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'PICTURES FROM THE PAST'
Written by Martin Ringer.
Stock no. 1827712
Published by Marrin Publishing. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Solving the major mysteries of the Megalithic tradition in Great Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age (from about 3500 BC to 1000 BC). Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957284302. Covers clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few tiny top corner creases to contents. Else a lovely clean copy.

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SOUTHERN ENGLAND (NN 108)
Written by Peter Friend.
Stock no. 1827239
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 108. Looking at the Natural Landscapes. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, maps & graphs. Blue endpapers with repeating green New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780007247424. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly grubby to rear panel, and very slightly faded to spine.

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NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Bill Bryson.
Stock no. 1326497
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author takes stock of the nation's public face and private parts. Pictorial boards. 2nd printing. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contained in a peach slipcase which is slightly bumped at corners and slightly scored.

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THE SEVERN VALLEY: A SERIES OF SKETCHES, DESCRIPTIVE AND PICTORIAL OF THE COURSE OF THE SEVERN
Written by J. Randall.
Stock no. 1826265
Published by James S. Virtue. 1st 1862. Almost very good condition.

Containing Notices of its Topographical, Industrial, and Geological Features; with Glances at its Historical and Legendary Associations. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, gilt vignettes and borders to boards. B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Spine browned, worn at top & tail, corners rubbed & worn, rubbing to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint starting to crack. Scattered foxing throughout.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND (VOLUME 2)
Written by W.C.E. Newbolt.
Stock no. 1825831
Published by Thomas Whittaker. 1st 1899. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Series only. White cloth corners & spine, blue cloth sides with gilt crest to front. Includes: St. Paul's Cathedral; York Minster; Ely Cathedral; Norwich Cathedral; St. Alban's Cathedral; Salisbury Cathedral; Worcester Cathedral; and Exeter Cathedral. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. White boards a little grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Endpapers lightly browned. Plain blue cloth dustwrapper with gilt title to spine is heavily faded to spine and lightly frayed at edges.

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VIEWS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825645
Published by Vernor & Hood; Jones & Co. Circa 1840. Almost very good condition.

A book of views, in the form of b/w engravings, of stately homes in English counties. Latest date given on plates is 1831, earliest date 1804. Oblong format. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides. Gilt title 'Views' to spine. No further title pages or contents list etc. Marbled endpapers. Leather spine and corners rubbed and worn, board edges rubbed, marbled sides a little rubbed. Binding is firm. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper and also to verso of first plate. Some browning to contents. An unusual item, untitled and undated.

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OUR OWN COUNTRY. DESCRIPTIVE, HISTORICAL, PICTORIAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824681
Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Special Edition. Red cloth boards, decorative front board and spine. Gilt titles. Bevelled edges. Embossed pattern to rear board. Four tissue-guarded steel engraved plates to front. Many b/w illustrations throughout. viii and 320 pages. Spine faded and worn at top & tail. Rear board a little marked. Text block browned & foxed. Bookplate to front endpaper. Joints starting to crack but binding is tight. Foxing present, mainly to tissue guards, a few spots to contents. Hinge between page 152 and 153 pulled wide to lower half but tight.

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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary. 6th 1815. Almost very good condition.

Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.

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CLONTARF: IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS ATLAS: DUBLIN SUBURBS No. 1
Written by Colm Lennon; et al.
Stock no. 2140960
Published by Royal Irish Academy. 1st IRELAND 2018. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781908997722. Creasing to covers with pencil mark to front cover; bumping to corners. Contents are still excellent!

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THE GAZETTEER OF ENGLAND VOLUME 2 L - Z
Written by Oliver Mason.
Stock no. 2139561
Published by David & Charles. Circa 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A list of place names and the services available in every city, village, town and hamlet. ISBN: 0715356321. Some fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edges.

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HAUNTS OF ANCIENT PEACE
Written by Alfred Austin. Illustrated by Agnes Locke.
Stock no. 2137416
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Black/grey patterned border. 20 colour plates. A and C Black 7/6 Series. Originally published in 1902 by Macmillan. 4 page booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks and spots to covers. Foxing to various degrees throughout.

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ENGLAND
Written by Ronald Carton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; et al.; A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137019
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

32 coloured plates, blue cloth, Popular Series. Some wear and marks to covers. Front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning, but mostly to outer page edges. All plates present.

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