THE ROAD: A STORY OF ROMANS AND WAYS TO THE PAST
Written by Christopher Hadley.
Stock no. 1828615
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. A mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 9780008356699. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny closed tears, a little scuffed.

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CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1327837
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

White cardwrap booklet. 500 copies printed. B/w illustrations. 19 pages. ISBN: 0906134099. Light crease to top corners of front cover and first few pages.

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THE GREAT NORTH ROAD: LONDON TO YORK
Written by Charles G. Harper. Illustrated by Charles G. Harper.
Stock no. 1828134
Published by Cecil Palmer. 2nd 1922. Very good condition.

The Old Mail Road to Scotland. Red and black pictorial cloth. Black titles. Second and revised edition. B/w illustrations. Spine lightly faded, A few spots to front cover (water?). Front cover feels lightly bowed. Text block lightly browned. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is tight. Contents are clean.

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MAPPING THE ROADS: BUILDING MODERN BRITAIN
Written by Mike Parker.
Stock no. 1327795
Published by Aa Publishing. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Graphically charting the ambitions and hopes of the nation through its mapping. Large format. Cream pictorial boards (red spine). 256 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780749574352. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, slight damp(?) stain to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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THE NAVVY IN SCOTLAND
Written by James E. Handley.
Stock no. 1827486
Published by Cork University Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of the work of the navvies in nineteenth century Scotland, covering such aspects as recruitment, the nature of the labour, the wages for the job, the conditions they had to endure, and so much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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WALTER HANCOCK AND HIS COMMON ROAD STEAM CARRIAGES
Written by Francis James.
Stock no. 1826025
Published by Laurence Oxley. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Walter Hancock who produced steam vehicles of many types, from his steam Phaeton of 1836 to the five ton Automaton. This is his life and work as written by his great great grand nephew. The second half of the book contains a reprint of Walter Hancock's Narrative of Twelve Years' Experiments (1824-36) dealing with Steam Carriages ont he Common Roads, together with the original engravings as published in 1838. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950134775. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to title page. Faint damp patch from dustwrapper to rear board. Minor foxing to endpapers and text block. Tiny nick to lower edge of first couple of pages. Text block a little grubby and dampstained. Orange dustwrapper is damp stained to verso, lightly edge-worn and lightly marked.

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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary. 6th 1815. Almost very good condition.

Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.

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THE DROVERS' ROADS OF WALES II PEMBROKESHIRE AND THE SOUTH
Written by Shirley Toulson.
Stock no. 2137101
Published by Whittet Books. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos by Caroline Forbes. ISBN: 0905483987. Some light cover corner creasing.

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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.

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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.

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MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES HANDBOOK VOLUME III ROADS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1808312
Published by Government Of India. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, 1925. Green cloth spine, light green paper boards. Black titles. viii and 253 pages. Military roads in India. Boards grubby and worn, top & tail of spine worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Name in pencil to front endpaper. One or two instances of annotation.

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TURNPIKE ROADS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2108996
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1985. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited to 105 copies. B/w illustrations. Green cloth. The Chepstow and New Passage Turnpike Districts. ISBN: 0906134315.

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