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THE CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOTLAND VOLUME TWO
Written by Audrey Shore Henshall.
Stock no. 1827522
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This second volume completes the survey of Scottish prehistoric chambered tombs. This volumes deals with the central and southern half of Scotland, including the western isles. Green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w/ sketches. ISBN: 0852241909. Text block lightly browned. Both maps that should be in pocket at rear are present. Contents are clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) to top rear spine edge and crease in same area.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PREHISTORIC
- MONUMENTS
THE POTTERY KILNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Vivien G. Swan.
Stock no. 1827521
Published by HMSO.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments Supplementary Series 5. A comprehensive study of the kilns and kiln sites in their historical and geographical setting drawing on a wide range of evidence, both British and Continental. Includes a full gazetteer in microfiche of all known kilns and kiln sites in Roman Britain, loosely inserted in envelope to rear. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0117012033. Spine lightly faded. Light scuffing to rear cover. Minor mark to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy. Microfiche present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- POTTERY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ROMAN
AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON VOLUME III
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827520
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Archaeological sites in North-West Northamptonshire, a descriptive list. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w maps and plans, some folding. ISBN: 0117009016. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at edges to rear panel else clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
PRE-1940 TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS FROM FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
Written by Graham Shipman.
Stock no. 1827506
Published by Graham Shipman.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
This book features Triumph motor cars produced between 1923 and 1940, presented alongside the changing fashions and lifestyles of the owners from the 1920s to the 1970s. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0955042216. A lovely copy.
THE NAVVY IN SCOTLAND
Written by James E. Handley.
Stock no. 1827486
Published by Cork University Press.
1st
1970.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed account of the work of the navvies in nineteenth century Scotland, covering such aspects as recruitment, the nature of the labour, the wages for the job, the conditions they had to endure, and so much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.
SECRECY AND THE MEDIA: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S D-NOTICE SYSTEM
Written by Nicholas Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827481
Published by Routledge.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national security secrets. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415453752. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICS
- LAW
- JOURNALISM
BLACKPOOL TRAMS 1968-1985
Written by Nick Meskell.
Stock no. 1326984
Published by Train Crazy Publishing.
1st
2022.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Limited edition of 1000 copies. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781907648366. This is copy no. 474. Some very slight rubbing to edges of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRAMS
- NORTH WEST UK
- LANCASHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE SACRIFICIAL YEARS
Written by Walt Whitman; John Harmon McElroy.
Stock no. 1827478
Published by David R. Godine.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War. Edited & with an introduction by John Harmon McElroy. Dark pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1567920799. Possible fading to front panel and spine of dustwrapper (not obvious).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN MINING
Written by Paul J. White.
Stock no. 1827473
Published by University Presses Of Florida.
Circa
2017.
Nearly fine condition.
Fifty years of research on American mining sites that date from colonial times, the author provides an ideal overview of the field for both students and professionals. A multifaceted look at mining, incorporating findings from an array of subfields, including historical archaeology, industrial archaeology, and maritime archaeology. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780813054551. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Rear board is a little grubby at edges, else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- MINING
OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF MALTA
Written by Carmelina Grech.
Stock no. 1827472
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A record of Malta's many achievements. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0750921889. Corners of covers lightly creased, rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- MALTA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TRAINS IN TROUBLE
Written by Alan Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1326974
Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Century of British Railway Disasters 1868-1968. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906899699. Spine and corners bumped. Small, light mark to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with slight loss and tape repair to top of spine.
FAIRFIELD FOLK: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH FAIRGROUND AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Frances Brown.
Stock no. 1827471
Published by The Malvern Publishing Company Ltd..
2nd
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. The history of the Matthews family from the early 19th Century. The history of the 'Travellers' is handed down through the traditional method of a "Say". Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0947993525. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Slight lean to spine. Top edge of text block has faint foxing just visible. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FAIRS AND FAIRGROUND