THE GREAT CANAL
Written by Roderick Grant.
Stock no. 1830030
Published by Gordon & Cremonesi. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An epic tale of the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 156 pages including index. ISBN: 0860330710. Lower corners of boards bumped, light vertical crease to spine. Text block lightly browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims.Dustwrapper has a circular mark left by a label to rear panel with some removal of surface paper.

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WALES 100 YEARS AGO: THE BEAUTY OF OLD WALES ILLUSTRATED
Written by Richard Lovett.
Stock no. 1830024
Published by Bracken Books. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Centennial Travel Series. Originally published in 1892 by The Religious Tract Society. Written by Welshmen, providing first-hand knowledge of the countryside, towns and monuments here depicted. Edited by Richard Lovett. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0946495521. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to text block. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, a little edge-creased, lightly faded to spine and very slightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1830023
Published by Monnow Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Civil War to present times (1974). Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Boards clean. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, grubby to rear panel and has a maroon coloured mark to verso facing front board.

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'THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL' VOLUME I
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1830020
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAUXAF. Formation to the end of 1940. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. xv and 384 pages. ISBN: 1904010490. A lovely copy!

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'THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL' VOLUME II
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1329860
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAauxAF. 1941 - to date. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. xv and 416 pages. ISBN: 1904010512. Minimal shelf bumping to spine else a super copy.

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ANSON'S NAVY: BUILDING A FLEET FOR EMPIRE 1744-1763
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829976
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1stt 2021. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In this book, Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, the navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The author explains how the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades was fundamentally overhauled, how it acuire uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. Large format. Green/brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9781399002882. Minor rubbing to front board, lightly bumped to base of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1829974
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. Reprint. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuff-marked.

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A HISTORY OF ISLINGTON
Written by Mary Cosh.
Stock no. 1329730
Published by Historical Publications Ltd.. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of the village into a suburb closely related to the City, and then its role as part of the overall metropolis. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 352 pages, including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948667974. Foxspots to top edge of textblock. Minimal bumping at edges and slightly creasing to wrapper edges.

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WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND THEN MEETS NOW
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1329725
Published by Dorset Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking at the borough's history through maps which date from the Tudor period up to the twentieth century. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w maps and colour photos. ISBN: 9781871164862. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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FRIGATES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1829970
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth history of the sailing navy's most popular and charismatic ship type at the height of its development as a warship. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176135X. A lovely copy, appears unread! Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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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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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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