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INVERARAY AND THE DUKES OF ARGYLL
Written by Ian G. Lindsay; Mary Cosh.
Stock no. 1824682
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the building of Inveraray, a West Highland capital, by the 3rd and 5th Dukes of Argyll. Large format. Grey mottled boards, Blue title label with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0852241879. Spine faded, uneven fading to boards and a few marks. Text block browned and has some foxing. Bookplate to front endpaper and inscription partially crossed out in ink. Contents clean. Pale blue pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby.

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BRITISH AVIATION THE OMINOUS SKIES 1935-1939
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1824577
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of aviation just before World War II. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112902987. A nice, clean copy. Pink pictorial dustwrapper is faded across top front edge and spine.

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THE MAPPING OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.P.M. Michael.
Stock no. 1324177
Published by Regional Publications. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

A descriptive catalogue of pre-Victorian Maps of the County From Saxton in 1577 with details of British Atlases published during that period. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. A valuable reference work. ISBN: 0906570182. Slight browning to spine and cover edges. Contents clean.

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THE BARNSTAPLE STAGHOUNDS
Written by Richard Lethbridge.
Stock no. 1324145
Published by Edward Gaskell Publishers. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Barnstaple Staghounds. Glazed pictorial boards. 293 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1898546665. SIGNED by the author on title-page. Spine slightly bumped and corners very slightly rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine ends and has a neat barcode label to rear panel.

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PLACE-NAMES IN GLAMORGAN
Written by Gwynedd O. Pierce.
Stock no. 1323998
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st 2002. Almost very good condition.

A series of 150 fascinating short essays outlining the history of a selection of names from Wales's largest county. Cardwraps. 240 pages. ISBN: 1898937575. Some slight wear to cover edges. Textblock is slightly grubby and there is some slight waving to the pages.

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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
Written by Sally Kevill-Davies.
Stock no. 1824206
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An enthralling and vividly written account of the history of child-raising over the last four centuries, and the everyday objects which were used. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Colour frontis and colour pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 185149135X. Text block a little grubby. Grubby mark to lower corner of pages 286 & 287 (facing pages). Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE WEYMOUTH HARBOUR TRAMWAY
Written by J.H. Lucking.
Stock no. 1824115
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Countless summer visitors, as well as passengers for the Channel Islands and France, have come to know Weymouth as 'the place where the trains run through the street'. This comprehensive study provides a full account, from arly unfulfilled proposals in the 1840s, through the line's horse-drawn bneginnings in the 1860s and long years of commercial importance, to the almost complete decline following the withdrawal of freight traffic in 1970. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933040. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower board edges browned and with red pen marks to corners and lower text block. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, tiny nick to top 1/3 of spine and corners rubbed.

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HISTORIC HALLAMSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1824081
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library Series. Larger format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. History in Sheffield's Countryside. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843060493. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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ROOTED IN HISTORY: CELEBRATING CARMARTHENSHIRE'S PARKS & GARDENS
Written by Penny David.
Stock no. 1824074
Published by Fern Press. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

The stories of some sixty of the county's gardens and other lesser-known sites. A celebration of a rich gardening heritage and the people associated with it. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781527210042. A lovely, clean copy.

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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary. 6th 1815. Almost very good condition.

Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.

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THE HISTORY OF LLANELLI CRICKET CLUB
Written by Bob Harragan.
Stock no. 2140783
Published by Llanelli Borough Council. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0906821126. A few marks and light browning to outer page edges.

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OLD RHONDDA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Cyril Batstone.
Stock no. 2140772
Published by Stewart Williams. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807083. 2nd impression. Some browning/foxing to cover edges. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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