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NORFOLK I: NORWICH AND NORTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1830524
Published by Penguin. 2nd 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Black vinyl cloth boards, gilt title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w maps, plans and photos. 796 pages including index. ISBN: 0140710582. Text block very slightly browned. Pages 593-600 mis-cut by printer to top margins (not affecting text). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE ENGLISH URBAN RENAISSANCE: CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE PROVINCIAL TOWN 1660-1770
Written by Peter Borsay.
Stock no. 1830523
Published by The Clarendon Press. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to the transformation of the urban landscape and the remarkable expansion in the provision of fashionable public leisure. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. xxii and 416 pages including index. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 0198202555. Reprint. A lovely copy with a sweet odour present.

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Written by John Steinbeck; Studs Terkel. Illustrated by Bonnie Christensen.
Stock no. 1830522
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Studs Terkel. Blue cloth pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 473 pages. Text block slightly browned else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a small mark to one side.

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JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER CAPTAIN FITZ ROY
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1830520
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Introduction by Richard Keynes. Blue cloth with printed design in black and gilt. Colour & b/w plates. Maps to endpapers. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 518 pages including index. Spine lightly faded. Headbands starting to come away from outer spine. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WHAT ARE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD?
Written by Peter D'Epiro; Mary Desmond Pinkowish. Illustrated by Richard Beards.
Stock no. 1830519
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

And 60 Other Great Cultural Questions. Black cloth spine with gilt title, colourful pictorial paper boards. Brown endpapers. B/w illustrations. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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THE CANTERBURY TALES
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer; David Wright.
Stock no. 1830518
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

A verse translation with an introduction and notes by David Wright. Red cloth spine with gilt title, cream paper boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. xxii and 519 pages. Fourth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is light faded at edges and lightly scuffed.

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THE STONES OF VENICE
Written by John Ruskin; Jan Morris. Illustrated by John Ruskin.
Stock no. 1830517
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Stones of Venice was originally published in 3 volumes between 1851 and 1853. Ruskin believed that the best of Gothic architecture was to be found in Venice. This edition is in beautiful terracotta pictorial cloth with colour plates by Ruskin. Edited and Introduced by Jan Morris. Top edge terracotta. xlvi and 350 pages includes index. Headband to top of spine has come unglued from the outer spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
Written by Alexis De Tocqueville; Harvey C. Mansfield; Delba Winthrop.
Stock no. 1830516
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

A classic study of the American republic. Translated, edited, and with an introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop. Red cloth, gilt titles. Top edge red. Colour maps to endpapers. xcix and 722 pages including index. Couple of brown spots to vertical edge of text block. Headband to top of spine is unglued from the outer spine. Else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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VANITY FAIR
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray; Fay Weldon. Illustrated by Roland Pym.
Stock no. 1830515
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Fay Weldon. Blue decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. xvii and 682 pages. spine very slightly faded, light rubbing to lower edges. Text block a little grubby, mainly to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a minor mark to one side. A very nice copy.

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IS HE POPENJOY?
Written by Anthony Trollope; David Skilton. Illustrated by Kate Aldous.
Stock no. 1830513
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by David Skilton. Maroon cloth spine with black title labels and gilt title. Pink boards with maroon floral border. Top edge maroon. B/w illustrations. xxi and 510 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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MARION FAY: A NOVEL
Written by Anthony Trollope; J.. Hillis Miller. Illustrated by Rod Waters.
Stock no. 1830510
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by J. Hillis Miller. Blue cloth spine with black title label and gilt title. Pale lilac paper boards with blue floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. xxi and 502 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE KELLYS AND THE O'KELLYS: OR LANDLORDS AND TENANTS
Written by Anthony Trollope; Terence De Vere White. Illustrated by Alexy Pendle.
Stock no. 1830509
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Terence de Vere White. Green cloth spine with black title blocks and gilt title. Cream paper boards with green floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. xvi and 424 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some slight fading at edges.

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