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THE NEW PILLGWENLLY
Written by Cliff V. Knight.
Stock no. 1822040
Published by The Starling Press. 1st 1986. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fourth and final book on the history of Pillgwenlly. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903434644. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to free front endpaper. Corners bumped. Spine cocked. Small mark to lower front edge. Tea/coffee (?) stain to front endpapers. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Green pictorial dustwrapper is creased with a small closed tear to top of spine, damp marked to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SCARLET
Written by Gareth Hughes.
Stock no. 2134827
Published by Llanelli Rugby Football Club. 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950915904. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper spine is faded with some edge-creasing.

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A STORY TELLER FORTY YEARS IN LONDON
Written by W. Pett Ridge.
Stock no. 2134807
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 1880-1920. B/w plates. Spine and cover edges are browned. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. What appears to be a red stain to bottom corner of front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning.

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JOHN GAY'S LONDON
Written by William Henry Irving.
Stock no. 2134803
Published by Harvard University Press. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with white title label to spine. Illustrated from the poetry of the time. Spine is bumped and browned. Some spotting to covers. Half of fold-out map is torn off and loosely inserted to rear. Contents are generally very good. Wrapper is in two pieces, torn down one edge; other tears and chips; some loss; tape marks to base of spine.

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LONDON IS MY LUTE
Written by Winifred James.
Stock no. 2134801
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Chapman and Hall's Centenary Year. Green cloth with white title label to spine. Spine and cover edges are faded. Marks to covers. Title label is creased with some scuffs of wear. Foxing and page browning to outer page edges.

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THE SOUL OF LONDON: A SURVEY OF A MODERN CITY
Written by Ford Madox Hueffer.
Stock no. 2134800
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1911. Very good condition.

The Readers' Library Series. New binding; black cloth with gilt title to spine. New binding/endpapers. Bumping to spine and corners. Page browning.

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WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.

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WORKTOWN: THE DRAWINGS OF FALCON HILDRED
Written by Peter Wakelin. Illustrated by Falcon D. Hildred.
Stock no. 1822008
Published by RCAHM (Wales). 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A unique personal project to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184471. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Light marks to text block. Contents fine.

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THEIR DEADLY TRADE: MURDERS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Roger Williams.
Stock no. 1821982
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.

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THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Written by Hans Wild; James Pope-Hennessy.
Stock no. 2134772
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

yhe story of the Palace of Westminster. B/w photos. Large format. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned with a few marks.

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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.

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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.

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