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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AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF YORK VOLUME IV OUTSIDE THE CITY WALLS EAST OF THE OUSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828439
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. This is the fourth of several volumes to be devoted to the City of York. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. Plans and b/w photos. Map & large plans showing the position of the Monuments and Burials in pocket at the end of the book. ISBN: 0117007196. Price-cut green dustwrapper has HMSO price-label to front flap, is lightly rubbed at corners with a tiny closed tear to top of front edge of spine. Overall a nice copy.

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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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MAIDEN CASTLE: EXCAVATIONS AND FIELD SURVEY 1985-6
Written by N.M. Sharples; et al.
Stock no. 1828412
Published by English Heritage. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

English Heritage Archaeological Report no. 19. The history of the hillfort of Maiden Castle. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w drawings and fold-out plans. ISBN: 1850742731. Covers a little scuffed and rubbed. Text block a little 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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THE WETLANDS OF MERSEYSIDE (NORTH WEST WETLANDS SURVEY 1)
Written by R.W. Cowell; J.B. Innes.
Stock no. 1828331
Published by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Based on original fieldwork carried out in recent years and provides a completely new survey of the county's archaeology and changing environment. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps contained in matching wallet, along with 18 loose-leaf figures. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0901800406. A nice, clean copy contained in the publisher's wallet, along with the loose-leaf figures which are all present.

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