SCENES OF CHILDHOOD VOL II: MORE MEMORIES OF A FOREST OF DEAN CHILDHOOD
Written by Bernard Kear. Illustrated by Bernard Kear.
Stock no. 1830489
Published by Thornhill Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0946328455. Cover edges very lightly rubbed. Pages 83-86 have a small nick to the vertical margin. Otherwise, a lovely copy.

WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES VOLUME THREE: THE COTSWOLD AREA
Written by Eric R. Delderfield.
Stock no. 1830484
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author tells the eventful stories of fifteen historic homes in the Cotswolds area and of the families who built them through successive generations. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 124 pages including index. ISBN: 0715360892. Endpapers lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly 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.

STORIES OF WEST COUNTRY FOLK
Written by .
Stock no. 1830433
Published by R.H. Johns Limited. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

All lovers of the English country-side and its village folk will be fascinated by this volume of stories by a masterly writer whose previous books have met with such a favourable reception. Limited Edition, numbered and signed by the author. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge green. 178 pages. Spine discoloured to top and tail. A few minor white marks to boards. A small area of surface paper loss to lower corner of front pastedown which is hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper. A few minor marks and light foxing to prelims. This is copy 458 SIGNED by the author. Price-ut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners, grubby, small patch of surface paper loss to top of front panel.

MINCHINHAMPTON AND AVENING
Written by Arthur Twisden Playne.
Stock no. 1830394
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally appearing in monthly papers to the Minchinhampton Parish Magazine during the year 1913 and part of 1914. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0904387259. A few minor marks to boards. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF SOMERSET
Written by Jane Penoyre; et al.
Stock no. 1830251
Published by Somerset Books. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book, illustratd by photographs and drawings of local stones, building styles, house plans, roof structure and the more decorative features of the houses, explores the local traditional buildings thate extend in date here, from the late thirteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth. Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings and plans. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9780861834075. Reprint. Tiny pinhole to lower front spine edge and light rubbing to base of spine. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has some minor foxing to verso, not visible to front.

SECRET GARDENS OF THE COTSWOLDS: A PERSONAL TOUR OF 20 PRIVATE GARDENS
Written by Victoria Summerley.
Stock no. 1830184
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. Circa 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Unearthing the fascinating stories of the plants and people behind some of the greatest gardens in the Cotswolds. Some of the gardens are strictly private, while others regularly open to visitors, but all can now be savoured and enjoyed along with those who know them best. Large format. Light brown cloth boards, brown title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711235274. Reprint. Light shelf-rubbing to spine and corners else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC
Written by Nigel Coombes.
Stock no. 1830168
Published by Twelveheads Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story of the Campbells Excursion Trade Steamers based at Bristol. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 120 pages. ISBN: 0906294347. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards lightly marked with tiny specks, base of spine shelf-rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and spine edge at front and rear, light scuffing, rubbing to top & tail of spine, small closed tear to lower corner of front flap (no loss).

THE WILTSHIRE COTSWOLDS (EXPLORING HISTORIC WILTSHIRE 3)
Written by Ken Watts.
Stock no. 1830027
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

The Wiltshire Cotswolds on the county's north-western fring. An unassuming but fascinating and attractive region, which extends from Bradford on Avon in the south, through Corsham, Sherston and Malmesbury to the Cotswold Water Park and Cricklade in the north. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ix and 290 pages including index. ISBN: 9780946418657. Edges lightly rubbed, text block very slightly grubby. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND THEN MEETS NOW
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1329725
Published by Dorset Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking at the borough's history through maps which date from the Tudor period up to the twentieth century. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w maps and colour photos. ISBN: 9781871164862. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill; Sally Birch.
Stock no. 1329722
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The architecture of the Cotswolds in terms of its characteristic building material, Cotswold stone, and a practical and informative guide to its use and care. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0750903228. SIGNED by Birch to title-page (by means of dedication). Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and to front edge, small tear to base of spine.

THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1329715
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.