Search Results: Authors starting with A from William Robertson

Dingle: Brandon , 1995. Revised. Paperback. Fair. Fair/-. A personal statement on the meaning and motivation of modern Irish republicanism from the Sinn Fein leader. Mostly deals with the period of the 1960s to publicaton date. Size, 21.5 x 13.5cm, 256 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated card covers in good condition. Internally, shows some ink graffitti on p.170 (text unaffected), otherwise in fair condition: generally clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Edinburgh/London: Livingstone, 1969. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A classic medical text on all the common bone injuries, their complications and how to treat them. First published in 1957, this is the highly revised and updated Fifth Edition, reprinted in 1969. Contains 304 pages, 22 x 14cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos and radiographs. Fully referenced, with bibliography and index. Blue cloth boards in very good dust jacket. Internally, shows previous owners names on front endpaper, otherwise in very good condition: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.. Cloth Boards.

London: Secker & Warburg , 1992. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Travelling at first by car and, when that disintegrates, by any means at hand, the author - an adventurous, irreverant Muscovite - reveals a Soviet Union few Western travellers have ever seen; a country on the edge of civil war, where ethnic tensions are leading increasingly to violence and gangs of young thugs terrorise outsiders like himself. As he travels - through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia and Azerbaijan - he visits new towns and old haunts, friends and family, and poets, artists and scholars who have become politicians in the newly politicised nation. The result is a book rich in history, full of marvellous anecdotes, a compelling portrait of an empire on the edge of disintegration. Size, 24 x 155cm, 431 pages, 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, Fair-to-Good: pages yellowing slightly, but overall are clean and unmarked in… Read More

Bloomington: Indiana University , 1996. Paperback. Fine. The surprising, resilient and transformative windings of lesbian writing and lesbian lives are the author's themes in this work. The ten essays, which span fifteen years, shape a poetic politics that transforms textual and everyday realities. A poetics of sinuous movement - the turning of women to women - informs these reflections on existentialism, lesbian and feminist theory, motherhood, education, hunger, the use and abuse of female bodies in patriachal economies, female friendship, anger, revolt, endurance, resistance and survival. For inspiration and meaning, Allen turns away from the fictional poses of much postmodernism, preferring an intimacy of the body as lived. To answer questions about how and whether to remember, to trust, and to befriend, Allen suggests a practice of ecological reading and an attentive listening to the shifting and unpredictable currents that cross womens' lives. Contains 191 pages, 23 x 15cm. Illustrated card… Read More

Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2002. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Used. Fine/Near Fine Jacket. A teenager's vivid and moving account of his experiences as a conscript during the final six weeks of the Third Reich's existence, supplemented with notes and photographs to show how his experiences fitted into the overall picture. The author received rudimentary basic training on the Eastern Front then took part in the desperate defence of Berlin, where he fought in the western suburb of Spandau, becoming one of only two survivors of his company of teenagers. After an abortive attempt to desert, he participates in the battle for the Olympic Stadium in the U-Bahn tunnels toward the city centre. Returning to barracks, he then takes part in the break-out to the west that turns into a bloodbath for soldiers and civilians alike, only to be wounded and finally captured. A remarkable story of the last days of World War II from the German perspective. Contains 248 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 32 b&w… Read More

London: HarperCollins , 1993. Paperback. Good. Good/-. Analysis of today's guerrilla movements world-wide. Takes the reader into the mind of the revolutionary as never before. Equally shocking and touching by turns. Size 19 x 13cm, 270 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated card covers showing faint creases within the laminate, otherwise in good condition. Internally good: clean and unmarked in sound bindings.

St.Ives: Colourmaster International, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. As the title suggests, this is a potted history of pubs in England, with a special section on pub signs. A fascinating read for Real Ale enthusiasts, social historians, or just anyone who appreciates good beer in historic surroundings. Contains 64 pages, 24 x 18cm, and illustrated throughout with colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards in Very Good condition. No dust jacket. Internally, Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

NB: This book is published in French. An extremely rare volume, published in 1992 to mark the 40th anniversary of REGA, the Swiss Air Rescue organization. Covers the history and organization of REGA, from its origins in 1952 up till publication date. Contains 194 pages and illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, mostly in colour. A copy in VG+ condition that smells like new inside.

London: BBC, 1996. Third edition. Ring_bound. Very Good. London: BBC, 1996. Third edition. Ring_bound. Very Good. Softcover. 3rd edition. Very Good/-. Very rare BBC publication which spells out for programme makers what can, and can NOT, be broadcast on BBC Television: in effect, the BBC's 'bible' on matters of taste, decency, ethics and impartiality. Chapter headings include, The BBC's Values and Standards; Issues in Factual Programming; Politics; Matters of Law; Commercial Issues in Programmes, and Accountability. An invaluable tool for anyone interested in television production, media studies, or writers/producers wishing to submit work to the BBC. Size, 21 x 15cm, 305 pages. Ex-library, some library markings, maroon card covers in ring binding showing very slight wear on rear hinge, otherwise Very Good. Internally, Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound ring binding.

Alexandria: Time-Life , 1987. Hardcover. Fine. A beautifully illustrated guide to world mysteries, including chapters on, Atlantis; the Great Pyramid; Megalithic Monuments; Pictographs; and Subterranean Worlds. Size 28.5 x 23cm, 160pp, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos and graphics. No dust jacket . Illustrated leatherette boards in good condition. Internally Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st English language edition. Fine. A photographic travelogue showing the best of modern Canada: nature; scenery; cities; people; architecture; history, etc, etc. With informative text and 'info-boxes'. Size, 26.5 x 19.5cm, 128 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos and maps. Pictorial card covers in fine conditon. Internally fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Verso, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Gripping inside account of Pakastani resistance organization Al-Zulfikar (in Urdu, 'The Sword'), set up in 1979 after the coup by General Zia-ul-Haq and the execution of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Rich in detail and atmosphere, as only an insider can portray it, it reads like a political thriller merged with the veracity of first-rate reportage. Size, 24 x 16cm, 241 pages. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

London: Marshall Cavendish, 1980. Hardcover. Good/Good. A day by day chronology of World War II, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the capitulation of Japan in 1945 - six bitter years of struggle and sacrifice. Fully illustrated with photos and newspaper headlines of the day. Major events are highlighted in bold print for easy cross-reference, and includes a full glossary and index. From land, sea and air campaigns to civilian life, each front is given a seperate entry, so the reader can follow the simultaneous unfolding of far-flung events, or focus on areas of particular interest. Tables of facts and figures chart the course and cost of the war while twenty detailed maps locate the action. Concise biographies of the leading personalities are featured, alongside provocative analyses of the key turning points in the Axis bid for world domination. A wealth of fascinating detail for the military historian or general reader. Contains 200 pages, 29 x 22cms, illustrated throughout with b&w… Read More

London Bloomsbury 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Reports on the covert actions of the world's most elite special forces from World War II to the present. Includes information on the SAS and SBS; Delta Force; Green Berets; Rangers; GSG9; GIGN; GEO and BOEL; and 2REP. Size 24 x 16cm, 313 pages. Black cloth boards in Near Fine pictorial dust jacket, internally Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Cassell, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. London: Cassell, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Hardback. 1st Edition. Near Fine/VG+ One of the most famous stories to emerge from the First Gulf War was the mission code-named Bravo Two Zero, carried out by soldiers of Britain's famed SAS regiment. In this remarkable book, the author - himself an ex-member of the SAS - retraces the steps of that patrol and uncovers some painful and less-than-heroic truths. Three members of the patrol were killed in action, and one of these, Vince Phillips, was villified to a greater or lesser extent by the patrol leader and his second-in-command. Asher, a fluent Arab speaker, acting on behalf of Phillip's relatives, succeeds in learning the true circumstances of this soldier's death, and makes a moving tribute to him in the book. This is a must-read for any modern military historian or special-forces enthusiast. Every nation needs heroes - but the truth is more important. Contains 233… Read More