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1 Abbott, Geoffrey WILLIAM CALCRAFT - EXECUTONER EXTRA-ORDINAIRE
Great Britain Eric Dobby Publishing 2004 1858820588 / 9781858820583 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 
Eric Dobby Publishing, Great Britain, 2004. 1st printing, Fine/Fine/hardcover/book and dust jacket without any defects, Hardcover, 194pgs. The biography of the hangman who had the longest career on the scaffold and used the shortest rope in the business. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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2 Andrews, Jonathan & Scull, Andrew UNDERTAKER OF THE MIND - JOHN MONRO AND MAD-DOCTORING IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
Berkeley University of California 2001 0520231511 / 9780520231511 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
University of California, Berkeley, 2001. 1st printing, Very Good/Very Good/hardcover/book and jacket better than Vg, Hardcover, 364pgs. Dr. John Monro and other mad-doctors became owners of private madhouses and were consulted by the rich and famous. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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3 Ashe, Geoffrey THE DISCOVERY OF KING ARTHUR
Garden City Anchor Press/Doubleday 1985 0385190328 / 9780385190329 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, 1985. BCE ed, VG/VG, Hardcover, 226pgs. The unraveling of the mystery of King Arthur cutting through the myths and legends to prove Arthur existed. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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4 Barr, Elaine GEORGE WICKES - ROYAL GOLDSMITH 1698-1761
London Studion Vista/Christie's 1980 028970877X / 9780289708774 Hardcover Fine Very Good Book 
Studion Vista/Christie's, London, 1980. 1st printing, Very Good++/Very Good++/hardcover/book & jacket without defects, Hardcover, 210pgs. A detailed picture of the life, craft and business of George Wickes, his clientele including the Prince of Wales. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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5 Beloff, Max IMPERIAL SUNSET - VOLUME 1 - BRITAIN'S LIBERAL EMPIRE, 1897-1921
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1970 LOC: 6911480 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good 
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970. 1st ed, VG/VG, Hardcover, 387pgs. The gradual liquidation of Britain's overseas empire at her height of greatness to the peace settlements after WW I. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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6 Betcherman, Lita-Rose COURT LADY AND COUNTRY WIFE
New York William Morrow 2005 0060762888 / 9780060762889 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
William Morrow, New York, 2005. 1st printing, Very Good/Very Good/hardcover/minor shelf wear/complete jacket, Hardcover, 384pgs. The lives of two dazzling aristocratic sisters, Lucy and Dorothy Percy, and the social intrigue in 17th Century England. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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7 Bryant, Arthur THE AGE OF CHIVALRY - THE STORY OF ENGLAND
London Collins 1963 Hardcover Very Good Very Good 
Collins, London, 1963. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 576pgs. The second volume of Bryant's Story of England covers the High Middle Age, the reigns of Edward I, Richard II and more. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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8 Butler, John THE QUEST FOR BECKET'S BONES - THE MYSTERY OF THE RELICS OF ST THOMAS BECKET OF CANTERBURY
New Haven Yale University Press 1995 0300061153 / 9780300061154 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Yale University Press, New Haven, 1995. 1st printing, VG/VG/hardcover/book without defects/jacket complete with crease, Hardcover, 180pgs. The story of the quest for St Thomas Becket's bones over eight centuries including new evidence recently come to light. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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9 Byrne, Muriel St. Clare (edited by) THE LISLE LETTERS - AN ABRIDGEMENT
Chicago University Press of Chicago 1983 0226088006 / 9780226088006 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
University Press of Chicago, Chicago, 1983. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 436pgs. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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10 Chandler, David (edited by) ROBERT PARKER AND COMTE DE MERODE-WESTERLOO - THE MARLBOROUGH WARS
London Longmans, Green and Co Ltd 1968 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Longmans, Green and Co Ltd, London, 1968. 1st printing, Very Good+/Very Good+/hardcover/book and jacket better than VG, Hardcover, 276pgs. First-hand accounts on the day-to-day conduct of Marlborough's most important campaigns. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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11 Chidsey, Donald Barr SIR WALTER RALEIGH - THAT DAMNED UPSTART
New York The John Day Company 1931 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
The John Day Company, New York, 1931. not stated printing, VG/VG-/some chipping to dust jacke spine and front cover, Hardcover, 315pgs. Biography of the gambler, adventure, privateer, soldier, poet, courtier, explorer, scholar and dandy. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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12 Cleator, P.E. CASTLES AND KINGS
London Robert Hale Limited 1963 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Robert Hale Limited, London, 1963. 1st printing, VG/VG-, Hardcover, 224pgs. Against the background of English history, the gradual evolution of the castle and of the kings who built them. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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13 Colley, Linda THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH MARSH - A WOMAN IN WORLD HISTORY
New York Pantheon Books 2007 037542153X / 9780375421532 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 
Pantheon Books, New York, 2007. 1st ed, 2nd printing, Fine/Fine, Hardcover, 363pgs. Elizabeth Marsh (1735-1785) was the first woman to carry out extensive explorations in eastern and southern India. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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14 Collis, Maurice THE HURLING TIME
London Faber & Faber Limited 1958 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Faber & Faber Limited, London, 1958. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 323pgs. Forty turbulent years of the 14th century - English victories in France, the Peasants Revolt, the Black Prince and Wat Tyler. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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15 Crampton, Patrick STONEHENGE OF THE KINGS
New York Barnes & Noble Books 1992 0880298774 / 9780880298773 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1992. Reprint ed, 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 171pgs. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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16 Gash, Norman ARISTOCRACY AND PEOPLE - BRITAIN, 1815-1865
Cambridge Harvard University Press 1979 0674044908 / 9780674044906 Hardcover Very Good Very Good 
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1979. 1st printing, VG/VG (previous owner's bookplate), Hardcover, 375pgs. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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17 Hodges, C. Walter THE BATTLEMENT GARDEN - BRITAIN FROM THE WARS OF THE ROSES TO THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE
London Andre Deutsch Limited 1979 0233969381 / 9780233969381 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Andre Deutsch Limited, London, 1979. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 144pgs. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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18 Inwood, Stephen A HISTORY OF LONDON
New York Carroll & Graf 1998 0786706139 / 9780786706136 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Carroll & Graf, New York, 1998. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 1111pgs. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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19 Jarrett, Derek ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF HOGARTH
London Hart-Davis MacGibbon 1974 0246640642 / 9780246640642 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 
Hart-Davis MacGibbon, London, 1974. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 256pgs. A fresh look at life in eighteenth-century England, a world of smugglers, gang warfare, and the age of suicide. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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20 Latham, Robert (edited by) THE ILLUSTRATED PEPYS - FROM THE DIARY
Berkeley University of California Pr. 1978 0520036336 / 9780520036338 Hardcover Very Good Very Good 
University of California Pr., Berkeley, 1978. 1st printing, VG/VG, Hardcover, 240pgs. A representative selection of Pepys's diary of the events of the 1660's: the Restoration, the Dutch War, the fire of London. Packed with care and shipped promptly. 
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