BRITISH BOOKPLATES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Brian North Lee.
Stock no. 1326585
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Over 250 illustrations demonstrate the range of ex-libris design, from the earliest armorials to today’s wide variety of styles, and in themselves provide a comprehensive historical survey of bookplates and of book labels - their humbler but no less historically interesting counterparts." Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071537785X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing; a few chips; some marks.

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CORSHAM: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PART TWO
Written by C.J. Hall.
Stock no. 1326583
Published by Christopher Hall. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Covering the span of Corsham's History 1900-1945. Large format. Grey cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950862517. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers slightly faded to spine, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Small yellow highlighted patch to map else contents fine.

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AYNHO: A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE VILLAGE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1326582
Published by Leopard's Head Press; Banbury Historical Society. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A social history of the village from the earliest days of civilisation until recent years. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 339 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904920097. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side. Light foxing to textblock. Yellow dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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ALL ROUND THE WREKIN
Written by Walter White.
Stock no. 1326578
Published by Chapman & Hall. 2nd 1860. Almost very good condition.

A walk around the Wrekin in Shropshire, taking in Leominster, Shrewsbury, Birmingham etc. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in heavy pencil to front free-endpaper. Black biro doodles (blotting out previous writing) to top margin of title-page. Pencil erasure mark to top margin of page 1. Lower corner tip of page 23/4 removed (no loss of text). Some light foxing and some hinges pulled but generally contents clean and tight.

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BYZANTIUM AND THE CRUSADES
Written by Jonathan Harris.
Stock no. 1326570
Published by Hambledon And London. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"This book aims to advance another view of Byzantine interaction with western Europe, the crusades, and the crusader states. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852852984. Spine slightly bumped. A few very small marks to contents which are otherwise clean and some foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges.

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THE TRANSFORMATION OF CITIZENSHIP VOLUME 3: STRUGGLE, RESISTANCE AND VIOLENCE
Written by Jurgen Mackert; Bryan S. Turner.
Stock no. 1326568
Published by Routledge. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Examining the fact that all over the world the rights of citizens have come under enormous pressure and addresses the many ways in which people are 'making claims' against both autocratic and democratic authority. Black boards. 154 pages. ISBN: 9781138672888. Lower corners of preliminary pages are lightly creased else a fine copy.

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MARTELLO TOWERS WORLDWIDE
Written by Bill Clements.
Stock no. 1326546
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and Italy right up to the final ones built in the United Kingdom during the First World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781848845350. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper.

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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin. 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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GATES OF FEAR - GREAT EXPLOITS OF THE WORLD'S BULLRINGS
Written by Barnaby Conrad.
Stock no. 1326532
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, gilt title (on red title label) to spine, red matador vignette to front cover. B/w photos and illustrations. 335 pages. A book about those gates of fear and the men who wait, pale and with pounding hearts, to see what is going to come out of the dark tunnel. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to margin of acknowledgements page. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby.

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BROOKE BOND THE STORY OF A GREAT FAMILY ENTERPRISE
Written by David Harris.
Stock no. 1326528
Published by David Harris. 1st 2020. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A permanent celebration of a great British company that rose from a single shop in Manchester to become a global enterprise. Brown boards, white title to spine and yellow vignette to front cover. 91 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. SIGNED by author by means on an inscription to Wendy and dated April 2021. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly worn.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.

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PIETRO PAUOLO RUBENS
Written by Frans Baudouin. Illustrated by Peter Paul Rubens.
Stock no. 1827156
Published by Mercatorfonds. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life and works of Peter Paul Rubens. Large, heavy format. White cloth spine, red cloth boards, gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Browning and foxing to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a minor nick to surface paper at front edge of spine and is lightly scuffed.

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