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THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Aubrey Burl.
Stock no. 1827596
Published by Yale University Press. 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and serious account of an important and perennially fascinating group of prehistoric monuments. Special attention is paid to Stonehenge and Avebury, the two best known and most spectacular rings. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0300019726. Sixth printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else clean.

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THE NAPOLEONIC PRISON OF NORMAN CROSS: THE LOST TOWN OF HUNTINGDONSHIRE
Written by Paul Chamberlain.
Stock no. 1827595
Published by The History Press. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Norman Cross was the site of the world's first purpose-built prisoner-of-war camp contructed during the Napoleonic Wars. Opened in 1797, it was more than just a prison: it was a town in itself, with houses, offices, butchers, bakers, a hospital, a school, a market and a banking system. This book explores what life was like for inmates and turnkeys alike. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780750985932. A lovely copy.

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ANCIENT SCILLY: FROM THE FIRST FARMERS TO THE EARLY CHRISTIANS
Written by Paul Ashbee.
Stock no. 1827594
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Introduction and Survey. A scientific account of the early archaeology of the islands. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. ISBN: 0715365681. Light shelf-wear to top & tail of spine. Lower edges of boards slightly marked. Top edge of text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks to rear panel.

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ROMAN SILVER COINS VOL II TIBERIUS TO COMMODUS
Written by Herbert Allen Seaby.
Stock no. 1827593
Published by B.A. Seaby Ltd.. 2nd 1968. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

2nd (revised) edition. Seaby's Numismatic Publications. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minor mark to rear board. Lower edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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ENGLISH COINS: FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by George C. Brooke.
Stock no. 1827592
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Methuen's Handbooks of Archaeology. Third Edition, revised. Includes numerous revisions of lists of newly discovered pieces and some additional matter. Black cloth boards, red title block, gilt title. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Top edge of text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE NEOLITHIC CULTURES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Stuart Piggott.
Stock no. 1827591
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Study of the Stone-using Agricultural Communities of Britain in the Second Millennium B.C. Originally published in 1954, this is a Cambridge University Press Library Edition re-issue. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and plans. ISBN: 0521077818. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing to top. Contents clean. Price-cut blue dustwrapper is unevenly faded, lightly browned to spine.

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THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1827589
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781854143426. A lovely copy of a rare book. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LONDON'S CLASSIC BUSES IN BLACK AND WHITE
Written by John A. Gray.
Stock no. 1827582
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

A review of the halcyon days of the archetypal London bus. Grey pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854142399. A lovely copy.

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BENEATH THE WIRES OF LONDON
Written by Charlie Wyatt.
Stock no. 1827581
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author recounts what it was like to work beneath the wires of the largest trolleybus system in the world. Laqrge format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781854143259. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Tiny patch of surface paper exposure to top of front joint. Else a lovely copy.

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BESTIARY
Written by Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1827562
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Being an English version of the Bodleian Library manuscript. Translated and introduced by Richard Barber. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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EXCAVATIONS AT FISHBOURNE 1961-1969 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Barry Cunliffe.
Stock no. 1827553
Published by The Society of Antiquaries. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: The Site, together with Volume II: The Finds. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XXVI and No. XXVII. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spines. B/w illustrations, maps and plans, some folding. A lovely set. Pictorial dustwrappers are lightly edge-rubbed and slightly faded to spines, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME VI
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827552
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. Archaeological sites in North Northamptonshire, a descriptive list of monuments dating from the Neolithic period to the mid 19th century. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans. ISBN: 0117011762. A nice, clean volume. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and faded to spine.

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