Titles starting with G from William Robertson

Dulles, VA: Brassey's, 2000. First edition thus. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st Thus. Fine/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Modern facsimile of the US Army Air Forces official manual for identifying German aircraft, originally issued in October, 1944 (Informational Intelligence Summary No.44-32). Packed with over 120 photographs and 170 drawings, plus performance data on 57 different warplanes, from gliders to jet fighters. Comprehensive and accurate, it is the ideal quick reference for the aircraft enth... more information

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Stroud: Alan Sutton , 1990. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fair/good. 1200g. Hardback. 1st thus. Fair+/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Official and comprehensive history of the German occupation of the Channel Islands: the only British territory to be occupied by the Nazis in WWII. Size, 25 x 17cm, 310 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, fair+: shows ocassional stain, b... more information

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Softcover.  2nd Edition.  Fine/-.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Explores the facts about possible realities.  In the two sections - Life After Death, and Poltergeists and the Paranormal - bizarre stories of eerie hauntings, sinister disappearances and unexplained deaths are subjected to piercing scrutiny and scientific analysis.  Some cases are, inevitably, exposed as con-tricks and hoaxes, while others (some 20%) seem to defy all attempts at explanation.  What can it mean?  Re... more information

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Softcover. 1st Edition. Near Fine/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. A beautifully produced guide to the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park, illustrating more than 600 objects out of the thousands of treasures contained in the building. An introduction by Alasdair Auld, Director, Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, gives a brief history of the collection and of Kelvingrove itself, whilst individual chapters cover natural history; archaeology; ethnography; history; decorative art; and fine art. Fur... more information

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London: Batsford, 1999. Paperback. Good/-. Softcover. 1st Edition. Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Autobiography of '60s British screen starlet, Shirley Eaton, best remembered as the 'golden girl' in the James Bond movie, 'Goldfinger'. Ms Eaton takes a sideways look at her remarkable career and the way in which film glamour was created and marketed in the 1950s and 1960s. On stage from the age of 12 and in films from 16, Shirley made 29 films in 14 years. Here, she recounts tales of Alexander Korda, the... more information

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London: Robson , 1982. Second Impression. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 2nd impression. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Autobiographical 'sketches' from the much loved (and missed) arch goon, Sir Harry Secombe. Size, 22 x 14.5cm, 160 pages, illustrated throughout by the author's cartoons. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Brown cloth boards in good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, fair: shows a few light stains, otherwise clean and unmarked in sound bindin... more information

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London: Chatto & Windus , 1991. First English language edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Hardback. 1st English language edition. Good+/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Insightful biography of the ex-Soviet leader. Translated from the German by Peter Tegel. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 260 pages, 6 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpapers neatly removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bin... more information

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London: Batsford , 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. A comprehensive survey of the English Gothic style, at its truest expression, in architecture and music. This extraordinary national spirit is not confined to the Gothic age, but is found before and since in all its warm geniality and grotesqueness. The author traces its history from its beginnings and gives us many fine examples in the form of buildings, plays and musical compositions. An ess... more information

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Hardback. 1st Thus. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. This is Vol IV. of the Seventh Series of this work. As the title suggests, it is a collection of essays and writings by some of the greatest scholars and thinkers of its age, encompassing many subjects, such as philosophy, history, society, art, poetry, science and engineering, etc. A real insight into a world that now seems very far away. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and embossed black decor on front, back and spine. Edges and corners are... more information

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London: Titan, 1995. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. 1st UK edition. Fair/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. The first eleven pages gives a concise but detailed history of the creation of Superman (in fact and fiction), and an outline of how and why these stories were chosen for this compilation. There follows eighteen stories set out in their original comic-book format, with a three page summation of the Superman phenomenon to finish. A fascinating read for all fans of 'The Man of Steel'. ... more information

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Emmaus: Rodale Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. Hardback. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. Marketed as 'new discoveries in herbal remedies for common diseases and conditions', from the world's foremost authority on healing herbs. Contains detailed herbal treatments for over 120 conditions, with advice on dosage, suitability, etc. Text accompanied by drawings of the herbs recommended. Size, 23.5 X 16.5cm, 508 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w line drawings. Illustrated boards in... more information

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London: Dorling Kindersley , 1989. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. 1st edition. Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The inside story of the world's most dynamic environmental pressure group. The most comprehensive account of this unique movement; packed with rare material from the Greenpeace archives. Produced with the full co-operation of Greenpeace and based on interviews with leading figures in the organization from all over the world. Dramatic accounts of direct actions on behalf of the natural world... 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: HarperCollins , 1993. Paperback. Good. Softcover. 1st Edition. Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Analysis of today's guerrilla movements world-wide. Takes the reader into the mind of the revolutionary as never before. Equally shocking and touching by turns. Size 19 x 13cm, 270 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated card covers showing faint creases within the laminate, otherwise in good condition. Internally good: clean and unmarked in sound bindin... more information

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Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1989. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair/Good. First Thus. Hardback. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A comprehensive guide to 245 of the most significant battles on European soil, from both Western and Eastern Europe, to the Mediterranean and Russia, from ancient times to World War Two. Written by a team of twenty eminent contributors, basic facts regarding the location, historical context and objectives of each engagement are given, with details of opposing forces, casualti... more information

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London: Heinemann/Quixote, 1981. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A compendium of all the deities of the world, ancient and modern, who have stories worth telling; all the gods and godesses who have played a significant part in the religious experience of mankind. Blends fascinating information with entertaining anecdote and comment; an invaluable work of reference that is also great fun to read. Size 24 x 16cm, 402 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper r... more information

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