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RECORD OF THE INSTALLATION OF SIR WILLIAM RAYNOR AS RIGHT WORSHIPFUL PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER
Written by W. Reeve Fowkes.
Stock no. 1809996
Published by Wm. Byles.
1st
1919.
Very good condition.
Of the West Riding of Yorkshire, at the Victoria Hall, Town Hall, Leeds, on Wednesday February 12th 1919. Freemasonry Illustrated Souvenir. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w portraits. Spine browned, edges rubbed. Text block grubby but contents clean.
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- YORKSHIRE
THE BIRTH OF THE BRITISH MOTOR CAR VOLUME 1 A NEW MACHINE 1769-1842
Written by T.R. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1809963
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333237641. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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OLD MANOR HOUSES
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1314100
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st
1923.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
12 tissue-guarded colour plates plus tinted illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. Spine bumped. Some light foxing otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased with some loss, patch of surface paper damage to front panel.
SURVEY OF THE HONOUR OF DENBIGH 1334
Written by Paul Vinogradoff; Frank Morgan.
Stock no. 1713086
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1914.
Very good condition.
Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine. cxxiv + 347 pages. Small nick to base of spine. Spine faded. Name in ink to front endpaper.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- DENBIGHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
CARDIFF NATURALISTS' SOCIETY REPORT AND TRANSACTIONS VOL XLII 1909
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809837
Published by The Cardiff Naturalists Society.
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Grey cardwraps with blue titles. B/w plates. Fold-out plan of The Roman Fort at Gellygaer. Includes articles on: Meterological Observations in the Society's District 1908; The Roman Fort at Gellygaer - The Baths; Dinaspowys; Dynas Powis Notes; Ornitholgical Notes; The Mammals of Breconshire; Address presented at the Darwin Celebrations, Cambridge 1909; List of Subscribers; and more. Covers stained and edge-worn. Contents generally clean.
CHANGING CHEPSTOW
Written by Mercedes Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1809831
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1977.
Very good condition.
Revised Edition. A collection of drawings by the author giving a glimpse of the many interesting aspects of Chepstow town. Blue card wrap booklet. 47 pages. ISBN: 0900278390. Covers unevenly browned. Contents clean.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON
Written by J. Ewing Ritchie.
Stock no. 1712933
Published by Tinsley Brothers.
1869.
Very good condition.
Gilt title to spine, vignette and border to front cover. Covers scuffed. A little foxing.
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- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE CROWN & ANCHOR A CHELSEA QUARTO
Written by Reginald Blunt.
Stock no. 1606227
Published by The Chelsea Publishing Company; The Cayme Press.
1st
1925.
Good condition.
Large format. Blue card wraps, with decorative title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and edge chipped with some loss. Lower half of covers coming away from spine where glue has dried out. Scattered foxing. Some hinges pulled.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME NINE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1712814
Published by Stewart Williams.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth covers. 5.5" x 8.75". 236pp. A varied and interesting blend of material, liberally interspersed with first-class illustrations in black and white. Wrapper: Price-cut
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- GLAMORGAN
- HISTORY
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THE HISTORICAL ANTIQUITIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Henry Chauncy.
Stock no. 1712811
Published by Ben Griffin.
1st
1700.
Good condition.
Large format. Full leather binding with raised bands to spine and gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt borders to covers. Only 500 copies printed. Reference book states 66 engravings including 2 maps, no list of plates in volume. Subtitle: "with the Original of Counties, Hundreds or Wapentakes, Boroughs, Corporations, Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets. The Foundation and Origin of Monasteries, Churches, Advowsons, Tythes, Rectories, Impropriations and Vicarages in General. Describing the County..." 1 or 3 plates missing, depending on your research, a missing plate is North Prospect of Town of Hertford. Leather edges worn with small split at top of spine. Front endpaper almost detached, but otherwise binding sound but front and rear joints showing. Previous owners notes to first blank page which has a corner loss. 1 plate has a little margin loss, 2 plates have closed tears. Some page browning particularly to pages at rear of book.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
A HISTORY OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN THE PARISH OF LLANTILIO-CROSSENNY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1712736
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke.
1st
1924.
Good condition.
Founded 10 August 1654 by James Powell of Cymmerau, Gentleman. Grey card wraps. 44 pages. A little loss to base of spine. Rough cut page edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCHOOL HISTORY
- GENEALOGY
THE CITY OF SWANSEA CHALLENGES & CHANGE
Written by Ralph A. Griffiths.
Stock no. 1712728
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A portrait of Swansea at the end of the 20th century. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862996767. Wrapper spine faded with small tear.
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- HISTORY
- GLAMORGAN
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