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TALES, TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE OF IRELAND'S TREES
Written by Ben Simon.
Stock no. 2135316
Published by The Forest Of Belfast. 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards with silver titles. B/w and colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780955158353. Some bumping/knocks to spine and corners. Contents are still excellent. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and has remains of two sticky labels to rear panel.

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WILLIAM KENT: ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, PAINTER, GARDENER, 1685-1748
Written by Michael I. Wilson.
Stock no. 1822200
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

William Kent is one of the most important figures in the history of English eighteenth-century art. Here, the author presents a broad overall survey of Kent's work together with a narrative account of his life. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0710099835. Large bookplate to front pastedown else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Written by E.F. Jacob.
Stock no. 1822187
Published by Faber & Faber. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by E.F. Jacob. A cross-section of Italian civilization in the later fifteenth century. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Top edge of text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine , lightly browned at top rear edge, couple of minor stains to spine and top & tail of spine lightly chipped.

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FRAMPTON ON SEVERN AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Rose Hewlett; Jean Speed.
Stock no. 1321477
Published by The Frampton On Severn Village Hall Management Committee. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of village life including the manorial system and open-field farming, law and order, poor relief, education, entertainment, the importance of the church vestry and later of the parish council. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0953633993. SIGNED by both autors to title page. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with wear and minimal loss to top of spine.

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LONDON IN 1731
Written by Don Manoel Gonzales.
Stock no. 2135287
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. Almost very good condition.

Smaller format. Cassell's National Library Series. Edited by Professor Henry Morley. Spine is browned; front cover is unevenly faded/mottled. Name in ink to half-title page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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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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BLOOD OF NOBLE MEN: THE ALAMO SIEGE & BATTLE
Written by Alan C. Huffines; Stephen L. Hardin. Illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly.
Stock no. 2135264
Published by Eakin Press. 1st USA 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon/red leathertte style boards; gilt title to spine. An Illustrated Chronology. Foreword by Hardin. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1571681949.

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HELL WITH THE FIRE OUT: A HISTORY OF THE MODOC WAR
Written by Arthur Quinn.
Stock no. 2135257
Published by Faber And Faber, Inc.. 1st USA 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige boards, gilt title to spine. American edition. ISBN: 0571199038. Light marks to outer page edges. What looks like fade mark to edge of front panel of wrapper.

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GERONIMO: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Alexander B. Adams.
Stock no. 2135254
Published by New English Library. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. Illustrated Biography; b/w photos. ISBN: 0450016277. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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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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