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CORNWALL AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by A.K. Hamilton Jenkin; Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Stock no. 1831634
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1946. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprising Cornish Seafarers, Cornwall and the Cornish, Cornish Homes and Customs. Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xvi and 487 pages including index. Reprint. Minor spotting to front board. A few minor foxspots present, mainly to prelims and text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby with a few tiny chips, top corner of front flap has been torn away.

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH 1770-1914
Written by John F. Travis.
Stock no. 1831618
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Author John Travis has compiled a tremendous amount of historical information about the development of both Lynton and Lynmouth in the outstandingly beautiful north coast villages of Devon. To read how both small hamlets grew into ever popular coastal resorts through the centuries is a fascinating read. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 1859830234. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to free front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge.

UNFORGOTTEN EXMOOR: WORDS AND PICTURES FROM A VANISHED ERA VOLUME ONE
Written by David Ramsay; et al.
Stock no. 1831616
Published by Rare Books And Berry. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This collection of reminiscences of Exmoor people, in their own words and family photographs, chronicles a world which is barely recognisable today. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 9780955711985. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and a little scuffed. Else a lovely copy.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE I: THE COTSWOLDS (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; David Verey; Alan Brooks.
Stock no. 1831609
Published by Yale University Press. 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Extensively revised and expanded. The celebrated architecture of the Cotswold villages - stone-built manor houses, cottages, and medieval churches - is covered in full. Longer entries describe market towns such as Cirencester, Fairford and Chipping Camptden, with their great wool churches, almshouses, and charming civic buildings. Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, diagrams and illustrations. 826 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300096040. Reprint. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. A lovely copy.

WINGS OVER GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by John Rennison.
Stock no. 1831602
Published by Piccadilly Publishing. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An account of the air war over Gloucestershire during the second world war. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0951404709. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a very nice copy.

THE STORY OF BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY 1939-1991
Written by Alan Hodgson.
Stock no. 1831539
Published by The Bristol Waterworks Company. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 137 pages including index. A lovely copy with just a few signs of wear.

THE VOICES OF MOREBATH: REFORMATION AND REBELLION IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1831523
Published by Yale University Press. Circa 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book chronicles the coming of the English Reformation to a small village in sixteenth-century Devonshire. Duffy tells the story of Morebath through the eyes of its boisterous vicar, Sir Christopher Trychay, who kept exceptionally detailed records during his fifty-four year career in the village. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xv and 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0300091850. Second printing. A clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a narrow band of fading to vertical front edge of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

ROMAN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tim Copeland.
Stock no. 1831505
Published by The History Press. 2015. Nearly fine condition.

An examination of the area now known as Gloucestershire in the later Iron Age and Roman periods. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9780752457833. Reprint. A lovely copy.

BORN AN OPTIMIST
Written by Jean Lee.
Stock no. 1331340
Published by M.I.P.I. PUBLISHING. 2nd 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Story of Geoffrey Groves, Inventor. Second (revised) edition. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095405590X. Minimal rubbing at edges and minimal fading to spine.

THE RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH AVON & SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1400-1720 (MONOGRAPH No. 6)
Written by Linda J. Hall.
Stock no. 1831425
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In this monograph, the author has listed andm apped all the houses of north Avon and sought Gloucestershire of her study period known to her at December 1981 and her Gazetteer comprises a detailed description i nnote form of a major selection of them, fully planned and illustrated. Large format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & plans. xvii (including subscribers list) and 316 pages including index. Card covers lightly foxed, damp staining to top edges. Text block and top margins damp stained (does not affect text). Otherwise, a nice, tight copy.

BORN AN OPTIMIST
Written by Jean Lee.
Stock no. 1331262
Published by M.I.P.I. PUBLISHING. 2nd 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Story of Geoffrey Groves, Inventor. Second (revised) edition. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095405590X. Tiny spot to lower edge of textblock by spine and minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

A WEEK'S HOLIDAY IN THE FOREST OF DEAN
Written by John Bellows.
Stock no. 1831383
Published by John Bellows Ltd.. 1965. Very good condition.

Eighth Edition, revised and brought up to date. Being a Series of Detaileed Itineraries embracing all areas of the Forest for the guidance of walkers, cyclists and tourists. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos, maps & illustrations. 70 pages including index plus adverts to front and rear. Covers slightly grubby, very lightly edge-rubbed. Light page browning else contents clean.