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INNS AND TAVERNS OF CHEPSTOW AND THE LOWER WYE VALLEY PART 2
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2140173
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1976.
Very good condition.
Card wrap booklet. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278307. Foxing to covers and outer page edges.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- INNS
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A CHEPSTOW NOTEBOOK
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 2140000
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Limited to 100 copies. Black cloth. B/w illustrations. Street plans by Woodfield. ISBN: 0906134072. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded and foxed to spine and edges; some creasing; a few small nicks.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WYE VALLEY
- LIMITED EDITION
ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE 1912-1918
Written by Brad King.
Stock no. 1823904
Published by Hikoki Publications.
1st
1997.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Tracing the development of the men and machines of the Royal Navy, from the first uncertain beginnings with airships until the service was unwillingly absorbed by the newly-formed Royal Air Force in April 1918. Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of camouflage and markings. ISBN: 0951989952. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- NAVY
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DECORATIVE TWENTIES
Written by Martin Battersby; Philippe Garner.
Stock no. 1823887
Published by Whitney Library Of Design.
1st USA
1988.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New edition thoroughly and sympathetically revised by Philippe Garner, with a short biography of Battersby. Large format. B/w & colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0823012735. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TURNER AND GEORGE THE FOURTH IN EDINBURGH 1822
Written by Gerald Finley.
Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1823875
Published by Tate Gallery; Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Written to complement the exhibition 'Turner and George IV in Edinburgh 1822'. Examines JMW Turner's proposal for a grand series of paintings of the Royal visit to Scotland. Oblong format. Beige cloth boards, gilt title to spine on brown title block. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852244320. Text block has minor foxing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned across top front panel edge.
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- ART
- ROYALTY
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CATALOGUE (ART)
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME TEN
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139939
Published by Stewart Williams.
1ST
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
5.5 x 8.75 inches. Green covers. Part of a unique series with 75 contributors. B/w illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0900807105. Some browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME SIX
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139938
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1969.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Numerous photographs, plans, drawings and engravings plus 16 pages of colour plates of Swansea porcelain. Pale blue cloth. 270pp includes index. 9 x 5.5". Foxing to covers, prelims, endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; some pieces of loss along top edges.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
- PORCELAIN
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SWEEPING THE SKIES A HISTORY OF No. 40 SQUADRON, RFC AND RAF, 1916-56
Written by David Gunby.
Stock no. 2139919
Published by The Pentland Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 1858211905. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and fading to spine.
THE MAGIC OF A NAME
Written by Harold Nockolds.
Stock no. 2139911
Published by G.T. Foulis.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The story of Rolls Royce. B/w illustrations. Revised edition. Browning to spine. A few grubby marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a few marks.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- COMPANY HISTORY
- AVIATION
- CARS
- ROLLS ROYCE
- TRANSPORT
A POSTAL HISTORY OF SWANSEA AND DISTRICT
Written by D.R. Gwynn; P.R. Reynolds; H.R. Warren.
Stock no. 2139686
Published by Swansea Philatelic Society.
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and stamp marks. ISBN: 0950933201. Spine is browned. Some creasing to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- POSTAL SERVICE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRISTOL'S EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 2139668
Published by Reece Winstone.
1st
1970.
Very good condition.
Black glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900814322. SIGNED by author on white label that is stuck to verso of front endpaper. Some bumping to corners/spine. Ink numbers to title page. Browning to page edges/margins.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WELSH RURAL LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Elfyn Scourfield.
Stock no. 2139572
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807342. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- COUNTRYSIDE
- FARMING
- HISTORY (BRITISH)