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FRAMPTON ON SEVERN AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Rose Hewlett; Jean Speed.
Stock no. 1321477
Published by The Frampton On Severn Village Hall Management Committee. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of village life including the manorial system and open-field farming, law and order, poor relief, education, entertainment, the importance of the church vestry and later of the parish council. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0953633993. SIGNED by both autors to title page. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with wear and minimal loss to top of spine.

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LONDON HUMOROUS READINGS
Written by Henry Lloyd.
Stock no. 2135290
Published by W. Nicholson & Sons. 1st 1890. Good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting and other marks to covers. Binding is starting to weaken. Some foxing and browning throughout. Ink stamp to title page.

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LONDON IN 1731
Written by Don Manoel Gonzales.
Stock no. 2135287
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. Almost very good condition.

Smaller format. Cassell's National Library Series. Edited by Professor Henry Morley. Spine is browned; front cover is unevenly faded/mottled. Name in ink to half-title page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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OLD ABERTILLERY IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOL 2
Written by Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 2135282
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This second volume of photographs of Old Abertillery will revive memories of the 'good old days' and also remind present and future generations of the efforts and sacrifices made by ordinary folk to forge a community which became the largest urban area in the old county of Monmouthshire. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402251. Some light marks and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with a few small nicks and a little edge-creasing.

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THE LEGAL HISTORY OF WALES
Written by Thomas Glyn Watkin.
Stock no. 2135280
Published by University of Wales. 2007. Very good condition.

Tracing the diverse strands of Wales's legal history from its beginnings to the present day, identifying and assessing the importance of the native Welsh, Roman and English influences to the legal and social identity of Wales. Cardwraps. 332 pages including index. ISBN: 9780708320648. Some cover edge creasing. A few marks to outer page edges.

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ONE 'L' OR TWO
No author listed.
Stock no. 2135275
Published by Lliswerry High School. 1996. Very good condition.

A history of Newport, East of the River Usk (the ancient parish of Christchurch). Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Some browning and creasing to covers.

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THEIR DEADLY TRADE: MURDERS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Roger Williams.
Stock no. 1822171
Published by Gomer. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Roger Williams demonstrates these gruesome and gripping chronicles. The thoroughness and immediacy of the accounts is enhanced by the inclusion of significant archive material. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843233894. Slight crease to top corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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SWANSEA AND ITS REGION
Written by W.G.V. Balchin.
Stock no. 1822166
Published by British Association for the Advancement of Science; University of Swansea. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and illustrations, maps & diagrams. Light mottling to boards. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents are clean. Slight musty odour present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn.

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KALM'S ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT TO ENGLAND ON HIS WAY TO AMERICA IN 1748
Written by Pehr Kalm; Joseph Lucas.
Stock no. 2135190
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1892. Good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w map. Ex-lib. with many usual markings; e.g. to spine, front pastedown, rear endpaper has remains of labels. Tears and chips, with splits and loss to top and tail of spine. Front joint is cracked. Rear joint has been repaired with white cloth tape. A reading copy.

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MORNINGS AT BOW STREET
Written by John Wight. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 2135188
Published by Charles Baldwyn. 1st 1824. Almost very good condition.

New binding of Brown cloth spine, green boards; white paper title to spine. A Selection of the Most Humourous and Entertaining Reports Which Have Appeared in the Morning Herald. B/w illustrations. Some fading and wear to new spine. New endpapers. Rest of pages have uncut edges; foxing to varying degrees throughout.

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CITY OF ENCOUNTERS: A LONDON DIVERTISSEMENT
Written by Thomas Burke.
Stock no. 2135185
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Spine and rear cover are very faded; other fading to some other edges. Foxing to outer page edges.

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LIVING LONDON: BEING ECHOES RE-ECHOED
Written by George Augustus Sala.
Stock no. 2135017
Published by Remington and Co.. 1st 1883. Fair condition.

Leather spine and corners, gilt title to spine; marbled boards. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib. with some usual ink stamps, markings and stickers to spine. Front cover is nearly detached; large split to rear of spine; scuffing to covers; chipping and heavy wear to covers. Some marks to contents, but generally still good. A reading copy.

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