WINGS ACROSS THE BORDER: A HISTORY OF AVIATION IN NORTH WALES AND THE NORTHERN MARCHES VOL III
Written by Derrick Pratt; Mike Grant.
Stock no. 1831165
Published by Bridge Books. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

This third volumes of Wings Across the Border, complete in itself, covers the period 1940-1, a period of experimentation as the RAF and other armed services tried to tackle the problems of countering the Luftwaffe. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. 256 pages. ISBN: 1844940101. Cover corners lightly rubbed, covers a little scuffed. Minor mark to top edge of text block. First section pulled. Contents clean.

LONDON: PORTRAIT OF A CITY
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1330937
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled by Roger Hudson. From Romans through to the Nineties. Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 272 pages including index. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents fine. In original publishers slipcase which is slightly dusty at edges.

THE MAPPING OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.P.M. Michael.
Stock no. 1330933
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. Large format, card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. A valuable reference work. ISBN: 0906570182. Some fading to spine and spine edges. Light foxing to inside covers and textblock. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover.

THE ART OF THE CARILLON IN THE LOW COUNTRIES
Written by Andre Lehr; Wim Truyen; Gilbert Huybens.
Stock no. 1831134
Published by Lannoo Publishers. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bells, of both Eastern and Western origin, reached a first peak in Europe during the Middle Ages, as swinging-bells. These were also used for peals: a rhythmical play of soundds achieved with the help of clappers - the origin of what is now the manually played carillon. During the second half of the 14th century tower-clocks were installed everywhere and these not only gave the hour-strikes but also played a melody on a few small bells, later to become chimes. Bells around the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. 318 pages. ISBN: 9020919172. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

A GOWER FAMILY: THE LUCASES OF STOUTHALL AND RHOSILI RECTORY
Written by Robert Lucas.
Stock no. 1831106
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

The Lucas family have been part of Gower History for 500 years. Robert Lucas reassesses the legends and traces his forbears from Yeoman origins, through the Palladian grace of the 18th Century to more recent frugal days at the lonely parsonage at Rhosili. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. ISBN: 0863321267. Spine is sunned. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS FROM THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO THE DAWN OF THE REFORMATION
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209027
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1855. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 316 pages plus 4 page publisher adverts to rear. Reprint. Boards a little scuffed, worn at edges. New endpapers (grubby). Text block browned. Some hinges pulled. A few grubby marks to contents.

RBK A VERY PARFIT GENTIL KNIGHT
Written by Simon Harris.
Stock no. 1831082
Published by Rooke Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Ralph Kite was an ordinary Edwardian schoolboy, who was sent home at an early age from Tasmania to be educated in England. During his tragically short life he rose to command a company of the 52nd Light Infantry on the Somme. Having won the Military Cross he was mortally wounded and spent an agonising month dying of his wounds. In essence this is an informal history of the 52nd Light Infantry between the spring of 1915 and late 1916. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xxiii and175 pages including index. ISBN: 095486400X. SIGNED with a personal dedication to half-title page. Also includes a letter signed by the author. A lovely copy.

LINEN HOUSES OF BANBRIDGE
Written by Catherine Cahill; Jack Diamond. Illustrated by Clare Boyce; Elizabeth McCalla.
Stock no. 1831077
1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Historical and Architectural Study of the Houses of The Linen Merchants of Banbridge, Ireland. Limited Edition of 200. Oblong format. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages including index. This is copy 88 of 200. A few scuff marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

BAYREUTH: A HISTORY OF THE WAGNER FESTIVAL
Written by Frederic Spotts.
Stock no. 1831076
Published by Yale University Press. 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is the first to provide a frank and comprehensive account of the institutions's history and functioning. The core of the study is a critical analysis of the performances and productions, brought alive with illustrations of stage settings, conductors and singers in costume. Around this artistic history is woven the remarkable story of why Wagner established the Festival and how his controversial descendants have managed it after him. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 334 pages including index. ISBN: 0300057776. Reprint. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

A MUDLARKING YEAR: FINDING TREASURE IN EVERY SEASON
Written by Lara Maiklem.
Stock no. 1831047
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A gentle ode to nature, history and the simple art of looking, searching the foreshore of the Thames through the changing seasons. Guided by Lara's curiosity, warmth and wisdom, it is your invitation to discover hidden objects in the most overlooked part of the city of London, the secrets they reveal and the stories that are patiently waiting to be told. Light grey cloth boards, blue foil title to spine. xx and 335 pages. ISBN: 9781526660756. Top & tail of spine ligthly shelf-worn else a lovely copy. Minor creasing to top & tail of spine of dustwrapper.

THEY GAVE US SHAKESPEARE: JOHN HEMINGE & HENRY CONDELL
Written by Charles Connell.
Stock no. 1831044
Published by Oriel Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

John Heminge and Henry Condell prepared and oversaw the First Folio edition of Shakespeare (1623) and without their work which was undertaken in part as a gesture of respect and love towards their former colleague some plays would have been lost and others would only exist in garbled versions. Heminge and Condell were closely associated with Shakespeare and were among the principal actors in his plays. Brown imitation leather cloth boards with gilt tooling to sides and gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 110 pages. ISBN: 0853621934. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to text block and prelims. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut and lightly creased at top of spine.

DR JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE BOOK THAT DEFINED THE WORLD
Written by Henry Hitchings.
Stock no. 1831038
Published by John Murray (publishers). 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Johnson's attempt to define each and every word. In wonderfully engaging chapters, Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure - his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way and his ultimate triumph. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 278 pages including index. ISBN: 0719566312. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustswrapper is slightly grubby and lightly faded to spine and top of front panel.