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WANDERINGS AND EXCURSIONS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Roscoe.
Stock no. 1606432
Published by C. Tilt and Simpkin and Co.. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes: 'Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales, including The Course of the Wye' and 'Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales'. With 48 and 51 plates respectively. Engravings by Radclyffe. Full burgundy leather bindings with gilt titles and decoration. Small bookplates to front pastedowns. Some scuffing to leather, with a little surface loss on board edges of the North Wales volume. Plate for Brecon Church (p.262, South Wales) is detached, and plate at p.260 is partially detached. Partial cracking to front joint of South Wales volume. All plates present.

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ON THE NORTH AND WEST ROUTE FROM CHESTER TO NEWPORT
Written by C.R.L. Coles.
Stock no. 1808611
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A pictorial tour of the railway route. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 0711014086. Yellow dustwrapper faded to spine.

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COOKE'S TOPOGRAPHY
Written by George Alexander Cooke.
Stock no. 2110102
Published by C. Cooke. Almost very good condition.

3 volumes in one: Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Northumberland; North Wales; South Wales. Map of South Wales has been hand-coloured. Splitting and chipping to edges of spine. Back of spine is very darkened. Bumping and wear to corners. Some foxing and page browning.

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A TOUR IN WALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2109474
1778. Almost very good condition.

Volume TWO ONLY! The Tour in North Wales MDCCLXXIII. Leather binding. Many fold-out illustrations. Printed by Henry Hughes. Book appears to have a new, but contemporary looking leather spine, with raised bands, gilt decorations and red/green boxes. Scuffing and marks to covers, bumping and wear to corners. Ink stamp to front free endpaper. Some page browning and foxing.

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WALKS THROUGH WALES
Written by Thomas Evans.
Stock no. 2107248
Published by Sherwood & Co.. 2nd circa 1815. Almost very good condition.

Containing a Topographical and Statistical Description of The Principality: To Which is Prefixd a Copious Travelling Guide, Exhibiting the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns, Distances of Stages and Nobelmen and Gentlemen's Seats. Illustrated by engravings and maps of North and South Wales. Small format. Green leather binding, gilt titles. 2 maps are fold-out. Scuffing and wear to covers; some 'repair' to chips - have been coloured in green. Foxing and some damp marking to pages.

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THE BOOK OF NORTH WALES
Written by Charles Frederick Cliffe.
Stock no. 2107060
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co.. 1851. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. Scenery, Antiquities, Highways and Byeways, Lakes, Streams and Railways. 2nd edition. B/w illustrations. Large folding b/w map. Small format. Bumping and wear, with a couple of chips to spine and corners. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers. Fold-out map to rear has a couple of large tears along folds.

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NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ASSOCIATED WITH A FLY FROM GLOUCESTER TO ABERYSTWITH AND FROM ABERYSTWITH THROUGH NORTH WALES
Written by Thomas Turner. Illustrated by D. Cox.
Stock no. 2107056
1st 1840. Good condition.

Green cloth covers; gilt title to spine. 11 b/w plates plus portrait frontis. The journey was undertaken July 21st to September 8th 1837. Privately printed. 2" split to cloth on spine down one edge and then horizontally across both ends of split. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Covers are marked. Dedicated by author (No Signature). Browning to pages.

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NORTH WALES
Written by Rev. W. Bingley.
Stock no. 2107048
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 2nd 1814. Very good condition.

Delineated From Two Excursions Through All the Interesting Parts of that Highly Beautiful and Romantic Country, and Intended As a Guide to Future Tourists. Modern half calf binding; marbled boards. 2nd edition. 4 engraved plates with folding map that has outline colour. A little fading and a few scuffs to spine. Some page browning/foxspots. Fold-out map has edge-tear (about 2-3").

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VIEWS IN WALES AND CUMBERLAND
Written by Henry Gastineau.
Stock no. 2107047
Published by Jones & Co. Very good condition.

Large format. Contemporary binding; red leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine; gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Contains: 'Wales Illustrated, In A Series of Views, North and South (2 vols), plus Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland Illustrated and 'The People's Gallery of Engravings, 4 vols in one. Contains numerous steel engraved plates. 3 plates have been professionally hand-coloured. Wear to cover edges; a little bumping to corners. A few scuff marks to covers and top of spine. Foxing and browning to some pages.

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NORTH WALES FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TOURISTS
Written by J.L. Moore.
Stock no. 1204285
Published by Abel Heywood & Son; Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. Circa 1894. Poor condition.

Stiff cardwraps with fold-out map to prelims and b/w illustrations. Front cover detached. 1" loss to back strip top & tail. Else contents very good.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK
Written by Theophilus Jones.
Stock no. 1202443
Published by William And George North. 1st 1805. Slightly better than good condition.

Three volumes. Brown leather spines and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spines. 14 maps and plates including coloured map of the county and coloured map of Antient Map Of Wales. Book: all plates present. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Bookplate of Edward W. Rumsey to front pastedown. Some scattered light browning throughout but contents generally very good. Folding county map has 5 inch closed tear. The plain board covers are lightly browned. Joints starting to wear.

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AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR NORTH WALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 630208
Published by Welsh Council. 1971. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. Book: Ex-lib. Labels to front endpapers. Contents fine.

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