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CLAY DABBINS: VERNACULAR BUILDINGS OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN
Written by Nina Jennings.
Stock no. 1828330
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The mud buildings of the English Solway Plain known locally as "Dabbins" or "Daubins" are little known outside the immediate area, but they continued to be built until the early years of the twentieth century. The author has studied in detail most of the 150 or so farmhouses, cottages and farm buildings which remain and has attempted to trace their development in form and in constructional methods. These were peasant buildings, build by their owners for their own use, and they continue to provide warm, comfortable, well-insulated homes to this day. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 1873124384. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else contents clean.

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SCYTHIANS: WARRIORS OF ANCIENT SIBERIA (THE BP EXHIBITION)
Written by St John Simpson; Svetlana Pankova.
Stock no. 1828329
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book accompanies the BP exhibition Scythians: Warrors of Ancient Siberia at the British Museum from 14 September 2017 to 14 January 2018. Edited by Simpson & Pankova. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780500293645. Rear cover heavily scuffed. Date written in ink to top corner of half-title page and has imprinted on the following title page. Otherwise, contents clean.

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RESEARCHING LONDON'S HOUSES: AN ARCHIVES GUIDE
Written by Colin Thompson.
Stock no. 1828325
Published by Historical Publications Ltd.. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Written by an expert in researching London's built environment and is a must for anyone in the Greater London area who wants to trace the past of a property. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1905286007. Initials and date in ink to top corner of half-title page else contents clean.

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VINOVIA: THE BURIED ROMAN CITY OF BINCHESTER IN NORTHERN ENGLAND
Written by Iain Ferris.
Stock no. 1828324
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Binchester Roman fort, Roman Vinovia, sometimes Vinovium, lies on a hilltop spur about two kilometres noorth of the modern town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham. This book uses the results of the large-scale excavations which took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s to present a clear picture of the history of the site and its place in the Roman military north. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations. ISBN: 9781445601281. Date & initials in ink to half-title page else contents clean. Covers lightly scuffed.

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GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES ENCYCLOPEDIA
Written by Larry Wright; Patricia Wright.
Stock no. 1828321
Published by The Boston Mills Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Featuring more than 650 lighthouses located on both the American and the Canadian sides of all five Great Lakes. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781554078936. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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U.S. DESTROYERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828320
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st UK 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the U.S. destroyer development based on the internal, formerly classified papers of the U.S. Navy. Dark grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and profile drawings. ISBN: 0853685215. Text block slightly browned. Mark to verso of front endpaper (minor). Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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CASTLES AND LANDSCAPES
Written by O.H. Creighton.
Stock no. 1828319
Published by Continuum. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Archaeology of Medieval Europe 1100-1600 series. A fascinating and provocative study looking at castles of the medieval landscape using theories and methods of landscape studies. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 0826458963. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MEDIEVAL CARLISLE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Henry Summerson.
Stock no. 1828316
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The City and the Borders from the Late Eleventh to the Mid-Sixteenth Century. Two volumes (complete). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 187312418X. Text block of both volumes lightly browned, minor foxspots to top edge. Front endpaper of both volumes has a small, neat name & date in ink. Else contents are clean. Dustwrappers are both slightly faded and lightly scuffed.

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THE DRESS OF THE PEOPLE: EVERYDAY FASHION IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
Written by John Styles.
Stock no. 1828307
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The unknown story of ordinary consumers in eighteenth century England and what they wore. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300121193. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper. A few instances of annotation in pen to index pages. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MAKING MEDIEVAL ART
Written by Phillip Lindley.
Stock no. 1828305
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The practical aspects of the production of medieval art: manufacturing techniques and media, distribution methods and the mechanics of patronage. A thorough introduction to medieval painting and sculpture, combining an analysis of media techniques with case sutdies of important examples such as Giotto's Arenal Chapel frescoes and the superb winged altarpieces of the Netherlands. Essays on key examples of other medieval arts such as the mosaics of Ravenna and the Bayeux Tapestry. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations to rear. ISBN: 1900289598. Spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else contents clean.

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THE ORIGINS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1828304
Published by Hertfordshire Publications. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

The history of Hertfordshire from late prehistoric times to the thirteenth century. A look at the origins of the county and the early evolution of its landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781905313952. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else a lovely, clean copy.

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ARMIES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Chris McNab.
Stock no. 1828302
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars as well as many of the minor powers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846034701. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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