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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Macdonald, Sharon; Holden, Pat; Ardender, Shirley.
Images of Women in Peace and War: Cross-cultural and Historical Perspectives
(Macmillan, 1987).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled dustwrapper. xx + 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A15648
Keywords: 9780333428948, military, peace, women, war, pacifism, warriors, imagery
Price £11.99.
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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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Schama, Simon.
A History of Britain: The British Wars 1603-1776
(BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2001).
Paperback. Spine creased, some dark soiling to page edges, otherwise good+. 544pp. Order No. NSBK-A9628
Keywords: 0563534842, Britain, British, England, English, history, seventeenth, eighteenth, century, 17th, 18th, Civil War, wars, warfare, Simon Schama
Price £9.00.
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Minister of National Defence, .
The Canadian Army at War: Canada's Battle in Normandy, 6th June - 1 September 1944
(Canadian Minister of National Defence, 1946).
Hardback. Ex library, covers darkened, otherwise good in chipped, soiled dustwrapper. 159pp. Order No. NSBK-A14579
Keywords: B002AEVE4U, Canada, Normandy, Canadian, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, France, French, D-Day, D-Day landings
Price £10.00.
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Barker-Benfield, G.J and Clinton, Catherine.
Portraits of American Women: From Settlement to the Civil War
(St Martin's Press, 1991).
Paperback. Very good+. xii + 301pp. Order No. NSBK-C11928
Keywords: 0312024282, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, settlement, Civil War, antebellum, colonial, slavery, slaves, Pochahontas, eighteenth century, seventeenth century, sixteenth century, nineteenth century, 17th, 16th, 19th
Price £7.00.
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Gray, J., McPherson, A. F. and Raffe, D.
Reconstructions of Secondary Education: Theory, Myth and Practice Since the War
(RKP, 1983).
Paperback. Front cover creased in spine area, newspaper cuttings pasted to inside front cover and flyleaf, otherwise good+. xvi + 375pp. Order No. NSBK-A10564
Keywords: 0710092687, wars, warfare, secondary education, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £7.00.
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Diamond, Hanna.
Women and the Second World War in France, 1939 - 1948: Choices and Constraints
(Longman, 1999).
Women And Men In History. Paperback. Very good. xiii + 231pp. Order No. NSBK-C15718
Keywords: 9780582299092, Second World War, France, French, gender, women, history, World War II, resistance, employment, German occupation
Price £31.95.
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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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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
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