Fisher, David.
The War Magician: How Jasper Maskelyne and his Magic Gang Altered the Course of World War II
(Coward McCann, New York, 1983).
Britain's most bizarre secret weapon of WWII - he made the Suez canal disappear. Became an assassination target of Hitler's regime during WWII. A very scarce title. Hardback. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise very good in chipped, slightly discoloured, slightly worn dustwrapper. First Edition in 315pp. Order No. NSBK-A4731
Keywords: 0698111400, magic, conjuring, maskelyne, illusions, music hall, theatre, David Devant, jasper, Neville, war, Hitler, illusion, conjurer, warfare, war, magic gang, magician, magicians, magical, illusionist, jasper maskelyne, illusionists, Second World War, great britain, great british, england, english, war magician, history, david fisher, egyptian hall, illusions, deceptions, deception, deceptionist, deceptionists, decept, deceptive, deceptor, world war, wartime, war magician, magic gang, history, magic history, conjurers, conjured, J.N Maskelyne, white magic, World War II, World War Two, Inter-war, Interwar, Inter war
Price £38.00.
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Emsley, Clive; Marwick, Arthur; & Simpson, Wendy.
War, Peace and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Europe:
(Open UP, rpt, 1994).
Paperback. Very good. viii + 333pp. Order No. NSBK-A3946
Keywords: 033509290X, Europe, European, war, peace, twentieth century, twentieth-century, social change, cultural change, revolution, Weberian, Marxist, feminist, idiographic, War, Peace and Social Change Series
Price £4.00.
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Townsend, Colin & Eileen.
War Wives: a Second World War Anthology
(Leisure Circle, Grafton Books, 1989).
Hardback. Very good in slightly marked dustwrapper. xvi + 297pp. Order No. NSBK-C4844
Keywords: 0246133880, war, Second World War, World War II, people, class, Britain, British, England, English, history, women's history, wives, wife, marriage, marriages, weddings, wedding, oral history, domesticity, housewives, home front
Price £6.00.
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Hunt, Leigh.
Captain Sword and Captain Pen: A Poem. With a Preface, Remarks on War and Notes Detailing the Horrors on Which the Poem is Founded
(Charles Gilpin, 3rd edition, 1849).
All edges gilt. Hardback. Small. Ex library with usual library stamps. Original decorated boards sunned, damage to spine ends, light wear to edges. A little splitting internally at binding, otherwise good. 101pp. Order No. NSBK-A14261
Keywords: B0014HXZ3C, poems, poetry, Leigh Hunt, nineteenth century, war, wars, military, 19th century
Price £17.50.
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Trainor, Luke.
The Origins of the First World War:
(Heinemann Educational Publishers, rpt, 1975).
Paperback. Light soiling / scuffing to covers, otherwise good+. 68pp. Order No. NSBK-A13591
Keywords: 0435319000, World War 1, World War One, World War I, First World War, Great War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, origins, causes, alliances, Europe, causes, Balkans, diplomacy
Price £6.00.
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Farwell, Byron.
The Great Boer War:
(Wordsworth Editions, rpt, 1999).
Paperback. Light edge wear, otherwise very good. xiv + 495pp. Order No. NSBK-A13907
Keywords: 1840222174, Boer War, South Africa, South African
Price £10.00.
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Gledhill, Christine and Swanson, Gillian, eds.
Nationalising Femininity: Culture, Sexuality and British Cinema in the Second World War
(MUP, 1996).
Hardback. Very good condition in slightly torn, slightly creased, faded dustwrapper. xi + 307pp. Order No. NSBK-C15602
Keywords: 9780719042591, movies, women, history, cinema, World War II, Second World War, history, feminism, femininity
Price £32.00.
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Moore, Lynden.
The Growth and Structure of International Trade Since the Second World War:
(Wheatsheaf Books, 1985).
Paperback. Near fine. xi + 393pp. Order No. NSBK-A10703
Keywords: 0389204986, economy, economic, trade, international, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, post war
Price £17.50.
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Gilbey, Walter.
The Old English War-horse: Or the Great Horse as it Appears, at Intervals, in Contemporary Coins and Pictures During the Centuries of its Development into the Shire-horse. With Notes
(Vinton, 1888).
Two dates in the margins of the book have sadly been crossed out in ink. Text is otherwise not annotated, but there is some light foxing / soiling on some pages, not affecting legibility. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers. Boards darkened / thumbed, with fraying to spine edges. A little cracking internally at spine, else good. 23pp. Order No. NSBK-A14314
Keywords: B000875WPI, horses, shire-horses, shires, war-horses, equestrian, history, rural, Victorian, coins, illustrations, agriculture, antiquarian
Price £48.00.
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Billiere, General Sir Peter de la.
Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War
(Harper Collins, 1992).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 348pp. Order No. NSBK-A13960
Keywords: 0002551381, Storm Command, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, wars, Gulf War, General Sir Peter de la Billiere
Price £8.50.
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