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THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: A HISTORY AND GUIDE
Written by Mike Clarke.
Stock no. 1827642
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated history of England's longest and most successful inland waterway. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0948789409. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. Else a clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. There is a slight musty odour present.

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THE PEOPLE ALONG THE SAND: THE SPURN PENINSULA & KILNSEA A HISTORY, 1800-2000
Written by Jan Crowther.
Stock no. 1827641
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spurn Head is a 3.5 mile sand and shingle peninsula stretching between the North Sea and the River Humber. This social history of Spurn and Kilnsea has an emphasis on how the landscape of this very unusual area has impacted upon the people who have lived there or been associated with it. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781860774195. A lovely copy.

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THE CANALS OF YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST ENGLAND VOLUME II
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1827542
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Canals of the British Isles Series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & maps. ISBN: 0715359754. Foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to rear panel.

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THE CANALS OF NORTH WEST ENGLAND VOLUME I
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1827539
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715349562. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned with a few minor marks to rear panel.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF YORK VOLUME I EBVRACVM ROMAN YORK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827525
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. This is the first of several volumes to be devoted to the City of York. Large format. Purple cloth boards, gilt titles. Plans and b/w photos. Map showing the position of the Monuments and Burials in pocket at the end of the book. Top edge gilt. Light dampstaining to edges of boardsw, light scuffing and spotting to spine. A few foxspots to title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing and is a little grubby.

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THE CANALS OF YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST ENGLAND VOLUME I
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1827487
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Canals of the British Isles Series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715357190. Foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has partially removed publisher's price label to front flap else very clean.

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NORTH-EASTERN BRANCH LINES PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Ken Hoole.
Stock no. 1326956
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860931897. Minimal rubbing to cover edges else a fine copy in price-cut wrapper.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT No. 25 EAST YORKSHIRE
Written by Roger Hill; Carey Vessey.
Stock no. 1326937
Published by Past and Present Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1858950791. Covers edge rubbed, spine faded. Contents fine.

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TUNNY: THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITAIN'S BIGGEST FISH
Written by Chris Berry.
Stock no. 1326731
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This fascinating book is no more and no less than the story of Britain's forgotten big game fishery; the strange tale of how Scarborough grew its own tuna fishery and enjoyed a brief moment when sportsmen and celebrities rubbed shoulders in the 'Tunny' Club. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781907110030. Very pale page edge browning. Unfortunately there is a tobacco smell to the contents. Dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges.

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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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THE ROMAN FORTS OF TEMPLEBROUGH NEAR ROTHERHAM
Written by Thomas May.
Stock no. 1825937
Published by Henry Garnett And Co., Limited. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and fold-out plan to rear. Boards lightly browned. Rear board marked/stained. Text block and endpapers browned.

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