HISTORY OF THE HUDDERSFIELD WOOLLEN INDUSTRY
Written by William B. Crump; Gertrude Ghorbal.
Stock no. 1830726
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd.. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition.

Reprint of the 1935 edition. Grey cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few light grubby marks and discolouration to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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OLD EBBW VALE IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME 1
Written by Keith Thomas; Michael Foot.
Stock no. 1830544
Published by Stewart Williams. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ebbw Vale owes its existence to the iron, steel and coal industries. There has been a rapid decline in the iron and steel industry in Ebbw Vale, but in 1920 the accent was on expansion and the population rose from less than 500 in 1780 to over 40,000 in 1920. These photographs are a permanent reminder of a completely different way of life in Ebbw Vale, which was bound up with hard manual; work, dirt, smoke and grime. Foreword by Michael Foot. Light red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 193 b/w photos. ISBN: 0900807377. Second Impression. SIGNED by the author (best wishes) to free front endpaper. Light browning to page edges else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly edge-worn, damp stained to top edge. Light tobacco odour present.

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OLD EBBW VALE IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME 1
Written by Keith Thomas; Michael Foot.
Stock no. 1830405
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ebbw Vale owes its existence to the iron, steel and coal industries. There has been a rapid decline in the iron and steel industry in Ebbw Vale, but in 1920 the accent was on expansion and the population rose from less than 500 in 1780 to over 40,000 in 1920. These photographs are a permanent reminder of a completely different way of life in Ebbw Vale, which was bound up with hard manual; work, dirt, smoke and grime. Foreword by Michael Foot. Light red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 193 b/w photos. ISBN: 0900807377. SIGNED & dated by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Spine slightly cocked. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Pale dampstain to lower corner of pastedowns and rear endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained at edges, faded to spine with a small closed tear repaired to verso at top of spine. Tobacco odour present.

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THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLAND
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830138
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A summary of waterway history followed by chapters in notable engineering works, waterway maintenance, types of boats, traffic working and the life of the boatman. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. Large folding map to rear of the Inland Waterways of England (showing their ownership prior to January 1, 1948). Top edge red. 221 pages including index. Boards clean and bright. Endpapers and text block browned. Front joint is cracked but binding is tight. Map at end is present. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to verso, lightly rubbed at corners, a lovely example. Musty odour present.

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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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AGRICULTURAL TRADE UNIONISM IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1872-1950
Written by Nigel Scotland.
Stock no. 1329737
Published by The Centre For The Study Of Religion Cheltenham & Gloucester College Of Higher Education. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the emergence and growth of agricultural trade unionism in Gloucestershire during the period 1872-1950. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 238 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0951736906. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased to spine.

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A CENTURY OF LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING BY ROBERT STEPHENSON & CO. 1823-1923
Written by J.G.H. Warren.
Stock no. 1829136
Published by Andrew Reid & Company Limited. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Centenary book. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and embossed vignette to front. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 461 pages including index. Spine & corners lightly rubbed & worn. Text block browned. Foxing mainly go endpapers and prelims. Else contents clean.

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A GUIDE TO THE TAFF VALLEY FROM QUAKERS' YARD TO ABERFAN
Written by Mary E. Gillham; Clive Thomas; John Perkins.
Stock no. 1828857
Published by Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists' Society. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Depicting what may still be seen of the Industrial History, Geology, Natural History and Following the courses of the ancient Penydarren Tramway, Glamorgan Canal and the River itself. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Cardwraps. 66 pages. Covers are lightly browned. Grubby margin marks to last page (not bad). Else contents clean.

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LADY CHARLOTTE GUEST: THE EXCEPTIONAL LIFE OF A FEMALE INDUSTRIALIST
Written by Victoria Owens.
Stock no. 1828606
Published by Pen & Sword. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

When impoverished artistocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie married wealthy Welsh ironmaster John Guest of Dowlais in 1833, her relatives looked on with dismay. Charlotte championed Welsh culture and translated the Mabinogion into English. She also taught herself John's business from the inside. When John died in 1852, she replaced him as head of the ironworks. This book traces the ardent, creative years of her first marriage, explores her determination - widowed - to preserve John's legacy, and observes her growing devotion to the scholarly Charles Schreiber, her sons' tutor. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 214 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526768810. Lower corners of boards bumped else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corners.

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COAL MINING IN LUNESDALE
Written by Philip John Hudson.
Stock no. 1828309
Published by Hudson History. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

An introductory study into the hsitory of coal mining in the valle of the River Lune and its tributaries in North West England. White & blue cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0953364305. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (no dedication). Two diagonal marks to lower edge of text block. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 24
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327862
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society. 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Small price sticker to front cover.

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THE NEW REGARD NUMBER 29
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327861
Published by The Forest Of Dean Local History Society. 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Light crease to lower corner of front cover else fine.

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