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MUSICAL AND POETICAL RELICKS OF THE WELSH BARDS
Written by Edward Jones.
Stock no. 816482
Published by Edward Jones. 1794. Very good condition.

Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards: Preserved, by Tradition and Authentic Manuscripts, From Very Remote Antiquity; Never Before Published. To the Bardic Tunes are Added Variations for the Harp, Harpsichord, Violin or Flute: With a Select Collection of the Pennillion and Englynion, or, Epigrammatic Stanzas, Poetical Blossoms, and Pastoral Songs of Wales With English Translations. Likewise a General History of the Bards and Druids, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With an Account of Their Music and Poetry. To Which is Prefixed a Copious Dissertation on the Musical Instruments of the Aboriginal Britons. A New Edition Doubly Augmented and Improved. Large format. 13.5 x 9.5 inches. Full brown leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers. B/w frontis after Loutherbourg. PLus one b/w plate of harps. viii + 183 pages including numerous pages of musical score. List of subscribers at front. Verso of frontis foxed. Some marks and browning to contents else generally clean. Board edges rubbed but overall a handsome copy.

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PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS
Written by George H. Dunteman.
Stock no. 629711
Published by Sage Publications. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Card wraps. ISBN: 0803931042.

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BRITISH LARKS, PIPITS AND WAGTAILS (NN 78)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 629695
Published by Harper Collins. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist Series No. 78. Cardwrap edition. B/w diagrams and photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 0002198703. Very light creasing to corners.

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THE ANCIENT CUSTOMS OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by Richard Johnson.
Stock no. 816426
Published by J.B. Nichols and Son; E.K. Jakeman. 1st 1868. Very good condition.

Brown cloth. Gilt title to spine. Full-colour half-title page. viii + 176 pages + 1 page Town Council list + 1 page list of Mayors + 1 page notes. 4 newspaper columns of obtuaries of Mr. Alderman Anthony pasted on first two blank pages. A small amount of ink annotation to text.

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PICTURESQUE AMERICA
Written by William Cullen Bryant.
Stock no. 816352
Published by D. Appleton & Company. 1872. Fair condition.

Two volumes. Large format. Full brown leather binding, raised bands and gilt gilt decorations to spine. Gilt titles and decorations to front cover. All edges gilt. Numerous b/w steel engravings. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities and Other Picturesque Features of our Country. 12.5 x 10 inches. Book: all plates present. Damage to first two pages of Volume I, with slight loss. Dampstaining to corners of first 40 pages of Volume II else contents very good. Hinge of front board of Volume II slightly cracked. Edges a little worn.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS
Written by W. Outram Tristram. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; Herbert Railton.
Stock no. 816358
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Limited large paper edition of 250 copies. Burgundy cloth. B/w illustrations. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints slightly cracked. A few scattered foxspots. Spine and cover edges faded to brown. Copy No. 91.

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THE NICKY LINE
Written by James Cannon; Hedley Cannon.
Stock no. 816369
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden Railway. B/w photos. Limited edition. Subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0860230503. Copy no. 266. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper spine faded.

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THE CHEERY BOOK FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Paul Beaufoy; Violet M. Methley; Josephine Elder; et al.
Stock no. 443867
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Large format. Bright yellow pictorial boards and spine. Front shows boy and girl reading a book. First story is "The Expelling of Jimmie Russle" by Beaufoy. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some foxing.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR NO. 41 1993/94
Written by Ian Norris.
Stock no. 816334
Published by Editions Jr. 1ST 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, silver title. Documenting the Motor Sport year of 1993. The Annual for Car Enthusiasts. ISBN: 2883240302. Small nick to top of wrapper spine.

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THE SWANSEA STORY
Written by Brinley E. Matthews.
Stock no. 816272
Published by Swansea Cricket & Footbal Club. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Histroy of Swansea Rugby Football Club 1874-1968. Blue boards, silver titles. Wrapper corners rubbed.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FOUR
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 816299
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt. Numerous photographs, paintings, drawings, engravings and maps. 252pp includes index. 8.5 x 5.75". Couple of small closed tears and minor chips to wrapper.

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