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THE BIRMINGHAM JEWELLERY QUARTER: AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF THE MANUFACTORIES
Written by John Cattell; Sheila Ely; Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1823431
Published by English Heritage.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is remarkable for its dense concentration of converted houses, factories and specialist buildings: a particular combination of structures associated with jewellery and metalworking which does not seem to exist anywhere else in the world. This book describes the development of the Quarter and the various building types in contains. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1873592485. Small dint to rear spine edge of boards and dustwrapper (as if something heavy was dropped on it). Else a fine copy.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY HOUSES 1600-1914
Written by Ian Gow; Alistair Rowan.
Stock no. 1823405
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An insight into the Scottish country house in all its many guises, including much new research on significant but less familiar houses such as Kinneil, Relugas and Dunrobin. Pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0748610774. Spine is faded to the degree that the title cannot be read on spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- BUILDINGS
LEICESTER ABBEY: MEDIEVAL HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND MANUSCRIPT STUDIES
Written by Joanna Story; Jill Bourne; Richard Buckley.
Stock no. 2136584
Published by The Leicestershire Archaeological And Historical Society.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon boards, larger format. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780954238810. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper edges have some wear.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- LEICESTERSHIRE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE
Written by Paul Everson; Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1322488
Published by Manchester University Press.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Studies presented to Christopher Taylor. Black boards, silver titles to spine and front cover. 198 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0719047676. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a tiny nick at base of spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- LANDSCAPE
DORSET IN THE AGE OF STEAM
Written by Peter Stanier.
Stock no. 1322451
Published by Dorset Books.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A history and archaeology of Dorset Industry c.1750-1950. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871164907. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE MAN WHO MADE BEAMISH
Written by Frank Atkinson.
Stock no. 1322450
Published by Northern Books.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An autobiography of the man who opened the first Open Air Museum in England. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953573001. SIGNED by author with a dedication to Marilyn to title-page. Spine bumped. Light veritcal mark to centre of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top and tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- NORTH EAST UK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE EARLY TUDOR COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Maurice Howard.
Stock no. 1322441
Published by George Philip.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Architecture and politics 1490-1550. Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0540011193. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few tiny marks to front cover. Small white address label to front free-endpaper. Some pencil erasure marks to top corner of half title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
- BUILDINGS
- HOMES AND HOUSING
THE BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Christopher Christie.
Stock no. 1322422
Published by Manchester University Press.
1st
2000.
Very good condition.
The British country house during the period 1700-1830 - the role and rank of the family and servants, furniture, landscape, architecture, painting, sculpture, style, food and entertainment. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 333 pages. ISBN: 0719047250. Spine faded with slight rubbing at top and tail. A few tiny marks to text block.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- ARCHITECTURE
METAL MINES OF LLANENGAN
Written by John Bennett; Robert Vernon.
Stock no. 1322419
Published by Gwydyr Mines Publications.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Mining ventures in a North Wales Parish. Dark grey boards with black titles to spine and front cover. 149 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0951479881. Spine slightly bumped. A few very light marks to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges. Includes a SIGNED letter from the author (Vernon).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
- MINING
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ROADS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE ARISTOCRACY IN ENGLAND 1660-1914
Written by J.V. Beckett.
Stock no. 1322415
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Grey boards, silver title to spine. 512 pages. ISBN: 0631133917. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROADS
- EAST MIDLANDS
- YORKSHIRE
- DERBYSHIRE
- HORSES
- BRIDGES
- TRANSPORT