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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with gilt decoration and beige spine. Illustrated. This book recounts the story of Soleyman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of t. John for the island of Malta. Jacket is a bit worn with some little tears and some some nicks on edges. Oblong. Seller Inventory # 060648
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Literary Services and Production Ltd, 1970 Michael Goss illustrator). First Edition. Size: A4 Landscape. 63 pp. Contents printed on olive green paper with 12 pages of coloured plates in centre of book. covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. Seller Inventory # nrg3154
Book Description Paperback with dustjacket. Condition: Good condition. 1st edition. This is an account of the Order of St. John and its defence of Malta against the Turks in 1565. Photographs by Michael Goss. Foreword by Prof. Lionel Butler. Contents: 1). Introduction. 2). The order of St. John. 3). The convent at Rhodes. 4). The order in Malta. 5). Grand master La Valetta. 6). Preparations for defence. 7). The noise of battle. 8). The sultan's task force. 9). The arrival of the Turkish Armada.10). The Turkish disembark at Marsaxlokk.11). The investment of St. Elmo. 12). The fall of St. Elmo. 13). The investment of Fort St. Michael. 14). The little relief arrives at Birgu. 15). The bombardment of the Post of Castille. 16). St. Michael assaulted by land and sea. 17). The assault upon the Post of Castille. 18). A depiction of the entire war. 19). The arrival of the great relief. 20). The Turkish Armada put to flight. 21). The aftermath of victory. 22). Matteo Perez d'Aleccio. 23). A note on the frescoes. With sources. 27 designs and 12 colour plates reproductions of the frescoes in the Grand Master's Palace in Valetta. 63 pag. Size: 21cmx30cm oblong. Seller Inventory # 029637
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Paperback; light foxing to edge of pages, otherwise good in yellowed dustjacket. ; The Defence of Malta against the Turks by the Order of St. John. Colour reproductions of the frescoes in the Grand Master's Palace in Valetta, with narrative text. ; 63 pages. Seller Inventory # 80258