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OLD BIRKDALE AND AINSDALE: LIFE ON THE SOUTH-WEST LANCASHIRE COAST 1600-1851
Written by Sylvia Harrop.
Stock no. 2137369
Published by The Birkdale And Ainsdale Historical Research Society.
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 095109050X. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner to front pastedown. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
FROM SKETCH-BOOK AND DIARY
Written by Elizabeth Butler.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Butler.
Stock no. 2137357
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 28 colour plates + b/w illustrations. A & C Black 10 Shillings Series. 2 page original booklist + 4 page additional booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to covers, especially spine and edges. Some fraying to cloth at edges. Foxing throughout. Light browning to plates.
NORFOLK & SUFFOLK
Written by W.G. Clarke.
Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137334
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1st
1921.
Good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Embossed border to front cover. 40 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; grubby marks and spotting to covers. Foxing throughout - some heavy (e.g. page 89).
THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by C.T. Atkinson.
Stock no. 2137322
Published by Oxford.
1st
1947.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt titles to spines and Insignia to front cover. The Thirty-Ninth and Fifty-Fourth Foot and The Dorset Militia and Volunteers. Privately printed at the University Press. B/w diagrams and maps. A few marks and light wear to covers. Page browning.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
Written by Ian McInnes.
Stock no. 2137320
Published by Jade Publishing Limited.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Including the Body of Yeoman Warders H.M. Tower of London, Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard (Extraordinary) 1823-1903. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900734192. SIGNED by author, with dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LONDON
ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2137310
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; faded to spine and edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A TREATISE ON NAVAL GUNNERY 1855
Written by Howard Douglas.
Stock no. 1823561
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The only comprehensive English-language work on the armament of warships during the final period of the cast-iron smooth-bore gun - the main weapon of western fighting ships for nearly 450 years. First published in 1817 and expanded in the following decades. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0851772757. 1982 reprint of the fourth edition. Name & address in pencil to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby. Red pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
CHILDREN AT THE CHANTRY
Written by Eleanor J. Owen.
Illustrated by Hester Martin-Harvey.
Stock no. 1823551
Published by The Mendip Press.
1st
1947.
Very good condition.
White card wraps. B/w plates. A childhood at the Chantry in Somerset. A few light foxspots to cover. Original glassine wrapper present but torn with a large amount of loss to rear. Slight mustiness present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by A.G. Bradley.
Illustrated by Thomas Tyndale.
Stock no. 1823538
Published by A. & C. Black.
1st
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Original pale blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 24 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map to rear. Top edge gilt. A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. viii and 181 pages including index, 2 page publisher adverts for books in same series to rear. Spine browned, red marks to rear cover lower edge and rear edge of spine. Endpapers and prelims browned and fragile. All plates present and lightly browned. Rear joint cracking. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.
WINGS OVER WATER
Written by Jonathan Glancey.
Stock no. 2137274
Published by Atlantic Books.
1st
2020.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Story of the World's Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781786494191.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
DESERT WARFARE
Written by Bryan Perrett.
Stock no. 2137272
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From Its Roman Origins To The Gulf Conflict. Originally published by Patrick Stephens Limited in 1988. This format is a reprint. B/w photos. ISBN: 1473847451.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
IRELAND
Written by Frank Mathew.
Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137240
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1st thus
1916.
Almost very good condition.
A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Dark blue cloth with harp and shamrock design printed in green and yellow. Gilt titles to spine. 50 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. The text used is the same as the 1906 edition illustrated by Walker. This is the NEW edition with new illustrations. Front cover is a little bowed. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to spine, with small split to rear edge. Joints are a bit cracked, some hinges are pulled. Foxing to various degrees throughout. A couple of pages (around pages 15 / 16) have chipped/ragged page margins.