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The Story of Outwood Mill. NEAR FINE COPY

OUTWOOD MILL. · 0 · Island Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

[Privately Printed], [1971]. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. The oldest working windmill in England. SCARCE. Blythman 25.

The Ancient Town of Rye. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

BAGLEY Geoffrey S. · 0 · Island Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Corporation of Rye, Rye, [1958]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text and folding map, old inked price on title ; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. With trade advertisements at rear.

In Darkest Africa, Or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. New Edition, corrected and revised throughout. [With a new Preface by the Author]. UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

STANLEY Henry Morton · 1897 · Island Books

£94.00 (€112.67 | $124.19 | ¥19,831)

Sampson Low Marston & Co., 1897. 8vo., with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 35 engraved plates, very numerous wood-engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and large folding coloured map (one or two small neat repairs), free endpapers brow...

The Pleasant Town of Sevenoaks. A History. [Third Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

DUNLOP Sir John · 0 · Island Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Caxton and Holmesdale Press, Sevenoaks, [1975]. 8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, and plates, illustrations and maps in the text; green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This splendid histo...

The Hundred Years War. Trial by Battle [with] Trial by Fire [with] Divided Houses [with] Cursed Kings [with] Triumph and Illusion. [Complete set.]. THE 'HUNDRED YEARS WAR' PENTALOGY COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

SUMPTION Jonathan · 19902023 · Island Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)

Faber, [1990-2023]. 5 vols,., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous maps and plans (many full-page) in the text; original cloth (black/blue/red/blue/terracotta respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Sumption's masterly history comprises Vol. I: Trial...

Slindon. A Portrait of a Sussex Village. FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

REES Josephine Duggan · 0 · Island Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

[Privately Printed], [1988]. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text and folding map; printed pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. Much-enlarged version of the author's original edition of 1969.

Westbarn Grange: The Story of a Farm. Part I: The Sixteenth Century. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

MCGARVIE Michael · 1971 · Island Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Frome Society for Local Study, [Frome], 1971. 8vo., Sole Edition; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. 'Essays in Local History', No. 2. Uncommon, with useful list of sources

The Zambezi Expedition of David Livingstone 1858-1863. Vol. I: Journals [with] Vol. II: The Journals continued with Letters and Dispatches therefrom.. Edited by J.P.R. Wallis. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

WALLIS, ed. J.P.R. · 1956 · Island Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Chatto & Windus, 1956. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; original red buckram, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly spotted, and ch...

Putney. A Brief History.. With a Foreword by Maxwell Fry and Illustrations by Terence Dalley. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

MACROBERT Scott · 1977 · Island Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Putney Society, 1977. 8vo., with double-page map and several illustrations in the text; original pioctorial wrappers, covers a little dusty else a very good, clean copy. Includes a useful list of sources.

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. The Record of a Journey through Yugoslavia in 1937. [Fifth Impression]. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

WEST Rebecca · 1944 · Island Books

£420.00 (€503.44 | $554.88 | ¥88,607)

Macmillan, 1944. 2 vols., 8vo., Fifth Impression, with 32 plates and endpaper maps (front endpaper maps in red and black); green buckram, gilt backs, green tops, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper, the wrappers more heavily browned at bac...

The History of Chichester, interpersed with Notes and Observations on the Early and Present State of the City, the most remarkable Places in its Vicinity, and the County of Sussex in General. BRIGHT, CRISP, UNOPENED COPY OF THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL HISTORY

HAY Alexander · 1804 · Island Books

£112.00 (€134.25 | $147.97 | ¥23,629)

Seagrave [and] Longman, 1804. 8vo., First Edition, with pictorial endpapers; original boards, cloth back, expertly rebacked with cloth to style, ORIGINAL PAPER LABEL PRESERVED, UNCUT AND LARGELY UNOPENED, a remarkably bright, fresh, crisp copy. With the list of subscribers bou...

Agnes. The Last Outpost. NEAR FINE COPY

COOPER Glynis · 1960 · Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

[Privately Printed], n.d. [c.1960]. 8vo., First Edition, with full-page photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. Includes a bibliography. SCARCE.

A Guide to Haworth Parish Church, including its Associations with William Grimshaw and the Brontes. NEAR FINE COPY

HAWORTH PARISH CHURCH · 1960 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

[Privately Printed], n.d. [c.1960]. 8vo., with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. SCARCE.

Historical Notes of the Parish Church of S. Mary, Stone. Second Edition. NEAR FINE COPY

S. MARY, STONE · 0 · Island Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

[Privately Printed], [1959]. 8vo., Second Edition, with photographs (a number full-page) in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. With trade advertisements at front and rear. SCARCE.

A Walk Round Guide to the Cathedral Church of Winchester. NEAR FINE COPY

WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL · 1960 · Island Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

[Privately Printed], n.d. [1960]. 8vo., with full-page plan in the text, neat signature on inner wrapper; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.

Killin. 'Wonderfully Highland'. A Guide to Places of Interest. Loch Earn, Loch Tay, Breadalbane and Glen Dochart. Written and compiled by James Douglas. NEAR FINE COPY

KILLIN · 1970 · Island Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

[Privately Printed], n.d. [1970]. 8vo., with photographs and trade advertisements throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

The Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Eyam. A Little Guide for Visitors. NEAR FINE COPY

TURNER Ernest M. · 1960 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

[Privately Printed], n.d. [1960]. 8vo., with full-page photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

Ebb and Flow. The Story of Maritime Lyme Regis. NEAR FINE COPY

LACEY Peter · 0 · Island Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Dovecote Press, [Wimborne Minster], [2011]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monchrome plates; pictorial wrappers as issued, a fine copy. SCARCE.

Chagford: A Guide to the Town and Neighbourhood. [Published by the Chagford Traders' Association]. NEAR FINE COPY

CHAGFORD · 0 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

[Chagford], [1970]. 8vo., with numerous illustrations in the text and a large folding map; original pictorial wrappers, covers very lightly browned else a very good, clean copy. Attractive and well-produced guide with many trade advertisements. Not recorded by Brockett.

London's Old Latin Quarter. Being an Account of Tottenham Court Road and its immediate Surroundings. BRIGHT WORKING COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

CHANCELLOR E. Beresford · 0 · Island Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Jonathan Cape, [1930]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 19 sepia-toned plates (including double-page plan and 2 double-page maps); original blue cloth, gilt back, covers mildly age-soiled and faded, label scar on rear paste-down else a bright working copy in...