Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society
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An illustrated history of early Buckinghamshire, edited by Michael Farley
Covers the period from the Ice Age to the Tudors and includes mammoths, early prehistoric farmers, Romans, Britons, Saxons, Vikings, Normans and medieval peasants...
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Aylesbury: a personal memoir from the 1920s, by Professor W.R.Mead
2nd edition, privately printed by the author...
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Buckinghamshire in the 1760s and 1820s, the county maps of Jefferys and Bryant
The maps of Thomas Jefferys surveyed in 1766-1768 and A.Bryant surveyed in 1825 reproduced in colour and to their original scales in an A3 format...
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Buckinghamshire in the Civil War
Illustrated catalogue to exhibition showing the Civil War through portraits and objects, held in Buckinghamshire County Museum, 2004, with introduction by Prof. Ian F.W. Beckett, published by the Friends and Patrons of the Museum (62 pages, paperback)...
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Historic views of Buckinghamshire
50 original historic prints of the county reproduced in colour with accompanying descriptions...
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My Dearest Ben..., by Thea Van Dam (2nd edition, 2018)
An intimate glimpse into the world of Benjamin Disraeli, his family and the women in his life - through their letters (205 pages, illustrated)...
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Pots, Potters and Potteries of Buckinghamshire 1200-1910. By Michael Farley and Barbara Hurman (2019)
Pottery was a major Buckinghamshire industry with dozens of kiln sites. This comprehensive gazetteer lists pottery production sites and every potter in the documentary record by name – and illustrates their products where known. All alphabetically by parish for easy access. (144 pages with 56 colour illustrations) The authors are experts who draw on many years in the field. They bring togeth...
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The Chilterns in 1748: An Account by Pehr Kalm, Visitor from Finland, translated and edited by W.R.Mead (2nd edition, 2017)
Pehr Kalm, a native of Finland, was the favourite disciple of Karl Linnaeus. In 1748 he spent five months in England staying at Little Gaddesden to see the farming activities of the area. Whilst here he kept a diary which has been translated by the author thus giving us an invaluable account of the agriculture of the Chilterns in the mid 18th century (165 pages, illustrated)....
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The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire, with their connections into neighbouring counties, 1706-1881, by Peter Gulland (2017)
This book brings together detailed investigation of Buckinghamshire's turnpike trust records with on-the-ground observation of the roads they developed and built....
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Watermills of Buckinghamshire, edited by Michael Farley, Edward Legg & James Venn
A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs...
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Winslow in 1556. The Survey of the Manor. By David Noy
The manor of Winslow, including Granborough and Little Horwood, was surveyed in 1556. Putting together the survey and evidence from other historical documents, David Noy develops a panorama of Winslow's economic, social and religious life in the mid-16th century. This book includes the survey itself, translated from its original Latin and published for the first time....
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