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BALDOCK: THE EXCAVATION OF A ROMAN AND PRE-ROMAN SETTLEMENT, 1968-72
Written by I.M. Stead; Valery Rigby.
Stock no. 1827620
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 7. The excavations at Baldock, Herfordshire, described in this reort were carried out by the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Department of the Environment. They were prompted by the discovery of a rich La Tene III burial which was found while constructing a road on a housing estate and whose finds had been disperssed before the archaeologists were notified. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations. Text block slightly browned. Covers slightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF WATFORD
Written by J.B. Nunn.
Stock no. 1826988
Published by J B & L V Nunn. 2nd 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. From small and insignificant beginnings Watford grew to have a printing and engineeering impact way beyond that which could be expected of a small market town. This book is a 'portrait' of the town and presents a wide and varied picture of life through past decades. Large format. Green cloth boards wtih gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0953691810. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded at spine edges and has a few minor grubby marks.

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WAR-TORN SKIES OF GREAT BRITAIN: HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Julian Evan-Hart.
Stock no. 1825380
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Hertfordshire is an area rich in wartime aviation history. This book chronicles that rich heritage with the aid of rare wartime photos, compelling eye-witness accounts and detailed local research. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780955473517. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Contents clean.

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THE ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. ALBAN'S
Written by J.W. Comyns Carr. Illustrated by Ernest George; R. Kent Thomas.
Stock no. 2133765
Published by Seeley, Jackson and Halliday. 1877. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Grey cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. B/w etchings and vignettes by George and Thomas. Gilt to spine has faded. Small splits/nicks/fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine. Also wear to cover edges; a few knocks and nicks. Foxing and marks throughout, some hinges / gatherings are pulled.

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INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX
Written by Robin Waywell.
Stock no. 2133606
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781901556452. A few small knocks to cover edges/corners.

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THE BIRDS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Tom W. Gladwin; Bryan L. Sage. Illustrated by Peter Walton.
Stock no. 2127544
Published by Castlemead Publications. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete review of the status and distribution of all the species and subspecies recorded in the present administrative county since Sage's earlier work published in 1959. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps and illustrations, a few colour photos. ISBN: 0948555017. Couple of small marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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THE BREEDING BIRDS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by K.W. Smith; C.W. Dee; et al.
Stock no. 2127543
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952168502. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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A PROSPECT OF ASHRIDGE
Written by Douglas Coult.
Stock no. 1815916
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look at the origins and many changes of Ashridge estate. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850333601. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Light fading to dustwrapper spine.

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FLORA OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by John G. Dony.
Stock no. 1208700
Published by Hitchin Urban District Council. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The wild plants of the county of Hertford and the adjoining areas included in Watsonian vice-county 20. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos and distribution maps. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small bookseller's sticker and address label on front endpapers. Contents fine. Wrapper has loss at top of spine, is slightly creased at edges and nicked at lower corners.

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AMWELL AND STANSTEAD'S PAST IN PICTURES
Written by Stephen Doree; David Perman.
Stock no. 1208602
Published by The Rockingham Press. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story in pictures of four fascinating Hertfordshire parishes: Great Amwell, Little Amwell, Stanstead Abbotts and Stanstead St. Margarets. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 184 pages includes index. ISBN: 1873468571.

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THE HISTORICAL ANTIQUITIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Henry Chauncy.
Stock no. 1712811
Published by Ben Griffin. 1st 1700. Good condition.

Large format. Full leather binding with raised bands to spine and gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt borders to covers. Only 500 copies printed. Reference book states 66 engravings including 2 maps, no list of plates in volume. Subtitle: "with the Original of Counties, Hundreds or Wapentakes, Boroughs, Corporations, Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets. The Foundation and Origin of Monasteries, Churches, Advowsons, Tythes, Rectories, Impropriations and Vicarages in General. Describing the County..." 1 or 3 plates missing, depending on your research, a missing plate is North Prospect of Town of Hertford. Leather edges worn with small split at top of spine. Front endpaper almost detached, but otherwise binding sound but front and rear joints showing. Previous owners notes to first blank page which has a corner loss. 1 plate has a little margin loss, 2 plates have closed tears. Some page browning particularly to pages at rear of book.

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