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THE HISTORIC TAF VALLEYS VOLUME TWO
Written by John Perkins; Jack Evans; Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 1709063
Published by Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists' Society. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Illustrated glazed boards. Maps, b/w text illustrations and b/w photographs. Looking at the geology, social and natural history of the Taf Valleys within the Brecon Beacons National Park. ISBN: 0905928210.

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A HISTORY OF WILTSHIRE VOLUME II
Written by R.B. Pugh; Elizabeth Crittall.
Stock no. 1807741
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title and vignette to spine, gilt crest to front. xvii and 245 pages. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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A PLAGUE ON YOU, SIR
Written by George Patrick.
Stock no. 1708851
Published by George Patrick. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Community's Road to Health. How did the people of Kingston upon Hull tackle disease. 335 pages. ISBN: 0950786802. Wrapper unevenly faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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AFFAIR OF STATE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE 8TH DUKE AND DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE
Written by Henry Vane.
Stock no. 1807678
Published by Peter Owen. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the nineteenth-century politician Lord Hartington - later the 8th Duke of Devonshire - and of Louise Alten, who was his mistress as Duchess of Manchester and later his wife. A tale that spans the world of politics and the high-living circle around the Prince of Wales, with whom Hartington and Louise were intimate friends. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 0720612330. Wrapper has a few minor marks.

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BY THE SWORD DIVIDED
Written by John Adair.
Stock no. 1605196
Published by Century Publishing. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eyewitnesses of the English Civil War. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0712602410. Bookplate to front pastedown. Contents near fine.

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SHARPSHOOTER IN THE CRIMEA
Written by Michael Springman.
Stock no. 2111501
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Letters of Captain Gerald Goodlake V.C. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1844152375. Bumping to a couple of corners. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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A HISTORY OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN THE PARISH OF LLANTILIO-CROSSENNY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1807551
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1924. Good condition.

Founded 10 August 1654 by James Powell of Cymmerau, Gentleman. Grey card wraps. 44 pages. Splash stains to front cover. Pages are uncut at top edge suggesting the book has never been read. Pages untrimmed at vertical edge so that the contents are wider than the covers, ageing the unprotected paper. Else contents clean.

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THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Anthea Jones.
Stock no. 2111288
Published by Phillimore. 1997. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Photographs by Glyn Jones. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0850338832. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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SPORTING ART IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY
Written by Stephen Deuchar.
Stock no. 1604857
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A full account of this artistic phenomenon, combining a cogent analysis of the ideologies lying behind these sports with the history of their imagery. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300041160.

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