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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by William Wordsworth; Nicholas Roe. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830984
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited and introduced by Nicholas Roe. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather spine and patterned cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 495 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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GEOLOGY EXPLAINED IN THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE WYE VALLEY
Written by William Dreghorn. Illustrated by William Dreghorn.
Stock no. 1830807
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to explain geology in terms of scenery in an area which is not only of outstanding scenic beauty but in which can also be found almost every known rock formation in Britain. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0715342630. Boards clean. Text block has some foxing, mostly to the top edge. Couple of top corner creases (again, minor). Otherwise contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, damp stained and grubby.

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by William Wordsworth; Nicholas Roe. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830750
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited and introduced by Nicholas Roe. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather spine and patterned cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 495 pages. Third printing. Headbands starting to detach from inner spine (common fault), slight discolouration to text block (not affecting margins). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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A MANUAL OF GOTHIC MOLDINGS
Written by F.A. Paley; W.M. Fawcett.
Stock no. 1830672
Published by John Van Voorst. 4th 1877. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Title to spine is 'Paley's Gothic Moldings'. Directions for copying them and for determining their dates. Upwards of six hundred examples. B/w illustrations to text. 94 pages plus 21 plates to rear and 2 pages of publisher adverts. Boards lightly unevenly faded and have a few minor marks. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Text block browned. 'S.' in pen to front pastedown. Front joint publled between front endpaper and half-title page but binding tight. Half-title page browned and has a contemporary ink name & date to top ege.

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THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1830023
Published by Monnow Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Civil War to present times (1974). Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Boards clean. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, grubby to rear panel and has a maroon coloured mark to verso facing front board.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329713
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a faded spine. Odd foxspot. Also includes letter SIGNED by author to a previous owner, which has become creased to edges.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329487
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased.

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COLLECTED VERSE
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1828872
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

By the Chepstow historian. Limited to 100 copies of which 20 were signed. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 112 pages. ISBN: 0950007994. SIGNED & dated by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to text block and page edges. Front endpaper lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean. Plain light grey dustwrapper is slightly grubby, lightly creased across top edge, and browned to spine.

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POEMS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1828868
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 100 copies. Poems 1927-1987 by the Chepstow historian. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 68 pages. ISBN: 0906134382. Spine is slightly cocked. Front hinge is pulled wide but binding is tight (most likely a binding error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, a few small marks to rear panel.

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BLACK'S TOURIST'S GUIDE THROUGH THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, HEREFORD & MONMOUTH
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826389
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1860. Almost very good condition.

Small format. B/w illustrations. Modern brown library binding with gilt title to spine. Ex-lib, Library label to front endpaper. Stamp to verso of frontis, contents clean but browned. Library repairs to hinges using white tape.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME TWO
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1826210
Published by Reginald Nichols. 1st 1977. Almost very good condition.

White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950541214. Coversw a little grubby, small damp stain to lower edge, rear cover has surface paper loss to lower edge. Contents generally clean.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE MEDLEY VOLUME FOUR
Written by Reginald Nichols.
Stock no. 1823137
Published by Village Publishing. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Large format, card wraps. B/w illustrations. Some rare antiquarian views in the county. ISBN: 0946043086. Covers a little scuffed and lightly creased. Contents clean.

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