CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME VIII WESTERN YORKSHIRE
Written by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
Stock no. 1828101
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series completes the cataloguing of the stone sculptures of Yorkshire and boosts our understanding of the artistic development of southern Northumbria in the pre-Viking and Anglo-Scandinavian periods. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780197264256. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper has a 1" closed tear to lower edge of front panel (no loss) and is a little scuffed.`

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BEACONS IN THE LANDSCAPE: THE HILLFORTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Ian Brown.
Stock no. 1828022
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Were the hillforts of Britain's landscape something special by those who created them or is the 'hillfort' purely an archaeologists' 'construct'? How were they built, who lived in them and to what uses were they put? A valuable synthesis of the rich vein of research carried out in England and Wales on hillforts. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781905119226. Covers lightly scuffed. Name & date in ink to title page. Else a lovely copy.

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NORTH LANCASHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1327712
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096178. Initials and date in biro to front free-endpaper. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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TIMBER DRYING AND THE BEHAVIOUR OF SEASONED TIMBER IN USE
Written by R.G. Bateson.
Stock no. 1327708
Published by Crosby Lockwood And Son Ltd. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The principles of timber drying and methods of seasoning. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. 138 pages. B/w plates and line drawings. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly faded. Booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some foxing. Cream dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repair to verso of spine and slightly grubby.

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ANCIENT WISDOM AND MODERN KNOWHOW: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH UNCERTAINTY
Written by Robert Maxwell.
Stock no. 1827860
Published by Artifice. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author considers the notion of 'doubt' encountered by the modern architect, moving between the examination of modern and contemporary architecture, art, literature and music. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781908967145. Rear board a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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LNER COUNTRY STATIONS
Written by John Brodribb.
Stock no. 1327439
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The histories and unifying features of the many varied stations and branches in the LNER's area of operation. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 071101714X. A super copy.

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RAMBLING SKETCHES FROM THE OLD CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF
Written by Chas B. Fowler. Illustrated by Chas B. Fowler.
Stock no. 1327174
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. A reproduction of the 1896 edition. Limited to 1000 copies. ISBN: 0905928652. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some light browning to rear cover. Erased pencil writing to front pastedown, contents otherwise fine.

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GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Bernhard Schutz.
Stock no. 1827557
Published by Abrams. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue leather spine with gilt title, b/w illustrated cloth boards. Fabulous colour & b/w photos throughout. 472 pages. ISBN: 9780810932975. 5th printing (no date, but after 2002). A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly faded to plain side and is a little scuffed.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEOLITHIC HOUSE SOCIETIES IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Richards; Richard Jones.
Stock no. 1827534
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Investigations in the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney (1994-2014). Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos & b/w drawings. 572 pages including index. A hefty volume. ISBN: 9781909686892. A decent copy.

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REFLECTIONS
Written by Norman Foster. Illustrated by Norman Foster.
Stock no. 1827181
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Compiled by Norman Foster, this book is a personal statement about architecture, how we understand it and how it is perceived. Organised thematically, in a series of visual 'chapters', it collates and contrasts black-and-white photographic images from four decades of Foster's practice to create a compelling narrative. ISBN: 3791334255. A few marks to boards. Minor grubby mark to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin. 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.

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