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SCENES OF MEDIEVAL LIFE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Joseph Gies; Frances Gies; Judith Herrin.
Stock no. 1825425
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three Volumes. Life in a Medieval Village uses Elton in Cambridgeshire as the exemplar; Life in a medieval castle looks at Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire; Life in a Medieval City looks at Troyes in France. Pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. With a preface by Herrin. Tops of spines lightly bumped else a lovely set. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a couple of knocks to open edges and lightly scuffed. Books appear unread.

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MEMORIALS TO THE MIGHTY EIGHTH
Written by Dennis F. Lain.
Stock no. 1825353
Published by Serendipity. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Memorials, plaques, Rolls of Honour etc. to the 8th Airforce in World War II. Written as a tribute to the 40,000 or so American airmen killed whilst flying from the 72 airfields in East Anglia. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1843941104. A nice, clean copy.

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THE MINOR RAILWAYS OF EAST ANGLIA: DEVELOPMENT DEMISE AND DESTINY
Written by Rob Shorland-Ball.
Stock no. 1825313
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage of the areas they served. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781526744814. A very nice copy.

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KING TODD
Written by Norah Burke. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1324633
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The True Story of a Wild Badger; And the Deer, Foxes and Other Animals in the Forest Where He Lived. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations. Spine bumped. Evidence of removal of a label from front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a tear at top edge of front panel (tape repaired on verso) and some creasing to the laminate at corners of rear panel.

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SEA WITCH COMES HOME
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1324581
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Adventure. Blue boards, gilt titles and lone pine vignette. Endpapers are maps. Spine and corners bumped. Small pink mark to top of spine and small white mark to centre of front cover. Slight foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with small tape repairs on verso, name in blue biro to front flap of wrapper.

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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1323790
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. Green text block. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Ink address stamp on the front free-endpaper has been partially erased. Heavy fox spots throughout.

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HAPPY COUNTRYMAN
Written by C. Henry Warren. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1323739
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 2nd 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The reminiscences of a countryman, born and bred in East Anglia. Decorated with Tunnicliffe's striking engravings. Green cloth. 152 pages. 8.75 x 5.75". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped, slightly foxed and browned to spine.

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MY WOODLAND FRIENDS
Written by S.L. Bensusan. Illustrated by Joan Rickarby.
Stock no. 1323382
Published by Blandford Press Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. 127 pages. Spine bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed, a bit grubby and slightly edge worn.

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BACK OF BEYOND
Written by S.L. Bensusan. Illustrated by Joan Rickarby.
Stock no. 1323381
Published by Blandford Press Ltd.. Circa 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Minimal rubbing to spine. Neat name and numbers to front pastedown. Page browning to some pages and some light foxing. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn/creased with small piece of loss to top front corner.

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THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Nicholas Comfort.
Stock no. 2139563
Published by The Oakwood Press. 3rd 1997. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. Locomotion Paper No. 22. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0853615098. Some fading to spine. A few grubby marks to covers.

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CAMBRIDGESHIRE (KING'S ENGLAND)
Written by Arthur Mee.
Stock no. 2137938
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New edition. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a few nicks and chips; a little edge creasing; browned to spine.

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NORFOLK & SUFFOLK
Written by W.G. Clarke. Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137334
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1921. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Embossed border to front cover. 40 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; grubby marks and spotting to covers. Foxing throughout - some heavy (e.g. page 89).

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