Bartlett, Richard A.

The New Country : A Social History of the American Frontier 1776-1890

Oxford University Press, New York, 1976. First Paperback Edition, Paperback, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Very Good/N/A. 9780195020212 a Galaxy Book, illustrated by b/w. photo's & drawings throughout; "The New Country is the result of some 35 years of travel in and study of the American West - Professor Bartlett has an excellent eye and pen for the rich human diversity that made up the westward movement. With this book's sophisticated concepts of organization and approach, its rewarding details, and its vivid and imaginative writing, it supersedes other social histories of the frontier & should become a classic in the field."; fading to spine & top right corner of front cover has been neatly cut off; otherwise a clean & tight copy; including index - 487 pages. This is a heavy book & may incur extra shipping cost outside the U.K. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Amerixcan West; American Pioneers; United States; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0195020219. ISBN/EAN: 9780195020212. Inventory No: HST00098.

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Keywords: BZDB227 History/American History/American Studies/American West/American Frontier/American Pioneers/American Social History/Native Americans History; Amerixcan West; American Pioneers; United States; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. Photo's & Drawings

Batcheler, Kenneth C.

A Century of Cambridgeshire Parish Councils, 1894-1994

Cambridgeshire Libraries Publications, March, Cambridgeshire, 1994. First Edition, Softcover. As New. 9781870724685 On the eve of another local government re-organisation, parish councils celebrate 100 years of their history. The Local Government Act 1894, which set up parish councils, was hailed as the "Charter of the Peasants' Liberty". It would abolish patronage and banish privilege. For the rule of the few, it would substitute the responsibility of the many. How far have these high hopes been justified in practice? In this book Kenneth Batcheler shows what really happened, the serious and some of the funny moments, in one county Cambridgeshire. He begins by looking at the early years in the life of parish councils and then turns his attention to particular aspects of their work, such as fire, drainage and sanitation, water supply, lighting and transport. Although all the high romantic hopes may not have been fully realised, Mr. Batcheler shows that parish councils have grown through the years in importance and in influence, as an essential part of our democratic system of government. The text is enlivened by photographs, cartoons and posters from the Cambridgeshire Collection. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 106 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Blue titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes bibliography, index & appendices;. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Parish Councils; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; Twentieth Century; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1870724682. ISBN/EAN: 9781870724685. Inventory No: 3080.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/History/Politics/Government/Parish Councils/Cambridgeshire/East Anglia Genealogy & Local History; Parish Councils; Cambridgeshire; East Anglia; England; Twentieth Century; Politics & Government. Unbranded ISBN: 1870724682 EAN: 9781

Beckett, John

The Urgent Hour: The Drainage of the Burnt Fen District in the South Level of the Fens, 1760-1981

Ely Local History Publications Board, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1983. Reprint, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. 9780904463880 Titles, contents list & preface to front. Burnt Fen is located near the eastern borders of the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, although parts of it are also located in Suffolk and Norfolk. It is an area of prime agricultural land, which is mostly below sea level, and all of it is below the normal flood levels of the rivers which surround it on three sides and is therefore totally reliant on pumped drainage for its existence as it has been for many years. This informative & well illustrated booklet covers the history of this district, its drainage & its commissioners with appendices on pumping machinery & a listing of commissioner's names. Revised & Updated Edition. Size: Oblong 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 53 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's.. Includes appendices. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Fens ; East Anglia; Fenland; England; History. ISBN: 0904463885. ISBN/EAN: 9780904463880. Inventory No: 5093.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Genealogy & Local History/Fens/Fenland/Fen Drainage/Cambridgeshire/Suffolk/Norfolk/East Anglia Genealogy & Local History; Fens ; East Anglia; Fenland; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0904463885 EAN: 9780904463880 John Beckett The Urgent Hour:

Beddard, Frank E.

Earthworms and their Allies

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1912. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. a volume in the 'The Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature' series; title page design is a reproduction of one used by the earliest known Cambridge printer John Siberch, 1521; Earthworms and their Allies, written in 1912 by Frank E. Beddard, offers both an introduction to the principal facts about earthworms and an analysis of their distribution across the world. The author states that: "The importance of earthworms in questions relating to geographical distribution is so universally admitted that it seemed to me convenient to embody in a short volume the principal facts. It became necessary in order to accomplish this task in an adequate fashion to preface the distributional facts with some anatomical and zoological data. I have reduced this section of the book to a minimum and I trust that the illustrations will enable the reader, who is not specially acquainted with the structure of these animals, to obtain an idea of their general features and variability in external character and internal anatomy. While the use of technical terms is inevitable in presenting such details, it will be found, I think, that a reference to the figures will render them intelligible." Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 150 pages. Fading to spine colour. Previous owner's signature in ink inside front cover. Black titles spine & front. illustrated by b/w. drawings. Includes list of literature referring to worms; index & list of series titles. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Invertebrates; Soil Ecology; Biology; Environment & Ecology. Inventory No: 4974.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Natural History & Resources/The Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature' series/Soil Ecology/Invertebrates/Biology Natural History & Resources; Invertebrates; Soil Ecology; Biology; Environment & Ecology. Unbranded Frank E. Beddard Earthworm

Beebe, William

Jungle Peace

Witherby & Co. London, 1919. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. titles, frontis. plate, contents & list of illustrations to front; the author, Charles William Beebe, was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. "It is possible to enter a jungle and become acutely aware of poison fang and rending claw but it is infinitely more wonderful and altogether satisfying to slip quietly and receptively into the life of the jungle, to accept all things as worthy and reasonable; to sense the beauty, the joy, the majestic serenity of this age-old fraternity of nature, into whose sanctuary man's entrance is unnoticed, his absence unregretted. The peace of the jungle is beyond all telling." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9 + 295 + 2 pages. a few pancil marks to margins. Spine browned with age but binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. outer & bottom edges deckled (rough cut). Gilt titles spine & front (dulled on spine). some pages worn at edges. green cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Jungles; Jungle Creatures; Animals & Birds; Environment & Ecology. Inventory No: 4432.

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Beebee, Trevor J. C. & Richard Griffiths

Amphibians and Reptiles (New Naturalist 87)

HarperCollins (Harper Collins), London, 2000. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780002200837 Building on the solid foundations established by the two earlier New Naturalist volumes on this subject, eminent herpetologists Trevor Beebee and Richard Griffiths have brought together a wealth of new and fascinating information on the British amphibians and reptiles. An introductory chapter looks at the subject of biogeography and how factors such as geological history, latitude and climate affect ecology, life histories and behaviour. The authors then go on to discuss historical interest in amphibians and reptiles, from how they have featured in witchcraft and legends to modern perspectives. A third chapter covers basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, before each of the main groups - newts, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes and chelonians - are examined in further detail. A comprehensive account for each species covers behaviour, life history, reproduction and distribution, as well as ecology and conservation status, areas in which significant discoveries have been made in recent years. There is also a chapter with important new information on the burgeoning number of introduced species in Britain, such as bullfrogs, alpine newts and wall lizards. During the last half century, amphibians and reptiles have been among the most serious casualties of the changing way of life in the British countryside. In recognition of the threats they continue to face, Beebee and Griffiths rightly dedicate a final, substantial chapter to the increasingly important issue of conservation and discuss the measures needed to be taken to ensure the future survival of the British herpetofauna. With over 100 black and white line drawings and illustrations, and an 8-page colour section, this is an authoritative work on a subject of great natural history interest. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. green cloth. Includes appendices, references & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Nature; Zoology; Reptiles & Amphibians; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 000220083X. ISBN/EAN: 9780002200837. Dewey Code: 597.90941. Inventory No: 4314.

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Keywords: BZDB227 New Naturalist Series/Amphibians/Reptiles/Natural History/Environment/Ecology/Newts/Frogs/Toads/Lizards/Snakes/Chelonians/Herpetofauna/Zoology/Conservation Natural History & Resources; Nature; Zoology; Reptiles & Amphibians; Environment & Ecology

Bell, Robert

Wisbech: Town and City Memories

The Francis Frith Collection, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 2005. First Thus, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9781845890315 Wisbech is located around ninety miles to the north of London, at the coming together of the three counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Despite being several miles from the sea, Wisbech is the only seaport in Cambridgeshire. The town's former importance as an administrative and commercial centre is sometimes overlooked, prompting queries as to why the town is referred to as the 'Capital of the Fens'. The rise of Peterborough over me last hundred years or so, and the relative prosperity of Wisbech's other important neighbour, King's Lynn, as well as the stripping away of most of its municipal powers in the 1970s, has seen a decline in the town's status. The sense of isolation has been compounded by the reduction of me town's rail links to a single freight line. Revised Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. White titles spine. slight bump to outer bottom corner. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; History; Wisbech; England; Photography. ISBN: 1845890310. ISBN/EAN: 9781845890315. Inventory No: 2832.

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Keywords: BZDB227 History/Wisbech/Cambridgeshire/Photography/East Anglia/Local History/Francis Frith/The Fens/Capital of the Fens/Wisbech Port Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; History; Wisbech; England; Photography. Unbranded ISBN: 1845890310 EAN: 97818458

Beloe, Edward Milligen

Guide to the Contents of the Greenland Fishery Museum (King's Lynn, Norfolk)

privately published, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 1912. First Edition, Softcover (Side-stapled). Very Good Condition. The Greenland Fishery was a Public House for some 250 years – probably from 1660’s until the early 1900’s. Originally named 'The Fisherman’s Arms’ or 'The Waterman’s Arms’, by 1796 it had been renamed ‘The Greenland Fishery’ because of the importance of the sailors who worked in the whaling industry which was of major economic importance to the town of Lynn in Norfolk. In 1912 the whole of The Greenland Fishery including the land at the rear and the former public house, ‘The Cottage’ was bought by Edward Milligen Beloe who opened it as The Greenland Fishery Museum with a bakery in the northern side. Ships biscuits were made in the basement and visitors had to enter and exit through the bakery at the front. This is a scarce first edition of the guide to the museum contents published in 1912. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 63 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Staples rusty, wear to edges of paper covers. illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: History; Kings Lynn; Norfolk; East Anglia; England; 1900-1920; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 3863.

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Keywords: BZDB227 History/Genealogy/ Local History/Norfolk/Kings Lynn/East Anglia History; Kings Lynn; Norfolk; East Anglia; England; 1900-1920; Genealogy & Local History. Unbranded Edward Milligen Beloe Guide to the Contents of the Greenland Fishery Museum (King

Bennett, David

True to Form (Wildlife Art Series)

Langford Press, Langtoft, Peterborough, 2007. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: David Bennett. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. 9781904078302 David Bennett was born in 1969 and grew up in Doncaster. From an early age he naturally took to painting and drawing, animals and birds being a recurring theme. These interests grew with his schooling and continued during a degree in graphics and illustration at Leeds, followed by a master's degree in natural history illustration at the Royal College of Art in London. After graduating David moved back to his home county of Yorkshire and now paints and draws full time with intimate observation and lively representation. David's work has earned him many prestigious awards and placements on conservation projects in Alaska, Extremadura in Spain, Ireland, Scotland and the New Forest. Cover to cover this book illustrates his creative passion and knowledge for wildlife and the environment & contains drawings & notes in his own hand reproduced from work in North Yorkshire & on field trips to other parts of Britain. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. unpaginated. one small closed tear now repaired & now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. black cloth; illustrated by colour drawings. Illustrator: David Bennett. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Yorkshire; Birds; Wildlife; Britain/UK; Art & Design. ISBN: 1904078303. ISBN/EAN: 9781904078302. Inventory No: 2826. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Benton, Ted

Grasshoppers and Crickets (New Naturalist No. 120)

Book + CD HarperCollins (Harper Collins), London, 2012. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. 9780007277230 A detailed and up-to-date account of the behavior and ecology of grasshoppers and crickets. In this latest New Naturalist volume, Ted Benton offers a comprehensive account of the appearance, variations, behavior, habitat, life-cycles, and distribution of all the native British species of bush-crickets, crickets, groundhoppers, and grasshoppers. Many details from direct field observation are included, which are published here for the first time. With up-to-date information on newly arrived and recently established species, as well as long-established non-native species-such as the house cricket and greenhouse camel cricket-Benton pays special attention to a key area of evolutionary thought that has stimulated an international research focus on grasshoppers and crickets. Recent approaches to mating and reproduction emphasise differences and even conflicts of interest between males and females. The sexually selected adaptations and counter-adaptations to such conflicts of reproductive interest are used to explain the astonishing diversity of reproductive behavior exhibited by grasshoppers and crickets: male territorial behavior, coercive mating, complex songs, elaborate courtship performances, the donation of edible "nuptial gifts," the reversal of sex-roles, mate-guarding, keeping of "harems" and, in a few species, parental care of the offspring. These chapters provide an introduction to the theoretical issues and an overview of many case studies drawn from research on orthopterans from across the world (but including British species where relevant). A unique DVD features many aspects of the behavior of nearly all British species, including song, conflict, courtship behavior, sex-role reversal, and egg laying. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, covering all the British species (including immature stages in most cases), key habitats, and many aspects of behavior. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 532. Item Type: Book + CD. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. illustrated by colour photo's. & b/w. drawings. Includes DVD commentary; references & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Nature; Orthopterans; Insects; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 0007277237. ISBN/EAN: 9780007277230. Dewey Code: 595.726. Inventory No: 4460. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Bevis, Trevor Allen

The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of Interest Incorporating a History of Wisbech Castles

Trevor A. Bevis, March, Cambridgeshire, 1969. First Edition, Laminated Boards, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Very Good/No Jacket. an illustrated booklet privately published by the author & illustrated by photographs & drawings depicting various structures in East Anglia including Castle Rising, Castle Acre, Tattershall Castle, Boston, Stretham Old Engine, Peckover House, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, & a History of the Wisbech Castles; Library hardback binding with 'withdrawn' stamp on fep. & ref. No. to spine & first page; 33 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Inventory No: TOP00045.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Topography/Local History/East Anglia/The Fens/Norfolk/Wisbech/Castles Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; The Fens; Norfolk; England; Architecture. Photo's & Drawings Unbranded Trevor Allen Bevis The Fens and West Norfolk: Selected Places of

Bierens de Haan, Dr J. A.

Animal Psychology: Its Nature and its Problems

Hutchinson, London, 1946. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. No. 15 in the Hutchinson's University Library series; Written by J. A. Bierens de Haan, this book contains a concise yet comprehensive investigation into the topic of animal psychology. This fascinating treatise is based on the idea that all animal behaviour is a result of instinct alone, and that singular experiences accrued during the lifetime of an animal might influence these instincts. Contents include: “The Problem of Animal Psychology�, “The Problem of Animal Instinct�, “Learning the Problem of Animal Intelligence�, “The Problem of Animal Understanding�, “The Problem of Animal Ideation�, “The Problem of the Animal's World�, etcetera.. Johannes Abraham Bierens de Haan (1883 - 1958), was a Dutch biologist and ethologist, born in Haarlem in North Holland. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 160 pages. slight browning to spine. Slight foxing to page edges & to end-papers. Black titles spine. grey cloth. Includes bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Animals & Birds; Animal Instinct; Animal Intelligence; Psychology & Psychiatry. Inventory No: 4975.

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Bishop, Billy

Cley Marsh and Its Birds: Fifty Years as Warden

The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1983. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Will Garfit. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780851151809 b/w. map end-papers; tipped-in, colour frontis. drawing of the author by Will Garfit; Cley has been described as 'the Mecca of ornithologists for the last 140 years', and Billy Bishop was warden of the Norfolk Naturalists' Trust Nature Reserve at Cley from 1937, eleven years after it had been started, until his retirement in 1978. His memoirs are a fascinating account of a world which has changed dramatically, from the days of the Gentleman Gunners whose great objective in life was to shoot the rarest birds for their collection, but who had an unrivalled knowledge of their subject, to the modern methods of conservation and management of habitat. Billy Bishop has some marvellous stories to tell, both of past characters, gunmen and wildfowlers, and of the birdwatchers and photographers of today. But his book is also the story of the successful creation of a superb reserve, and of the many unusual birds which have been seen there. A checklist of the birds sighted at Cley, with brief notes on their rarity, is included, as are extracts from his diary as warden, with the highlights of forty years' work, including the return of lost breeding species such as the black-tailed godwit, the avocet and the bittern, and the story of how an injured bittern which he had rescued helped to solve the vexed question of how bitterns boomed. This delightful book will be a must for the birdwatcher, but will also appeal to a much wider audience. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 133 pages. slight loss of colour to spine; now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's book-plate {James Day) inside front cover. Silver titles spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Includes checklist of birds seen at Cley & appendix: The History of Cley Marsh.. Illustrator: Will Garfit. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Ornithology; Birds; Norfolk; England; Animals & Birds. ISBN: 0851151809. ISBN/EAN: 9780851151809. Inventory No: 4700.

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Bishop, James Alonzo

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Perennial Library/Harper & Row, New York, 1964. First Paperback Edition, Paperback. Very Good/N/A. black titles spine; "At seven o'clock on the morning of April 14, 1865, President Lincoln came out of his bedroom, nodded to the night guard, and started down the hall to his office. At 7:22 a.m. the following morning Surgeon General Barnes pressed silver coins to his eyelids as Mrs. Lincoln moaned. The president's day was, as usual, crammed with meetings and appointments, but he was probably no busier than the man who would stand behind him at Ford's Theatre that evening. For though the plan had been a long time brewing, the time and place were not set until eleven that morning. Minute-by-minute 'The Day Lincoln Was Shot' chronicles the movements of these two men until the almost unbearable suspense snaps with a single gunshot and a leap to the stage. From a thousand bits and scraps of information Jim Bishop has fashioned an unforgettable tale of tragedy more gripping than fiction, more alive than any newspaper account."; previous owner's name on pre-title page; including index - 312 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; /Presidential Assassinations; American Studies; Abraham Lincoln; United States; 19th century; Politics & Government. Inventory No: HST00083.

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Bishop, Peter

The Sacred and Profane History of Bury St. Edmunds

Unicorn Press, London, 1998. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780906290255 St. Edmund had been 30 years dead when they brought his remains to Bury 1100 years ago. His sometimes savage miracles and the many riots against his Abbey endowed the town not only with riches but with both neurosis and notoriety. Its central streets. unchanged to this day, were laid out by a couple of Norman abbots and modernised by the genteel taste of the 18th. century, the two periods of its greatest fame. A remarkable story of frivolity and conflict, brutality and charity, religious fervour and secular greed. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Gilt titles spine. black cloth; Colour, b/w. & monochrome illustrations;. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; England; History. ISBN: 0906290252. ISBN/EAN: 9780906290255. Inventory No: 3734.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Local History/East Anglia/History/Suffolk/Bury St. Edmunds Genealogy & Local History; East Anglia; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0906290252 EAN: 9780906290255 Peter Bishop The Sacred and Profane History of Bury St.