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A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328343
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE LONG WEEKEND: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1918-1939
Written by Robert Graves; Alan Hodge; Juliet Gardner.
Stock no. 1828554
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Very good condition.

Introduced by Juliet Gardner. Colour photographic pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Minor marks to text block, tiny nick to vertical edge of page 359/360 else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in VG, being a little scuffed.

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THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1828535
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Jacobean houses were built to proclaim the status, power and wealth of their owners. The fascinating story of the evolution of the Jacobean country house and its influence on the later architecture of Charles I's reign. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845131364. A lovely copy.

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LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.

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ABERYSTWYTH YESTERDAY
Written by Howard C. Jones.
Stock no. 1328273
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807385. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles. 3rd 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.

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THE HISTORY OF THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION 1939-1945
Written by J.B. Salmond.
Stock no. 1828479
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette (logo) to front cover. B/w photos. 287 pages including index. Board corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and lightly foxed. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, chipped to top & tail of spine, scuffing to rear panel, small pin-hole to front edge of spine.

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20TH CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Written by Ian Brown; David Burridge; et al. Illustrated by Roger Thomas; Medwyn Parry.
Stock no. 1328238
Published by The Council For British Archaeology. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project. Practical Handbooks in Archaeology No 12 (Revised edition). Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1872414745. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY
Written by Eversley Belfield; H. Essame.
Stock no. 1828476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This account of the Battle for Normandy runs from 7 June, D+1, to 22 August, when the Falaise Gap was finally closed. B/w photos. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, edge-worn and creased, clear tape strengthening corners to verso.

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JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES
Written by Victoria Owens.
Stock no. 1828471
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Disappointed in love, in 1759 Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, retreated to Lancashire to devote himself to coal and canals. When his agent, John Gilbert, introduced him to the Staffordshire Schemer James Brindley, the two men formed an unlikely alliance that would alter the face of the country. This book charts the dynamics of a remarkable business relationship in a fast-changing world. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. ISBN: 9781445649665. A lovely copy.

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JOURNEY BY STAGES
Written by Stella Margetson.
Stock no. 1828468
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some Account of the People who Travelled by Stage-Coach and Mail in the Years Between 1660 and 1840. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. A few minor, faint marks to boards. Tea (?) stain to vertical edge of endpapers and text block but does not affect contetns. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, browned and scuffed, faded to spine.

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