MARTIN, ANDREW.

Colchester: Pictorial Memories.

Bridgend: Francis Frith/Waterton Press Limited, 1999. 184125083X. 1st edition."Set on a ridge above the winding River Colne, the historic character of this fine town is all around: jostling timber-framed and rendered houses, churches, medieval and Tudor suburbs, wide streets and narrow lanes, dominated by the superb Town Hall and Jumbo, the giant water tower, contrasting with the spacious Castle Park." Around 90 photographs of Colchester from the mid-nineteenth century onwards, all selected from the Francis Frith Archive, accompanied with informative and enlightening text. 30cms x 22cms. Pp.77, black & white photo illustrations throughout. Maroon laminated boards with matching illustrated dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Boeknummer: 38910

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Andrew Martin Colchester Pictorial Memories Francis Frith Photographs Victorian Town Castle Park Church Abbey River Colne Wivenhoe 39822 East Anglia: : Essex

MARTIN, GEOFFREY.

The story of Colchester from Roman times to the present day.

Colchester: Benham Newspapers Ltd, 1959. 1st ed. History of Colchester. Pp.10/134, frontispiece + 14further black & white photo illustrations + 2 maps to endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, dustwrapper has edge tears and small loss to top of spine. VG/Good.

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Boeknummer: 28051

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Martin Story Colchester from Roman Times Present Day Illustrated 40790 East Anglia: : Essex

MONTAGU BENTON, G.

The Church of St Ouen (alias St Andrew) Fingringhoe, Essex.

Oxford: Printed for the author at the University Press, 1938. 1st edition. Fingringhoe is a scattered village situated near the mouth of the River Colne. Pp.54, black & white photo frontispiece + 16 further black & white photo plates and 3 illustrations in the text, pencil notation to inside front board and another to lower margin of p.46, slight toning to endpapers. Blue cloth has some spotted discolouration, edges rubbed, spine slightly darkened. Good.

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Boeknummer: 42767

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Montagu Benton Church St Ouen St Andrew Fingringhoe Essex Parish History Illustrated Architecture Wall Paintings George Frere 44106 East Anglia: : Essex

MORANT, PHILIP.

The History and Antiquities of the Most Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester.

Wakefield: S.R.Publishers Limited, 1970. 0854096418. Originally printed by W.Bowyer, London, 1748. This 3 volumes in 1 facsimile edition has an introduction by local historian John S. Appleby and is signed by him to the title page and also has additional biographical matarial and bibliography, including pedigree diagrams. John Appleton was the Hon. Secretary and Keeper of Manuscripts to Essex Archaeological Society. Folio size . 36.5cms x 23cms x3cms. Pp.xxiii/black & white portrait plate/engraved frontispiece/100(Book I)/54(Book II) /51(Book III)/5(index) /4(addenda).Two folding plates and another 2 plates with illustrations of coins and medals. Inkstamp of John Appleby to title page, broken line mark down front free endpaper (from clear covering to dustwrapper?). Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Dustwrapper has a fixed protective clear wrapper and there is minor edge wear. Plus associated paperwork belonging to John Appleby including correspondence with Dr Alison Shell of the University of Durham. Scarce. VG/VG.

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Boeknummer: 38962

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Philip Morant History Antiquities Most Ancient Town Borough Colchester John Appleby Signed Essex Romans Dutch Flemings Siege Mile End Lexden Botolphs Boadicea 39824 East Anglia: : Essex

MORGAN, GLYN H.

The Romance of Essex Inns. (Illustrated by the author.)

Letchworth: Essex Countryside, 1969. 4th imp. "If you like wandering along the highways and by-ways of Essex this book will add to your enjoyment." Pp. 177, colour frontis, 30 illustrations, maps to endpapers. Red cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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Boeknummer: 23763

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Morgan Romance Essex Inns Illustrated East Anglia 20362 East Anglia: : Essex

MOUL, DUNCAN / HILL, R. H. ERNEST .

Picturesque Essex : A Volume Of Sketches By Duncan Moul . With Descriptive Letterpress By R. H. Ernest Hill A.R.I.B.A.

London: F. E.Robinson & Co, 20, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, 1905 . 0. First edition. Signed by the author; Duncan Moul. Well bound in the original cloth binding. 8.5" x 6.75" x 1.0". pp.14/pp.192 . Original red cloth binding, rubbed and bumped. Dulled gilt titles to front board and spine. Light spotting to endpapers. Full-page black ink inscription to front free-endpaper: "To Mrs Walsh With best wishes from Duncan Moul. Oct. 05." . Clean English text and illustrations, including 79 illustrations of which 39 are full page. The illustrations are all drawn by Duncan Moul.

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Boeknummer: 43112

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: F.E. Robinson & Co. Picturesque Essex a Volume of Sketches by Duncan Moul with Descriptive Letterpress by R.H. Ernest Hill 44456 East Anglia: : Essex

NEALE, KENNETH (EDITOR).

Essex. "Full of Profitable Thinges".

Oxford: Leopard's Head Press, 1996. 0904920364. 1st edition. Essays presented to Sir John Ruggles-Brise as a tribute to his life of service to the people and County of Essex. "A panorama of Essex themes, personalities and events prominent in the historical traditions of the county, a royal imposter, the crokers of Saffron Walden, the Bow Street Mounted Patrol, the founders of important libraries, places of artistic and architectural interest, a now legendary hero of the Royal Navy, special studies of Essex University, Chelmsford Cathedral and of Finchingfield where the recipient of this tribute, Sir John Ruggles-Brise, has his home at Spains Hall." Pp.xxxviii/465, many black & white illustrations, maps and tabulations. Two, 4 page printed card promotional leaflets loosely enclosed. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Boeknummer: 45005

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Neale Essex Full Profitable Thinges Ruggles-Brise Colchester Archbishop Harsnett Lord Petre Chelmsford Cathedral Finchingfield Mantell Spains Hall Dovecotes Saffron Walden Crocuses Crokers Plume 46489 East Anglia: : Essex

ESSEX RECORD OFFICE.

Essex Churches. 600-1800. (Essex Records Office Publications No.27).

Chelmsford: Essex County Council, 1960. 2nd edition. A picture-book of church buildings and furnishings. Unpaginated, colour frontis. + 54 b/w plates. Pbk. VG.

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Boeknummer: 31848

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Essex Record Office Essex Churches Church Buildings Furnishings Ecclesiology 31548 East Anglia: : Essex

ESSEX RECORD OFFICE.

Leisure and Pleasure in Essex. (Essex Record Office Publications No.32).

Chelmsford: Essex County Council, 1960. 1st ed. Booklet illustrating how Essex people enjoyed themselves through sports, games and other pastimes before 1914. Unpaginated with 36 illustrations including 2 colour plates. Pbk, bright illustrated cover of picnicing Victorians. VG.

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Boeknummer: 31846

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Essex Record Office Leisure Pleasure Essex Sport Games Recreation Pastimes Hunting Drama Cycling Cricket 31550 East Anglia: : Essex

OSBORNE, DAVE.

Halstead and Colne Valley at War (1939-1945).

Halstead: Halstead & District Local History Society, 1992. 0951310674. 2nd (revised) edition. "The reader will find references to the then novel conditions brought about by war in the air and will as he reads see pictures of evacuees and troops arriving, of soldiers and airmen on duty and hear the noise in our Essex skies from enemy attack and combat. He will learn of the service which was so gladly given and of those who made the supreme sacrifice. Fortunately many were "welcomed home"." Pp.88, many black & white photo illustrations including folding plate of 15th Battalion Essex Home Guard at Nether Priors, Halstead. Pink card cover. VG.

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Boeknummer: 37483

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Dave Osborne Halstead Colne Valley Second World War Ww2 Local History Essex Illustrated Photos 51053 East Anglia: : Essex

PALMER, KENNETH NICHOLLS.

The Knights of St John in Essex. (signed).

London: The Order of St John, 1991. 090070053X. 1st edition. Search for, and factual determination of the traces of, the Order (and the Knights Templar) in the County of Essex.Pp.70 + 8 pages of colour photos, occasional black & white illustrations, maps and photos throughout, signed by the author to title page. Paperback, minor creases to edges. VG.

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Boeknummer: 41773

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Kenneth Nicholls Signed Palmer Knights St John Essex Templar Dunmow Uttlesford Freshwell Hinckford Maplestead Witham Rochford Dengie Chalford Burnham on Crouch Chelmsford Harlow 48198 East Anglia: : Essex

PHELPS, HUMPHREY.

An Essex Christmas.

Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Pub, 1993. 0750901233. 1st ed. "This vaired collection brings together personal reminiscences, and extracts of fiction, folklore and poetry which look at the celebration of Christmas over the years in the county of Essex." Pp.159, some b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG.

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Boeknummer: 16416

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Phelps Essex Christmas Fiction Folklore Poety Stories 41842 East Anglia: : Essex

PRESSEY, REV. W.J. (EDITOR).

The Second Book of the Churchwardens' Accounts of Heybridge, Essex.

[Ilford] nd.(c.1937). The churchwardens' accounts of Heybridge, Essex ; cir. 1509-1532 / reprinted from the MS transcript of J. Pridden, a former vicar of Heybridge, and edited with notes by W.J. Pressey. "Fragmentary and disjointed as is the record - it is nevertheless sufficiently intelligible to present to the reader a picture of the convulsions that the Church underwent during the Tudor period." 25cms x 18.5cms. Pp.52, slight toning to pages. Green softcover. VG.

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Boeknummer: 49427

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Pressey Second Book Churchwardens Accounts Heybridge Essex Tudor Church Records 51171 East Anglia: : Essex

PRIESTLEY, H. E. [ HAROLD EDFORD PRIESTLEY ] - PRESIDENT OF THE BENFLEET & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY .

Benfleet & District Historical Society 1975 .

Southend, Essex: Privately printed for the author, 1975 . 0. A very good A4 booklet. Typewritten manuscript format. Light blue card covers with printed titles. Some edge creasing, otherwise clean throughout. 1p./pp.21 . VG. ** "Harold Edford Priestley. Born in Yorkshire in 1901 and died in Essex in 1990. His writings and artwork feature in the Art and Literature, but these were only 2 facets of his life. Above all he was an historian and his two books on the history of Benfleet bear testimony to that." - See Harold Edford Priestley, The Historian, by Mark Thres, 2010 .

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Boeknummer: 39430

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Southend a History of Benfleet. Early Days. H.E. Priestley East Anglia: : Essex

PRIESTLEY, H. E. [ HAROLD EDFORD PRIESTLEY ] - PRESIDENT OF THE BENFLEET & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY .

Benfleet & District Historical Society 1976 .

Southend, Essex: Privately printed for the author, 1976 . 0. A very good A4 booklet. Typewritten manuscript format. Light pink card covers with printed titles. Some edge creasing, otherwise clean throughout. pp.24 . VG. ** "Harold Edford Priestley. Born in Yorkshire in 1901 and died in Essex in 1990. His writings and artwork feature in the Art and Literature, but these were only 2 facets of his life. Above all he was an historian and his two books on the history of Benfleet bear testimony to that." - See Harold Edford Priestley, The Historian, by Mark Thres, 2010 .

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Boeknummer: 39431

Catalogus: East Anglia: : Essex

Trefwoorden: Southend a History of Benfleet. Early Days. H.E. Priestley East Anglia: : Essex