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MORE ADVENTURES AMONG CHURCHES
Written by Donald Maxwell. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell.
Stock no. 1329817
Published by The Faith Press Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 136 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded. Light mark to front cover. Foxing else contents clean.

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AN AUTUMN IN WALES (1856)
Written by Julius Rodenberg; William Linnard.
Stock no. 1329768
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Country and people, tales and songs. Originally written in German and published in 1858 the work was translated and first published in English in 1985 by Linnard. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905928318. SIGNED by the translator to front free-endpaper. Spine is faded. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents are browned but otherwise clean.

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A HISTORY OF ISLINGTON
Written by Mary Cosh.
Stock no. 1329730
Published by Historical Publications Ltd.. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of the village into a suburb closely related to the City, and then its role as part of the overall metropolis. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 352 pages, including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948667974. Foxspots to top edge of textblock. Minimal bumping at edges and slightly creasing to wrapper edges.

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STONEHENGE MAKING SENSE OF A PREHISTORIC MYSTERY
Written by Mike Parker Pearson; Joshua Pollard; Colin Richards; Julian Thomas; Kate Welham. Illustrated by Peter Dunn; Adam Stanford; Irene De Luis.
Stock no. 1329727
Published by Council For British Archaeology. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Only recently have archaeologists really begun to make sense of what Stonehenge was for, who built it, and how. Cardwraps. 172 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781909990029. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND THEN MEETS NOW
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1329725
Published by Dorset Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking at the borough's history through maps which date from the Tudor period up to the twentieth century. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w maps and colour photos. ISBN: 9781871164862. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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FENLAND RIVERS: IMPRESSIONS OF THE FEN COUNTIES
Written by Iris Wedgwood. Illustrated by Henry Rushbury.
Stock no. 1329724
Published by Rich and Cowan. 1936. Good condition.

Green cloth. Black spine. 7.5 x 10". This book is exquisitely illustrated with 48 drawings in colour and gives the entire history without degenerating into a guide book! First reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light damp staining to covers. Heavy foxing to contents.

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COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill; Sally Birch.
Stock no. 1329722
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The architecture of the Cotswolds in terms of its characteristic building material, Cotswold stone, and a practical and informative guide to its use and care. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0750903228. SIGNED by Birch to title-page (by means of dedication). Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and to front edge, small tear to base of spine.

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ASHWELL VILLAGE LIFE IN WAR AND PEACE 1939-1975
Written by Norman Gurney; Albert Sheldrick.
Stock no. 1329720
Published by Cortney Publications. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The way of life of a village community, presented in word and pictures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904378411. Slight bumping to spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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ADMIRAL SHOVELL'S TREASURE AND SHIPWRECK IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Written by Peter McBride; Richard Larn.
Stock no. 1329717
Published by Peter McBride & Richard Larn. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A lively account of storm and disaster, diving for treasure, maritime history, skullduggery and litigation, all set in the romantic Isles of Scilly. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 202 pages, including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952397137. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1329715
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. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

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THE WINE TRADE OF THE PORT OF CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329714
Published by The Chepstow Society. Almost very good condition.

1019 copies printed. Card wrap booklet with orange covers. Fading to front cover edges. Top of spine is been bumped. Contents clean.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329713
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a faded spine. Odd foxspot. Also includes letter SIGNED by author to a previous owner, which has become creased to edges.

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