ENGLISH HISTORIC CARPENTRY
Written by Cecil A. Hewett.
Stock no. 1830804
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 2001. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Practical insight into the structure and age of our homes and outbuildings. Showing that the master carpenters of the past achieved their highest levels of craftsmanship well before the master masons. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 338 pages including index. ISBN: 0850333547. Reprint. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. A few minor marks to text block. A few instances of highlighting to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MUSIC, MEN, AND MANNERS IN FRANCE AND ITALY 1770
Written by Charles Burney; H. Edmund Poole.
Stock no. 1830793
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition.

Being a journal written by Charles Burney, Mus.D. during a Tour through those countries undertaken to collectmaterial for A General History of Music. Edited and with an introduction by H. Edmund Poole. Green cloth with maroon title block and gilt text to spine. B/w illustrations. xxix and 245 pages. Text block has very tiny foxspots. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn at ends, one end starting to split, and has a few minor knocks. Musty odour present.

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MRS. BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
Written by Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
Stock no. 1330576
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red leather embossed spine, gilt titles, brown cloth covers. 1680 pages + 8 pages of advertisements. Colour and b/w plates. A hefty volume. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some hinges pulled/cracked but binding still nice and tight. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with repairs on verso, section of loss to top corner of rear panel. Exceptionally scarce in dustwrapper.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330569
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at top of spine.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330564
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. A few tiny white spots to covers. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is slightly worn to top of spine.

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CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE: A COMPLETE HANDBOOK
Written by Robert Adam. Illustrated by Derek Brentnall.
Stock no. 1830777
Published by Viking. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the history of lassical architecture to the present day with detailed examples of every aspect of classical design. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 0670826138. Boards clean. Top edge of text block is foxed with minor staining. Contents are clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ABERDEEN: AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE CITY'S PAST (MONOGRAPH 19)
Written by Alison S. Cameron; Judith A. Stones. Illustrated by Jan Dunbar; Tracey Johnston; Ingrid Stephenson; Clare Yarrington.
Stock no. 1830771
Published by Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Excavations at seven major sites within the medieval burgh. Edited by Alison S Cameron & Judith A Stones. Large, oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. B/w illustrations. xvi and 336 pages including fold-out 3-dimensional map to rear. ISBN: 0903903199. Minor marks to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.

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CASTLES AND CANNON: A STUDY OF EARLY ARTILLERY FORTIFICATIONS IN ENGLAND
Written by B.H. St. J. O'Neil.
Stock no. 1830769
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This study, published posthumously, describes the introduction of gunpowder, the earliest guns and their development, and the ways in which the castle designers sought to meet the new threat to their foritifcations which resulted from the introduction of battering ordnance. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xix and 121 pages including index. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is edge-rubbed, faded to spine and grubby.

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THE ROYAL PAVILION BRIGHTON
Written by John Dinkel.
Stock no. 1830768
Published by The Vendome Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development of the Brighton Pavilion through all its phases - Palladian, Chinese, and eventually Indian. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0865650357. Boards clean. Browning to text block and endpapers with minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-rubbed.

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THE COUNTRY SEAT: STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Colvin Howard; John Harris.
Stock no. 1830767
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Howard Colvin and John Harris. A series of essays compiled to celebrate Sir John Summerson's contribution to architectural history. Cream paper spine with black title label and gilt title, green cloth boards. B/w photos & illustrations. 295 pages including index. ISBN: 0713901136. A few minor marks to boards, top & tail of spine lightly browned and shelf-worn. Text block browned. Minor spotting to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE WORLD'S LIGHTHOUSES BEFORE 1820
Written by D. Alan Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830765
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to record facts about seamarks and to arrange them in Sections, with some explanation, to show the transition from the wood fires of Antiquity to the reflector lights of 1819. Includes an account of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt crest to front board. xxiv and 310 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little browned and grubby, small closed tear to top front edge of spine (no loss).

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PALLADIO
Written by Guido Beltramini; Howard Burns.
Stock no. 1830764
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published for the exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Edited by Guido Beltramini and Howard Burns. Large heavy format. Pale grey paper boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xv and 433 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905711246. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else boards clean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. Overall a lovely copy.

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