Search Results: British Topography from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

Bedminster: W Barratt & Co Ltd,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930?. N/A. Paperback. W Barratt & Co Ltd, Bedminster, (Aug 16, 1930?) Some light creasing to card wraps, black/white small photographs - Victoria Rooms and Royal Colonial Institute, Floating Harbour and Tramways Centre, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Bridge, Avon Gorge and Sea Walls, Bristol Cathedral and Norman Arch, The Observatory, Cabot Tower, University Tower,; 107288; 9 cm x 7 cm .

London: Callcut and Beavis. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Early Edition. 8vo Oblong. no date circa 1890. 2pp roughly opened, offsetting a little of the blank borders. Rusty staples. Lots of great period printed photographs of the area and surrounding district. Includes photographs of Weston Super Mare, Clevedon, Bath, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Cheddar and Glastonbury Abbey. Red cloth bound boards with gilt decorative titling.; 000119 .

London: HMSO. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0117016993 . FIRST EDITION 1992, The 'ASPECTS OF BRITAIN' Series provides factual briefing on Britains Political, Economic, and Social Structure, and its place in the International Community, helping provide info for students, specialists, the media and others i nterested in British Affairs. Each Volume is slim 8vo, illus, and Card Covers. THIS Volume describes the background to the Conflict in N. Ireland, examining attempts to achieve a political settlement, etc etc. 96 pages. Ex Lib - but h a s ' n e at' markings on half title, last page and number 'sticker' to spine only. Good plus copy.; s50075; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Boondoggle Limited. Very Good in As New dust jacket. 1978. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very clean Pictorial card covers. A former owner has coloured the VERY edges of the book with a black pen, but this actual looks good o/w there are No Inscriptions or Marks. Internally very clean with a tight (uniformly browning lightly) text block. No loose or missing leaves. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd.. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0713417129 . Green boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is price-clipped but has a price-sticker attached to the front flap. There are very light smudge marks to the dustjacket covers and to the front corner the lamination is just beginning to peel. There are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 216 pp. Bibliography; Index. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Fine' copy. "The distinctive feature of this book is that it considers the abbeys and priories which are active in England and Wales to-day as well as the mediaeval foundations which were suppressed under Henry VIII." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Wales: University of Wales Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Paperback. 0708305083 . 105pp. Welsh/English text. NO MARKS OR INSCRIPTIONS. Red/green/white covers, slightly rubbed/bumped at edges. Internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 004714; 8vo .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fair with no dust jacket. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue Boards fair only, complete but titling all but disappeared to the spine, and a former owner has decided to 'improve' this book by colouring in the faded edges of boards. Corners and head/tail of spine lightly 'bumped'. Rear edge of the spine splitting, but holding fast. There is a circular stain on the back board and the publishers blind stamped logo. Extremeties rubbed. Internally generally very clean, but a few blind stamps on few pages including title page, (Bradford Library and Literary Society). No other indications of this having been in a library. Top page edge discoloured, the remaining page edges are browned/dusty. Previous owners inscription on the front free e/p. The inner paper hinge is splitting. 256 pp. " The author's adventures in North America and England form the basis for this engrossing book about the men who walk/tramp the open roads.... Also a powerful record… Read More

Pant, Dowlais: W. Morgan. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. WELSH Text. (with a little some scattered English language). Crimson boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and the front cover. No dustjacket (probably as issued). Some 'light' fading to the base colour of the spine but all lettering, etc, is very clear and pretty bright. All edges Red. Plain Endpapers. 2 oval purple stamps on the reverse of the Front free endpaper (with the words stamped - "Presented by Carmel Band of Hope Aberavon") and the note in old ink " To Annie Lizzie Davies". There is some light foxing here and there in the book but mainly to the first few and the last few pages. (viii) + (pp) 9 - 200 pp. Illustrated with sepia plates - All tissue guarded. An integral sewn Scarlet 'silk' ribbon book mark is present. Also included with the book is a single folded sheet "Emynau i'w Canu yn Angladd Y Diweddar frawd Evan Davies, Aelod Ffyddlawn o… Read More

Carmarthen: Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society. As New with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. In the original publisher's pictorial card covers. As NEW - looks Unread, untouched. An outline trace of a small old (price) label on the bottom rear cover, o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. Printed on the reverse of the covers and 36 pp. Illustrated in b/w. A MINT copy. Gift Quality. See Images.; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .

London: Longman, Hurst, and Co.,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume II only. Clean leather covered boards, a little scuffed, corners and head/tail of spine bumped, gilt titling/bands to spine, slight chipping to head/tail of spine, spine slightly splitting. Inner hinges sound. Small bookplate to front pastedonw, previous owners name written to front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Small tear to rear pastdown, could be reglued. Steel engraved frontis and steel engraved title page. Separate printed title page then 54 full page steel engraved Views and Maps with a text page(s) to each view. No plate list with this volume. Castles included in this volume; OXFORD, PENCOED, PENDENNIS, PEVENSEY, PEVEREL'S CASTLE IN THE PEAK, PICKERING CASTLE, RABY CASTLE, RAGLAN CASTLE, RICHMOND, ROCHESTER, SCARBOROUGH, THORNBURY, TREMATON, TYNEMOUTH, UPNOR, WARDOUR, WARWICK, WARKWORTH, WEYMOUTH, WINDSOR, CAERDIFF, CAERNARVON, THE EAGLES TOWER CAERNARVON, CAERPHILLY,… Read More

Essex: SGAT. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2000. Reprint. Paperback. 0900691662 . Pictorial card covers. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There is some light shelf-wear to the covers and crease lines to the rear cover, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. (iv) + 68 pp. Three Appendices; Scripture Index; Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony Manifesto. Overall, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Very Good Plus/NF' copy. "This is the Christian work of Benjamin Wills Newton who was influential in the Plymouth Brethren." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hooper and Wigstead. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1797. New Edition. Hardcover. FRONT BOARD DETACHED - Otherwise the covers are in Good condition overall, but internally the book is VG. Full (small diamond patterned) leather with gilt titling and decorative panels to the spine. Gilt patterned borders to the front and rear covers. Some marks to the covers/rubbed through corners. 4 Raised bands to the spine. The spine is splitting along the rear edge and chipped to the head/tail of the spine. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers with the heraldic bookplate of George and Florence Gould. Initials 'G G' on the second ffep. An Engraved Title page with an oval vignette. Followed by the County Index to Volume VII (7). This Volume covers: - Anglesea, Brecknockshire, Caermarthenshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire, and Radnorshire Counties. All 82 copper engraved plates, including the 12 maps, as… Read More

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd,. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1989. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0713425873 . In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. Gray and red spine with white text. Covers have a few light creases and are lightly rubbed to the corners and extremities, o/w very good. Page edges lightly toned. Internally NO Inscriptions or Marks. Text block very clean. 358 pp. Illustrated throughout in b/w with photographs, prints, plans, etc. Contents include: - Prehistoric; Early Christian; Romanesque; Cistercian Gothic; Tower-houses; The Restoration; Dublin- The Seventeenth Century; Dublin 1690-1757; Country Houses 1700-1780; Provincial Towns and Churches; Neo-Classic; Early Nineteenth Century; The Later Nineteenth Century. References; Book List; Index. "Definitely the best introduction to Ireland's built heritage, a must-have work for anyone with any interest in Ireland's architectural history." . Maurice Craig, who died on May 11 aged 91, was… Read More

London: Edward Arnold. Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. Reprint; 6th Impression. Paperback. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. Large format Paperback. No dustjacket, as issued. The former owner has reinforced the front cover corner on the inside with white (sticky? ) paper that just strengthens the small crease lines - Very Neat. There is a former owners' address sticker to the top right of the half-title page and a price-sticker to the back. Otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. (8) + 390pp. Bibliography; Index. Overall, apart from the crease lines, etc, as mentioned above, this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'As New' copy. "This is a narrative history of an England in a period of crisis and revolution, culminating in the English Civil War." ; The New History of England; Vol. 4; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Aberystwyth, South Wales: The National Library of Wales,. As New with no dust jacket. 1960. 1st Thus (NLW). Hardcover. A Fine copy in blue cloth-covered boards, with bright gilt titling to spine. NO dustjacket probably as issued (never seen a copy with a dustjacket. Internally NO inscriptions or marks. (8) + (ix-xvi) + (2) + 196 pp. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Edinburgh: John Brown (Vols 3 -5). Good with no dust jacket. 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly AF - 5 Vols Complete, BUT LACKS Pages 1 to 8 which should have been at the beginning of the text of Volume 4. These missing pages are now included in the book as loose pages as photocopies/in facsimile. The 5 Vols published between 1805 and 1808. Vols 1 & 2 were published in 1805. Vols 3 & 4 published 1806 and Volume 5 published 1808. All uniformly bound in half-leather with blue marbled paper-covered boards and leather corners. Covers rubbed with age/storage, and heavily rubbed to the extremities, with some small losses mainly to the head/tails and corners of the set, but despite some splitting to the edges of the spines on a couple of volumes all hinges sound. Volume 3 LACKS the Title label. The volume numbers in Roman Numerals are to lower panels, very rubbed. Some pale foxing (light brown spotting) and light marks inside here and there. The names of 3 former owners are written… Read More

London: Printed By J. Harris, Longman and Co, and Others. ,. Good with no dust jacket. 1810. 1st Editions. Hardcover. Five volumes consisting of the whole of the 'London and Middlesex' section of the series - 'Beauties of England and Wales'. This series originally published in 25 volumes. These 5 volumes were published between 1810 and 1816 are marked oddly, but form the complete set of 'London and Middlesex. All volumes are unifomly bound in full leather with 5 raised bands, Gilt titling on 2 labels and gilt decoration to each compartment. Probably contemporary or near contemporary bindings. Each spine has some damage, some worse then others, and Part 3 has the front cover and front endpapers detached. ALL Edges Marbled. Internally each volume has marbled endpapers and 2 former owners labels to the front pastedown - just the printed names in fancy old type - Bevington Gibbins and, below, his son - Frederick J. Gibbins ( Bevington Gibbins born 1792 in Aston, Birmingham,… Read More

London: Others. ,. Good with no dust jacket. 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. One Volume in the series - 'Beauties of England and Wales'. This series originally published in 25 volumes. This volume is marked oddly, but form the complete MONMOUTHSHIRE, NORFOLK and NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Volume. The Volume is bound in full leather with 5 raised bands, Gilt titling on 2 labels and gilt decoration to each compartment. Probably contemporary or near contemporary bindings. The spine has some flaws/damage, some splitting to the edges of the spine, split all down the front edge - but holding so far, some loss to the foot of the spine and rubbing to the head of the spine, but all hinges holding at the moment and an attractive book. ALL Edges Marbled. Internally the volume has marbled endpapers and 2 former owners labels to the front pastedown - just the printed names in fancy old type - Bevington Gibbins and, below, his son - Frederick J. Gibbins ( Bevington Gibbins born 1792 in Aston, Birmingham,… Read More

London: Printed By J. Harris, Longman and Co, and Others. ,. Good with no dust jacket. 1813. First Edition. Hardcover. One Volume in the series - 'Beauties of England and Wales'. This series originally published in 25 volumes. This volume is marked oddly, but form the complete OXFORDSHIRE & RUTLANDSHIRE Volume. The Volume is bound in full leather with 5 raised bands, Gilt titling on 2 labels and gilt decoration to each compartment. Probably contemporary or near contemporary bindings. The spine has some flaws/damage, some splitting to the edges of the spine, some chipping with loss to the head of the spine and a small triangular piece missing from the foot of the spine, but all hinges holding and an attractive book. ALL Edges Marbled. Internally the volume has marbled endpapers and 2 former owners labels to the front pastedown - just the printed names in fancy old type - Bevington Gibbins and, below, his son - Frederick J. Gibbins ( Bevington Gibbins born 1792 in Aston,… Read More

London: Others.... Good with no dust jacket. 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. One Volume in the series - 'Beauties of England and Wales'. This series originally published in 25 volumes. This volume forms most of the KENT Volume, but 'Kent' started athe end of Vol. VII which forms Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and the first part of Kent. The Volume is bound in full leather with 5 raised bands, Gilt titling on 2 labels and gilt decoration to each compartment. Probably contemporary or near contemporary bindings. The spine has some flaws/damage, splitting to the edges of the spine - the front board is only holding on by one 'string'. Some small chipping with a tiny loss to the head/tail of the spine, but rear hinges holding despite some splits and overall an attractive book. ALL Edges Marbled. The volume has marbled endpapers and 2 former owners labels to the front pastedown - just the printed names in fancy old type - Bevington Gibbins and, below, his son - Frederick… Read More