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MONMOUTH AND THE RIVER WYE IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Andrew Helme.
Stock no. 1327154
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1989.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. From Goodrich to Brockweir. ISBN: 0862994810. Minimal rubbing to corners. Small mark to margin of preliminary pages and to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- PHOTOGRAPHY
THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1826267
Published by The History Press.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- RIVERS
- WYE VALLEY
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 1325708
Published by Merlin Bookshop.
Circa
1974.
Nearly fine condition.
Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. Staples rusty. Some very slightly fading to spine and cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
THE ANGLING TIMES BOOK OF THE WYE
Written by Leslie Baverstock.
Stock no. 1317918
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
All you need to know on how to get the best sport from this great and virtually unspoilt river. B/w photos. 192 pages. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0715382543. Spine bumped. Light page browning/foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel. Some foxing to verso of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- WYE VALLEY
- SPORT
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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by John Price.
Stock no. 2122666
1796.
Very good condition.
Three-quarter burgundy leather, marbled boards and endpapers. With Some Remarks on the River Wye and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks from Brobery to Wilton Embellished with Elegant Views, Plans etc. 7 b/w engraved plates. 262 pages. Printed by D. Walker. Contents are original; binding is more modern, with new endpapers. Some fading to leather on spine. Foxing and a bit of page browning. Damp corner marks to a couple of pages.
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 2114591
Published by Merlin Bookshop.
1974.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. A few marks to covers.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland.
Illustrated by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 1702397
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton.
1797.
Almost very good condition.
Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn below Chepstow: With Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other Works of Art, in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt decorations and title to spine. Green endpapers. All edges gilt. Corners are bumped and worn with some surface loss to leather on rear cover and a couple of corners. Front joint is cracked. All plates present. Some light marks to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- RIVERS
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANGLING
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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 579047
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton.
1st
1797.
Very good condition.
Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn Below Chepstow With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages + errata slip. Three-quarter brown calf binding, raised bands, gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. 9" x 6.5". All plates present. Prelims foxed. No half-title but no evidence of any removal. Some pencil annotation. Bookplate of J. Arthur Hutton, the famous angling author, on front pastedown. Hutton wrote numerous books on salmon fishing and of particular relevance here given the book title are Wye Salmon and Other Fish; Rod-Fishing for Salmon on the Wye. Slight rubbing to spine. Overall a handsome copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- RIVERS
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANGLING
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A PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER WYE FROM THE SOURCE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH THE SEVERN
Written by T.H. Fielding.
Stock no. 570371
Published by Ackermann & Co..
1841.
Very good condition.
Full polished brown leather binding with gilt borders and embossed decoration at corners. Red title label to spine. 12 beautiful mounted hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards. Endpapers browned. Light browning to contents. Professional paper repair to edge of one page, hardly visible. A truly handsome copy of this scarce book.