THE NEW POLY-OLBION: TOPOGRAPHICAL EXCURSIONS
Written by Andrew Young.
Stock no. 1828622
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Andrew Young is well known not only as a poet of unquestioned stature but also as a weriter with a great love for the British countryside. In this book, he takes us on a leisurely, affectionate journey through an England that is rapidly disappearing. A gently, lyrical guide to pastoral Britain, written in prose with the vision of a poet. Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 95 pages. Text block foxed with some foxing bleeding on to the margins (minor). Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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OLD CHESHIRE CHURCHES
Written by Raymond Richards.
Stock no. 1828618
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

A Survey of Their History, Fabric and Furniture with Records of the Older Monuments. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles. 11 x 8.5". xxvii & 523 pages including index. 4 colour plates plus black and white photos and plans. Folding colour map to rear. Rear board lightly marked. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block browned, a little grubby and minor foxing present. Inscription in ink to front endpapper. Some pale foxing to contents else a nice, tight copy.

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WINDSWEPT: LIFE, NATURE AND DEEP TIME IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Written by Annie Worsley.
Stock no. 1828616
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author trades a busy life in academia to take on a croft on the west coast of Scotland. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 284 pages. ISBN: 9780008278373. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little worn with surface paper loss to lower front corner (very minor) and just lightly scuffed.

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THE CIRCLING SKY: ON NATURE AND BELONGING IN AN ANCIENT FOREST
Written by Neil Ansell.
Stock no. 1828613
Published by Tinder Press. Circa 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In the form of nearly thirty journeys, taken over a year beginning in January 2019, Neil Ansell returns for solitary walks to the New Forest in Hampshire, close to where he was born. A reflective memoir on childhood, on the history of one of the most ancient and important natural habitats in the UK, and on the Gypsies who lived there for centureies - and were subsequently expelled to neighbouring cities. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 340 pages. ISBN: 9781472272362. Second printing. A lovely copy.

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THE COMPLETE DIARY OF A COTSWOLD LADY VOLUME ONE THE LADY OF RODBOROUGH
Written by Agnes Witts.
Stock no. 1328429
Published by Amberley. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduction and diaries covering the period 1788-1793. Colour and b/w illustrations. Red boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 9781848680104. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Anthea Jones.
Stock no. 1328426
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Photographs by Glyn Jones. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0850338832. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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ST KILDA AND OTHER HEBRIDEAN OUTLIERS
Written by Francis Thompson.
Stock no. 1328424
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A thorough and attractive study of a group of islands of exceptional scenic beauty. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Islands Series. ISBN: 071534885X. Spine and corners bumped, tiny split to base of spine. Light page edge browning. Small foxspot to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.

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WASDALE: A CELEBRATION IN WORDS AND PICTURES
Written by Ruth Eversley.
Stock no. 1828558
Published by Michael Moon. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of words and pictures about the valley, its inhabitants and its traditions, chosen by Ruth Eversley. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustsrations. xiv and 149 pages. ISBN: 0904131254. A lovely copy. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and just a little scuffed.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328343
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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BETJEMAN'S BRITAIN
Written by John Betjeman; Candida Lycett Green.
Stock no. 1828552
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, front board has five images in b/w imprinted. B/w photographic endpapers. Full of b/w photos. A lovely copy in a VG publisher's slipcase which is rubbed & worn at edges.

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LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.

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