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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FIVE
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1325932
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Contributions by well-known historians and experts in various fields. Red cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Dustwrapper is rubbed at edges with laminate lifting at spine edges.

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EMINENT VICTORIANS
Written by Lytton Strachey; Michael Holroyd.
Stock no. 1826540
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon. Introduced by Michael Holroyd. Green and gold pictorial cloth, white title block to spine. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and also has a small mark to one edge.

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ENGLAND 1914-1945 (A HISTORY OF ENGLAND)
Written by A.J.P. Taylor; Chris Wrigley.
Stock no. 1826517
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Nearly fine condition.

A History of England series. Introduced by Chris Wrigley. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour and b/w illustrations and photographs. 638 pages. Top edge blue. Second printing. A lovely copy with a teeny tiny imperfection to edge of prelims caused by a teeny tiny piece of dust stuck between front board and front pastedown. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and with light wear to open edge corners.

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ENGLAND UNDER THE TUDORS
Written by Geoffrey R. Elton.
Stock no. 1826503
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A History of England series. Blue cloth, gilt decorations. Colour and b/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Seventh printing.Some faint scuff marks to spine of book else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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ENGLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Roy Porter.
Stock no. 1826488
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

A History of England series. Blue decorative cloth. B/w illustrations. 528 pages. Top edge blue. Fourth printing. A couple of minor scuffs to spine. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH WALES 1750 - 1850: AN ESSAY
Written by A.H. John.
Stock no. 1826410
Published by University Of Wales Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The economic development of Sout Wales before the Great War was dominated first by the metallurgical industries and later by coal mining. This book is an analysis of this development in its first phase, which ended soon after the middle of the 19th century. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Browning to top of spine and lower half of spine. Small split to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is browned and grubby with a few minor foxspots, worn at corners. Musty odour present.

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INTO THE MILLENNIUM
Written by John Addis.
Stock no. 1826409
1st 2001. Very good condition.

A Brief Guide & Historical Notes of The Community & Outlying Districts of Crickhowell. Pictorial cardwraps. 56 page stapled booklet. Covers lightly creased and a little scuffed. Inscription in ink to inside of front cover. Contents clean.

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MEDIAEVAL MONMOUTH
Written by Keith Kissack.
Stock no. 1826405
Published by The Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. A few b/w illustrations. Covers unevenly faded, lightly marked to rear cover. Minor foxing to title page and textblock else contents clean.

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THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL SURVEY OF SOUTH WALES VOLUME THREE PART 3: DEVELOPMENT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826403
Published by University Press Board. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Deckle-edged. Ex-lib with usual stamps and markings.Foxing to textblock and a few page margins. Plain dustwrapper is foxed, browned to spine and has a library label to base of spine.

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THE SCENERY, ANTIQUITIES AND BIOGRAPHY OF SOUTH WALES
Written by Benjamin Heath Malkin; T.J. Hopkins. Illustrated by J. Laporte.
Stock no. 1826402
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd.. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A reprint of the 1804 first edition with new foreword by T.J. Hopkins, Archivist at Cardiff Public Libraries. Folding map and b/w engravings. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0854096124. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Foxing to textblock and prelims. Else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top of spine, lightly faded to spine, and is just a little scuffed.

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A GLOSSARY OF DIALECT & ARCHAIC WORDS USED IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by J. Drummond Robertson.
Stock no. 1826400
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. 1st 1890. Very good condition.

Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. SIGNED by author on half-title page. A few grubby marks to boards. Some pencil annotations and scattered foxspots to contents. Spine & corners lightly rubbed.

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THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (VOLUME TWO)
Written by William Page.
Stock no. 1826395
Published by Dawsons Of Pall Mall. 1972. Almost very good condition.

Reprinted from the 1907 edition. Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0712905553. Contents fine. Top front edge of spine frayed and a couple of frayed instances to front top of board. 2" split to front edge of spine at base. Spine faded. Boards scuffed. Text block a little dusty, contents are clean.

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