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BENEATH THE WIRES OF LONDON
Written by Charlie Wyatt.
Stock no. 1827581
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The author recounts what it was like to work beneath the wires of the largest trolleybus system in the world. Laqrge format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781854143259. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Tiny patch of surface paper exposure to top of front joint. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME IV
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827551
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. Archaeological sites in South-West Northamptonshire, a descriptive list of monuments dating from the Neolithic period to the mid 19th century. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans, one map contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 0117009970. Minor mark to margin of page 85/86. Map to rear pocket is MISSING. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- NEOLITHIC
AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME II
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827550
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1979.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. Archaeological sites in Central Northamptonshire, a descriptive list of monuments dating from the Neolithic period to the mid 19th century. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans, one map contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 0117008524. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and edge-rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- NEOLITHIC
AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME I
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827547
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. Archaeological sites in North-East Northamptonshire, a descriptive list of monuments dating from the Neolithic period to the mid 19th century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans, one map contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 0117007110. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine & creased at top & tail.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- NEOLITHIC
THE CHAMBERED CAIRNS OF CAITHNESS
Written by J.L. Davidson; A.S. Henshall.
Stock no. 1827546
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An Inventory of the structures and their contents. Describes in detail the seventy-eight neolithic chambered cains known to exist in the county of Caithness. Large format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings and photos. ISBN: 0748602569. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- CAITHNESS
- NEOLITHIC
- HISTORY
- MONUMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEOLITHIC HOUSE SOCIETIES IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Richards; Richard Jones.
Stock no. 1827534
Published by Oxbow Books.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
Investigations in the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney (1994-2014). Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos & b/w drawings. 572 pages including index. A hefty volume. ISBN: 9781909686892. A decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ORKNEY
- ISLANDS
- NEOLITHIC
- HISTORY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHITECTURE
THE HISTORY OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
Written by George Barry.
Stock no. 1827527
Published by James Thin.
1st thus
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Facsimile of the first edition of 1805. This book falls naturally into three parts. The first is a vivid description of the Orkney islands as seen by the author in 1805. The second part is devoted to the history and archaeology; and the third part considers the economy of the islands, its natural history, botany, mineralogy, agriculture, fisheries and commerce. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. viii and 509 pages. Folding map of the Orkney Islands. Light vertical creasing to spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ORKNEY
- ISLANDS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FACSIMILE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME III
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827520
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Archaeological sites in North-West Northamptonshire, a descriptive list. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans, some folding. ISBN: 0117009016. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at edges to rear panel else clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
PRE-1940 TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS FROM FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
Written by Graham Shipman.
Stock no. 1827506
Published by Graham Shipman.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
This book features Triumph motor cars produced between 1923 and 1940, presented alongside the changing fashions and lifestyles of the owners from the 1920s to the 1970s. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0955042216. A lovely copy.
THE NAVVY IN SCOTLAND
Written by James E. Handley.
Stock no. 1827486
Published by Cork University Press.
1st
1970.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed account of the work of the navvies in nineteenth century Scotland, covering such aspects as recruitment, the nature of the labour, the wages for the job, the conditions they had to endure, and so much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.
SECRECY AND THE MEDIA: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S D-NOTICE SYSTEM
Written by Nicholas Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827481
Published by Routledge.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national security secrets. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415453752. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICS
- LAW
- JOURNALISM
THE SACRIFICIAL YEARS
Written by Walt Whitman; John Harmon McElroy.
Stock no. 1827478
Published by David R. Godine.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War. Edited & with an introduction by John Harmon McElroy. Dark pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1567920799. Possible fading to front panel and spine of dustwrapper (not obvious).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY