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THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by P. Anderson Graham.
Stock no. 1828463
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1897. Almost very good condition.

1837-1897. Mustard yellow cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt oval crest with blue title to front board. Blue floral decoration surrounding gilt crest. Map of The British Empire in 1937 and another in 1897 to front endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations. 245 pages plus 32 page publisher's advert to rear. All edges gilt. Rear board grubby and marked, spine rubbed and gilt faded. Endpapers browned. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, a later inscription in ink (1924) to verso of frontis which has bled through the page to the frontis page. One or two minor foxspots to contents but generally clean and tight.

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MEMOIRS OF MONMOUTH-SHIRE 1708
Written by Nathan Rogers. Illustrated by Linda Waters.
Stock no. 1328194
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st thus 1983. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 200 copies. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134021. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.

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WILLIAM THE LION 1143-1214: KINGSHIP AND CULTURE
Written by D.D.R. Owen.
Stock no. 1828454
Published by Tuckwell Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A biography of independent Scotland's longest-reigning monarch, William the Lion. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862320055. A lovely copy.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF YORK VOLUME IV OUTSIDE THE CITY WALLS EAST OF THE OUSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828439
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. This is the fourth of several volumes to be devoted to the City of York. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. Plans and b/w photos. Map & large plans showing the position of the Monuments and Burials in pocket at the end of the book. ISBN: 0117007196. Price-cut green dustwrapper has HMSO price-label to front flap, is lightly rubbed at corners with a tiny closed tear to top of front edge of spine. Overall a nice copy.

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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE WELSH UPLANDS
Written by David Browne; Stephen Hughes.
Stock no. 1828431
Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. 1st 2003. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Browne & Hughes. This book illustrates how important the uplands archaeology of Wales is as a resource for understanding the rich history of the country and for the future development of its society and economy. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1871184266. Front joint broken and therefore separated from contents. Else contents are tight and clean.

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AN INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND MEETING-HOUSES IN EASTERN ENGLAND
Written by Christopher Stell.
Stock no. 1828430
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume covers an area from the English Channel to the Humber estuary. This is the fourth and final volume which completes the Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses. The three previous volumes were published by HMSO. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w photos and diagrams. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. ISBN: 1873592507. From the library of Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of Architecture). SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Contructions of England to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Grubby marks to prelims else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed and has foxing to verso (not visible to front). A sweet odour present.

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HAMPSHIRE HOUSES 1250-1700: THEIR DATING AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by Edward Roberts.
Stock no. 1828429
Published by Hampshire County Council. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The development and social context of houses in the county from the earliest survivors of the late 13th century to c. 1700. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. ISBN: 1859756336. Contains a SIGNED letter (by the author) to Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of architecture). Covers scuffed, contents clean.

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THE WELSH COTTAGE: BUILDING TRADITIONS OF THE RURAL POOR, 1750-1900
Written by Eurwyn Wiliam.
Stock no. 1828426
Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build them. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine, dragon vignette to front board. Colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184372. SIGNED by the author (dedicated to Ron Brunskill, authority on architectural history). Top & tail of spine a little rubbed else boards clean and bright. Contents clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN GLAMORGAN VOLUME I PRE-NORMAN PART I THE STONE AND BRONZE AGES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828424
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Includes fold-out maps. ISBN: 0117005886. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny tear to top of spine (no loss) and is grubby to rear panel.

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THE GARDEN OF WALES
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328144
Published by Stewart Williams. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Vale Series Vol III. B/w photographs of The Vale of Glamorgan. Burgundy boards with gilt title to spine. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale browning to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.

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BRYCHEINIOG VOLUME XI: THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE PART III. THE BRECON DISTRICT
Written by S.R. Jones; J.T. Smith.
Stock no. 1828415
Published by The Brecknock Society. 1st 1965. Very good condition.

Blue cardwraps. 148 pages. B/w photos & drawings. 'With the author's compliments' written in biro to top of front cover. Covers lightly browned and a few spots to front. Contents clean.

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WORKERS' HOUSING IN WEST YORKSHIRE 1750-1920
Written by Lucy Caffyn.
Stock no. 1828414
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council. ISBN: 0113000022. Spine lightly faded, rear cover a little grubby. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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