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ALL ROUND THE WREKIN
Written by Walter White.
Stock no. 1326578
Published by Chapman & Hall.
2nd
1860.
Almost very good condition.
A walk around the Wrekin in Shropshire, taking in Leominster, Shrewsbury, Birmingham etc. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in heavy pencil to front free-endpaper. Black biro doodles (blotting out previous writing) to top margin of title-page. Pencil erasure mark to top margin of page 1. Lower corner tip of page 23/4 removed (no loss of text). Some light foxing and some hinges pulled but generally contents clean and tight.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- SHROPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
ONE MAN IN HIS TIME
Written by John Robson.
Stock no. 1326547
Published by Spellmount Ltd..
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The biography of David James, Laird of Torosay Castle, traveller, wartime escaper and Member of Parliment. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1862270368. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Some pale page browning. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- MILITARY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICS
HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin.
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.
BROOKE BOND THE STORY OF A GREAT FAMILY ENTERPRISE
Written by David Harris.
Stock no. 1326528
Published by David Harris.
1st
2020.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A permanent celebration of a great British company that rose from a single shop in Manchester to become a global enterprise. Brown boards, white title to spine and yellow vignette to front cover. 91 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. SIGNED by author by means on an inscription to Wendy and dated April 2021. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly worn.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THATCHED WITH GOLD: THE MEMOIRS OF MABELL, COUNTESS OF AIRLIE
Written by Mabel Airlie; Jennifer Ellis.
Stock no. 1827141
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Mabell, Countess of Airlie, lifelong friend of Queen Mary and for over fifty years her lady-in-waiting. These are her memoirs edited and arranged by Jennifer Ellis, telling the story of a long and colourful life spanning the epoch between the horse-drawn carriage and the jet airliner, the cavalry charge and the H Bomb. Maroon cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Text block lightly browned. Red to top edge of text block very faded. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, chipped at corners with some slight loss, 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY
BYGONE HELSTON AND THE LIZARD
Written by Jill Newton.
Stock no. 1326507
Published by Phillimore.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A collection of b/w photographs with detailed captions. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0850336295. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- CORNWALL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
COASTAL PASSENGER LINERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nick Robins.
Stock no. 1326506
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Focusing on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them. A book to delight both the ship enthusiast and all those who enjoy maritime and social history of the British Isles. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321120. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
LIFE IN ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Joan Alcock.
Stock no. 1326505
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2006.
Fine condition.
A look at life in Roman Britain, beginning with a brief overview of the province in its historical concept. Cardwraps. 192 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0752435930.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROMAN
- ARCHAEOLOGY
A BRIDPORT CAMERA
Written by John Sales.
Stock no. 1326503
Published by Dovecote Press.
1st
1986.
Very good condition.
Bridport's character as a bustling market town is superbly documented by the more than 150 b/w photographs, many of which have never been published before. Cardwraps. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0946159351. Minimal rubbing to corners and slight sunning to spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CAERLEON 'SCENES PAST'
Written by Norman Stevens.
Stock no. 1326501
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A photographic tour of the town during the past 100 years. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1874538719. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, very slightly faded to spine and is price-cut on front flap.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MESTERS TO MASTERS A HISTORY OF THE COMPANY OF CUTLERS IN HALLAMSHIRE
Written by Clyde Binfield; David Hey.
Stock no. 1326498
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. 341 pages. Some colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0198289979. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and some very slight fading to top cover edges. A couple of tiny spots to textblock. Wrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at corners, small red spot sticker to base of wrapper spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY