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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF THE LAKE DISTRICT
Written by John Parker.
Stock no. 1331347
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Series No. 74. With 8 Colour plates and 67 Black and white photographs. Small format. Dark blue boards. ISBN: 0723215707. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some very slight fading to top and tail of spine. Top ege of textblock is slightly foxed. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned.

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 BOOK OF LLANDAF AND THE NORMAN CHURCH IN WALES
Written by John Reuben Davies.
Stock no. 1831478
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Studies in Celtic History XXI. This book explores the ecclesiastical and political transformation of south-east Wales in the later eleventh and early twelfth centuries. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and blue title to front. xii and 242 pages including index. ISBN: 1843830248. A few light scuffs to boards else a lovely copy.

BRYCHEINIOG VOLUME XI: THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE PART III. THE BRECON DISTRICT
Written by S.R. Jones; J.T. Smith.
Stock no. 1831472
Published by The Brecknock Society. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Based on field-work undertaken in connection with a course for teachers, the aim of which was to provide material for the study of local history and to do this by arousing an interest in the buildings of the countryside and a visual awareness of them. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos & drawings. 148 pages. Covers marked, spine faded, neat name in ink across top edge of front cover. Some creasing to rear cover and corner tips of contents. Some pencil annotation and a few minor marks to contents.

THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

EDINBURGH
Written by Rosaline Masson. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 1831470
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1912. Almost very good condition.

20 colour plates with captioned paper guards. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Reprint with slight alterations. Top edge gilt. A & C Black Colour Book from the 7/6 series. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Top & tail of spine lightly worn with a few small nicks. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Thick blue-tip pen gift inscription to free front endpaper. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

SCOTTISH LIFE AND SOCIETY: A COMPENDIUM OF SCOTTISH ETHNOLOGY VOLUME 3: SCOTLAND'S BUILDINGS
Written by Geoffrey Stell; John Shaw; Susan Storrier.
Stock no. 1831468
Published by Tuckwell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Architectural structures of Scotland and their historical context are discussed in this wide-ranging historical work. A variety of structures, from castles to community buildings, are considered in relation to their involvement and impact on the surrounding communities. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Edited by Geoffrey Stell et al. xxxii and 761 pages including index. ISBN: 186232123X. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to front panel and spine, some fading to rear panel, light creasing. Book itself is clean.

THE STONE OF DESTINY: ARTEFACT AND ICON (MONOGRAPH SERIES No. 22)
Written by Richard Welander; David J. Breeze; Thomas Owen Clancy.
Stock no. 1831426
Published by Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

The return of the Stone of Destiny to Scotland on St Andrew's Day 1996, after an absence of 700 years, was an event that rekindled interest in the origins and eventful life of this unparalleled piece of Scottish history. In response to that interest, a conference to look at all aspects of this 'sub-rectangular block of sandstone' was organised by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Historic Scotland. This book grew out of that gathering and its distinguished authors range far and wide in looking at the Stone as both object and symbol. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations and a few colour photos. xvii and 283 pages including index. ISBN: 0903903229. A very nice copy.

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.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT PART 2
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831424
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From the Coming of the Normans into Wales Down to the Present Time. Volume 4 Part 2. Facsimile of the 1932 edition. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952000954. Boards and contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF TRELECH
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831422
Published by Academy Books. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 Part 2 of A History of Monmouthshire from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of the 1913 edition. ISBN: 1873361165. Boards clean. Tiny closed tear (no loss) to vertical edge of free front endpaper else contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is clean. A lovely copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF RAGLAN
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831421
Published by Academy Books. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 Part 1 of A History of Monmouthshire from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of 1914 edition. 128 pages. ISBN: 1873361157. Top front corner of boards bumped else boards clean. Contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and has a few minor marks. A very nice copy.