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DORSET IN THE AGE OF STEAM
Written by Peter Stanier.
Stock no. 1322451
Published by Dorset Books.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A history and archaeology of Dorset Industry c.1750-1950. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871164907. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE MAN WHO MADE BEAMISH
Written by Frank Atkinson.
Stock no. 1322450
Published by Northern Books.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An autobiography of the man who opened the first Open Air Museum in England. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953573001. SIGNED by author with a dedication to Marilyn to title-page. Spine bumped. Light veritcal mark to centre of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top and tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- NORTH EAST UK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE EARLY TUDOR COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Maurice Howard.
Stock no. 1322441
Published by George Philip.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Architecture and politics 1490-1550. Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0540011193. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few tiny marks to front cover. Small white address label to front free-endpaper. Some pencil erasure marks to top corner of half title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
- BUILDINGS
- HOMES AND HOUSING
THE RURAL INDUSTRIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES III
Written by Helen E. Fitzrandolph; M. Doriel Hay.
Stock no. 1823394
Published by EP Publishing Limited.
1st thus
1978.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Vol 3: Decorative Crafts and Rural Potteries. Facsimile reprint, first published 1927 by Oxford University Press. Brown Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715812556. Light browning to endpapers else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WALES
- COUNTRYSIDE
- WEAVING
- POTTERY
- CRAFTS
THE BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Christopher Christie.
Stock no. 1322422
Published by Manchester University Press.
1st
2000.
Very good condition.
The British country house during the period 1700-1830 - the role and rank of the family and servants, furniture, landscape, architecture, painting, sculpture, style, food and entertainment. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 333 pages. ISBN: 0719047250. Spine faded with slight rubbing at top and tail. A few tiny marks to text block.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- ARCHITECTURE
METAL MINES OF LLANENGAN
Written by John Bennett; Robert Vernon.
Stock no. 1322419
Published by Gwydyr Mines Publications.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Mining ventures in a North Wales Parish. Dark grey boards with black titles to spine and front cover. 149 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0951479881. Spine slightly bumped. A few very light marks to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges. Includes a SIGNED letter from the author (Vernon).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
- MINING
ROADS & TRACKWAYS OF NORTH WALES
Written by Tim Prevett.
Stock no. 1322418
Published by Landmark Publishing.
1st
2008.
Very good condition.
Landmark Collector's Library. Cardwraps. 159 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843064206. Slight rubbing and lifting of laminate to corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ROADS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ARISTOCRACY IN ENGLAND 1660-1914
Written by J.V. Beckett.
Stock no. 1322415
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Grey boards, silver title to spine. 512 pages. ISBN: 0631133917. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PACKMEN, CARRIERS AND PACKHORSE ROADS: TRADE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1823388
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A network of routes travelled by packmen, carriers and packhorse teams carried much of Britain's trade before the era of the turnpike road. In many parts of the country, a wealth of visual evidence survives - holloways, causeys, guide stoops and packhorse bridges. This book studies the system of routes, taking as an example the wild and difficult terrain of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0718511921. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Contents otherwise fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROADS
- EAST MIDLANDS
- YORKSHIRE
- DERBYSHIRE
- HORSES
- BRIDGES
- TRANSPORT
THE IRONSTONE QUARRIES OF THE MIDLANDS: HISTORY, OPERATION AND RAILWAYS PART VII RUTLAND
Written by Eric Tonks.
Stock no. 1823368
Published by Runpast Publishing.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870754077. Pale browning to endpapers. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- MINING
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- RAILWAYS
THE BLACK COUNTRY IRON INDUSTRY: A TECHNICAL HISTORY
Written by W.K.V. Gale.
Stock no. 1823367
Published by The Metals Society.
2nd
1979.
Very good condition.
Second Edition. Orange pictorial cardwraps. Fold-out diagrams. ISBN: 0904357236. Spine lightly faded and rubbed to either side. Text block browned and a little grubby. Brown spots to gutter edge of page vii else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- WEST MIDLANDS
- HISTORY
A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Felicity Goodall.
Stock no. 1823344
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Conscientious objectors recount their experience of living out their pacifist convictions against a background of hostile incomprehension. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750907401. Light stain to rear board. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, grubby mark to front panel, verso to rear panel has corresponding damp stain (not visible to front).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II