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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS OF THE TENNANT COMPANIES 1797-1937
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328445
Circa
1937.
Very good condition.
Beige cloth spine, brown boards with green title label to front (gilt title). B/w photos of various people. Spine and corners bumped, some wear to covers. TENNANTS written in ink to centre of spine. Some neat ink writing to front free-endpaper. One plate is loose but still present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
WHEN THE BARRAGE LIFTS: A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY AND COMMENTARY ON THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916
Written by Gerald Gliddon.
Stock no. 1328432
Published by Gliddon Books.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The complete Somme guide. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 478 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0947893024. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR I
THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Anthea Jones.
Stock no. 1328426
Published by Phillimore.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. Photographs by Glyn Jones. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0850338832. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- COTSWOLDS
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
RUGBY FOOTBALL
Written by D.R. Gent.
Stock no. 1328421
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited.
1st
1932.
Very good condition.
The Aldin Series. Foreword by Walter T. Pearce. Illustrated with b/w photographs specially taken for this work. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SPORT
- RUGBY
A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star.
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328343
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE LONG WEEKEND: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1918-1939
Written by Robert Graves; Alan Hodge; Juliet Gardner.
Stock no. 1828554
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Very good condition.
Introduced by Juliet Gardner. Colour photographic pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Minor marks to text block, tiny nick to vertical edge of page 359/360 else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in VG, being a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1828535
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Jacobean houses were built to proclaim the status, power and wealth of their owners. The fascinating story of the evolution of the Jacobean country house and its influence on the later architecture of Charles I's reign. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845131364. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- JACOBITES
- BUILDINGS
LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LAKE DISTRICT
- CUMBRIA
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ABERYSTWYTH YESTERDAY
Written by Howard C. Jones.
Stock no. 1328273
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807385. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- CARDIGANSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles.
3rd
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- COMPANY HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY OF THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION 1939-1945
Written by J.B. Salmond.
Stock no. 1828479
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd..
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette (logo) to front cover. B/w photos. 287 pages including index. Board corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and lightly foxed. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, chipped to top & tail of spine, scuffing to rear panel, small pin-hole to front edge of spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- WORLD WAR II
- ARMY
- INFANTRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)