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PHOTIOU, PHILIP: : PLYMOUTH'S FORGOTTEN WAR (The Great Rebellion) 1642 - 1646). [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.ILFRACOMBE,DEVON.ARTHUR H. STOCKWELL LTD.,2005.

ISBN 9780722336694.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Donor's gift presentation inscrptn to front free endpaper,and also author's handwritten,ball-point ink insscrptn: 'Sincere best wishes Philip Photiou' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial illustrated (King Charles asking Plymouth to surrender,September,1644.Taken from a window by J.Fouracre in the Plymouth Club,which was destroyed in the Blitz) front panel of dw/dj,with white and yellow lettering,white lettered lightly faded rear panel white background with black lettered synopsis; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with a couple of small blemishes,fore-edges unaffected but all bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – virtually pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers other than presentation inscrptn.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 11328pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters, 8pp modern colour photographs and colour portrait reproductions in 1 block,between pp191-201,Sources,Index of Names and a General index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,dedication+ acknowledgements to same page,3 b/w regional map sketches,contents list/table, and a contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Twice during its proud history the port of Plymouth has resolutely stood firm as the horror of war rained down upon its streets.WW II Blitz has been well documented,however the same cannot be said of the city's siege,300 years earlier, during the English Civil War - until now! 'Plymouth's Forgotten War' is the result of many years of painstaking research.The build-up to war,both locally and nationally; the major battles and skirmishes in the southwest; the political and social aspects of the conflict; biographies of many of the major participants during and after the hostilities; relics that can still be found today; maps and illustrations; a complete and precise record of Plymouth's stand in the great rebellion,when its brave citizens stood alone against the Royalist forces. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED+inscribed.

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