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by David & Fiona Sturdy
| Hardback in Very Good condition in a Very Good Dust Jacket. The book is in blue cloth with gold lettering down spine, bookplate on front end-paper with owners name and date in ink. The Dust Jacket is un-clipped, no nicks or tears, small amount of creases along top edge of spine.
First published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London 1977.
218 pages. Illustrated with 110 engravings & photographs in black and white and 20 maps and plans.
19.3cm x 24.5cm x 2.3cm.
Jacket photo is of Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey.
This authoritative and lavishly illustrated guide covers the outstanding ancient sites and historic monuments which the public can visit. The authors provide descriptions of the wide range of places of historic interest which can be seen in England and wales, including such major European treasures as the prehistoric sites of Wiltshire, Hadrian's Wall, the 'Saxon shore forts', Yorkshire's abbeys, the castles of North Wales and the London palaces.
We are given a fascinating glimpse into the way people in other ages lived, worked, fought and worshipped, and the places discussed are put into their proper context in history and the landscape. The authors believe that every reader of this book will be able to make his own discoveries, and they give guidance on tracing family connections and working out the social and economic, political and military, religious and personal relationships of the names associated with the various buildings.
With its clear listing of sites by counties and integral photographs and maps, this book is attractive, practical and thoroughly up-to-date.
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Publisher: Dent & Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0460041584
Condition: VG / VG |
1977
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| Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £4.00 | Price: £5.00
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