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THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS
Written by Freda Constable; Sue Simon. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
Stock no. 1828818
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issue of the 1982 publication by Scolar Press. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853318808. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents generally clean.

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REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES: FRESHKILLS PARK, NYC LAND ART GENERATOR INITIATIVE
Written by Caroline Klein; Elizabeth Monoian; Robert Ferry.
Stock no. 1828602
Published by Prestel. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Formerly a symbol of immense urban waste, the Fresh Kills Landfill is being transformed into an enormous parkland destined to exemplify the values of ecological restoration and environmental sustainability. In partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the Land Art Generator Initiative held an ideas competition for a site-specific public artwork designed to operate as a source of clean energy for the city utility grid, using Freshkills Park as the design site. This volume features many of the top submissions. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 239 pages. ISBN: 9783791352862. No major blemishes.

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CAIRNS, FIELDS, AND CULTIVATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT UPLANDS
Written by Jamie Quartermaine; Roger H. Leech.
Stock no. 1828368
Published by Oxford Archaeology North. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This volume presents the results of a programme of detailed archaeological survey undertaken in the Lake District between 1982 and 1989, mainly on the fells above the west Cumbria coastal plain. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos and maps. CD containing detailed plans contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 9781907686078. Corners lightly bumped. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of rear board has a couple of minor knocks. Previous owner's initials and date to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. CD is present.

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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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HERTFORDSHIRE: GEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE
Written by John Catt.
Stock no. 1828246
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A comprehensive and authoritative account of the basic geology of the county and its relationships with a wide range of topics, including soils, ecology, agriculture, prehistoric archaeology, hydrogeology, mineral resources and their exploitation and their importance for modern day life. Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 9780952168591. Rear board lightly scuffed. Minor knock to top front edge of boards. Contents clean.

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WATER MEADOWS: HISTORY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by Hadrian Cook; Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1327878
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

Essential reading for farms, countryside managers and conservationaists involved in perserving Britain's landscapes and biodiversity. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781905119127.

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LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CUMBRIA
Written by Angus Winchester.
Stock no. 1327873
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The change in the landscape across the medieval period and examining the social and economic forces that underlay that change. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0859761797. Spine bumped. Initials and date in biro to title-page.

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MAXFIELD PARRISH: THE LANDSCAPES
Written by Alma Gilbert. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 1828169
Published by Ten Speed Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A witty and illuminating book in whcih the author and Parrish expert argues persuasively that Parrish's better-known illustration career was a thirty-five-year detour on his path to achieving his true goal, a dedication to reproducing nature in all its splendor. 50-plus colour plates show how he masterfully achieved that goal, while the text provides a fascinating insight into the stories behind these glorious images. Also featured are lovely photos of Parrish's estate. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0898155878. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and is a little scuffed to rear panel.

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BEACONS IN THE LANDSCAPE: THE HILLFORTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Ian Brown.
Stock no. 1828022
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Were the hillforts of Britain's landscape something special by those who created them or is the 'hillfort' purely an archaeologists' 'construct'? How were they built, who lived in them and to what uses were they put? A valuable synthesis of the rich vein of research carried out in England and Wales on hillforts. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781905119226. Covers lightly scuffed. Name & date in ink to title page. Else a lovely copy.

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MOUNTAINS AND OREFIELDS: METAL MINING LANDSCAPES OF MID AND NORTH-EAST WALES
Written by Nick Jones; Mark Walters; Pat Frost.
Stock no. 1327029
Published by Council For British Archaeology. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

CBA Research Report 142. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos, diagrams and maps. 192 pages. ISBN: 1902771478. Some light creasing to page corner tips else contents clean. Lower corners and spine bumped and worn, damp damage to base of textblock.

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LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Written by Kenneth Clark; Will Gompertz.
Stock no. 1827024
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. xiv and 188 pages including index. Introduction by Will Gompertz. Still in original shrinkwrap with some light scuffing.

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LANDSCAPE AND WESTERN ART
Written by Malcolm Andrews.
Stock no. 1326183
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Exploring the fascinating issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. Oxford History Art series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 248 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0192100467. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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