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MOLD TOWN AND COUNTRY: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
Written by T.W. Pritchard.
Stock no. 1826341
Published by Bridge Books. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A full history of the county town of Flintshire from its earliest artefacts (which date from c.2,000 BC) to the end of the twentieth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations, some in colour. ISBN: 9781844940851. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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"... A FINER PLACE TO LIVE": A HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF CRAWLEY IN HAMPSHIRE
Written by David S. Dunbar.
Stock no. 1826340
Published by Crawley Local History Group. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Crawley is a small village and parish some 4 miles west of Winchester. This book tells the story of its people and buildings, and ends with an extended look at the people of Crawley in the year 2000. A fascinating and readable insight into the evolution of a small community over two thousand years. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos. SIGNED by the author (with best regards) to free front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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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.

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THE BUILDING OF LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL
Written by Peter Kennerley.
Stock no. 1826306
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Centenary Edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Red cloth boards, gilt titles, red page marker ribbon. B/w photos and illustrations. All edges gilt. ISBN: 1859361080. SIGNED by the author to title page, this is copy 241 of 500 limited copies. A lovely copy.

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COUNTY DURHAM: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Henry Thorold.
Stock no. 1826297
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

County Durham, individual, tough, independent but rewarding and endearing, maligned maybe but magnificent! Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 057111640X. Small (0.5") nick in cloth to rear edge of spine at base, corresponding loss to dustwrapper in same area. Otherwise, a lovely copy in price-cut dustwrapper.

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KENT: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Pennethorne Hughes.
Stock no. 1826294
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, navy blue title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w photos. ISBN: 0571090915. Boards nice and bright. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased on front flap, faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and light remains of a label to front panel.

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EAST SUSSEX: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by W.S. Mitchell.
Stock no. 1826293
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571107516. Light rubbing to lower board edges, minor pale marks to rear board. Foxing to prelims. Half-title page has a grease stripe (pale) about 2" wide from top to bottom at gutter edge. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly marked on front flap (again, very minor) and lightly scuffed.

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THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Stephen Bone.
Stock no. 1826292
Published by Faber & Faber. 2nd 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Skye to Oban. Green cloth. B/w photos. Colour maps to rear. Second edition - no mention of this within the book but carries the later dustwrapper, being a b/w photo with green and blue title background, blue rear panel with list of Shell Guides ending with South-West Wales. Boards nice and bright, light rubbing to lower edges. Name in ink to verso of free front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears which have been repaired to verso with clear tape (no loss), top & tail of spine rubbbed with loss of surface paper and minor chipping. Slight musty odour present.

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THE MILLS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826275
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small and large, steam and water driven, cloth and corn, silk and iron - the buildings and the people of the county's past. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860234177. Faint pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Bookplate to half-title facing page. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOOL & WATER: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY AND ITS MILLS
Written by Jennifer Tann.
Stock no. 1826273
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Almost very good condition.

For those interested in the industrial heritage of Gloucestershire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780752462158. Crinkling of covers and contents. Stain to vertical edge of text block. A few scuffs to laminate of covers. Otherwise, contents clean.

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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.

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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).

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