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NORFOLK & THE GRAND TOUR
Written by Andrew W. Moore.
Stock no. 1830761
Published by Norfolk Museums Service. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

This book explores the origins of some of the finest art collections in Britain, tracing the travels and souvenirs of those Norfolk gentlemen who went on the Grand Tour of Europe throughout the eighteenth century. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 168 pages including index. ISBN: 0903101491. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block has some minor foxing and minimal grubbiness. Contents clean.

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.

COX'S COUNTY WHO'S WHO SERIES: NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE 1912
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830111
Published by Horace Cox. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

A Who's Who in three counties. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Advertisements to front and rear. Spine is faded, browned and marked. Boards a little scuffed and lightly marked. Text block browned. Some minor foxing present, mainly to prelims and page edges. Name in ink and 'Swatham Vicarage' blind stamp to top of first page of Who's Who in Norfolk, grubby mark to top of same page, not affecting text.

THE GREAT GALE
Written by Hester Burton. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328832
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library No. 12. The story of the floods that swept the Norfolk coats in 1953. Red boards, silver title to spine. 207 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192770527. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink and a crease to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut with a couple of small, light marks to rear panel.

THE WHITE DRAGON
Written by Richard Garnett. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 1328798
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mark Rutter's adventures at Fen Burton. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 166 pages. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Slight bumping to spine. Printed price on front flap of dustwrapper has been covered with a 'new' price stick (£2.50 net). Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and slight browning to spine of wrapper.

FLORA OF NORFOLK
Written by C.P. Petch; E.L. Swann.
Stock no. 1828932
Published by Jarrold and Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the distribution and status of the Norfolk flora. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 288 pages. Lower edge of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, edge-creased, 1.5" closed tear to top front fold.

SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CAISTER CASTLE
Written by Dawson W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827724
Published by Whittaker & Co.. 1st 1842. Almost very good condition.

Full title is: Sketch of the History of Caister Castle, Near Yarmouth; Including Biographical Notices of Sir John Fastolfe and of Different Individuals of the Paston Family. Edited by Dawson Turner. Cloth boards with blind tooling and borders to both sides. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Pedigree of Paston family folds-out to rear. Spine browned, worn & frayed at top & tail. Boards a little marked. Some scattered foxing mainly to margins.

REDISCOVERING RAILWAYS: NORFOLK PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Des Saunders; Richard Adderson.
Stock no. 1327065
Published by Past & Present Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

A pictorial record of the county's railways past and present. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1858951445. Minimal rubbing to corners. Very pale page edge browning else contents fine.

SPADES AND FEATHERS
Written by Tyler Whittle. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard; Tyler Whittle.
Stock no. 1323186
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Searching for the lost plate of a ruined Norfolk monastery is the main theme of this story. Peach boards with black title to spine and small avocet vignette to front cover. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of Crome's Broad. Some slightly bumped. Some very slightly browning to lower cover edges. Small patch of white paper transfer to base of spine (from dustwrapper). Contents are foxed and browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed on verso with damp stains to edges and tape repairs on verso.

BOULTON & PAUL AIRCRAFT
Written by Gordon Kinsey.
Stock no. 2138430
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a company spanning almost two hundred years and of their achievements within the history of aviation. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ix and 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0861380851. Spine very slightly bumped. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

FLYING LIVES WITH A NORFOLK THEME
Written by Peter B. Gunn.
Stock no. 2136267
Published by Peter B. Gunn. 1st 2010. Almost very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780954277017. Fading to spine, with half inch tear to base. Creasing to rear cover.

THE BIRDS OF GREAT YARMOUTH
Written by Peter R. Allard.
Stock no. 2127742
Published by Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society. 1990. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0950113034. Some edge wear. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Some browning and foxing.