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KINGSBRIDGE ESTUARY WITH RAMBLES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Written by S.P. Fox.
Stock no. 597376
Published by G.P. Friend.
1st
1864.
Very good condition.
Red embossed cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 26 original mounted albumen photographs. 172 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Rebacked some time ago with original spine laid down. Covers very slightly grubby.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
EXMOOR
Written by Herbert Byng Hall.
Illustrated by Herbert Byng Hall.
Stock no. 597377
Published by Thomas Cautley Newby.
1st
1849.
Very good condition.
Or, The Footsteps of St. Hubert in the West With Illustrations Taken From Nature by Herbert Byng Hall. Red embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. 9 tinted litho plates plus vignette to title page. 441 + 14 page booklist. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine marked. Rebacked some time ago with original spine laid down. Rear endpapers marked.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- EXMOOR
THE CHICHESTER GUIDE CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY AND OTHER INTERESTING OBJECTS OF CURIOSITY
Written by Richard Dally.
Stock no. 597354
Published by P. Binstead.
1831.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Chichester Guide Containing the History and Antiquities of the City and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity, a Description of the Cathedral and its Monuments and of the Minor Churches Together With Some Account of the Antiquities and Gentlemens' Seats in the Neighbourhood. 8 x 5". 3 b/w text illustrations. 2 b/w plates + Errata slip. In attractive modern binding. Tan leather spine and corners, marbled boards. Gilt title to spine. New endpapers. Binding is fine. Contents very good indeed. Including Errata sheet. Plates have been professionally strengthened with thin card on verso. A super copy.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUSSEX
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
THE HISTORY OF LINCOLN
No author listed.
Stock no. 597355
Published by A. Stark.
1810.
Almost very good condition.
The History of Lincoln With a Appendix Containing a List of the Members Returned to Serve in Parliament as Also of the Mayors and Sheriffs of the City. Small format. 7 x 4". 17 b/w plates. 6 b/w chapter head and tail pieces. Full brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. 312 pages + 27 pages of lists. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Edges of endpapers lightly stained. Top and tail of spine chipped. Corners bumped. Contents very good. REDUCED FROM £280.
WINDSOR HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CASTLE AND THE TOWN
Written by John Stoughton.
Stock no. 627284
Published by Ward And Co..
1862.
Very good condition.
Modern brown cloth binding with original spine laid down. Gilt vignette to front cover. 244 pages. B/w frontis. Hinge between title and frontis repaired. New endpapers.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CASTLES
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE CAMBRIAN REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1795 & 1796 & 1818(3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 627232
Published by E. And T. Williams.
1796.
Very good condition.
Three volumes. Volumes I and II: The Cambrian Register for the Years 1795 and 1796. Published in 1796 and 1799. Printed for E. & T. Williams. The Cambrian Register Vol III printed for E. Williams 1818. Modern brown cloth binding with gilt titles to spines. Hand-coloured engraved vignette to title page of first two volumes. Hand-coloured frontis and two hand-coloured maps to first volume. Volume III has original printed upper wrapper bound in and includes a folding b/w chart of Milford Haven. Light page-edge browning. Original wrapper in Vol III browned and edge-chipped. Overall a clean and bright set.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- HAND COLOURED
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A STAGE-COACHMAN
Written by Thomas Cross.
Stock no. 627233
Published by Hurst & Blackett.
1st
1861.
Very good condition.
Three volumes. 8 x 5". Red embossed cloth, gilt titles to spines. B/w frontis to each volume. Bookplate of Eric S. Quayle to front pastedown of Vol I. Top and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.
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- TRANSPORT
- COACHING
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
MARCH MEMORIES SHARMANS
Written by Trevor Bevis.
Stock no. 597040
Published by Trevor Bevis.
1st
1995.
Fine condition.
The story of Sharmans newspaper and general printers. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0901680605.
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 2
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 596718
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080744X. Wrapper edge-creased.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Written by Augustine Page.
Stock no. 627224
Published by Frederic Pawsey.
1st
1847.
Very good condition.
viii + 1054 pages. Attractive modern binding. Black leather spine with gilt title and decorations and raised bands. Red cloth covered boards. A super copy.
THREE HUNDRED YEARS
No author listed.
Stock no. 596270
Published by Vallentine, Mitchell.
1st
1957.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A volume to commemorate the tercentenary of the re-settlement of the Jews in Great Britain 1656-1956. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Corners lightly bumped.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- RELIGION
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
ENGLISH LOCAL HISTORY THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
Written by W.G. Hoskins.
Stock no. 596156
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
1966.
Nearly fine condition.
Grey card wrap booklet. Spine browned. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)