THE CISTERCIAN ABBEYS OF BRITAIN: FAR FROM THE CONCOURSE OF MEN
Written by David Robinson; et al.
Stock no. 1830776
Published by B.T. Batsford; English Heritage. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive introduction to all the Cistercian abbeys of Britain, including Tintern Abbey. The authoritative text begins by unfolding the historical and architectural contexts for the British Cistercian monasteries. Cardwraps. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0713487275. Minor mark to lower edge of text block else a lovely copy.

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THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
Written by W.G. Hoskins; Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1830735
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Very good condition.

Introduction by Keith Thomas. Yellow and brown pictorial cloth. B/w photos. xxix and 280 pages including index. Second printing. Spine faded. Minor mark to rear board. Contents are fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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THE ANATOMY OF THE VILLAGE
Written by Thomas Sharp.
Stock no. 1830725
Published by Penguin. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

An essay which attempts to set out in a brief and direct form some of the main principles of village planning. Oblong format, card wraps. B/w photos. 72 pages. Corners of covers & top and tail of spine lightly worn. Foxing to spine. Covers are lightly browned. Contents clean.

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RIDES ROUND BRITAIN
Written by John Byng; Donald Adamson. Illustrated by Anne Hayward.
Stock no. 1830693
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Donald Adamson. Brown cloth spine with dark brown title blocks and gilt titles, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 505 pages including index. Spine faded from brown to orange else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE 1920-1950
Written by Ian Jeffrey.
Stock no. 1830648
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A visual tour of Britain. A dazzling series of delightful and warmly evocative colour and b/w plates. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and publisher's vignette to front. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 0500233985. Minor browning/foxing to top edge of text block. Browning to gutter edge of prelims else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel.

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A TOUR THROUGH THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Daniel Defoe; P.N. Furbank; W.R. Owens; A.J. Coulson.
Stock no. 1830557
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by P.N. Furbank, W.R. Owens and A.J. Coulson. Originally published in three volumes between 1724 and 1726. This edition follows the text of the illustrated, abridged edition first published by Yale University Press in 1991, with minor emendations. Large format. Dark green cloth spine with gilt title. Green and gilt map of part of the UK on front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. 524 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at the edges of the pictorial onlay.

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FELLING THE ANCIENT OAKS: HOW ENGLAND LOST ITS GREAT COUNTRY ESTATES
Written by John Martin Robinson.
Stock no. 1830441
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author chronicles twenty of England's most sadly lost estates, telling the history of the aristocratic dynasty that founded them, explaining the nexus of mercantile and economic circumstances that led to their often fabulously prosperous peak, and then tracing the various and occasionally outlandish reasons for their decline and eventual dissolution. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845136703. Light rubbing to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY
Written by D.J. Cathcart King.
Stock no. 1830423
Published by Croom Helm Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles of England and Wales including a section on the castles of the Welsh. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 210 pages including index. ISBN: 0709948298. Light foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly creased across top edge and has minor foxing to top edge of rear flap.

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MORE ADVENTURES AMONG CHURCHES
Written by Donald Maxwell. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell.
Stock no. 1329817
Published by The Faith Press Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 136 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded. Light mark to front cover. Foxing else contents clean.

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WOODS & PEOPLE: PUTTING FORESTS ON THE MAP
Written by David Foot.
Stock no. 1329706
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the twentieth-century forest creation, and the Eureka moment in the 1980s that challenged foresters and conservationists to work together on new ideas. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780752452784. Some very minor spotting to endpapers else contents fine. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and foxed on verso.

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LAND OF PLENTY
Written by Charlie Pye-Smith.
Stock no. 1329705
Published by Elliott And Thompson Limited. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Journey Through the Fields & Foods of Modern Britain. Exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 237 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781783963058. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly stained.

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THE ROMANCE OF THE ROAD
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1329698
Published by Bracken Books. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reproduction of the first 1928 edition. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. A story of inns, roads, coaches and travellers. ISBN: 1851700013. Spine and corners bumped. Pale browning and foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and front panel and is creased at top edges.

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