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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 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
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
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN MINING
Written by Paul J. White.
Stock no. 1827473
Published by University Presses Of Florida.
Circa
2017.
Nearly fine condition.
Fifty years of research on American mining sites that date from colonial times, the author provides an ideal overview of the field for both students and professionals. A multifaceted look at mining, incorporating findings from an array of subfields, including historical archaeology, industrial archaeology, and maritime archaeology. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780813054551. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Rear board is a little grubby at edges, else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- MINING
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TRAINS IN TROUBLE
Written by Alan Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1326974
Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Century of British Railway Disasters 1868-1968. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906899699. Spine and corners bumped. Small, light mark to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with slight loss and tape repair to top of spine.
FAIRFIELD FOLK: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH FAIRGROUND AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Frances Brown.
Stock no. 1827471
Published by The Malvern Publishing Company Ltd..
2nd
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. The history of the Matthews family from the early 19th Century. The history of the 'Travellers' is handed down through the traditional method of a "Say". Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0947993525. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Slight lean to spine. Top edge of text block has faint foxing just visible. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FAIRS AND FAIRGROUND
THE VALLEY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2: THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
Written by C.M. Kelly.
Stock no. 1827467
Published by Valley & Vale.
1st
1997.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. A People's History of the Garw, Llynfi and Ogmore Valleys. ISBN: 189898607X. Slight lean to spine. Edges lightly rubbed. A few minor marks to title page else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MINING
- GLAMORGAN
WOMEN, SOCIAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR: CONTINUITIES OF CLASS
Written by James Hinton.
Stock no. 1827464
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The author questions the view that the Second World War served to democratize English society and shows how the war enabled middle-class social leaders to reinforce their claims to authority. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0199243298. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
- SOCIAL HISTORY