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BIRDS EYE WARTIME LEICESTERSHIRE 1939-1945
Written by Terence C. Cartwright.
Stock no. 1828511
Published by T.C.C. Publications. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A synoptic view of wartime Leicestershire Maps & Luftwaffe, U.S.A.A.F. & R.A.F. Aerial photo's. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 54 pages. ISBN: 0953449718. A nice copy.

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THE IRONSTONE QUARRIES OF THE MIDLANDS: HISTORY, OPERATION AND RAILWAYS PART IX LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Eric Tonks.
Stock no. 1828456
Published by Runpast Publishing. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 1870754085. Previous owner's library label to front pastedown else a fine copy. Blue dustwrapper is faded to spine, rear panel lightly browned.

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HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1827707
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956017963. Minor grubbiness to text block. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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LEICESTER ABBEY: MEDIEVAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND MANUSCRIPT STUDIES
Written by Joanna Story; Jill Bourne; Richard Buckley.
Stock no. 2136584
Published by The Leicestershire Archaeological And Historical Society. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maroon boards, larger format. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780954238810. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper edges have some wear.

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CAPABILITY BROWN & BELVOIR: DISCOVERING A LOST LANDSCAPE
Written by Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden; Alan Titchmarsh.
Stock no. 2135759
Published by Nick McCann Associates Ltd. 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos throughout. Photos by Nick Hugh McCann. Foreword by Titchmarsh. ISBN: 9780951689165. Some wear along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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CAPABILITY BROWN & BELVOIR: DISCOVERING A LOST LANDSCAPE
Written by Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden; Alan Titchmarsh.
Stock no. 2135368
Published by Nick McCann Associates Ltd. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos throughout. Photos by Nick Hugh McCann. Foreword by Titchmarsh. ISBN: 9780951689165. SIGNED by The Duchess of Rutland to title page. Couple of knocks along cover edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.

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CAPABILITY BROWN & BELVOIR: DISCOVERING A LOST LANDSCAPE
Written by Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden; Alan Titchmarsh.
Stock no. 2135362
Published by Nick McCann Associates Ltd. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos throughout. Photos by Nick Hugh McCann. Foreword by Titchmarsh. ISBN: 9780951689165. SIGNED by The Duchess of Rutland to title page. Wear to cover edges. Indentation marks to covers. Contents are still excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading to couple of edges; large closed tear to top of spine on rear panel.

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RECORDS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEICESTER VOL VI
Written by G.A. Chinnery.
Stock no. 1813066
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1967. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Chamberlains' Accounts 1688-1835. Edited by Chinnery. Blue cloth boards, gilt title and crest to spine. Folding map to rear. xii and 581 pages including index. ISBN: 0718510690. Light blue dustwrapper is slightly faded at spine, slightly worn at edges.

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FLORA OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by A.L. Primavesi; P.A. Evans.
Stock no. 2112312
Published by Leicestershire Museums. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For everyone who enjoys and appreciates the Leicestershire countryside. Green imitation leather boards with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w distribution maps. ISBN: 0850222303. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with closed tear to top of spine.

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KNAPWORTH AT WAR
Written by Timothy Finn.
Stock no. 2108565
Published by Duckworth. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Stories from an England village 1939-45. ISBN: 0715616765. SIGNED by author to title page. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with some browning to spine.

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LEICESTER PAST AND PRESENT VOLUME ONE ANCIENT BOROUGH
Written by Jack Simmons.
Stock no. 631045
Published by Eyre Methuen. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0413308804. Some light foxing to wrapper.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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