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1. Baker (T.H) NOTES ON ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH AND PARISH. With 3 plates, viii + 167pp, prelims and rear endpapers browned and spotty, original cloth, rubbed to edges, portion of spine torn across and held at one hinge, ex-lib. with label to front pastedown, stamps to title-page, front endpaper torn across, and to last leaf. Salisbury: Brown and Co., 1906. £8.00
   * St. Martins church is in Salisbury.

   
   

2. Burnett (David) SALISBURY: The History of an English Cathedral City. Illusts, 91 + (iii)pp, roy 8vo, dustwrapper. (1978) £10.00
   
   
3. Bushell (T.L) THE SAGE OF SALISBURY: THOMAS CHUBB 1679 - 1747. Frontis, 159pp, loose plastic cover to dustwrapper, ex-lib., with label to front endpaper, and stamp to title-page, number to foot of dustwrapper. London: Vision, 1967. £10.00
   
   
4. Buxton (John), Edited by THE BIRDS OF WILTSHIRE Plates, textual illusts, diagrams, maps, xiii + 194pp, original printed card covers, top cover slightly creased. Trowbridge: Wiltshire Library and Museum Service, 1981. £7.00
   
   
5. Chew (H.M), Edited by HEMINGBY'S REGISTER xi + 288pp, original cloth. Impression of 350 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 18, Devizes: 1963. £12.00
   
   
6. Clarke (Canon Harrington) THE STORY OF BRADFORD AND ITS CHURCHES. Illusts, adverts, 40pp, 12mo, original pictorial wraps, small spot to top wrap. Bristol Publishing Company, c.194- £5.00
   
   
7. Davis (Rev. W.H) ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AVEBURY. With 6 plates, 28pp, lacks wraps. C.H. Woodward, Devizes: 1901. £10.00
   
   
8. Elrington (C.R), Edited by ABSTRACTS OF FEET OF FINES RELATING TO WILTSHIRE For the Reign of Edward III. viii + 224pp, original cloth, partly faded. Impression of 425 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 29, Devizes: 1974. £15.00
   
   
9. Goodrich (Rev. P.J) TROWBRIDGE AND ITS TIMES, A Tribute. With 24 plates, ix + 217pp, original cloth. First edition, London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1932. £26.00
   
   
10. Grace (M.E) POEMS. 63pp, 12mo, original qtr cloth, paper boards, Holloway Brothers, Westbury, Wilts., 1957. £10.00
    * Some of the poems were written in Wiltshire, including one written 'For the Bratton W.I. Poem Competition, September 17th, 1952.'

    
    

11. Grose (F) WILTSHIRE section from the Antiquities of England & Wales. With 6 engraved plates and 16pp, lacks map, roy 8vo, disbound, occasional light spotting. 179-. £18.00 --- See sample text
    
    
12. Huxley (Elizabeth) GALLIPOT EYES. A Wiltshire Diary. xiii + 198pp, inscription on front endpaper, dustwrapper. First edition, Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 1976. £10.00
    * Concerns the time that she spent at Oaksey. Signed presentation inscription from the author on the title-page.

    
    

13. Johnson (H.C), Edited by WILTSHIRE COUNTY RECORDS Minutes of Proceedings in Sessions 1563 and 1574 to 1592. xxviii + 246pp, original cloth, lightly rubbed to edges, ex-lib., with label and small stamp to front endpaper. Impression of 250 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 4. Devizes: 1949. £15.00
    * Includes 97 page index of persons and places.

    
    

14. Lansdown (B), and Sons, Printers THE WEST WILTS DIRECTORY 1951. Including Trowbridge, Westbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Warminster, Melksham, and Villages. Map split into 2 and ragged, xii + 492pp, lacks front and rear wrap, spine chipped, several corners curled, last couple of leaves partly torn with some loss affecting a few words. Trowbridge: B. Lansdown and Sons Ltd (1951) £10.00
    
    
15. Levinge (E.M) and Radway (R.S) ABOUT BLUNSDON A North Wiltshire Village. Numerous illusts, 128pp, slightly worn and marked dustwrapper, inscription to front endpaper. Produced for the Authors. 1976. £12.00
    * Signed by the authors on the title-page.

    
    

16. Longleat BIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PORTRAITS AT LONGLEAT in the County of Wilts the Seat of the Marquis of Bath x + 369pp, uncut in the original cloth boards, worn, lacks spine, rear board loose, ex-lib., with labels to front pastedown and front endpaper, stamp to title. London: Elliot Stock, 1881. £20.00
    
    
17. Maddington Charities RETURN AND DIGEST OF ENDOWED CHARITIES... PARISH OF MADDINGTON. Folio, 7pp, stitched as issued, small stamp to top leaf. Ordered by The House of Commons, to be Printed 11 August 1904. £10.00
    
    
18. Marlborough College REPORT OF THE MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY For the Year ending Christmas, 1909. Illusts, 56 + (52)pp, original printed wraps, portions chipped from head and foot of spine, short tear to rear wrap. Marlborough: "Times Printing Office", 1910. £6.00
    
    
19. Morgan (Kathleen E) EVERGREEN TALES of Wilshire Volk. 106pp, 12mo, original printed wraps partly faded, some occasional foxing. Marlborough: 'County Paper' Offices, 1938. £10.00
    
    
20. Old Sarum Excavation Fund A DESCRIPTION OF THE CASTLE OF OLD SARUM Based on Reports of the Excavation Committee to the Society of Antiquaries for 1909, 1910, & 1911. Plates, 2 folding plans, 22pp, original, slightly creased, wraps. Hunt, Barnard & Co, London and Aylesbury: 1914. £15.00
    
    
21. Pugh (R.B), Edited by CALENDAR OF ANTROBUS DEEDS BEFORE 1625. lv + 165pp original cloth. Impression of 300 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 3, Devizes: 1947. £12.00
    
    
22. Rathbone (Maurice G), Edited by LIST OF WILTSHIRE BOROUGH RECORDS EARLIER IN DATE THAN 1836. xiii + 104pp, original cloth. Impression of 300 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 5. Devizes: 1951. £12.00
    
    
23. Reeves (Marjorie) SHEEP BELL & PLOUGHSHARE. The Story of Two Village Families. Illusts, pedigrees, 180pp, dustwrapper. Bradford-on-Avon: 1978. £16.00
    * Concerns the Whitaker and Reeves families of Bratton.

    
    

24. Reeves (Marjorie), and Morrison (Jean), Edited by THE DIARIES OF JEFFERY WHITAKER SCHOOLMASTER OF BRATTON, 1739 - 1741. Illusts, folding map, lxiv + 117pp, original cloth, ex-lib. with label to front endpaper and a couple of stamps. Impression of 500 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 44. Trowbridge: 1989. £8.00
    
    
25. Rickard (R.L), Edited by PROGRESS NOTES OF WARDEN WOODWARD for the Wiltshire Estates of New College Oxford 1659-1675. xx + 114pp, original cloth, spotty. Impression of 325 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 13, Devizes: 1957. £12.00
    * The lands were at Alton Barnes, Colerne, and Stert.

    
    

26. Rogers (Kenneth H), Edited by EARLY TRADE DIRECTORIES OF WILTSHIRE. Indexed by J.H. Chandler. xiii + 215pp, original cloth, small label to front endpaper. Impression of 500 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 47, Trowbridge: 1992. £35.00
    * An invaluable work with comprehensive indices. It comprises the Wiltshire sections reprinted from the following directories:- Pigot's for 1822, 1830 and 1842; Holden's for 1805; Bailey's for 1783; Barfoot and Wilkes' for 1793-1798.

    
    

27. Rousell (Chris) WILTON Towns and Villages of England. Photos and diagrams, 83pp, original pictorial card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1993. £8.00
    * Signed presentation inscription on half title.

    
    

28. Savory (Bob) LITTLE LANE AND BEYOND A Wiltshire Boyhood in the 1920's and 30's. Illusts, 98pp, original card covers. Wiltshire Publications, Melksham, 1997. £7.00
    
    
29. Warneford (F.E), Edited by STAR CHAMBER SUITS OF JOHN AND THOMAS WARNEFORD. xix + 108pp, original cloth, ex-lib., with stamp to half title. Impression of 500 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch Volume 48. Devizes: 1993. £10.00
    
    
30. Williams (N.J), Edited by COLLECTANEA. With a Foreword by T.F.T. Plucknett. xi + 207pp, original cloth. Impression of 350 Copies. Wiltshire Records Branch. Volume 12, Devizes: 1956. £12.00
    * Includes chapters on:- Royal Mills and castles at Marlborough; Wilton Abbey; Wiltshire deeds; Chippenham, etc.

    
    

31. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 17 No L. Plates, pages numbered 129-254, original printed wraps. Devizes: H.F. E. Bull, October, 1877. £10.00
    * Includes articles on Stonehenge; Wiltshire Regiment; Bishops of Old Sarum, etc.

    
    

32. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 44. Nos CXLVIII, June 1928. Illusts, pages numbered 97-214pp, original wraps. Devizes: C.H. Woodward, 1928. £10.00
    * Includes articles on:- Roman Coffin at Foyant; Thomas Duckett and Daniel Bull Members for Calne; Flint Knives found at Durrington; Excavation at Cold Kitchen Hill, Brixton Deverell, etc.

    
    

33. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 44. Nos CLI, December 1929. Illusts, pages numbered 401-554pp, original wraps. Devizes: C.H. Woodward, 1929. £10.00
    * Includes articles on:- Lawsuit Concerning Property of Robert May of Broughton Gifford; Heraldry of the Churches of Wiltshire; Plate and Furniture belonging to Salisbury Cathedral, etc.

    
    

34. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. Number CCVII November 1959. VOLUME 57. With plates, diagrams, and plans some of which are folding, iv + pages numbered 149-305pp, original printed card covers, crease to rear cover. Charles H. Woodward, Devizes: 1959. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Windmill Hill; Silbury Hill; Ermin Street at Cricklade; Heytesbury; Medieval Tiles at Corsham Court, etc.

    
    

35. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. Number CCVIII December 1960. VOLUME 57. With plates, diagrams, and plans some of which are folding, iv + pages numbered 307-460, original printed card covers. Charles H. Woodward, Devizes: 1960. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Blackmore Museum; Barrows at Down Farm, Pewsey; Chandeliers in Wiltshire Churches; Building of Salisbury Cathedral; Excavations at Old Sarum, etc.

    
    

36. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 61. 1966. With 4 plates, plans, diagrams, iv + 145pp, original printed card covers. Headley Brothers Ltd., London: 1966. £6.00
    * Includes articles on St. Mary's Church, Cricklade; Norton Manor; Salisbury Preaching Controversy, 1798-1799; Pagan Saxon Burials and Boundaries in Wiltshire, etc.

    
    

37. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 65. 1970. Parts A and B. Part A with 1 plate, 37pp, Part B with 13 plates, diagrams, and plans, iii + 227pp, both parts in the original printed card covers. Headley Brothers Ltd., London: 1970. £8.00
    * Includes articles on Knighton Hill, Broad Chalke; Clay Tobacco Pipes and Pipemakers of Salisbury; Salisbury Avon Navigation; Round Barrow on Greenland Farm, Winterbourne, Stoke; Giant's Cave, Luckington; Heron in Wiltshire; Bird Notes, etc.

    
    

38. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 69. 1974. Part B. Plate, diagrams, and plans, iii + 51-204pp, original printed card covers. Headley Brothers Ltd., London: 1974. £8.00
    * Includes articles on Roman Pottery from Wanborough; Wiltshire Woollen Mills; Nash Hill, Lacock; Bishop of Salisbury's House at His Manor of Potterne, etc

    
    

39. Wiltshire Natural History WILTSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 71 1976. Diagrams, 29pp, original printed card covers. Coates & Parker, Warminster: 1976. £4.00
    * Includes articles on Wiltshire Plant Notes; Wiltshire Bird Notes; Central Heating in Lizards, etc.

    
    

40. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 72/73 for 1977/1978. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 215 + (4)pp, original printed card covers, one corner creased to top cover. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1980. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Bell-Barrow at Sutton Veny; Defences of Devizes; Lionel Ducket, Member for Calne; Warren Hastings; Clay Tobacco Pipes; Parliamentary Enclosures in Wiltshire by Public General Acts, etc.

    
    

41. Wiltshire Natural History WILTSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 73 1978. Diagrams, 43pp, original printed card covers. Coates & Parker, Warminster: 1978. £4.00
    * Includes articles on Wiltshire Bird Notes; Etymological Report; Fisherton Brickpits their Stratigraphy and Fossil contents, etc.

    
    

42. Wiltshire Natural History WILTSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 75 1980. Diagrams, 44pp, original printed card covers. Coates & Parker, Warminster: 1980. £4.00
    * Includes articles on Wiltshire Plant Notes; Etymological Report; Mammal Report; Wiltshire Bird Notes, etc.

    
    

43. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 76 for 1981. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 186pp, original printed card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1982. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Iron Age Enclosure at Groundwell Farm, Blunsdon St Andrew; Aerial Photography in Wiltshire 1975-81; Cruck Building at Potterne; North Meadow, Cricklade; Figsbury Rings; Jurassic Reptiles from Wiltshire, etc.

    
    

44. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 79 for 1984. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 278pp, original printed card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1985. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Long Mounds of the Avebury Region; Bell Barrow in Clarendon Park; Potterne; Tisbury Landholdings; Urchfont Manor; Roads of Anglo-Saxon England, etc.

    
    

45. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 83. 1990. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 266pp, original printed card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1990. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Bower Chalke; Trowbridge Castle; Timber Buildings in Potterne; Wiltshire Members of Parliament and Their Involvement with the South Sea Company; Mummers' Play from Limpley Stoke; Wall-paintings at St. Mary's Purton, etc.

    
    

46. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 85. 1992. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 194pp, original printed card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1992. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Norton Bavant Borrow Pit, Wiltshire; Roman Kiln Site, Brinkworth; Roman Booches from Gastard, Corsham; Castles at Marlborough and Ludgershall; Wiltshire Militia Band. 1769-1831; John Britton; Late Saxon Mounts from Wiltshire, etc.

    
    

47. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 87. 1994. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 175pp, original printed card covers. Alan Sutton, Stroud: 1994. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Stonehenge; Pioneer Geologists of the Salisbury Area; Earthworks at Compton Bassett; King Barrow Ridge, Amesbury, etc.

    
    

48. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. VOLUME 93. 2000. With plates, diagrams, and plans, 282pp, original printed card covers. 2000. £6.00
    * Includes articles on Erlestoke Park, 1780-1999; Neolithic enclosure near Avebury; Crescent Copse near Shrewton; Early Castles; Euridge Manor Farm, Colerne; Wilton; Windmill Hill, etc.

    
    

49. Wiltshire County Council WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS 1889-1989. Illusts, 32pp, small folio, original printed wraps. Wiltshire County Council, 1989. £4.00
    
    
50. Wiltshire Folklife WILTSHIRE FOLKLIFE Volume Three, No 2, Winter 1980/81. Illusts, diagrams, 40pp, original printed card covers. 1980-81. £5.00
    * Includes articles on:- Mormon Church in Steeple Ashton; Cruse Family of Imber; Great Barn, Avebury, etc.

    
    

51. Wiltshire Folklife WILTSHIRE FOLKLIFE Volume One, No 3, Autumn 1977. Illusts, diagrams, 54pp, original printed card covers, few small spots to prelims. 1977. £5.00
    * Includes articles on:- Mystical Topography; Wilton Sheep Fair; Folklore of Cley Hill; Wiltshire Farm Buildings, etc.

    
    

52. Wiltshire Folklife WILTSHIRE FOLKLIFE No 33, Autumn 1996. Illusts, diagrams, 48pp, original printed card covers. 1996. £5.00
    * Includes articles on:- Rev. T.A. Methuen of All Cannings; West Gallery Musicians in Wiltshire, etc.

    
    

53. Wiltshire Folklife WILTSHIRE FOLKLIFE No 34, Autumn 1996. Illusts, diagrams, 32pp, original printed card covers. 1997. £5.00
    * Includes articles on:- The Kemms of Avebury Manor, etc.