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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME I NORTHERN BRITAIN: INCORPORATING THE MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829563
Published by Illuminata Publishers.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the first) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xv and 415 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0953784525. Boards bright and clean. Text block very slightly marked. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MOSAICS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- EAST MIDLANDS
- EAST ANGLIA
THE ROMANO-BRITISH VILLA AT CASTLE COPSE, GREAT BEDWYN
Written by Eric Hostetter; Thomas Noble Howe; et al.
Stock no. 1829536
Published by Indiana University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This volume presents the results of a systematic study of the ruins of the large Roman courtyard villa at Castle Copse, located near the village of Great Bedwyn, in southwest England. Edited by Hostetter and Howe with contributions by many others. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxiv and 550 pages including index. ISBN: 0253328020. Spine is slightly concave. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.
KEEPERS OF THE SEA: THE STORY OF THE TRINITY HOUSE YACHTS AND TENDERS
Written by Richard Woodman.
Stock no. 1829483
Published by Chaffcutter Books.
2nd
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Originally published by Terence Dalton Limited in 1983. This is an updated, expanded and re-formatted edition. The history of Lighthouse tenders. T.H.V. Satellite (1924-1961), Profile, Main Deck Plan and Bridge Deck 7 Hold loose fold-out drawings included inside the back cover and are part of this book. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos and a few colour. 240 pages. ISBN: 0953242285. A lovely copy. Loose fold-out drawings are present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- LIGHTHOUSES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
RNLI MOTOR LIFEBOATS
Written by Nicholas Leach.
Stock no. 1829472
Published by Landmark Publishing.
1st
2005.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The History and Development of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's motor lifeboats. Large format. B/w photos and diagrams. 160 pages includes index. ISBN: 1843062011. Bump to top of spine at both front and rear edge. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased at top of spine where bumping has occurred.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- LIFEBOATS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MAUD
Written by Maud Berkeley; Flora Fraser; Elizabeth Longford.
Stock no. 1829418
Published by Secker & Warburg.
1st
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Diaries of Maud Berkeley, a remarkable Victorian middle class woman. Adapted by Flora Fraser. Introduction by Elizabeth Longford. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0436256770. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine. Lingering musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- VICTORIAN
- ISLE OF WIGHT
- BIOGRAPHY
MAP OF ROMAN BRITAIN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829411
Published by Ordnance Survey.
3rd
1956.
Almost very good condition.
Card wraps. Third Edition. 43 pages with folding colour map to rear. Scale: 16 miles to one inch. Covers lightly browned, edge-worn, small closed tear to front spine edge, a little loss to lower front corner. Name in ink crossed out to top of title page. Top corner of page 43 torn away and a little of the lower corner of same page (not affecting text). Blank verso of page 43 is spattered with different coloured paint spots and a grubby mark. Verso of map is grubby, map is a little browned especially on folds, lower half of map is grubby and has a few paint splashes near the Bristol Channel. Still a tidy working copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- MAP
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROMAN
ILLUSTRATIONS OF OLD BIDEFORD: VOLUME NINE
Written by Peter Christie.
Stock no. 1829400
Published by Edward Gaskell Publishers.
1st
2016.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos of times-gone-by. 158 pages. ISBN: 9781906769703. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Light waving to contents else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TWO VILLAGES
Written by R.F. Bidgood.
Stock no. 1829391
2nd
Very good condition.
2nd Edition. The story of Mortehoe and Woolacombe. Grey pictorial card wraps. Staple bound booklet. B/w photos. 64 pages plus folding map to rear. Undated. Spine browned. Staples rusting but still firm. Small previous owner label to inside front cover. Text block browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE "NIGHTINGALE" SCANDAL
Written by Stanley Thomas.
Illustrated by John Dyke.
Stock no. 1829390
Published by Gazette Printing Service.
1st
1959.
Very good condition.
Lundy & North Devon in the 18th century. An account of the career of a merchant of the 18th century; a man no better and, perhaps, no worse than his contemporaries, who traded from a small port in Devonshire, but whose name became known throughout the land, Thomas Benson. Pictorial cardwrap booklet with staple binding. A few b/w drawings. 75 pages. Edges lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded to rear. Staples are rusting with some bleeding but still firm. Tiny foxspots to text block.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- LUNDY
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
THE GLOSTERS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A COUNTY REGIMENT
Written by Christopher Newbould; Christine Beresford.
Stock no. 1829373
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Gloucestershire Regiment was formed nearly 300 years ago, and is perhaps best known as the only regiment of the British Army which is permitted to wear its badge at the back of the cap as well as the front. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 143 pages including index. ISBN: 0750900415. Front joint pulled but binding tight. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARMY
LONDON: PORTRAIT OF A CITY
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1829366
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Compiled by Roger Hudson. From Romans through to the Nineties. Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 272 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with a minor bump to one corner.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHEPSTOW A POEM
Written by Edward Davies; Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1329117
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1967.
Very good condition.
1011 copies printed. Card wrap booklet. 19 pages. Staples are rusty. A few tiny foxspots to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- POETRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)