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WANDERINGS IN WESSEX: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SOUTHERN REALM FROM ITCHEN TO OTTER
Written by Edric Holmes. Illustrated by Mary M. Vigers; Edric Holmes.
Stock no. 1813284
Published by Robert Scott. Circa 1922. Very good condition.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Top edge green. B/w full page drawings plus numerous illustrations in the text. 380 pages including index.

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BRISTOL IN THE 1920'S
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1813232
Published by Reece Winstone. 1st 1971. Nearly fine condition.

Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900814381.

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A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE INTERESTING PRIORY OF LLANTHONY NEAR GLOUCESTER
Written by John Clarke.
Stock no. 2122749
Published by George Bell. 1853. Fair condition.

With notices of its original foundation in Wales; also additional notices of contemporaneous buildings in Gloucester, and introductory remarks on the Monastic System. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Chipping and loss to top and tail of spine and down edges; where there are a few splits and chips. Front joint is partially cracked. Heavy foxing to prelims and some to plates, including b/w frontis. Edge-tear to margin of pages 55 - 60, also creasing. A reading copy.

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INSIDE THE WIRE
Written by Ian M.C. Hollingsbee.
Stock no. 1812768
Published by The History Press. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

The prisoner-of-war camps and hostels of Gloucestershire 1939-1948. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750958462. Contents clean.

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STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1608882
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 085033778X. Finger marks to a couple of page margins.

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SKELTON'S ETCHINGS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF BRISTOL
Written by J. Skelton. Illustrated by Hugh O'Neill.
Stock no. 2121875
Published by J. Skelton. Circa 1825. Almost very good condition.

Very large format. Contemporary binding; Leather spine has raised bands and gilt title. Green covers. 56 b/w plates. Book has been rebound with leather spine, which has some fading and scuffing; wear to top and tail. Green covers, which have a few marks; top corner of front cover is bumped. New endpapers, which now have some browning/foxing. Original pages internally have foxing and some damp marking; chipping to edges of some pages.

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THE INDUSTRIAL TEAGUES AND THE FOREST OF DEAN
Written by Ralph Anstis.
Stock no. 1812314
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the Teagues. The industrial revolution brought unforeseen changes to the Teagues and other working families in the Forest of Dean. Six members of the family are comprehensively discussed. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 086299750X. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly edge-creased and lightly faded to spine.

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THE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE TO 1914
Written by R. Perry.
Stock no. 2121128
Published by Ivy House Books. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951402811. Light edge-creasing to covers.

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EXMOOR - THE RIDING PLAYGROUND OF ENGLAND
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1405205
Published by H. F. & G. Witherby. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth covers with dark titles and deer vignettes. Two-tone frontis plus 4 b/w plates, 2 fold out maps and small b/w repeated illustrations. 125 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Browning to spine and board edges. Small bump to bottom of front and rear board. Tissue guard to frontis is creased. Both maps have small tears where they are stuck into the book. The first map is creased at the edges. One plate is detached. Foxing to some pages and the top margin of some plates otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased. Remains of a label to rear flap. Small patch of surface paper damage to front flap. Some foxing and marks to panels. Wrapper is grubby.

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THE BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY AND THE AVON AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY
Written by Colin G. Maggs.
Stock no. 1811965
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2nd 1992. Fine condition.

2nd enlarged edition. Oakwood Library of Railway History 26. Green card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853614350. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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IMAGES OF CHELTENHAM
Written by Eric Franks Arps.
Stock no. 1811924
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

A collection fo stunning black and white photographs taken in Cheltenham between 1937 and 1953. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0750924721. Slight bump to vertical rear edge of boards. A few faint minor marks but generally a lovely copy.

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THORNBURY PUBS
Written by George Ford.
Stock no. 1811889
Published by Amberley. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

An insight into one aspect of life in Thornbury through time. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848689107. Corners lightly rubbed, contents fine.

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