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THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW PART 6
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1325940
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Card wrap booklet. 500 printed. High Street. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278234. SIGNED by the author to inside front cover. Staples rusty. Foxing else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
VANISHING CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1325939
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
Humble Landmarks of the Recent Past. 200 copies printed. Card wrap booklet. ISBN: 090613403X. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers are foxed, staples rusty. Foxing to page edges.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
POOR PEOPLE
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1325938
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st thus
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Chepstow Series No. 3. Blue card wrap booklet. 39 pages. ISBN: 0906134269. SIGNED and dated by the author to title-page. Some light creasing to top page corners and a few tiny foxspots else covers and contents clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
EMINENT VICTORIANS
Written by Lytton Strachey; Michael Holroyd.
Stock no. 1826540
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon. Introduced by Michael Holroyd. Green and gold pictorial cloth, white title block to spine. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and also has a small mark to one edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH WALES 1750 - 1850: AN ESSAY
Written by A.H. John.
Stock no. 1826410
Published by University Of Wales Press.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The economic development of Sout Wales before the Great War was dominated first by the metallurgical industries and later by coal mining. This book is an analysis of this development in its first phase, which ended soon after the middle of the 19th century. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Browning to top of spine and lower half of spine. Small split to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is browned and grubby with a few minor foxspots, worn at corners. Musty odour present.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MINING
- COAL
INTO THE MILLENNIUM
Written by John Addis.
Stock no. 1826409
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
A Brief Guide & Historical Notes of The Community & Outlying Districts of Crickhowell. Pictorial cardwraps. 56 page stapled booklet. Covers lightly creased and a little scuffed. Inscription in ink to inside of front cover. Contents clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- POWYS
- BRECONSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL SURVEY OF SOUTH WALES VOLUME THREE PART 3: DEVELOPMENT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826403
Published by University Press Board.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Deckle-edged. Ex-lib with usual stamps and markings.Foxing to textblock and a few page margins. Plain dustwrapper is foxed, browned to spine and has a library label to base of spine.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRY
THE SCENERY, ANTIQUITIES AND BIOGRAPHY OF SOUTH WALES
Written by Benjamin Heath Malkin; T.J. Hopkins.
Illustrated by J. Laporte.
Stock no. 1826402
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd..
1st thus
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A reprint of the 1804 first edition with new foreword by T.J. Hopkins, Archivist at Cardiff Public Libraries. Folding map and b/w engravings. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0854096124. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Foxing to textblock and prelims. Else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top of spine, lightly faded to spine, and is just a little scuffed.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FACSIMILE
A GLOSSARY OF DIALECT & ARCHAIC WORDS USED IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by J. Drummond Robertson.
Stock no. 1826400
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co..
1st
1890.
Very good condition.
Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. SIGNED by author on half-title page. A few grubby marks to boards. Some pencil annotations and scattered foxspots to contents. Spine & corners lightly rubbed.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- DIALECTS
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (VOLUME TWO)
Written by William Page.
Stock no. 1826395
Published by Dawsons Of Pall Mall.
1972.
Almost very good condition.
Reprinted from the 1907 edition. Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0712905553. Contents fine. Top front edge of spine frayed and a couple of frayed instances to front top of board. 2" split to front edge of spine at base. Spine faded. Boards scuffed. Text block a little dusty, contents are clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
PAST IMPERFECT: THE STORY OF RESCUE ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Barri Jones.
Stock no. 1826390
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 043532974X. Light rubbing to edges of boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
WARWICKSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Douglas Hickman.
Stock no. 1826373
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571108318. Boards clean and bright, as are the contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has initials and a date in ink to top of front flap, light creasing to lower edge of rear panel, light rubbing to lower corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WARWICKSHIRE
- SHELL GUIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE