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A CATALOGUE OF THE MEDIEVAL MUNIMENTS AT BERKELEY CASTLE
Written by Bridget Wells-Furby.
Stock no. 1826892
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second of two volumes. Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 18. The medieval muniments at Berkeley Castle form one of the largest and and most remarkable accumulations of records relating to the ownership and administration of land. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Pages 575-1200 includes index. ISBN: 0900197617. Spine is cocked, book leans to the right. Text block a little grubby. Contents feel crinkled although they are clean. Dustwrapper is scuffed.
ORIGINAL ACTA OF ST. PETER'S ABBEY GLOUCESTER C. 1122 TO 1263
Written by Robert B. Patterson.
Stock no. 1826873
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Gloucestershire Records Series Volume 11. Revealing much information about the ecclesiastical. topographical, tenurial, economic and social history of Gloucester and its region. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 354 pages includes index. ISBN: 0900197471. Spine cocked. Text block a little grubby. Contents have been read but are clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- MIDDLE AGES
- GENEALOGY
A CALENDAR OF THE REGISTERS OF APPRENTICES OF THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER 1595-1700
Written by Jill Barlow.
Stock no. 1826870
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 14. A calendar of more than 4000 indentures providing a valuable source for urban social and economic historians as well as a key document for family historians and the history of Gloucester. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 343 pages includes index. ISBN: 0900197544. A few minor marks to boards. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- GENEALOGY
- MIDDLE AGES
TEWKESBURY CHURCHWARDENS ACCOUNTS 1563-1624
Written by C.J. Litzenberger.
Stock no. 1826865
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 7. Furnishing fresh insights into this formative period of the development of Tewkesbury. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 163 pages includes index. ISBN: 0900197390. Spine slightly cocked. Text block a little grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Blue dustwrapper has a closed tear to lower front corner (no loss) and is lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- GENEALOGY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- MIDDLE AGES
- CHURCHES
A CATALOGUE OF THE MEDIEVAL MUNIMENTS AT BERKLEY CASTLE
Written by Bridget Wells-Furby.
Stock no. 1826863
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
First of two volumes. Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 17. The medieval muniments at Berkeley Castle form one of the largest and and most remarkable accumulations of records relating to the ownership and administration of land. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 574 pages. ISBN: 0900197609. Spine slightly cocked. Contents a little crinkled but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.
THE GREAT HOUSEHOLD IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
Written by C.M. Woolgar.
Stock no. 1326182
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In this portrait of asistocratic and gentry life in medieval England, the author describes the roles of family members, the situations of servants, the uses of space within the household, how meals were prepared etc etc. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 254 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0300076878. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded and slightly creased at edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
CHILD WORKERS IN ENGLAND, 1780-1820 (STUDIES IN LABOUR HISTORY)
Written by Katrina Honeyman.
Stock no. 1826853
Published by Ashgate Publishing Company.
2009.
Very good condition.
Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force. Black glazed boards, red titles. ISBN: 9780754662723. Reprint. Boards a little scuffed. A couple of minor coffee/tea stains to text block and prelims. Some pencil annotation. Else clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (GEORGIAN)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE TENEMENT: A WAY OF LIFE
Written by Frank Worsdall.
Stock no. 1826852
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Social, Historical, and Architectural Study of Housing in Glasgow. The development of the tenement from its origins in the 17th century to its finest expression during the industrial expansion of Victorian Glasgow. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. ISBN: 0550203524. Text block browned. Surface paper damage to top of front pastedown (see photo). A few marks to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.
THE REPORTS OF THE SOCIETY FOR BETTERING THE CONDITION AND INCREASING THE COMFORTS OF THE POOR (2 VOLS)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826851
Published by Printed For The Society By W. Bulmer And Co..
1805.
Very good condition.
Four volumes in two i.e. Vol I & II and Vol III & V. Cloth spine with white title, leather boards. List of Subscribers and Lady Subscribers to rear of volume IV. Volume I Third Edition 1802; Volume II 1799; Volume III 1801 and Volume IV 1804 and also 1805. Rebacked with blue cloth spine. Original leather boards are scuffed and worn at corners. New marbled endpapers. Some foxing present. Contained in expertly made matching slipcases.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- ECONOMICS
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- GENEALOGY
THE LUNAR SOCIETY OF BIRMINGHAM: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF PROVINCIAL SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
Written by Robert E. Schofield.
Stock no. 1826850
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Examining the organization and activities of one of the most influential of the provincial scientific societies of Georgian England. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine on dark blue title block. B/w plates. Light fading to top & tail of spine, small stain to top edge of rear board. Text block browned. Occasional pencil annotation. Some light damp staining affecting top margins (minor). Blue dustwrapper is heavily edge-worn with a few chips and is grubby, folds of dustwrapper are strengthened to verso with clear tape.
FIVE PER CENT PHILANTHROPY: AN ACCOUNT OF HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS BETWEEN 1840 AND 1914
Written by John Nelson Tarn.
Stock no. 1826841
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A history of working-class housing, tracing the social, political and moral arguments which defeated laissez-faire and eventually produced a public policy on housing. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. ISBN: 0521085063. Minor fading to top edge of boards. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-worn.
HOUSE AND HOME IN THE VICTORIAN CITY: WORKING-CLASS HOUSING 1850-1914
Written by M.J. Daunton.
Stock no. 1826840
Published by Edward Arnold.
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Studies in Urban History 7. The house as a place or residence and the house as a source of revenue. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0713163844. Spine & corners lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed and has publisher's price label to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- SOCIAL HISTORY