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A WEEK AT THE LIZARD
Written by Rev C.A. Johns.
Stock no. 1202186
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
1848.
Good condition.
Gilt title to spine. B/w engravings. 322 pages. Small format. Spine is browned, split and frayed with chipping. Covers are warped and marked. Inscription in ink to title page. Hinges pulled. Some page marks.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A CORNISH CHRONICLE
Written by F.E. Halliday.
Stock no. 1202148
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Carews of Antony From Armada to Civil War. B/w frontis. B/w map. 171 pages. Small dent to edge of a few pages. Wrapper price-cut and scuffed.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GENEALOGY
THE SOUTH WEST PENINSULA
Written by Roy Millward; Adrian Robinson.
Stock no. 1202098
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1971.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Landscapes of Britain series. B/w photos. Very light browning to endpapers. Wrapper rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LANDSCAPE
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME III 1839-1845
Written by John Alexander Ferguson.
Stock no. 1801918
Published by National Library Of Australia.
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Facsimile Edition. Standard reference source for printed matter relating to Australia that appeared between 1784 and 1900. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Pale blue endpapers. vii + 632 pages includes index. ISBN: 0642990468. Minor marks to rear board else boards nice and clean. Small name & address label to top corner of front endpaper. Contents fine. Blue dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and slightly browned at spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- AUSTRALIA
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
- FACSIMILE
THE BRISTOL GAS INDUSTRY 1815-1949
Written by Harold Nabb.
Stock no. 1801915
Published by Bristol Branch Of The Historical Association.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition.
White cardwrap booklet. B/w photos and illustrations. 48 pages. ISBN: 0901388505. A nice copy.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
SHARING THE EARTH
Written by J.M. Fladmark.
Stock no. 1801834
Published by Donhead.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Local Identity in Global Culture. Papers presented at the Robert Gordon University Heritage Convention 1995 and edited by Fladmark. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. xviii and 381 pages. ISBN: 1873394195. A fine copy in a matching pictorial wrapper which is lightly creased at corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- REFERENCE
- NATURAL HISTORY
HOLIDAY RAMBLES IN CORNWALL AND PLACE NAMES OF LLANDYSILIO-GO-GO
Written by H. Tobit Evans.
Stock no. 1202067
Published by Carmarthan Journal.
1st
1901.
Nearly fine condition.
Two books bound in one volume. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Holiday Rambles In Cornwall 48 pages with b/w photo frontis. Place-Names 23 pages with b/w photo frontis. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WALES
- CARDIGANSHIRE
- PLACE-NAMES
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Written by Frayn-Turner.
Stock no. 1801628
Published by Airlife.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of one of the most crucial conflicts in British history written by an authority on aviation and the Royal Air Force, giving a graphic day-by-day account of the classic battle, both in the air and on the ground. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 1853109940. Base of spine slightly bumped else a very nice copy in a pictorial wrapper which is slightly creased at edges.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CORNISH TIMES REFLECTED
Written by Martin Lister.
Stock no. 1201870
Published by Tamara Publications.
1st
1988.
Fine condition.
A Further Cornucopia of Cornish Fact and Fantasy. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951282220. SIGNED by author, with dedication to title page.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME THREE
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1701894
Published by Reginald Nichols.
1st
1978.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dark blue cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541222. SIGNED by author. Wrapper a bit foxed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORIE OF GREAT BRITAINE UNDER THE CONQUESTS OF THE ROMANS, SAXONS, DANES AND NORMANS
Written by John Speed.
Stock no. 1701800
Published by George Humble.
1623.
Very good condition.
Their Originals, Manners, Habits, Warres, Coines and Seales: with the Successions, lives, acts etc. of the English Monarchs. Second Edition. Revised and enlarged. Contents lists 10 books; this binding contains the following: Contents, plus 8 page proeme; Books 5 - 10, plus Summary of the whole and 78 page index table. Very large format. Leather binding with raised bands to spine and black title labels and gilt titles. Contains woodcuts. Leather binding is a modern binding, which is faded to spine. NO frontis. Book reads complete with in itself - but starts at book 5. A rare survivor of this historical book!
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- ROMAN
- SAXON
- NORMAN
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- WOODCUTS
- LEATHER BINDING
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 12
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1701751
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1985.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807652.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)