British Topography And Local History from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Eyre Methuen 1971. Tall 8vo. 1971 reprint of the "BB" illustrated Narrow Boat, red hardback in dust jacket, [8], 212 pp. This volume is a classic on the subject of the way of life and landscape of the narrowboat, and began a revival of interest in the English waterways. Rolt is an engineer who fixed up the narrow boat,… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford Limited 1960. 8vo. First edition, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket design by John Piper;, 268 pp. A clean, unmarked copy. Some light rubbing to spine ends. 69 in-text b/w illustrations. Gift inscription to ffep. . Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1960.

Brighton: Bredon & Heginbothom 1951. 8vo. Half navy diced calf over blue cloth boards with attractive marbled endpapers, 141 pp. Spine sunned with spots of wear to extremities; internally clean. An examination of the influence of Romantic thought and literature on the appearance of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton with a view of the Pavilion's history and newly discovered architectural… Read more about this item

Cardiff: The Welsh Housing & Development Association 1918. 4to. 44, [2] pp. Adverts to rear cover and verso of covers. Original paper wraps. A few short closed tears to edges and curling and creasing to corners. Internally clean. Full-page architectural plans of various designs for cottages. The aims of this endeavour are stated here as being that a high standard… Read more about this item

Bungay: The Paradigm Press 1984. 4to. 200 pp. Red hardback with black and gold printed title-label to front board in a white dust jacket; marbled endpapers. This is a privately printed edition of a 1707 collection of engravings drawn by Leonard Knyff and engraved by Jan Kypp, published in 1707 in 'Britannica Illustrata or Views of Several of the Queens… Read more about this item

London / Sheffield: S. Harrison 1864. 8vo. First Edition. 160 pp. Publisher's green cloth with blind stamped decoration to boards and gilt lettering to spine. Damage to spine and corners. Some waterstaining and bookplate of Gertrude Maria Wilson to pastedown, otherwise generally clean internally. Near-contemporary handwritten report of some of the effects of the flood included as insert. Includes twenty… Read more about this item

London / Sydney / Toronto / Bombay: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd. 1949. 8vo. First Edition. 288 pp. Cloth in unclipped illustrated jacket. Minor spotting and chipping to jacket and minor foxing to earlier pages, otherwise clean internally. The editor of this work was the grandson of the diarist and also himself a vicar in Norfolk. The diaries provide… Read more about this item

London: C. and R. Baldwin 1804. 8vo. xix, 415, (2); xii, 449, (2) pp. North Wales is a 3rd edition, South Wales a 1st edition. 2 volumes bound in a contemporary full patterned calf binding with red morocco gilt lettered title lables. Some creasing to the spine. Binding firm with owner's name in ink to the front end paper and… Read more about this item

London: Published for The English Dialect Society by Trubner & Co. 1889. 8vo. 2 volumes in 1, complete. xvi, 636 pp. Half morocco over marbled boards; raised bands and gilt lettering at spine; t.e.g.Original wraps bound at rear. Rubbing to extremities, with slight splits at bottom joints. Light foxing along edges and largely internally clean, with only very occasional spotting.… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford 1942. 8vo. viii, 148 pp. Green cloth in illustrated dust jacket. A few marks to boards and sunning to spine and edges. One or two very small tears to top edge of jacket. Internally clean and bright. An exploration of English rural culture, its history and its present modern relevance. Contains 85 black-and-white illustrations from prints,… Read more about this item

Sparham, Norwich: The Mainstone Press 2012. Oblong 4to. 47 pp., Pictorial Hardcover with jacket. A clean and bright copy, illustrated in colour. 9780955277788 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2012.

London: A & C Black Ltd 1926. 8vo. Second edition. ix, double-page map, 243 pp. 32 colour illustrated plates. Half straight-grained morocco over cloth boards; gilt lettering and devices to spine with raised bands; t.e.g. Minor rubbing to extremities and to front board. Ink inscription and illustration pasted down to prelims. Internally clean with plates bright. A well-researched history of… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society 1950. 8vo. First edition. Folio Society's 25th published book. Green and grey cloth blocked with gold design. Illustrated jacket. Minimal rubbing and bumping to spine ends. Light discolouration to bottom edge. Minimal rubbing and creasing to jacket extremities. Ink ownership inscription dated 1956. Internally clean and bright. Voltaire arrived in Greenwich in 1726 and stayed for… Read more about this item

Bradford: W. H. Brocklehurst 1906 - 1915. Large 4to. Unpaginated account book. Full sheep with gilt lettering and Bramah lock and key; marbled edges. Edgewear and chipping to the binding, alongside splitting to the front hinge. This account book, of Mr Thomas Hood, was used in the management of an estate in county of Yorkshire. This is a heavy item… Read more about this item

London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin 1870s. Large 4to. Two volumes. xii, 288 pp; vii, 288 pp. Full calf with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers; a.e.g. Some wear to spine and boards, including scratching and chipping to the latter. Some scattered foxing. Steel engravings, all present. This is a very heavy… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin 1945. Large 8vo. First edition. 52 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Slight sunning to spine end, some wear to top spine end of jacket, small tear to back panel. Includes 12 black-and-white and 8 colour plates. A clean copy. . Near Fine. Cloth.… Read more about this item

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1892. 8vo. xviii, 406 [2] pp. Maroon hardback. Bumping to corners and spine ends, light wear to joints. Laid paper, bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers. Internally clean. . Very Good. Cloth. 1892.

New Haven ; London: Yale University Press 2002. Tall Narrow 8vo. 879 pp. Black hardback in pictorial jacket. Small mark to top edge, light creasing and scratching to jacket. Internally as new. A republication by Yale University Press of Pevsner's famous 'Buildings of England' series. Includes many black-and-white illustrations and photographic plates of buildings referenced. A smart copy. . Near… Read more about this item

Lyndhurst: J. G. Short 1876. 8vo. 106, [2 ads] pp. Green boards with gilt decoration and lettering to front, black borders and tooled device to back board, all edges gilt. Wear to spine ends and edges, discolouration to back board and front edges. Light occasional foxing inside and a torn but complete map. An attractive book exploring the New Forest… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Robert Forrester 1892. Small 4to.Limited Edition. Large Paper Edition. Limited to 100 copies, of which this is no. 87. [v], frontis, 221, viii pp. Quarter calf with gilt lettering to spine over cloth boards; t.e.g. Bumping and wear to extremities. Light foxing to prelims, but otherwise internally clean. Photogravure frontis. of the Theatre Royal, Dunlop Street. A detailed study… Read more about this item