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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF THE LAKE DISTRICT
Written by John Parker.
Stock no. 1325636
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Series No. 74. With 8 Colour plates and 67 Black and white photographs. ISBN: 0723215707. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper has light stain to base of spine and lower corners. Tiny piece missing from lower edge of front flap.

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WILD FELL: FIGHTING FOR NATURE ON A LAKE DISTRICT HILL FARM
Written by Lee Schofield. Illustrated by Bob Venables.
Stock no. 1826023
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A story of nature in recovery and also of the author's personal connection to the place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition. Grey mottled paper boards, blue foil title to spine. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780857527752. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF WESTMORELAND AND CUMBERLAND - KELLY'S 1858 DIRECTORY REPRINT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825915
Published by Titus Wilson & Son. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

This is your Family Genealogy reprint of the original Kelly's directory 1858. With maps engraved expressly for the work. Folding maps. xii and 344 pages, 58 numbered pages of ads to rear. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Top of spine lightly worn. Minor marks to boards. Contents clean.

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LOST LANDS OF EDEN: PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE IN EARLY EAST CUMBRIA, FROM ABOUT 10,000BC TO 700AD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825902
Published by East Cumbria Countryside Project. Slightly better than very good condition.

East Cumbria as shaped by 6,000 years of human history. The River Eden runs right through East Cumbria and, as a result, much of the area has been known, simply, as Eden. Each chapter of the book describes a scene of life in Eden. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Two tone illustrations throughout. 36 numbered pages. Light browning to covers. Previous owner's rainbow coloured address label to title page. Else contents clean.

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THE CHURCH NOTES OF SIR STEPHEN GLYNNE FOR CUMBRIA (1833-1872)
Written by Lawrence Butler.
Stock no. 1325297
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2011. Fine condition.

Architectural descriptions of 50 churches in the modern Cumbria which were inspected between 1833 and 1872. An extremely accurate and valuablle record of the fabric and fittings before their removal in restoration or in the total demolition of churches. B/w photos and illustrations. 143 pages. Extra Series XXXVI. ISBN: 9781873124529. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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REVEALING CUMBRIA'S PAST
Written by Michael Winstanley; Rob David; Ian Whyte.
Stock no. 1325287
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

150 Years of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Cardwraps. 348 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781873124734. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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BROUGHAM CASTLE, CUMBRIA. A SURVEY AND DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Written by Henry Summerson; Michael Trueman; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1825584
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Research Series Number 8. Large format. Blue cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w photos, and plans, some fold-out plans. ISBN: 1873124252. Light creasing to covers, light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.

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CHESHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Clare Hartwell; Matthew Hyde; Edward Hubbard.
Stock no. 1825448
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pevsner Architectural Guides. A comprehensive guide to the buildings of Cheshire in all their variety, from Pennine villages to coastal plains and seaside resorts. Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & maps, colour photos. ISBN: 9780300170436. Light knock to lower front edge and top front corner. A few minor marks to text block. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and scuffed to rear panel, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear.

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JOHN DENTON'S HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND
Written by John Denton; Angus Winchester.
Stock no. 1825441
Published by The Surtees Society; Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A new, critical edition of the manuscript history of Cumberland, replacing that published in 1887 by Richard S. Ferguson under the title An Accompt of the most considerable Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland. This new edition attempts to reconstruct as much as possible of the original text from surviving copies and to identfy the sources from which it was drawn, enabling factual accuracy of Denton's work to be assessed. Edited by Angus Winchester. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780854440689. Dustwrapper is very slightly grubby else a fine copy.

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GOERGIAN AND VICTORIAN CARLISLE: LIFE, SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY
Written by Sydney Towill.
Stock no. 1825440
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Analyses the industrial and historical development of Carlisle through the most important period of its development. Deep yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1859360394. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel. Includes a relevant newspaper clipping.

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THINGS NEW AND OLD AT AND AROUND KIRKBY STEPHEN: WESTMORLAND HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
Written by James Simpson.
Stock no. 1825418
Published by The Upper Eden History Society. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Facsimile's of the Kirkby Stephen Parish Church Magazine 1876-1877. Book was first published in Kirkby Stephen in 1877. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780955398001. A nice copy.

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