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FOUR YEARS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1831-1835 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Calvin Colton.
Stock no. 2135878
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1st 1835. Good condition.

Brown blind decorated cloth with gilt titles to spines. An American's impressions of Great Britain in Victorian times. Volume 1 is probably nearer very good - Bumping and a bit of chipping to corners, some browning and foxing; binding is nice and tight. Volume 2 - is chipped with splits to edges; tear in cloth on rear, but top cloth still present; damp stained; half of title page is MISSING - some heavy foxing and damp marking throughout. Please note, this appears to be a MIXED set with slightly different cloths - possibly bought at different times.

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WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 2135845
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. SIGNED by Sheldon James, with a dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Wrapper has some edge-wear and small chip/nick to top edge of front panel.

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AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE OLD STONE CROSSES OF SOMERSET
Written by Charles Pooley.
Stock no. 2135764
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1877. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles and decorations. B/w illustrations and lithographic plates. Bumping to spine and corners. 1" split to top of spine, with small piece of cloth missing. Some foxing throughout.

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ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Written by Louis W. Moffit.
Stock no. 2135701
Published by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. A study of economic and social conditions from 1740 to 1760 with special reference to Lancashire. New Impression. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-chipped with a few small tears; browned.

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A REVOLUTION OF FEELING: THE DECADE THAT FORGED THE MODERN MIND
Written by Rachel Hewitt.
Stock no. 2135659
Published by Granta Books. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781847085733. Page edge browning.

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VICTORIAN HOMES
Written by David Rubinstein.
Stock no. 2135657
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The homes of all social classes both inside and out, in towns and countryside. ISBN: 071536765X. Bumping to spine. Stains to some page edges and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE STORY OF SWANSEA'S DISTRICTS AND VILLAGES
Written by Norman Lewis Thomas.
Stock no. 2135504
Published by Qualprint. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Contains an abridged volume I, Parts I-III, and volume II Parts IV-VIII. B/w photos and illustrations. xxvii + 143 + 255 pages. Blue cloth. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Foxing to covers, endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-chipped with some creasing; small damp mark down one edge.

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INNS AND TAVERNS OF THE CHEPSTOW DISTRICT
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by T.T. Birbeck.
Stock no. 2135503
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. 8 b/w illustrations plus plan of Chepstow Inns. 103 pages including index. 8.5 x 5.5". Some fading to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Fold-out plan is very good. Wrapper is price-cut with fading to spine and a couple of edges; a little creasing.

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ANNALS OF A PARISH
Written by Geoffrey L. Fairs.
Stock no. 2135429
Published by Geoffrey L. Fairs. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Blue card wraps. A short history of Hay-On-Wye, the international book-town. A few grubby marks to covers. Price label partially removed from rear cover, which has caused a little surface paper damage.

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LOOK BACK AT OLD ABERBEEG & LLANHILLETH VOLUME 1
Written by Ray Morris; Malcolm Thomas.
Stock no. 1822465
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Within close proximity of each other, the towns of Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg were once vitally important centres in terms of industrial wellbeing in the western valley of Monmouthshire, South Wales. A portrait of a meaningful and most interesting past. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1874538972. Spine slightly cocked. Boards clean and bright as are the contents. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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WHO'S WHO IN WALES
Written by Arthur Mee.
Stock no. 1822450
Published by Western Mail. 1st 1921. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. xxiv + 555 pages. Spine lightly faded, corners bumped & worn. Two inscriptions in ink to verso of title page. Possibly one page missing between title page and foreword. 2" split at gutter to foreword (not affecting text or binding). Text block browned. Contents very nice.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1822448
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. A lovely copy in price-cut pictorial dustwrapper which is slightly grubby and has a few small foxspots, alsoo repaired to base of spine on verso with now yellowed tape.

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