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THE OLD PARISH CHURCHES OF DEVON
Written by Mike Salter.
Stock no. 1829265
Published by Folly Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

This book describes all the features of interest dating from the Saxon period up until the 1790s to be seen in 470 parish churches and chapels in Devon. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, illustrations and floor plans. 223 pages plus glossary. ISBN: 1871731399. Small mark to last couple of pages else a very nice copy.

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TOURIST'S GUIDE TO GLOUCESTERSHIRE: HILL, VALE, AND FOREST
Written by R.N. Worth.
Stock no. 1829260
Published by Edward Stanford. 1896. Very good condition.

Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. Fold-out map to front. 127 pages including index plus local advertisements to rear. 1888 to title page but adverts to rear are dated 1896-97. Boards lightly rubbed at edges. Text block browned. Light browning to contents and a few minor foxspots present.

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BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.

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THE BUMPER BOOK OF WEYMOUTH
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1829226
Published by Halsgrove. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An encyclopaedic treasury providing a fascinating glimpse into Weymouth's history. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781871164527. Boards clean and bright. A few minor marks to prelims. Else a lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ENGLAND
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1329017
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Navy blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224031619. Slight bumping to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and spine edges and is slightly edge crease. Small stain to edge of front panel.

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THE BOOK OF ALMONDSBURY
Written by Roy S. Walker.
Stock no. 1829210
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Almondsbury and its people to 1920. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Limited edition with list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 0860232816. This is copy number 76. A nice copy. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly scuffed.

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SPIDERS OF BRITAIN & NORTHERN EUROPE (COLLINS FIELD GUIDE)
Written by Michael J. Roberts. Illustrated by Michael J. Roberts.
Stock no. 1829123
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Comprehensive, easy to use. Designed to identify these animals in the field, with a lens or simple field microscope, using a new method for restraining live spiders. 450 species comprehensively illustrated, with 288 colour paintings and over 1300 b/w drawings. White glazed boards. 383 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199815. Spine lightly faded and slightly creased through use. Text block just a little grubby. Previous owner's addresss label stuck to front endpaper with clear tape. A few marks to contents but generally clean.

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LIVING WITH THE WIRE: CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN THE ISLE OF MAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Yvonne M. Cresswell.
Stock no. 1829116
Published by Manx National Heritage. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

How 25,000 men women and children coped with their internment behind barbed wire on the Isle of Man during the two World Wars. Staple-bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 72 pages. ISBN: 0901106356. A lovely copy.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.

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ROUND TOWER CHURCHES OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Written by W.J. Goode. Illustrated by Diana Bowie.
Stock no. 1829001
Published by Round Tower Churches Society. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Large format. Pink cardwraps with white titles and illustration to front & rear. B/w photos and illustrations. 206 pages. ISBN: 0952305801. Edges of covers lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to top of title page. Includes some relevant newspaper cuttings, leaflets and colour photos loosely inserted.

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FIFTY ENGLISH STEEPLES
Written by Julian Flannery.
Stock no. 1828999
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. Large format. Purple cloth spine with silver titles, white pictorial boards. Purple endpapers. B/w photos and diagrams. Purple ribbon page marker. 495 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500343142. White boards a little grubby. Contents clean. Some church steeples accompanied with a card drawing inserted.

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