British Topography And Local History from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Faber and Faber 1963. Large 8vo. First Edition. 96 pp. Hardcover with gilt lettering to board and spine in unclipped pictorial jacket. Light wear to jacket extremities and light rubbing to book's extremities. Internally clean. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Photographs by Edwin Smith and an epilogue by Lewis Mumford. Not often in such nice condition. . Near… Read more about this item

London: C. and R. Baldwin 1804. 8vo. xix, 415, (2); xii, 449, (2) pp. North Wales is a 3rd edition, South Wales a 1st edition. 2 volumes bound in a contemporary full patterned calf binding with red morocco gilt lettered title lables. Some creasing to the spine. Binding firm with owner's name in ink to the front end paper and… Read more about this item

Archaeologia Cambrensis 1862. 8vo.Illustrated. Collection of 67 plates and plans, lithographed and engraved, some with more than one image per plate, and one folding. Views and archaeological sites, with the original front wrap bound in. Green half calf binding with cloth boards and gilt decorated spine with dark red title label. Gift inscription dated 1866 to the verso of the… Read more about this item

London: Published for The English Dialect Society by Trubner & Co. 1889. 8vo. 2 volumes in 1, complete. xvi, 636 pp. Half morocco over marbled boards; raised bands and gilt lettering at spine; t.e.g.Original wraps bound at rear. Rubbing to extremities, with slight splits at bottom joints. Light foxing along edges and largely internally clean, with only very occasional spotting.… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford 1942. 8vo. viii, 148 pp. Green cloth in illustrated dust jacket. A few marks to boards and sunning to spine and edges. One or two very small tears to top edge of jacket. Internally clean and bright. An exploration of English rural culture, its history and its present modern relevance. Contains 85 black-and-white illustrations from prints,… Read more about this item

London: Zodiac House Publications 1976. Large 8vo. Limited edition, no. 228 of 250 copies. vii, 108 pp. Paperback with publisher's decorative wraps. A few marks to cover and edges of pages, otherwise internally clean. A collection of articles on the mysticism of Glastonbury, generously illustrated with maps, drawings, diagrams and original art work. . Very Good. Laminated Paper Covers. Limited… Read more about this item

Sparham, Norwich: The Mainstone Press 2012. Oblong 4to. 47 pp., Pictorial Hardcover with jacket. A clean and bright copy, illustrated in colour. 9780955277788 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2012.

London: A & C Black Ltd 1926. 8vo. Second edition. ix, double-page map, 243 pp. 32 colour illustrated plates. Half straight-grained morocco over cloth boards; gilt lettering and devices to spine with raised bands; t.e.g. Minor rubbing to extremities and to front board. Ink inscription and illustration pasted down to prelims. Internally clean with plates bright. A well-researched history of… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society 1950. 8vo. First edition. Folio Society's 25th published book. Green and grey cloth blocked with gold design. Illustrated jacket. Minimal rubbing and bumping to spine ends. Light discolouration to bottom edge. Minimal rubbing and creasing to jacket extremities. Ink ownership inscription dated 1956. Internally clean and bright. Voltaire arrived in Greenwich in 1726 and stayed for… Read more about this item

Bradford: W. H. Brocklehurst 1906 - 1915. Large 4to. Unpaginated account book. Full sheep with gilt lettering and Bramah lock and key; marbled edges. Edgewear and chipping to the binding, alongside splitting to the front hinge. This account book, of Mr Thomas Hood, was used in the management of an estate in county of Yorkshire. This is a heavy item… Read more about this item

London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin 1870s. Large 4to. Two volumes. xii, 288 pp; vii, 288 pp. Full calf with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers; a.e.g. Some wear to spine and boards, including scratching and chipping to the latter. Some scattered foxing. Steel engravings, all present. This is a very heavy… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin 1945. Large 8vo. First edition. 52 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Slight sunning to spine end, some wear to top spine end of jacket, small tear to back panel. Includes 12 black-and-white and 8 colour plates. A clean copy. . Near Fine. Cloth.… Read more about this item

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1892. 8vo. xviii, 406 [2] pp. Maroon hardback. Bumping to corners and spine ends, light wear to joints. Laid paper, bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers. Internally clean. . Very Good. Cloth. 1892.

New Haven ; London: Yale University Press 2002. Tall Narrow 8vo. 879 pp. Black hardback in pictorial jacket. Small mark to top edge, light creasing and scratching to jacket. Internally as new. A republication by Yale University Press of Pevsner's famous 'Buildings of England' series. Includes many black-and-white illustrations and photographic plates of buildings referenced. A smart copy. . Near… Read more about this item

Lyndhurst: J. G. Short 1876. 8vo. 106, [2 ads] pp. Green boards with gilt decoration and lettering to front, black borders and tooled device to back board, all edges gilt. Wear to spine ends and edges, discolouration to back board and front edges. Light occasional foxing inside and a torn but complete map. An attractive book exploring the New Forest… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Robert Forrester 1892. Small 4to.Limited Edition. Large Paper Edition. Limited to 100 copies, of which this is no. 87. [v], frontis, 221, viii pp. Quarter calf with gilt lettering to spine over cloth boards; t.e.g. Bumping and wear to extremities. Light foxing to prelims, but otherwise internally clean. Photogravure frontis. of the Theatre Royal, Dunlop Street. A detailed study… Read more about this item

London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1850. Small 8vo. xii, 305 pp. Hand coloured folding map frontis, and chart at rear, with wood engravings throughout. Cloth with blind stamped decoration to boards and gilt lettering to spine. Wear and bumping to extremities, particularly at spine, which has darkened. Light marking to binding. Folding pages have wear to fore-edges. Pencil… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber 1964. 8vo. First Edition. 102 pp. Cloth in dust jacket (not price clipped). Some edge-wear to jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. Colour frontis. and numerous b&w photographs. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1964.

Cambridge: W. P. Spalding [1887]. 4to. ix, 10-77, [2 ads.] pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and floral decoration to front board and spine; top edge gilt, others uncut. Boards quite marked and stained, light discolouration to spine and rubbing to extremities. Endpapers and fore-edge darkened and spotted, otherwise internally clean. Lots of black & white in-text decorations. A study… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Limited 1963. 8vo. 93 pp. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust wrapper (not price clipped). Light edge-wear to bottom of jacket and minor chipping to top. Light rubbing to book spine ends. Cloth clean. Internally clean. Illustrations throughout. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1963.