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NORFOLK & THE GRAND TOUR
Written by Andrew W. Moore.
Stock no. 1830761
Published by Norfolk Museums Service. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

This book explores the origins of some of the finest art collections in Britain, tracing the travels and souvenirs of those Norfolk gentlemen who went on the Grand Tour of Europe throughout the eighteenth century. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 168 pages including index. ISBN: 0903101491. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block has some minor foxing and minimal grubbiness. Contents clean.

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THE WHISTLING BOY
Written by Ruth M. Arthur. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1330541
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1973. Very good condition.

Originally published by Gollancz in 1969. Kirsty goes fruit-picking in East Anglia and meets Jake, they immediately become friends... Cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 0006907601. Some creasing, wear and fading to covers. Inscription in ink to inside front cover, name in ink to inside rear cover. Initials in ink to half title-page. Pale page browning throughout else contents clean.

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THE BROADS (NN 89)
Written by Brian Moss.
Stock no. 1330524
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 89. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201631. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed. Dustwrapper spine is sunned.

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THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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NORFOLK I: NORWICH AND NORTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1830524
Published by Penguin. 2nd 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Black vinyl cloth boards, gilt title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w maps, plans and photos. 796 pages including index. ISBN: 0140710582. Text block very slightly browned. Pages 593-600 mis-cut by printer to top margins (not affecting text). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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SUTTON HOO AND ITS LANDSCAPE: THE CONTEXT OF MONUMENTS
Written by Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1830237
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

The great barrow cemetery at Sutton Hoo in south east Suffolk is one of the most remarkable Anglo-Saxon sites in England. This book examines the context of the cemetery at two levels: within its immediate landscape; and as part of a wider cluster of places associated with the dynasty in south-east Suffolk. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, colour & b/w maps. vii and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905119257. Spine lightly faded. Else a lovely copy.

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FENLAND RIVERS: IMPRESSIONS OF THE FEN COUNTIES
Written by Iris Wedgwood. Illustrated by Henry Rushbury.
Stock no. 1329724
Published by Rich and Cowan. 1936. Good condition.

Green cloth. Black spine. 7.5 x 10". This book is exquisitely illustrated with 48 drawings in colour and gives the entire history without degenerating into a guide book! First reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light damp staining to covers. Heavy foxing to contents.

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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 GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY (THE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS)
Written by Gavin Smith.
Stock no. 1829407
Published by Chalford. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Archive Photographs Series. Card wraps. 128 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752406396. Light fading to spine. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF BOROUGH FEN DECOY
Written by Tony Cook; R.E.M. Pilcher. Illustrated by Anne Treadwell-Cook.
Stock no. 1829280
Published by Providence Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Duck decoy with the purpose of ringing wild ducks, although this was not always the case. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations a few colour photos. 64 pages. ISBN: 0903803089. SIGNED by the author Tony Cook and the illustrator Anne Treadwell-Cook (no dedication). Covers a little scuffed. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and contents page. Binding tight.

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SIMPSON'S FLORA OF SUFFOLK
Written by Francis W. Simpson.
Stock no. 1828956
Published by Suffolk Naturalists' society. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xiv and 537 pages including index. ISBN: 0950815403. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with very slight fading to spine (hardly noticeable).

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FLORA OF NORFOLK
Written by C.P. Petch; E.L. Swann.
Stock no. 1828932
Published by Jarrold and Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the distribution and status of the Norfolk flora. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 288 pages. Lower edge of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, edge-creased, 1.5" closed tear to top front fold.

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