MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830695
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the 'idleness and dissipation' of his rakish existence in London to his travels to Madras, Calcutta and Jamaica. Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a long score mark to one side and is a little scuffed.

THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey. Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1830694
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by David Vaisey. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xxxix and 443 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

TOWNLIFE IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY SCOTLAND
Written by Elizabeth Ewan.
Stock no. 1830663
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete picture of Scottish medieval townlife. In particular, the conditions of life, government, property-holding, trade and industry, the sense of community and the place of the burgh within the wider realm of scotland. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ix and 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0748601287. A few marks to boards. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE HAFOD
Written by George Cumberland; Jennifer Macve; Donald Moore; Andrew Sclater. Illustrated by Thomas Jones.
Stock no. 1830662
Published by The Hafod Trust. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

At the close of the eighteenth century, the isolated Cardiganshire estate of Hafod was an essential destination for the early tourist in Wales. Its owner, Thomas Johnes (1748-1816), transformed the wild country into a paradise, practising the most advanced Picturesque landscaping of his day. An Attempt to Describe Hafod, published in 1796, provided the fullest account of the aesthetic experience of Hafod, as viewed from Johnes' extensive walks. Its author, George Cumberland, was a close friend of Johnes. This edition is produced to mark the 200th anniversary of its first publication, the original text and map are reproduced in facsimile. Also an introductory essay by Donald Moore. Cream cardwraps. B/w illustrations. viii and 50 numbered pages. ISBN: 0952794101. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

KEW PAST
Written by David Blomfield.
Stock no. 1830644
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew is famous for its great Botanic Gardens and those who created them as well as being the home of Tudor kingmakers, of Georgian kings and of the artists that followed in their train. This is the story of how Kew grew. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Maps to endpapers. vii and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0850339235. Foxing to top edge of text block. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks.

NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830614
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some foxing.

THE EAGLE AND THE HART: THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD II AND HENRY IV
Written by Helen Castor.
Stock no. 1830528
Published by Allen Lane. Circa 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again. One of the strangest and most fateful relationships in English history. A story about power, and masculinity in crisis, and a nation brought to the brink of catastrophe. At its heart, it is the story of two men whose lives were played out in extraordinary parallel, to devastating effect. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos. xxix and 652 pages including index. ISBN: 9780241419328. Third printing. Minor knock to lower edge of boards. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor creases.

THE ENGLISH URBAN RENAISSANCE: CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE PROVINCIAL TOWN 1660-1770
Written by Peter Borsay.
Stock no. 1830523
Published by The Clarendon Press. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to the transformation of the urban landscape and the remarkable expansion in the provision of fashionable public leisure. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. xxii and 416 pages including index. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 0198202555. Reprint. A lovely copy with a sweet odour present.

ENGLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Roy Porter.
Stock no. 1830472
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

A History of England series. Blue decorative cloth. B/w illustrations. 528 pages. Top edge blue. Foxing to edge of text block and also to frontis (pale). Small ink smudge to general editor's preface page to margin and over word 'provides'. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830467
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1989. Slightly better than 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. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, laminate is starting to peel away at rear edges.

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.