circle on front free endpaper and half title page. Dust wrapper very lightly… Read more about this item

Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 462 pages. Spine ends faintly bumped, page edges faintly smudged. Dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A very nice copy indeed. ; <b>'The history of naval aviation from Kittyhawk to the Gulf War with a mainly American focus. The author describes the… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. Near Fine. c1979, 1998. Revised Edition. Softcover; Trade PB. 182 pages. A new book with faint edgewear.; <b>'This is a revised and updated edition of Alison Plowden's classic study of the dominant women of the Tudor era. The women of the royal family are the central characters in this book - royal women… Read more about this item

London: Mitchell Beazley. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2000. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages. A new book with a faintly edgeworn dust wrapper.; <b>Published in association with the Imperial War Museum using many previously unseen photographs and other archive material. This 'is the story of the everyday heroes and heroines… Read more about this item

London: Flamingo. Very Good-. c1999,2000. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. 321 pages. Spine creases, light edgewear, circular black sticker "Now a major adaption for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour" on front cover. Pages yellowed but clean, page edges rippled and have a few smudges; none loose.; <B>'In an absorbing mixture of poignant biography and wonderfully entertaining social… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. Very Good+. 2002. First US Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped. No dust wrapper, as issued. A very nice copy indeed.; <b>'Produced in cooperation with the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, this book uses multicolored text, illustrations, and photographs to… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper 1978. First British Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends lightly bumped, clean purple boards faintly faded at edges; no binding problems, pages clean and bright. Unclipped dust wrapper lightly edgeworn and creased, one tiny closed tear.; <B>Profusely illustrated with black and white drawings, photographs, and paintings. This history "has… Read more about this item

NY: Birch Lane Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1994. First US Edition. Hardcover. 271 pages. Vertical spine crease that does not damage binding, spine ends faintly bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A nice copy. ; <b>Published while Ann Richards was running for re-election for Governor of Texas (which she lost). It is 'based… Read more about this item

Facts On File. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1995. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 432 pages. Spine head bumped, large remainder stamp on bottom edge, faint smudges on top edge. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed and edgeworn.; <B>Revised and Updated edition. Author uses letters and diaries to give a vivid picture of what it was like for European… Read more about this item

NY: Simon And Schuster. Very Good. c1991, 1992. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. ISBN: 0671799320. B&W Photographs; 885,xxxii pages; No spine creases, covers have light edgewear and creases, a touch of soil on page edges. A nice copy. ; Basis for PBS series and winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize."A timely, information-packed, authoritative history of the petroleum industry, tracing its ramifications,… Read more about this item

NY: Facts On File. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. 339 pages. Large remainder mark on bottom textblock edge. Dust wrapper has faint edgewear. A lovely copy. ; <B>Over 500 entries on a broad range of topics relating to American women and United States history.</B>; Oversized book will not fit… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good- in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1976. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316781754. 240 pages; Brown cloth binding has bumped and worn (not to boards) spine ends and corners. A bit of residue from dust wrapper on spine tail (corresponding small dampstain on dw). A few smudges on page edges; interior pages clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. A nice copy. Remainder mark on top edge, spine ends lightly bumped, smudge on bottom page edges, publishing flaws resulted in bubbling or lifting on front and rear pastedowns. Unclipped dust wrapper is slightly edgeworn and rubbed. Oversized book will require additional… Read more about this item