THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR
Written by Annie I. Dunlop.
Stock no. 1830727
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seven Hundred and Fifty Years of History of the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Edited by Annie I. Dunlop. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations and plans. x and 342 pages including index. Some minor foxing present mainly to endpapers and top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and browned.

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THE ANATOMY OF THE VILLAGE
Written by Thomas Sharp.
Stock no. 1830725
Published by Penguin. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

An essay which attempts to set out in a brief and direct form some of the main principles of village planning. Oblong format, card wraps. B/w photos. 72 pages. Corners of covers & top and tail of spine lightly worn. Foxing to spine. Covers are lightly browned. Contents clean.

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ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.

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MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830695
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the 'idleness and dissipation' of his rakish existence in London to his travels to Madras, Calcutta and Jamaica. Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a long score mark to one side and is a little scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey. Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1830694
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by David Vaisey. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xxxix and 443 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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TOWNLIFE IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY SCOTLAND
Written by Elizabeth Ewan.
Stock no. 1830663
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete picture of Scottish medieval townlife. In particular, the conditions of life, government, property-holding, trade and industry, the sense of community and the place of the burgh within the wider realm of scotland. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ix and 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0748601287. A few marks to boards. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE HAFOD
Written by George Cumberland; Jennifer Macve; Donald Moore; Andrew Sclater. Illustrated by Thomas Jones.
Stock no. 1830662
Published by The Hafod Trust. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

At the close of the eighteenth century, the isolated Cardiganshire estate of Hafod was an essential destination for the early tourist in Wales. Its owner, Thomas Johnes (1748-1816), transformed the wild country into a paradise, practising the most advanced Picturesque landscaping of his day. An Attempt to Describe Hafod, published in 1796, provided the fullest account of the aesthetic experience of Hafod, as viewed from Johnes' extensive walks. Its author, George Cumberland, was a close friend of Johnes. This edition is produced to mark the 200th anniversary of its first publication, the original text and map are reproduced in facsimile. Also an introductory essay by Donald Moore. Cream cardwraps. B/w illustrations. viii and 50 numbered pages. ISBN: 0952794101. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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KEW PAST
Written by David Blomfield.
Stock no. 1830644
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew is famous for its great Botanic Gardens and those who created them as well as being the home of Tudor kingmakers, of Georgian kings and of the artists that followed in their train. This is the story of how Kew grew. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Maps to endpapers. vii and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0850339235. Foxing to top edge of text block. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks.

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NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830614
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some foxing.

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A TOUR THROUGH THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Daniel Defoe; P.N. Furbank; W.R. Owens; A.J. Coulson.
Stock no. 1830557
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by P.N. Furbank, W.R. Owens and A.J. Coulson. Originally published in three volumes between 1724 and 1726. This edition follows the text of the illustrated, abridged edition first published by Yale University Press in 1991, with minor emendations. Large format. Dark green cloth spine with gilt title. Green and gilt map of part of the UK on front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. 524 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at the edges of the pictorial onlay.

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LONDON: PORTRAIT OF A CITY
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830551
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled by Roger Hudson. From Romans through to the Nineties. Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 272 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no real faults visible.

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