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THE CHURCH NOTES OF SIR STEPHEN GLYNNE FOR CUMBRIA (1833-1872)
Written by Lawrence Butler.
Stock no. 1325297
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2011. Fine condition.

Architectural descriptions of 50 churches in the modern Cumbria which were inspected between 1833 and 1872. An extremely accurate and valuablle record of the fabric and fittings before their removal in restoration or in the total demolition of churches. B/w photos and illustrations. 143 pages. Extra Series XXXVI. ISBN: 9781873124529. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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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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THE MEDIEVAL WORLD COMPLETE
Written by Robert Bartlett.
Stock no. 1325294
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st PB 2010. Very good condition.

With over 800 illustrations, 612 in colour. Large, heavy format. Cardwraps. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780500283332. Covers are slightly faded at edges.

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THE BRITISH AIR COMMISSION AND LEND-LEASE
Written by K.J. Meekcoms.
Stock no. 1825600
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. The role, organisation and work of the BAC (and its Antecedents) in the United States and Canada, 1938-1945. ISBN: 0851302912. Couple of small indentation marks to free front endpaper and next couple of pages (minor). Else a clean copy. Boards nice and bright, rear board slightly scuffed.

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THE MARTINSYDE FILE
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1825599
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Martinsyde was a British aircraft and motorcycle manufacturer. Mostly about the aircraft but includes a chapter on the motorcycles. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302734. Some light scuffing to boards. Contents clean.

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THE POLICEMAN'S LOT
Written by Mervyn Mitton.
Stock no. 1325293
Published by Quiller Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos of antique British police equipment including truncheons & tipstaves. ISBN: 0907621503. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few spots to contents, some pages 'stuck' together by damp(?) but easily separated (although some very slight surface paper damage may occur). Price cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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MASTER OF GLASS
Written by Margaret Stavridi.
Stock no. 1825596
Published by John Taylor Book Ventures. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907 and the work of his firm in stained glass and church decoration. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871224004. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Pencil erasure of old price to top corner of free front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, rubbed to top of spine with small nick, scuffed to rear panel.

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THE SECRET MIDDLE AGES
Written by Malcolm Jones.
Stock no. 1325288
Published by Praeger Publishers. 1st USA 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Discovering the Real Medieval World. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 374 pages includes index. ISBN: 0275979806. Spine of book and dustwrapper slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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REVEALING CUMBRIA'S PAST
Written by Michael Winstanley; Rob David; Ian Whyte.
Stock no. 1325287
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

150 Years of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Cardwraps. 348 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781873124734. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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MILDENHALL TO MELBOURNE: THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIR RACE
Written by Stuart McKay.
Stock no. 1825595
Published by The Tiger House Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The City Fathers of Melbourne, Australia, decided something special was needed to celebrate the centenary of their city in 1934. The result was an air race that would attract the world's best aeroplanes and crews, starting in London and transiting by the most practical route to Melbourne... Large format. Blue paper boards, gilt title to spine and publisher's vignette to front board. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780956398109. Top of spine bumped and corresponding tiny closed tear to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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