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PATTERNS OF LABOUR: WORK AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE POTTERY INDUSTRY
Written by Richard Whipp.
Stock no. 1826830
Published by Routledge. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Exploring the interaction between home, paid work, and the individual. The author looks at the far-reaching effects on one industry of industrialisation, economic transformation, notions of gender, and unionisation. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0415030765. Some light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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OAKRIDGE: A HISTORY
Written by Pat Carrick; Kay Rhodes; Juliet Shipman.
Stock no. 1826815
Published by Oakridge Historical Research Group. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A social history of Oakridge, a village in the Cotswolds, and its surrounding hamlets of Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green, Tunley and Daneway. Burgundy boards, white and yellow titles. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos throughout. ISBN: 0954030648. Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HORSNSEY PAST: CROUCH END, MUSWELL HILL, HORNSEY
Written by Steven Denford.
Stock no. 1826809
Published by Historical Publications Ltd.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The old parish of Hornsey was divided into Highgate Side and Hornsey Side. This book deals with Hornsey Side, until the later 19th century a rural backwater. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781905286270. A nice copy.

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THE FOREST OF DEAN NEW HISTORY 1550-1818
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1826798
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A superb work of scholarship, the book is of considerable value to historians of Britain's industrial, economic, agricultural and social past as well as to those with a particular interest in the history of the Dean region. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xxii and 330 pages including index. ISBN: 0750909579. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Slight musty odour present.

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THE SOMERSET SEQUENCE
Written by Horatia Durant; Osbert Sitwell.
Stock no. 1826795
Published by Hughes & Son. 1976. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a great family of councillors, governors, sportsmen and soldiers. Introduction by Sitwell. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded and edge-rubbed. Musty odour present.

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BLOCKLEY THROUGH TWELVE CENTURIES: ANNALS OF A COTSWOLD PARISH
Written by H.E.M. Icely; Jeremy Bourne.
Stock no. 1826792
Published by Blockley Heritage Society. 5th 2013. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Fifth Edition revised and updated by Jeremy Bourne. Blockley is a village apparently on the way from nowhere to nowhere, but that belies a fascinating and extensive history. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780956373830. A nice clean copy. There are a number of top corner creases where the corner has been turned down to mark a page of interest to the previous owner. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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I MERLIN: AN HISTORICAL RECREATION
Written by Christopher Davson.
Stock no. 1826790
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Who was 'Merlin', and what is his true place in history? Did he advise King Arthur on his road to the throne and subsequent search for the 'Holy Grail'? Or should both Merlin and Arthur be consigned to the rich canon of myth long associated with Britain's 'Dark Age'? Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 1857764803. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Top corner crease to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF THE MARTYRS OF TOLPUDDLE 1834-1934
No author listed. Illustrated by David Low; J.F. Horrabin; W.G. Easton.
Stock no. 1826743
Published by The Trades Union Congress General Council. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

The story of the Dorsetshire labourers who were convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation for forming a trade union. Large format. Three-quarters green/blue calf leather, blue cloth boards, colour frontis, colour plates, b/w photos and illustrations. Top edge gilt. Top & tail of spine & corners worn, base of spine has some discolouration. Some staining to rear board. Text block browned. Some foxing and a few grubby marks throughout. Name in ink and also in pencil to front endpaper. Remains of dustwrapper included, loosely inserted.

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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
Written by Sally Kevill-Davies.
Stock no. 1826740
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An enthralling and vividly written account of the history of child-raising over the last four centuries, and the everyday objects which were used. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Colour frontis and colour pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 185149135X. Reprint. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ARMING THE FLEET: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL ORDNANCE YARDS 1770-1945
Written by David Evans.
Stock no. 1826671
Published by Explosion Museum Of Naval Firepower; English Heritage. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

The complete history of Britain's naval ordnance yards, which were built for the storage and manipulation of armaments and explosives, from the early conversion of fortifications to the underground strongholds of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 9780955363207. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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BRITISH CAR FACTORIES FROM 1896
Written by Paul Collins; Michael Stratton.
Stock no. 1325993
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A Complete Historical, Geographical, Architectural & Technological Survey. A catalogue of 240 factories which produced 220 makes of car in 44 different British counties, towns and cities. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, diagrams and maps. ISBN: 1874105049. Spine and corners bumped. Light finger creases at page margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW PART 10 INDEX
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1325944
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Red card wraps. ISBN: 0900278277. Some creasing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Light foxing to page edges.

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