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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XIV 1840
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710402
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son.
1st
1840.
Very good condition.
Library binding. July to December 1840. iv 704 pages, b/w illustrations Includes: Genealogy of the Beauharnais family; Opening of the Crusader's tomb in Botus Fleming Church, Cornwall; Description of Ratcliffe Tower, Lancashire; Failed assassination attempt on Queen Victoria; Paintings in Rochester Cathedral; Celtic finds near Bridgwater; Atmospheric Railway at Wormholt Scrubs with expected speeds of 100 mph!; London and Blackwall Railway opened; Work commences on Laying out Trafalgar square; The Manor House of Samlesbury, Lancashire; The church of Great Yarmouth; the church of Walford, |Hertfordshire; the Martyrs memorial, Oxford; Stocks and Whipping Post at Waltham Abbey; The Judges House at Dorchester; Saxon sundial at Bishopston Church, Sussex; Relics from the wreck of the Mary Rose; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events, obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MAGAZINE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GENEALOGY
EXPLORING THE ANCIENT WORLD: A GUIDE TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL WONDERS EVER BUILT
Written by Paul Bahn.
Stock no. 1808591
Published by AA.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Incorporating the most important archaeological sites from around the globe. Glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780749558864. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly faded at edges and spine. A few small tears to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHAEOLOGY
GOOD QUEEN BESS
Written by Brenda Girvin.
Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1311697
Published by David Nutt.
Almost very good condition.
Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. 23 colour plates. Spine bumped. Covers grubby and edge worn, corners worn. Front free-endpaper is creased. Some page corner tips are creased, margin of one plate is also creased.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GALLANTRY ITS PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND REWARD IN PEACE AND IN WAR AT HOME AND ABROAD
Written by Arnold Wilson; J.H.F. McEwen.
Stock no. 1710081
Published by Oxford University Press.
Circa
2000.
Fine condition.
A Limited edition reprint (200 copies). 498 pages.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY
- MEDALS AND BADGES
- GENEALOGY
- LIMITED EDITION
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 16
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1808501
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1987.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402006. A fine copy in a price-cut dustwrapper faded at spine and a few marks to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 17
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1808500
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Nostalgic memories of Cardiff. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402057. Small damp stain to lower margin of first few pages else a lovely, clean copy. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- CARDIFF
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD AND NEW CHESTERFIELD ETC.
Written by Tatler; John Richard Walbran; Grant W. Macdonald; Alfred Wallis; J.J. Sheahan; John George Bishop; et al.
Stock no. 2112523
Almost very good condition.
This is EIGHT volumes collected and bound into one book. Titles are: Old and New Chesterfield; A Guide to Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Aldborough, Brimham Rocks, Newby Hall, Hackfall, Tanfield and Several Places of Interest in Their Vicinity; A Brief Account of the Parish of Holbeach and Its Church of All Saints; Bemroses' Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth; Haddon Hall etc.; Hand-Book to Beverley; The Practical Guide to the City of York; The Brighton Pavilion and Its Royal Associations; The Abbey of Saint Alban. Black leather spine and corners. Uneven browning and mottling to covers. Wear to cover edges and corners. Ink stamps to a few pages. Some foxing and browning. Some pages have been cut down severely at margins - but text all appears to be present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- DERBYSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD CRUMLIN TO PONTYMISTER IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian Collins; Terry Powell.
Stock no. 2112229
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807474. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is unevenly browned and edge-creased, with a few small nicks.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SACRED HISTORY IN FAMILIAR DIALOGUES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by H. Neale.
Stock no. 2112209
4th
1817.
Almost very good condition.
For the instruction of youth: with maps. To which is added, the history of the Jews, from the time of Nehemiah to the destruction of Jerusalem. Fourth Edition. Brown leather with small raised bands to spine. Gilt decorations and borders. Scuffing to covers, with some wear to edges; couple of splits to spines. A few ink stamps to prelims. Page browning and some foxing. There are some red ink annotations to two of the maps and a light red stain to map of The Travels of the Apostle Paul. Still a very good set for its age.
- Categorised in:
- RELIGION
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
THE PARISH OF BEDDINGTON IN THE YEAR 1837
Written by Ronald Michell.
Stock no. 1605575
Published by Beddington, Carshalton & Wallington Archaeological Society.
1991.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Revised edition. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950148156. SIGNED by author (with dedication) on title page.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- LONDON
- SURREY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PASSING THE TIME
Written by Henry Glassie.
Stock no. 1605549
Published by The O'Brien Press Ltd..
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Folklore and History of an Ulster Community. B/w photos and illustrations. 852 pages. ISBN: 0862780152. Corner creasing to a few pages. Wrapper is faded to spine and has a few tiny edge chips.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- FOLKLORE
MERTHYR HISTORIAN VOLUME EIGHT
Written by T.F. Holley.
Stock no. 1709622
Published by Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White card wraps. ISBN: 0950484598. Address label and name in ink to first page.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- GLAMORGAN