Category: History

Image for The Gulf in Historic Maps - 15th to 19th Centuries ( UAE / United Arab Emirates: Dr Sultan Al-Qassimi Centre of Gulf Studies ) ( English and Arabic Text )( Fifteenth to Nineteenth C. / Persian Gulf / Middle East )

The Gulf in Historic Maps - 15th to 19th Centuries ( UAE / United Arab Emirates: Dr Sultan Al-Qassimi Centre of Gulf Studies ) ( English and Arabic Text )( Fifteenth to Nineteenth C. / Persian Gulf / Middle East )

By: Al-Qassimi, Sultan Bin Muhammad ( His Highness ) UAE / United Arab Emirates: Dr Sultan Al-Qassimi Centre of Gulf Studies

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Asia, UAE / United Arab Emirates: Dr Sultan Al-Qassimi Centre of Gulf Studies, No Date ( 1990's?), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 169215

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------trade paperback,about 9.25w x 8h inches, a near Fine example, 197 pages, colour and b&w photos of historically important maps of the Gulf area accompanied by brief essays about each, text is in English and Arabic, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 3 Books: History of Financial Disasters 1763-1995, Volume 1, 2, 3 (inc. Crisis of the Second Bank of USA 1818-19; British Railway Mania 1847; Collapse of Overend & Gurney; German Hyperinflation 1923; Crash of New York Stock Exchange (1929 / 1987); etc)

3 Books: History of Financial Disasters 1763-1995, Volume 1, 2, 3 (inc. Crisis of the Second Bank of USA 1818-19; British Railway Mania 1847; Collapse of Overend & Gurney; German Hyperinflation 1923; Crash of New York Stock Exchange (1929 / 1987); etc)

By: Altorfer, Stefan / Benedikt Koehler / Mark Duckenfield (book editors); Mark Duckenfield -General Editor

Price: $404.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Pickering & Chatto, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1991

Seller ID: 169746

ISBN-13: 9781851968251

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------3 volumes, hardcovers, all are Near Fine examples, a wee bit of light rubbing to the blue cloth, NO dustjackets as issued, 340, 288 and 572 pages, ---Looks at the origins and consequences of seminal financial crises throughout history, combining contemporary texts from nineteen financial disasters between 1763 and 1994, with academic interpretations of the major causes and consequences of each crisis. These documents contain evaluations of the underlying causes of the various crises., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED -...
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Image for The Peel Towers of the Scottish Border ( 1911 )(aka Pele Towers / Fortified Keeps / Stone Tower Houses Along the Scottish Border and the English Marches )(includes a Chapter on Sir Walter Scott )

The Peel Towers of the Scottish Border ( 1911 )(aka Pele Towers / Fortified Keeps / Stone Tower Houses Along the Scottish Border and the English Marches )(includes a Chapter on Sir Walter Scott )

By: Armstrong, Rev. R ( Reverend Robert )( Sir Walter Scott related)

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Scotland, Galashiels, Scotland, UK: A Walker and Son, NO DATE ( 1911 ), 1st Edition (likely a First Printing ) : 1911

Seller ID: 169955

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) softcover, stiff card covers, light wear and rubbing, some light soiling, age toning / browning to the gutters, overall a Good to Very Good example, 70 pages, b&w photos, WorldCat lists fewer than 10 copies and indicates that there was a 1913 printing, this copy has no date but the 1911 date appears on the contents page after a footnote by Armstrong ---contents include: The Peel Towers of the Scottish Border; What Scott Did for England; Tweeddale -a Glimpse of the Past; The vale of the Manor; "Tibble Shiels" to Selkirk with The Flying Post, any...
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Image for William Barksdale, CSA: A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General -by John Douglas Ashton -a Signed Copy ( Civil War )

William Barksdale, CSA: A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General -by John Douglas Ashton -a Signed Copy ( Civil War )

By: Ashton, John Douglas (signed) ( William Barksdale related)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: North Carolina, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2021, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2021

Seller ID: 169009

ISBN-13: 9781476683744

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------sottcover, a Near Fine example, essentially this looks new, signed without inscription by the author, 297 pages,, b&w photos and illustrations,---"An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy. Orphaned at 13, he succeeded as lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican War veteran, politician and Confederate commander. During eight years in the U.S. Congress, he was among the South's most ardent defenders of slavery and advocates for states' rights. His emotional speeches and altercations--including a brawl on the House floor--made headlines in the y...
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Isaac Asimov's Chronology of the World: The History of the World from the Big Bang to Modern Times -by Isaac Asimov

By: Asimov, Isaac

Price: $53.93

Publisher: New York, N.Y. / New York: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 1991, 1st Edition (stated), First Printing : 1991

Seller ID: 168859

ISBN-13: 9780062700360

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, one gently bumped corner, a bit of age toning to paper, in a lightly rubbed Very Good/Very Good+ dustjacket, short tear at lower part of rear flap fold, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, --- the history of the world according to Asimov in 674 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for SCREEN STYLE: Fashion and Femininity in 1930s Hollywood -by Sarah Berry / University of Minnesota Press ( Marlene Dietrich Photo Cover )( 1930 s / 1930's )

SCREEN STYLE: Fashion and Femininity in 1930s Hollywood -by Sarah Berry / University of Minnesota Press ( Marlene Dietrich Photo Cover )( 1930 s / 1930's )

By: Berry, Sarah

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2000, 1st edition, First Printing : 2000

Seller ID: 167959

ISBN-13: 9780816633128

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 6w x 9.25h inches, a near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 234 pages, b&w photos, ---"Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich-all were icons of beauty and glamour in 1930s Hollywood. Screen Style reveals the impact of celebrities like these on women filmgoers, looking beyond the surface of the films and fashions of the era-often described as forms of escapism from the difficult realities of the Depression-to show how Hollywood presented women with models for self-determination during a time of rapid social change. ...
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Image for NINE VOLUMES: Dutch in Wartime Survivors Remember: Invasion; Under Nazi Rule; Witnessing the Holocaust; Resisting Nazi Occupation; Tell Your Children About Us; War in Indies; Caught in the Crossfire; The Hunger Winter; Liberation Book 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

NINE VOLUMES: Dutch in Wartime Survivors Remember: Invasion; Under Nazi Rule; Witnessing the Holocaust; Resisting Nazi Occupation; Tell Your Children About Us; War in Indies; Caught in the Crossfire; The Hunger Winter; Liberation Book 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

By: Bijvoet, Tom and Anne Van Arragon Hutten (editors) / Mokeham Publishing

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Oak Lawn, Illinois, Oakville, ON: Mokeham Publishing, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 1st Edition, First English Language Printing : 2013

Seller ID: 167573

ISBN-13: 9780986830808

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---9 VOLUMES (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), softcovers, all are Near Fine examples and look new, all in uniform size and format, 88, 85, 94, 105, 102, 94, 100, 107 and 110 pages, ---The Dutch in Wartime: Survivors Remember is a series of books with wartime memories of Dutch immigrants to North America, who survived the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for ANGLIA: TWO BOOKS in SLIPCASE: ATLAS MAIOR of 1665: England / Angleterre (volume 1 ) -with Scotia & Hibernia ( Scotland & Ireland / L'Ecosses et L'Irlande / Schottland Und Irland )(vol. 2 / Taschen Books (Text in German French / English )( All 113 Maps)

ANGLIA: TWO BOOKS in SLIPCASE: ATLAS MAIOR of 1665: England / Angleterre (volume 1 ) -with Scotia & Hibernia ( Scotland & Ireland / L'Ecosses et L'Irlande / Schottland Und Irland )(vol. 2 / Taschen Books (Text in German French / English )( All 113 Maps)

By: Blaeu, Joan; Introduction and Texts By Peter van der Krogt / Taschen Books

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Cologne, Germany, Cologne / Koln ( Germany ): Taschen Books, 2006, 1st Taschen Edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 169704

ISBN-13: 9783822851043

Binding: Hardcovers

Condition: Fine (see description)

------------TWO VOLUMES in SLIPCASE (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), hardcovers, both are Fine examples, in Fine dustjackets, as NEW, obviously unread, ---both volumes are housed in a lightly rubbed near Fine matching slipcase ---unpaginated (likely about 200-250 pages in the two volumes) colour maps throughout, all text is in English, German and French, extra shipping might be required depending upon destination ---if an issue please inquire before ordering, ---"Maps of England, Ireland, and Scotland from Joan Blaeu's exquisite world atlas of 1665 The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Jo...
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Image for Malta's Grand Harbour and Its Environs in War and Peace: Historical Scenario, World War One & Two, Social Dimensions, People in Wartime, Medical & Health Developments ( Malta / Maltese History )( Harbor )

Malta's Grand Harbour and Its Environs in War and Peace: Historical Scenario, World War One & Two, Social Dimensions, People in Wartime, Medical & Health Developments ( Malta / Maltese History )( Harbor )

By: Boffa, Dr Charles J

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Malta, Malta: Progress Press Company / C J Boffa, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2000

Seller ID: 167475

ISBN-13: 9789990930580

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, 286 pages, b&w as well as some colour photographs, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Hallam Family ( Family History / Genealogy )

By: Bonnett, Janice ( Hallam Family History Geneaology )

Price: $40.43

Publisher: England, No Place ( England / United Kingdom [ Likely Huntingdonshire Area ): No Publisher / Janice Bonnett / The Hallam - Tichbon Family, NO DATE (circa 1988 - 1990 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 167818

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, coil bound, unpaginated (about 100 pages), b&w photos, charts, family trees, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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History's Daughter: A Memoir from the Only Child of Terence Macswiney ---by Máire MacSwiney Brugha, a Signed Copy

By: Brugha, Máire MacSwiney (signed); Foreword By Cathal M Brugha Terence MacSwiney related ( Maire )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press Ltd., 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 168924

ISBN-13: 9780862789480

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 6.75w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, two gently bumped corners, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, overall this looks close to new, signed without inscription by Maire MacSwiney Brugha, 320 pages, b&w photos, ---"Maire MacSwiney Brugha is the only child of Terence MacSwiney, one of the greatest figures in Ireland's history, who died after seventy-three days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 25 October 1920. His death became worldwide news. After her father's death, Maire was taken by her mother to live on the continent. For nine years she lived away ...
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Image for Notes on Swords from the Battle-Field of Culloden, with Four Autotype Illustrations -by Lord Archibald Campbell ( Scottish Weapons History )( Ian Hay [ John Hay Beith ] related -Signed By Ian Hay, with notes)( Battlefield )

Notes on Swords from the Battle-Field of Culloden, with Four Autotype Illustrations -by Lord Archibald Campbell ( Scottish Weapons History )( Ian Hay [ John Hay Beith ] related -Signed By Ian Hay, with notes)( Battlefield )

By: Campbell, Lord Archibald ( Ian Hay related -Signed By Ian Hay (his copy)[ John Hay Beith ] )

Price: $175.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Chas. J Clark, 1894, 1st edition, First Printing : 1894

Seller ID: 168484

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

---------limp hardcover, red cloth, a solid Good to Very Good wxample, externally this is quite nice although there is some light soiling to the red covers, browning to the verso of the blank free endpapers, front free endpaper is completely detached but present, 23 pages, b&w photos, this copy has been signed and dated in pencil on the (loose) front blank endpaper " Ian Hay 2.1.45 ", as well there are a number of pencil noattaions by Ian Hay on the blank facing the dedication page, quite scarce and a nice association copy as Hay was a well known and respected author of fiction and non fictio...
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A History of the English Speaking Peoples --- Volume II, The New World -by Winston Churchill ( Book 2 ) ( UK 1st Edition )

By: Churchill, Winston S ( Spencer )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Cassell, 1956, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1956

Seller ID: 168684

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy, tight square copy, no offsetting to endpapers, no foxing, lower spine tip is slightly bumped, a wee bit of very light age toning to paper, pencil gift inscription and 1956 date on front blank endpaper, in a Good to Very Good price clipped dustjacket with a bit of very light rubbing, light chipping to tips, browning to the spine of the jacket, 344 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 3 CDS: WINSTON CHURCHILL: Wartime Speeches, 1938-1940, 1940-1941; 1941-1945 -Volume 1, 2, 3 on CD -UNOPENED (includes: This Was Their Finest Hour; Sinking of the Graf Spee; A Sterner War; In a Solemn Hour; German Invasion of Russia; etc)( WWII / War )

3 CDS: WINSTON CHURCHILL: Wartime Speeches, 1938-1940, 1940-1941; 1941-1945 -Volume 1, 2, 3 on CD -UNOPENED (includes: This Was Their Finest Hour; Sinking of the Graf Spee; A Sterner War; In a Solemn Hour; German Invasion of Russia; etc)( WWII / War )

By: Churchill, Winston S ( Spencer ) -WarTime Speeches, on 3 CDs

Price: $40.43

Publisher: USA, USA: Pickwick group, 2004, 1st Edition : 2004

Seller ID: 169257

Binding: CDS / Music

Condition: New (see Description )

----------3 CDs in original shrinkwrap (separate cases -not 3 CDs in one case), unopened, NEW, 28 speeches listed on rear panels although some of those are multiple parts of one speech, any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Lucknow: A Veritable Goldmine - Local History Series # 2 ( Australia / Australian History ) ( Gold Mine )( Includes Shadforth ) ( Orange city related)

By: Cook, Kerrin ( Allan Roberts too!)

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Australia, Orange, NSW, Australia: Orange City Council 150th Anniversary Project, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 168489

ISBN-13: 9780959222784

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------large (quarto) softcover, a Near Fine example with a bit of light rubbing, 165 pages, b&w photos throughout, contents include: 2 poems by Roberts about Lucknow; Foreword; Preface; Early Exploration; Early Settlement ( Summer Hill; Chinaman's Bend Cemetery; Agricultural Development ); Discovery of Gold ( History of Gold Discovery; Gold at Frederick's Valley; Wentworth Gold Field Company; Opening up of Lucknow Gold Fields; Early Claims and Mines ); Lucknow Village ( Naming of Lucknow; POst Office; banks; Stores; Hotels; Billiard Rooms; Miners' Hall; School of Arts; Public School; Chu...
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Image for Vaugondy Globe (facsimile) Par 1745 --by Robert De Vaugondy / Authentic Models Reproductions Nostalgia from Bygone Days (in Box )( Terrestrial Globe )

Vaugondy Globe (facsimile) Par 1745 --by Robert De Vaugondy / Authentic Models Reproductions Nostalgia from Bygone Days (in Box )( Terrestrial Globe )

By: De Vaugondy, Robert / Facsimile of the 1745 Vaugondy Globe

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, OR: Authentic Models, NO DATE (circa 2001 ), 1st Issue / Edition : 2001

Seller ID: 167472

Binding: Terrestrial Globe in Box

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------terrestrial globe, a facsimile of the 1745 globe be Robert de Gauvondy, the globe is FINE, it measures about 6 inches across, done in full colour, housed in a matching tube-shaped box, the globe is very nice and displays quite nicely in the box (box is about 6.25 across x 6 inches high), the interior of the box is faux marbling as one would see in a book with marbled endpapers, a very nice production that makes a lovely desk or room accent, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are a...
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Image for TWO VOLUMES: Lebensraum & Lebensraum, Extermination Camps of the Third Reich Photographs/Photography by Grant Delin ( Auschwitz, Belzec, Birkenau, Chelmno, Gross-Rosen, Majdanek, Plasow, Sobibor, Stutthof, Theresienstadt, Treblinka )( Nazi Death Camps)

TWO VOLUMES: Lebensraum & Lebensraum, Extermination Camps of the Third Reich Photographs/Photography by Grant Delin ( Auschwitz, Belzec, Birkenau, Chelmno, Gross-Rosen, Majdanek, Plasow, Sobibor, Stutthof, Theresienstadt, Treblinka )( Nazi Death Camps)

By: Delin, Grant (photographer / Photographs by); Afterword By Victor H Carroll

Price: $67.43

Publisher: London, England, No Place / London, UK: No Publisher ( Grant Delin - Self Published ? ) / Westzone, 1997 / 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing for Both : 2001

Seller ID: 168970

ISBN-13: 9781903391129

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-------------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING PRICE ), hardcovers, both are Near Fine copies, this listing is for TWO BOOKS, ---the first is simply titled LEBENSRAUM and does not have any publisher information, date at the rear of the book is 1997, it is a Near Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, about 12.5w x 7.5h inches, coil bound with clear plastic covers, this contains about 30 b&w images presented on heavy card stock, all of these images appear in the other volume (EXTERMINATION ) except for one image (which I suspect was not an image Westzone wanted to include), all the images are from the deat...
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Looking Back / Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association ( Massuchesetts Local / Photo History )

By: Driver, Clive, Foreword By Beverley Driver Eddy / Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Massachusetts, Provincetown, MA: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum / Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association , 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2004

Seller ID: 168635

ISBN-13: 9780945135104

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of light rubbing, name stamp on verso of front cover, looks close to new, 217 pages, b&w photos throughout most of which are of a vintage scene, a scarce local history for Cape Cod and area, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for From Insult to Injury: My Life of Fun, Mayhem and Murder in the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1955 - 1988 -by Ivan F Duncan, Chief Inspector RUC ( Retd )( Northern Ireland / Police / Policing Autobiography / Biography )

From Insult to Injury: My Life of Fun, Mayhem and Murder in the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1955 - 1988 -by Ivan F Duncan, Chief Inspector RUC ( Retd )( Northern Ireland / Police / Policing Autobiography / Biography )

By: Duncan, Ivan F, Chief Inspector RUC ( Royal Ulster Constabulary )( Retd )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: England, Donaghee, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK: Figments Publishing, No Date (circa 1990 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 169111

ISBN-13: 9781901227031

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, about 6w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 186 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for East Belfast Historical Society Journal Vol. 4 # 2 2005 (inc. Short History of The Belfast Ropework Company; Early Cycling; Ballymacarrett Library's First Century; Shipbuilding 1791-1974; Pigs on the Woodstock; The Major Bus Co.; etc)

East Belfast Historical Society Journal Vol. 4 # 2 2005 (inc. Short History of The Belfast Ropework Company; Early Cycling; Ballymacarrett Library's First Century; Shipbuilding 1791-1974; Pigs on the Woodstock; The Major Bus Co.; etc)

By: East Belfast Historical Society Journal; Wesley Thompson; Eileen Johnston; Charles Ludlow; William Neill; J M Becket; Noel M Brown; James Davidson; Norman Kennedy; Wm Montgomery; Lynn Wilson; Billy Kirkpatrick

Price: $26.93

Publisher: United Kingdom, Belfast, Northern Ireland: East Belfast Historical Society Journal Volume 4 No. 2, 2005, First edition, 1st Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 169564

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, 96 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Category: History