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CHEPSTOW THEATRES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1319528
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Pink card wrap booklet. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278293. Staples rusty. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- THEATRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WITH DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES: LONDON DISASTERS 1830-1917
Written by Wendy Neal.
Stock no. 2133920
Published by Hisarlik Press.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1874312001. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
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A MONTH IN LONDON
Written by Jeffrey Tayler.
Stock no. 2133865
Published by Harvey And Darton.
1st
1832.
Good condition.
The American Mr. Hazelford voyages across the Atlantic to "inform himself of the real progress of England in the grand improvements of the age". Author is Jeffrey Taylor although no author named. Small format. Dark green cloth, gilt title and decoration to spine. Frontis and illustrated title page plus 4 other b/w plates. 182 pages plus booklist. Rebacked with original spine covering laid down. New endpapers. Corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly marked. Foxing to frontis and title page. Some foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Pages lightly browned. A few corner tips creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
LONDON IN THE SIXTIES
Written by Donald Shaw.
Stock no. 2133855
Published by Everett & Co..
1st
1908.
Good condition.
London in the 1860's by 'On Of The Old Brigade', pseudonym of Donald Shaw. Brown pictorial cloth, yellow titles to spine, black titles to front cover. 6 b/w plates. 312 pages. SIGNED by author on front endpaper with presentation inscription. Spine and corners worn. Covers a little marked and cloth slightly bubbled. Bookplate of Col. Grantley Norton on front pastedown. Front endpaper has a couple of closed tears. Small Victorian photos stuck to blank pages of prelims and rear endpapers, 5 in total. Front endpaper reinserted. Rear endpaper partially detached. Pencil annotations to rear endpaper. Foxing to first and last pages and a few foxspots to contents, otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
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WOMEN AND THE LAW (OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON LABOUR LAW)
Written by Sandra Fredman.
Stock no. 1820283
Published by Clarendon Press.
2001.
Good condition.
Sixth title in the series. Black pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 0198763220. Book has been dropped on spine, as a result, front joint is broken and the spine is cocked. Pale foxing to text block. Contents themselves complete, clean and tight.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LAW
THE SLAVES
Written by Susanne Everett.
Stock no. 1820266
Published by Bison Books.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive, illustrated account of human bondage. Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0861240111. Spine slightly cocked. Text block browned. A few foxspots. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small mark to top of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SLAVERY
ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
Written by Ian D. Rotherham.
Stock no. 2133692
Published by Amberley.
1st
2012.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781445606576. Some cover corner creasing. Page browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILISATION
A HISTORY OF THE WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION - BATH BRANCH 1912-87
Written by Michael Turner.
Stock no. 2133690
Published by Wea Bath Branch.
1987.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095125250X. Page browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- EDUCATION
THE WENSLEYDALE BRANCH
Written by Stanley C. Jenkins.
Stock no. 2133618
Published by The Oakwood Press.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A New History. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0853614377. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.
WELL-HEELED: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BOOT COMPANY
Written by Brian Seddon; David L. Bean.
Stock no. 2133565
Published by Phillimore.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860773133. Bump to base of spine. Contents are fine! Wrapper is creased to base of spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
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A PORTRAIT OF THE VINTAGE SPORTS-CAR CLUB 1934-2014
Written by Thomas Pellow.
Stock no. 1820135
Published by Vintage Sports-Car Club Limited.
1st
2015.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Summer and sunshine, pre-war competition cars in action, the spectators' car park full of vintage cars, and members busy about their picnics. Quintessential Vintage Sports-Car Club. Blue cloth boards, sliver title to spine and Club vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780954287696. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to front panel and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- HISTORY
OLD MANOR HOUSES
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1319359
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
12 tissue-guarded colour plates plus tinted illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby with a few light marks. Front joint cracked, rear joint just starting to crack. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.