FOREST PEOPLE AND PLACES
Written by Bob Smyth.
Stock no. 1326791
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

A contemporary insight into the character and traditions of the Forest of Dean. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750919337. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers and a small, light crease to top corner of rear cover.

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MASS-OBSERVATION BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Sandra Koa Wing.
Stock no. 1326768
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red-cloth with silver titles and pictorial front board. B/w photos. Book is fine. Grey slipcase is faded at edges with a few tiny marks.

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BRITISH BOOKPLATES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Brian North Lee.
Stock no. 1326585
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Over 250 illustrations demonstrate the range of ex-libris design, from the earliest armorials to today’s wide variety of styles, and in themselves provide a comprehensive historical survey of bookplates and of book labels - their humbler but no less historically interesting counterparts." Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071537785X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing; a few chips; some marks.

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CORSHAM: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PART TWO
Written by C.J. Hall.
Stock no. 1326583
Published by Christopher Hall. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Covering the span of Corsham's History 1900-1945. Large format. Grey cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950862517. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers slightly faded to spine, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Small yellow highlighted patch to map else contents fine.

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AYNHO: A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE VILLAGE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1326582
Published by Leopard's Head Press; Banbury Historical Society. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A social history of the village from the earliest days of civilisation until recent years. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 339 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904920097. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side. Light foxing to textblock. Yellow dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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ALL ROUND THE WREKIN
Written by Walter White.
Stock no. 1326578
Published by Chapman & Hall. 2nd 1860. Almost very good condition.

A walk around the Wrekin in Shropshire, taking in Leominster, Shrewsbury, Birmingham etc. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in heavy pencil to front free-endpaper. Black biro doodles (blotting out previous writing) to top margin of title-page. Pencil erasure mark to top margin of page 1. Lower corner tip of page 23/4 removed (no loss of text). Some light foxing and some hinges pulled but generally contents clean and tight.

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ONE MAN IN HIS TIME
Written by John Robson.
Stock no. 1326547
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The biography of David James, Laird of Torosay Castle, traveller, wartime escaper and Member of Parliment. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1862270368. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Some pale page browning. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners.

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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin. 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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BROOKE BOND THE STORY OF A GREAT FAMILY ENTERPRISE
Written by David Harris.
Stock no. 1326528
Published by David Harris. 1st 2020. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A permanent celebration of a great British company that rose from a single shop in Manchester to become a global enterprise. Brown boards, white title to spine and yellow vignette to front cover. 91 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. SIGNED by author by means on an inscription to Wendy and dated April 2021. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly worn.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.

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THATCHED WITH GOLD: THE MEMOIRS OF MABELL, COUNTESS OF AIRLIE
Written by Mabel Airlie; Jennifer Ellis.
Stock no. 1827141
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mabell, Countess of Airlie, lifelong friend of Queen Mary and for over fifty years her lady-in-waiting. These are her memoirs edited and arranged by Jennifer Ellis, telling the story of a long and colourful life spanning the epoch between the horse-drawn carriage and the jet airliner, the cavalry charge and the H Bomb. Maroon cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Text block lightly browned. Red to top edge of text block very faded. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, chipped at corners with some slight loss, 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, lightly browned.

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COASTAL PASSENGER LINERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nick Robins.
Stock no. 1326506
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Focusing on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them. A book to delight both the ship enthusiast and all those who enjoy maritime and social history of the British Isles. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321120. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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