2016, ISBN: 538cefd4af16ec2a400e6eb5cb65fad8

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UK,slim,rectangular 12mo wraps,1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn.Published in association with The National Trust & The City of Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery.DEVON BOOKS are Official Pub… Meer...

UK,slim,rectangular 12mo wraps,1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn.Published in association with The National Trust & The City of Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery.DEVON BOOKS are Official Publisher to Devon County Council.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated wraps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine. Slim,rectangular 12mo wraps,iv-vipp+1-42pp [paginated] includes introduction,3 Pts+Conclusion comprising 7 sections/chapters,profuse colour+b/w contemporary illus, paintings,diagrams etc.,b/w+colour photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; notes, bibliography, acknowledgements,Drake family genealogical tree; plus [unpaginated] title page and contents list/table.Sir Francis Drake is one of history's enduring figures. His exploits as a mariner,explorer and military genius are fixed amongst those most celebrated in British history,while his deeds and enigmatic character continue to attract the attention of historian's the world over.Few of Drake's personal possessions survive and,of these,his drum is perhaps the best known but least studied artefact of almost any from that period. Charged with the essence of Drake's own bombastic character,this is the drum that thrilled his men and their captain with its call to arms.Famed also for it's mystic property in foretelling possible attack upon the English shore,and celebrated in Newbolt's eponymous poem,no detailed study has previously been made of the drum,or of the military flags (amongst the oldest surviving in Europe),also the property of Drake.In 'The Battle's Sound',Cynthia Gaskell Brown provides a detailed study of these artefacts;and how they were made,their military use,and their historical significance.The author's findings add much to our understanding of Drake the man and his stirring times.Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. 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If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, UK.TIVERTON,DEVON.DEVON BOOKS,1996., 5, UK,slim,small 8vo wraps,s/back Original,SIGNED,1st edn.[Softback and paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink inscrptn: 'First Edition Chris Robillard 26 July 2016' to title page and no price removal to rear cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,countryside scenic colour photographic illustrated front cover with b/w lettering and a red circular adhesive label with Signed Copy in white to front,rear cover with colour photograph regional map superimposed with author's thumbnail b/w portrait photograph and white lettered book's precis; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo wraps, softback Original,SIGNED,1st edn,1-124pp [paginated] includes SIGNED title page,a dedication,22 chapters,profusely illustrated with contemporary and modern b/w photographs,some autobiographical and b/w maps; plus [unpaginated] 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. David Joined the Devon Regiment in 1940 and was posted to Plymouth,where he looked after a fuel depot and drove ambulances at night during the Blitz. He was on his way to Norway when Germany invaded it,he was then posted to Egypt. Captured at the fall of Tobruk with 30,000 other Allied troops. A sea journey to Naples imprisoned in the hold of boat and then to various prison camps across Italy. He escaped in 1943 with three others and then did a four month trek across northern Italy. Hiding and working on an Italian farm south of Verona for 18 months until disaster struck in April 1945. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always., UK.BOVEY TRACEY,DEVON.Devon Matters Publishing,2015., 5, UK,slim 8vo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,reprint.[Originally and first published 1973,then reprinted twice in the 70's and nine times in the 80's upto 1989 - this example that 9th reprint of that decade and the 11th reprint overall.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,and an absence of publisher's printed price to card covers. Bright,clean,b/w+colour pictorial illustrated front card cover with black lettering to front+spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges inevitably but lightly aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,reprint,3-40pp [paginated] includes an introduction,chronology,illus with contemporary b/w reproduction illustrations,b/w photographs,with colour plates by Michael Roffe, notes to plates; plus [unpaginated] title page. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age and ephemeral nature and composition/construction,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Packed with specially commissioned artwork,maps and diagrams,the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history,organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present. The year 1642 witnessed the outbreak of the first English Civil War,which saw Royalist troops loyal to King Charles fight the Parliamentarians in several major battles and many sieges.Peter Young explores the tactics,equipment and organisation of the armies of both sides,drawing a compelling picture of what it must have been like for the men who lived and fought in England over 350 years ago. Chapters on fighting,cavalry,infantry,artillery and discipline examine the subject in depth,with many contemporary accounts,such as those of Royalist Captain,Richard Atkyns,who served in one of the most "active" regiments of the war. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. 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If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, LONDON.OSPREY PUBLISHING LTD.,1989., 3, UK,small 8vo wraps,p/back Original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format in the country of origina,and sometimes,even worldwide..] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to title page. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,battleship grey background card covers with warship HMS Queen b/w photograph with black lettering to front,black lettered spine without reading creases,rear cover also with ship's launch,HMS Scylla,b/w photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creases to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean with foxing; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,small 8vo wraps, 1st edn,2-111pp [paginated] includes author's note,an introduction by Vice Admiral Sir Peter Berger,KCB, MVO, DSC, RN, profuse b/w photographs (many full-page) with accompanying text,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] title page. A chronological overview with b/w silhouettes and photographs,historical details and specifications built there since 1860,when increased levels of armouring qualified the craft as modern,with key facts and potted histories of significant ships such as HMS Royal Oak, HMS Warspite and HMS Exeter. Uncommom,particularly in as good a grade as this.Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. an paperback Original,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. 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If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, UK.LISKEARD,CORNWALL.MARITIME BOOKS,1981., 3, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£15.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with red and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Front panel has some indentations with concomitant indents to rear board - dw/dj being at time of damage incurred in situ - replaced on back-to-front and upside down - with dw/dj's front cover covering the rear board.Top+fore-edges though slightly aged/toned, bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-234pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters, 16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp114/15; plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+title pages,4pp Surveillance terminology glossary,a schematic b/w map of Northern Ireland and separate author's note page. 'The Operators' lifts the veil shrouding Britain's most secret military unit. Officially designated as 14 Intelligence Company,it was formed in 1974 to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland. If Ian Fleming's 'James Bond' exists anywhere today,he is to be found within the ranks of 14 Company.Highly trained in skills including lock- picking,advanced weapon handling,covert surveillance and infra-red photography,a typical 'Operator' has at his or her disposal an arsenal of techniques and weapons unmatched in any other theatre.No other UK government or military agency is so comprehensively trained,armed and equipped to undertake individually,or in highly flexible teams,the wide variety of covert intelligence gathering tasks that are required by a democracy in pursuit of a terrorist. As a precaution against capture,Operators never learn the true identity of any of their colleagues.Male and female volunteers are drawn from all ranks of the three services,The selection process and subsequent training course are the most physically, intellectually and emotionally demanding anywhere in the world. Every single day of each year for the past twenty-one years,14 Company Operators have been deployed on operations against Republican and Loyalist terrorism in Northern Ireland.This is the true story of one Operator and of some of the most hair-raising military operations ever conducted in the streets of the United Kingdom. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.CENTURY,1996., 4, Gollancz, London, 1960. 2nd impr. XX,286p. ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). Cloth. ?Professor Casson, himself an experienced sailor, has provided for the first time, on the basis of both the literary and the archaeological evidence, a comprehensive study of the constructions and equipment of commercial and naval vessels, of the techiques of navigation and naval warfare, bringing out very clearly both the capabilities and the limitations of ancient vessels. The famous naval engagements are analyzed in detail. One of the most useful results of Professor Casson?s researches is his collection of the evidence for the speed of ancient ships and the duration of the voyages of which records have been preserved.? (GLANVILLE DOWNEY in Speculum, 1960, p.106)., 0<

1960, ISBN: 538cefd4af16ec2a400e6eb5cb65fad8

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st thus [Souvenir Guide.] NMINT. No owner inscrptn,no price removal from cover.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front cover wi… Meer...

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st thus [Souvenir Guide.] NMINT. No owner inscrptn,no price removal from cover.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front cover with black letters,rear cover with Partnership advertisement; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks, tears or splits present - and non-rusted staples.UK, slim Qrto wraps,1st thus,2-21pp [paginated] includes contents list/table to revesre of front cover, background to the conflict,the protagonists,Show ground Layout - pull-out information guide (still attached and in situ),protagonists cont'd,Cheriton - the battlefield,the battle,the aftermath,and illustrated with colour plans,diagrams and colour photographs.membership adverts (SEALED KNOT). Visually the exterior appearance is spectacular for a book of it's unknown age and its nature,a Souvenir Guide,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. The Battle of Cheriton Project Limited is a fund-raising orgnisation tht has been established to raise the profile of this important battlefield and to enlighten the public about the momentous events that unfolded across the local countryside some 360 years ago.There remains unresolved historical questions relating to the true location of the battlefield - issues that have divided hstorians for many years - which we hope to resolve once and for all.The battlefield of Cheriton is an area of national importance,a true gift buried in the heart of rural Hampshire - relatively unchanged since the days of the Civil War.With your help we will try to ensure that the battlefield takes its true place in our national heritage and can be enjoyed by local children and historical enthusiasts alike. The Partnerships consists of the Freehold landowner,The Battlefield Trust, Hampshire County Council and The Sealed Knot Society. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, TILLIERS REGIMENT [SEALED KNOT (?)] n.d., 5, Gollancz, London, 1960. 2nd impr. XX,286p. ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). Cloth wrps. Wrps and pages a bit yellowed. ?Professor Casson, himself an experienced sailor, has provided for the first time, on the basis of both the literary and the archaeological evidence, a comprehensive study of the constructions and equipment of commercial and naval vessels, of the techiques of navigation and naval warfare, bringing out very clearly both the capabilities and the limitations of ancient vessels. The famous naval engagements are analyzed in detail. One of the most useful results of Professor Casson?s researches is his collection of the evidence for the speed of ancient ships and the duration of the voyages of which records have been preserved.? (GLANVILLE DOWNEY in Speculum, 1960, p.106)., 0<