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SKELTON'S ETCHINGS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF BRISTOL
Written by J. Skelton.
Illustrated by Hugh O'Neill.
Stock no. 1205050
Published by J. Skelton.
1825.
Good condition.
Large format. 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Purple leather spine and corners. 56 b/w plates. Book: all plates present. Leather browned. Top and tail of spine worn with loss. Corners very worn. Plates clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
SOLUTION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND A KING'S PERSPECTIVE
Written by John Baillie.
Stock no. 1804533
Published by The Book Guild Ltd..
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An impassioned plea for a solution to Northern Ireland. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0863329055. Wrapper is scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- IRELAND
A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF SURREY
Written by Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell.
Illustrated by Thomas Allom.
Stock no. 1205023
Published by G. Willis.
1850.
Very good condition.
Five volumes. Brown leather spines and corners, raised bands and gilt titles to spines. Marbled boards and edges. Vol I: viii 472 pages index, 15 b/w plates, one folding colour map and one colour map of the course of the River Mole; Vol II: 486 pages 16 b/w plates; Vol III 527 pages 19 b/w plates; Vol IV: 519 pages 35 b/w plates; Vol V: 442 pages 48 page appendix 42 b/w plates. In total 127 b/w 2 colour plates. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Contents very good indeed. A handsome set.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SURREY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1804526
1st thus
1912.
Good condition.
Reprinted by permission from 'The King's Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle' of 1911, and published 1912. Dark green cloth spine with no title, green paper boards. B/w frontis and fold-out maps. 52 pages. Rear board missing and has been replaced and repaired with a soft board. Minor foxing present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
FROM ELIZABETH I TO VICTORIA
Written by Brynmor Pierce Jones.
Stock no. 1703707
Published by Newport Corporation.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The government of Newport (Monmouthshire) 1550-1850. B/w illustrations. Wrapper price-cut and foxed. Foxing to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHARLES DUKE OF CORNWALL
Written by Michael Williams.
Stock no. 1804225
Published by Bossiney Books.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
Prince Charles in his role as Duke of Cornwall. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. Covers lightly creased, pages browned.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- BIOGRAPHY
TUDOR TIN BOUNDS WEST PENWITH
Written by J.A. Buckley.
Stock no. 1804213
Published by Dyllansow Truran.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Cornish tin industry. Green cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 80 pages. ISBN: 185022028X.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- MINING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME THREE
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1703676
Published by Reginald Nichols.
1978.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Large folding map. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541230. Covers a little grubby. Name in ink to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE AVENGERS
Written by Rich Cohen.
Stock no. 1204308
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
2000.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A Jewish war story. This book tells one of the great untold stories of the Second World War. ISBN: 0224060015. Small nick to base of wrapper spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
WELLINGTON'S SPECIALIST TROOPS
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite.
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten.
Stock no. 1204228
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Men at Arms Series no. 204. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850458625.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
RAILWAYS IN ENGLAND 1826 AND 1827
Written by C. Von Oeynhausen; H. Von Dechen; E.A. Forward.
Stock no. 1803824
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd..
1st
1971.
Good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Concerning Railways in England: Observations Collected During the Years 1826 and 1827 translated from the German text by Forward. Published for the Newcomen Society. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852700482. Plates at rear of book affected by damp and have been prised apart but still decipherable. Wrapper is affected by damp and as such is stuck to the rear board and is grubby to rear panel. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CONQUERORS OF TIME EXPLORATION AND INVENTION IN THE AGE OF DARING
Written by Trevor Fishlock.
Stock no. 1601536
Published by John Murray.
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. 444 pages. ISBN: 0719555175. SIGNED by author (with dedication) in ink on title page.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
- INVENTIONS