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CRANHAM: THE HISTORY OF A COTSWOLD VILLAGE
Written by Cranham Local History Society.
Stock no. 1830833
Published by Cranham Local History Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Rearched and written by members of the Cranham Local History Society. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 308 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0953633926. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Boards clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss).

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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830831
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the landowner families of the 15th - 19th centuries drawn from county and estate records, and illuminated with revealing glimpses of everyday life - from diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and personal and official correspondence. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 269 pages including index. ISBN: 0862995841. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TALES OF A SUSSEX FAMILY FARM: LIFE AT FRITHWOOD 1949-1997
Written by Angela M. Lerwill.
Stock no. 1830825
Published by The Choir Press. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition.

Farming and family life are at the heart of this delightful memoir set in the Sussex countryside. From 1949-1997, Frithwood Farm was the cherished home of the Lerwill family. Although an idyllic location for the youngsters to grow up in, it was hard work for their parents as they tended the land and cared for the animals - as well as their own brood. Matt green boards. xiii and 230 pages. ISBN: 9781789633399. One corner crease else a fine copy.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1330582
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight rubbing to edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little browned to spine.

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ST HELENA BRITANNICA: STUDIES IN SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND HISTORY
Written by Trevor W. Hearl; Alexander Hugo Schulenburg.
Stock no. 1830817
Published by Society Of Friends Of St Helena. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

These papers had previously been published only as typescript leaflets and in small specialist journals. The chapters cover aspects of St Helena's history from its discovery in the 1950s, including sixteenth and seventeenth century visitors and surgeons, East Indis shipping, the island's Huguenots and Baptists, telegraphs, and the Napoleonic period, island merchants, horse racing, Darwin and other natural historians, church memorials, photography and publishing, as well as St Helena's role as a whaling port and coaling station. Edited by Alexander Hugo Schulenburg. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxxiv and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957491809. Couple of tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Inscription in ink to dedication page. Else a clean copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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PORTRAITS OF ISLANDS
Written by Eileen Molony; John Betjeman; Clough Williams-Ellis.
Stock no. 1830815
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Islands around the British coast. Edited by Eileen Molony. Including items by John Betjeman, Clough Williams-Ellis and others. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 147 pages. Spine lightly faded, boards lightly marked/stained. Minor foxing to text block. Name in ink stamped and written in biro to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, foxerd, and edge-worn/rubbed, small closed tear to top front edge with tiny amount of loss.

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BRISTOL & CLIFTON SLAVE TRADE TRAILS
Written by Terry Townsend.
Stock no. 1830814
Published by PiXZ Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

For much of the eighteenth century, Bristol was England's second city and, between 1730 and 1745, its premier slaving port. This book presents the drama of that period through six discovery trails. Maps, detailed directions and over 150 colour photographs help bring the story to life. Pictorial boards. 128 pages. ISBN: 9780857101044. A lovely copy.

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CATHEDRAL CATS
Written by Richard Surman.
Stock no. 1830808
Published by Harper Collins Religious. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book to enchant cat lovers everywhere, and perhaps the most unusual guide to British cathedrals ever produced! Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Striking colour photographs by the author. 87 pages. ISBN: 000627658X. Clear laminate covering dustwrapper has been stuck to the boards with tape at top and tail of flaps. Text block has tiny foxspots. 'Christmas 1994' written in ink to top of verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. A few marks to clear laminate and light scuffing.

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GEOLOGY EXPLAINED IN THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE WYE VALLEY
Written by William Dreghorn. Illustrated by William Dreghorn.
Stock no. 1830807
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to explain geology in terms of scenery in an area which is not only of outstanding scenic beauty but in which can also be found almost every known rock formation in Britain. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0715342630. Boards clean. Text block has some foxing, mostly to the top edge. Couple of top corner creases (again, minor). Otherwise contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, damp stained and grubby.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330569
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at top of spine.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330564
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. A few tiny white spots to covers. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is slightly worn to top of spine.

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ABERDEEN: AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE CITY'S PAST (MONOGRAPH 19)
Written by Alison S. Cameron; Judith A. Stones. Illustrated by Jan Dunbar; Tracey Johnston; Ingrid Stephenson; Clare Yarrington.
Stock no. 1830771
Published by Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Excavations at seven major sites within the medieval burgh. Edited by Alison S Cameron & Judith A Stones. Large, oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. B/w illustrations. xvi and 336 pages including fold-out 3-dimensional map to rear. ISBN: 0903903199. Minor marks to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.

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