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THE FERNS OF WALES
Written by Edward Young.
Stock no. 1202855
Published by Thomas Thomas. 1st 1856. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour title page. A collection of 34 ferns, pressed into the book, with tissue-guards and a full page description for each fern type. Side of spine is split with some fraying. All samples are present, but a few loose (at least 3). Some tissue-guards are creased. An unusual item.

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ACTING WALES STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN
Written by Peter Stead.
Stock no. 1702563
Published by University of Wales. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards gilt title to spine. 211 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0708316239.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK
Written by Theophilus Jones.
Stock no. 1202443
Published by William And George North. 1st 1805. Slightly better than good condition.

Three volumes. Brown leather spines and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spines. 14 maps and plates including coloured map of the county and coloured map of Antient Map Of Wales. Book: all plates present. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Bookplate of Edward W. Rumsey to front pastedown. Some scattered light browning throughout but contents generally very good. Folding county map has 5 inch closed tear. The plain board covers are lightly browned. Joints starting to wear.

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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland. Illustrated by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 1702397
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton. 1797. Almost very good condition.

Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn below Chepstow: With Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other Works of Art, in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt decorations and title to spine. Green endpapers. All edges gilt. Corners are bumped and worn with some surface loss to leather on rear cover and a couple of corners. Front joint is cracked. All plates present. Some light marks to page margins.

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HOLIDAY RAMBLES IN CORNWALL AND PLACE NAMES OF LLANDYSILIO-GO-GO
Written by H. Tobit Evans.
Stock no. 1202067
Published by Carmarthan Journal. 1st 1901. Nearly fine condition.

Two books bound in one volume. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Holiday Rambles In Cornwall 48 pages with b/w photo frontis. Place-Names 23 pages with b/w photo frontis. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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GOLDEN JUBILEE
Written by Molly Sibbering Jones.
Stock no. 1201841
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Southerndown Ladies Golf Club 1905-1955. B/w photos. Wrapper is grubby with some edge-chipping and small area of surface damage to front panel.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME THREE
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1701894
Published by Reginald Nichols. 1st 1978. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541222. SIGNED by author. Wrapper a bit foxed.

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I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU
Written by Joan Collins.
Stock no. 1701831
Published by Penarth Past Oral History Group. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

A Scrapbook of Fifty Years of Change in Penarth, from members of Penarth Past Oral History Group. Part 1: Absent Friends. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953701409. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some pencil annotation.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 12
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1701751
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1985. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807652.

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THE MOSS ROSE PRESS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Linda Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1701714
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1985. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 150 copies. A complete list of the Chepstow Society and Moss Rose Press publications from 1948 to 1985. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134331.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 2
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1801540
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080744X. Small white mark to top corner of both boards. Else covers clean. Small patch of surface paper damage to top front corners of prelims caused by damp and affecting margin only. Blue pictorial wrapper has a 1.5" closed tear to top front edge of spine which has been repaired to verso with tape.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 2
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1701491
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080744X. Wrapper is a little edge-creased and browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.

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