'THE REMAINS OF DISTANT TIMES': ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL TRUST
Written by David Morgan Evans; Peter Salway; David Thackray.
Stock no. 1829286
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The National Trust owns approximately 40,000 archaeological sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. During its centenary year the Trust, in close cooperation with the Society of Antiquaries, held a conference designed to highlight the important part archaeology now plays in the management of its properties - ancient monuments and landscapes, historic houses, and other historic buildings. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ix and 235 pages including index. ISBN: 0851156711. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn and light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF UNDERWATER AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by James P. Delgado.
Stock no. 1829233
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fully illustrated encyclopaedia covering all aspects of underwater and maritime archaeology. Edited by James P. Delgado, written by an international team of over 180 expert contributors. Worldwide coverage of shipwrecks, vessel remains on land and submerged settlement sites, from prehistory to the modern era. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 493 pages including index. ISBN: 0714121290. Boards clean. Text block a little grubby with foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE FIRST FARMERS OF EUROPE: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE (CAMBRIDGE WORLD ARCHEOLOGY)
Written by Stephen Shennan.
Stock no. 1829211
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2018. Very good condition.

The lastest research on the spread of farming by archaeologists, geneticists and other archaeological scientists. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w maps and charts. xviii and 253 pages. ISBN: 9781108422925. Boards lightly scuffed, top corners lightly bumped. 'DAMAGED' stamped in red to verso of title page - possibly missing half-title page at the front of the book or else the prelims are misbound and should be after the title page, not before as they are. Contents are clean.

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OLD COPPED HALL 1258-1748: A MASSIVE OBJECT OF DESIRE
Written by Norah Carlin.
Stock no. 1828817
Published by West Essex Archaeological Group. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

Passing from an Anglo-Norman family through the hands of abbots, monarchs and courtiers, nobles and wealthy families, the thirteenth-century manor house called Copped Hall developed into a magnificent Renaissance mansion. People quarelled and schemed over it for centuries, with sex, violence and murder entering the story of its earliest owners... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 9781910759592. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Tiny closed tear to margin of a few pages. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Else contents clean.

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THE ROAD: A STORY OF ROMANS AND WAYS TO THE PAST
Written by Christopher Hadley.
Stock no. 1828615
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. A mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 9780008356699. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny closed tears, a little scuffed.

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MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: STUDIES IN TRADE AND CIVIC LIFE (OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 1)
Written by David Crouch; Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828518
Published by Yorkshire Archaeological Society; Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. viii and 123 pages including index. ISBN: 0902122967. Top front corner lightly creased. Uneven fading to covers and a few minor marks. One or two foxspots to margins else contents clean.

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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: EXCAVATION AND RESEARCH 1987-2004
Written by Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828517
Published by Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Little remains of the large and important town which stood in the shadow of Scarborough's imposing castle in the Middle Ages. Nearly 20 years of excavation and research have reconstructed the main features of what was a vibrant centre of medieval urban life. This book describes that research and analyses it to build up a comprehensive picture of what the town looked like between 1150 and 1550. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and photos. viii and 152 pages including index. ISBN: 0902416081. A nice copy.

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20TH CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Written by Ian Brown; David Burridge; et al. Illustrated by Roger Thomas; Medwyn Parry.
Stock no. 1328238
Published by The Council For British Archaeology. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project. Practical Handbooks in Archaeology No 12 (Revised edition). Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1872414745. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE WELSH UPLANDS
Written by David Browne; Stephen Hughes.
Stock no. 1828431
Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. 1st 2003. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Browne & Hughes. This book illustrates how important the uplands archaeology of Wales is as a resource for understanding the rich history of the country and for the future development of its society and economy. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1871184266. Front joint broken and therefore separated from contents. Else contents are tight and clean.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN GLAMORGAN VOLUME I PRE-NORMAN PART I THE STONE AND BRONZE AGES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828424
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Includes fold-out maps. ISBN: 0117005886. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny tear to top of spine (no loss) and is grubby to rear panel.

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CARLISLE CASTLE: A SURVEY AND DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Written by M.R. McCarthy; H.R.T. Summerson; R.G. Annis.
Stock no. 1828413
Published by English Heritage. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

English Heritage Archaeological Report no. 18. An historical account of the castle, preceded by a full survey of the standing buildings, including many accurate scale drawings of the keep, the Captain's and De Ireby's Towers, and other main elements. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, some folding. ISBN: 1850742715. Covers unevenly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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CAIRNS, FIELDS, AND CULTIVATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT UPLANDS
Written by Jamie Quartermaine; Roger H. Leech.
Stock no. 1828368
Published by Oxford Archaeology North. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This volume presents the results of a programme of detailed archaeological survey undertaken in the Lake District between 1982 and 1989, mainly on the fells above the west Cumbria coastal plain. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos and maps. CD containing detailed plans contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 9781907686078. Corners lightly bumped. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of rear board has a couple of minor knocks. Previous owner's initials and date to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. CD is present.

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