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. 117. First. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Brighton / London: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton / Philip Wilson, 2003. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket. A large format volume of 144 pages, 143 illustrations. A Seaside Album tells the parallel stories of the evolution of Brighton and neighbouring Hove, and the development of the practise of photography, from its invention through to the 1990's. It is also an account of the author's search for the photographs that illustrate the book so eloquently, and of his investigation, through these images, of his own social, cultural and geographical roots. Philippe Garner spent the first 20 years of his life as a resident of Brighton and spent his career working in the art market and has published numerous books, and is an internationally recognised as a leading specialist in his chosen fields of the history of photography and 20th century arts and design. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY BOOK OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COSTS 117. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Salisbury, Wiltshire: Francis Frith Collection, 2006. An As New copy. 122 pages of photographs of Sussex by the Victorian founder of the world-famous photographic achive which has provided a unique historical record of the past.. 117. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 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.
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.
Willingdon, Sussex: Crown, 1983. A Fine copy with presentation note and signature by the author.113 pages. 156. Signed by Author. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Eastbourne: Sound Forum, 1983. Front cover has a crease to lower front else a clean and unmarked copy 64 pages. Photo illustrations. The author explores the town's creation and although the travellers are fictitious, the events and places are real. Celebrating the centenary of Eastbourne's creation as a municipal borough, when four hamlets had merged together. Its name was originally to be Burlington, yet fate dictated Eastbourne. 156. First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1986. A near Fine unmarked copy. Folklore tales from the rich past of Sussex, legends, characters, piracy and smuggling. 156. First. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Osmond, Don. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Dorset: Power Publications, 1996. A near Fine unmarked copy. These walks range from easy to more challenging and are described in detail, each with its own accompanying sketch map. Details of each inn together with a sample from their food menu and their range of real ales together with other relevant and interesting information. 159. Soft Cover. Near 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. 156. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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.
Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1996. A Fine unmarked copy . With a light-hearted approach, the author takes a trip down the garden and records for generations to come, the history of privies in Kent, and what it was like to use them in all weathers. 128 pages fully illustrated. 156. First. 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. 156. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Thelwell, David. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Lewes, East Sussex: Pomegranate Press, 1994. A Very Good+ unmarked copy. With its chalk downland and wooded Weald, its coastal cliffs and steep ghyll valleys, its low lying wetlands and gorse-clad heaths, Sussex is the most varied and beautifula of English counties. The book explores the historic landscape to discover a world of bird and beast and flower, every bit as rich and diverse as the scenery it inhabits. Lavishly illustrated. 156. First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 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. 156. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Buckinghamshire: Spurbooks, 1978. A Very Good unmarked copy with light crease to spine and a touch of wear to spine head and tail. An excellent description of the history, scenery and people of East Sussex. 160 pages. 60 illustrations. 311. First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
London: Debretts Peerage, 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. 150 pages. Useful reference of notable people of Sussex. Illustrated. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 115. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Eastbourne, East Sussex: Grand Hotel, 1987. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which has lamination imperfections (as usual) caused by the production process. viii + 215 pages. 98 illustrations. Endpapers are of facsimile signatures of famous guests. The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, is a large white palace - a haven from the rigours of the outside world. Since its opening, the rich, the famous and the eccentric have entered and been pampered and humoured. The Prince of Wales was here, as were his younger brother and sister-in-law, who were to take his place on the throne he renounced. Haile Selassie came here from his beloved Abyssinia, and when he walked into the dining room everyone in the room stood and clapped. Nellie Melba came several times, as did the beautiful Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. Many of the world's great musicians played or conducted at the Grand, from Ysaye to Padarewski, from Kubelik to the English trio of Sir Henry Wood, Sir Thomas Beecham and Sir Edward Elgar. Claude Debusssy wrote his symphony 'La Mer' here in 1905. The Palm Court Orchestra broadcast on the BBC from the Great Hall every Sunday from 1925 until the Second World War. The book will take you through a century of the Hotel, its development, its dramas and its famous and idiosyncratic guests. 156. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Southampton: Ensign, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A rectangular format volume of 80 pages. Through careful selection of very many rare and previously unpublished photographs the author has provided a lively pictorial commentary to the history of the town and the surrounding areas. There are some revealing portraits of the commercial life of Arundel and much of the period charm and atmosphere of bygone years. 156. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 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. 156. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
