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DENE FOREST SKETCHES
Written by S.M. Crawley Boevey.
Illustrated by F.H. Crawley Boevey.
Stock no. 598016
Published by John And Robert Maxwell.
1st
1888.
Very good condition.
Historical and Biographical. Founded on Family Records and Manuscripts Preserved at Flaxley Abbey. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Rear joint broken. Front joint starting to crack. Prelims lightly foxed. Spine faded. Top and tail of spine bumped.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FOREST OF DEAN
THE CARTULARY AND HISTORICAL NOTES OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FLAXLEY OTHERWISE CALLED DENE ABBEY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Arthur W. Crawley-Boevey.
Stock no. 598013
Published by William Pollard.
1st
1887.
Very good condition.
Large format. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Gilt vignette to front cover. 7 b/w plates. Limited edition of 145 copies. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly browned else contents fine. Corners bumped. Boards a little scuffed.
FROM TRACKWAY TO TURNPIKE
Written by Gilbert Sheldon.
Stock no. 597989
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
An Illustration From East Devon. Brick-red cloth, gilt titles. B/w maps. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Corners bumped and rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROADS
- TURNPIKES
DEVON'S CENTURY OF CHANGE
Written by Helen Harris.
Stock no. 597930
Published by Peninsula Press.
1st
1998.
Fine condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872640478.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SCOTTISH HISTORY & LIFE
Written by James Paton.
Stock no. 597880
Published by James MacLehose.
1st
1902.
Very good condition.
Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps, corners lightly bumped and rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DARTMOOR BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by Peter Hamilton-Leggett.
Stock no. 597849
Published by Devon Books.
1st
1992.
As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.
1534-1991. Including a 1992 supplement. A reference work on the non-fiction books and articles published on Dartmoor. 7000 entries. ISBN: 0861148738.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- DARTMOOR
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
A FORTNIGHT IN IRELAND
Written by Francis B. Head.
Stock no. 597777
Published by John Murray.
1st
1852.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt heart and shamrock decoration to front cover. Gilt title to spine. B/w map frontis. 400 pages + 16 page booklist. Rebacked with original browned spine laid down. Bookplate to front pastedown.
- Categorised in:
- IRELAND
- ANTIQUARIAN
- HISTORY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WEAVERS, FULLERS AND SHEARMEN OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF EXETER
Written by Beatrix F. Cresswell.
Stock no. 597767
Published by William Pollard & Co. Limited.
1st
1930.
Nearly fine condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. 134 pages.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
- WEAVING
LEAVES FROM MY NOTE BOOK
Written by R. Saunders Jones.
Stock no. 597735
Published by Rockliff.
1st
1926.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Interesting Items Concerning the Ancient and Historic District of Garston. Brown paperwraps. 16 pages.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SELECTIONS OF THE ANCIENT COSTUME OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Charles Hamilton Smith.
Stock no. 597662
Published by Colnaghi And Co..
1st
1814.
Slightly better than good condition.
From the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author. Very large format. 15 x 11". Red leather spine, red boards. 50 (out of 60) superb hand-coloured plates. Library binding. Page edges of first few pages repaired with clear tape. Although an ex-library copy there is just one small stamp to verso of title page and accession number to base of spine. Overall a bright copy.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COSTUME
- ANTIQUARIAN
- HAND COLOURED
THE TEIGNMOUTH GUIDE
Written by N.T. Carrington.
Stock no. 597671
Published by E. & George Henry Croydon.
Circa
1863.
Very good condition.
Containing a Description of the Town and of the Places and Remarkable Points of Interest in the Neighbourhood. The Excursions and Walks, Climate Etc. By Several Literary Gentlemen (Carrington and others). 14th edition with considerable additions. Small format. 7" x 4". Brown embossed cloth. Folding b/w map as frontis. 14th Editoin. Spine lightly browned. Corners bumped and rubbed. Reduced from £150
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GUIDE BOOKS
THE TUNBRIDGE WELLS GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 597673
Published by J. Sprange.
1817.
Very good condition.
An Account of the Ancient & Present State of That Place With a Particular Description of All the Towns, Villages, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Ancient & Modern Seats, Founderies, Etc. Within the Circumference of Sixteen Miles With Accurate Views of the Principal Objects. Small format. 7 x 4". Black leather spine and corners. Marbled boards and edges. 12 b/w plates of which 8 are large folding. Illustrated title page. xx + 332 pages. Rebacked. Corners rubbed. Contents very good indeed except for title page which is lightly browned.