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THE BOOK OF DEVIZES: THE LIFE STORY OF AN ANCIENT BOROUGH

by Edward Bradby

Published by Barracuda Books. 1st. 1985

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The story of the town's past in words and pictures. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Limited Edition. Original subscribers list to rear.

SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy number 368. Text block slightly grubby, a few light creases. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

ISBN: 0860231968
Stock no. 1826319

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword by John Piper, CH
  • Preface by Bonar Sykes MA
  • Roundway Hill, 1787
  • I IN THE SHADOW OF THE CASTLE
  • AD Divisas
  • 'I'm the King of the Castle' (12th & 13th centuries)
  • A Legacy in Stone
  • The Burgesses Prosper (14th & 15th centuries)
  • Towers and Timber-Work
  • II THE BOROUGH GROWS UP
  • Mayor and Corporation (16th century)
  • Markets, Fairs, and Inns (16th & 17th centuries)
  • England in Turmoil (17th century)
  • III THE BOROUGH GROWS OLD
  • Hardening of the Arteries (Charles II to George III)
  • A Face-Lift in Brick
  • Reform and Renewal (19th century)
  • Regency Grace. Victorian Pride
  • IV AFTER THE BOROUGH
  • In Search of a new Role (20th century)
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Subscribers

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