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CHESHIRE AND THE TUDOR STATE 1480-1560 (STUDIES IN HISTORY)
Written by Tim Thornton.
Stock no. 1829618
Published by The Boydell Press.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book asserts the importance of the semi-autonomous political, administrative and judicial system of the palatinate of Chester, and of other similar jurisdictions, in the early Tudor period. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. xii and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 086193248X. Boards clean and bright. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CHESHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
- POLITICS
AN INFAMOUS PAST: E.M. CIORAN AND THE RISE OF FASCISM IN ROMANIA
Written by Marta Petreu; Norman Manea.
Stock no. 1829606
Published by Ivan R. Dee.
1st UK
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Biography of E.M. Cioran, the renowned Romanian-French nihilist philosopher and literary figure. Foreword by Norman Manea. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, blue paper boards. xiv and 332 pages including index. ISBN: 1566636078. A lovely copy. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- POLITICS
- ROMANIA
- HISTORY
THE PARTISANS OF EUROPE IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Kenneth Macksey.
Stock no. 1829605
Published by Granada Publishering Limited.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book takes a long, cool look at the development of partisan and guerrilla warfare throughout Europe during the Second World War. Black cloth spine with gilt title, yellow sides. B/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0246105747. Front board a little grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is scuffed, author name to spine is faded from red to pink.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
STUDIES IN NORTHERN PREHISTORY
Written by P.J. Cherry.
Stock no. 1829604
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Essays in Memory of Clare Fell. Edited by P.J. Cherry. Extra Series: Vol: XXXIII. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. viii and 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124449. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper else a lovely clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ESSAYS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
A HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829603
Published by The Chetham Society.
1938.
Very good condition.
'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 99 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 184 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CHESHIRE
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
EOIN O'DUFFY: A SELF-MADE HERO
Written by Fearghal McGarry.
Stock no. 1829599
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2005.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Eoin O'Duffy who was an Irish revolutionary, soldier, police commissioner and politician. He was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xvi and 442 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199276554. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners of boards bumped, lower rear edge has a small knock. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is scuffed and is rubbed at corners.
KEEPERS OF THE SEA: THE STORY OF THE TRINITY HOUSE YACHTS AND TENDERS
Written by Richard Woodman.
Stock no. 1829587
Published by Chaffcutter Books.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Originally published by Terence Dalton Limited in 1983. This is an updated, expanded and re-formatted edition. The history of Lighthouse tenders. T.H.V. Satellite (1924-1961), Profile, Main Deck Plan and Bridge Deck 7 Hold loose fold-out drawings included inside the back cover and are part of this book. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos and a few colour. 240 pages. ISBN: 0953242285. A lovely copy. Loose fold-out drawings to rear are present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- LIGHTHOUSES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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.
THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT 1919-1952
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829578
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd..
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Battalions of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment have taken part in war and battle in many lands; but never with greater distinction than in the campaigns of the Second World War. This book is the story of Regular and Territorial Battalions in the years between the wars (1919-1939), and of all active Battalions of the Regiment during the Second World War. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. Colour frontis and folding maps. xxi and 398 pages including index. Small marks to rear board. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
MINUTES AND ACCOUNTS OF THE CORPORATION OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON AND OTHER RECORDS VOLUME VI 1599-1609
Written by Robert Bearman.
Stock no. 1829573
Published by The Dugdale Society.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Dugdale Society Vol. 44. Edited by Robert Bearman. With Indes to Vols I-VI. The decade 1599-1609 was at first dominated by the Corporation's lively efforts to extend its authority at the expense of the lord of the manor. This was followed by a period of consolidation leading eventually to the grant of a second charter in 1610 consolidating rights acquired piecemeal over the previous seven or eight years. This volume contains the Corporation's minutes and accounts but supplemented, from 1602, by the records of the borough sessions. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 588 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852200940. A couple of pages have minor corner creases else the book appears unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is half (vertically) faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MIDDLE AGES
WARWICKSHIRE HEARTH TAX RETURNS: MICHELMAS 1670 WITH COVENTRY LADY DAY 1666
Written by Tom Arkell; Nat Alcock.
Stock no. 1829572
Published by The Dugdale Society.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Dugdale Society Vol. 43. Edited by Tom Arkell with Nat Alcock. The hearth tax was a graduated house tax based on the number of fireplaces within each household. This volume examines how the hearth tax was administered and how the reliability of some of its records can be tested. It also explores numerous aspects of Warwickshire's rural and urban society and describes a range of houses with different numbers of hearths. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 566 pages. ISBN: 9780901505552. Top front corner lightly bumped else appears unread. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WARWICKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- STUARTS
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.