BRITISH HISTORY

(This England Books, Cheltenham, 1990), Ist ed.. 125 pp, 8vo, HC. A collection of more than 40 essays and poems chosen from the 'Forget-Me-Nots' section of This England Magazine. Reminiscences of past life and customs in Britain with titles like: The Saturday Penny; Pimlico Market; The Corner S. weetshop; Bathing at Bude; Our Medicine Cabinet; Our Village Flower Show; Railway Children; Washday in the 1920s; The Old Apple Room; Cycling to Court; A Village Christmas and many more. Illus. with b&w line drawings. Dj has minor creasing a. t c o r n ers and top/bottom of spine, a few minor dints and scuffs. VG+/VG. more information

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Barnes & Noble, New York, (1993).. 264 pp, sm 8vo, HC. The author has brought together many scattered historical and anecdotal details of literary London down through the centuries. Text is illus. by 59 drawings of famous London houses and sites by Frederick Adcock. NF/NF. more information

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Sankey, Hudson, Manchester, n.d.. 64 pp, 8 3/8" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, map. Consists of one page of introductory text followed by pages of captioned photographs showing interiors, exteriors and architectural details. Interior. - light browning to inside of covers, , minor browning to pages, rusty staples, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of covers, rusty staples, light browning to edges of textblock, very small lig. h t stain on front cover, minor edge wear. Good+. more information

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Sankey, Hudson, Manchester, n.d.. 64 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, map. Consists of one page of introductory text followed by pages of captioned photographs showing interiors, exteriors and architectural details. Interior. - light browning to inside of covers, , minor browning to pages, rusty staples, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of covers, rusty staples, light browning to edges of textblock, minor edge wea. r . Good+. more information

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Secker & Warburg, London, (1980), Ist ed.. 284 pp, lg 8vo, HC. The author's thesis is that London is a city made up of thriving small communities. He has studied 24 such villages and has sought the views of their inhabitants. Includes over 100 photos and many street plans. Map eps. Some. minor edgewear and soiling to dj. VG+/VG+. more information

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Bracken Books, London, (1985), reprint.. 438 pp, 8vo, HC. A concise, illustrated introduction to the principle towns of England, describing their origins, legends and the notable events that have taken place through the centuries. Previous owners name/address stamp on ffep. VG+/NF. more information

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PRO Publications, London, 1994.. 189 pp, 4to (11 5/8" H), soft cover. ISBN1873162138 Color frontispiece, b&w illustrations. "For scholars of British diplomacy and international affairs, the records of the Foreign Office are an indispensible source. But the range of information . and the sheer size of the records can be daunting to the first time user and to the increasing numbers of genealogists who attempt to trace individuals in the files of the diplomatic and consular correspondence. This book provides an introduction t. o the records in all their variety and suggests appropriate classes to start with. It also examines the state papers foreign, the records of foreign policy which pre-date the modern Foreign Office records. These are more closely related to the l. a t er papers than the dividing date of 1782 would suggest. This book also gives the would-be researcher practical guidance in using the registry systems created by the Foreign Office in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to locate surviving p. ap er s today." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight waviness to top.bottom of textblock, minor rubbing on rear cover. Near Fine. more information

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Reader's Digest, London, 1987.. 160 pp, 4to (11/14" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0861455185 Map endpapers. Colour photographs. "Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - whether in the countryside or a town or vill. age, around every corner you come face to face with Britain's heritage. All of these - and more - are to be found in this authoritative....guidebook - part of a new regional series from the AA - which captures the spirit of the best and most inter. e sting features of Southeast England. Local legends, literary, historical and architectural facts - together with items of natural history and geological interest - are just some of the topics packed into the 160 pages. The entries on towns and v. il lages are arranged throughout the book in alphabetical order for easy reference. And over 70 photographs conjure up images of the most memorable and beautiful scenes in the region." Small bump at bottom corner of boards. Wrinkling at bottom of. fl ap-folds - minor edge wrinkling elsewhere. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Raphael Tuck & Sons for The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, 1934, second edition revised.. 88 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover (medium blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, pictorial pastedown on front board) - no dust jacket. Colour frontispiece, b&w plates. "....a word-picture, which can be read in two or three . hours, of the most romantic and striking events in the history of the building, from the beginning of the Romance in 597 until the dissolution of the monastery in the reign of Henry VIII...." Two leaves with tiny corner crease, light browning to ed. ges of textblock, very light wear at top/bottom of spine and at corners, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor soiling and rubbing. Very Good. more information

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Country Book Club, London, 1961.. 191 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. A fictionalized version of the author's experiences as a doctor in rural England, with many comments on developments in the field of medicine over the years. One small corner bump, small fai. nt stain on rear board, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, two small tears with creasesand tiny chip between, browning to spine and edges. VG/G+. more information

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William Smith, Reading, 1970, reprint.. 47 pp, 8 7/16" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w photographs, maps. Contents: List of Illustrations; Foreword; Prefatory Note; Mapledurham Village; The Two Manors; Mapledurham Church - Position - Exterior - Interior; The Closed Aisle - date o. f building; Monuments. The Font - Old Brasses formerly in the Church; The Church Windows. Present Day. Original Windows; Records of Two Antiquaries: (1) The Bardolf Aisle. (2) The Chancel and Nave; Additions, Renovations, Restorations; The Bel. l s ; The Church Plate; The Church Registers and Records; The Churchyard - New Entrance Gates - Tombs and Tombstones; The Mass Dial; The Vicarage; Alien Priories; Diocese of Lincoln; Mapledurham Church's Connection with Eton College; The Charities -. T he Almshouses; Mapledurham School; The Parish Hall, Memorial Hall and Playing Fields; The Parish Magazine; The Story of Saint Margaret; List of Vicars of Mapledurham; Supplementary: Variations in Spelling of Place-names; Alexander Pope and the B. lou nt Sisters; Roger Gery, Vicar 1437-1484. Revision of Income and Obligations of Incumbents; Alien Priories; The Private Road; Lord Augustus Fitz-Clarence; An Early Victorian Diary; Mapledurham House. Interior - tiny pin-hole throught approx fir. st 1 2 p ages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - tiny pin-hole in front cover, tiny closed tear at top of spine, minor browning to cover edges. Very Good. more information

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W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh, 1933, first edition.. 199 pp, small 8vo (7 5/8" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. B&w plates. Contents: The Land of Lorne: and The Isles of Rest; Dunadd: An Ancient Place of Kings; Knapdale: A Land of the C. eltic Twilight; A Highland Day: From Dawn to Dusk; Loch Etive: The Story of Deirdre; Benderloch: Between the Waters; Appin: The Land of Loyalty; On Seeing Ghosts: The Phantom Guide, and The Grey Hand; More Highland Mysteries: Auras, Freits, Second. - S ight; The Duke's Rod: A Fishing Story; Mountain Memories: The Friendship of the Hills; Saints of Lorne: Brendan, Columba, Moluog, Bride; Iona: and How I first came to see it; Loch Awe: The Gem of Lorne; Summer Siftings: From a Wanderer's Wallet;. H ar ris of the Hills: and The Sunset Sands; An Atlantic Paradise: and A Fairy Tale Isle; The Island of Lewis: and its Pagan Puzzle; St Clement's, Rodil: The Cathedral of the Outer Isles; Crashing Seas and Spindrift: A New Year Gale; The Last Laird. : a nd The House with the Open Door. small bookstore label on front pastedown, gift inscription on front free endpaper, light browning to verso of free endpapers, a few scattered tiny foxing marks, book light cracked between most page signatures, m. oder ate browning to edges of textblock - tiny stain on top, tiny corner bumps, light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Good reading copy only.. more information

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Public Record Office, Richmond, Surrey, 2001,. 225 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 1903365228 B&w illustrations. "Would you like to know exactly how old your house is, or satisfy your curiosity about a particular feature? Have you ever wondered about the people who lived there be. fore you? Or what the neighbourhood was like when your house was built? If so, you are not alone - for many people today, including those inspired by BBC2s 'House Detectives', want to know more about the past life of their home. (This book) pr. o v i des realistic research advice on how to begin your investigations. The documents you need to consult are described in detail, from medieval manorial records and the land surveys of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through to modern dire. ct or ie s, electoral lists and building plans. Most can be found at the Public Record Office, but advice is also given on the records held by local and county archives and other institutions. This authoritative guide - which includes useful addre. sse s, pub lications and websites, plus a glossary of historical and legal terms - is essential for anyone investigating the history of their home, whether it is old or new, large or small." Interior - a few pages with very tiny corner crease, othe. rwis e c lean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner curl, very light rubbing. VG. more information

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Country Book Club, London, 1951.. 212 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. "A picnic is the Englishman's grand gesture, his final defiance flung in the face of fate. With sly humour the (author) pokes fun at the recklessness of our countrymen who, between Ap. ril and October, regularly plan to leave their comfortable homes in order to eat out of doors amidst rain and wind, or at best, wasps and midges." Contents: What is a Picnic?; Medieval Picnics; Tudor and Stuart Picnics; Eighteenth Century and R. e g e ncy Picnics; Victoriana; The Chosen Guests; The Poets' Picnic; Picnics in Fiction; The Nursery Goes Picnicking; Epilogue; Index. Light browning to top edge of textblock, two tiny shallow dints to top edge of boards, very light edge wear. Dus. t ja ck et is heavily browned on spine, light browning at some edges, very small ships at top/bottom of flap-folds and bottom of spine, 1/4" piece missing from top of spine, light edge wrinkling, one small edge tear, three small closed tears on fron. t hin ge. Very Good/Good. more information

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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1979, reprint.. 192 pp, large 8vo, soft cover. A treasure-house of amusing sketches of university life, lyrical tributes to Oxford's pastoral pleasures, and characteristically pungent architectural judgements. First published in 1938 and reprinted here, 'An Oxfor. d University Chest' is a delightful period piece, an unashamedly sentimental evocation of the charms, beauties and absurdities of Oxford. Illus. in line and halftone drawings. Minor edgewear to wraps and some small corner creases. VG. more information

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Carlton, London, 2002.. 160 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1842225170 Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs and reproductions. "At its peak the British Empire was the largest formal empire that the world has ever known. Its. power and influence extended to the four corners of the globe. It incorporated diverse peoples and cultures, all of whom - for better or worse - were swept under the red, white and blue banner of British rule...(this book) contains over 150 col. o u r photographs, many previously unpublished, taken all over the world. From ex-patriots in the early 1900s attempting to create 'Little Britain' in far-flung imperial outposts to the multicultural Britain of today, 'The British Empire in Colour. ' re ve als the impact that the rise and fall of the British Empire has had both on the world and the evolution of a modern Britain." Very light rub mark on front board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, tiny dint on front hinge. NF/NF. more information

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Titus Wilson & Son, Kendal, 1949.. 183 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations - photographs, reproductions. "....(brings) together for the first time the many references to Ulverston in the local books of the last two-hundred years. With them there is muc. h new and hitherto unpublished information, the whole being skilfully wrought into a continuous story. In it the growth of the town during eight-hundred years is traced, and the life of its people, their work and pleasure, their high-moments and . t h eir troubles, revealed. The author feels he has written a social history, one that not only lets the reader see Ulverston, but lights up in a small degree the larger life of England of which the Story of Ulverston forms part." Contents: The T. ow n; Ancient History; The Seventeenth Century; The Empory of Furness; The Flowering; The Years Between; Victorian Ulverston; A New Century; The Wars Years and After; The Country-side. Very minor soiling and browning on endpapers, previous owner's. bo okp late on front pastedown, light browning and tiny light foxing marks on edges of textblock, light edge wear at corners and at top/bottom of spine, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, a few tiny areas of color fading on boards. Dust jacke. t ha s mo derate to heavy edge wear/wrinkling, several small chips and tears - some with creases, faint foxing marks, light rubbing/soiling. Very Good-/Good. more information

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Blanford Press, Poole, Dorset, (1979), Ist ed.. 100 pp, large 8vo, HC. Features 100 full page photographs showing the many fascinating aspects of the English landscape. From the rural countryside of Devon to the industrial complexes of Teeside, aerial photography reveals a panorama full of deta. ils and dimensions which are impossible to see any other way. VG/VG. more information

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1972 reprint.. 22 pp, 7 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Reprinted from a lecture given at "The Wessex Conference" at Winchester in 1964. Interior - small ghost sticker mark on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks.. Exterior - very small corner crease on front cover, minor rubbing. Very Good. more information

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D. Brown and Sons, Cowbridge, 1988. (Facsimile reprint of the Owen Brothers / Minerva Press, Abergavenny edition of 1906.). One of 1,000 copies.. 95 pp, 7 5/16" H, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. Contents: General Remarks; Avon Lwyd. A Reminiscence; The Coity; Names of Farms and Farmers; The Quiet Old Days and The Awakening; The Commencement and Progress of Collieries and Ir. on Works, with Sundry Incidents; Officials' and Workmens' Dwellings, The Steel Family, and Other Matters; Opening of Railways and Various Improvements; Shops, Taverns, Clubs; Tradesmen; Old Paths, Old Inhabitants; Hooliganism, Accidents; Education. ; Religious Matters. I.; Religious Matters. II.; Literature, Music, etc.; Workmen, Public Men, Public Halls, Strikes; Suggested Improvements; History of the Historican; The Historian's Family; A Prehistoric 'Kelt' unearthed at Blaenavon; Fragments.. F aint cigarette odor. Dust jacket has light browning to spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing. Near Fine/Very Good. more information

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Book Club Associates, London, 1974, reprint of Pelican edition with additional plates.. 446 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions, drawings/diagrams, maps. "Two hundred years of industrialization have made Britain one of the richest areas for industrial archaeology, and the processes of modernizati. on, urban renewal and motorway construction lend special urgency to the study. In this pioneering introduction Dr. Buchanan defines the proper interests of the industrial archaeologist, whether in coal-mining or the consumer industries, in windm. i l l s or tramways, in the salvage of Brunel's 'Great Britain' or the structural details of Telford's Pont Cysylite aqueduct....." Very light browning to edges of textblock, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight bump to corners of front b. oa rd . Dust jacket has very light edge wear, light edge wrinkling, very light rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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University of Toronto Press, n.p., (1969).. 272 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Contents: Recent Basic Developments; Nature and Objects of Universities; The Part of the University in the Pattern of Education; Universities and Research; Degrees and Teaching; Student Malaise; The Governme. nt of Universities; The Response of Universities to the Changing Situation; The Universities and the Government; The Criteria of Decision on University Growth; Other Ways of Financing Universities; Reflections on Policy. Previous owners mame st. a m p e d at top of front endpapers, small book store stamp on front pastedown, light edgewear to boards, small bump to rear bottom corner. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light/moderate edgewear, three closed tears to top edge archivally taped, . sm al l cr eases at top of spine, rubbing to rear panel, spine lightly browned. VG-/G. more information

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Robert Hale, London, n.d.. 276 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, fold-out map at rear. "For all the beauty and variety which it offers, Oxfordshire has been always overshadowed by the fame of its county town; visitors speed along the great ro. ads which lead to 'the dreaming city', ignorant alike of the lovely lost stone villages of the north and the remote valleys hidden among the beechwoods of the south-west. Everyone knows the Thames, but Oxfordshire has other rivers: 'gentle' Evenl. o d e, sparkling Windrush, reedy Thame. The towers of Oxford are world-famous, but the county has Norman churches by the dozen and, though her castles are fallen, a wealth of old manor houses and ancient farmsteads, exquisitely grouped. In this bo. ok t he author, born and bred in Oxford, has endeavoured to recapture the atmosphere of lost splendour which pervades the shire, to be wandered through and dreamed in rather than methodically toured." Minor browning on endpapers, tiny bump to bott. om cor ner of approx. pages 103 to 130, light browning to edges of textblock - tiny stain on fore-edge, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate browning, moderate edge wear/wrinkling, several small chips, 1" chip a. t t op o f spine, tear at top of rear hinge with old tape on inside. Very Good/Good-. more information

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Aidan Ellis, Henley-on-Thames, 1992, first edition.. 150 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0856282081 Map endpapers, b&w plates. "....an explanatory and demythologising account of how Kenwood, one of Britain's most famous open spaces, was saved for the public some seventy years ag. o. In this it corrects many accepted ideas about a great green issue. As research proceeded the personalities underlying the six-year conflict came to life. Beginning with the great Lord Chief Justice Mansfield who created and loved the estate. , i ts history and estate policy is traced to the struggle between his aristocratic descendant and the Lancashire soap millionaire, Arthur Crosfield, with his passion for sport and open spaces. Many unlikely figures enter the story: Domini Crosfie. ld , A rthur's Greek wife and tennis champion; Venizelos, the Greek political hero; Arthur Balfour and David Lloyd George; but above all a conflict between artisocratic confidence and industrial conscience, and the paradox of a townsman trying to s. ave g ree n space against a countryman who wanted to build. The last minute and decisive intervention of Lord Iveagh is also put into its context in a dramatic, and in places tragic, piece of social history." Very minor edge soiling. Dust jacke. t ha s h eavy creases at top edge of front panel and fron flap - minor edge wrinkling elsewhere. Near Fine/Very Good-. more information

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Self-published, Mont Felard, Jersey, 1990, 3rd edition.. 39 pp, 8 1/4" H, stapled in pictorial wraps. Sepiatone photographs, drawings. The author reminisces about her childhood on Jersey, under the headings: L'Ecole Paroissiale; Our Lane; The Sabbath; Cousin Rachel; Our Daily Bread; Pastimes; Aunt Ann; . La Chapelle; Postscript. Fine. more information

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Pencorp, (London), [1991].. 200 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w and color illustrations. "The story of Slough Estates is the unlikely tale of a group of businessmen who bought up the entire surplus stock of British army vehicles used in World War One. and ended up as a powerful force in the nation's property development industry...(It) is also the story of a company that made a town. With a community of just 15,000 in 1918, the town of Slough today boasts a prosperous population of almost 10. 0 , 0 00 with a density inextricably linked to a host which takes an extraordinary interest in its community welfare...The company could not have grown without the patronage of a good number of businesses down the years, many of which started their . ow n co rporate stories on the estate. Some, like No-Pe-Lo Potatoes and the O'Cedar Mop Co., have long since vanished but other have survived the roll call of business life, among them Mars, Flexello, Berlei, Aspro, Horlicks and Black and Decker. . Thi s is their story, too." Small light bump to top corners, small bump with closed tear/wrinkles/scuff at bottom edge of front board. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, small closed tear at . bott om ed ge of front panel. VG-/VG. more information

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Robert Hale, London, 1951, first edition.. 308 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, fold-out map at rear. "Here is a detailed description of the islands with their headlands, skerries, tide-streams and lonely tarns; the inhabitants are more intimately and accur. ately analysed and depicted than ever before. The individuality of the Shetlander is well-known; here that individuality is explained. The saga of the race's endurance and successful efforts throughout the ages to wrest a livelihood from the oce. a n occupies a fair part of the book, while misconceptions of the Southron regarding the isles are so firmly exposed that the book will alter radically the existing ideas of both English and Scots about the islands and their inhabitants. Space has. b ee n devoted to legend and folk-lore, and philologists will find much of interest in the chapters treating of the dialect, which, the author claims, still contains the purest survivals in the British Isles of old Norn and Anglo-Saxon tongues. An. d t hro ughout there is the rough of the sea, playing its part in the lives of the Shetlander, from the days when Leif the Lucky sailed past Furthurstrander to the times of the Altmark and the Hood. The ornithologist will have especial pleasure in . the fine photographs of sea bird life." Very light browning on endpapers, darkening to board edges, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight bump at board corners, book slightly cocked. Dust jacket is clipped, has archival tape down inside . of r ear h inge, moderate browning - mainly on rear panel, edge creasing, several small closed tears, large chips at top of spine, light edge wear, small waterstains on spine. Very Good-/Fair. more information

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Ted Smart, n.p., (1993), Ist ed.. 192 pp, 4to, HC. A follow-on to Hannah's travels abroad in 'Innocent Abroad'. Here she embarks on a glorious circumnavigation of the place she loves best - the North Country. She travels across the upper reaches of Yorkshire, Curmbria and Lancash. ire visiting familiar and strange places and meeting interesting people. Many b&w and col. photos. Corners of boards slightly bumped. Date written in ink on front pastedown. Dj has slight wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and at corners, so. m e b r o wning along top edge, minor soiling. VG/VG. more information

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William Heinemann, London, (1937), Ist edition.. 248 pp, small 8vo, HC (no dust jacket). B&w charts. Contents: The Government of Man; Local Government; Central Government (King; House of Lords; Commons; Cabinet; Laws; The Budget); Justice and Law; The Services (Navy; Army; Air Force; Civil Serv. ice; Disarmament); The British Commonwealth of Nations; International Government (incl. League of Nations). Interior - pages browning lightly, two foxing marks on preliminaries. Exterior - light edgewear/rubbing, darkening to textblock top. . V G -. more information

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Metheun, London, 1949, 2nd edition, revised.. 240 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map on front endpapers. 15 gravure plates. "This book aims at giving a historical and literary background to the more rural regions of the county, while keeping the topography clear. Takin. g Guildford for centre, it traverses Surrey in a series of walks along the principal highways and fieldpaths. The towns are dealt with in some detail and all the villages of importance described. The book brings out the beauty of the countryside. , for Surrey contains some of the most attractive country in the South of England. It also gives some account of the stories of the leading Surrey families and of the vicissitudes of the more notable houses and manors. In fact, its object is to p. ro v ide just that additional information which is not to be found in the guide-books and cannot be got together except from a number of scattered sources, yet which is so often sought for in vain by the resident or tourist who takes an intelligent . int er est in the country, since he knows it is essential to give life to its past." A few foxing marks at top edge of rear endpapers, light browning to edges of textblock - a few tiny foxing marks on top. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge we. ar/w rin kling, light browning - dark on spine and flap-folds/top edge, large tear on front hinge with crease archivally taped, several tiny chips and tears. Very Good/Good+. more information

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Patterson Smith, Montclair, New Jersey, 1969, facsimilie reprint of 1800 edition.. 676 pp + index, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. Fold-out map at title page, tables (two fold-out). Title continues: "Containing an historical view of the trade of the Port of London. ; and suggesting Means for preventing the Depredations thereon, by a Legislative System of River Police. With an account of the functions of the Various Magistrates and Corporations exercising jurisdiction on the river; and a general view of The. P e nal and Remedial Statutes connected with the subject." Previous owners small stamp on front pastedown, small very faint soiling mark at top of title page, small soft crease at top of pages 385-402, faint foxing marks on fore-edge of textblock,. mi no r soiling to top/bottom of textblock, one small corner bump - slight bump at other corners, light rubbing, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, two tiny light marks on front board small area of very slight fading to spine color. VG. more information

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Robert Hale, London, 1951, first edition.. 268 pp, 8vo (8 9/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates, fold-out map at rear. "The area which is the subject of this book is one of great variety and contrast. From Highgate Woods and Hampstead Heath the land slopes away to busy and conge. sted Camden Town; in Somers Town vast building schemes are carried out beside quiet old squares; historic houses stand near to new and prosperous residential quarters. There is an astonishing variety of institutions, from the Zoo and Holloway an. d P entonville prisons to University colleges and other places of learning and research, from the Caledonian Market to the ancient foundation of Queen Matilda. Over the whole scene hangs the atmosphere both of accomplished and pending change. The. g r ea t railway companies, four of whose termini profoundly affect the life of parts of the area, are nationalised; the well-run private house, once the hall mark of the Northern Heights, is giving way to blocks of flats. Mr Colville describes th. is ch ang ing scene and its implications in an objective and impartial manner. Although the time is the present, the past is used to explain developments and tendancies, and a clear picture of an area in transition appears." Light browning to endp. ape rs, sli ght bowing to rear board, corner crease and tiny hinge tear (archivally taped) on folding map, very light edge wear, small wrinkle across lower spine, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor foxing marks on top of textblock. Dust. jac ket has m oderate edge wear/wrinkling along with small chips and tears - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light rubbing on rear panel. Very Good/Good+. more information

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Hutchinson, London, 1977.. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0091252407 B&w reproductions, double-page map. "William Camden provided in his 'Britannia' a historical and topographical survey, county by county, of England - and to a lesser extent -. of Scotland and Ireland. Since he travelled the country at the vital period when the monasteries had only just been dissolved and before the destruction of ancient monuments in the Civil War and later centuries, his book remains a primary sourc. e o f great value. Yet, to be restored to its full usefulness as a tool for the modern archaeologist, historian and topographer, it requires comprehensive annotation in the light of subsequent research. This immense task has been undertaken by Dr. G o rd on Copley, who has himself an enviable reputation in all three of these allied fields. He has collected and collated information from any sources, and personally travelled thousands of miles to visit the sites mentioned by Camden as they ca. n b e see n today. This opening volume of a series intended to cover the same ground described by the Tudor historian shows how much, despite the destruction of time and the vandalism of the developer, survives of our historic heritage. Not the le. ast of its attractions is the rich turn of phrase which makes the notes a joy to read, and rivals the quality of Gough's English verion of Camden's original Latin." Tiny dint on front free endpaper - migrates into preliminary pages. Dust jacket . hasl igh t edg e wrinkling, 1/2" chip at top of front panel and 1/2" tear at top of rear panel - both repaired with cellotape, old price label and two corner creases on front flap, minor rubbing, light soiling and a few light finger marks, very ligh. t bro wnin g. Ve ry Good+/Good+. more information

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Phillimore, London, 1980.. 262 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850333601 Colour and b&w plates. "Founded as the College of Bonhommes, an order of Augustinian canons, in 1283, Ashridge is again a College today, housing the world-renowned Management Co. llege, so that after 700 years the wheel has turned full circle. After the monastic period, Henry VIII used Ashridge as an occasional residence for his children, when it provided a backcloth to the uncertainties of their upbringing. The property. p assed to the Princess Elizabeth at her father's death and during Mary's reign must have been the scene of both drama and danger. After its period as a royal residence the Egerton family (Earls and Dukes of Bridgewater) lived at Ashridge for seve. r al generations, among them Sir Thomas, Lord Chancellor to James I, the 3rd Duke, known as 'the Canal Duke', and the 7th Earl, who replaced the crumbling monastic buildings with the present fabric. The latter's controversial will led to the estate. p ass ing to the earls Brownlow. Later, under the 3rd Earl and his beautiful Countess, Adelaide, Ashridge achieved an elegance of great distinction. After more than three centuries as a home, the estate was sold in the 1920s and became an educati. ona l fo undation, first as Bonar Law College and then as the present Management College. This vivid and readable account is the first full-length study of the estate for over 150 years; and through his extensive use of contemporary records and som. e ne w arc hival material the author's prospect of Ashridge has become more than purely local history. Personalities are brought to life against the background of the building in a way that will appeal to a wide circle of readers. A piece of Chilt. ern h istory that often touches on national affairs, this work will be welcomed by many who know and use the Ashridge of today." Minor wrinkle at bottom of spine, tiny faint stain on fore-edge of textblock, faint watermark at bottom corner of fron. t boar d. Dus t jacket has light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Stevens & Sons, London, 1951, first edition.. 187 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. Presents "a view over the long and varied history of Gray's Inn from the Middle Ages till to-day. For the lover of London and the social historian, no less than for the lawyers, the f. ascination of the Inns of Court is irresistible. But this is more than a story of an Inn of Court and its members, or even of its six centuries of change in the shape of our legal system and the ways of the lawyers at study, at work and at play. . H ere Gray's Inn, starting as a manor house in the fields outside London, grows and changes as the city reaches out to enclose it. It feels the impact of religious change and civil war. Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian London grow . up around it. The bombs of two wars devastate it. Yet through every transformation its continuity is unbroken. And the Author demonstrates the essential part which that continuity plays in safeguarding the conception of freedom under the rule of. wa r." Scattered tiny light foxing marks throughout pages, foxing on endpapers and edges of textblock, dust soiling on top of textblock, small closed tear (archivally taped) at top of pages 113 to 130, light edge rubbing, faint discoloration on c. l oth on boards. Dust jacket has light browning and scattered foxing, light edge wear/wrinkling, small chips and tears - some with creases. Good/Fair. more information

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Portsmouth City Council, Guildhall, Portsmouth, 1983, reprint.. 22 pp, 9 11/16" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0901559024 B&w photographs. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small ghost sticker mark on . front cover, minor rubbing on rear cover. Very Good+. more information

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William Darby, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, (1966), reprint.. 62 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photos, maps, reproductions. Contents: The Manor of Dulwich; Life in Medieval Dulwich; Less Tranquil Tudordom; Edward Alleyn; The Manor House; Some Early Leases; The College as Landlords; How to Treat your Landlords; H. ow Not to Treat your Landlords; Some Persistent Fictions...The Effra? Plague Pits? The King's Wood?; ...And a Persistent Fact: The Toll Gate; The Old Village; Dulwich Development; Conclusion? Interior clean and tight with no previous ownership . m a r k s. Exterior - clean and bright, flat uncreased spine. NF. more information

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Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments/Alan Sutton, (Stroud, 1996).. 160 pp, small 4to, HC in dust jacket. Profusely illus in b&w and color with photos, drawings, maps. "From the earliest hunter-gatherers who made their mark on the landscape over 12,000 years ago, we follow the makers as they became farmers using t. he first stone, then bronze and iron tools and weapons, and creating the massive hill forts that are such a feature of the Welsh countryside; the transition to Roman rule and the origins of town-making; the fundamental influence of Christianit. y o n t he makers of Wales; the impact of the castle-building Normans; the far-reaching implications of the legislation of the 1530s; the transformation of a largely rural country during the industrial centuries; the impact of war and depression i. n t he e a rl y twentieth century, and the making, unmaking, and remaking of Wales during the last fifty years." Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling. NF/NF. more information

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Frosted Earth, (Coulsdon, Surrey, 1995).. 164 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with vintage b&w photos. "Surrey saw some spectacular sights as the Swinging Sixties gave way to the Seventies. Some town centres changed beyond recognition as demolition workers ma. de way for the new, and on the streets, out came some strange new fashions - hot pants, loons, flared trousers, ponchos and plafform shoes. As youngsters danced to the Bay City Rollers, Slade and Gary Glitter, local cinemas were emptying and cl. o s i n g down. The Seventies was also a decade of protests, strikes and other forms of industrial unrest, culminating in the 'Winter of Discontent' in 1978-9. The following pages look again at the Seventies in Surrey and recapture those times of . ha pp in es s and sorrow, Ford Capris, Austin Allegros and Morris Marinas." Interior - printers ink smudges on page 55 (text still very legible), small stain at bottom edge of rear cover, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. . Ex ter ior - small soft creases to fornt cover, minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased, tiny scuff to edge of spine. VG-. more information

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B.T. Batsford, London, 1977, first edition.. 192 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0713405589 B&w photographs, maps, plans, drawings/diagrams. "This detailed survey of the history and structure of inland navigation in the Greater London area includes all the major canals. and channels in use from the ninth century to the present day. It is the story of the rise and fall of the canal companies, the success and failure of each new throughroute to the docks and markets of the capital, of vision and enterprise, folly. a nd mismanagement, and above all, of the genius of brilliant engineers - men like Telford, Jessop, and Sir Christopher Wren. Beginning with the earliest navigations, the Fleet Canal and the River Lea, the survey covers in turn the Grand Junction . C an al and the picturesque Regents Canal; the Grand Surrey, the Croydon, the Isle of Dogs, and MacMurray's Canal, now closed; and the Kensington and Grosvenor Canals, still open through much changed. It discusses the mystery that surrounded the de. ve lop ment and demise of the Romford Canal; the uncertain future of the Dartford and Crayford Navigation; the redevelopment of the Royal Arsenal Canal - until recently confined within the heart of an MOD Restricted Area; and finally, the failure of. th e Ro yal Clarence Ship Canal, long planned for Royal Navy access to the Arsenal, and eventually never built." Minor bump at bottom of spine, previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, a few very tiny foxing marks on top of textblock. Dus. t ja cket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, light fading to spine color, one tiny closed tear, very light rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh, 1953.. 30 pp, 7 1/2" H, hard cover (yellow paper-covered boards with black lettering on spine and boards, clan tartan on front board) - no dust jacket. Colour coat of arms and clan tartan, b&w map and view of Kintail/Loch Duich. Provides a brief history . of the Clan Mackenzie, followed by: Miscellaneous Clan Notes; Septs of Clan Mackenzie; Cadets of Clan Mackenzie; The Earldom of Cromartie; notes on Clan Music. Small areas of erased pencil marks on front pastedown, minor browning to pages, light ed. ge wear, moderate soiling to boards, wear and tiny tears at top/bottom of spine, browning to edges of textblock, darkening to spine. Good-. more information

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Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1981, first edition.. 224 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 071000821X "Girls learn about 'femininity' from childhood onwards, first through their relationships with the family, and later from their teachers and peers. Using sources which vary from. diaries to Inspector's reports, Carol Dyhouse studies the socialization of middle- and working-class girls in late-Victorian and early-Edwardian England. She traces the ways in which schooling at all social levels at this time tended to reinforc. e lessons in the sexual division of labour and patterns of authority between men and women, which girls had already learned at home. In Elementary Schools, social anxieties about 'National Efficiency', high infant-mortality figures and a declining. b i rth-rate helped to shape the curriculum offered to working-class girls through the period 1870-1920. The author then focuses on the emergence of a social psychology of adolescent girlhood in the early-twentieth century with its educational imp. lic at ions. Finally, she examines the relationship between feminism and girls' education through the period studied." Small faint area of soiling on fornt board. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. , fa din g to spine color - lettering very legible, blank label on front flap, minor rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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George Eaton, Neath, n.d.. 89 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover. B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Edward VII and the Mystique of Monarchy; The Labouring Classes - Domestic Service; The Middle Classes; Shops and Entertainment, Transport & Housing; Local Government in Neath; . Parliamentary Representation in Neath; Education; Religion; Libraries and Newspapers; The Suffrage Movement; The Fair; Cultural Activities; Sport; The Police; List of Taverns. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior -. light waviness to fore-edge of book, minor soiling mark on top of textblock. Very Good. more information

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Tor Mark Press, Truro, n.d.. 32 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Contents: The Cornish; The Conquest of Cornwall; Middle Cornish; The Cornish Scholars; The Decline; Did Cornish Die?; The Revivalists; The Growth of the Revival; Cornish: Present and Future; Appendix.. Interior - very light browning on inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor browning, two small corner creases, very light edge wear. Very Good. more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1988.. 184 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0297793934 B&w illustrations. "From 1740 to 1832, freshly buried corpses were dug up and surreptitiously hawked to surgeons and anatomists in London and Edinburgh to dissect for research and. teaching purposes. The resurrection trade brought together Fellows of the Royal Society and slum-dwelling criminals in an unholy alliance. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the illicit trade had become one of London's most efficiently . o rganized departments of crime, with gang-leader Ben Crouch securing a virtual monopoly of delivery to half the teaching hospitals. In Scotland, several surgeons of great eminence loved the adventure of association with desperadoes and willingly ac. co mpanied them on their nocturnal excavations. Not surprisingly, there was great public consternation about the activities of the bodysnatchers, but it was only when Burke and Hare introduced murder as a means of acquiring 'subjects' that the auth. ori ties acted to eradicate the ghoulish practice. Martin Fido's book is an enthralling study of a strange byway of criminal low life. It provides the first full and accurate accounts of murderers Helen Torrence and Jean Waldie, Bishop and Head an. d El iza Ross. With sketches of the great surgeons who encouraged and sought to control the trade, 'Bodysnatchers' will interest many in the medical profession and social historians as well as devotees of the true crime genre." Pevious owner's nam. e/dat e on free front endpaper and embossed stamp on half-title page. Dust jacket has one tiny edge tear archivally taped. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Waveland, Prospect Heights, Illinois, 1990 reissue with changes.. 223 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), soft cover. ISBN 0881334855 "One of the first applications of traditional fieldwork to a European setting, and still highly relevant today, this sympathetic study describes a small Welsh community struggling to uphold its . own traditions. With wit and insight sharpened by anthropological training, Frankenberg chronicles the villagers' confrontation with neighboring English industrialism on which they depend for a living. Lively firsthand descriptions of parish counc. il, football club, and carnival committee meetings are offered. This Waveland reprint in enhanced by the inclusion of three essays by Dr. Frankenberg: 'Village on the Border: A Text Revisited' (1989); 'Participant Observers' (1966); and 'Taking . t h e Blame and Passing the Buck, or, The Carpet of Agamemnon: An Essay on the Problems of Responsibility, Legitimation and Triviality' (1972)." Interior - small soft crease at top corner of approx. first 30 pages, otherwise clean and tight with n. o pr ev ious ownership marks. Exterior - small soft corner creases on front cover, light rubbing to covers, very minor edge wear. Very Good. more information

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Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1928, first edition.. 180 pp, small 8vo (7 7/8" H), hard cover (dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. Page edges untrimmed. By the author of "Waups of Durley". Contents: The Yelpin' Stane; The Roup; Moses Fopperbeck; The Clocker; Charlie Rob. ison Crusoe; The Muckle Troot; The Twelfth; A Wireless Message; The Muirburn; A Student's Flitting; Robbie Lindsay; The Laird's Harangue. Tiny light stain in margin of pages 171 to 175, book lightly cracked at two places, browning to edges of te. x t b lock, light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, a few small faint marks on boards. Very Good. more information

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Chancellor, London, 2000, reprint.. 517 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0753703300 Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings, b&w and colour photographs. "(A) comprehensive fully illustrated A-Z guide to all aspects of the English parish church - of which th. ere are 18,000 dating from the post-Roman period to the present day. Subjects include architecture, fittings and furnishings, decorative and allegorical features, stained glass, monuments, brasses and effigies, traditions and folklore, parochial . a n d vestry administration, records, and the role of the parish church in the history of the community. Entries vary in length from one-line definitions of terms to several pages in which subjects are considered in depth. (It) is arranged alphabe. ti ca lly and consists of a number of primary entries from which cross-references lead on to a larger number of secondary entries. Many of the terms encountered when visiting or researching a parish church are also included, either as short individ. ual en tries or by cross-referencing. These include the terminology of associated subjects, such as architecture and heraldry, and place-name elements. Longer entries are also intended to assist in placing the parish church in a wider historical . cont ext. The book is illustrated with over two hundred line drawings, maps and photographs, includes suggestions for further reading, an index of churches and a list of useful addresses. The definitive work on the subject, this 'Companion' will . becom e an indispensable reference tool for the dedicated researcher, enthusiastic amateur historian, and anyone who enjoys visiting parish churches." Minor wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, minor wrinkling at top of spine.. Near Fine /Very Good+. more information

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Quiller, London, 1990.. 188 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0870529439 Over 150 b&w and color illustrations. "The Tower of London is the best-known castle in Britain. Over two and a half million people now visit the Tower each year - more than th. e entire population of England in 1066, when William the Conqueror began the building to dominate and intimidate his new subjects. The Tower has grown over the centuries to become one of the largest castles in Europe - and certainly among the mo. s t famous. The many roles which it has played at different times - royal residence and fortress, arsenal, place of execution, repository of the Crown Jewels, Royal Mint, Public Record Office, and even Royal Menagerie - hare here explained and set. i n t he full sweep of British history....While not neglecting the legends that colour the story, (Fry's) eight chapters document in detail the Tower's role in our history, its associations with the royal family, and the development of its military. an d do mestic architecture...." Small faint bump at top corner of approx. pages 60 to 140, small bump to corners of boards, bump to bottom of spine, light wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has has two very small chips, sma. ll e dg e t ear, light edge wear/scuffs and light edge wrinkling, light browning at top/bottom edges of flaps. Very Good-/Very Good-. more information

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BBC Radio Derby/Derbyshire Library Service, (Derby, 1984).. 101 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photos and drawings. The author's reminisences of Derbyshire from the late 1920s through the war years. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, light rubbing/soiling, s. mall area of surface paper loss at edge of back cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG-. more information

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