Authors starting with F from William Robertson

London: London Channel 4 Books 1998, 1998. Hardcover. Good/very good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Good/ Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. From 'Titanic' onwards, the real stories behind the world's worst maritime disasters. Published to accompany the Channel 4 television series 'Mayday'. Contains 182 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 8 pages of colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, b... more information

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London: Epworth Press , 1945. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. 3rd Impression. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. First published in 1944, this is an account of the author's travels in the Holy Land and Jerusalem whilst serving in the British Army during World War II. Given the time period, and the author's beliefs, it was an intensely moving and meaningful experience - one which he conveys well in this volume. Contains 272 pages, 22 x 14cm, with 12 pages of b&w photos plus map on en... more information

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London: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fine/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A fascinating look 'behind the doors' of the Bank of England. Horribly shaken by the secondary banking crisis in the 1980s, the disastrous purchase of the Johnson Matthey Bank and ensuing scandal, and shocked by the 'Big Bang', the Bank is no longer in complete control of the City. Once able to regulate national (and international) finances by a whisper or a nod, things are now controlled by bevi... more information

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Copenhagen: Christiani & Nielsen, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the Danish civil engineering company Christiani & Nielsen, and illustrating the company's activities and technical achievements The book is made up of essays by the firm's senior engineers and covers topics such as, oil terminals; major British concrete bridges; new subaqueous tunnels in Holland; road construction in Thailan... more information

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London: Methuen , 1965. Hardcover. Good +/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good+/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author was on the spot for six years in South-East Asia, observing events in Laos, Cambodia, North and South Vietnam, as correspondent for the 'Daily Telegraph', 1956 -1962. Here, he gives us a rich mixture of political insight and personal experience within this troubled region, which with hindsight, points the way for other tragedies to come. A fascinating and remarkable journal. Size, 22 x 14... more information

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London: John Murray, 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. First hand reports from within the former Soviet Union exploring the breakup of that political monolith at 'street' level. A riveting, wry and human account of life in sensational, volcanic times. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 201 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally good: generally clean, bri... more information

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Hardcover.  1st Edition.  Very Good/No Jacket.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Designed as a companion volume to 'Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe', this shows the distribution of nearly 2,000 wild plants in Europe, between the Alps and Iceland.  It is nothing less than an attempt at comprehensively mapping the flora of Northern Europe, and as such, its maps provide information which cannot be obtained from any other single source.  A fascinating tool for the botanist, or anyone... more information

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London: Collins , 1967. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. 3rd impression. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. Complete guide to bird watching: where to see them; how to identify them; what to feed them; and how to care for them if oiled or injured. Informative text accompanied by clear b&w photographs by Eric Hosking, John Markham, et al, and line drawings by R.A.Richardson. Sky-blue cloth boards showing moderate wear and spotting. No dust jacket. Internally has coat-of-arms pasted to... more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The story of U-700 - the submarine that lost its nerve - is one of the most incredible of WWII. Previously unheard of, the surrender of a German U-Boat provided the Royal Navy with vital secrets on Germany's magnetic warheads and boosted British morale. For Bernhard Berndt, the insecure young officer who found himself held responsible for the catastrophe, it was the start ... more information

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Softcover.  Revised.  Fair/-.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Absolutely everything the beginner needs to know about the art and sport of falconry.  Covers all aspects, including general husbandry; health; cages; transportation; and the law governing birds of prey.  The highly informative text is complemented by numerous photographs and line drawings.  Contains 191 pages, 24.5 x 18.5cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos plus line drawings.  Ex-library, fro... more information

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London: Sidgwick&Jackson, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good+. FREE UK SHIPPING. A grimly fascinating account of the development and power of the machine-gun, describing how they work and are employed on the ground and in the air. Enhanced with anecdotes from veterans of many armies which brings the story of the machine-gun alive, this is crammed full of easy to read technical information. Covers all major weapons, past, present and future developments. C... more information

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London: Harper Collins , 1997. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 1st edition. Hardback. Good+/Good+. FREE UK SHIPPING. The first book ever written by a female member of an SAS unit, this is the electrifying story of an exceptional young woman's experiences on undercover missions in Northern Ireland. Contains 273 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 12 pages of b&w photos. Black cloth boards in Good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Good+: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping... more information

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London: Ian Allan , 1974. Hardcover. Fair/fair. 600g. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. Comprehensive directory of the world's artillery pieces (to 1974). Includes photo(s) of each subject plus statistics on range, performance, etc. Covers everything from mortars, field guns and anti-aircraft weapons, to the largest calibre SP guns and rocket launchers, plus their fire control systems. Full index plus bibliography. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Brown c... more information

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London: BCA, 1984. Book Club. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Hardback. Book Club Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Large format and highly illustrated collection of eighteen 'essays', giving insight into RAF operations during two World Wars. Contributors include some of the most distinguished airmen of WWII. Contains 144 pages, 29 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue-grey cloth boards bearing small gilt crest of RAF Benevolent Fund in Very Good illustrated ... more information

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Berchtesgaden: Druckerei Und Verlag Plenk KG, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover. Fine. FREE UK SHIPPING. Pictorial card covers in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Contains 80-pages, 29.5 x 21cm, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, plus special artwork and maps. Comprehensive and detailed history of the so-called 'Eagle's Nest' - the mountain lodge overlooking Berchtesgaden, constructed as a 5... more information

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Cambridge: CUP, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. In this topical volume, eight distinguished international authors identify and analyse areas of rapid and serious change to our environment due to human activity, and outline approaches to some of the questions this activity arouses. The opening chapter places the present environmental crisis in chronological perspective, exploring the changing impact of human populations on the environ... more information

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