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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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- RIVERS
- FERRIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TRANSPORT
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- WATER
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- WILTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ISLANDS
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).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- WATERMILLS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY AND THE AVON AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY
Written by Colin G. Maggs.
Stock no. 1325728
Published by The Oakwood Press.
2nd
1992.
Very good condition.
2nd enlarged edition. Oakwood Library of Railway History 26. Green card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853614350. Covers are edge rubbed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- BRISTOL
- SOUTH WEST UK
THE COMMONERS OF DEAN FOREST
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1826121
Published by Lightmoor Press.
2nd
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition, emendations and updated. The rights of the Commoner in the King's forest is the subject of undying interest. B/w photos. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1899889116. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- FOREST OF DEAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WEEK ST. MARY VILLAGE: A COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Written by David M. Martin.
Stock no. 1826055
Published by David Martin.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
The village of Week St. Mary, in North Cornwall, has a rich and varied history reaching back some 2,000 years. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955721908. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MATE'S ILLUSTRATED DEVONSHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1324519
Published by W. Mate & Sons Ltd..
1st
1906.
Good condition.
A descriptive and historical guide. Large format. Green boards, white titles. B/w photos. Covers scuffed and marked. Corners are bumped. Slight damage to front pastedown at inner margins (looks like the joint may have been glue repaired?). Red ink spots to textblock/page margins.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
A REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN: VOLUME I THE WEST COUNTRY
Written by David St John Thomas.
Stock no. 1824075
Published by David & Charles.
6th
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
6th Edition, completely reset. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Includes fold-out plan to rear. ISBN: 0946537178. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light corner crease to lower corner of front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Map to rear present and initials in biro to rear pastedown (hidden by rear flap of dustwrapper). Pictorial dustwrapperis lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
- LOCOMOTIVES
RAILS TO POOLE HARBOUR
Written by Colin Stone.
Stock no. 2140662
Published by The Oakwood Press.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. Locomotion Papers No. 213. ISBN: 0853615535. Some edge-wear to covers; fading to title on spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SOUTH WEST UK
INNS AND TAVERNS OF CHEPSTOW AND THE LOWER WYE VALLEY PART 3
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2140174
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1976.
Almost very good condition.
Slim pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278315. Spine is browned with small tear to top. Creasing to covers. Some foxing, mostly to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- SOUTH WEST UK
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- INNS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)