FLETCHER, RONALD.

THE PARKERS AT SALTRAM 1769-1789. Everyday Life in an Eighteenth-century House.

London. British Broadcasting Corporation, 1971., Reprint, first published 1970, published to accompany the BBC program of the same name. 216 pages, including chapter notes, bibliography & index. Many photographs and prints in colour & b./w. Near fine, but previous owner's name & date on f.e.p. Near fine d./w. ISBN 563102071. 1971

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Book number: 6207

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Saltram Parker River Plym Devonshire servants social history Joshua Reynolds Boringdon

FLETCHER, IAN (EDITOR)

VOICES FROM THE PENINSULA. Eyewitness Accounts by Soldiers of Wellington's Army 1808-1814.

London. Greenhill Books, 2001, An insight into Wellington's army on campaign, accounts by British Troops in Spain & Portugal drawing on rare letters diaries & memories.." 303 pages. 12 colour &15 b./w. illustrations. 6 maps. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine in near fine d./w. ISBN 1853674591. 2001

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Book number: 2466

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Wellington Peninsula War Vimeiro Talavera Badajoz Salamanca Vittoria San Sebastion Napoleon Corunna

FLYNN-HUGHES, CLEDWYN; PARRY, BRYN; WILLIAMS, ROBERT.

CAERNARFON, YR HEN DREF. THE OLD TOWN.

Beaumaris. Gwynedd Archives Service, 1975., Softback. Text is in Welsh & English. Pages aren't numbered, there are about 54, with about 95 b./w. old photographs. Landscape format, 18cm x 24cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Edges of stiff card cover slightly rubbed' & corners a bit worn, otherwise very good. Priced on back £1.25. 1975.

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Book number: 7844

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Caernarfon Gwynedd Carnarvan Wales Lloyd-George

FORD, E. B.

BUTTERFLIES. (New Naturalist Series)

London. Collins,1977, #1 of the 'New Naturalist Series'. First published 1945, this is the 4th edition, with revised text & updated distribution maps. 352 pages, including list of scientific & English names, glossary & 32 sketch maps on 16 pages showing distribution. Near fine, no inscription, no foxing, no marks or tears. Near fine d./w. inside a protective cover. 24 black & white plates. 8.75" x 6". ISBN 000219393. 1977

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Book number: 2827

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: butterflies caterpillar pupa chrysalis chrysalid fritillary lepidoptera insects New Naturalist

FORD, GORDON B., JR.

THE LETTERS OF ST. ISIDORE OF SEVILLE.

Amsterdam. Adolph M. Hakkert, 1970., 2nd, revised edition. " Translated from the Latin with an introduction." by Gordon B. Ford, Jr., Northwestern University. 14 letters in Latin from Isadore, Bishop of Seville, born about 560 A.D., with English translation. 69 pages including introduction and bibliography. Near fine except top & bottom of spine slightly bumped. No d./w. Maybe none issued. 26cm. x 18cm. ISBN 9025607918. 1970

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Book number: 2467

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Isadore of Seville Latin

FORDE-JOHNSTON, J.

Castles & Fortifications of Britain & Ireland

London. Book Club, 1977., Reprint, first published 1977 by Dent. Starting about 1,000 B.C. the author traces the 2,500 years history of the various means of Britain's defence & fortification, from the Iron Age hillforts through to the Martello Towers.192 pages.105 b./ w. photographs & 30 line drawings. 9½" X 7½". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. ISBN 0460041959. 1977

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Book number: 103

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Castles fortresses Fortifications hillforts martello towers motte-and-bailey

FOSS, MICHAEL.

THE AGE OF PATRONAGE. The Arts in Society 1660 -1750.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1971., Ex Library. 234 pages. 35 b./w. illustrations on 16 pages. Although it has a few library stamps on the endpapers, and 'Sale 1993' is stamped in red on f.e.p, the contents are near fine. The d./w.would be near fine but bottom edge (¼") has been folded under to fit inside library sleeve, & its slightly puckered. Just over 9¼" x 6¼". SBN 241 01971 0. 1971

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Book number: 2025

Catalogue: .History

Keywords: patronage The Restoration Joseph Addison Queen Anne Charles II Dryden Evelyn George I Dr. Johnson Handel Inigo Jones Kneller Pope Purcell Vanbrugh Wren

FOSTER, TONY. (EDITOR).

Cheshire History. Number 51.

Chester. Cheshire Local History Association, 2011., Number 51, 2011-2012, the society's annual journal. Softback. 173 pages, with over 30 b./w. photographs, maps, prints, charts or diagrams. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 21cm. x 14.5cm. 2011

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Book number: 9555

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Chester Cheshire Congleton Moston Salt makers Beeston Leather trade

FOSTER, HARRY.

SOUTHPORT. A HISTORY.

Chichester. Phillimore, 2008., First edition. A history of the attractive town of Southport, situated on the Lancashire coast, its well known in the North West for its annual Flower Show, and the Birkdale golf club, besides the fresh sea air. 134 pages, including reference notes, bibliography & index. 150 b./w. photographs, engravings & prints. Cover & contents are in fine condition, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £16.99. 25.5cm. x 17.5cm. ISBN 9781860775024. 2008

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Book number: 6296

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Southport Birkdale Ainsdale Lancashire Formby

FOX, ALAN.

A History of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives 1874 - 1957.

Oxford. Basil Blackwell, 1958., Hardback. First edition. 684 pages. 20 black & white plates. Contents near fine but previous owner's name on title page. Navy cloth cover damp stained on bottom of spine and front bottom corner otherwise very good. D./w. chipped on edges, & damp stained on bottom of spine & front bottom left corner. 23cm. x 14.5cm. 1958.

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Book number: 10042

Catalogue: History

Keywords: shoes boots Union shoe boot

FRANK, S. AND WHEELER, ALWYNE (CONSULTANT) OF BRITISH MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY

The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fishes.

London. Hamlyn, 1979., Reprint, first published 1972. 552 pages. 78 colour photographs and 824 black & white. 23cm. x 15.5cm. Near fine but previous owner put a cover over d./w. & stuck it on corners of endpages with transparent tape. Previous owner's name on front free endpage has been neatly inked out. D./w. near fine but its price clipped. ISBN 0600369463 1979 ISBN: 0600369463

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Book number: 10031

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: fish sharks tetras minnow Stanislav Frank trout salmon Amazon aquaria pufferfish angelfish bab

FRANKS, ELAINE. FOREWORD BY JOHN FOWLES.

THE UNDERCLIFF. A Sketchbook of the Axmouth - Lyme Regis Nature Reserve.

London. J.M. Dent, 1989, Hardback. 160 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout with very attractive paintings, drawinngs & sketches of animals, birds, butterflies, insects, snakes, trees, plants, & flowers etc., all found at The Undercliff, in the Axmouth - Lyme Regis Reserve. 26.75cm. x 20.5cm. First edition, cover & contents near fiine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £14.95. ISBN 0460047736. 1989

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Book number: 9081

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bees flowers birds Lyme Regis Axmouth

FRASER, LADY ANTONIA .

THE LIVES OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND.

London. Book Club Associates, 1978., Reprint, first published 1975 Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 360 pages, including index. 10" x 7½". 24 colour & 150 b./w. illustrations, also 9 Coats of Arms in colour. Starts in 1066 with King William of Normandy, to Elizabeth II in 1974. Contents near fine, no inscription. D./w. near fine. 1978

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Book number: 1214

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Royalty Kings Queens The Tudors Plantagenets Hanovarians Normans zxc Daisy165

FRASER, ANTONIA

THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII. Illustrated Edition.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996., First published 1992, this is an abriged, extra illustrated edition. 256 pages including index, approximately 200 illustrations on 48 pages, 8 of them in colour. 2 family trees. Near fine in near fine d./w. 10.75" x 8". ISBN 029783567X. 1996

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Book number: 1556

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour bkchll Katherine Howard Catherine Parr Anna of Cleves

FRASER, GEORGE MACDONALD.

THE STEEL BONNETS. The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Reivers.

London. Barrie & Jenkins, 1972., Reprint, first published 1971. No d./w. 404 pages. Folded map at end, of "Border Marches of England & Scotland in 16th Century." about 23" x 18"; it has small tear on edge. Illustrated with 19 b. & w. photographs & portraits, & chart showing the feuds amongst Riding family names. Endpapers illustrated with "Riding Surnames in the 16th Century." No inscription but slightly marked with a pale liquid splashed on side edges of pages of closed book. This has slightly marked extreme edge of title page but hasn't affected rest of contents. Cover very good but ends of spine slightly bumped. 24cm. x 16cm. No d./w. 1972

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Book number: 4437

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Borders Reivers Steel Bonnets Border Marches The Ridings feuds