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FERRIES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1826355
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A fascinating exploration of the history of the county's ferries, identifying isolated backwaters and popular tourist spots that once provided an esseeential link. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780752442389. A nice, clean copy.

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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COURT OF SEWERS, 1583-1642
Written by Rose Hewlett.
Stock no. 1826354
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Reocrd Series Volume 35. These remarkable Court of Sewers records open a window on communities of the Gloucestershire Levels between 1583 and 1642 and their struggles against encroachments from the sea in a changing political climate. 'Sewers' here are watercourses, natural or manmade. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781913735005. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1826350
Published by Penguin. 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Reprint. Tiny, minor brown spot to base of text block else a lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge and has a damp stain to lower edges, a few small black misprints to front edge of spine.

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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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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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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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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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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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CARDIFF NOTES PICTURESQUE AND BIOGRAPHICAL
Written by J. Kyrle Fletcher. Illustrated by B.T.A. Griffiths.
Stock no. 1325755
Published by J. Kyrle Fletcher. 1917. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, b/w plates. Some slight spotting to covers and light fading to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers.

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OLD BARRY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian C. Luxton; Gwyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1826228
Published by Stewart Williams. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Thomas. Commentaries by Brian C. Luxton. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807253. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and a little browned.

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