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VICTORIAN QUAKERS
Written by Elizabeth Isichei.
Stock no. 1328449
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Oxford Historical Monographs Series. ISBN: 0198218338. Spine slightly bumped. Spine and corners lightly rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, faded and slightly grubby to spine with a small mark to edge of rear panel.

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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS OF THE TENNANT COMPANIES 1797-1937
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328445
Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, brown boards with green title label to front (gilt title). B/w photos of various people. Spine and corners bumped, some wear to covers. TENNANTS written in ink to centre of spine. Some neat ink writing to front free-endpaper. One plate is loose but still present.

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WHEN THE BARRAGE LIFTS: A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY AND COMMENTARY ON THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916
Written by Gerald Gliddon.
Stock no. 1328432
Published by Gliddon Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete Somme guide. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 478 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0947893024. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.

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THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Anthea Jones.
Stock no. 1328426
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Photographs by Glyn Jones. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0850338832. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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RUGBY FOOTBALL
Written by D.R. Gent.
Stock no. 1328421
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

The Aldin Series. Foreword by Walter T. Pearce. Illustrated with b/w photographs specially taken for this work. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock.

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THE HEATH & THE HORSE: A HISTORY OF RACING AND ART ON NEWMARKET HEATH
Written by David Oldrey; Timothy Cox; Richard Nash.
Stock no. 1828568
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This comprehensive and authoritative book traces the history from its early beginnings to the present day and shows how and why the sport of horseracing developed on the Heath and spread globally from that base. All of the turf's greatest racehorses and the larger-than-life characters integral to the Heath's history are included, as well as the history of the Jockey Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. viii and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781300237. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale browning to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very slightly scuffed. Overall a very nice copy.

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A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328343
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE LONG WEEKEND: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1918-1939
Written by Robert Graves; Alan Hodge; Juliet Gardner.
Stock no. 1828554
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Very good condition.

Introduced by Juliet Gardner. Colour photographic pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Minor marks to text block, tiny nick to vertical edge of page 359/360 else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in VG, being a little scuffed.

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THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1828535
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Jacobean houses were built to proclaim the status, power and wealth of their owners. The fascinating story of the evolution of the Jacobean country house and its influence on the later architecture of Charles I's reign. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845131364. A lovely copy.

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A PLAN FOR THE CITY & COUNTY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL
Written by Edwin Lutyens; Patrick Abercrombie.
Stock no. 1828528
Published by A. Brown & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

The rebuilding of Hull after the war. This is the plan, put forward as a guide to the citizens for development of the city. Very large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Endpapers are plans. B/w photos. B/w & colour maps, some folding. xii and 92 pages including index. Top & tail of spine and corners rubbed & worn, rear lower corner bumped. Pin holes to rear board. Boards scuffed. Foxing mainly to prelims and text block. Personal name and address to verso of front endpaper. Contents generally clean.

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LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.

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