British Counties & Cities

Charles John Longcroft
£80.00

A Topographical Account of the Hundred of Bosmere

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The full title is," A Topographical Account of The Hundred of Bosmere in the County of Southampton, Including the Parishes of Havant, Warblington, and Hayling." A detailed history of the area around Hayling Island, including notable buildings and natural history.

Cecil Beaton
£110.00

Ashcombe: The Story of a Fifteen Year Lease

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PUBLISHERB.T. Batsford Ltd.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear and fading at edges. Foxing to outer leaves and block edges, although printed...

Thomas Barber
£55.00

Barbers Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight

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Beautiful engravings capturing the Island in the early 19th century are accompanied by historical and topographical descriptions.

Malcolm Smith
£20.00

Blitz on Grimsby

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A work of local history describing in detail bombing raids on the Humberside port of Grimsby.

Robin McInnes
£120.00

British Coastal Art 1770-1930 (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. 
DUST JACKETJust a few faint scratches to gloss surface.
EDITION2014. This is number 318 of a subscribers limited edition of 650 copies. 
DESCRIPTIONA handsomely produced...

The Community of S. Mary the Virgin
£15.00

Butler of Wantage: His Inheritance and his Legacy

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PUBLISHERDacre Press, Westminster.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally somewhat scuffed, especially at edges. Some browning to outer leaves, printed pages are mostly clear,...

Walter Bessant and James Rice
£25.00

By Celia's Arbour: A Tale of Portsmouth Town

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Written by two now neglected contemporaries of Dickens, this tale is full of authentic details of Portsmouth in the 1840's and 50's.

P.H. Ditchfield
£22.00

Bygone Berkshire

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PUBLISHERWilliam Andrews & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt design and lettering. Gilt top block edge. Patterned endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally worn and scuffed at...

E.D Cuming
£18.00

Coaching Days & Ways

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Lively tales of the heyday of fast mail coaches, before the advance of the railways.

Raymond V. Turley
£30.00

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Bibliographies: Selected Nineteenth Century Sources

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PUBLISHERSouthampton University Library; Barry Shurlock Publishers, Winchester.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a few signs of shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and facsimile images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1975, limited edition of 250 copies.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive...

James Edmund Vincent
£30.00

Highways and Byways in Berkshire

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. Limited.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are scuffed at edges and around spine. A few small dents and marks. Hinges a...

J. Tom Burgess
£40.00

Historic Warwickshire

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PUBLISHERThe Midland Educational Company, Limited, and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co. London.
BINDINGQuarter bound leather spine and burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear and scuffing to edges of boards. Corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding feels...

J. Albin
£90.00

History of the Isle of Wight

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A wide ranging history of the Isle of Wight, which claimed on publication to be in every way superior to any earlier work.

William White
£20.00

History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Hampshire and The Isle of Wight

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PUBLISHERRobt. Leader, Sheffield; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. London.
BINDINGBrown leather with gilt lettering, banding and decoration, embossed pattern. Marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONIn fragile condition. Back cover is detached but present, over half of the spine is missing. Front cover is only just attached. General wear...

(no attribution)
£150.00

Isle of Wight, Dover, Deal, Walmer etc. (engravings)

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PUBLISHERNo publishers name given.
BINDINGQuarter bound green cloth boards and green leather spine with gilt and embossed banding design and lighter green title patch.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear to edges, corners bumped. leather spine is scuffed. Binding is secure. Possible water stain along front hinge, on...

Frank Sawyer
£26.00

Keeper of the Stream: The Life of a River and its Trout Fishery

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A natural history and description of the river Avon and its tributaries, written by the head keeper of the Officer's Fishing Association at Netheravon.

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