William Dugdale, Historian, 1605–1686: his life, his writings and his country. Edited by Christopher Dyer and Catherine Richardson. 234mm. Pp 264, 55 b&w ills. Woodbridge: Boydell, 2009. ISBN 9781843834434. \\pounds50 (hbk).
William Camden: a life in context. By Wyman H Herendeen. 234mm. Pp xiii + 536, 1 b&w ill. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2007. ISBN 9781843831266. \\pounds55 (hbk).
William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. ByCrook J Mordaunt. 305mm. Pp 432, many col and b&w ills.Frances Lincoln,London,2013 (2nd edn). ISBN9780711233492. \\pounds45 (hbk).
Westminster Abbey Chapter House: the history, art and architecture of ‘a chapter house beyond compare'. Edited by Warwick Rodwell and Richard Mortimer. 300mm. Pp xv+302, col frontispiece, 254 ills (many in col) plus 2 plans. London: Society of Antiquaries of London, 2010. ISBN 9780854312955. \\pounds49.95 (hbk).
West Country to World's End: the south west in the Tudor age. Edited bySmiles Sam. 260mm. Pp 115, 50 col ills.Paul Holberton Publishing,London,2013.isbn9781907372520. \\pounds20 (pbk).
West Cotton, Raunds: a study of medieval settlement dynamics AD 450–1450. Excavation of a Deserted Medieval Hamlet in Northamptonshire 1985–9. By Andy Chapman. 310mm. Pp xviii+254, many figs, incl col, 1 cd-rom. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2010. ISBN 9781842173803. \\pounds48 (hbk).
Welsh Furniture 1250–1950: a cultural history of craftsmanship and design. By Richard Bebb. 2 vols in slip case, 300mm. Pp 366 and 442, 1,395 ills. Kidwelly: Saer Books, 2007. ISBN 978009553773. \\pounds150 (hbk).
Wells Cathedral. An Architectural and Historical Guide. Byvan der Zee Elsa. 240mm. Pp x + 188, many b&w and col ills.Close Publications,Wells,2012. ISBN9780957239357. \\pounds14.99 (pbk).
Wearmouth and Jarrow. Northumbrian Monasteries in an Historic Landscape. ByTurner Sam,Semple Sarah andTurner Alex. 250mm. Pp xix + 244, ills (some col), maps, plans.University of Hertfordshire Press,Hatfield,2013.ISBN9781909291133. \\pounds20 (pbk).