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Maresfield, Nutley OUTLYING PORTIONS OF THE MARESFIELD PARK ESTATE In the County of Sussex, consisting of 1,138 Acres, Extending Virtually from the Cliffs of Dover to the Chanctonbury Rings, Excellent Dairying and Mixed Farms, comprising Flitterbanks and Hole Farms, Lampool, Cophall, Streetfield, Spring Gardens, Boringwheel Mill... Fairholme, The Dairy House... 30 Country Cotages... Mature Oak Timber and Woodlands... For Sale by Auction... at the Public Hall, Uckfield, 18th November, 1924...
1924. 50pp., large 4to, original wraps with coloured view tipped on to front wrap. Printed on buff paper. Large folding key map. Coloured view on first page, and 27 tipped-in black and white views of farmhouses, cottages, tracts of land, fine large panoramic view of Boringwheel Lake, etc. At the rear is a very large folding coloured plan. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SUSSEX [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1920) £65.00
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Chilgrove PARTICULARS OF OAK, ASH & BEECH TIMBER standing on Upton's Farm in Cilgrove and Chilgrove Tenant Down belonging to The Trustees of George Ognell's Educational and Poor Charity... For Sale by Private Contract.
Goodner, Printer, Midhurst, 1887. Handbill size 13" x 8", traces of folds. --- Please e- mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SUSSEX [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1911) £16.00
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Chelsham PARTICULARS of a Life Interest in the 'White Bear' Beerhouse and 2 Flint, Brick, Timber & Tiled Cottages... which will be Sold by Auction.... Croydon, 29th June, 1881.
1881. Single sheet, folio, folded with docket title on verso. 2" repaired split at one fold. Names tenants. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SURREY [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1867) £10.00
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Wells TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION by William King, Tuesday the 18th Day of February 1812... At Coxley-Pound Inn... the Under-Mentioned Maiden and Pollard Elm, Oak, and Ash Timber Trees; Standing and growing on Mellsbury-Farm, and Lands adjoining of Peter Sherston's in the following Lots...
Printed by J.E. Lewis, Sadler-Street, Wells. 1812. Handbill, size 16" x 9", horizontal fold. Some slight browning at bottom 2". Lists 34 Lots, e.g. 'Two Pollard Oaks, and 11 Pollard Ash, Marked...' --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SOMERSET [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1784) £42.00
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Nether Stowey OAK TIMBER TO BE SOLD at the Globe, in Nether Stowey, on Wednesday the 19th, Day of April Instant, by Four O'Clock, Forty Large Oak Trees... The Trees are in Holford Wood, near Stowey, 3 miles from Coombwich; 6 from Watchet.... John Webber of Holford aforesaid, will shew the Timber....
Pile, Printer, Norton, 12th April, 1815. Handbill, size 8" x 6", printed in large type, decorative border above imprint, little hand pointing to John Webber's name. Paper slightly frayed at top corner, traces of vertical fold. -- - Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SOMERSET [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1722) £36.00
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Hunstrete Estate TIMBER SALE
December 1890. 700 Timber Trees to be Offered for Sale by Tender, Situate on the Hunstrete Estate.... comprising some Very Fine Ash, Oak & Elm Beech, S. Chestnut, Alder, Aspen and Walnut.... Sale leaflet, 3pp., 8vo, listing 4 Lots, with details of situation. --- Please e- mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include SOMERSET [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1694) £9.00
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Aynho, Hinton, Newbottle 95 VALUABLE ELMS 70 Beech, 40 Ash, 15 Oaks... Walnut, Abele, and Other Timber Trees, 52 Loads of Capital Ash Poles... Standing and lying on thbe Aynho Estate, To be Sold by Auction... March 1st, 1871..
1871. 4pp., 8vo, folded to 3" x 9", with details on verso. Includes timber at Mr Holton's Farm, Mr Alkin's Farm Forceleap Spinney, Keeper's Cover. --- Please e- mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-1491) £12.00
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Bourton on the Water PRIME TIMBER for Sale by Auction.... at the New Inn on Monday March 7th 1887, at the New Inn.... 50 very fine Oak, 24 Elm, 44 Ash, and 55 Pollards, standing on Haines' Farm.
Stow, 1887. 3 page catalogue printed in blue on card, describing 33 lots. Crease where it has been folded horizontally. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include GLOUCESTERSHIRE [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-875) £12.00
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Bishops Tawton MEMORANDUMS taken at Bishops Tawton Apl. 24 1793.
1793. 4 pages folio, notes taken presumably by an agent of an estate. Notes many requests for timber 'Jhn Rumbello has applied for some rough Timber for Gates on Upcott', 'Mr Seldon applied for Timber for a Barn's floor he says there are a great many trees more than a Hund. but they are not large ones. Qy. is there any large enough for a Barn's floor?' --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include DEVON [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-434) £18.00
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Woodworkers PRICE LIST C. Jennings & Co., General Woodworkers, Timber Merchants, Sawing, Turning & Moulding Mills. 1907.
1907. 132pp., size 7" x 5", decorative wraps, which are slightly grubby. Illustrated throughout. Includes various shop fronts, shop front pilasters, porches, bannisters and newel posts, church and chapel furniture such as rostrums, woodblock flooring, bay windows. - -- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include BRISTOL [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-153) £34.00
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Cumberland Road ROBBINS LIMITED Imperial Saw Mills, Cumberland Road, Bristol. Manufacturers of Bent Timber for the Motor & Coach Trade, Wheels, &c. New and Revised Price List.
n.d. 1930's? 24pp., 4to. original wraps. Includes Cleft Oak Spokes, Ash Felloes, Motor Wings (Elm, Hazel or Birch), Motor Hood Sticks, Clincher Rubber Tyres etc. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include BRISTOL [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-71) £22.00
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Parkinson, James. OLD COTTAGES, FARM HOUSES And Other Half-Timber Buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Cheshire. Illustrated on One Hundred Plates Reproduced in Collotype From a Special Series of Photographs Taken by ... Architectural Woodworker. With Introductory and Descriptive Notes and Numerous Sketches by E.A. Ould.
B.T. Batsford 1904. 1st Ed. Royal 8vo. xi + 24pp. publ. adverts. 100 plates. Binding sprung thus plates loose, ex.-libris Nathaniel Lloyd, e.ps. lightly spotted, original bright gilt lettered cloth, some fading to spine and edges, neatly recased with repairs to spine, t.e.g. US$175 (Book ref. 202530) £110.00
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Hageneder, Fred.: THE SPIRIT OF TREES. Science, Symbiosis, and Inspiration.
New York. Continum, 2001. " ... explores.. the ability of trees to inspire, soothe, and sustain humankind." 251 pages including etymological appendix, bibliography, & index. Illustrated in colour and black & white photographs, paintings, drawings, charts, diagrams & maps. Near fine hardback, in near fine d./w., priced $29.95. Floris price label for £16.99 on back. 25 cm. x 17.5 cm. ISBN 0826413358. (Book ref. 6682) £20.00
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Guilfoyle, W. R. Australian Plants suitable for Gardens, Parks, Timber Reserves
AUSTRALIA: Whitcombe and Tombs. Hardback. Nr VG/No DW. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Endpapers are a bit browned. First few pages are slightly ceased, rest of text pages are clean and tightt. Not dated, but Inscription of owner at start of bok is hand dated 1925. EX LIBRARY BOOK. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY. GB £5. Packed weight 1200g (Book ref. cl003.999) £19.00
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Green, Noel D The Steel Square: Showing its Application to Roofing, Timber Farming and Staircasing
GB: Newnes, 1950. 5th Edition. Hardback. VG+/VG Pc DW. Inscription of owner (partly earsed) on front pastedown. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped. In a loose polythene protector. (Book ref. kb663A.005) £9.00
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Hyde, H A Welsh Timber Trees
GB: National Musem of Wales, 1935. Second Edition (Revised throughout). Paperback. VG-. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. (Book ref. d208.018) £4.00
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Mallinson, R. F. A.; Grugeon, Roland Timber Trade Practice
GB: Cleaver-Hume, 1953. 2nd Edition. Hardback. VG+/VG- DW. LACKING CONTRACT FORMS which should be loose in band at end of book. (Book ref. c179A.011) £7.95
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Hyde, H. A., Welsh Timber Trees, Native and Introduced, Second Edition, Revised Throughout,
GB: National Musem of Wales, 1935. 2nd Edition. Paperback. VG. Clean tight text BUT front cover has a single crease and edges slightly spotted. (Book ref. d090A.023) £4.95
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GIRDWOOD, JOHN:: Worms in Furniture and Structural Timber:
GB: OUP Oxford University Press, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardback. G++/No Dw. Inscription of owner at front of book. Fairly clean tight book but edges quite heavily spotted. (Book ref. kb907.011) £5.00
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The Timber Trades Journal List of Shipping Marks on Timber, Embracing Sawn and Planed Wood, Joinery, Hardwood, and Plywood exported from ...: 1930 Edition
GB: Benn, 1930. Hardback. VG+/No DW. (Book ref. d051A.008) £19.00
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