AARONOVITCH, DAVID

Paddling to Jerusalem - an Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country

London, Fourth Estate. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 1841151017). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. In the last summer of the 20th century a large man got into a small boat and went out to discover England, on it's canals and rivers, from the Thames to the Trent, from Camden Lock to Skipton, David Aaronovitch fumbled for the pulse of the least known nation in Britain. Hilarious, provocative and moving, it is the story of what happens when a bad idea gets the better of you and in the process becomes a good idea. A1E. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003444

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Travel, Canals, Rivers 1841151017

BAKER, JOHN L.

A Picture of Surrey

London, Robert Hale. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0709181302). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Baker, John L. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page and dated 1980. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket. Oblong format. In a series of carefully planned chapters the reader is taken along the roads and rivers of Surrey and through its towns and villages, along the way farm houses, cottages, churches and stately homes are described by the author who contributes original material from many years of research into the history of the county's buildings. Profusely illustrated with the author's own drawings. 2. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 005636

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Surrey, History, Buildings 0709181302 Baker, John L.

SHELBOURN, COLIN AND WARD, DAVID

Stirling Moss - Great Drives in the Lakes and Dales

London, Little Brown. 1998. (ISBN: 0316889113). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume in pictorial laminated boards. The perfect companion for everyone who enjoys exploring the countryside by car. The book features 15 one day and half-day drives through the breathtaking landscape of one of the most varied and beautiful regions of England. The national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales form the core, but less visited areas such as the Eden Valley and the Forest of Bowland are also explored. All the routes have been chosen by Formula One racing driver, Stirling Moss, and are clearly and entertainingly described by Lakeland author Colin Shelbourn, and illustrated in colour with photographs by David Ward. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.95 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST B2F. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 008273

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Eden Valley, Forest of Bowlandwensleydale, Cockermouth, Duddon Valley, Ullswater, Cartmel 0316889113

GILL, CRISPIN (EDITED BY)

The West Country

London, Oliver & Boyd. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket which has foxing to the reverse. A coloured photographic tour with descriptive text and history which celebrates England's most popular holiday area. 27 full size plates. A very well kept copy. A1A. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004696

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Travel Britain

GURDON, MARTIN

Travels with My Chicken

London, New Holland. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 1843309661). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page with amusing wording. 160 pages. Illustrations in the text. When Martin Gurdon set out on a whirlwind publicity tour for his book 'Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance', he took with him his suitcase, his hectic itinerary and a chicken. This is the story of their travels around the length and breadth of Britain. 51. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 008803

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Travel Around Britain with a Chicken 1843309661

HIRST, W.A.

Rambles in the Home Counties

London, Cobden-Sanderson. 1930. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Black title on blue boards which has some dulling to a portion of lower front and a small mark to spine else clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges and endpapers else clean, tight and unmarked. Map endpapers. An interesting series of rambles in or adjacent to the Home Counties, first published in 1927, containing 19 walks each embellished with historical and local notes with some literary references. Includes an account of a murder at Radlett which a verse of a ballad by William Webb recalls 'They cut his throat from ear to ear, His brains they battered in, His name was Mr. William Weare, He dwelt in Lyon's Inn'. B2D. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005246

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Rambles, Home Counties

LAUDER, ROSEMARY

A Picture of Devon

London, Robert Hale. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0709038232). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Wright, Bill. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which has a wrap around pictorial and a small mark to iiner front flap and is not price clipped. 65 illustrations by Bill Wright and 1 map. An evocative and carefully researched guide to Devon - 'The English Riviera' - portraying the contrasts of picturesque villages, seaside resorts and the landscape of Dartmoor, all enhanced by the charming line drawings. NOT EX LIB 4. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 006546

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: English Riviera, Devon, Dartmoor, Torquay, Brixham, Paignton, Clovelly 0709038232 Wright, Bill

MARRIAGE, JOHN

Colchester - a Pictorial History

Chichester, Sussex, Phillimore. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0850336627). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. Colchester is the oldest recorded town in Britain, important in Roman times, it is thought by some to have been Arthur's Camelot before the Saxons prevailed. The book reveals, in a profusion of carefully selected and well captioned illustrations, Colchester as it was in the 19th century up to 1950, when the physical fabric still remained largely Victorian and earlier. 23. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 008062

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Colchester Essex, Local History, Victorian Times 0850336627

MCLAREN, MORAY AND KERSTING, A.F.

Scotland in Colour

London, B. T. Batsford. 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gold title and ruling on orange boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete with some chipping to top. Foreword by Sir Compton Mackenzie. Long essays by Moray McLaren accompany the 32 artistic colour photographs of A.F. Kersting. A marvellous pictorial travelogue in particuarly good condition. 1. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004408

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Travel Scotland, 1950's Photographs of Scottish Scenes

MANNING, THE REV. SAMUEL AND GREEN, THE REV. S.G.

England 100 Years Ago - the Charm of Victorian England Illustrated

London, Bracken Books. 1985. (ISBN: 0946495467). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is price clipped. First published in 1885, this is a facsimile of the original in which two clergymen travelled around Victorian England, and their writings provide a delightful perspective of that age, as they conduct the reader on a tour redolent of biographical, literary and historical associations. 165 illustrations. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 20A. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007362

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Victorian Travel in England 0946495467

SELBY, BETTINA

Riding North One Summer

London, Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 070113416x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is price clipped. 209 pages. 1 map. The author is famous for her marathon bicycle rides along the Himalayas, to Jerusalem and down the Nile. In the summer of 1988 she turned her attention to her home country to explore Britain and she writes vividly and entertainingly of her experiences, riding her trusty 18 gear bicycle, sleeping in a tent and carrying the minimum of equipment. NOT EX LIB 22. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 002265

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Marathon Bicycle Rides 070113416x

SENIOR, MICHAEL

Portrait of South Wales

London, Robert Hale. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 070914721X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which has a taped repair. 221 pages. 27 illustrations and 8 maps. The real nature of a place sometimes becomes obscured by the simplified images of it which tradition somehow builds up. South Wales differs radically from its conventional image, and the author sets out to reveal the richness of its scenery and character. The book ranges over a wide spread of subjects and a strikingly varied mixture of places. NOT EX LIB C3A. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007904

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: South Walesteifi, Gwaun, Carmarthen, Swansea, Gower, Black Mountain, Fforest Fawr, Brecon, Rhondda, Rhymney, Wye, Usk, Cardiff 070914721x

STEVENS, F.L.

Through Merrie England - the Pageantry and Pastimes of the Village and the Town

London, Frederick Warne. 1928, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Bedford, Francis D. Black titles and pictorials of a young Queen separating the Lion and Unicorn from fighting to front and a pixie and maypole to spine on blue cloth boards. A little light wear to spine head and tail and a few light marks to boards, internally clean and unmarked with coloured pictorial endpapers of gardens, coloured pictorial title page and 12 coloured plates and pictorial headings and tailpieces in black and white. A celebration of the England of Shakespeare's time with most delightful colour plates. 2. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001439

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: English Pageantry, Shakespeare's Time Bedford, Francis D.

TIMPSON, JOHN

Timpson's Towns of England and Wales - Oddities and Curiosities

London, Jarrolds. 1995. (ISBN: 0711704198). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of the eccentric and the bizarre in the towns of England and Wales covering buildings, monuments, tombs, bridges, landmarks and many more curiosities together with their history. Profusely illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colour photographs and line illustrations with handy reference maps. A very unique travel guide. A1A. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000937

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: 0711704198

VERNON, TOM

Fat Man on a Roman Road - a Bicycle Exploration of Britain and the British from the Bottom Left-Hand Corner to the Top Right-Hand Corner of the Roman Roads

London, Michael Joseph. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718123492). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Freeth, William. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 304 pages with illustrations in the text by William Freeth. Map endpapers. The radio broadcaster and cook's book is about a summer bicycle ride diagonally across Britain - over 600 miles of Roman roads from Topsham in Devon to Musselburgh near Edinburgh. But the book is anything but straight: Tom Vernon flashes tantalising glimpses of individuals and places to make up a moving-picture of a people and their country. The effect is funny, pastoral, chatty, critical and quirky by turns - but always human. 16. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 008097

Catalogue: Travel - Britain

Keywords: Bicycle Tour on Britain's Roman Roads, Topsham to Montacute, Bath Via Glastonbury, Otterburn Via Hadrian's Wall 0718123492 Freeth, William