Castles in England and Wales (Discovering S.) - Softcover
- PublisherShire Publications
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0852631839
- ISBN 13 9780852631836
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages306
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Castles in England and Wales (Discovering S.)
Published by
SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD
(1973)
ISBN 10: 0852631839
ISBN 13: 9780852631836
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR010733359
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Discovering Castles in England and Wales. Discovery Series No 152
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Shire Publications Ltd, Aylesbury
(1973)
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fair, paperback. Reasonably clean, bright and tight. Marks and age tanning but otherwise in fair condition. Foxing to opening and end pages. Seller Inventory # 50488
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Discovering: Castles in England and Wales - N0.152 - 1973
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Shire Publications Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks.
(1973)
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ISBN 13: 9780852631836
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Book Description Soft Cover Full Gloss. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. ### Discovering: Castles in England and Wales - N0.152 - 1973 ### ~#~ THIS BOOK: Classified as NEAR FINE: This book is a 1973 publication. 'A pocket guide,to discovering Castles in England and Wales'. The binding is still tight, and the inner pages are clean and sharp. Two hundred seventy-eight pages packed with information on Castles. An insignificant amount of bumping and the spine has minor crease and shelf wear. What a great book! ## ### The Normans were the first people to build what we call castles ? fortified houses or fortresses built for noblemen or kings. Castles in England and Wales range from the earliest motte and bailey structures, where there was simply a wooden building on top of a mound together with a palisade and ditch, up to the highly sophisticated moated and towering palaces that appeared at a time of restoration and rebuilding shortly before the Civil War. The author covers about 800 castles arranged by counties, giving a brief description of each and setting out their opening hours. Details of grounds and museums are included. A helpful book to have in your car?you will find that you are never far away from a castle of some kind. ### ~#~ SHIRE PUBLICATIONS the DISCOVERY SERIES: This top-rated series of professionally researched and illustrated guides are published in England in the late 1960s to date. Shire Books published by Bloomsbury Publishing, based in London, England, and formerly by Shire Publications Ltd. and Osprey Publishing. The Shire book series offers low priced, concise non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects. Shire books cover antiques and collectables, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history, and many other topics. ~#~ #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. PLEASE contact me for a shipping quotation. As you know, books are not all the same size, weight, value, and sometimes in multiple volumes. ####. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXX-243-shire
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Discovering Castles in England and Wales
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Shire Publications, Great Britain
(1973)
ISBN 10: 0852631839
ISBN 13: 9780852631836
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Slight wear to spine. Some ticks to some castles on some pages. The author covers about 800 castles which are arranged by counties, giving a brief description of each and setting out their opening hours. Details of grounds and museums are also given. This is a useful book to have in your car - you will find that you are never far away from a castle of some kind. Illustrated. Seller Inventory # 059328
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Castles in England and Wales (Discovering S.)
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Shire Publications
(1973)
ISBN 10: 0852631839
ISBN 13: 9780852631836
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Book Description paperback. Condition: Fair. First two inner pages have been torn out - removing title page and publication date. Text is clear and readable. Tears to the spine. Cover has some wear. Seller Inventory # L0104019
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