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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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FRANCIS FRITH'S MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Tony Cornish; James Plant.
Stock no. 1822013
Published by Frith Book Company. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An evocative collection of archive photographs from the world famous Francis Frith Collection showing Monmouthshire from mid-Victorian times, and depicts the considerable changes it has undergone during the twentieth century. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859375324. A few grubby marks to free endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label and a small tear to top of front flap

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WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.

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WORKTOWN: THE DRAWINGS OF FALCON HILDRED
Written by Peter Wakelin. Illustrated by Falcon D. Hildred.
Stock no. 1822008
Published by RCAHM (Wales). 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A unique personal project to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184471. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Light marks to text block. Contents fine.

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KYFFIN WILLIAMS
Written by Nicholas Sinclair; Ian Jeffrey. Illustrated by Kyffin Williams.
Stock no. 1822005
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

With an essay by Jeffrey. This book encapsulates all aspects of Wales' most famous living artist and is consequently an invaluable resource for both scholars and art collectors. ISBN: 0853318964. Spine & corners bumped & rubbed. Small white mark to lower edge of front cover. Small nick to lower rear edge. 'LOFT15' written in ink to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.

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