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FERRIES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1826355
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
A fascinating exploration of the history of the county's ferries, identifying isolated backwaters and popular tourist spots that once provided an esseeential link. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780752442389. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- RIVERS
- FERRIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TRANSPORT
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COURT OF SEWERS, 1583-1642
Written by Rose Hewlett.
Stock no. 1826354
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society.
1st
2020.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Gloucestershire Reocrd Series Volume 35. These remarkable Court of Sewers records open a window on communities of the Gloucestershire Levels between 1583 and 1642 and their struggles against encroachments from the sea in a changing political climate. 'Sewers' here are watercourses, natural or manmade. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781913735005. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- WATER
HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1826350
Published by Penguin.
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Reprint. Tiny, minor brown spot to base of text block else a lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge and has a damp stain to lower edges, a few small black misprints to front edge of spine.
MOLD TOWN AND COUNTRY: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
Written by T.W. Pritchard.
Stock no. 1826341
Published by Bridge Books.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A full history of the county town of Flintshire from its earliest artefacts (which date from c.2,000 BC) to the end of the twentieth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations, some in colour. ISBN: 9781844940851. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- FLINTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BOOK OF DEVIZES: THE LIFE STORY OF AN ANCIENT BOROUGH
Written by Edward Bradby.
Stock no. 1826319
Published by Barracuda Books.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the town's past in words and pictures. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Limited Edition. Original subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0860231968. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy number 368. Text block slightly grubby, a few light creases. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- WILTSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- BIOGRAPHY
FREEMASONRY: A CELEBRATION OF THE CRAFT
Written by John Hamill; Robert Gilbert; et al.
Stock no. 1826258
Published by Angus.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What is Freemasonry? What is a Freemason? This book reveals all. Large format. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 256 numbered pages. ISBN: 1904594085. Light rubbing to board corners. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few closed tears (no loss) across the top edge and rear corners, some light scuffing to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- FREEMASONRY
THE ODER FRONT 1945
Written by A. Stephan Hamilton.
Stock no. 1826243
Published by Helion & Company.
2014.
Nearly fine condition.
Generealoberst Gotthard Heinrici, Heeresgruppe Weichsel and Germany's Final Defence in the East, 20 March - 3 May. The end of Nazi-Germany. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906033873. A physical print on demand copy, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Reprint. Toip edge of text block slightly dusty/marked. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (GERMAN)
THE SAILING NAVY LIST: ALL THE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - BUILT, PURCHASED AND CAPTURED - 1688-1860
Written by David Lyon.
Stock no. 1325772
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1997.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The first complete and authoritative list of ships, derived from official sources. Organised by type and class. Details of dimensions, tonnage, armament, building data and fates. Complete ship name index. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 367 pages including index. ISBN: 085177864X. Standard edition reprinted. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Some slight grubbiness to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly faded to spine and slightly grubby.
OLD BARRY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian C. Luxton; Gwyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1826228
Published by Stewart Williams.
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Thomas. Commentaries by Brian C. Luxton. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807253. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and a little browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
LEARNING FROM THINGS: METHOD AND THEORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES
Written by W. David Kingery.
Stock no. 1826224
Published by Smithsonian Institution.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of 18 essays linking material culture studies with art history and the history of technology, as well as with archaeology, anthropology, cultural geography, folklore studies, and other fields that use material evidence. Edited by W. David Kingery. Grey cloth spine, black paper boards, black title to spine. x and 262 pages. ISBN: 1560986077. Text block slightly grubby. Light vertical crease to prelims. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap, has the remains of label to rear panel and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ART HISTORY
- HISTORY
- FOLKLORE
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME TWO
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1826210
Published by Reginald Nichols.
1st
1977.
Almost very good condition.
White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541214. Coversw a little grubby, small damp stain to lower edge, rear cover has surface paper loss to lower edge. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)