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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.

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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.

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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.

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THE CASTLE OF FRATTA
Written by Ippolito Nievo; Lovett F. Edwards. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.
Stock no. 1828086
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel. Translated from the Italian by Lovett F. Edwards. Cloth spine with gilt title. Marbled paper boards. B/w illustrations. Published without a slipcase. Fading to top & tail of spine. Horizontal lower edges rubbed. Name & date in ink to front pastedown hidden by flap of dustwrapper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has '£3.50 paid' written in ink to lower edge, is chipped at corners & top & tail of spine, spine browned, rear panel browned and a little scuffed.

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ANGELS OF ANARCHY: WOMEN ARTISTS AND SURREALISM
Written by Patricia Allmer.
Stock no. 1828081
Published by Prestel. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which took place at Manchester Art Gallery 26 September 2009-10 January 2010. A most comprehensive survey of women who contributed to much to the surrealist movement. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780901673749. Covers lightly scuffed, front cover has a light vertical crease towards edge which gives a bowed appearance/feel. Glue in front joint drying out and thus front joint pulled. Contents clean.

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THE MAKING OF GRANTHAM: THE MEDIEVAL TOWN
Written by David Start; David Stocker.
Stock no. 1828079
Published by Heritage Trust Of Lincolnshire. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

A collection of papers including those presented at a conference on medieval Grantham held on 21 April 2009. Edited by David Start and David Stocker. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos, diagrams and illustrations. ISBN: 9780948639593. Name & date in ink to half-title page. Contents clean.

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STAINMORE: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A NORTH PENNINE PASS
Written by Blaise Vyner; Pip Robinson; Richard Annis; John Pickin; et al.
Stock no. 1828078
Published by Tees Archaeology. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. Tees Archaeology Monograph Series Volume 1. An archaeological survey of Bowes Moor, Co. Durham, undertaken in conjunction with the improvement of the A66 Trans-Pennine Trunk Road. B/w photos and diagrams. A couple of fold-out pages. ISBN: 0953274705. A few grubby marks to covers. Corners lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to half-title page. Contents clean.

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TATE WOMEN ARTISTS
Written by Alicia Foster.
Stock no. 1828076
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

The Tate Collection houses work by over 250 women artists spanning five centuries. In this celebration of women's creative endeavour, Alicia Foster explores the achievement of these artists. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1854373110. Corners lightly rubbed, rear cover lightly scuffed. A few minor marks to spine and a small nick to lower edge of rear cover which also scrapes the lower edge of pages to rear half of book (relatively minor). Contents clean.

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THE ARMY, JAMES II, AND THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
Written by John Childs.
Stock no. 1828074
Published by Manchester University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. ISBN: 0719006880. Minor tape marks to boards. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded.

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LOSS LIST OF GRIMSBY VESSELS 1800-1960
Written by David Boswell.
Stock no. 1828073
Published by Grimsby Public Libraries And Museum. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

A record of some of the details of the losses of Grimsby vessels which occurred between 1800 and 1960. White cardwraps, red title to front only. ISBN: 0900007001. A few spots to front cover, rear cover is a little grubby. Contents clean.

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LOST TRAWLERS OF HULL: NINE HUNDRED LOSSES BETWEEN 1835 AND 1987
Written by Alec Gill.
Stock no. 1828072
Published by The Hutton Press. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

A unique record of 900 Hull trawler losses between 1835 and 1987, illustrated with over 80 photos of trawlers, crewmen and families involved with the losses. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907033776. Corners lightly rubbed. A few scuff marks to covers. Spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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NEW TOWNS OF THE MIDDLE AGES: TOWN PLANTATION IN ENGLAND, WALES AND GASCONY
Written by Maurice Warwick Beresford.
Stock no. 1828071
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in 1967 by Lutterworth Press, republished with a new preface. Historical and topographical facts for these towns, specimen plans show what medieval planners thought a town should include. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, maps and plans. ISBN: 0862994306. Top & tail of spine bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Tape marks to pastedowns. Book has possibly been dropped at some point, leading to rear pastedown tearing (no loss). Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and vertical imperfection to laminate to rear panel (not obliterating text).

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