ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF THE MORRISES OF ANGLESEY (1735-1786) VOL. XLIX PART I & II
Written by Hugh Owen.
Stock no. 1830300
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Two volumes. Transcribed and edited by Hugh Owen. A collection of greatly valued letters in two volumes. Beige cloth covers. Boards of both volumes are a little grubby and marked, spines and endpapers are browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to text block.

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LONDON CHARACTERS AND CROOKS
Written by Henry Mayhew; Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1830274
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Very good condition.

Edited and Introduced by Christopher Hibbert. Green pictorial cloth, sepia photo plates. Top edge green. xvii and 535 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed and lightly marked, spotted at ends.

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THE CELTS
Written by Nora K. Chadwick; Barry Cunliffe.
Stock no. 1830273
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introductory chapter by Barry Cunliffe. Brown cloth with gilt decorations and title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. xxvi and 317 pages including index. Top edge terracotta. Top edge of text block lightly faded towards spine. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE ITINERY IN WALES OF JOHN LELAND IN OR ABOUT THE YEARS 1536-1539
Written by Lucy Toulmin Smith.
Stock no. 1830244
Published by George Bell & Sons. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

Extracted from Leland's manuscripts and edited by Smith. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Folding map of Wales to rear. Top edge gilt. xi and 152 pages including index. Spine browned, boards grubby. Light rubbing to corners. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned. Prelims slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Map to rear present and has a small crease.

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NAMES, PLACES AND PEOPLE: AN ONOMASTIC MISCELLANY IN MEMORY OF JOHN MCNEAL DODGSON
Written by Alexander R. Rumble; A.D. Mills.
Stock no. 1830243
Published by Paul Watkins. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of essays by the friends and colleagues of John Dodgson. Edited by Rumble & Mills. Light brown cloth boards, black title to spine. xxx and 390 pages. ISBN: 1871615909. Very slight lean to spine. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block very slightly grubby/browned. Contents clean. Cream dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is a little scuffed, old price label to rear panel.

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LIVING OFF THE LAND: AGRICULTURE IN WALES C. 400-1600 AD
Written by Rhiannon Comeau; Andy Seaman.
Stock no. 1830239
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

A book on medieval agricultre in Wales, presenting evidence which is of considerable relevance to those studying the development of the early medieval landscapes of Britain and Ireland. A collection of essays, edited by Rhiannon Comeau and Andy Seaman, confronting the paradox that, though agriculture lay at the heart of medieval society, undertstanding of what this meant for Wales remains limited. B/w and a few colour maps. xii and 236 pages including index plus colour maps to rear. ISBN: 9781911188391. A very nice copy indeed.

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SUTTON HOO AND ITS LANDSCAPE: THE CONTEXT OF MONUMENTS
Written by Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1830237
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

The great barrow cemetery at Sutton Hoo in south east Suffolk is one of the most remarkable Anglo-Saxon sites in England. This book examines the context of the cemetery at two levels: within its immediate landscape; and as part of a wider cluster of places associated with the dynasty in south-east Suffolk. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, colour & b/w maps. vii and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905119257. Spine lightly faded. Else a lovely copy.

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CARTS AND CANDLESTICKS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330129
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A delightful little book of joyful experiences in childhood and youth spent in the countryside. Distinctive b/w illustrations by Tunnicliffe evoke the atmosphere of days gone by. Green cloth, silver lettering and decorations on spine. 160 pages includes 4 pages of folk songs. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers lightly mottled. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, browning to spine and minimal loss to top and tail of spine.

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THE LANDSCAPE OF PLACE-NAMES
Written by Margaret Gelling; Ann Cole.
Stock no. 1830227
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the type of settlement-name which defines the settlement by reference to a landscape feature, as found in Britain south of the Forth-Clyde line. A major rewrite of the author's previous work: Place-names in the Landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and maps. xxiv and 391 pages including index. ISBN: 1900289261. Light vertical crease to spine (formed from reading). Text block very lightly browned, with minor marks. Contents clean.

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COVENTRY PRIORY REGISTER
Written by Peter Coss; Joan C. Lancaster Lewis; Nat Alcock.
Stock no. 1830226
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 46. The Coventry Priory Register is a precious survivor from the rich records that once existed of the Benedictine monastery which lay at the centre of the city. The Register was compiled by an unknown monk and completed in or after 1419. Edited by Peter Coss and Joan C. Lancaster Lewis. With Coventry in 1411 by Nat Alcock and Indexes by Angela Coss. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 723 pages. ISBN: 9780852200964. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT BOOK OF SIR THOMAS PUCKERING OF WARWICK, 16:20: LIVING IN LONDON AND THE MIDLANDS WITH HIS PROBATE INVENTORY, 1637
Written by Mark Merry; Catherine Richardson.
Stock no. 1830220
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 45. Edited by Mark Merry and Catherine Richardson. A rare and significant insight into the life and society of a baronet and member of parliament. The accounts record both routine occurences , such as weeding the garden or paying servants' wages, and extraordinary events such as the building of a banqueting house of the welcoming of travelling players. Blue cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. x and 341 pages. ISBN: 9780852200933. Couple of minor foxspots to vertical edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, vertical creasing to rear flap.

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BEACONS IN THE LANDSCAPE: THE HILLFORTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Ian Brown.
Stock no. 1830218
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2009. 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. xi and 267 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905119226. A lovely copy, marred only by creasing to tip of lower corners from page 181 to the rear cover.

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