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GUIDE TO THE PARISH AND NON-PAROCHIAL REGISTERS OF DEVON AND CORNWALL 1538-1837
Written by Hugh Peskett.
Stock no. 1327777
Published by Devon and Cornwall Record Society.
1st
1979.
Fair condition.
Dark red card wraps, white titles. lxxvi + 258 pages + b/w maps. ISBN: 0901853232. Covers are faded, marked and creased. Annotations to text. Textblock is grubby, some foxing to page edges. Last few pages have been reinserted with tape which has now browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- DEVON
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GENEALOGY
THE GENTLEMAN GYPSY
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1327776
Published by The Kylin Press.
1st thus
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A republication of the author's 1300 mile journey in 1885 in the 2-ton "Land Yacht Wanderer". Limited edition of 500 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Author of many children's books, little did he think he would become the father of modern caravanning and first vice-president of the Caravan Club when formed in 1907. ISBN: 0907128157. This is copy no. 404. Spine and corners bumped. Inludes a small erratum slip stating "first published in leisure hour in 1885 and 1886". Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly faded to spine.
THE STAFFORDSHIRE HOARD: AN ANGLO-SAXON TREASURE
Written by Chris Fern; Tania Dickinson; Leslie Webster.
Stock no. 1828098
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London.
Circa
2019.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard in 2009 by a metal-detectorist, its aquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9781527233508. Second printing. Creasing to top gutter edge of prelims - most likely created during the binding process and is relatively minor. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANGLO-SAXON
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE ENGLISH CASTLE 1066-1650
Written by John Goodall.
Stock no. 1828097
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The English landscape today is still richly studded with castles both great and small. This is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context, tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the Civil Wars of the 1640s. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. A very heavy tome. ISBN: 9780300110586. Minor bump to lower rear corner of board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CASTLES
- ARCHITECTURE
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THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIZABETH STUART, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA VOLUME II 1632-1642
Written by Elizabeth Stuart; Nadine Akkerman.
Stock no. 1828096
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Volume II only (of 3 volumes). This book covers Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment. Edited by Nadine Akkerman. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780199551088. Shelf-wear to top of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- LETTERS
AN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF EAST YORKSHIRE
Written by Susan Neave; Stephen Ellis.
Stock no. 1828095
Published by University Of Hull.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Drawing on the expertise of historians, geographers and archaeologists, this atlas brings together a wealth of research into the history of East Yorkshire. Edited by Neave and Ellis. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps. ISBN: 0859586529. Light rubbing to corners. Spine faded. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ATLAS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
ANSEL ADAMS: 400 PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Andrea G. Stillman.
Illustrated by Ansel Adams.
Stock no. 1828094
Published by Little, Brown and Company.
Circa
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An unprecedented survey of Ansel Adams' development as an artist, of the themes and subjects that animate his work, and of the evolution of a style that is unquely his. Oblong format. Matt, white pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780316117722. 7th printing. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
LEGACY OF VIOLENCE: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Caroline Elkins.
Stock no. 1828093
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century. Black cloth boars, white title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781847921062. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PREHISTORIC AND ROMAN ESSEX
Written by James Kemble.
Stock no. 1828092
Published by The History Press.
1st thus
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
This book, with its county mpas, photographs and detailed gazetteer of the sites and monuments, provides the visitor and historian with an accessible guide from which to conduct their own exploration of Essex. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752450322. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- ESSEX
- HISTORY
- PREHISTORIC
- ROMAN
- SUFFOLK
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE EMPRESS MATILDA: QUEEN CONSORT, QUEEN MOTHER AND LADY OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Marjorie Chibnall.
Stock no. 1828091
Published by Blackwell.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Grandaughter of William the Conqueror and of King Malcolm of the Scots, and daughter of Henry I, Matilda fought for the throne of England for nine years and was denied it largely because she was a woman. In valour and determination, Matilday may be compared with Boudicca or with Elizabeth I. An account of her extraordinary, action-packed life. Green cardwraps. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 0631190287. Spine lightly faded. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- NORMAN
LORDS OF THE LAKE: THE NAVAL WAR ON LAKE ONTARIO, 1812-1814
Written by Robert Malcolmson.
Stock no. 1828089
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Naval War Between the United States and the British Provinces in Canada 1812-1814. Yellow cloth boards, navy title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx + 411 pages. ISBN: 1861761120. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
HOMAGE TO AL-ANDALUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF ISLAMIC SPAIN
Written by Michael Barry.
Stock no. 1828088
Published by Andalus Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Centuries of Islamic presence in Spain and Portugal left an indelible stamp, like the wonders of the Alhambra and the Great Mosque of Cordoba. This is the story of al-Andalus, its rise to splendour and sophistication and its decline. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780956038302. Light scuffing to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SPAIN
- ISLAM