A History of Milton Keynes and District - Volume (two) (ii) 2 - from 1800 to about 1950
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Nessa Books.
Luton, Bedfordshire: White Crescent Press, 1975. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Red cloth with gilt, maps on end papers, x, 330 pages plus 20 pages of b & w plates, also with numerous b & w illustrations through-out, Very Good Plus condition with faint shelf wear, dust jacket is in Very Good condition with some chipping and edge wear, now in Mylar. Contents include: Preface / List of illustrations / The Powerhouse of Stowe / The Power of the Peers & Squires / Reform & the State of the Poor / Roads and Bridges / The Coming of the Railways 1831-60 / Bletchley & the Buckinghamshire Railway / The Agricultural Scene, Great Brickhill and Water Eaton / Chapels & Churches / Schools in the 19th Century / Little Industries / The Expansion of Wolverton & the Decline of the Villages 1860-1914 / The Parish Pump / Pastimes / The Motor Car / Military Matters to 1919 / North Bucks Politics & Trade Unionism 1895-1951 / Brickmaking in North Bucks / A Bigger, Better, Brighter Bletchley / appendix / index / Corrections to volume 1. Check out the scans. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Cover: This shows a Wolverton-made 'Bloomer' engine & tender of about 1861 with carriages in the traditional L. & N.W. Railway livery. The design is based on a painting by C. Hamilton Ellis.. 8vo.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, CHARLES BOSSOM.
Luton, UK: White Crescent Press Limited, 1975. Volume 1 First Edition 1973. Dust jacket, price clipped, in a clear protecrive sleeve. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, slightly soiled. Map end papers. Book plate on half title. 339 pages clean and tight. Volume 2. First Edition. Dust jacket Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, slightly soiled. Map end papers. Book plate on half title. 329 pages clean and tight. This is the history of an area of England that has never been regarded as historically important, with neither great Roman amphitheatres, Saxon churches, Norman castles or cathedrals. No great battle has been fought within its boundaries. It has never produced great painters, poets or musicians. It is an area which lacks the magnificent scenery of Scotland or Wales, and has no stately ducal homes to attract the tourist. Yet it was through this region that the Conqueror made his great swoop on London when he failed in Kent; it was here that the Plantagenets came to hunt and to love, and so upset King-making Warwick. Stony Stratford was indeed the happy hunting ground of Kings for centuries, and its inns could accommodate Queens of Scotland and Hungarian ambassadors in style. It was here that Richard III captured the boy King Edward V, and took him off to the Tower and to his death. This is the second volume of the history of an area that now forms the new city of Milton Keynes. It is an area of England that has seldom been regarded as historically important, yet only a few miles away were the famous Buckingham estates at Stowe from which England was ruled for decades. The new city area includes the town of Wolverton, which produced not only remarkable steam locomotives and royal coaches but generations of superb railway craftsmen whose services were sought all over the world. Nearby Bletchley has for a century produced engine drivers of high renown, and by ironic contrast also the inventor of the `Diesel' engine. Neighbouring villages produced characters such as `Sister Dora' and hunting squires, whilst Stony Stratford inspired Charles Dickens to create `Mr Turveydrop', the superb dancing master and model of decorum. And there are forceful, outspoken chapters on local politics up to I95I. It is a history, with humour, of quiet stubborn men and women who geographically and historically are the most English of all, Disraeli represented the area for nearly thirty years, and loved it. . First Edition. Hard Cloth Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Nessa Books [50155418], Hamilton, ON, Canada.
-----The scan you see is the book you get. Red cloth with gilt, maps on end papers, x, 330 pages plus 20 pages of b & w plates, also with numerous b & w illustrations through-out, Very Good Plus condition with faint shelf wear, dust jacket is in Very Good condition with some chipping and edge wear, now in Mylar. Contents include: Preface / List of illustrations / The Powerhouse of Stowe / The Power of the Peers & Squires / Reform & the State of the Poor / Roads and Bridges / The Coming of the Railways 1831-60 / Bletchley & the Buckinghamshire Railway / The Agricultural Scene, Great Brickhill and Water Eaton / Chapels & Churches / Schools in the 19th Century / Little Industries / The Expansion of Wolverton & the Decline of the Villages 1860-1914 / The Parish Pump / Pastimes / The Motor Car / Military Matters to 1919 / North Bucks Politics & Trade Unionism 1895-1951 / Brickmaking in North Bucks / A Bigger, Better, Brighter Bletchley / appendix / index / Corrections to volume 1. Check out the scans. 8vo.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ye Quaynt [7032258], Wakefield, United Kingdom.
Owner detail to margin of half title page, signed by author on same page. Light bump to spine ends else book fine, wrapper is much repaired. Will incur extra postage outside UK.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Brit Books [54148132], Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.