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ITCHEN MEMORIES
Written by G.E.M. Skues; Roy Darlington. Illustrated by Alex Jardine.
Stock no. 1829680
Published by Robert Hale. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A reissue of a classic of 20th century angling literature. 50 years angling on the Abbotts Barton fishery. Edition limited to 750 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Darlington. ISBN: 0709063725. Copy 94 of 750. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Red ribbon page marker is fraying at ends. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, browned to spine, and is edge-creased.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME III SOUTH-EAST BRITAIN PARTS 1 & 2 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829565
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the third, complete in two volumes) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, Hertfordshire, Kent, London and its suburbs, Surry, and Sussex. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780854312894. A lovely, clean set. White dustwrappers have a few minor marks.

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ITCHEN MEMORIES
Written by G.E.M. Skues; Roy Darlington. Illustrated by Alex Jardine.
Stock no. 1329316
Published by Robert Hale. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A reissue of a classic of 20th century angling literature. 50 years angling on the Abbotts Barton fishery. Edition limited to 750 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Darlington. ISBN: 0709063725. This is copy no. 340. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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LATE IRON AGE CALLEVA: THE PRE-CONQUEST OCCUPATION AT SILCHESTER INSULA IX
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst.
Stock no. 1829488
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 32. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xx and 532 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764458. A few light scuffs to covers and a few minor marks. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Overall, a decent copy.

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SILCHESTER INSULA IX: THE CLAUDIO-NERONIAN OCCUPATION OF THE IRON AGE OPPIDUM
Written by Michael Fulford; Amanda Clarke; Emma Durham; Nicholas Pankhurst; et al.
Stock no. 1829487
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition.

The Early Roman Occupation at Silchester Insula IX. Britannia Monograph Series No. 33. Large format, heavy. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxii and 682 pages including index. ISBN: 9780907764472. Light vertical creasing to top of spine, minor crease to lower corner of front cover, else a lovely copy, appears unread.

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BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.

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HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; David Lloyd.
Stock no. 1328586
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. First published by Penguin 1967. ISBN: 0300096062.

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HAMPSHIRE HOUSES 1250-1700: THEIR DATING AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by Edward Roberts.
Stock no. 1828429
Published by Hampshire County Council. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The development and social context of houses in the county from the earliest survivors of the late 13th century to c. 1700. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. ISBN: 1859756336. Contains a SIGNED letter (by the author) to Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of architecture). Covers scuffed, contents clean.

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LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN SILCHESTER: EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORUM-BASILICA 1977, 1980-86
Written by Michael Fulford; Jane Timby; et al.
Stock no. 1827715
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 15. Large format. A heavy volume. Green glazed boards. B/w photos, illustrations, and fold-out plans. ISBN: 090776424X. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny nick to base of spine. Lower rear corner of board bumped. Text block browned and a little grubby. Page margins lightly browned else contents clean.

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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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