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.

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THE REGISTER OF THE GUILD OF THE HOLY CROSS, ST MARY AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Written by Mairi Macdonald.
Stock no. 1829575
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 42. Edited by Mairi Macdonald. A detailed analysis of the Guild's membership register, supplemented with other relevant information drawn from the account rolls. Also includes a transcript of the Guild's governing ordinances of 1443, two appendices and an index which includes members occupations. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 586 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852200889. Light bumping to top corner of boards. Text block very slightly grubby. Else contents appear unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap and lightly rubbed at corners.

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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.

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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.

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THE WARWICKSHIRE EYRE ROLL OF 1262
Written by Jens Rohrkasten.
Stock no. 1829570
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 54. Edited by Jens Rohrkasten. The General Eyre was held by itinerant justices who had the right to hear all pleas arising in the county they were assigned to visit. They conducted an in-depth review of all judicial and administrative procedures in the county, correcting abuse of office by officials and ensuring that penalties were imposed on all those responsible for encroachments on royal rights. This volume contains an English translation of the sole surviving roll from the Warwickshire Eyre held between 5 June and 20 July 1262. ISBN: 9780852201077. Looks unread. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of marks to rear panel.

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THE STORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (5 VOLUMES)
Written by H. St. L.B. Moss; Geoffrey Barraclough; R.W. Southern; John H. Mundy; Johan Huizinga.
Stock no. 1829338
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes. 3 red cloth, 2 dark green bindings, elaborately decorated in gilt. Colour illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split to both side at the bottom (approx 1.5" and 3.5") but is still tight and is a little scuffed (VG).

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THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE
Written by Margery Kempe; B.A. Windeatt; Alice Thomas Ellis. Illustrated by Chris Daunt.
Stock no. 1829301
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Woman's Life In The Middle Ages. Introduced and edited by B.A. Windeatt. Preface by Alice Thomas Ellis. Imitation vellum binding with bright colour decoration to front cover. B/w illustrations. xxxiii and 297 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faintly faded at open edges and has a few minor marks.

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THE STORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (5 VOLUMES)
Written by H. St. L.B. Moss; Geoffrey Barraclough; R.W. Southern; John H. Mundy; Johan Huizinga.
Stock no. 1327917
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes. 3 red cloth, 2 dark green bindings, elaborately decorated in gilt. Colour illustrations. Small spots to the spines of the books else they are very good condition. Slipcase is just a tiny bit scuffed at edges.

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NEW TOWNS OF THE MIDDLE AGES: TOWN PLANTATION IN ENGLAND, WALES AND GASCONY
Written by Maurice Warwick Beresford.
Stock no. 1828071
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in 1967 by Lutterworth Press, republished with a new preface. Historical and topographical facts for these towns, specimen plans show what medieval planners thought a town should include. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, maps and plans. ISBN: 0862994306. Top & tail of spine bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Tape marks to pastedowns. Book has possibly been dropped at some point, leading to rear pastedown tearing (no loss). Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and vertical imperfection to laminate to rear panel (not obliterating text).

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FROM HASTINGS TO THE MARY ROSE: THE GREAT WARBOW
Written by Matthew Strickland; Robert Hardy.
Stock no. 1828008
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In 1979, divers excavating the wreck of the Tudor warship the Mary Rose discovered numerous yew longbows in remarkable condition, some still in their packing chests. This led to a major new study of the medieval longbow at war... Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0750931671. Narrow band of white marking to vertical edges of covers, rear pastedown is misplaced during binding process, leaving a small chip to pastedown, lower half of page 371/372 is creased, else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine.

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THE NORSEMEN
Written by Eric Oxenstierna; Catherine Hutter.
Stock no. 1827717
Published by Studio Vista. 1st UK 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of Viking history and civilization. Translated and edited by Catherine Hutter. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. Endpapers and text block browned, foxing to top edge of text block. Surface paper damage and slight loss to rear endpaper (insect damage?). Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is a little crinkled and lightly marked.

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GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Bernhard Schutz.
Stock no. 1827557
Published by Abrams. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue leather spine with gilt title, b/w illustrated cloth boards. Fabulous colour & b/w photos throughout. 472 pages. ISBN: 9780810932975. 5th printing (no date, but after 2002). A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly faded to plain side and is a little scuffed.

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