THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1329715
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

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THE WINE TRADE OF THE PORT OF CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329714
Published by The Chepstow Society. Almost very good condition.

1019 copies printed. Card wrap booklet with orange covers. Fading to front cover edges. Top of spine is been bumped. Contents clean.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329713
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a faded spine. Odd foxspot. Also includes letter SIGNED by author to a previous owner, which has become creased to edges.

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THE PORT OF CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329712
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This revised edition was limited to 300 copies. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134420. Light wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks; browned to spine.

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AN EXCURSION FROM THE SOURCE OF THE WYE
Written by Mark Willett.
Stock no. 1329711
Published by Fineleaf Editions. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition.

A facsimile of the first edition printed and published by the author in 1810 at the Cambrian Printing Office. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780953443703.

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CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329710
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

White cardwrap booklet. 500 copies printed. B/w illustrations. 19 pages. ISBN: 0906134099. Light crease to top corners of front cover and first few pages.

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BRUNEL'S TUBULAR SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER WYE
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329709
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wrap booklet. 500 printed. B/w photos. Reprint of the 1856 pamphlet with additional illustrations and notes. ISBN: 090027834X. Some light foxing to rear cover. Light vertical crease to the margin of the fold-out plate at the back of the book. Contents fine.

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CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329492
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. SIGNED by C. Gordon Jolliffee (writer of foreword) by means of a lengthy inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed.Some light brown marks to gutter of front endpaper. Textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and is faded to spine.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329487
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased.

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CHEPSTOW A POEM
Written by Edward Davies; Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1329117
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

1011 copies printed. Card wrap booklet. 19 pages. Staples are rusty. A few tiny foxspots to textblock.

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THE UNFORTUNATE VALENTINE MORRIS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329116
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. Valentine Morris was born in the island of Antigua in 1727 but lived for 30 years at the Piercefield, part of which is now Chepstow racecourse. Very slight rubbing to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a couple of small tears at edges.

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THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.

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