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EISTEDDFOD TRANSACTIONS CARNARVON 1894
Written by E. Vincent Evans.
Stock no. 559434
Published by I. Foulkes.
1896.
Very good condition.
Maroon cloth, gilt titles. Text in Welsh and English (mostly Welsh). Name in ink and light foxing to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WELSH
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- EISTEDDFOD
HISTORIC WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by W. Salt Brassington.
Stock no. 572853
Published by Midland Educational Co. Ltd..
Circa
1894.
Very good condition.
Worcestershire Historical, Biographical, Traditional, Legendary and Romantic. Large format. Three-quarters brown calf. Raised bands, gilt decorations and green title block to spine. Burgundy boards. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos. Corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BEGGARS IN RED
Written by John Strawson.
Stock no. 620249
Published by Hutchinson.
1st thus
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The British Army 1789-1889. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0091747465. Lower edge of cover has very slight fading. Light page-edge browning. Wrapper lightly discoloured and creased at spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE WESTMINSTER CORRIDOR
Written by David Sullivan.
Stock no. 682070
Published by Historical Publications Ltd..
1st
1994.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The historical and geographical setting for the building of a small monastery on the edge of the flooding Thames, which in time became Westminster Abbey. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948667249. SIGNED by author. Dustwrapper faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE MAP OF MID SIXTEENTH CENTURY LONDON
Written by Stephen Powys Marks.
Stock no. 668301
Published by London Topographical Society.
1st
1964.
Very good condition.
Large format. Brown cloth spine, grey boards. 10 b/w plates. An investigation into the relationship between a copper-engraved map and its derivatives. Covers slightly marked.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- MAP
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASIN OF THE TAY
Written by James Knox.
Stock no. 693734
Published by John Anderson; William Hunter.
1st
1831.
Good condition.
Brown cloth. 2 b/w engravings. Contents very good but rear joint cracked. A few foxspots. Corners worn. Boards rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
ROYAL BOROUGH
Written by Rachel Ferguson.
Stock no. 620857
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
A selection of readers letters with the author's comments and replies; Kensington in the 2nd World War; The Coming of Peace; and Kensington today. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pale foxing. Pictorial wrapper edge-torn with loss and almost in two halves.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
STAR-SPANGLED SQUARE
Written by Geoffrey Williamson.
Stock no. 620858
Published by Geoffrey Bles.
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Anglo-American relations through 300 years seen from the focal point of Grovesnor Square, London. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w photos. SIGNED by author. Light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper has large piece missing from top front edge and small loss from rear with surface paper loss, also grubby to rear.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
ETAT ET DELICES DE LA SUISSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 693767
Published by Samuel Fauche.
1778.
Very good condition.
Full brown calf binding with gilt decorations and title to spine. All edges red. Description historique et geographique des treize cantons Suisses et de leurs allies nouvelle edition. Two volumes in one. 4 folding b/w maps. 3 single page b/w maps. 30 b/w plates and one folding b/w plate. Text in French. Covers slightly rubbed at edges, spine slightly sunned. New marbled endpapers. Most pages have light brown stain on lower half of page (looks like ancient dampstain). Last sentence on page 272 has been adversely affected with a couple of words illegible. Otherwise the text is bright and readable. One map is browned at corner. Majority of plates not marked. A handsome copy.
THE CHANGING USE OF LAND IN BRITAIN
Written by Robin H. Best; J.T. Coppock.
Stock no. 560340
Published by Faber & Faber.
1965.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
B/w diagrams. Name in ink to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
BRISTOL CITY COAST COUNTRYSIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 560818
Published by Bristol City Council.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 0946506213.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
LINKS WITH THE PAST SWANSEA & BRECON HISTORICAL ESSAYS
Written by Owain W. Jones; David Walker.
Stock no. 669423
Published by Christopher Davies.
1st
1974.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 071540122X. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper slightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GLAMORGAN
- BRECONSHIRE