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RAMBLING SKETCHES FROM THE OLD CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF
Written by Chas B. Fowler. Illustrated by Chas B. Fowler.
Stock no. 813887
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st thus 1987. Fine condition.

Oblong format. White pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. A reproduction of the 1896 edition. Limited to 1000 copies. ISBN: 0905928652. Copy no. 739.

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CONCERN FOR GEOGRAPHY
Written by W.G.V. Balchin.
Stock no. 811329
Published by University of Swansea. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A selection of the work of Professor W.G.V. Balchin published on the occasion of his retirement. Edition limited to 500 copies. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950738409. Copy no. 485. Wrapper slightly browned with small closed edge-tear.

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LETTRES CHOISIES DE MADAME DE SEVIGNE
Written by Madame De Sevigne; M. Poujoulat. Illustrated by V. Foulquier.
Stock no. 810363
Published by Alfred Mame Et Fils. 1st thus 1871. Almost very good condition.

Large format. 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Leather spine and corners. Raised bands, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Floral patterned endpapers. 18 b/w text illustrations. Text in French. Limited edition of 300 copies. Top edge gilt. Title on spine is Madame De Sevigne. Copy no. 124. Bookplate to front pastedown. Title page is very browned and has been reinserted. Last page also very browned and reinserted. Possibly not original binding but looks contemporary. Corners rubbed.

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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL TRAMWAYS
Written by E.R. Oakley.
Stock no. 809046
Published by Nemo Productions. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Class 'B' Car No.106 A Short History. Commemorative Booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Includes fold-out map of tramway system to rear. ISBN: 0903479176. A limited edition of which this is Number 707. Small inscription in ink to top of title page else contents fine.

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DURHAM SCHOOL REGISTER TO 1912
Written by Charles S. Earle; Lawrence A. Body.
Stock no. 807683
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd.. 1912. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Green cloth, gilt titles. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Contents very good. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE
Written by Austin Dobson. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 438622
1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with gilt title to spine. Large paper limited edition of 250 copies (For England). Tissue-guarded illustrations. Numbered copy 75 of 250 copies. Spine is very browned. Some bumping and wear to corners, with a little chipping. Some grubby marks and brown stain to bottom edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Name and date inscription in ink of previous owner to front pastedown. A few light margin marks, but contents are still very good and nice and tight.

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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN CAMBRIDGE AND ELY
Written by Edward Conybeare. Illustrated by Frederick L. Griggs.
Stock no. 807349
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brick-red cloth. Paper title label to spine. Large paper edition limited to 250 copies. B/w illustrations. Spine browned, covers unevenly faded. Inscription in ink to half-title. Foxing to prelims else contents fine. Many pages unopened, so never been read.

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DURHAM SCHOOL REGISTER TO DECEMBER 1939
Written by T.H. Burbidge.
Stock no. 627670
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1940. Very good condition.

3rd edition. Green cloth, gilt titles. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w photos. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly browned else contents very good. Spine faded, covers a little marked.

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THE CARTULARY AND HISTORICAL NOTES OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FLAXLEY OTHERWISE CALLED DENE ABBEY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Arthur W. Crawley-Boevey.
Stock no. 598013
Published by William Pollard. 1st 1887. Very good condition.

Large format. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Gilt vignette to front cover. 7 b/w plates. Limited edition of 145 copies. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly browned else contents fine. Corners bumped. Boards a little scuffed.

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OUR OLD NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Alfred Moffat. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379320
Published by Augener Ltd.. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to 450 copies. Cream vellum binding, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. Very pretty illustrations in delicate pastel colours. Oblong format. All edges gilt. Rhymes set to music. SIGNED by illustrator. Covers ever so slightly marked, corners a little bumped and rubbed. Ties missing. Endpapers heavily foxed. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins but generally contents clean. A nice example - copy no. 4.

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CARDIGANSHIRE
Written by George Eyre Evans.
Stock no. 593980
Published by Welsh Gazette. 1st 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

A personal survey of some of its antiquities, chapels, churches, fonts, plate and registers. Limited to 320 copies. Brown cloth spine, white boards. xxxvi + 316 pages + booklist. B/w illustrations. Covers discoloured (browned) and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Corner clipped from first two pages else contents very good.

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THE TAYLOR'S CUSSION
Written by George Owen; Emily M Pritchard.
Stock no. 590718
Published by Blades, East & Blades. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

A facsimile reproduction from the original manuscript which was in two volumes, issued with a short biography of the author by Pritchard. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. xx + 106 pages + 4 blank pages + title page for the Seconde Parte + 2 blank pages + 116 pages + 4 blank pages + 4 pages "A Table To The Seconde Parte" + prospectus for this book + 3 pages of prospectus with reviews + 4 pages hand-written index (presumably done by previous owner) + 1 illustrated page "The Taylor's Cussion" + 3 pages handwritten (in Latin) notes and genealogy. Limited to 300 copies. Includes list of subscribers. Contents very good. Skillfully rebacked in matching green cloth. Corners worn. Two bookplates to front pastedown and a note to say that this was a copy that belonged to one of the subscribers (Henry Owen), possibly the author of the handwritten text.

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