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PAST IMPERFECT: THE STORY OF RESCUE ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Barri Jones.
Stock no. 1826390
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 043532974X. Light rubbing to edges of boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
WARWICKSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Douglas Hickman.
Stock no. 1826373
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571108318. Boards clean and bright, as are the contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has initials and a date in ink to top of front flap, light creasing to lower edge of rear panel, light rubbing to lower corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WARWICKSHIRE
- SHELL GUIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE
SURREY: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Bruce Watkin.
Stock no. 1826369
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571096093. Light mottling to edges of boards, more so to rear board, else boards clean and bright. Contents clean. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SURREY
- SHELL GUIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE
FERRIES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1826355
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
A fascinating exploration of the history of the county's ferries, identifying isolated backwaters and popular tourist spots that once provided an esseeential link. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780752442389. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- RIVERS
- FERRIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TRANSPORT
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COURT OF SEWERS, 1583-1642
Written by Rose Hewlett.
Stock no. 1826354
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
2020.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Gloucestershire Reocrd Series Volume 35. These remarkable Court of Sewers records open a window on communities of the Gloucestershire Levels between 1583 and 1642 and their struggles against encroachments from the sea in a changing political climate. 'Sewers' here are watercourses, natural or manmade. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781913735005. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- WATER
HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1826350
Published by Penguin.
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Reprint. Tiny, minor brown spot to base of text block else a lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge and has a damp stain to lower edges, a few small black misprints to front edge of spine.
MOLD TOWN AND COUNTRY: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
Written by T.W. Pritchard.
Stock no. 1826341
Published by Bridge Books.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A full history of the county town of Flintshire from its earliest artefacts (which date from c.2,000 BC) to the end of the twentieth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations, some in colour. ISBN: 9781844940851. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- FLINTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
"... A FINER PLACE TO LIVE": A HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF CRAWLEY IN HAMPSHIRE
Written by David S. Dunbar.
Stock no. 1826340
Published by Crawley Local History Group.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Crawley is a small village and parish some 4 miles west of Winchester. This book tells the story of its people and buildings, and ends with an extended look at the people of Crawley in the year 2000. A fascinating and readable insight into the evolution of a small community over two thousand years. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos. SIGNED by the author (with best regards) to free front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BOOK OF DEVIZES: THE LIFE STORY OF AN ANCIENT BOROUGH
Written by Edward Bradby.
Stock no. 1826319
Published by Barracuda Books.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the town's past in words and pictures. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Limited Edition. Original subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0860231968. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy number 368. Text block slightly grubby, a few light creases. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- WILTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- DURHAM
- SHELL GUIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
STEEP HOLM: THE STORY OF A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Stan Rendell; Joan Rendell.
Stock no. 1826272
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Steep Holm is a small uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel five miles west of Weston-super-Mare with a long and fascinating history. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750903236. Text block slightly grubby else a nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ISLANDS
THE SAILING NAVY LIST: ALL THE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - BUILT, PURCHASED AND CAPTURED - 1688-1860
Written by David Lyon.
Stock no. 1325772
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1997.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The first complete and authoritative list of ships, derived from official sources. Organised by type and class. Details of dimensions, tonnage, armament, building data and fates. Complete ship name index. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 367 pages including index. ISBN: 085177864X. Standard edition reprinted. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Some slight grubbiness to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly faded to spine and slightly grubby.