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Harvey Taylor
£30.00

A Claim on the Countryside: A History of the British Outdoor Movement

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PUBLISHERKeele University Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery little shelf wear. Binding tight. Printed pages clear with very few, if any discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETFew creases to top of spine. Otherwise good, with some discolouration to spine and very light scratches to gloss surface. Preserved in removable...

A. Mawer and F.M. Stenton
£80.00

The Place-Names of Sussex (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERCambridge at The University Press.
BINDINGFaded blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in very faded condition, spine and edges completely sun bleached. Hinges a little weak but bindings feel secure. Browning and foxing affecting outer leaves, but printed pages are mostly clear and little marked....

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...

G.E. Jeans, Editor
£40.00

Memorials of Old Hampshire

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PUBLISHERBemrose and Sons Limited, London and Derby.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with gilt lettering and borders and red crest. Pale lilac marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and are discoloured, especially the spine. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened page edges. Some...

W.G. Clarke, Editor
£60.00

Report on the Excavations at Grimes Graves, Weeting, Norfolk, March-May 1914

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PUBLISHERH.K. Lewis, London.
BINDINGDull green cloth boards with navy blue title patch and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, corners bumped and a few dents. A couple of small stains on back cover. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing to...

"H.P.W." (Henry Penruddocke Wyndham)
£40.00

A Picture of The Isle of Wight: Delineated Upon the Spot, In the Year 1793

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PUBLISHERPrinted by C. Roworth, London.
BINDINGHalf bound leather and marbled boards. Title patch with faded gilt lettering and banding. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. Leather is scuffed, boards faded and scratched. Half the title patch is torn away. Binding feels reasonably tight, although flyleaf is loose....

John B. Marsh
£45.00

Steephill Castle, Ventnor, Isle of Wight: A Handbook and a History

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PUBLISHERPrivately published by the Dangerfield Printing Company Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound in contrasting green cloth boards. Gilt lettering and border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, especially at spine and corners. Discolouration and staining. Binding feels secure, although one plate is loose. Some browning and foxing throughout, mainly affecting...

Robert Mudie
£300.00

Mudie's Hampshire: Its Past and Present Condition, and Future Prospects (three volumes)

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PUBLISHERPublished for the Proprietor by James Robbins and D.E. Gilmour, Winchester; and Orr & Co. London.
BINDINGHalf bound green leather and marbled boards. Gilt lettering and banding on spines, and gilt top block edge. Tooled borders. Marbled endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONAll three volumes are intact, but in worn condition...

S. F. Hockey
£30.00

Quarr Abbey and Its Lands 1132-1631 (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERLeicester University Press.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages are clear with few discernable marks. Fold out map is intact and undamaged. Previous owner's bookplate. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing and small tears...

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...

Isaac Taylor
£45.00

Scenes in England, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers

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PUBLISHERJ. Harris and Son. London.
BINDINGQuarter bound tan boards with red leather over spine. Gilt lettering, banding and decorative border to spine, black illustrations  on boards. 

Walford Selby
£35.00

Diplomatic Twilight 1930-1940

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn around edges. Corners bumped and spine slightly faded. A few marks on back cover....

A. Gaddis and G. Seif
£26.00

The Book of The Dead and Elysian Fields

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PUBLISHERA. Gaddis & G. Seif, Luxor.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped. Rear hinge...

Percy Sykes
£50.00

A History of Persia (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear to edges...

Gordon Waterfield
£25.00

Layard of Ninevah

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with red title patch on spine and gilt lettering. Mauve tinted top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf...

Gilbert Albert a Beckett
£60.00

The Comic History of Rome

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PUBLISHERBradbury, Agnew, & Co. London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and scuffing to edges...

Bernard W. Henderson
£45.00

The Life and Principate of the Emperor Hadrian, A.D. 76-138

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen-blue cloth boards with black lettering and border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear to edges and bumping to corners...

Edward A. Freeman
£25.00

A Short History of the Norman Conquest of England

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PUBLISHERThe Clarendon Press, Oxford.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and an embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age. Boards have some general shelf...

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