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THE IRON INDUSTRY OF THE WEALD
Written by Henry Cleere; David Crossley.
Stock no. 1828301
Published by Merton Priory Press. 2nd 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised, edited by Jeremy Hodgkinson. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex was the leading ironmaking centre of Great Britain. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1898937044. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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HERTFORDSHIRE: GEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE
Written by John Catt.
Stock no. 1828246
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A comprehensive and authoritative account of the basic geology of the county and its relationships with a wide range of topics, including soils, ecology, agriculture, prehistoric archaeology, hydrogeology, mineral resources and their exploitation and their importance for modern day life. Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 9780952168591. Rear board lightly scuffed. Minor knock to top front edge of boards. Contents clean.

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GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND MONMOUTH AND CHEPSTOW
Written by F.B.A. Welch; F.M. Trotter.
Stock no. 1327851
Published by HMSO. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second impression. Orange cloth. B/w maps and diagrams. ISBN: 0118805843. Minimal rubbing to spine else a fine copy in dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased.

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FOSSILS OF THE CHALK
Written by Ellis Owen; Andrew B. Smith.
Stock no. 1828162
Published by The Palaeontological Association. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils: Number 2. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0901702366. Spine lightly creased. Covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE EARTH: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1827883
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial boards. A new introduction by the author. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (NR F).

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GEOLOGY AND WARFARE: EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCE OF TERRAIN AND GEOLOGISTS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS
Written by Edward P.F. Rose; C. Paul Nathanail.
Stock no. 1827824
Published by The Geological Society. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Rose and Nathanail. Bringing together military applications of geology across a broad time frame and multi-national boundaries. While this work demonstrates the geological constraints on best use of ground for military purposes from a historical perspective, the principles are just as applicable today. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 1862390657. Spine faded else nice, clean copy.

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EXCAVATIONS IN MEDIEVAL SOUTHAMPTON 1953-1969 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Colin Platt; R. Coleman-Smith.
Stock no. 1827710
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Volume 1: The Excavation Reports. Volume 2: The Finds. Large volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Contained in slipcase. ISBN: 0718511239. Lower front corner of board of volume 1 is bumped. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed at base and knocked to top rear spine edge.

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BAGENDON: A BELGIC OPPIDUM
Written by Elsie M. Clifford.
Stock no. 1827619
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A record of the excavations of 1954-56. Bagendon is a place of mighty earthworks, in the east of the Cotwold Hills in Gloucestershire. The site, the digging, and full studies of the finds. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. Damp staining to lower corner of boards (not too bad). Top & tail of spine and rear lower board edge lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby.

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BRIAR HILL: EXCAVATION 1974-1978
Written by Helen M. Bamford.
Stock no. 1827618
Published by Northampton Development Corporation. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Archaeological Monograph No. 3. Description and discussion of the neolithic earthwork and the history of its construction and use, and later occupation. Oblong format. Grey cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations, some folding plans. Folding plan and microfiche to rear pocket. ISBN: 090271113X. Corners ligthly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Plan and microfiche present in rear pocket.

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF ALSTON MOOR, WEARDALE AND TEESDALE, IN CUMBERLAND AND DURHAM
Written by Thomas Sopwith.
Stock no. 1826860
Published by W. Davison. 1st 1833. Good condition.

Comprising descriptive sketches of the scenery, antiquities, geology, and mining operations, in the upper dales of the rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees. Lead mining. Cloth boards with title label to spine. Colour map of the area to frontis. Boards unevenly faded, browned, and grubby, bumped at corners, spine edges fraying, title block obliterated. Front joint split, rear joint just starting to split. Front hinge between title page and frontis is split at top & tail. Pencil writing and erasure to front pastgedown, inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Endpapers are browned and grubby. Text block browned. Initials to title page. Foxing and some grubby marks throughout. Rear hinge split.

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THE GLACIATIONS OF WALES AND ADJACENT AREAS
Written by Colin A. Lewis; Andrew E. Richards.
Stock no. 1826807
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Colin A. Lewis & Andrew E. Richards. Fifteen leading Geographers and Quaternary scientists have combined in this book to present information on the Quaternary development (and particularly the glaciations) of Wales, the Cheshire-Shropshire lowlands, Severn valley, South West Peninsula, the east coast of Ireland and the Irish Sea and adjoining Celtic Sea basins. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, maps and diagrams. ISBN: 1904396364. Top corners of covers lightly creased, minor red mark to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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