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THE ROYAL PAVILION BRIGHTON
Written by John Dinkel.
Stock no. 1830768
Published by The Vendome Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development of the Brighton Pavilion through all its phases - Palladian, Chinese, and eventually Indian. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0865650357. Boards clean. Browning to text block and endpapers with minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-rubbed.

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GORAU YMGAIS GWYBODAETH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EDUCATION AT ABERAERON
Written by Eifion Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1330532
Published by Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Text in ENGLISH. Blue boards, gilt title to front cover. 358 pages. B/w photos throughout. SIGNED by the editor (Eifion Davies) to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with slight fading to spine, laminate is slightly lifting to lower edge of rear panel.

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BARGOED YMCA 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Written by Graham W.G. Davies.
Stock no. 1330531
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of over 300 photographs, with some dialogue of the members participating in the various sports and other activities over th 75 year period (1938-2013). Red boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 9781905967438. Dustwrapper is just lightly creased at edges.

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THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
Written by W.G. Hoskins; Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1830735
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Very good condition.

Introduction by Keith Thomas. Yellow and brown pictorial cloth. B/w photos. xxix and 280 pages including index. Second printing. Spine faded. Minor mark to rear board. Contents are fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR
Written by Annie I. Dunlop.
Stock no. 1830727
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seven Hundred and Fifty Years of History of the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Edited by Annie I. Dunlop. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations and plans. x and 342 pages including index. Some minor foxing present mainly to endpapers and top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and browned.

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HISTORY OF THE HUDDERSFIELD WOOLLEN INDUSTRY
Written by William B. Crump; Gertrude Ghorbal.
Stock no. 1830726
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd.. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition.

Reprint of the 1935 edition. Grey cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few light grubby marks and discolouration to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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THE ANATOMY OF THE VILLAGE
Written by Thomas Sharp.
Stock no. 1830725
Published by Penguin. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

An essay which attempts to set out in a brief and direct form some of the main principles of village planning. Oblong format, card wraps. B/w photos. 72 pages. Corners of covers & top and tail of spine lightly worn. Foxing to spine. Covers are lightly browned. Contents clean.

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ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.

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RIDES ROUND BRITAIN
Written by John Byng; Donald Adamson. Illustrated by Anne Hayward.
Stock no. 1830693
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Donald Adamson. Brown cloth spine with dark brown title blocks and gilt titles, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 505 pages including index. Spine faded from brown to orange else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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LONDON: A LIFE IN MAPS
Written by Peter Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830677
Published by The British Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The evolution and change of the history of London, vividly illustrated by maps that have been drawn and published over the past 500 years; a magnificent panorama of London's history focusing on its maps. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations and maps. 208 pages inlcuding index. ISBN: 9780712349192. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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AFTER THE FORTY-FIVE: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Written by A.J. Youngson.
Stock no. 1830669
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This carefully documented study attempts to correct the popular historical fallacy that almost everything significant in Scottish history occurred before the end of 1746. Brown cloth boards, gilt title on grey to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. xi and 246 pages including index. ISBN: 0852242263. Boards clean. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed & worn at corners, lightly faded to spine.

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