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BRIGHTLING G.B.
Some Particulars relating to the History and Antiquities of Carshalton. Compiled from the best Authorities by George R. Brightling [Facsimile re-issue].
Sm. 8vo., with sepia-toned photographs in the text; cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Brightling's history was first published in 1872. The present work is a high quality facsimile re-issue of the second (and best) edition of 1882.
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BROWN R.H.
Footpath Guides No. 25. Hampshire Highlands. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy in unclipped cartographic dustwrapper.
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BURN A.R.
The Romans in Britain. An Anthology of Inscriptions. With Translations and a Running Commentary. [Second Edition].
8vo., Second Edition, with plates, small neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter laminated to boards. Expanded version of the first edition of 1932. Bonser, 305 (recording the first edition)
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BURROWS V.E.
The Tramways of Southend-on-Sea. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title, numerous photographs in the text and a large folding plan mounted on rear free endpaper; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first detailed history of the tramways of any seaside resort. Appendices include comprehensive schedule of rolling stock, tramways overseas and list of subscribers. Uncommon in this condition.
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BURTON S.H.
The Coasts of Cornwall.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 16 plates; some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; cloth, gilt back, upper joint bumped near headband else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one neat marginal repair on rear panel.
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BUSBY Richard J.
The Book of Welwyn. The Story of the Five Villages and the Garden City. SIGNED NUMBERED COPY
Sm. folio., Limited Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text and endpaper maps; cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter unevenly sunned at edges. EDITION LIMITED TO AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 418).
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COBBETT William
Rural Rides. An Abridgement with Biographical Introduction. [Illustrations by Thomas Bewick and John Nash]I.
8vo., First Edition thus, with title-vignette and numerous illustrations in the text; original brown cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A valuable introduction to the writer-politician and his most famous work. The illustrations include five by John Nash and many by Bewick.
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COCHRANE C.
The Lost Roads of Wessex.
8vo., First US Edition, with numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Standard reference, published simultaneously with David & Charles' UK edition.
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CAFFYN J.
Sussex Schools in the 18th Century. Schooling Provision, Schoolteachers and Scholars.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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CHAPMAN G.
Box Hill.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous monochrome plates, and illustrations and a double-page map in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this copy out-of-series). The best modern history, detailed and well-written, and covering natural history, ecology and literary history.
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CLARKE Patricia A.
Pinner, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane. A Pictorial History.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece map and numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text, contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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CLUNESS Andrew T.
The County Books. The Shetland Isles. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 48 plates and large folding map, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original series binding of green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lined at edges with adhesive tape. Published in Hale's seminal 'County Books' series.
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CLUNN Harold P.
The Face of the Home Counties. Portrayed in a Series of Eighteen Week-End Drives from London. New and Revised [Second] Edition.
8vo., Second and Best Edition, with a frontispiece and 103 plates on 64; cloth gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges. Written to capitalise on the enormous success of 'The Face of London', Clunn's sequel was first published in 1936. This edition is thoroughly revised, updated and benefits from a large number of new illustrations.
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COCKIN Maurice S.
A Story-Book about Mortlake and her Church. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 5 plates on 3 and a double-page plate, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one tape repair on front panel and medium-size piece (not affecting text) missing from rear panel. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
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COOPER E.R.
Mardles from Suffolk. Tales of the South Folk. By one of them.
8vo., First Edition, neat signature on front free endpaper; original cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter wanting half of backstrip and with minor loss at edges. Scarce in the dustwrapper. Steward, 395.
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COURLANDER Kathleen
Richmond [Surrey]. From Kew Green to Ham Common. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 50 plates (one double-page) on 30, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter a little browned at backstrip. One of the most elusive titles in Batsford's remarkable 'British Towns and Cities' series.
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CRACKNELL Basil E.B.E.
Portrait of Surrey. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and a double-page map in the text; terracotta tweed cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly sunned at backstrip. Published in Hale's popular 'Portrait' series.
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CRAMPTON Patrick
Stonehenge of the Kings. A People Appear.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 28 plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text, and front endpaper map; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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CROSSLEY D.
The Fuller Letters. Guns, Slaves and Finance 1728-1755.
8vo., First Edition, with 10 plates; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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CRESSWELL Beatrix F.
A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen of the City and County of Exeter. SPLENDID COPY
8vo., Sole Edition, on laid paper; decorative cloth blocked in gilt and blind, gilt back, uncut AND PARTIALLY UNOPENED, very neatly and skilfully recased with new endpapers to style, a near fine copy in the original tissue dustwrapper. very scarce. This is the brightest copy we have seen. Brockett, 15430.
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CRESSWELL Beatrix
A Book of Devonshire Parsons. Book of Devonshire Parsons.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece; original terracotta cloth blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A deceptively valuable guide, compiled principally from principal sources with the author's customary thoroughness. Scarce, especially in this condition. Brockett 15240.
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GIBBONS A.O.
Cerne Abbas. Notes and Speculations on a Dorset Village.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 18 plates on 16 and a folding map; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper, the latter very lightly frayed at upper margin.
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DAVEY R.
East Sussex Land Tax 1785.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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DAVEY R.
East Sussex Parliamentary Deposited Plans 1799-1970. Schemes for Railways, Canals, Harbours, Roads, Tramways, Piers and Public Utilities.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author was formerly County Archivist of East Sussex.
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DAVIES R.
Tarring. A Walk through its History.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper
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DRUETT Walter W.
Harrow through the Ages.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps, some mild foxing (mainly marginal); cloth, gilt back, a remarkably bright, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at head of backstrip. With several relevant cuttings loosely inserted. The first edition is uncommon, and particularly so in the dustwrapper.
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DRUETT Walter W.
Harrow through the Ages. [Third and Revised Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Best Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, and photographs and maps in the text, top faintly spotted; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Druett's standard reference was first published in a small edition in 1935.
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DRUMMOND J.D.
A River runs to War. [The Story of the Clyde in WWII].
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates, inscription on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-marked, and frayed and creased at edges. Variety of extracts emphasising the importance of the Clyde in WWII; includes the sinking of U-33, the explosion of the Maille Breze at Greenock, the sinking of Curacao, TORCH, PQ17, X-craft and Tirpitz, and others. Uncommon, especially in this condition. Enser, p.190; Law, 1801.
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DUNBAR Janet
A Prospect of Richmond. Prospect of Richmond.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with numerous plates, 2 full-page maps in the text and front and rear endpaper maps, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper verso; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With the separately printed errata slip. Meticulously researched account of Richmond in Surrey over 900 years.
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ELLICE E.C.
Place-Names of Glengarry and Glenquoich and their Associations. Second and Revised Edition.
8vo., Second Edition, neat inscription on front free endpaper; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased and frayed at edges. Best Edition and very scarce in this condition, especially in the dustwrapper
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ERWOOD (ed.) P.M.E.
The Railway Enthusiast's Guide [1960].
8vo., with numerous plates; cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped and lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. Ottley 7811
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EVANS George Ewart
From Mouths of Men. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 18 plates on 14 and several illustrations in the text; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The culmination of Evans's studies in oral history, this sequel to 'The Days that we have seen' (1975) concentrates on 'mining' and 'the town'. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.
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EVANS George Ewart
Horse Power and Magic. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with 22 plates on 12 and illustrations in the text; original brown cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. A modern rural classic. Lovely copy of one of the most difficult of Evans' titles. SIGNED COPIES OF ANY OF EVANS' WORKS ARE VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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EVANS George Ewart
The Farm and the Village. With Drawings by R.C. Lambeth. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and numerous illustrations in the text; yellow cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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EVANS George Ewart
The Voices of the Children.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, neat signature on front paste-down; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. The author's second work and first novel. Very scarce, especially in this condition.
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EVANS George Ewart
The Leaping Hare.
8vo., with 29 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. First published by Faber in 1972, this is a comprehensive study of the hare both in its natural setting and in mythology. The original edition is scarce indeed; this reissue itself is rapidly becoming so.
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EVANS George Ewart
The Strength of the Hills. An Autobiography. Illustrated by David Gentleman.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title and numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by David Gentleman. Evans reflects on his life and career from his Welsh childhood to his position as eminent rural historian (particularly of the folk traditions of East Anglia).
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FARR Grahame
Wreck and Rescue on the Coast of Devon. The Story of the South Devon Lifeboats. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 37 plates on 24 and 4 full-page maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Publisher's file copy with neat stamp on front free endpaper.
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FIELD J.
English Field-Names. A Dictionary.
8vo., First Edition; with a frontispiece and a full-page map in the text, top mildly spotted; original yellow cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Scarce, especially in this condition
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FINBERG H.P.R.
Tavistock Abbey. A Study in the Social and Economic History of Devon.
8vo., First Edition, with 2 plates and a folding map; cloth, gilt back, covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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FINBERG H.P.R.
West-Country Historical Studies.
8vo., First Edition, with several maps in the text and a folding map; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. A collection of classic essays, including 'St. Patrick at Glastonbury' and 'The Open Field in Devon', from the Professor Emeritus of English Local History at the University of Leicester. Brockett, 26730.
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FLETCHER J.R.
Short History of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall. Edited and completed by D. John Stephan.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 13 plates on 12, some very light marginal spotting (rather heavier on endpapers); cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly scuffed and soiled.
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FOLEY Winifred
A Child in the Forest. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; pale green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. This delightful story of childhood in the Forest of Dean has become a minor classic following its broadcast by the BBC.
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FORD W.K.
Chichester Diocesan Surveys 1686 and 1724.
8vo., First Edition, with 4 plates and 8 maps; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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FRASER Maxwell
Companion into Somerset. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with sepia-toned frontispiece, 14 sepia-toned plates and front endpaper map; salmon cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Published in Methuen's much-loved 'Companion' series.
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FUSSELL G.E.
The English Countryman. His Life and Work from Tudor Times to the Victorian Age. [Second Edition].
8vo., Second Edition, with 73 plates on 64; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the classic study, originally published by Melrose in 1955.
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GADSDEN E.J.S.
Metropolitan Steam.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 56 plates on 30; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 930.
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GANDY Ida
Round about the Little Steeple. The Story of a Downland Village [Bishops Cannings] and its Parson in the Seventeenth Century.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and endpaper maps; cloth, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GOODWYN E.A.
East Anglian Reminiscences.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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GRAY James S.
Victorian and Edwardian Sussex from old Photographs. Introduction and Commentaries by James S Gray. [Third Impression].
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs (a number double- or full-page) in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. First published in 1973.
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