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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.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SPORT
- RUGBY
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LAKE DISTRICT
- CUMBRIA
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles.
3rd
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- COMPANY HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY
Written by Eversley Belfield; H. Essame.
Stock no. 1828476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This account of the Battle for Normandy runs from 7 June, D+1, to 22 August, when the Falaise Gap was finally closed. B/w photos. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, edge-worn and creased, clear tape strengthening corners to verso.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES
Written by Victoria Owens.
Stock no. 1828471
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Disappointed in love, in 1759 Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, retreated to Lancashire to devote himself to coal and canals. When his agent, John Gilbert, introduced him to the Staffordshire Schemer James Brindley, the two men formed an unlikely alliance that would alter the face of the country. This book charts the dynamics of a remarkable business relationship in a fast-changing world. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. ISBN: 9781445649665. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by P. Anderson Graham.
Stock no. 1828463
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1897.
Almost very good condition.
1837-1897. Mustard yellow cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt oval crest with blue title to front board. Blue floral decoration surrounding gilt crest. Map of The British Empire in 1937 and another in 1897 to front endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations. 245 pages plus 32 page publisher's advert to rear. All edges gilt. Rear board grubby and marked, spine rubbed and gilt faded. Endpapers browned. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, a later inscription in ink (1924) to verso of frontis which has bled through the page to the frontis page. One or two minor foxspots to contents but generally clean and tight.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- MAPS
MEMOIRS OF MONMOUTH-SHIRE 1708
Written by Nathan Rogers.
Illustrated by Linda Waters.
Stock no. 1328194
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st thus
1983.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Limited to 200 copies. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134021. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE WELSH UPLANDS
Written by David Browne; Stephen Hughes.
Stock no. 1828431
Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales.
1st
2003.
Almost very good condition.
Edited by Browne & Hughes. This book illustrates how important the uplands archaeology of Wales is as a resource for understanding the rich history of the country and for the future development of its society and economy. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1871184266. Front joint broken and therefore separated from contents. Else contents are tight and clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
AN INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND MEETING-HOUSES IN EASTERN ENGLAND
Written by Christopher Stell.
Stock no. 1828430
Published by English Heritage.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This volume covers an area from the English Channel to the Humber estuary. This is the fourth and final volume which completes the Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses. The three previous volumes were published by HMSO. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w photos and diagrams. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. ISBN: 1873592507. From the library of Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of Architecture). SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Contructions of England to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Grubby marks to prelims else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed and has foxing to verso (not visible to front). A sweet odour present.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- CHURCHES
- RELIGION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- EAST ANGLIA
THE GARDEN OF WALES
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1328144
Published by Stewart Williams.
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Vale Series Vol III. B/w photographs of The Vale of Glamorgan. Burgundy boards with gilt title to spine. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale browning to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)