THE FOREST OF DEAN NEW HISTORY 1550-1818
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1826798
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A superb work of scholarship, the book is of considerable value to historians of Britain's industrial, economic, agricultural and social past as well as to those with a particular interest in the history of the Dean region. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xxii and 330 pages including index. ISBN: 0750909579. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Slight musty odour present.

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A GLOSSARY OF DIALECT & ARCHAIC WORDS USED IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by J. Drummond Robertson.
Stock no. 1826400
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. 1st 1890. Very good condition.

Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. SIGNED by author on half-title page. A few grubby marks to boards. Some pencil annotations and scattered foxspots to contents. Spine & corners lightly rubbed.

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THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (VOLUME TWO)
Written by William Page.
Stock no. 1826395
Published by Dawsons Of Pall Mall. 1972. Almost very good condition.

Reprinted from the 1907 edition. Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0712905553. Contents fine. Top front edge of spine frayed and a couple of frayed instances to front top of board. 2" split to front edge of spine at base. Spine faded. Boards scuffed. Text block a little dusty, contents are clean.

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BLACK'S TOURIST'S GUIDE THROUGH THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, HEREFORD & MONMOUTH
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826389
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1860. Almost very good condition.

Small format. B/w illustrations. Modern brown library binding with gilt title to spine. Ex-lib, Library label to front endpaper. Stamp to verso of frontis, contents clean but browned. Library repairs to hinges using white tape.

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FERRIES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1826355
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A fascinating exploration of the history of the county's ferries, identifying isolated backwaters and popular tourist spots that once provided an esseeential link. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780752442389. A nice, clean copy.

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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COURT OF SEWERS, 1583-1642
Written by Rose Hewlett.
Stock no. 1826354
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Reocrd Series Volume 35. These remarkable Court of Sewers records open a window on communities of the Gloucestershire Levels between 1583 and 1642 and their struggles against encroachments from the sea in a changing political climate. 'Sewers' here are watercourses, natural or manmade. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781913735005. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF DEVIZES: THE LIFE STORY OF AN ANCIENT BOROUGH
Written by Edward Bradby.
Stock no. 1826319
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the town's past in words and pictures. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Limited Edition. Original subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0860231968. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy number 368. Text block slightly grubby, a few light creases. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE MILLS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826275
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small and large, steam and water driven, cloth and corn, silk and iron - the buildings and the people of the county's past. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860234177. Faint pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Bookplate to half-title facing page. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOOL & WATER: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY AND ITS MILLS
Written by Jennifer Tann.
Stock no. 1826273
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Almost very good condition.

For those interested in the industrial heritage of Gloucestershire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780752462158. Crinkling of covers and contents. Stain to vertical edge of text block. A few scuffs to laminate of covers. Otherwise, contents clean.

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STEEP HOLM: THE STORY OF A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Stan Rendell; Joan Rendell.
Stock no. 1826272
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Steep Holm is a small uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel five miles west of Weston-super-Mare with a long and fascinating history. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750903236. Text block slightly grubby else a nice, clean copy.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE MILLS IN CAMERA
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826269
Published by Quotes Limited. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book records the county's industrial past - its craftsmen, millers, machines and buildings - in a largely photographic record, with extensive information, a brief introduction and a useful list of illustrations. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 086023388X. Faint pencil erasure marks to free front endpaper. Contents clean. Boards slightly grubby (minor).

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THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1826267
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

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