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THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Aubrey Burl.
Stock no. 1827596
Published by Yale University Press. 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and serious account of an important and perennially fascinating group of prehistoric monuments. Special attention is paid to Stonehenge and Avebury, the two best known and most spectacular rings. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0300019726. Sixth printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else clean.

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HOW THE JUST SO STORIES WERE MADE
Written by Rudyard Kipling; John Batchelor. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1326476
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The brilliance and tragedy behind Kipling's celebrated tales for little children. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 224 pages. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780300237184. Minimal bumping to spine. Wrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges and has a light vertical crease to front flap.

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THE GREAT HOUSEHOLD IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
Written by C.M. Woolgar.
Stock no. 1326182
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this portrait of asistocratic and gentry life in medieval England, the author describes the roles of family members, the situations of servants, the uses of space within the household, how meals were prepared etc etc. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 254 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0300076878. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded and slightly creased at edges.

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THE SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENT
Written by Walter L. Creese.
Stock no. 1826835
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Garden City: Before and After. The evolution of the Garden City and the suburb, which resulted from changes in the cities and their dwellings and the embergence of model villages around factories during the early nineteenth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Text block browned. Price-cut brown dustwrapper is lightly chipped at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby.

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RICHARD I
Written by John Gillingham.
Stock no. 1825689
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Yale English Monarchs series. A new assessment, looking afresh at the achievements and failings of the king and at the verdict of history: a restless, fearless individual with a love of war and a genius for it, or a monarch who neglected his kingdom, his citizens and his succession. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 0300079125. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A nice copy.

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POWYS (BUILDINGS OF WALES)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Robert Scourfield; Richard Haslam.
Stock no. 1825603
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red vinyl, gilt titles. Buildings of Wales series. Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Breconshire. B/w illustrations and colour photos. 656 pages. ISBN: 9780300185089. Small bump to lower front corner and to vertical front edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bruce A. Bailey; Bridget Cherry.
Stock no. 1825602
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plans, colour photos. ISBN: 9780300185072. A lovely copy.

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MARKING THE HOURS ENGLISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PRAYERS 1240-1570
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1325120
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2011. Very good condition.

A richly illustrated book discussing the Book of Hours. Black cardwraps. 201 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300170580. Spine faded with some fading to front edge too. Corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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BORDERS (BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND)
Written by Kitty Cruft; John Dunbar; Richard Fawcett.
Stock no. 1825343
Published by Yale University Press. 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300107029. Reprint with corrections. A nice copy.

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ALFRED STIEGLITZ: A LEGACY OF LIGHT
Written by Katherine Hoffman. Illustrated by Alfred Stieglitz.
Stock no. 1824244
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A compelling portrait of the American photographer's life and art from 1915 to 1946, focusing on his American works, issues of identity, and the rise of modernism in America. Black cloth boards, white titles. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300134452. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few small marks.

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TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER MASTER SCULPTOR OF THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Julien Chapuis; Michael Baxandall; et al.
Stock no. 2139075
Published by The National Gallery Of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press. Circa 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. For the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington 3rd October 1999-9th January 2000 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 7th February - 14th May 2000. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0300081626. Bumping to a couple of corners. A few marks to endpapers and browning to outer page edges. Pencil annotations in margins to some pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips.

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ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN PRINTMAKING: FIFTEENTH-CENTURY WOODCUTS AND THEIR PUBLIC
Written by Peter Parshall; Rainer Schoch; David S. Areford; Richard S. Field; Peter Schmidt.
Stock no. 2139072
Published by The National Gallery Of Art, Washington; Yale University Press. 1st USA 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark orange cloth with black title to spine. For the exhibition held in Washington September 4th - November 27th 2005 and in Nuremberg December 14th 2005 - March 19th 2006. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300113390. Some light browning to outer page edges.

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