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THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON
Written by J. Ewing Ritchie.
Stock no. 1712933
Published by Tinsley Brothers. 1869. Very good condition.

Gilt title to spine, vignette and border to front cover. Covers scuffed. A little foxing.

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JORDAN'S GUIDE TO BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Owen Jordan.
Stock no. 1809715
Published by The King's England Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

From the railway's origins as a crude horse-and-gravity means of getting coal tubs from the pit head to the canal basin, through the eventual mastery of technical problems by "derring-do", industrial espionage and experiments, the coming of commercial interest, and the almost inevitable resulting clash between what was best for the railways, and what was most profitable for the shareholders, the author then charts the drastic impact of the two world wars, the struggle to innovate through the balmy but becalmed days of the 1930s, and the inevitability of the advent of British Railways and with it the end of the steam age... Cardwraps. B/w line-drawings. ISBN: 1872438709. Corners lightly rubbed, contents fine.

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THE CROWN & ANCHOR A CHELSEA QUARTO
Written by Reginald Blunt.
Stock no. 1606227
Published by The Chelsea Publishing Company; The Cayme Press. 1st 1925. Good condition.

Large format. Blue card wraps, with decorative title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and edge chipped with some loss. Lower half of covers coming away from spine where glue has dried out. Scattered foxing. Some hinges pulled.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME NINE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1712814
Published by Stewart Williams. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth covers. 5.5" x 8.75". 236pp. A varied and interesting blend of material, liberally interspersed with first-class illustrations in black and white. Wrapper: Price-cut

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THE HISTORICAL ANTIQUITIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Henry Chauncy.
Stock no. 1712811
Published by Ben Griffin. 1st 1700. Good condition.

Large format. Full leather binding with raised bands to spine and gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt borders to covers. Only 500 copies printed. Reference book states 66 engravings including 2 maps, no list of plates in volume. Subtitle: "with the Original of Counties, Hundreds or Wapentakes, Boroughs, Corporations, Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets. The Foundation and Origin of Monasteries, Churches, Advowsons, Tythes, Rectories, Impropriations and Vicarages in General. Describing the County..." 1 or 3 plates missing, depending on your research, a missing plate is North Prospect of Town of Hertford. Leather edges worn with small split at top of spine. Front endpaper almost detached, but otherwise binding sound but front and rear joints showing. Previous owners notes to first blank page which has a corner loss. 1 plate has a little margin loss, 2 plates have closed tears. Some page browning particularly to pages at rear of book.

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THE ROMANCE OF TRANSPORT
Written by Ellison Hawks.
Stock no. 1606211
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Colour frontis. Numerous b/w plates. Spine bumped and a little faded. Bookplate to front pastedown. Scattered foxing throughout.

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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. 1712736
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. A little loss to base of spine. Rough cut page edges.

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THE CITY OF SWANSEA CHALLENGES & CHANGE
Written by Ralph A. Griffiths.
Stock no. 1712728
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of Swansea at the end of the 20th century. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862996767. Wrapper spine faded with small tear.

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THE DIOCESE OF BANGOR DURING THREE CENTURIES
Written by Arthur Ivor Pryce.
Stock no. 1712724
Published by William Lewis. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century. Covers marked. Edges worn. Some small chips to title label on spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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POLL OF THE BURGESSES OF MONMOUTH, NEWPORT AND USK
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1712717
Published by The County Observer Office. 1906. Very good condition.

Full title: Poll of the Burgesses of Monmouth, Newport, and Usk, at the Election of Member of Parliament for the Boroughs, 12th March, 1715, when William Bray, Esq., defeated Brigadier-General the Hon. Andrews Windsor, by 84 Votes. Transcribed from an original MSS book. Green cloth. Footnotes by Bradney. Corners bumped and worn.

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THE VILLAGE SCHOOL
Written by June R. Lewis.
Stock no. 1809561
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author shows how the school lies at the heart of the village community. Black cloth. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. ISBN: 0709037147. Small mark to vertical edge of text block else a fine copy in a dustwrapper which is slightly creased at edges.

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