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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
Written by Sally Kevill-Davies.
Stock no. 1824206
Published by Antique Collectors' Club.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An enthralling and vividly written account of the history of child-raising over the last four centuries, and the everyday objects which were used. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Colour frontis and colour pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 185149135X. Text block a little grubby. Grubby mark to lower corner of pages 286 & 287 (facing pages). Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- ANTIQUES
THE WEYMOUTH HARBOUR TRAMWAY
Written by J.H. Lucking.
Stock no. 1824115
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Countless summer visitors, as well as passengers for the Channel Islands and France, have come to know Weymouth as 'the place where the trains run through the street'. This comprehensive study provides a full account, from arly unfulfilled proposals in the 1840s, through the line's horse-drawn bneginnings in the 1860s and long years of commercial importance, to the almost complete decline following the withdrawal of freight traffic in 1970. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933040. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower board edges browned and with red pen marks to corners and lower text block. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, tiny nick to top 1/3 of spine and corners rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HISTORIC HALLAMSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1824081
Published by Landmark Publishing.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Landmark Collector's Library Series. Larger format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. History in Sheffield's Countryside. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843060493. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary.
6th
1815.
Almost very good condition.
Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.
THE KAZANLUK TOMB
Written by Lyudmila Zhivkova.
Stock no. 1824052
Published by Verlag Aurel Bongers Recklinghausen.
1st thus
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient art in the Bulgarian lands. Very large format. Cream imitation leather boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. ISBN: 3764702834. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear to base of spine and is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Contained in a thin card slipcase in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY
- BULGARIA
- ART
CLONTARF: IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS ATLAS: DUBLIN SUBURBS No. 1
Written by Colm Lennon; et al.
Stock no. 2140960
Published by Royal Irish Academy.
1st IRELAND
2018.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781908997722. Creasing to covers with pencil mark to front cover; bumping to corners. Contents are still excellent!
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- MAPS
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- IRELAND
- CARTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE HISTORY OF LLANELLI CRICKET CLUB
Written by Bob Harragan.
Stock no. 2140783
Published by Llanelli Borough Council.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0906821126. A few marks and light browning to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- SPORT
- CRICKET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD RHONDDA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Cyril Batstone.
Stock no. 2140772
Published by Stewart Williams.
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807083. 2nd impression. Some browning/foxing to cover edges. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
OLD BARRY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Brian C. Luxton; Gwyn Thomas.
Stock no. 2140771
Published by Stewart Williams.
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Thomas. Commentaries by Brian C. Luxton. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807253. Page edge browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CARDIFF A CITY AT WAR
Written by Dennis Morgan.
Stock no. 2140769
Published by Dennis Morgan.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. The story of Cardiff and its people during the second world war. ISBN: 095344550X. A little bumping to spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF NEWPORT TRANSPORTER BRIDGE 1906-2006
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 2140755
Published by Rompdown Ltd.
1st
2006.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0955164117. Small chip to spine. Light page edge browning. Contents are still excellent.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
- HISTORY
SWANSEA AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Glanmor Williams.
Stock no. 2140698
Published by Christopher Davies.
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Larger format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715407147. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine and edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- GLAMORGAN