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Haywards Heath, Sussex: Charles Clarke, 1981. A Fine unmarked copy apart from a name and 'Netherby, Anstye' written inside front cover with Fine dustjacket. xvi + 182 pages, 46 page 1879 Local Directory and Year Book, 3 maps and numerous illustrations.A comprehensive history of Haywards Heath in West Sussex. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lewes, East Sussex: Book Guild Publishing, 2006. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page with dedication. A Fine unmarked copy. 166 pages. 57 coloured plates and drawings in the text. Foreword by Dennis Healey (Lord Healey of Riddlesden). The Cuckmere Valley is one of the loveliest and most varied areas of countryside on the South Coast, where you can wander from ancient Roman byways to river banks, through new forests to old heaths, and see otters or ospreys or rare orchids, and hear the song of the nightingale. An immensely readable and superbly illustrated book for the lover of nature and the English countryside, which presents the true richness of the Cuckmere Valley. 22. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Derby: BREedon, 2005. An As New copy. 173 pages. 7 maps + maps of the highlighted areas. Photos of the inns. A to Z of Old Sussex Inns. The towns and villages of East and West Susses are blessed with hundreds of historic pubs, and in this new survey of the most interesting establishments the author uncovers a wealth of detail. 51. First. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stroud, Gloucestershie: Tempus, 2003. A Fine unmarked copy. Piltdown in Sussex was the scene of the most daring archaeological hoax ever to be perpetrated upon the scientific community, when the discovery of a human skull and ape-like jaw was hailed in the press as the evolutionary 'missing link' between ape and man, but it was exposed as a fraud in 1953. For the last 50 years people have speculated on the identity and possible motive of the Piltdown forger and now for the first time, the life and career of Piltdown's 'discoverer', Charles Dawson, is put under the microscope with some rather startling conclusions. Piltdown, it would appear, was only one in a long line of hoaxes, frauds and academic deceptions. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1988. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a small mark to front endpaper) with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. (The ISBN number printed of 0946184488 refers to another book and the one used is the correct number) For 70 years the Lewes to East Grinstead line led a quet existence, serving isolated farming communities which typify the Sussex Weald. When traffic declined and closure was imminent, the legality of the closure was challenged in 1955 by a local resident and British Railways were forced to re-open the line. When the route finally closed railway enthusiasts joined forces with local inhabitants to 'preserve the puffer for posterity', and they eventually reopened the five mile section from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes in August 1960 - called the Bluebell Railway, after the wild flowers which decorate the lineside in spring. This book is a pictorial history of the Lewes-East Grinstead route from its opening in 1882… Leer más

Ringmer, East Sussex: SculptureCo, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy in card covers. Rodin in Lewes is an exhibition celebrating the temporary return of Rodin's famous sculpture 'The Kiss' from the Tate Gallery for 5 months,to the town to which its was first brought in 1904. Commissioned by a Lewes resident, Edward Perry Warren, The Kiss was displayed in Lewes Town Hall in 1914 where it caused a stir amongst the local populace. Comprises: Foreword by the Mayor of Lewes; Introduction by Ann Elliott; How the British Came to Like Rodin by David Fraser Jenkins; The Kiss - A Lewes Story by John May; The Children of the Hotel Biron by Stephanie Le Follie; Vous avez dit Rodin à l'Étranger by Catherine Ferbos Nakov interviews, Jacques Vistel and Antoinette Le Normand-Romain; Catalogue by David Fraser Jenkins and Antoinette Le Normand-Romain; Chronology. A1A. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge: Granta, 1998. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. The tradition of brewing quality beers from local materials in Faversham dates back to before King Stephen and Queen Matilda founded the Great Abbey in 1147. Such was the excellence of the local spring water and barley for malting that, over the ensuing centuries, a number of brewhouses were established in the area. Shepherd Neame is a descendant of one of them. The book records the development of the Company over the past 300 years. Illustrated throughout. C3F. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lewes, East Sussex: The Sussex Archaeological Society A Fine unmarked copy. 250 pages profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Comprises: The Cross Dykes Project Interim Report - The River Cuckmere to Eastbourne; Excavations of a Chichester Entrenchment at Lower Graylingwell, Chichester; Further Investigations East of Fishbourne Roman Palace; Archaeological Investigations at Preston Roman Villa, Brighton; An Early Roman Pottery Assemblage and Possible Clamp Kiln at Ersham Farm, Hailsham; Roman and Late Medieval /Early Post Medieval Occupation at Goddards Green, Burgess Hill; The Widow and the Ward - the Perils of the Dunstanvilles at the Turn of the 12th and 13th Centuries; A Medieval Assemblage from the Lower Barn Farmhouse, Ringmer; The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Petworth and the Work of Charles Barry; The Nelond Family, Lewes Priory and East Grinstead; The Three Gunter Family Monuments at Racton. 20. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seaford, East Sussex: SB Publications, 2000. A near Fine unmarked copy. The author delves into Sussex history and unearths a personal selection of colourful flouters of convention embellished with caricatures by Robert Tedman. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Tedman, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2002. A Fine unmarked copy. This collection of fascinating stories include the inexplicable disappearance of four people in Clapham wood, the gruesome murder of a young woman in Eastbourne and the incessant antics of a poltergeist nicknamed 'Spooky Bill' at ahouse in Crawley. Other tales recount the death of a lady from Aldingbourne, near Chichester, whose mysterious burns baffled the experts, a young ghost at a vicarage garden at Amberley, and many others. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2003. A Fine unmarked copy. A fascinating collection of murder, black magic, corruption and fraud, many of which made the national headlines and given rise to some of the most intriguing trials of the Sussex villains involved. 51. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Derby: BREedon, 2003. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Denny Rowland has created a unique archive of of Sussex, recording cities, towns, villages and familiar landmarks from aloft. His Polish-built PZL-104 Wilga four-seater single-prop aircraft has the ability to fly at extremely low speeds enabling the photographer to obtain pin-sharp images, flying at 1,500 feet over urban areas and down to 500 feet over the countryside. He has produced probably the finest ever selection of aerial photographs of Sussex. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.92 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** A1F. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1986. Sussex has a great wealth of stories from its long history and a fascinating folklore. These are tales from its rich treasury. Some are legends of dragons and magic. Others tell of piracy and smuggling. The old seasonal customs have their place too, as have the famous and infamous characters from the past. 51. First. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Osmond, Don. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westerham, Kent: Froglets , 1999. An As New copy in an As New Dustjacket. 160 pages printed on glossy paper. Illustrated throughout. Period advertisement endpapers. The book selects a story here, a picture there, from a famous town's long river of memories, just as Mrs. Humphreys dipped that first cup into a bubbling stream to restore an ailing lord. A fascinating selection of stories from the past of Tunbridge Wells. A1A. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Worthing, West Sussex: Rob Blann, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy. xvi + 472 pages. A dramatic and informative insight of a seafaring community in Worthing, during the latter half of the 19th century, in which true stories reveal the lives and times of fisherfolk in a close-knit neighbourhood. It takes the reader through every exciting rescue mission, describes each lifeboat parade, and details sailing regattas. Profusely illustrated with period photographs. A1F. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: B. T. Batsford, 1971. A near Fine copy which has a small name to front endpaper and a few specks to fore edge with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. 170 old photographs. In the six decades covered by the book Sussex was a county where oxen, gleaners and smocked farm labourers were still to be seen in the fields, where croquet was played in crinolines and stoolball survived, where windmills abounded and a tide mill worked 16 hours a day, where turnpikes interrupted the traffic's flow and in which the London Brighton and South Coast Railway was in its heyday. These are some of the subjects illustrated amongst the 170 photographs, representative of 60 towns, villages and country places, each accompanied by commentaries. 13. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Robert Hale, 1975. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The author has produced a book in which text and photographs (his own), equally balanced and each complementing the other, present an intimate picture of one of the loveliest of the English counties. A wonderful work with 112 black and white photographs and 1 map. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy. Water always adds interest to a walk and Sussex is particularly fortunate in having so many waterways to explore. The 20 circular routes in the books are all between 3-7 1/2 miles in length and take the walker along the banks and shorelines and through some of the most beautiful scenery in Sussex. Many are a haven for birds including pintails, teals, Brent geese, terns, ringed plovers, oystercatchers, warblers, nightingales and many more. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1990. This book describes over 150 West Sussex villages, recalling the history, people, events and folklore that have given each its particular flavour. It features illustrations by David Thelwell. 51. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Thelwell, David. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hastings, East Sussex: The Hastings Press, 2008. A near Fine unmarked copy which has some light indentations to front. viii + 231 pages. Illustrated. This groundbreaking book shatters many myths about the lives of working women in 19th century England. We move among publicans and pew-openers, pickpockets and poisoners, taking in courtroom dramas and domestic battles, as the social and legal status of women is examined in a wide-ranging overview that is constantly enlivened by fascinating local details. As the story unfolds we find women at work in 180 occupations and meet some memorable characters trying to survive in the male-dominated world of Victorian society. 51. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.