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THE WORTHIES OF YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
Written by Hartley Coleridge.
Stock no. 1208783
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1899. Good condition.

Being lives of the most distinguished persons that have been born in, or connected with, those provinces. Red embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. Portrait frontis plus one other b/w portrait plate. 480 pages. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners bumped. Covers soiled. Names and dates in ink on verso of front endpaper. Prelims very browned. Some margin marks and foxspots but contents generally clean.

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SCOTLAND ITS BEAUTY AND ROMANCE
Written by William Adamson; et al.
Stock no. 2123804
Published by The Travel Press & Publicity Co.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. An Ideal Souvenir for Tourists and a Delightful Gift for Scots at Home and Abroad. B/w photos. Fading along cover edges. Some spotting. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is badly torn with some pieces of loss; creased with foxing.

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SALTASH AND DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION DRAFT
Written by A. Hartridge.
Stock no. 2123775
Published by Caradon District Council. Circa 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Spiral bound. Fold-out map inserted in rear pocket of book. Plan for Saltash in Cornwall, following the opening of the A38 by-pass. Browning to outer page edges.

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FORDER COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION AREA
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123774
Published by Budget Print & Design. Circa 1998. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Spiral bound, locally printed. About the 'Forder' Conservation area near Saltash in Cornwall. Includes information on industry, transport, railways, leisure and more. Includes loosely inserted page on the Tannery at Burraton Coombe. Front cover is a bit browned.

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THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LAWRENCE, LUDLOW
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123759
Published by George Woolley. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green/blue cloth with gilt titles. A Monograph of The Tower Restoration, 1889-90-91. B/w photos. Fading and some damp spots to cover edges and spine. Damp staining to pages 28 + 29. A few margin marks.

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A NATURAL HISTORY OF ST KILDA
Written by John A. Love. Illustrated by John A. Love.
Stock no. 2123686
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Ink drawings by the author. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781841587974. Small inscription in ink to first page.

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THE TUNNEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123649
Almost very good condition.

NO text. Not a book, but rather a 'box' that pulls up and out to show concertina style peep through 'view' of Tunnel under the Thames. 5 'pieces'. A tunnel book. 'Box' has become a bit crushed - one side is broken, but still attached on one side. Creasing to fold-out pieces and foxing and browning, but still pieces are remarkable bright. Box is worn and grubby.

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AN EXPLANATION OF THE TUNNEL UNDER THE THAMES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123644
Good condition.

Thin card covers. Blue cloth spine. One text page, with 4 'fold-out' pages, in concertina style. Unusual item. Some creasing. Foxing and browning, with grubby marks. Small inscription in ink down margin of text page. A little surface paper damage to very bottom of text page, with small amount of loss to text.

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BONNIE SCOTLAND
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated by Sutton Palmer.
Stock no. 2123624
Published by A. & C. Black. 1912. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

An outline of Scotland's salient features with a glimpse at its history, national character and customs. 75 colour plates. Blue decorated cloth; gilt title to spine; brown title to front cover. 254 pages and 8 page booklist to rear. 9 x 6". An A. & C. Black Colour Book in the 20 Shillings Series. Some wear to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing; some margin marks. A couple of tissue guards have become loose, but still inserted. Wrapper is very creased and damaged; has been repaired to verso with brown tape; still some pieces of loss.

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HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PARISH OF BOSBURY
Written by Samuel Bentley. Illustrated by Arthur Harrison.
Stock no. 2123522
Published by J. Masters And Co.. 1891. Almost very good condition.

Bosbury is in the diocese and county of Hereford. Green cloth, gilt titles. 14 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small split to top of spine with fraying to cloth. A few scuff marks and white marks to covers. Front joint is weak and partially broken (can see stitching beneath). Inscription in ink to top of title page. Some foxing and browning. All plates present.

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INNS AND TAVERNS OF CHEPSTOW AND THE LOWER WYE VALLEY
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1609703
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 250 copies. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. An expanded and largely rewritten version of the 1949 edition. vii and 147 pages and fold-out map to rear. ISBN: 0900278358. A little spotting to front board. SIGNED by author and illustrator on title page. Wrapper is faded to spine and edges; light foxing.

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THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY FROM GWENT
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609698
Published by Ivor Waters. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Yellow card wraps. Poetry by the Chepstow historian. ISBN: 0950007978. SIGNED by author on title page (no dedication). Staples rusted.

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