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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedThe Eyes of the Navy stands as a compelling portrait of one of the most formidable intelligence minds of the...

The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain the country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most...

A humble laird from Largoshire, Andrew Wood's determination to avenge his father's murder by English pirates, led to his national renown as a pirate-slayer. This brought him to the attention...

Author: Admiral Sir Barry DomvileBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co., 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition with...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, some foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few figures in Victorian England embodied the restless marriage of...

Author: Peter ShanklandBinding: HardbackPublished: William Kimber., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight chips and tears to DJ, tanning and...

Author: Brian FothergillBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsBrian Fothergill's Sir William Hamilton: Envoy Extraordinary chronicles the remarkable life of...

Author: Sir James BissetBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson , 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Blue cloth with minor marks....

One of our finest narrative historians, Lawrence James has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, one focusing solely on his relationship with the British Empire. As a young...

The life of Sir William Hamilton is rich in contradictions: hedonist, scholar and an aesthete with a Rabelaisian streak, he represented the epitome of honourable public service until, as the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Faded and chipped DJ with some loss. Names penned...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding condition: slightly shaky, no loose pages. Few figures in the world...

Author: John L Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in...

"There never was a greater Australian diplomat than Sir James Plimsoll". -- Alexander Downer, AC "You're mad to move Plimsoll. He's got contacts here and great influence". -- Henry Kissinger...

Author: James DarlingBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Joint Board of Christian Education, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has tanning along spine, light yellowing to top of pagesAfter...

Author: Charles Williams; James Anderson; Laurence HendersonBinding: HardbackPublished: ODHAMS BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: Sir James BissetBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Blue cloth with silver lettering. Map endpapers. Colour frontis. This compelling maritime memoir, Tramps...

Henry James, Sr.'s children included William, the psychologist and philosopher; Henry Jr., the novelist; and Alice, author of a noted diary. What kind of father stood behind his epochally brilliant,...

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Author: William HawkesBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dugdale Society, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical volume presents the personal writings of an influential 18th-century English architect, offering an intimate...

Author: James GleesonBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsGleeson argues that Dobell achieved ''greatness while standing aloof from avant-garde developments'' and that...

Author: James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some slight tears in DJ, some yellowing to page edges.This gripping...

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'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' Marianka Swain, Telegraph One of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William...

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