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A TOWERING CONTROL: THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S AIRFIELDS
Written by Kenneth P. Bannerman.
Stock no. 1823028
Published by IS Enterprises. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of our historically and socially unique airfield sites and their towering or increasing control over every one of us. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951629808. Light scuffing to boards. Spine slightly cocked. Text block a little browned. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly grubby.

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THE AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN VOLUME 1 A-BUR
Written by Kenneth P. Bannerman.
Stock no. 1823027
Published by IS Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Undefeated war winners which have saved hundreds of millions of lives. Places which have created many millions of jobs and improved daily life for everyone. Now being increasingly recognised as Britain's top historical sites. This book acknowledges the supreme debt this country owes to Biggin Hill and countless other airfields. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951629816. Black boards lightly scuffed. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Blue dustwrapper lightly faded to spine.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Written by John Evans; Terry O'Connor.
Stock no. 2136110
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Looks at the role of environmental studies within archaeology. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0750917784. Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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PETER THE GREAT'S REVENGE: THE RUSSIAN SIEGE OF NARVA IN 1704
Written by Boris Megorsky; Stuart Britton.
Stock no. 2136109
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 No. 34. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781911628026.

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GLIMPSES OF THE HISTORY OF PAINSWICK
Written by Francis A. Hyett.
Stock no. 2136090
Published by The British Publishing Company. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Browning to outer page edges and endpapers. Small tear to top of front panel of wrapper; a few small marks.

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JOHN BEDFORD AND THE IRONWORKS AT CEFN CRIBWR
Written by Philip Riden.
Stock no. 2136076
Published by Philip Riden. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950329975. Creasing to bottom corner of front cover and few pages of prelims. Small nick to base of spine.

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VILLAGES OF VISION
Written by Gillian Darley.
Stock no. 2136074
Published by The Architectural Press. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851397050. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with small nicks to couple of corners.

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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY VOLUME I (1998) No. I
Written by J.F. Wilson; D.H. Aldcroft.
Stock no. 2135953
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1998. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. Some browning to spine. A little creasing to cover edges/corners.

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HOUSING THE WORKERS, 1850-1914: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Written by M.J. Daunton.
Stock no. 2135949
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Title to covers: A Comparative HISTORY. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718513150. Wrapper has a few fade marks.

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LEAD MANUFACTURING IN BRITAIN: A HISTORY
Written by D.J. Rowe.
Stock no. 2135920
Published by Croom Helm. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0709922507. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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THE COLNE VALLEY AND HALSTEAD RAILWAY (LOCOMOTION PAPERS 166)
Written by R.A. Whitehead; F.D. Simpson.
Stock no. 1822890
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2nd 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853613591. Front & rear edge of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE COAL WAS THERE FOR BURNING
Written by C.H. Milsom.
Stock no. 1822866
Published by Marine Media Management. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Atlantic, the only ship that ran out of coal in 1873, resulting in the loss of lives of 562 people. The blunder of the engineer combined with the negligence of the master to produce one of the worst maritime disasters the world has ever known. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0900976500. SIGNED by the author to title page (with personal dedication). A few minor marks to boards. A few minor foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to verso and faded to spine.

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