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30 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN PASSENGER ROAD TRANSPORT
Written by Walter Dowding.
Stock no. 1326793
Published by Red & White. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A history of the Red & White Group of Omnibus companies 1919-1949. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover. B/w photos. Some light spotting to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn at top corners but only very minimal loss.

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CAERLEON 'SCENES PAST'
Written by Norman Stevens.
Stock no. 1326501
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A photographic tour of the town during the past 100 years. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1874538719. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, very slightly faded to spine and is price-cut on front flap.

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NEWPORT THROUGH TIME
Written by Jan Preece.
Stock no. 1326495
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Local History Series. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 9781445639710. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE RHYMNEY RAILWAY VOLUME 1 THE MAIN LINE FROM CARDIFF
Written by John Hutton.
Stock no. 1827090
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid impression of the South Wales Valleys of the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Coal was King. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1857942272. Corners lightly rubbed. Top edge of text block has a minor stain. Contents fine.

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THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1326410
Published by Monnow Press. 1st 1979. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the Civil War to present times. Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. A few light grubby marks to dustwrapper.

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THE WAY WE WERE IN NEWPORT
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1326393
Published by Terry Underwood. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Two: Photographs of Old Newport up to and including the Year 1950. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 095079080X. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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YESTERDAYS NEWPORT
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1326392
Published by Terry Underwood. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Book One Photographs of Old Newport up to and including the Year 1920. A pictorial record describing the way we were, where we lived, worked and played; memories of yesterdays contributed by the people of Newport in Gwent. Brown cloth, gilt. Sepia photos. ISBN: 0907143008. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased, tear to top of rear panel.

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THE CHURCHYARD YEWS OF GWENT
Written by J. Daryll Evans.
Stock no. 1326390
Published by Archangel Press. 2nd 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Card wraps. B/w photos. A fascinating study. 174 pages. ISBN: 9781905037018. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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SECRET NEWPORT
Written by Andrew Hemmings.
Stock no. 1826980
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

The South Wales town of Newport, on the River Usk, was a powerhouse of Britain's Industrial Revolution; social change, characterised by the Chartist movement and new technologies built from steel and powered by coal, combined to create a new way of life. This book delves beneath the surface of this fascinating town, revealing hidden facts that even most local people don't know. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 9781445663265. SIGNED by the author (gift dedication) to title page. Minor marks to base of text block. Contents clean.

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THE ROYAL GWENT & ST. WOOLOS HOSPITALS
Written by Brian Peeling; et al.
Stock no. 1826976
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A century of service in Newport. B/w photos. Large folding map to rear. ISBN: 1874538085. Boards clean and bright. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean. Map present to rear. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NEWPORT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1874-1950 (IMAGES OF SPORT)
Written by Steve Lewis.
Stock no. 1826975
Published by Tempus. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Images of Sport series, part of The Archive Photographs series. B/w photos. Pictorial cardwraps. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752415700. A very nice copy, some light scuffing to rear cover, contents clean.

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THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW PART 10 INDEX
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1325944
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Red card wraps. ISBN: 0900278277. Some creasing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Light foxing to page edges.

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