THE HEATH & THE HORSE: A HISTORY OF RACING AND ART ON NEWMARKET HEATH
Written by David Oldrey; Timothy Cox; Richard Nash.
Stock no. 1828568
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This comprehensive and authoritative book traces the history from its early beginnings to the present day and shows how and why the sport of horseracing developed on the Heath and spread globally from that base. All of the turf's greatest racehorses and the larger-than-life characters integral to the Heath's history are included, as well as the history of the Jockey Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. viii and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781300237. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale browning to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very slightly scuffed. Overall a very nice copy.

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HISTORY OF ROYAL AIR FORCE HALTON: No. 1 SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL TRAINING
Written by Paul Tunbridge.
Stock no. 1828453
Published by Buckland Publications. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

World famous No. 1 School of Technical Training. Halton has produced highly qualified technicians necessary for sophisticated aircraft design. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0721208940. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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AN INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND MEETING-HOUSES IN EASTERN ENGLAND
Written by Christopher Stell.
Stock no. 1828430
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume covers an area from the English Channel to the Humber estuary. This is the fourth and final volume which completes the Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses. The three previous volumes were published by HMSO. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w photos and diagrams. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. ISBN: 1873592507. From the library of Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of Architecture). SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Contructions of England to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Grubby marks to prelims else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed and has foxing to verso (not visible to front). A sweet odour present.

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HAMPSHIRE HOUSES 1250-1700: THEIR DATING AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by Edward Roberts.
Stock no. 1828429
Published by Hampshire County Council. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The development and social context of houses in the county from the earliest survivors of the late 13th century to c. 1700. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. ISBN: 1859756336. Contains a SIGNED letter (by the author) to Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of architecture). Covers scuffed, contents clean.

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THE ORIGINS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1828304
Published by Hertfordshire Publications. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

The history of Hertfordshire from late prehistoric times to the thirteenth century. A look at the origins of the county and the early evolution of its landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781905313952. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else a lovely, clean copy.

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THE IRON INDUSTRY OF THE WEALD
Written by Henry Cleere; David Crossley.
Stock no. 1828301
Published by Merton Priory Press. 2nd 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised, edited by Jeremy Hodgkinson. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex was the leading ironmaking centre of Great Britain. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1898937044. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.

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WILLIAM FADEN AND NORFOLK'S 18TH CENTURY LANDSCAPE
Written by Andrew Macnair; Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1327874
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

The context of the map's production, its place in cartographic history and the creation of a new, digital version of the map. Cardwraps. Includes a digital version of the map on DVD. 216 pages including bibliography and index. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781905119349. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. DVD still present but untested.

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THE EARLY TOWN BOOKS OF FAVERSHAM C. 1251-1581 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Duncan Harrington; Patricia Hyde.
Stock no. 1828118
Published by History Research. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Town Books of Faversham c. 1251-1581 are invaluable because they provide the basis for the history of the town in the period. The First Town Book, compiled c. 1382-1405, being a collection of documents dating from 1251 relating to the legal status of the Borough. The Second Town Book comprises the Town Accounts, Wardmote minutes and other records for the period 1436-1581. Two volumes. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour frontispieces. Limited edition of 250 numbered & signed copies. ISBN: 9780953099832. Copy L (50) of 250 and SIGNED by Duncan Harrington. Edge of boards lightly rubbed. Contents are fine. White pictorial dustwrappers are both a little scuffed and grubby.

Price: £100.00 £70.00.

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SANDWICH: THE 'COMPLETEST MEDIEVAL TOWN IN ENGLAND'
Written by Helen Clarke; Sarah Pearson; Mavis Mate; Keith Parfitt.
Stock no. 1828108
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the town and port from its origins to 1600. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174005. Light bumping & rubbing to corners. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine.

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BYGONE STEYNING BRAMBER AND BEEDING
Written by Aylwyn Guilmant.
Stock no. 1327772
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A powerful, pictorial evocation of the changing face of the three places during the last century. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850336694. Minimal bumping to spine. Tiny mark to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper (new publisher's price sticker above) has minimal edge creasing.

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THE HISTORY OF KENT COUNTY CRICKET VOLUME ONE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827985
Published by Kent County Cricket Club. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a reprint of the original text of 1907, edited by The Right Hon. Lord Harris, including Appendices A.B.C.D. & E, the last published in 1910. Blue cloth boards, black titles. Pale foxing to top edge of text block. Boards bright and clean. Contents clean.

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