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RAGLAN CASTLE AND THE CIVIL WAR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828860
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Raglan Castle and of the Civil War in Monmouthshire. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 72 pages. Browing to endpapers, foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss).

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CHEPSTOW: ITS CASTLE AND LORDSHIP
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1828859
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark blue stiff cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 42 pages. Foreword by C. Gordon Joliffe. Minor knock to vertical edge of cardwraps, corners lightly rubbed. Foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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CARLISLE CASTLE: A SURVEY AND DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Written by M.R. McCarthy; H.R.T. Summerson; R.G. Annis.
Stock no. 1828413
Published by English Heritage. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

English Heritage Archaeological Report no. 18. An historical account of the castle, preceded by a full survey of the standing buildings, including many accurate scale drawings of the keep, the Captain's and De Ireby's Towers, and other main elements. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, some folding. ISBN: 1850742715. Covers unevenly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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MAIDEN CASTLE: EXCAVATIONS AND FIELD SURVEY 1985-6
Written by N.M. Sharples; et al.
Stock no. 1828412
Published by English Heritage. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

English Heritage Archaeological Report no. 19. The history of the hillfort of Maiden Castle. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w drawings and fold-out plans. ISBN: 1850742731. Covers a little scuffed and rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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CASTLES AND LANDSCAPES
Written by O.H. Creighton.
Stock no. 1828319
Published by Continuum. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Archaeology of Medieval Europe 1100-1600 series. A fascinating and provocative study looking at castles of the medieval landscape using theories and methods of landscape studies. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 0826458963. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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EARTHWORK OF ENGLAND: PREHISTORIC, ROMAN, SAXON, DANISH, NORMAN, AND MEDIEVAL
Written by A.H. Allcroft.
Stock no. 1828178
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners bumped, boards scuffed. Text block browned. Endpapers browned. Some hinges pulled but binding otherwise tight.

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HUNDRED YEARS WAR CASTLES: FORTRESSES
Written by Stephane William Gondoin.
Stock no. 1828166
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Fortresses of France. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9782915239805. A lovely copy, feels unread.

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SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CAISTER CASTLE
Written by Dawson W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827724
Published by Whittaker & Co.. 1st 1842. Almost very good condition.

Full title is: Sketch of the History of Caister Castle, Near Yarmouth; Including Biographical Notices of Sir John Fastolfe and of Different Individuals of the Paston Family. Edited by Dawson Turner. Cloth boards with blind tooling and borders to both sides. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Pedigree of Paston family folds-out to rear. Spine browned, worn & frayed at top & tail. Boards a little marked. Some scattered foxing mainly to margins.

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SCOTTISH CASTLES
Written by Stewart Ross. Illustrated by David Simon.
Stock no. 2132580
Published by Lochar. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. B/w illustrations/line drawings by Simon. ISBN: 0948403365. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.

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WINDSOR CASTLE, AND ITS ENVIRONS
Written by Leitch Ritchie.
Stock no. 2126244
Published by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1st 1840. Almost very good condition.

Vellum bound with lovely gilt borders to covers. Black and gilt title box to spine. With 15 engravings by the First Artists, After Original Drawings. All edges gilt. Covers are a bit bowed. Some grubby and scuff marks to covers. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Heavy foxing and browning to some pages throughout.

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THE FENS & WEST NORFOLK SELECTED PLACES OF INTEREST
Written by Trevor A. Bevis.
Stock no. 1807168
Published by Trevor A. Bevis. 1st 1969. Slightly better than very good condition.

Incorporating a History of Wisbech Castles. Pink cardwraps. 32 pages. Staple binding. Slight fading to edges of covers. Contents fine.

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BEHIND THE CASTLE GATE
Written by Matthew Johnson.
Stock no. 1706787
Published by Routledge. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

From Medieval to Renaissance. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0415258871. Top edge of front panel of wrapper badly creased.

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