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BATH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830835
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

One of the most loved railways in Britain, the Somerset & Dorset line had unique features and a special charm. This album recaptures its spirit in the attractive and varied landscape of the Mendip Hills. Tickets, timetables and old maps add to the unplublished photographs of this very exceptional route. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520606. Boards a little edge-worn at corners and are lightly scuffed, old price-label to rear board. A few small foxspots to half-title page else contents clean.

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CRANHAM: THE HISTORY OF A COTSWOLD VILLAGE
Written by Cranham Local History Society.
Stock no. 1830833
Published by Cranham Local History Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Rearched and written by members of the Cranham Local History Society. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 308 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0953633926. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Boards clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss).

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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830831
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the landowner families of the 15th - 19th centuries drawn from county and estate records, and illuminated with revealing glimpses of everyday life - from diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and personal and official correspondence. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 269 pages including index. ISBN: 0862995841. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRISTOL & CLIFTON SLAVE TRADE TRAILS
Written by Terry Townsend.
Stock no. 1830814
Published by PiXZ Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

For much of the eighteenth century, Bristol was England's second city and, between 1730 and 1745, its premier slaving port. This book presents the drama of that period through six discovery trails. Maps, detailed directions and over 150 colour photographs help bring the story to life. Pictorial boards. 128 pages. ISBN: 9780857101044. A lovely copy.

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GEOLOGY EXPLAINED IN THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE WYE VALLEY
Written by William Dreghorn. Illustrated by William Dreghorn.
Stock no. 1830807
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to explain geology in terms of scenery in an area which is not only of outstanding scenic beauty but in which can also be found almost every known rock formation in Britain. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0715342630. Boards clean. Text block has some foxing, mostly to the top edge. Couple of top corner creases (again, minor). Otherwise contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, damp stained and grubby.

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THE BIRDS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Gordon Kirk; John Phillips.
Stock no. 1830680
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of the most comprehensive accounts of Gloucestershire's birds ever produced, covering all the species recorded in the county in modern times. Large, heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. xi and 451 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846318085. Text block is very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Picotrial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges, tiny closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel corner.

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BISLEY: A COTSWOLD VILLAGE REMEMBERED 1860-1945
Written by Juliet Shipman.
Stock no. 1830641
Published by Chantry Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

A colourful portrait of one of Gloucestershire's most interesting villages. The text has been based on the tape-recorded recollections of Bisley people and illustrated by their photographs. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 124 pages. ISBN: 0951829408. Minor grubby mark to rear cover else clean.

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STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1830637
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrated frontis. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 085033778X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly creased.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Anthony West; David Verey.
Stock no. 1830636
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New edition. Revised by David Verey. Red cloth boards, black title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, colour map to rear. 64 pages plus map to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, split to rear edge of spine repaired to verso with clear tape, rear panel a little grubby.

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MEMORIES OF STROUD
Written by Tamsin Treverton Jones.
Stock no. 1830542
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stroud, an old hill town historically linked to the cloth industry, has seen enormous change during the last century. This book offers the reader a fascinating view of the town's past and will appeal to all those who know the area. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 0752434373. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top edge of rear cover lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. A nice, clean copy.

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SCENES OF CHILDHOOD VOL II: MORE MEMORIES OF A FOREST OF DEAN CHILDHOOD
Written by Bernard Kear. Illustrated by Bernard Kear.
Stock no. 1830489
Published by Thornhill Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0946328455. Cover edges very lightly rubbed. Pages 83-86 have a small nick to the vertical margin. Otherwise, a lovely copy.

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WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES VOLUME THREE: THE COTSWOLD AREA
Written by Eric R. Delderfield.
Stock no. 1830484
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author tells the eventful stories of fifteen historic homes in the Cotswolds area and of the families who built them through successive generations. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 124 pages including index. ISBN: 0715360892. Endpapers lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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