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THE DUKE OF NORFOLK'S DEEDS AT ARUNDEL CASTLE: CATALOGUE 1
Written by Heather Warne.
Stock no. 1825412
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Dacre Estates in Northern Counties. Edited by Heather Warne. The Duke of Norfolk holds one of the largest private collections of title deeds in the county. The Northern estates were aquired through the marriage of Philip Howard to Ann Dacre in 1571. Invaluable medieval topographical information for numerous villages and hamlets in Cumbria and Yorkshire. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781860773778. A lovely copy.

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THE HISTORY OF WORKINGTON FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO AD 1865
Written by Richard L.M. Byers.
Stock no. 1825404
Published by Richard Byers. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A fascinating thorough history of this West Cumbrian town. Beginning with the arrival of the Romans at Burrow Walls, and chronicles the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings that followed. Also included is substantial information on Workington's once rich and important Coal, Iron and Shipbuilding industries. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 095298122X. Second Impression. Slight rubbing to lower corner of text block. Spine faded. Contents clean.

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PENRITH: THE HISTORIC CORE EXCAVATIONS AND BUILDING SURVEYS
Written by John Zant.
Stock no. 1825403
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Cumbria Archaeological Research Reports No.6. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 9781873124703. A nice, clean copy.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME THREE
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1825384
Published by Reginald Nichols. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition.

Card wraps. Large folding map. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541230. Browning and grubby marks to covers. Browning and foxing to text block and endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Maps present.

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ASTON HOUSE STATION 12: SOE'S SECRET CENTRE
Written by Des Turner.
Stock no. 1825378
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fascinating history of this little-known SOE station based on extensive interviews with the men and women who worked there during the war. This is the full story of one of Britain's vital but unsung top secret centres for sabotage operations during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750942770. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy.

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WESTMORLAND HEARTH TAX MICHAELMAS 1670 & SURVEYS 1674-5
Written by Colin Phillips; Catherine Ferguson; Andrew Wareham.
Stock no. 1825376
Published by The British Record Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The sixth in the series of Hearth Tax volumes to be produced by the British Academy Hearth Tax Research Project and the British Record Society, in association with county record societies where possible. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781873124468. A nice copy.

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A HAWK AT WAR: THE PENINSULAR WAR REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BROTHERTON, CB
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 1825289
Published by Picton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Captain Thomas Brotherton of the 14th Light Dragoons, better known as The Hawks because of the Prussian Eagle badge conferred on them by the Duchess of York in 1798. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948251220. Lower corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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SHAKESPEARE'S PRINCES OF WALES: ENGLISH IDENTITY AND THE WELSH CONNECTION
Written by Marisa R. Cull.
Stock no. 1825056
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Spotlightinhg the abundance of princes of Wales - English and Welsh alike - appearing onstage in the late Tudor and early Stuart period. New insights not only into that period's politics and theater, but also in to a title that survives, in continued complexity, to this day. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780198716198. Boards lightly bumped at corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Neil Faulkner.
Stock no. 1825030
Published by Tempus. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Combining a fresh analysis of the archaeological evidence with the traditional historical accountsk the author presents a new interpretation of the decline and fall of Roman Britain. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps, charts and illustrations, a few colour photos to center. ISBN: 0752414585. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed.

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THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN: A SURVEY
Written by Michael Symes.
Stock no. 1824887
Published by Historic England. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

A survey of that phenomenon of the 18th century, the English landscape garden, which has had a profound bearing on the way landscapes and gardens have been designed ever since and which has affected the way in which we view them today. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781848023772. Front corners lightly rubbed, rear cover lightly scuffed, covers overall are nice and bright. Contents clean.

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BRITISH LIGHT CARS 1930-1939
Written by Bruce A. Hudson.
Stock no. 1824844
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book discusses not only those cars which put motoring within the reach of everyone, especially with the advent of the £100 new car, but also those small, quality cars whose price ensured absolute exlusivity of purchase. Square format. Brown cloth boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291679. Light dusty marks to boards. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Slight musty odour present.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1824724
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes. Very large format. Beige cloth spine. Light grey boards. Parts I, II and III of volume IV. B/w illustrations. Boards lightly browned, cloth spines very slightly grubby. Foxing to text blocks. Tape marks at gutter edge of title page and first page of volume I. A few foxspots present. Volume I is first edition 1929, volume II is first edition 1932, volume III is first edition 1933. A very handsome set.

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