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THE BOOK OF RECORDS OF WEYMOUTH COLLEGE
Written by Charles G. Falkner.
Stock no. 630045
Published by Richard Johnson And Sons Limited. 1923. Very good condition.

Third Edition. Sometime known as Weymouth Grammar School and also as Weymouth Collegiate School. Red cloth boards, gilt titles and college crest to front. xi and 416 pages. Spine lightly faded, Front cover a little marked. Contents clean.

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REGISTRUM ORIELENSE
Written by Charles Lancelot Shadwell.
Stock no. 630048
Published by Henry Frowde. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

An Account of the Members of Oriel College, Oxford. Volume I (complete in itself). The Commensales, Commoners and Batellers Admitted During the Years 1500-1700. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to front and college crest to front. Cover edges lightly bumped/worn (minor). Contents clean.

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ST. PETER'S COLLEGE RADLEY REGISTER 1847-1904
No author listed.
Stock no. 629985
Published by Alden & Company Limited. 1905. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title. 2nd edition. Spine faded. Covers scuffed. Corners are bumped.

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SID'S TALKS
Written by Sid Wright.
Stock no. 816542
Published by E.J. Thurston. 1st 1946. Slightly better than good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The author was managing director of the Herefordshire Fruit Company and contributed articles to the Hereford Times and The Grocer. This is a collection of those articles. Limited edition. B/w photos. Copy no. 163. SIGNED by author. Covers discoloured at edges. Contents near fine. Wrapper grubby and torn with 3 inch loss to base of spine.

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MONOGRAPHS & COLLECTIONS I ROMAN SITES
Written by George C. Boon.
Stock no. 816556
Published by Cambrian Archaeological Association. 1978. Nearly fine condition.

Excavations in Wales. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Large folding b/w plans.

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MONOGRAPHS & COLLECTIONS I ROMAN SITES
Written by George C. Boon.
Stock no. 816562
Published by Cambrian Archaeological Association. 1978. Fine condition.

Excavations in Wales. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Large folding b/w plans.

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THE HISTORY OF WALES
Written by B.B. Woodward.
Stock no. 816528
Published by Virtue And Co.. 1854. Almost very good condition.

From the Earliest times to it's final incorporation into the Kingdom of England with notices of its Physical Geography, and Mineralwealth, and of the Religion and Literature, Laws, Customs, manners and Arts of the Welsh. Black leather spine and corners. Gilt title to spine. Marbled edges. 76 b/w plates (including illustrated title page). 608 pages. Book: all plates present. Front joint slightly split. Corners and spine edges worn. REDUCED FROM £150.

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HERALDIC VISITATIONS OF WALES
Written by Samuel Rush Meyrick.
Stock no. 816480
Published by William Rees. 1st 1846. Slightly better than good condition.

Very large format. 14.5 x 11 inches. Two volumes. Gilt titles to spines. Numerous b/w illustrations. Lithograph of drinking horn as frontis to Vol I. B/w frontis to Vol II. List of subscribers in Vol I. Pagination: Vol I xxxii + 340 pages; Vol II 370 pages. Inscriptions in ink to front endpapers. Corners bumed and worn. Top and tail of spines bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly scuffed. Contents very good.

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MUSICAL AND POETICAL RELICKS OF THE WELSH BARDS
Written by Edward Jones.
Stock no. 816482
Published by Edward Jones. 1794. Very good condition.

Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards: Preserved, by Tradition and Authentic Manuscripts, From Very Remote Antiquity; Never Before Published. To the Bardic Tunes are Added Variations for the Harp, Harpsichord, Violin or Flute: With a Select Collection of the Pennillion and Englynion, or, Epigrammatic Stanzas, Poetical Blossoms, and Pastoral Songs of Wales With English Translations. Likewise a General History of the Bards and Druids, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With an Account of Their Music and Poetry. To Which is Prefixed a Copious Dissertation on the Musical Instruments of the Aboriginal Britons. A New Edition Doubly Augmented and Improved. Large format. 13.5 x 9.5 inches. Full brown leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers. B/w frontis after Loutherbourg. PLus one b/w plate of harps. viii + 183 pages including numerous pages of musical score. List of subscribers at front. Verso of frontis foxed. Some marks and browning to contents else generally clean. Board edges rubbed but overall a handsome copy.

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THE ANCIENT CUSTOMS OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by Richard Johnson.
Stock no. 816426
Published by J.B. Nichols and Son; E.K. Jakeman. 1st 1868. Very good condition.

Brown cloth. Gilt title to spine. Full-colour half-title page. viii + 176 pages + 1 page Town Council list + 1 page list of Mayors + 1 page notes. 4 newspaper columns of obtuaries of Mr. Alderman Anthony pasted on first two blank pages. A small amount of ink annotation to text.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FOUR
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 816299
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt. Numerous photographs, paintings, drawings, engravings and maps. 252pp includes index. 8.5 x 5.75". Couple of small closed tears and minor chips to wrapper.

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