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WASDALE: A CELEBRATION IN WORDS AND PICTURES
Written by Ruth Eversley.
Stock no. 1828558
Published by Michael Moon. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of words and pictures about the valley, its inhabitants and its traditions, chosen by Ruth Eversley. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustsrations. xiv and 149 pages. ISBN: 0904131254. A lovely copy. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and just a little scuffed.

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LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.

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CAIRNS, FIELDS, AND CULTIVATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT UPLANDS
Written by Jamie Quartermaine; Roger H. Leech.
Stock no. 1828368
Published by Oxford Archaeology North. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This volume presents the results of a programme of detailed archaeological survey undertaken in the Lake District between 1982 and 1989, mainly on the fells above the west Cumbria coastal plain. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos and maps. CD containing detailed plans contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 9781907686078. Corners lightly bumped. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of rear board has a couple of minor knocks. Previous owner's initials and date to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. CD is present.

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LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CUMBRIA
Written by Angus Winchester.
Stock no. 1327873
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The change in the landscape across the medieval period and examining the social and economic forces that underlay that change. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0859761797. Spine bumped. Initials and date in biro to title-page.

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THE HILLS OF LAKELAND
Written by W. Heaton Cooper. Illustrated by W. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 1827990
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 2nd 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Grey cloth boards with burgundy titles. 16 colour plates and 36 b/w plates, 2 maps. Top edge burgundy. Top & tail of spine slightly worn else boards clean. Text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily browned, edge-worn with a few chips, front panel is detached from spine edge and clumsily fixed with brown tape to verso, couple of water stains to spine, minor foxing to rear panel.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF THE LAKE DISTRICT
Written by John Parker.
Stock no. 1827944
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Series No. 74. With 8 Colour plates and 67 Black and white photographs. ISBN: 0723215707. Minor fading to lower edge of boards. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, red title to spine faded to orange. A nice copy.

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THE LAKE DISTRICT (NN 53)
Written by W.H. Pearsall; Winifred Pennington.
Stock no. 1827267
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 53. An excellent book for general naturalists, walkers, botanists, geologists, zoologists, archaeologists and historians, covering the natural and human history of The Lake District and surrounding areas, from pre-history to the present day on the evidence of the archaeologist, the historian and the conservationist. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002131331. Ex-lib with usual library stamps, and marks to endpapers where labels have been removed. Boards clean. Contents browned. Pencil annotation to page 275. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has had mylar cover removed leaving glue stain (clear) to verso.

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LAKELAND (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1326720
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The wildlife of Cumbria. New Naturalist series no. 92. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 000711303X. Foxing to top edge of textblock else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.

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THE GREAT AGE OF STEAM ON WINDERMERE
Written by George H. Pattinson.
Stock no. 1326188
Published by The Windermere Nautical Trust. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Windermere with anecdotes provides a feast for any lovers of fine boats and the steam era. Blue boarsd, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907796001. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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HERDWICKS: HERDWICK SHEEP AND THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT
Written by Geoff Brown.
Stock no. 1826650
Published by Hayloft Publishing Ltd. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. A Cumbria Guide. Herdwicks are the native sheep of the English Lake District. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1904524656. Light rubbing to corners of covers, minor bump to top of spine. Contents clean.

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WILD FELL: FIGHTING FOR NATURE ON A LAKE DISTRICT HILL FARM
Written by Lee Schofield. Illustrated by Bob Venables.
Stock no. 1826023
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A story of nature in recovery and also of the author's personal connection to the place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition. Grey mottled paper boards, blue foil title to spine. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780857527752. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

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REVEALING CUMBRIA'S PAST
Written by Michael Winstanley; Rob David; Ian Whyte.
Stock no. 1325287
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

150 Years of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Cardwraps. 348 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781873124734. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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