CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329710
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

White cardwrap booklet. 500 copies printed. B/w illustrations. 19 pages. ISBN: 0906134099. Light crease to top corners of front cover and first few pages.

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THE ROAD: A STORY OF ROMANS AND WAYS TO THE PAST
Written by Christopher Hadley.
Stock no. 1828615
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. A mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 9780008356699. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny closed tears, a little scuffed.

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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.

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ROADS & TRACKWAYS OF NORTH WALES
Written by Tim Prevett.
Stock no. 1322418
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Landmark Collector's Library. Cardwraps. 159 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843064206. Slight rubbing and lifting of laminate to corners. Contents fine.

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PACKMEN, CARRIERS AND PACKHORSE ROADS: TRADE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1823388
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A network of routes travelled by packmen, carriers and packhorse teams carried much of Britain's trade before the era of the turnpike road. In many parts of the country, a wealth of visual evidence survives - holloways, causeys, guide stoops and packhorse bridges. This book studies the system of routes, taking as an example the wild and difficult terrain of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0718511921. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Contents otherwise fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and lightly scuffed.

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MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES HANDBOOK VOLUME III ROADS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1808312
Published by Government Of India. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, 1925. Green cloth spine, light green paper boards. Black titles. viii and 253 pages. Military roads in India. Boards grubby and worn, top & tail of spine worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Name in pencil to front endpaper. One or two instances of annotation.

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CONQUEST OF SPACE AND TIME: THE HIGHWAY
Written by Edgar B. Schieldrop.
Stock no. 1704495
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Conquest of Space and Time series. Road and road traffic problems internationally. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine and small vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w photos. viii and 248 pages including index. Spine lightly faded and a little cocked. Edges rubbed. Text block ligthly browned and a little grubby. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Light page edge browning. Slight musty odour present. Contents generally clean.

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ROADS: THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Written by Allan Greenwell; J.V. Elsden.
Stock no. 629997
Published by Whittaker & Co.. 1901. Very good condition.

With special reference to road materials. The Builder Student's Series. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w diagrams. 280 pages plus adverts to rear. Large bump to top edge of front cover. Browning/darkening to spine and cover edges. Ink name stamp to front endpaper. Some browning to page edges.

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FROM TRACKWAY TO TURNPIKE
Written by Gilbert Sheldon.
Stock no. 597989
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

An Illustration From East Devon. Brick-red cloth, gilt titles. B/w maps. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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THE EXETER ROAD
Written by Charles G. Harper. Illustrated by Charles G. Harper.
Stock no. 691234
Published by Chapman & Hall. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

The Story of the West of England Highway. Three-quarters red calf binding with raised bands, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Red cloth covers. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Pictorial cloth from original covers laid onto front and rear pastedowns. Front spine edge split from bottom to two thirds of the way up. A very few foxspots to prelims, endpapers and foredge. Spine darkened. Slight staining to covers at spine edge. Corners worn. REDUCED FROM £150.

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HANDBOOK OF STEEL DRAINAGE & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 677692
Published by American Iron And Steel Institute. 1977. Very good condition.

Second edition. Prepared under direction of the Highway Task Force for Committee of Galvanized Sheet Producers Committed of Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Sheet and Strip Producers. Card wraps. B/w photos. 4th printing. Covers edge rubbed, corners worn. Spine faded. Name in ink to title-page else contents clean.

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HANDBOOK OF DRAINAGE AND CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 677698
Published by The Armco International Corporation. 1955. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with white titles. B/w photos. 579 pages, including index. All edges dyed blue. Spine slightly bumped. Rubbing to cover edges. Name in pencil and also a small ink scribble to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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