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William Douglas
£40.00

Horse-Shoeing as it is, and as it should be

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A scientific and instructional treatise on how to correctly shoe a horse, inspired by the authors observations of widespread poor practice at the time.

E.L. Grant Watson
£30.00

Walking With Fancy

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Charming sketches of country life in Sussex and Devonshire from before and during WWII.

Wilfrid Blunt and William T. Stearn
£18.00

The Art of Botanical Illustration

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A beautifully illustrated edition of the classic work on the history of botanical illustration, with a newly extended chapter on the twentieth century.

Una Woodruff
£20.00

Amarant: The Flora and Fauna of Atlantis by a Lady Botanist

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Works of the imagination, from the travel journals of the intrepid Lady Hurnshaw painted during her twenty years spent on the legendary island of Atlantis.

R. Lydekker
£38.00

The Sportsman's British Bird Book

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Detailed descriptions of approx. 200 birds which were once popular to be caught and mounted as trophies by contemporary sportsmen.

Tickner Edwards
£18.00

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

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A fascinating look at "The oldest craft under the sun," the long human history of bee-keeping from ancient times and the mythology and lore surrounding it.

Stanley Morison
£38.00

Letter Forms

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Two essays on Typographic and Scriptorial letter forms, their classification, history and bibliography.

Brooke Crutchely
£95.00

Two Men: Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge

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The memoires of a former assistant of the notable printing partnership of Lewis and Morison at the Cambridge University Press.

Tony Appleton (Compiler)
£25.00

The Writings of Stanley Morison: A Handlist

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A comprehensive annotated list of the published writings of Typographer Stanley Morison.

Oliver Simon, Editor
£80.00

The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography, No. IV

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Number IV in the periodically published journal, illustrated with many beautiful examples of the typographers art.

Alan Rowe
£15.00

Cyrenaican Expeditions of the University of Manchester 1955-1957

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A description of excavations carried out at the cemeteries at Cyrene by a team from Manchester University over three successive years following an earlier dig in 1952. Descriptions of coins by John F. Healy.

M.R. Hull
£25.00

Roman Colchester

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A comprehensive description of the important Roman town at Colchester, based on excavations and research to date.

H.M. Scarth
£30.00

Aquae Solis, or, Notices of Roman Bath

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A history of Roman Bath, based on available sources at the time. From its first occupation and the construction of the famous baths, fed by the natural spring which gave the town its name: Aqua Solis.

Donald Atkinson
£18.00

Report on Excavations at Wroxeter (The Roman City of Virconium) in the County of Salop 1923-1927

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The Birmingham Archaeological Society's highly detailed report on the continuing  excavations at Wroxeter.

J.P. Bushe-Fox
£20.00

Third Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Roman town at Wroxeter Shropshire 1914

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The third report by the research committee of The Society of Antiquaries of London on the ongoing excavations at Wroxeter.

G.H. Jack
£60.00

The Romano-British Town of Magna (Kenchester) Herefordshire

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A detailed and beautifully illustrated account of excavations organised by the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club and funded by private subscriptions.

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