Clent Books (Est.1977)
HOSKINS, W.G. and L. Dudley Stamp THE COMMON LANDS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. The New Naturalist Series No.45 , London: Collins, 1963.First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book in very good condition, has four very tiny dents at the bottom of the front board, and one tiny dent bottom of the back board, otherwise the book is in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just very slightly rubbed at top spine edge. Price clipped. xvii, 366pp, including Appendix: The Commons of England, County Lists (alphabetical), and Index. With 6 colour and 31 black-and-white photographs, and 41 diagrams and maps. All known commons in England are listed county by county with brief details of acreage, nature and the state of them, covering over one and a half million acres. Part One is by W.G. Hoskins under the heading of Common Land and its Origin - Common Land in the Domesday Book - The Age of Expansion 1100 to1350 - Common land and the Peasant Economy - The attack on the Commons - Some London Commons - The Protections of the Commons. Part Two is by Dr. Stamp dealing with the nature conservation. of the Commons. (8¾"h x 6¼"w) (22cms x 15.5cms) approx. (Book ref. 7542) £98.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Clent Books (Est.1977) , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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