THE CISTERCIAN ABBEYS OF BRITAIN: FAR FROM THE CONCOURSE OF MEN
Written by David Robinson; et al.
Stock no. 1830031
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This authoritative book begins by unfolding the historical and architectural contexts for the British Cistercian monasteries. A comprehensive gazetteer then provides details on the surviving remains of every site across England, Wales and Scotland. Includes Tintern Abbey. Edited by David Robinson. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos & b/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 071348392X. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE WILTSHIRE COTSWOLDS (EXPLORING HISTORIC WILTSHIRE 3)
Written by Ken Watts.
Stock no. 1830027
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

The Wiltshire Cotswolds on the county's north-western fring. An unassuming but fascinating and attractive region, which extends from Bradford on Avon in the south, through Corsham, Sherston and Malmesbury to the Cotswold Water Park and Cricklade in the north. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ix and 290 pages including index. ISBN: 9780946418657. Edges lightly rubbed, text block very slightly grubby. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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SYLVAN'S PICTORIAL HANDBOOK TO THE ENGLISH LAKES
No author listed. Illustrated by Thomas Gilks; Edward Gilks.
Stock no. 1830026
Published by Evans & Longley Associates. 1st thus 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

With a new Foreword by John Wyatt, Head Warden, Lake District National Park. He writes: 'The author of this little gem of a guide is unknown... but, Sylvan's Handbook is still not only capable of helping the new adventurer intto the bewitching wilderness: it is also very much a book for browsers...' First published in 1847 by John Johnstone, republished in this edition in 1974 by Evans & Longley Associates. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & maps. 248 pages including index plus folding map to rear. ISBN: 0904293025. Minor rubbing to base of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly browned.

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WALES 100 YEARS AGO: THE BEAUTY OF OLD WALES ILLUSTRATED
Written by Richard Lovett.
Stock no. 1830024
Published by Bracken Books. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Centennial Travel Series. Originally published in 1892 by The Religious Tract Society. Written by Welshmen, providing first-hand knowledge of the countryside, towns and monuments here depicted. Edited by Richard Lovett. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0946495521. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to text block. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, a little edge-creased, lightly faded to spine and very slightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1830023
Published by Monnow Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Civil War to present times (1974). Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Boards clean. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, grubby to rear panel and has a maroon coloured mark to verso facing front board.

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THE ISLES OF SCILLY (NN 103)
Written by Rosemary Parslow.
Stock no. 1829994
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. The many aspects that make the islands and their flora and fauna so special: their geography, geology and climate, the people of the islands, the way they use the land and its present-day management. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. colour photos and b/w illustrations. Blue endpapers with repeating NN logo. xii and 450 pages including index. ISBN: 9780002201506. Barely visible slight grubbiness to text block else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to vertical edge of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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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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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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