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HarperCollins. Fine.. 1991. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Collins Gem Guide. Over 100 Scottish tartans illustrated in colour, with histories of their clans. This book is based on and abridged from 'The Clans and Tartans of Scotland' by Robert Bain. A Fine copy. . more information

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Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Very Good+.. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 00258814 Profusely illustrated catalogue with stunning colour photographs, as well as some drawings and plans. Photographs by Fulvio Roiter. 207pp including Chronological Summary and Bibliography. Includes 8 chapters covering, for example, 'Historical Events and Geographical Landscape'; 'Art and Architecture'; 'Ancient Egyptian Literature'; and 'Jewels and Techniques'. Stiff card covers, minor bumping and rubbing to top/bottom of spine. Otherwise a lovely, clean copy in Very Good+ condition. . more information

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London: Debrett's Peerage Ltd. Near Fine.. 2000. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall The collectable millennium edition. 126pp, + 2164pp alphabetical list of all the leading figures in British society at this time. First section contains some wonderful colour photographs and adverts plus: Foreword by Sir Jeremy Isaacs; Introduction by Dr Patrick Moore; as well as 24 articles and lists such as 'Offshore Banking - Making the Most of your Funds'; 'Antiques of the Future'; 'A Century of Medicine: Medical Breakthroughs of the 20th Century'; 'Her Majesty's Officers of Arms'; and 'Forms of Addressing Persons of Title'. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front board, very bright and clean. Very minor bumping to corners, small dent in top edge of rear board and a couple of tiny, feint indentation marks on rear board. Otherwise this is a super copy, lovely and clean throughout and in Near Fine condition. Please contact me for further information. . more information

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London: Andre Deutsch. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1976. First Edition. Hardback. 023396701X Illustrated with reproductions of Chinese line drawings. 254pp including Index. In these 17 pungent and scholarly essays the author argues with indisputable authority that the moment is long past when either East or West can afford their time-honoured ignorance of each other, More than ever, it is vital for us to understand the basic differences between our societies, to admit old mistakes, and try to avoid new ones. A nice copy in Very Good+ condition in a Very Good+ dust-jacket; jacket is in loose protective cover. . more information

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Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good/Good++. 1981. First Edition. Hardback. 0198219256 Illustrated with some photographs and a map, 479pp including Further Reading and Index. This entirely new book replaces the 'Legacy of Greece' edited by Sir Richard Livingstone and published in 1921. This new appraisal brings all the information up to date and offers a different approach. Each contributor has had a free hand in selecting his emphases and in determining the structure of his chapter. The original 'Legacy' was about Greek culture whereas this version is about its meaning in the history of European culture. There are 15 chapters covering many areas including 'Lyric and Other Poetry'; 'Philosophy'; 'Myth'; 'Greek Culture and the Jews'; ' Greek Philosophy and Christianity'; and 'Architecture and City Planning'. Feint stain to top page edges also visible on rear end papers and inside of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is price-clipped and has minor rubbing and chipping to corners, top/bottom of spine and some edges - all repaired with archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. Overall a Very Good copy in a Good++ dust-jacket. . more information

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London: Thames & Hudson, 1967. Illustrated in colour and black-and-white, as well as maps and line drawings. 144pp including Chronological Table, Bibliography and Index. In the last few years our ideas concerning the earliest history of Greece have expanded beyond all expectation. Carbon-14 dates now suggest a remote antiquity, even before 6000 BC, for the beginning of Neolithic settlement of Greece, Crete and the islands. In this book the role of Crete is emphasized as a bastion of high civilization from the very beginning of the Cretan Bronze Age. A clean working copy in Good condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Good.. more information

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Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Very Good/Good++. 1978. First UK Edition. Hardback. 0631197909 Includes small map of Greece. viiipp + 264pp including Appendix and Index. In this imaginative exploration of the intersection of past and present, the distinguished historian William McNeill searches out the living core of the Greek tradition and examines its influence on contemporary developments. Highly recommended, an excellent work. Brown cloth boards just very slightly warped. Dust-jacket has minor rubbing to corners and top/bottom of spine which is reinforced in places by archival tape; jacket is in protective cover. Overall a Very Good copy in a Good++ dust-jacket. . more information

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London: Faber. Fine/Very Good+. 1980. First Edition. Hardback. Beautiful photographic illustrations, many in colour, some specially commissioned, provide a perfect compliment to Jan Morris' vivid narrative, the first book of its kind ever written about the overseas empire of the Venetians. 192pp including Gazetteer, Chronology, Bibliography and Index. An invaluable historical introduction to Venice and the lands the Doges once ruled. End paper maps. Dust-jacket has very minor rubbing to one corner and top of spine, spine slightly faded, very feint spotting to inside of jacket; jacket is in loose protective cover. Otherwise a clean copy in Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust-jacket. . more information

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London: George Philip. Very Good.. 1934. Hardback. Illustrated with 53 maps and plans. xxpp + 816pp including Genealogical Tables, Chronological Summary and Index. This work is made up of 10 books: 'The Moulding of the Four Nations (to A.D. 1216)'; 'The Development of the Four Nations (1216-1485)'; 'The Beginning of the Modern Age (1485-1603)'; 'Political and Religious Conflict and Oversea Expansion (1603-1688)'; 'The Establishment of Constitutional Government (1688-1714)'; 'Colonial Supremacy and Disruption (1714-1783)'; 'Recuperation and Revolution (1783-1815)'; 'National and Imperial Reconstruction (1815-1880)'; 'The Rivalry of World Powers and the Rise of New Social Aims (1880-1914)'; 'The Great War and Its Consequences'. Green cloth boards with very minor bumping to corners and top/bottom of spine. Small dent and scratch mark to rear board, otherwise boards clean and bright. Contents also clean. A Very Good copy. . more information

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Viking. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1993. First Edition. Hardback. Well illustrated with 29 telling plates and 7 pages of maps. 256pp including Epilogue and Index. Greek life since the Axis Occupation and the Civil War has been dominated by the memory of those years - periods of progress and democracy have been interspersed with periods of dictatorship and civil conflict. This book explores how it is impossible to understand the Greek present without reference to this recent past, and how the attitude of ordinary Greek people to society is still conditioned by these events, by this interaction of past and present. Also, he looks at hitherto neglected aspects of the new Greece that are beginning to influence current events, such as the potentially volatile mixture of minorities, the Albanians, the Vlachs and the Muslims of Thrace - and the Macedonian question. Dust-jacket has very minor rubbing to some corners and one corner reinforced with archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. Overall a lovely Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket. . more information

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Exeter: A. Wheaton. Very Good.. Hardback. No date, but Preface dated May 1903, presumed first edition. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs. 263pp. 20 chapters including, for example, 'St. Winifred and Frederick of Crediton'; 'Captain John Oxenham'; 'Sir Joshua Reynolds'; 'Devonshire Artists'; 'Bishop Patterson'; 'Samuel Taylor Coleridge'; and 'Child of Plymstock'. Red cloth boards with black lettering, spine faded but not lettering. Corners bumped and small chip to cloth on spine. Some marks on spine and rear board. However, boards are cleaned and contents are in nice condition. Overall a Very Good copy. . more information

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Keele: Ryburn Publishing / Keele University Press. Mint/Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardback. 1853310484 308pp, + 8pp of adverts for Ryburn books. Includes small map of Greece; list of Abbreviations; Appendix: Dramatis Personae; Bibliography; and Index. This book is a major contribution to a topic which remains both controversial and important for an understanding of British and American foreign policy after 1945. Dr. Sfikas, Lecturer in European Political History at the University of Central Lancashire, offers the first thorough and methodologically rigorous approach to this subject by focusing on factors which shaped British as well as Greek policy, and by his effective use of a wide range of British and Greek sources. The first chapter gives a penetrating analysis of the origins of the Greek Civil War, and then proceeds to examine subsequent developments, emphasising the cooperation between British, American and Greek governments in attempting to secure the victory of anti-communist forces. Greek Communist policy towards their domestic opponents and British patrons, and British perceptions of Soviet policy are also thoroughly examined. Dust-jacket has very slight rubbing to some corners and top of spine; jacket is in loose protective cover. A lovely Mint copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket. . more information

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Adelaide: Rigby Limited. Very Good/Very Good. 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Illustrated with drawings by Unk White. 64pp. Sydney has always been a city of "characters". Therefore it is perhaps fitting that Unk White - "the last of the Bohemians" - whose black-and-white work was for so many years a feature of the 'Bulletin', should join Tess Van Sommers, a well-known journalist, to record the grace and history of some of Sydney's most notable buildings. This book will appeal to all those interested in Australians, and history, and above all to lovers of Australia's oldest city. Dust-jacket has some minor rubbing, a few small closed tears and slight chipping to top of spine - all repaired inside with archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. Some small stains to inside of dust-jacket and on boards (possibly from old use of sellotape), otherwise contents nice and clean and overall a Very Good copy in a Very Good dust-jacket. . more information

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