A MAP OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ILLUSTRATORS AND STORYTELLERS
Written by Antonis Antoniou.
Stock no. 1830436
Published by Gestalten. 2014. Very good condition.

Maps help us understand and navigate the world. This book is a compelling collection of work by a new generation of original and south-after designers, illustrators and mapmakers, showcasing specific regions, characterizes local scenes, generates moods, and tells stories beyond sheer navigation. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour maps and b/w illustrations. 224 pages. ISBN: 9783899554694. 5th printing. Lower corners heavily bumped. Other corners lightly worn. Boards are grubby. Contents clean.

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BROKEN LIVES: SEPARATION AND DIVORCE IN ENGLAND 1660-1857
Written by Lawrence Stone.
Stock no. 1830424
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The last book in a trilogy of the subject. How the break-up and dissolution of marriages was contrived before the first Divorce Act in 1857. Individuals in their own words explain their actions and feelings about one another in dramatic courtroom confrontations, while behind the scenes they were conducting secret negotiations, and offering massive bribes to witnesses either to commit perjury or to hold their tongues. These stories offer astonishing insights into many hitherto unknown aspects of martial life and marital breakdown in early modern England. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xviii and 355 pages including index. ISBN: 0198202547. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY
Written by D.J. Cathcart King.
Stock no. 1830423
Published by Croom Helm Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles of England and Wales including a section on the castles of the Welsh. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 210 pages including index. ISBN: 0709948298. Light foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly creased across top edge and has minor foxing to top edge of rear flap.

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THE EDWARDIAN GARDEN
Written by David Ottewill.
Stock no. 1830417
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, a beautifully illustrated tour of some of the finest gardens of this period and a survey of the peoople, attitudes, and theories that influenced their design. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. x and 230 pages including index. ISBN: 0300043384. Top of spine bashed with a 0.5" tear to rear edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots present. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine edge, has a corresponding tear to top rear edge of spine and is crinkled to rear panel.

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OLD EBBW VALE IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME 1
Written by Keith Thomas; Michael Foot.
Stock no. 1830405
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ebbw Vale owes its existence to the iron, steel and coal industries. There has been a rapid decline in the iron and steel industry in Ebbw Vale, but in 1920 the accent was on expansion and the population rose from less than 500 in 1780 to over 40,000 in 1920. These photographs are a permanent reminder of a completely different way of life in Ebbw Vale, which was bound up with hard manual; work, dirt, smoke and grime. Foreword by Michael Foot. Light red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 193 b/w photos. ISBN: 0900807377. SIGNED & dated by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Spine slightly cocked. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Pale dampstain to lower corner of pastedowns and rear endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained at edges, faded to spine with a small closed tear repaired to verso at top of spine. Tobacco odour present.

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TWELVE HUNDRED MILES FOR THIRTY SHILLINGS
Written by L.J. Paterson.
Stock no. 1830403
Published by Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cosatal Cruising from the Clyde. This book is based largely on a collection of ninety-year-old lantern slides, dramatically saved from destruction, giving an insight into those famous Clyde-built steamships, their passengers and teh ports and cities they called into. An unforgettable glimpse of an age which vanished with the First World War. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 127 pages. ISBN: 1851581979. A few tiny spots to boards. Pale browning to cream endpapers. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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HIDDEN HISTORY OF FLORIDA
Written by James C. Clark.
Stock no. 1830397
Published by The History Press. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Florida has a history as diverse as its residents. And much of that is still hidden. Since the arrival of the Spanish in 1513, the state has played host to strange stories. Here, author and historian James C. Clark unearths a history hidden beneath swamps and sand for years. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 143 pages including index. ISBN: 9781626199972. A lovely copy.

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MINCHINHAMPTON AND AVENING
Written by Arthur Twisden Playne.
Stock no. 1830394
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally appearing in monthly papers to the Minchinhampton Parish Magazine during the year 1913 and part of 1914. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0904387259. A few minor marks to boards. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. Rabb; Jonathan Glancey.
Stock no. 1830365
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. 308 pages including index. Still in original shrinkwrap, hence Circa 2006. One open edge has a knock.

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A SHORT HISTORY OF TIME
Written by Leofranc Holford-Strevens.
Stock no. 1830351
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

Small format. Light blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. xiii and 137 pages including index. Light brown mark to lower edge of front board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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I, CLAUDIUS
Written by Robert Graves; Allan Massie. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1830341
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans. Introduction by Allan Massie. Green cloth with gilt title box and decorations. Colour & b/w illustrations. xviii and 349 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed with a few minor marks.

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Miles Hadfield; John Hadfield.
Stock no. 1330192
Published by Cassell. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Christmas and all its traditions... Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. EX-LIB with labels to and ink stamp to front endpapers (label holder on front pastedown is holding the dustwrapper to the book). Inscription in ink and a few other pen marks to endpapers. Old tape marks to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.

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