THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARPENTRY, 1200-1700 - AN ESSEX STUDY
Written by Cecil Alec Hewett.
Stock no. 1830809
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The dating of timber buildings is notoriously difficult, but an informed examination of the carpenters' joints used can provide definite clues. The jointing techniques are here classified, and their courses of development and decline are discussed; they are also illustrated in precise detail in their chronological sequence. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0715346946. Boards mottled. Foxing to text block. Tape marks and names in ink to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, a little scuffed and is foxed to verso.

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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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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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THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1830396
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive history of the SMR from its origins up to the present day (1970s) with additional relevant material to provide a complete background for understanding why the railway was built in the first place. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Black and white photographs and diagrams. 165 pages including index. ISBN: 0715358758. Boards clean. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small mark to lower edge of front panel.

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DRAWING ON LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PAUL HOGARTH
Written by Paul Hogarth; Richard Ingrams. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1830124
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduction by Richard Ingrams. Hogarth is one of the most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists of our age. Written with a great energy and wit, accompanied by a wealth of drawings and paintings from the earliest days right up to his latest works. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0715306448. Lower tip of front board has a couple of tiny holes in cloth and is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly faded to spine, creased to top of rear panel with small closed tear (under 1") to vertical edge.

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NIGHT INTRUDER
Written by Jeremy Howard-Williams.
Stock no. 1329858
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A personal account of the radar war between RAF and the Luftwaffe nightfighter forces. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715370545. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT
Written by Ralph Lewis; Keith S. Gardner. Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1329816
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Colour illustrations. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0715393065. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and a rubbed at corners.

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CLYDE-STYLE FLIES AND THEIR DRESSINGS
Written by John Reid; William G. McKendry.
Stock no. 1329471
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition.

With Some Hints On Their Use. Foreword by McKendry. Glazed boards. 96 pages. A couple of colour plates, b/w drawings. ISBN: 0715353527. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Gold address label to rear cover.

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FLY-TYING METHODS
Written by Darrel Martin.
Stock no. 1329360
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. A discussion of the best tools and materials for the serious fly tyer. Black cloth spine and black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0715391321. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to the lower margin of the frontis. Foxing to page edges and a slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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FLY-DRESSING II
Written by David J. Collyer.
Stock no. 1329271
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A further collection of entirely different flies. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 248 pages. ISBN: 0715381458. Spine and corners slightly bumped (of both book and wrapper). Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Foxing to rear flap of dustwrapper (which has transferred slightly onto facing free-endpaper). Some very slight browning to top edge of wrapper on rear panel.

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EDWARD SEAGO: THE VINTAGE YEARS
Written by Ron Ranson. Illustrated by Edward Seago.
Stock no. 1829424
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seago's finest and most characteristic landscape paintings. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0715399276. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Large grubby mark to lower margin of page 69 slightly affecting the text but not the picture. Otherwise one or two minor marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1829156
Published by David & Charles. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New edition with introduction by Hoole. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, rear panel is grubby, damp staining to verso (not visible to front). Musty odour present.

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