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CARDIFF A CITY AT WAR
Written by Dennis Morgan.
Stock no. 1822402
Published by Dennis Morgan. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. The story of Cardiff and its people during the second world war. ISBN: 095344550X. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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TALES OF TORFAEN
Written by W.G. Lloyd.
Stock no. 1822396
Published by Hackman Printers Ltd.. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The enclosed stories give just a little insight in the adventures of our forebears experienced and will, for the people of the future, become precious in the knowledge of the Torfaen Valley. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952054353. Minor foxing to edge of text block. Red pictorial dustwrapper has foxing to verso (no visible to front).

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THE DIARIES OF JOHN BIRD OF CARDIFF
Written by John Bird; Hilary M. Thomas.
Stock no. 1822395
Published by South Wales Record Society; Glamorgan Archive Service. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Clerk to the first Marquess of Bute 1790-1803. John Bird, prominent citizen and life-long resident of Cardiff, wrote his diary in order to keep his employer - the first Marquess of Bute - informed about local events concerning Cardiff Castle and its vast estates in Glamorgan. Edited by Hilary M. Thomas. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950867632. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, and rubbed at top edges.

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NEWPORT RUGBY GREATS
Written by Alan Roderick.
Stock no. 2135291
Published by Handpost Books. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951521357. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Spine is a bit faded. Page edge browning. Rubbing to corners.

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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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A TOUR THROUGHOUT SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by J.T. Barber. Illustrated by J.T. Barber.
Stock no. 2134855
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1803. Fair condition.

Full brown leather, gilt titles and gilt decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. Folding colour map and 20 sepia plates. Comprehending a General Survey of the Picturesque Scenery, Remains of Antiquity, Historical Events, Peculiar Manners and Commercial Situations of that Interesting Portion of the British Empire. xiii + 359 pages. Front cover is detached, but still present. Front endpapers are also detached, but loosely inserted. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning.

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THE NEW PILLGWENLLY
Written by Cliff V. Knight.
Stock no. 1822040
Published by The Starling Press. 1st 1986. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fourth and final book on the history of Pillgwenlly. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903434644. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to free front endpaper. Corners bumped. Spine cocked. Small mark to lower front edge. Tea/coffee (?) stain to front endpapers. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Green pictorial dustwrapper is creased with a small closed tear to top of spine, damp marked to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SCARLET
Written by Gareth Hughes.
Stock no. 2134827
Published by Llanelli Rugby Football Club. 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950915904. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper spine is faded with some edge-creasing.

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