THE BIRDS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Gordon Kirk; John Phillips.
Stock no. 1830680
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of the most comprehensive accounts of Gloucestershire's birds ever produced, covering all the species recorded in the county in modern times. Large, heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. xi and 451 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846318085. Text block is very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Picotrial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges, tiny closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel corner.

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BISLEY: A COTSWOLD VILLAGE REMEMBERED 1860-1945
Written by Juliet Shipman.
Stock no. 1830641
Published by Chantry Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

A colourful portrait of one of Gloucestershire's most interesting villages. The text has been based on the tape-recorded recollections of Bisley people and illustrated by their photographs. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 124 pages. ISBN: 0951829408. Minor grubby mark to rear cover else clean.

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STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1830637
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrated frontis. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 085033778X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly creased.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Anthony West; David Verey.
Stock no. 1830636
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New edition. Revised by David Verey. Red cloth boards, black title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, colour map to rear. 64 pages plus map to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, split to rear edge of spine repaired to verso with clear tape, rear panel a little grubby.

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MEMORIES OF STROUD
Written by Tamsin Treverton Jones.
Stock no. 1830542
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stroud, an old hill town historically linked to the cloth industry, has seen enormous change during the last century. This book offers the reader a fascinating view of the town's past and will appeal to all those who know the area. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 0752434373. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top edge of rear cover lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. A nice, clean copy.

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SCENES OF CHILDHOOD VOL II: MORE MEMORIES OF A FOREST OF DEAN CHILDHOOD
Written by Bernard Kear. Illustrated by Bernard Kear.
Stock no. 1830489
Published by Thornhill Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0946328455. Cover edges very lightly rubbed. Pages 83-86 have a small nick to the vertical margin. Otherwise, a lovely copy.

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WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES VOLUME THREE: THE COTSWOLD AREA
Written by Eric R. Delderfield.
Stock no. 1830484
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author tells the eventful stories of fifteen historic homes in the Cotswolds area and of the families who built them through successive generations. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 124 pages including index. ISBN: 0715360892. Endpapers lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by David Verey.
Stock no. 1830482
Published by Faber & Faber. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition, completely rewritten with a very much longer introductory essay and a few impressions of Bristol. An invaluable companion for those who set out to discover Gloucestershire in all its variety. Brown cloth boards, blue title block to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. 136 pages including index. ISBN: 0571047106. Edges of boards lightly rubbed, boards clean. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and scuffed. Musty odour present.

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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830467
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the landowner families of the 15th - 19th centuries drawn from county and estate records, and illuminated with revealing glimpses of everyday life - from diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and personal and official correspondence. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 269 pages including index. ISBN: 0862995841. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, laminate is starting to peel away at rear edges.

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STORIES OF WEST COUNTRY FOLK
Written by .
Stock no. 1830433
Published by R.H. Johns Limited. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

All lovers of the English country-side and its village folk will be fascinated by this volume of stories by a masterly writer whose previous books have met with such a favourable reception. Limited Edition, numbered and signed by the author. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge green. 178 pages. Spine discoloured to top and tail. A few minor white marks to boards. A small area of surface paper loss to lower corner of front pastedown which is hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper. A few minor marks and light foxing to prelims. This is copy 458 SIGNED by the author. Price-ut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners, grubby, small patch of surface paper loss to top of front panel.

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MINCHINHAMPTON AND AVENING
Written by Arthur Twisden Playne.
Stock no. 1830394
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally appearing in monthly papers to the Minchinhampton Parish Magazine during the year 1913 and part of 1914. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0904387259. A few minor marks to boards. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF SOMERSET
Written by Jane Penoyre; et al.
Stock no. 1830251
Published by Somerset Books. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book, illustratd by photographs and drawings of local stones, building styles, house plans, roof structure and the more decorative features of the houses, explores the local traditional buildings thate extend in date here, from the late thirteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth. Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings and plans. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9780861834075. Reprint. Tiny pinhole to lower front spine edge and light rubbing to base of spine. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has some minor foxing to verso, not visible to front.

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