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SEDGEMOOR 1685: MARLBOROUGH'S FIRST VICTORY
Written by John Tincey.
Stock no. 1829281
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An account of the confrontation of the Duke of Monmouth and future Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill and a graphic reassessment of the campaign against the rebellion in the West Country. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 184 pages including index. ISBN: 1844151476. Top & tail of spine worn. A few marks to text block and endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed. Sweet odour present.

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COTSWOLD COUNTRY (THE FACE OF BRITAIN)
Written by H.J. Massingham.
Stock no. 1829271
Published by B.T. Batsford. 2nd 1942. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition, revised. A Survey of Limestone England from the Dorset Coast to Lincolnshire. Colour frontis. B/w photos. The Face of Britain Series. viii and 120 pages. Beige cloth boards lightly mottled. Foxing to text block, prelims and some pages. Price-cut Brian Cook dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, spine is browned with 1cm loss to top of spine and worn at base of spine, is lightly browned with minimal foxing.

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THE OLD PARISH CHURCHES OF DEVON
Written by Mike Salter.
Stock no. 1829265
Published by Folly Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

This book describes all the features of interest dating from the Saxon period up until the 1790s to be seen in 470 parish churches and chapels in Devon. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, illustrations and floor plans. 223 pages plus glossary. ISBN: 1871731399. Small mark to last couple of pages else a very nice copy.

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TOURIST'S GUIDE TO GLOUCESTERSHIRE: HILL, VALE, AND FOREST
Written by R.N. Worth.
Stock no. 1829260
Published by Edward Stanford. 1896. Very good condition.

Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. Fold-out map to front. 127 pages including index plus local advertisements to rear. 1888 to title page but adverts to rear are dated 1896-97. Boards lightly rubbed at edges. Text block browned. Light browning to contents and a few minor foxspots present.

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BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.

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THE BUMPER BOOK OF WEYMOUTH
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1829226
Published by Halsgrove. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An encyclopaedic treasury providing a fascinating glimpse into Weymouth's history. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781871164527. Boards clean and bright. A few minor marks to prelims. Else a lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BOOK OF ALMONDSBURY
Written by Roy S. Walker.
Stock no. 1829210
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Almondsbury and its people to 1920. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Limited edition with list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 0860232816. This is copy number 76. A nice copy. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly scuffed.

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MERMAID TO MERRYMAID: JOURNEY TO THE STONES
Written by Ian Cooke.
Stock no. 1829159
Published by Men-An-Tol. 2nd 1996. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Mermaid To Merrymaid. Nine walks to ancient sites in the Land's End peninsula, Cornwall. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos and a few colour. B/w illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0951237179. Covers a little scuffed. Text block and page edges browned. Else contents clean.

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CORNWALL IN THE AGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Written by John Rowe; A.L. Rowse; E.V Thompson.
Stock no. 1829113
Published by Cornish Hillside Publications. 2nd 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second (Enlarged) Edition. This edition includes two chapters on religious and subsequent social change which were written for the first edition but had to be omitted for reasons of space. Introductions by A.L. Rowse & E.V. Thompson. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 375 pages including index. ISBN: 0951941925. Boards grubby and scuffed. Pencil smudge to front endpaper else contents clean. Yellow dustwrapper is faded to front and spine, rubbed at edges, scuffed to rear panel.

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ATLAS OF THE DEVON FLORA
Written by R.B. Ivimey-Cook.
Stock no. 1828971
Published by The Devonshire Association. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Flowering plants and ferns. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. xviii and 258 pages including index. Distribution maps. ISBN: 0852140479. Spine faded from green to almost white - title to spine is obscurred. Light rubbing to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE OKEHAMPTON LINE: THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ROUTE BETWEEN EXETER, TAVISTOCK AND PLYMOUTH
Written by John Nicholas; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1828900
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos & maps. iv and 236 pages. ISBN: 1903266130. SIGNED by the author, John Nicholas, (no dedication) to title page. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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A REVIEW OF THE CORNISH FLORA 1980
Written by L.J. Margetts; R.W. David.
Stock no. 1828883
Published by Institute Of Cornish Studies. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first comprehensive survey of all the flowering plants and ferns of Cornwall (including casuals) to appear since Davey's 'Flora' (1909) and Thurston and Vigurs' 'Supplement' (1922). Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. vi and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0903686341. Boards clean. Name in ink to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. A few pencilled marks to a few page margins. Else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper has creased laminate.

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