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PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES OF DEVON & CORNWALL

By: (The Francis Frith Collection)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Wiltshire, England, The Francis Frith Collection (Selectabook): 1996

Seller ID: 008275

ISBN: 1859370217

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

111pp., plus Index. Sepia-toned photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Photographically-illustrated (Clovelly, Main Street, 1894) card wrapper negligibly scuffed. A stand-alone volume in the 'Photographic Memories Series'. "The images in this series have been selected only from the Frith archive, which is world renowned for the quality and clarity of its photographs . . . in this book, as we make circular tours of these two counties, you will find much of beauty and tranquillity . . . " Book weight approx. 460g.
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MY MOORLAND PATIENTS

By: A Yorkshire Doctor [Dr. R.W.S.Bishop]

Price: $13.30

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1926

Seller ID: 000399

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

x, 242 pp., red cloth boards, four b/w plates, including frontispiece. Book square, random foxing throughout and edges. Minor scuffing, bumps and marks. Previous owner dedication on front pastedown. No dustjacket. A humourous narrative of happier times for the author, in and around the Yorkshire Moors. Contents include: Moors and Moorland Patients, Old Yorkshire Words, Moorland Tragedy, Yorkshire Wit and Humour, Parsons and Squires, Funerals, Curious Cases, Insanity, Hospitality, De Senecture, Index. Book weight approx. 560g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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MILFORD TRAILS

By: Anderson, William

Price: $13.30

Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand, Reed: 1977

Seller ID: 012489

ISBN: 0589004727

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

187pp., plus 14 pages of b/white photographic illustrations, map illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain boards lightly bumped on one upper foredge corner. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket very mildly sunned on spine, minor foxing to reverse. From the jacket flap: "William Anderson did not set foot in Fiordland until 1950, when he handed over his Southland farm to his sons, and with the help of his wife May took a temporary job running Quintin Huts on the third stage of the Milford Track . . . Later his interest broaden...
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THE WOMEN OF MEXICO CITY, 1790-1857

By: Arrom, Silvia Marina

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Stanford, California, Stanford University Press: 1994

Seller ID: 012033

ISBN: 0804720959

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

xii, + 384pp., intext b/white halftone plates and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper trivially edgeworn only. Text-block unmarked. This pioneering study confronts three main questions about the era 1790-1857 in Mexico City. Were women's roles as narrow and unimportant as has been assumed? To what extent were women dominated by men? Can significant differences be found between younger and older women, married and single, upper class and lower class? Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 5 chapters, Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. More...
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THE LONELY LANDS : A Guidebook to Argyll

By: Atkinson, Tom

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland, Luath Press: 1985

Seller ID: 007103

ISBN: 0946487103

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

(viii) + 169pp. + (x). B/white art-illustrated throughout (including frontispiece), mostly by Ann Thomas. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, save for several tiny specks on foredge of textblock. Illustrated limp wrapper nominally edgeworn. Supported by regional advertisements throughout, this guidebook to Argyll covers the areas of Loch Lomond, Glen Coe, Appin, Oban, Crinan, Kintyre, Kyles of Bute, Cowal and the Islands. Book weight approx. 235g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.
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A PICTURE OF HAMPSHIRE. (Signed Copy)

By: Baker, John L.

Price: $26.60

Publisher: London, Robert Hale: 1986

Seller ID: 008345

ISBN: 0709025750

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

270pp., b/white line-drawings, by the author, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain russet boards undamaged. Signed by author on title page, otherwise leaves unmarked. Colour art-illustrated (Winchester City Cross', John L. Baker), loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, and mild sunning to spine. "One of England's largest and most beautiful counties, Hampshire is an area of exceptional variety . . . More than 100 of John Baker's delicate and revealing line drawings enhance a satisfying and comprehensive text." Contents include: List...
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HILLS AND VALES OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, on the Borders of Brecon, Monmouth and Hereford

By: Baker-Gabb, Richard

Price: $13.30

Publisher: Hereford, United Kingdom, Lapridge Publications: 1993

Seller ID: 010314

ISBN: 0951858939

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

81pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Label ghost to ffep., else leaves clean. Art-illustrated (detail from a watercolour of Llanthony Abbey by John 'Warwick' Smith, 1749-1831) card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. "First published in 1913, this book was written at the time of the construction of the first road into the heart of the Black Mountains, by a man who had 'spent a large part of many years exploring these lovely hills and vales' . . . Although no one loved the Black Mountains more than he, Richard Baker-Gabb wanted others to enjoy them t...
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DERBYSHIRE GHOSTS & LEGENDS. (Signed Copy)

By: Bell, David

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Berkshire, England, Countryside Books: 2002

Seller ID: 008220

ISBN: 185306260X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

128pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription, signed by author on title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a small, soft crease to lower corner of rear panel, otherwise very good. "Derbyshire is a county steeped in ancient legends and traditions, born of a rich and colourful history and a landscape at once romantic and forbidding . . . David Bell has brought together a remarkable collection of Derbyshire's legacy of the unexplained and the supernatural. In addition he provides a glossary of dialect words and phrases which recall a time and a way of life ...
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SHIPWRECKS AROUND WALES. Volume 1

By: Bennett, Tom

Price: $25.65

Publisher: Dyfed, Wales, Happy Fish: 1987

Seller ID: 006773

ISBN: 0951211404

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

112pp., historic b/white halftone plates, plus line-drawn maps, and art illustrrations, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Norman Court' of Rhosneigr, 1883, Brian Entwistle) card wrapper slightly edgeworn. The rugged coastline of Wales has been the final resting place for at least 14,000 shipwrecks during the last 150 years. This book covers the true stories of over fifty of these tragedies. Some involve heroic local lifeboat rescues, others terrible loss of life . . . There are also a few 'Whisky Galore' stories to lighten the dramas. Contents inclu...
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VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN LONDON from Old Photographs

By: Betjeman, John (Introduction and Commentaries by)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1969

Seller ID: 010316

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Good+

Unpaginated (approx. 160 pages). B/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain brown boards undamaged. Previous owner's name to ffep., foxing to endpapers, mild tanning to textblock edges, else leaves clean. Number stamp to lower rear pastedown. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edge-rubbed, a couple of tiny nicks, foxing to reverse. " . . . illustrated entirely with contemporary photographs. The earliest pictures belong to the 'forties, when Fox Talbot's camera was just in time to record the old Hungerford Suspensio...
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WITNESS TO THE LIGHT. St John the Baptist Parish Ferntree Gully: A Centenary Anthology

By: Boyd, Anne Margot (Edited by)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, St John the Baptist Parish: 2011

Seller ID: 013735

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

126pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated (inner and outer) card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. In celebration of their centennial year, 'Witness to the Light' tells the story of the Catholic Parish of St John the Baptist in Ferntree Gully, Victoria. From pioneering days of scattered settlers, through the post-war contributions of immigrants, to the present day experiences of worship and education, this is the story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue. 3 'parts'. Epilogue. Timeline. Parish P...
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CURIOSITIES OF NORFOLK : A County Guide to the Unusual

By: Briggs, Josie C.

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Norfolk, England, John Nickalls Publications: 2002

Seller ID: 011409

ISBN: 1904136044

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

136pp., b/white photographic illustrations and map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edge-rubbed only. An illustrated guide to the follies, unusual buildings, objects, natural features and street furniture around Norfolk. Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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JOURNEY TO THE CHIANTI : Getting To Know An Ancient Tuscan Region

By: Castelluci, Leonardo

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Italy, Florence Packaging: 2004

Seller ID: 011363

ISBN: 8890107936

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

208pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Photography by Gian Luigi Scarfiotti. Book clean, square, Spine firm. Matt illustrated boards have one light bump to lower edge of rear panel. Leaves clean. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-nicked only. Contents include: Introduction, Living in Stone, The Chianti in the Museum, Life in the Chianti, Crafts and Trades, The Art of Simple Cooking, Vineyards and Olive Groves, The Communes of the Chianti Classico, Indexes of Names and Places, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 1.36 KG. *Customers outside Austral...
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AUCKLAND, Their Auckland

By: Clark, K.S. (Written and Illustrated by)

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Auckland, New Zealand, Lansdowne Press: 1983

Seller ID: 010897

ISBN: 086866071X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

84pp., b/white frontis, plus recto page b/white illustrations throughout by the author, K.S.Clark. Book clean, square. Spine firm, very light bump to head. Art-Illustrated (Clark) gloss illustrated boards negligibly surface-scuffed only. Leaves clean and crisp. This collection of amusing commentary and b/white illustrations by local artist Keith S. Nobby Clark is both a record of some of the victims of Auckland's progress, and a celebration and record of some of its survivors. Book weight approx. 620g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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THE COLLECTED ORKNEY DIALECT TALES

By: Costie, C.M.

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, U.K., The Kirkwall Press: 1995

Seller ID: 013558

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

190pp., plus (ii). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly bumped on plain rear only. This book, somewhat difficult to read for anyone unfamiliar with Orkney vernacular - the Orkney Norn - consists of twenty-three stories collected by C.M. (Christina McKay) Costie (1902-1967), an Orkney native. Stories include children's 'entertainments', imaginative reconstructions of Orkney's past, mirthful descriptions of rural life and character, to deeply serious attempts t...
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ECHUCA-MOAMA: Murray River Neighbours (Signed Copy)

By: Coulson, Helen

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Wangaratta, VIC, Australia, McCabe Prints: 1979

Seller ID: 012845

ISBN: 0959618716

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

152pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white or light sepia halftone plates, ditto sketch-art by David McCabe, plus line-drawn township/property maps, river course maps, and several facsimiles. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minor bumps and repair there-on. Art-illustrated (David McCabe) card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. Signed on the title page by author Helen Coulson; signed by the illustrator (David McCabe), along with a separate personal inscription by same, also on title page, else textblock unmarked. This is the story of Australia's first inland port, Echuca, and its Murray River neigh...
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OLD NORFOLK TOWN: The Past in Pictures

By: Davies, K. and K.A.

Price: $12.35

Publisher: Norfolk Island, Authors [K. And K. A. Davies]:

Seller ID: 004404

Binding: Softcover [Staple-bound]

Condition: Good+

No publication date [c. 1980]. 77pp., sparsely texted, with predominantly captioned sepia halftone plate archival illustrations. Staple-bound, landscape format. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Sticker ghost, minor abrading and edgewear on card wrapper, together with light soiling. A most interesting, pictorial local history of Norfolk Island, and its famous name inhabitants. Supporting the archival illustrations is a list of mutineers who reached Pitcairn Island on the 'Bounty', a map of Norfolk Island, and a list of "persons who landed on Norfolk island from Pitcairn island on June 8, 1856.&#...
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HISTORY OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY & ALL SAINTS, ELLINGHAM, HAMPSHIRE

By: Dr R.H.Little (Compiled by)

Price: $17.10

Publisher: England,

Seller ID: 005567

Binding: Staplebound Softcover Booklet

Condition: Very Good +

No publication date (1980). 42pp., b/white halftone illustrations. Booklet clean, square. Staples clean and firm. Leaves crisp and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has several light scuffs, small sticker ghost to rear. A shortened history of Ellingham Church, past to present, and including extracts of pertinent historical records, list of priors (1170-1397) and vicars (1447-1965), etc. Includes mention of the tragic story of Dame Alice Lisle, beheaded in 1685, whose tomb is sited 'to the east of the south porch'. Booklet weight approx. 100g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will p...
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BRADFORD : History and Guide

By: Duckett, Bob and Waddington-Feather, John

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Gloucestershire, England, Tempus: 2005

Seller ID: 008245

ISBN: 075243702X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

160pp., b/white art and photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('View of Bradford' by Wilson Anderson) card wrapper mildly edgeworn and creased. "This new history of Yorkshire's great textile manufacturing town of Bradford takes the reader from its earliest beginnings, through the sweat and wealth of the great industrial period to the multi-cultural, post-industrial, metropolitan borough of today . . . The final chapter of the book takes the form of a Walking Tour leading the reader on a journey through the modern city centre po...
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LIFE IN A DORSET VILLAGE

By: Eastwood, John

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Dorset, Great Britain, Winterbourne Press: 1988

Seller ID: 009597

ISBN: 0950828912

Binding: Softcover (Side-stapled)

Condition: Good+

100pp., b/white line drawn illustrations intext. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small area of surface abrasion to front cover and spine, sunned strip to rear panel, minor marks. "The life of a remote agricultural and fishing village in Dorset (named Rookhanger, and loosely based on a actual Dorset village) is recreated as it was in the late 1940s and '50s. Here is all the charm and pathos and hard toil of the old labouring life, and all the fun of the village pub. These were the days before electricity and piped water reached the village . . . " Cont...
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Category: History - Local