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DOMESDAY BOOK WARWICKSHIRE (3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829567
Published by Alecto Historical Editions. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. 3 Volume set, cream cloth spines with gilt titles, brown boards. Contains 'Folios & Maps', 'Introduction and Translation' and 'Domesday Book Studies'. Limited edition to 1000 copies. ISBN: 0948459476. This is copy 94 of 1000. Minor foxing to top edge of text block, and small mark to title page & facing page of Book Studies. All three volumes appear a little grubby to cream cloth spines, Small knock to lower edge of boards of Introduction and Translation. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has minor fading and is a little scuffed, small 'dint' to one end.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME IV WESTERN BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829566
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the fourth and final volume) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. This volume contains mosaics from the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Wales. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xvii and 453 pages including index. ISBN: 9780854312948. Boards bright and clean. Minor marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME III SOUTH-EAST BRITAIN PARTS 1 & 2 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829565
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the third, complete in two volumes) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, Hertfordshire, Kent, London and its suburbs, Surry, and Sussex. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780854312894. A lovely, clean set. White dustwrappers have a few minor marks.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME II SOUTH-WEST BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829564
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the second) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the city and county of Bristol, from the counties of Cornwall & Devon, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xiii and406 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780954791612. Boards clean and bright. A few marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME I NORTHERN BRITAIN: INCORPORATING THE MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829563
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the first) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xv and 415 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0953784525. Boards bright and clean. Text block very slightly marked. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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THE HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY AND DIRECTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE
Written by Wm. West.
Stock no. 1829546
Published by R. Wrightson. 1830. Almost very good condition.

Inclusive of some portions of the Ancient Histories of Rous, Camden, Speed, and Dugdale, with curious memoirs of the lives of these early English writers; A description of the present state of the county with its modern divisions and subdivisions, and their population and valuation; A directory of every town and considerable village in the county; A Gazetteer of all the towns, villages, parishes and hamlets, with their distances from the principal Market or Post Towns, and from London; and an Itinerary of the direct and cross roads, with a list of the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats. Three-quarter leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine and green title label with gilt title. Brown cloth boards. Folding map of the county to front. B/w etchings. xiii and 800 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Rebound. Leather spine is lightly discoloured with minor spotting, top & tail lightly worn. Leather corners a little worn. New green endpapers, new fly leaves to front and rear. Faint ink stamp to front pastedown. Folding map present with a closed tear to gutter margin (not affecting the map itself) and paper repair below the tear, map is browned with age, margins creased at gutter edge. Small name in ink to top of title page. Foxing throughout. Some annotation present. Publisher adverts to the rear are missing (removed when rebound?).

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JON EKEROLD: THE PRIVATEER
Written by Jon Ekerold.
Stock no. 1829533
Published by Text & Technik Verlag. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

This is the story of one man's struggle to reach the pinnacle of his sport of motorcycle racing. Besides his own personal tale, he also provides a fascinating insight into an era that was probably the most dangerous period in the sport. Limited numbered edition of 4000 copies. Pictorial glazedd boards. Colour & b/w photos. 190 pages. ISBN: 3932563212. SIGNED by the author and motorcycle racer (with personalised dedication) to front endpaper. Copy 518 of 4000. A very nice copy.

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TROUT HUNTER: THE WAY OF AN ANGLER
Written by Rene Harrop.
Stock no. 1329292
Published by Pruett Publishing Company. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of provocative magazine articles penned by native American Harrop. Large format. Green boards, silver title to spine. 205 pages (including index). Lots of colour photos. Introduction by Andre Puyans and Foreword by John Randolph. ISBN: 087108922X. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and slightly creased at corners.

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THE RUINED ABBEYS OF BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Frederick Ross. Illustrated by A.F. Lydon.
Stock no. 1829434
Published by William Mackenzie. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Very large format. 14.5 x 11". Dark green cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Bevelled edges. Elaborate red and gold vignette to front covers. All edges gilt. 12 superb colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. Tintern Abbey is the colour frontis and first subject of volume I. Undated. Spines worn to top & tail with board beneath cloth exposed. Corners are rubbed. A few marks to boards. Joints starting to crack. Vertical crease to front endpaper of volume I. Plate opposite page 48 (The Cistercian Abbey of Melrose) and page 124 (The Premonstratensian Abbey of Dryburgh) are missing. Some hinges are pulled but binding tight. Plates are lovely and bright with some minor marks to margins. Scattered foxing throughout both volumes.

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FEDERICO BAROCCI: RENAISSANCE MASTER OF COLOUR AND LINE
Written by Judith W. Mann; Babette Bohn; Carol Plazzotta. Illustrated by Federico Barocci.
Stock no. 1829433
Published by The Saint Louis Art Museum. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2012 to January 2013 and February 2013 to May 2013. Large heavy format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xv and 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300174779. A lovely copy with a few pale foxspots to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and justa little scuffed.

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ECOARCHITECTURE: THE WORK OF KEN YEANG
Written by Sara Hart; David Littlefield. Illustrated by Ken Yeang.
Stock no. 1829432
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ken Yeang is internationally recognised as the leading proponent of ecological design in architecture. This volume features 23 of Yeang's most significant projects, beginning with his earliest work on environmental design, executed as a student in the early 1970s, and ending with his most recent projects in London and Kuala Lumpur. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781119994251. Possibly SIGNED by Ken Yeang (signature is illegible) by means of a dedication to title page. Contents clean.

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DRACULA
Written by Bram Stoker; John Banville. Illustrated by Abigail Rover.
Stock no. 1829431
Published by Folio Society. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by John Banville. Colour frontis, 8 b/w plates. Black cloth with blocked design to sides and silver title to spine. xv and 355 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked (VG).

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