LIVED IN LONDON: BLUE PLAQUES AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM
Written by Emily Cole.
Stock no. 1827179
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This attractive, lively and comprehensive book tells the stories behind 800 of the capital's plaques and is arranged geographically by borough and area. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Heavy format. ISBN: 9780300148718. Board edges slightly rubbed, a couple of minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.

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ARMING THE FLEET: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL ORDNANCE YARDS 1770-1945
Written by David Evans.
Stock no. 1825306
Published by Explosion Museum Of Naval Firepower; English Heritage. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

The complete history of Britain's naval ordnance yards, which were built for the storage and manipulation of armaments and explosives, from the early conversion of fortifications to the underground strongholds of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 9780955363207. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Minor mark to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE WORKHOUSE: A STUDY OF POOR-LAW BUILDINGS IN ENGLAND
Written by Kathryn Morrison.
Stock no. 1823445
Published by English Heritage; Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recognising that an undervalued and poorly understood category of building was in danger of simply being lost, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England has attempted to make a record of these structures against their historical background. A story of the student of social history, as much as for the professional architectural historian. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Previous owner's address label to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, lightly faded to spine & worn at top of same, minor scuffing to rear panel. ISBN: 1873592361. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Previous owner's address label to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, slightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.

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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.

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TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF TIMBERS FROM BLACKFRIARS PRIORY, LADYBELLGATE STREET, GLOUCESTER
Written by R.E. Howard; R.R. Laxton; C.D. Litton.
Stock no. 817118
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Black spine. Pictorial card wraps. B/w diagrams. ISSN: 1473-9224.

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