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A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings
by Dan Cruickshank
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
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- 2015
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- Hardback and Wrapper SIGNED by Author
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- 9780007575589
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nscribed and signed by David Cruickshank (the author). "To David, & good luck with the cob.. Best wishes David Cruickshank" FINE (like New book) , except dedication, with fine wrapper. Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end. It is a story that can never be completed - not as long as mankind continues to build, to invent, to discover; it… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Electric Railway Number of Cassier's Magazine of August, 1899
by Various
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
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- 1960
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- Hardback and Wrapper
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Very Good+ Book and Good++ wrapper.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint. 540pp., b/w illustrations. Firm Binding: . Some wear to dustwrapper, rear panel a little grubby.
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Southbound from Croydon
by J.T King & A.G. Newman
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 1965
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- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition, 189pp. Covers lightly shelf and edgeworn. "Being a record of local tram, bus and coach stage services in the Coulsdon & Purley and Caterham & Warlingham District Council areas from the end of the 19th century to the close of 1964". The Bourne Society was the Local History Society for the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. VOL 34 1971: 12 Issues (1971)
by W. J. Wyse (Editor)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First (consolidated)
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- 1971
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- Annual Hardback Consolidation.
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Very good+ Hard Book . consolidated 12 issues for 1971.
Near fine. Periodical. 12 issues-bound in RED boards. Total of approx 450pp, bw illustrations, ads, maps. Bound with original covers intact. Comprises January 1971 to December 1971 (Vol 34 no. 387 to Vol. 34 No. 408). Size: 8vo. Magazine. Please See Photos for Condition
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Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. VOL 33 1970: 12 Issues (1970)
by W. J. Wyse (Editor)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First (consolidated)
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- 1971
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- Annual Hardback Consolidation.
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Near Fine Hard Book . consolidatee 12 issues for 1970.
Almost FINE. Periodical. 12 issues-bound in RED boards. Total of approx 450pp, bw illustrations, ads, maps. Bound with original covers intact. Comprises January 1970 to December 1970 (Vol33 no. 385 to Vol. 33 No. 396). Size: 8vo. Magazine.
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The BLITZ: Belfast in the War Years
by Brian Barton
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1989
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- Very Good Book . THIS IS A VERY RARE 1ST Hardback. but with later pb covers attached to the outer boards. see photos. internall
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Very Good Book . THIS IS A VERY RARE 1ST Hardback. but with later pb covers attached to the outer boards. see photos. internally vg+with previous owners sticker, otherwise clean.
Based on official records and personal accounts, this work examines the authorities' lack of preparation and the full terror of the blitz. It also highlights how the blitz exposed extreme poverty… Read more about this item Item Price
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Battles, Bullets and Mayhem!: Devon's Turbulent Past
by Grahame Holloway
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2001
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780953901517
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Very Good+ Book. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Clrean and bright except for circular cup mark on rear cover ( not too distracting).
Holloway a Devon man born in Exmouth,looks at Devon battles over the years.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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The Book of Brixham. Portrait of a Harrbour Town.
by Frank Pearce
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
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- November 30, 2000
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- Hardback and Wrapper
- ISBN
- 9781841140933
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Fine Book & Wrapper: Clean, No inscriptions. See Photos.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2000, large format (A4+), hardback in jacket, 128 pages | very lightly read copy - clean and bright, tight spine.
n clean, bright dust jacket which has neat edges and has not been price clipped. No inscriptions, clean.
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The Book of Torbay: A Century of Celebration
by Frank Pearce
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardback and Wrapper
- ISBN
- 9781841140292
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Hardback. Condition: FINE . Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. 127 pages. : Clean, No inscriptions.
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The Book of Stogumber, Monksilver Nettlecombe and Elworthy: A Portrait of Four Parishes (Halsgrove Community History)
by CHIDGEYJoyce CHIDGEY Maurice
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardback and Wrapper
- ISBN
- 9781841142463
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THE BOOK STOGUMBER, Monksilver, Nettlecombe and Elworthy . A Portrait of Four Parishes (Halsgrove Community History S.)
by Maurice & Joyce CHIDGEY.
Hardback and Wrapper. Near Fine (Fine except for name and date on front blank endpaper). Wraopper VG. SCARCE BOOK.
Halsgrove, 2003.
Hardback and Wrapper. Near Fine (Fine except for Name and Date on front blank endpaper). Wrapper Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Through the Letter-box
by Natalie Allen
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1988
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- Soft Cover Firm
- ISBN
- 9780950840826
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Very Good+ Book . No inscriptions. Read but firm and clean No Jacket. Black & White Illustrations and Colour Illustrations . First Edition.
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Those who are Loved
by Victoria Hislop
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2019
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- Hardback and Wrapper
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- 9781472265883
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Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Signed by the author OFFICIAL SIGNED edition, dust jacket price NOT clipped , CLEAN AND BRIGHT. SIGNED WITHOUT DEDICATION.
Subjects; Greece History Civil War, 1944-1949 ; Fiction. Communists Greece ; Fiction. Women prisoners. Greece ; Fiction. Brothers ; Fiction. Families Greece ; Fiction. Historical fiction.
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The Second Book of Cullompton: A Further Celebration of a Devonshire Market Town
by Judy Morris
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2007
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- Very Good Book. Minimal Wear, No inscriptions. Hardback and Wrapper.
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- 9781841146256
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Very Good Book. Minimal Wear, No inscriptions. Hardback and Wrapper.
Although Cullompton is Saxon in origin there is evidence that people have been living in Cullompton, at least since Roman times. Its geology makes it ideal for farming and the good quality water from the River Culm has encouraged milling, firstly corn mills, then textile mills and later paper mills. Its… Read more about this item Item Price
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Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques
by Raoul d'Harcourt
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
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- 2002-02
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- Large Format Softcover
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- 9780486421728
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FINE COPY .
This magnificently illustrated work offers a comprehensive view of the textiles and techniques of pre-Columbian Peru. An introduction discusses yarns, dyes, looms, and raw materials; the first of the two-part text examines weaves, and the second considers such nonwoven materials as braiding, felt, and embroidery.
Paperback. Condition: FINE. Republication of 1962 Edition. "This volume--widely considered the definitive study on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Railways of Southern Africa
by John R. Day
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1963
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- Hardcover with Wrapper
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Condition: Very Good+ Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. No Inscriptions, Internallly clean and Firm. , Wrapper not Price Cut. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small creases, tears, minor marks and minor edge worn.
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The OLD ROAD
by Hillaire Belloc
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 1911 reprint
- Published
- 1911
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- Hardback 2nd Printing
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17.99Author: Belloc, Hilaire
Illustrated by: Hyde, William
Published by: Constable & Co. Ltd.
Published date: 1911
Description: Hardback: good condition. Brown cloth (damaged) . Gilt titles. B/w illustrations. The Road From Winchester to Canterbury. Bumping to top / bottom ofspine and corners. Previous owner inscriptions at front (dated 1915) plus name stamp on fep. Minor foxing and browning to endpapers… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Edwardians: Biography of the Edwardian Age
by Roy Hattersley
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2004
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- Hardback and Wrapper
- ISBN
- 9780316725378
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Very Good Book and wrapper. Signed by the auhhor ( Roy Hattersley ) on the title page.irst edition. HB. Cloth and dustjacket. 520pp. B/w photos in plates. Signed by the author under title. The author sees the Edwardian age as one of great change, the start of modern Britain; social and political history.
Edwardian Britain is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sunderland: River, Town and People: A History from the 1780's to the Present Day
by Geoffrey E & Miller, Stuart T - Eds Milburn
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Fine Large Softcover / firm binding.: like new
- ISBN
- 9780947637064
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Like New
SUNDERLAND HISTORY.Product Key FeaturesBook Title Sunderland: River, Town and People
Format PaperbackTopic : Local History
Publication Year 1989Number of Pages 232 Pages
FINE SOFTCOVER: BRIGHT. CLEAN, LIKE NEW.
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C1
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John Aubrey: My Own Life
by Ruth Scurr
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2015
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- Solid Fine Hardback and Wrapper
- ISBN
- 9780701179076
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Inscribed & Signed by the Author." To Sali best wishes, Ruth Scurr"
Near Fine Book and Wrapper. Inscribed & Signed by the Author.
'Light, ingenious, inspiring, a book to reread and cherish' Hilary Mantel
'A delight...the book I would take with me to a desert island' David Aaronovitch
I was born about sun rising in my maternal grandfather's bedchamber on 12th March 1626. St.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A MAP OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON with the City and County of Exeter: Delineated from an actual survey by Benjamin Donn
by Benjamin Donn
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Published
- 1965
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- Large Hatdback with Wrapper and Devon maps
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A MAP OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON with the City and County of Exeter: Delineated from an actual survey by Benjamin Donn. C 1765. (Facsimile).
Published by Devon & Cornwall. Record Society / Exeter University /Paul Lund, 1965Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Facsimile.
Internally Near FineBoards Very Good
Wrapper - Price Clipped with edgewear is good.Published Facsimile Edition,… Read more about this item Item Price
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