TOWTON: THE BATTLE OF PALMSUNDAY FIELD 1461
Written by John Sadler.
Stock no. 1829891
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Graphic account of the bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses, North Yorkshire. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 186 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844159659. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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JAMES I: SCOTLAND'S KING OF ENGLAND
Written by John Matusiak.
Stock no. 1829642
Published by The History Press. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Few kings have been more svagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart. Yet, as this biography demonstrates, the modern tendency to downplay his defects and minimise the long-term consequences of his reign has gone too far. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 351 pages including index. ISBN: 9780750955621. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a barcode label with old price to rear panel.

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE FISHING VILLAGE: LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY ALONG THE SOUTH DEVON COAST, 1086-1550
Written by Harold Fox.
Stock no. 1829580
Published by Leopard's Head Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Leicester Explorations in Local History 1. This book is a full-length study of medieval fisheries, fishing families and fishing settlements. It deals with fishing and other activities of the shoreline with the consumption and marketing of fish and with the fishers themselves. The main focus is on the South Devon coastline but there are references to other south-western places and to other coasts. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and maps. xviii and 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0904920437. Text block slightly grubby. Initials and date in ink to half-title page. Else contents clean.

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THE REGISTER OF THE GUILD OF THE HOLY CROSS, ST MARY AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Written by Mairi Macdonald.
Stock no. 1829575
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 42. Edited by Mairi Macdonald. A detailed analysis of the Guild's membership register, supplemented with other relevant information drawn from the account rolls. Also includes a transcript of the Guild's governing ordinances of 1443, two appendices and an index which includes members occupations. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 586 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852200889. Light bumping to top corner of boards. Text block very slightly grubby. Else contents appear unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE EARLY RECORDS OF COLESHILL: C.1120-1549
Written by Andrew Watkins.
Stock no. 1829571
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 51. Edited by Andrew Watkins. Coleshill was one of six hundred or so small market towns to emerge during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to form the framework for trade and commerce in late medieval England. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 608 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852201046. Text block slightly grubby, corners lightly bumped else looks unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap.

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SECRET BIDEFORD
Written by Peter Christie.
Stock no. 1829401
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book goes behind the facade of the familiar medival town to discover lesser-known aspects of its fascinating past ranging from its strategic Anglo-Saxon importance to its high-profile witch trials in the seventeenth century. From its chapels, churches and graveyards to its former patrons and men of industry, Bideford is revealed to be a town of historic importance. Cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781445644844. A nice, clean copy.

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MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE MEDIEVAL ART (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Paolo Piva; A. Cadel; F. Gandolfo; et al.
Stock no. 1829195
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Paolo Piva. This is the first English language edition, originally published in Italian in 2008 as Architettura. Medievale La Pietra e La Figura. Large format. Black cloth with white titles to spines. Stunning colour photographs. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at top closed edge else Very Good.

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THE JANISSARIES
Written by Godfrey Goodwin.
Stock no. 1829119
Published by Saqi Books. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 288 pages. ISBN: 0863560490. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is a little marked & scuffed, spine very slightly faded.

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COLOURS OF MEDIEVAL CYPRUS
Written by Demetra Papanikola-Bakirtzi; David Hunt; Eleni Loizides.
Stock no. 1829111
Published by Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Through the Medieval Ceramic Collection of the Leventis Muncipal Museum of Nicosia. Essays by Sir David Hunt and Eleni Loizides. Published in the event of the exhibition 'Colours of Medieval Cyprus: Aspects of Daily Life 1191-1571' organized to mark the accession of Cyprus to the European Union. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 165 pages. ISBN: 9963560636. Minor scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.

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EPICS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1829079
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown leather spine with gilt title. Brown cloth boards with elaborate gilt decoration. Edited and introduced by Richard Barber. 16 colour illustrations including frontis. Top edge brown. xxx and 665 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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THE WARS OF THE ROSES: THE MEDIEVAL ART OF GRAHAM TURNER
Written by Graham Turner. Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1829013
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed history of the wars alongside a unique and comprehensive collection of over 120 of the author's paintings and drawings, many created especially for this book. Meticulously researched details of arms, armour, settings and countless other aspects of the period, bringing to life the human stories behind the turbulent events. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations & photos throughout. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472847287. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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