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Very Good Book . THIS IS A VERY RARE 1ST Hardback. but with later pb covers attached to the outer boards. see photos. internally vg+with previous owners sticker, otherwise clean.
Based on official records and personal accounts, this work examines the authorities' lack of preparation and the full terror of the blitz. It also highlights how the blitz exposed extreme poverty in Belfast and the bleak social aftermath of the raids. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Please See Photos for Condition.
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THE BOOK STOGUMBER, Monksilver, Nettlecombe and Elworthy . A Portrait of Four Parishes (Halsgrove Community History S.)
by Maurice & Joyce CHIDGEY.
Hardback and Wrapper. Near Fine (Fine except for name and date on front blank endpaper). Wraopper VG. SCARCE BOOK.
Halsgrove, 2003.
Hardback and Wrapper. Near Fine (Fine except for Name and Date on front blank endpaper). Wrapper Very Good. 176 pages.
Like most of West Somerset, the four parishes discussed in this volume, are primarily agricultural, a part of the real Somerset! This text features over 300 historic photographs of the places and people who have made up these four thriving parishes.
Scarce Book.
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CHINA PICTORIAL 1968 6. English Language Chinese Revolutionary Magazine. Good to Very Good for age, firm .44 pagesPlease See Photos for ConditionB5

CHINA PICTORIAL 1967 1: English Language Chinese Revolutionary Magazine.: 1967: Original pb. Good to Very Good for age, firm . Very Good internally, slightly grubby covers. Chinese Revolutionary Propaganda. 56 pages. Mao Tse Tung.Please See Photos for ConditionB5

Fine Book . No Inscriptions. French-fold wraps 183pp profusely illustrated b+w and sepia photos Please See Photos for ConditionB7

FINE BOOK and Very Good Wapper (Near fine but for rubbing on front top wrapper). Henry P. Chalk. SIGNED COPY. hb+wrapper. 988. Cloth. Condition: Very Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good . First Edition. Wild Tales of the Romany People and how Smuggled Contraband was delivered across the South of England. SIGNED by the Author "Henry P. Chalk" on the Title Page. No other inscriptions. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 67 Pages, 220g, 8 1/2" Tall. Text appears unread.Romany Life , Gypsy JusticePlease See Photos for ConditionB4

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. No inscriptions, Unread.Number of Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. Please See Photos for ConditionWhat happened in Kerry during the War of Independence and the Civil War has been the subject of controversy. Although Eoin O'Duffy - chief of staff of the Free State army - said that 'Kerry's entire record in the Black and Tan struggle consisted in shooting an unfortunate soldier the day of the Truce', some of the earliest operations of the War of Independence took place there or involved Kerrymen. The guns for the planned national uprising of 1916 were supposed to be landed in Kerry, and Roger Casement was arrested there on Good Friday 1916. Moreover, although Eamon de Valera is usually described as the last commandant to have surrendered during the Easter Rising and the only one not to have been executed afterwards, a Kerryman, Thomas Ashe, also survived and was, in… Read More

Very Good+ Book . No inscriptions. Read but firm and clean No Jacket. Black & White Illustrations and Colour Illustrations . First Edition.
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Hardcover. Condition:Near Fine: . A record of generations of Cornish Club Scouts in Callington, Falmouth and Truro over 44 years. The author herself was founder of the 12th Truro Highertown pack who she was with until 1975, the book is dedicated to them and they feature strongly in the book. No inscriptions. Illustrated- some photos in colour. Fine, appears almost unread condition. . SIGNED - with best wishes Ada Alvey. November '91.Please See Photos for ConditionSigned copy, C2