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Published by Alan Wofsy Fine Art, San Francisco, 1991, reprint of the 1952 edition with a new frontispiece. Maroon, pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under cream dustwrapper with red and black lettering and red and black decorative borders. 12.5ins x 9.5ins, xx, 399pp plus 34pp plates. Also a coloured aquatint frontis and 54 figures with the text. Book Fine, dw Very Good

Published by Alan Wofsy Fine Art, San Francisco, 1991, reprint of the 1953 edition with a new frontispiece. Maroon, pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under cream dustwrapper with red and black lettering and red and black decorative borders. 12.5ins x 9.5ins, xxi, (i), 428pp plus 32pp plates. Also a coloured aquatint frontis and 50 figures with the text. Seperate indices for artists/engravers, authors, printers/publishers/ booksellers and titles. Book Fine, dw Very Good

Printed for Tim. Child, at the White Hart in St. Paul's Church-yard, London, 1711, 3rd edition. Full leather binding. Panelled front and rear boards with blind stamped decoration to corners of borders. Five raised binds to spine. 7.75ins x 5ins, [xx], 160pp (part one), 148pp (part two) plus folding map. Title label has come off spine leaving just a faint impression of the title on the leather. Seperation of front board from spine - but still holding together. Some pages very browned. Book label to front pastedown. G.

Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1949, 1st edition. Reddish- brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Gilt image to front board, under cream coloured dustwrapper withred lettering. 14.25ins x 11ins, xvi, 115pp plus 25 large scale coloured folding maps (22 in book, 3 in pocket at rear), 54 plates (of which 4 are folding). Also 32 illustrations within the text along with tables (some folding) and appendices. A comprehensive work of town planning. Dw has several chips and tears - some repaired to verso. VG / G tp G+

Published by Country Life Limited, London, 1959, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front cover under illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 151pp plus 24pp b&w plates. Also maps and diagrams within the text. Book covers the 10 National Parks then existing, Peak district, Lake district, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Pembrokeshire Coast, North york Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Exmoor, northumberland and Brecon Beacons. Previous owners signature to front pastedown (underneath flap of dw). Dw quite rubbed and worn to head of spine. VG / G to G+

Published by Thames and Hudson, London, 2003, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper.11.25ins x 9ins, endpapers as old maps, 320pp. Illustrated throughout with 308 illustrations (161 in colour). VG / VG.

Published by Editions Self, Paris, 1949. Text in English and French. Folio, 13ins x 9.75ins, double page map, half title and 297pp including 23 tipped-in colour plates and many b/w illustrations.fawn boards with red cloth spine with ""The Rug2 lettered in gilt on the spine. This copy has the front portion of a dw pasted down on the front board. An important and informative work on Persian/Turkish rugs. VG.

Published by Guild Publishing, London, 1988, reprint. Yellow cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 12ins x 8.75ins, 144pp. Illustrated throughout. Text by Nigel Suckling. VG / VG

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 2007, 1st edition. Pictorial boards under three-quarter length dustwrapper as issued. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, pictorial endpapers, xxi, (i), 490pp plus 32pp plates (16 colour, 16 b&w). Also maps within the text. First few chapters extensively underlined in pencil, otherwise VG / VG.

Published by Chatto and Windus, London, 2000, 6th impression of first edition. Grey cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, endpapers depicting London Bridge, xxiii, (i), 822pp plus 32pp plates (16 in colour). Also a few other illustrations within the text. Dw creased to head of spine. VG / G+

Published by Faulkbourne Press, Witham, 1999, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated card covers (rear cover and both inside covers in colour). Oblong format, 7.5ins x 8.25ins, 173pp plus 8pp colour plates. Many b&w illustrations within the text. A record of Faulkbourne men who served (and often died ) in WW1. The greatest number of pages are devoted to Lieutenant William Lefevre Oxley Parker (attached RFC) youngest son of the Parker family of Faulkbourne Hall. VG.

Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1881, reprint. Full leather binding. Five raised bands to spine. Gilt lettering on black leather patch to compartment two. Gilt flower decoration to other compartments. Double rules gilt borders to front and rear boards. ""Kirkham Grammar School"" in gilt to front board. Aem. 7ins x 4.75ins, marbled endpapers, xii, 284pp. 65 illustrations including 18 full page plates. VG.

Published by Alvie Publications, St Andrews, 2004, 1st edition. Pictorial laminated boards under identically illustrated dustwrapper. 11.25ins x 9.25ins, 208pp. Extensively illustrated with photographs throughout. Text by Lorn Macintyre. Photographs by Peter Adamson. Contemporary images of St andrews. signed by both author and photographer to title page. VG / VG.

Published by Herbert Jenkins, London, 1950, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. 8.75 x 5.75ins, 268pp, 4pp book adverts plus 16pp plates. VG.

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2007, 1st edition. Maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 10ins x 7ins, xxii,742pp plus 24pp plates. Maps and genealogical chart within the text. Dw rubbed and worn to one corner. VG / G+. Nb heavy book, overseas customers should request postal quote.

Published by The Alexius Press, Edgware, 1993, 1st edition. Card covers with illustration to front cover. 8.25ins x 5.75ins, 286pp with illustrations within the text. A selection of the best material from the files of the ""London County Council Staff Gazette / London Town"".Small mark to front cover else VG.

Published by J.M.Dent & Sons, London, 1945,1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, xii, 240pp plus 32pp plates. Two maps within the text. Signed by the author to the half title page. VG .

Published by Phillimore & Co Ltd, Chichester, 1973, 1st edition. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, [viii], 212pp plus frontis and 4pp plates. F / VG.

Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1949,1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, under dustwrapper depicting old map of the county. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, endpapers as maps, xii, 339pp plus frontis and 30pp plates. Also a line drawing within the text. Essex life in the seventeenth century. Dw chipped with loss to top & bottom of spine. Extensive tape repairs to verso. VG / P.

Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1951, 1st edition. Greyish cloth boards, gilt lettering on black oval patch to spine, under illustrated dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.5ins, xxi, (i), 298pp plus frontis and 11pp plates. Also one plate within text. Biography of Thomas Fuller who wrote The History of the Worthies of England in 1662. Dw chipped to head of spine and tiny bit of loss to top front corner VG / VG.