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CHEPSTOW MISCELLANY
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1321079
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1958.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth. 118 pages. 6 x8.5 inches. Excellent black and white drawings and photos throughout. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxding to spine edges. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper looks as though it has not been trimmed correctly - it is 1cm too tall for the book and the flaps are very large! Wrapper is creased at top edges where it is too tall.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
NEWPORT GOLF CLUB 1903-2003
Written by Alun Isaac.
Stock no. 1821930
Published by Newport Golf Club.
1st
2003.
Very good condition.
A history of the first 100 years of the Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0954317807. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Top of spine a little bumped. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- GOLF
- HISTORY
THE CITY OF NEWPORT THE GATEWAY TO WALES
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1821925
Published by Rompdown Ltd.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 317 Pages. ISBN: 9780955164101. Spine slightly cocked, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and a couple of closed tears (no loss) to top rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MONMOUTH AND ITS BUILDINGS
Written by Keith Kissack.
Stock no. 1821908
Published by Logaston Press.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
A pictorial history of the development of Monmouth, showing buildings both present and which have gone, along with a range of details - amongst them doorways, ironwork, windows, fanlights, tiles, glass, stairways, timber framing, brickwork, porches and verandahs. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1904396011. Faint score marks to rear cover. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Contents fine.
A VISIT TO UNCLE WILLIAM IN TOWN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821827
Published by J. Harris.
1st
1818.
Good condition.
A Description of the Most Remarkable Buildings and Curiosities in the British Metropolis. Small format. Red cloth spine, plain boards. 66 b/w copper-plate engravings. Top & tail of spine worn, base of spine frayed. Boards grubby and illustrations/titles faded. corners worn. Text block browned with slight shave to lower edge (not affecting contents. Endpapers missing. Contemporary name in ink to top of title page. Joints cracked. 2 pages of plates (6 plates) missing. Top 1.5" of introduction page missing (cut out). Contents are stained and grubby, some damp staining.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
- ANTIQUARIAN
NAPOLEON'S DRAGOONS AND LANCERS (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Emir Bukhari.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1821819
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations & 8 colour illustrations. ISBN: 0850450888. Pages lightly browned else a nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- NAPOLEON
- CAVALRY
THE SWISS AT WAR 1300-1500 (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Douglas Miller.
Illustrated by G.A. Embleton.
Stock no. 1821815
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, colour illustrations in the centre. ISBN: 0850453348. Spine lightly browned. Binding glue visible to front and rear. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SWITZERLAND
THE CONQUISTADORES (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Terence Wise.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1821814
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, colour plates. ISBN: 0850453577. Light browning to covers, light rubbing to cover corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SPAIN
CHEPSTOW THEATRES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1821808
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st thus
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pink card wrap booklet. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278293. Pink covers lightly creased at corners, slightly faded at spine. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- THEATRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HISTORY OF SPANISH ARCHITECTURE
Written by Bernard Bevan.
Stock no. 1821797
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1938.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, plans and fold-out maps. A few minor marks to boards which are otherwise nice and bright. Small tear and crease to gutter edge of prelims at margins. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- SPAIN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
FIFTY DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Written by Hywel Williams.
Stock no. 1321071
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Black cloth spine with gilt title, decoration to boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap. Looks as through there may be some slight dust to spine of book beneath slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
MORE THAN A BOOKSHOP: ZWEMMER'S AND ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Nigel Vaux Halliday.
Stock no. 1821737
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Zwemmer's bookshop, art gallery and publishing house has a central place in the history of British art in the twentieth century. A unique source of information on modern art, supplemented in 1929 by the opening of the Zwemmer Gallery specialising in contemporary art. Zwemmer's was a meeting place for a cross-section of the art world - artists, collectors, academics and laymen - attracted by a range of books covering all arts of all periods. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0856674095. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- HISTORY
- COMPANY HISTORY