CHILTON BOOKS

Luppitt. Parish, Church, and People.

SAGE, JOHN. · 2000

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Luppitt: The LuppitLLocal History Group, 2000. 0953948307. History of the parish of Luppitt, which is just north of the town of Honiton, Devon. 25.5cms x 20.5cms x 1cms. Pp.206, occasional black & white photo illustrations, map to inside front cover. Paperback, faint ring mark...

Rufford : Past and Present.

NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COUNCIL. · 1980

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Nottingham : Nottinghamshire County Council, 1980. 0902751123. Colour illustrated guide to the history and features of Rufford Country Park. Landscape format. 20.5cms x 29cms. Pp.24, illustrated throughout. Brown laminated stiff card covers with cut-out rectangle revealing col...

A Nottinghamshire Notebook.

KAZIMIERCZUK, ELAINE. · 1986

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Nottingham: The Cromwell Press, 1986. "In 'A Nottinghamshire Notebook Elaine reveals her fascination with the rich diversity of the local environment. Using some popular, and many less well-known views, she illustrates the varied aspects of the county - from castles and villag...

Speybuilt. The Story of a Forgotten Industry. (illustrated by Graeme Nairn).

SKELTON, JIM. · 1995

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Garmouth: Mrs W. Skelton, 1995. 0952324318. 2nd edition. " 'Speybuilt' reveals the history of ho the best timber from the great forests of Speyside was used to build over 80,000 tons of shipping..This book vividly illustrates the important connections between the military, pol...

Speybuilt. The Story of a Forgotten Industry. (illustrated by Graeme Nairn).

SKELTON, JIM. · 1994

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Garmouth: Mrs W. Skelton, 1994. 095232430X. 1st edition. " 'Speybuilt' reveals the history of ho the best timber from the great forests of Speyside was used to build over 80,000 tons of shipping..This book vividly illustrates the important connections between the military, pol...

Royal Foliage.

PEARS, MOLLY. · 1959

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Ashurst Wood: Molly Pears, 1959. 1st edition. History of Ashdown Forest, featuring the many houses and buildings. 25.3cms x 18.3cms. Pp.61, 24 black & white photo plates, inscribed by the author to inner front endpaper. Black boards, gilt title to front, minor wear to top and ...

Rural Rides ... : together with Tours in Scotland ... and Letters from Ireland ... including many rides and tours never before reprinted. / Edited with an introduction, notes, a biographical record of upwards of nine hundred persons mentioned ...

COBBETT, WILLIAM 1763-1835 / COLE, G. D. H. (GEORGE DOUGLAS HOWARD) 1889-1959 / COLE, MARGARET 1893-1980 / NASH, JOHN 1893-1977 / TAYLOR, A. E. (ALFRED EDWARD) 1869-1945 . · 1930

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

London: Peter Davies, 1930 . 0. Limited edition: "This edition is limited to one thousand numbered sets of three volumes. This is No. 112". A very good set in matching bindings. Each volume with beige cloth spine and black leather title label, over marbled paper boards. Corner...

Portobello Road. The Early Sixties.

PETTY, JOHN. · 2010

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club: 2010. 9781851496105. 1st edition. "For almost fifty years this remarkable collection of photographs remained unpublished. Taken in the early 1960s, they capture the very essence of life as it was in the Portobello Market at the time." Lands...

London Beneath the Pavement.

HARRISON, ,MICHAEL. · 1971

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Peter Davies, 1971. New, revised edition. An intriguing book about subterranean London, from pre-history to more recent times. It traces the fascinating development of the various services required to sustain a great community - water, drainage, power and communication...

Roman Lincoln. Conquest, Colony & Capital.

JONES, MICHAEL. · 2002

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Stroud: Tempus, 2002. 0752414550. 1st edition. "We learn of the initial conquest and establishment of the fortress, in the territory of the Iron Age Corieltauvi, soon after the Claudius invasion of AD43. After the departure of Legio II Adiutrix for Chester in the late 70s, Lin...

The London Surveys of Ralph Treswell.

SCHOFIELD, JOHN. · 1987

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: The London Topographical Society, 1987. 0902087258. 1st edition. The London Topographical Society Publication No.135. London before the Great Fire. "In the period 1585-1614 Treswell produced surveys of lands predominantly in London and the Home Counties for City of Lon...

Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Views of London.

ANON. · 1910

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Westminster: Wightman Mountain & Andrews Ltd, nd. (c.1910). 1st edition. 365 black and white photos of buildings, streets and people of London. 28.5cms x 22cms. Pp.80, black & white photos throughout. Red boards, gilt decorated title to front, bump to lower front corner tip, m...

Ancient Tottenham.

ROE, WILLIAM JAMES. · 1949

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Tottenham: The Percy Press, nd. (c.1949). To which is added "A Briefe Description of the Towne of Tottenham Highcrosse" by Wilhelm Bedwell. (Originally printed in London, 1631). Contents includes: Tottenham and the High Cross; A Suggested Roman Settlement; Strip Cultivation wi...

The Mill Inn, the Mill House and Withington.

STOURTON, MICHAEL. · 1972

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Oxford: The Bocardo Press, 1972. 1st edition. Guide and local history of the Cotswold village of Withington. 15.5cms x 21.5cms. Pp.32, illustrations by Laura Potter and photographs by Michael Stourton and Laura Potter. Cream boards, gilt title to front, small brown spot to spi...

Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland.

SCOTT, DANIEL. · 1899

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London: William Andrews & Co, 1899. Local history of the Lake District counties Cumberland and Westmorland (now known as Cumbria). Top edge gilt. Pp.262/ 8 (publisher's catalogue), frontispiece + many further black & white illustrations, floral endpapers toned. Blue bevelled c...

Bygone Middlesex.

ANDREWS, WILLIAM. · 1899

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: William Andrews & Co, 1899. Local history of Middlesex. Top edge gilt. Pp.250/ 7 (publisher's catalogue), frontispiece + many further black & white illustrations, owner's name to reverse of front board, floral endpapers foxed. Blue bevelled cloth, gilt title to front a...

Bygone Suffolk. Its History, Romance, Legend, Folk-Lore, etc.

WALTERS, CUMING. · 1900

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London:A. Brown & Sons Ltd, nd. (c.1900). Local history of Suffolk. Top edge gilt. Pp.266/ 6 (publisher's catalogue), frontispiece + many further black & white illustrations, gift message to inside front board, floral endpapers, occasional minor spotting, cracking to inside hi...

Bygone Hertfordshire.

ANDREWS, WILLIAM. · 1898

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

London: William Andrews & Co, 1898. 1st edition. Local history of Hertfordshire. Top edge gilt. Pp.283/ 4 (publisher's catalogue),frontispiece + many further black & white illustrations, owner's name to reverse of half-title page,floral endpapers foxed, a few minor spots. Blue...

Bygone Yorkshire.

ANDREWS, WILLIAM. · 1892

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hull and York: A. Brown & Sons, 1892. 1st edition. Local history of Yorkshire. Top edge gilt. Pp.267/14 (publisher's catalogue), occasional illustrations, owner's bookplate to inside front board and name to front free endpaper, toning to endpapers. Blue bevelled cloth, gilt ti...

Sketches of Bristol with Pen, Pencil and Etching Needle.

BIRD, J. EDWARD. · 1954

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Bristol: J.Edward Bird, 1954. A Collection of Sketches and Engravings of Bristol. 24.5cms x 18.5cms. Pp.55, illustrated throughout with sketches and engravings of old Bristol. Cream stiff card covers, slightly rubbed. VG.