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| Numbers | Titles: Oxfordshire, Cumbria, Snowdonia, Devon | List Price | Bookend Price | ||
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| 357 190 |
RURAL LIFE IN THE VALE OF WHITE HORSE 1780-1914
Nigel Hammond ISBN 978-0-9522467-0-1 Rectory Orchard Books 1993. 166
pages. 73 illust. This book deals with the social, economic, political,
agricultural and industrial activity of the four towns: Abingdon, Faringdon,
Wallingford and Wantage, and the numerous rural settlements scattered between
them. Subjects include enclosure, farming techniques, the Berkshire Pig, weights
and measures, markets and fairs, village fetes, the canals, the Great Western
Railway, turnpikes, the Wantage Tramway and fox hunting. Upon the untimely death
of Nigel Hammond Thematic Trails acquired the entire remaining stock of this
remarkable book. Marked price £7.95. Personal callers at 7 Norwood Avenue (check
by phone first. Tel:01865-820522) can buy this book at £1 a copy (post free).
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£7.95 | £3 | ||
| 3 | CHRIST CHURCH and MERTON; two Oxford colleges
Philip Opher and Olga Samuels. ISBN 1-874361-05-3 Heritage Tours
Publications 1993. A pocket-size (10x21cm) booklet designed for the intelligent,
inquisitive visitor and residents of Oxford who take pleasure in exploring the
detail of the city overlooked by the casual tourist. This booklet, now
out-of-print, is a guided walk round two of the older colleges of Oxford, Merton
and Christ Church looking at the buildings and quadrangles. Marked price: £1.50
The full set of current Heritage Tours Publications can be examined on the
Oxford page on the main catalogue. |
£1.50 | £1.50 | ||
| 12 | TWENTIETH CENTURY OXFORD ARCHITECTURE Philip Opher.
ISBN 1-874361-10-X Heritage Tours Publication 1995. A pocket-size (10x21cm)
booklet designed for the intelligent, inquisitive visitor and residents of
Oxford who take pleasure in exploring the detail of the city overlooked by the
casual tourist. This booklet, now out-of-print, is an illustrated guide to a
selection of the best architecture in the city and university, built during the
twentieth century. Marked price: £4.50. The full set of current Heritage Tours
Publications can be examined on the Oxford page on the main catalogue. |
£4.50 | £3.00 | ||
| 6 | THE ROCKS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE KESWICK AREA
Alan Smith 1996. 18 pages. 9 figures. Geological walks and excursions around Keswick, Derwentwater, Borrowdale and Bassenthwaite. Aimed at walkers with a geological and landscape interest, all the walks are within walking distance of Keswick (within 15 km). |
£1.50 | £1.50 | ||
| 6 | GEOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS IN THE EDEN VALLEY
1994. 12 pages. 8 illustrations. Four excursions are described in the Armethwaite, Penrith, Appleby and Brough-Kirkby Stephen districts. |
£1.50 | £1.50 | ||
| 12 |
ROCKS AND LANDSCAPE OF ALSTON MOOR, geological walks in
the Nent Valley Barry Webb and Brian Young (Edited by Eric Skipsey).
Cumbria Riggs 2002. 'Anyone with an interest in discovering the story of the North Pennines landscape and countryside will enjoy the two walks in this booklet. By describing rocks, fossils and minerals the authors unravel clues about how today’s rocks and landscapes were formed, what the North Pennines area was like in the past and how men have exploited the geological riches of Alston Moor.' |
£2.50 | £2.00 | ||
| 13 | THE ICE AGE IN Y GLYDERAU AND NANT FFRANCON Kenneth Addison ISBN 0-9511175-3-X ALP. 1988. 30 pages. 21 illustrations. Ice, in the last main glaciation, carved a glacial highway through the heart of Snowdonia so boldly as to ensure that Nant Ffrancon is amongst the best known natural landmarks in Britain. The phenomenon is explained in a way that is understandable to both specialist and visitor. |
£3.60 | £3.60 | ||
| 3 | £3.60 | £3.60 | |||
| 20 | BURRATOR: DARTMOOR LANDFORM TRAIL (First edition) Peter Keene and Mike Harley ISBN 978-0-86139-385-5 (NCC 1987) 22 pages 11 illustrations. On a 9 km (6 mile) circular walk, often over rough ground, this physical geography or geology orientated field-exploration, examines some of the features which make up the distinctive landscape of Dartmoor. “Evolution of a Dartmoor Landscape” 2001 (see main catalogue) is a 2nd edition based on shorter public walks based on car park access. | £1.50 | £1.50 | ||
| 9 | A GUIDE TO SHORE ANGLING ON THE NORTH DEVON COAST AND LUNDY Peter Lace ISBN 978-0-9524945-0-8 1994. A5 booklet of 52 pages. A 'classic' booklet introducing visitors to shore angling at a range of recommended locations from Lynmouth to Hartland. A limited 'windfall' of this out-of-print book is held by Thematic Trails. This booklet is as new except for occasional discoloured staples due to long storage. | £2.95 | £2.00 | ||