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IN AND OUT OF THE FOREST
Written by Winifred Foley.
Stock no. 1817974
Published by Century. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. B/w photos and illustrations. Vividly evokes the vanished world of pre-war Gloucestershire. ISBN: 0712603654. Text block browned. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-worn with a few small tears.

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STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 2131150
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 085033778X. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.

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'CRUCIBLE' AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL 1 SEPTEMBER - 30 OCTOBER 2010
Written by Rungwe Kingdon.
Stock no. 1817686
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A celebration of many works from a great variety of sculptors which have been made in Gloucestershire and exhibited in Gloucester Cathedral. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780903770095.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY STATIONS
Written by Mike Oakley.
Stock no. 1817685
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Gloucestershire has been served by some 150 railway stations and halts; today only 25 remain open - 10 of them on privately run railways. This book deals specifically with the stations and halts, and includes photographs of all but a few. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1904349242. Spine faded.

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A HISTORY OF BRIMPSFIELD PARISH
No author listed.
Stock no. 1817656
Circa 2000. Very good condition.

A series of essays compiled by interested parishioners for Brimpsfield Parish Council to celebrate the Millenium. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. Corners lightly rubbed. Name in ink to top of title page.

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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF BISLEY WITH LYPIATT GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Mary A. Rudd.
Stock no. 2129218
1937. Very good condition.

Privately published - only 250 copies published in this original edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and photos. Fold-out genealogies. Spine and edge of front cover are faded. Bumping to corners. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE STROUDWATER CANAL
Written by Michael Handford.
Stock no. 2128652
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Chapters one to seven have been revised from an edition first published in 1976 by Moonraker Press. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 337 pages including index. ISBN: 0904387305. Some marks to covers. Marks and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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BIRDS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Christopher M. Swaine.
Stock no. 2127601
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0862990122. Bumping to spine and corners. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading to spine.

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F.W. HARVEY SOLDIER, POET
Written by Anthony Boden.
Stock no. 2127133
Published by Douglas Mclean Publishing. 1st thus 2011. Very good condition.

The story of the Gloucestershire poet who was also a tough soldier. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Revised and extended edition with additional text and photographs. ISBN: 9780946252800. Some creasing to cover edges. Small bump to bottom edge of front cover. A few marks to outer page edges.

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AS MAD AS A HATTER!
Written by David E. Evans.
Stock no. 1816357
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of Nonconformism in Dursley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904387909. Name in ink to front endpaper and a grubby mark. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly scuffed.

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THE PIG THAT SAVED THE CITY
Written by H.Y.J. Taylor. Illustrated by Noreen Littleton.
Stock no. 2125176
Published by Miss N. Littleton. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Ballad of the Famous Pig Which Caused King Charles To Raise The Siege of Gloucester September 5 1643. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. Red and black calligraphy. Line drawings. Illustrations and calligraphy by Littleton. ISBN: 0950704202. SIGNED by Illustrator/Calligrapher, with No. 199 (assumed Limited edition). A few marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by David Berryman.
Stock no. 1610180
Published by Countryside Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

A thoroughly researched and action-packed book describing the history of each airfield, highlights of some of the operations carried out from them, and putting them into overall context of a country and nation at war. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781853069499. Slight fading to spine.

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