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THE TAYLOR'S CUSSION
Written by George Owen; Emily M Pritchard.
Stock no. 590718
Published by Blades, East & Blades. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

A facsimile reproduction from the original manuscript which was in two volumes, issued with a short biography of the author by Pritchard. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. xx + 106 pages + 4 blank pages + title page for the Seconde Parte + 2 blank pages + 116 pages + 4 blank pages + 4 pages "A Table To The Seconde Parte" + prospectus for this book + 3 pages of prospectus with reviews + 4 pages hand-written index (presumably done by previous owner) + 1 illustrated page "The Taylor's Cussion" + 3 pages handwritten (in Latin) notes and genealogy. Limited to 300 copies. Includes list of subscribers. Contents very good. Skillfully rebacked in matching green cloth. Corners worn. Two bookplates to front pastedown and a note to say that this was a copy that belonged to one of the subscribers (Henry Owen), possibly the author of the handwritten text.

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THE CAMBRIAN POPULAR ANTIQUITIES
Written by Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 590723
Published by E. Williams. 1st 1815. Very good condition.

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities or An Account of Some Traditions, Customs, and Superstitions of Wales With Observations as to Their Origin. 9 colour + 1 b/w plate + b/w text illustrations. viii + 360 pages. Modern three-quarter leather binding, gilt title and decorations to spine. Marbled boards. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. One small stamp to title page and one to verso of title page (no stamps to plates). Half-title has been strengthened at foredge. All plates present. A handsome copy.

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CAMBRIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by William Rowlands; D. Silvan Evans.
Stock no. 590439
Published by Meridian Publishing Co.. 1st 1970. Fine condition.

A complete and unabridged reprint of the 1869 edition. An Account of the Books Printed in the Welsh Language, or Relating to Wales, From the Year 1546 to the end of the 18th century with Biographical Notices by Rowlands, edited and enlarged by Evans. Some text in Welsh. Pages: xxii, 762. Grey cloth, black title label to spine with gilt titles.

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LOWER WHARFELAND
Written by Edmund Bogg.
Stock no. 590441
Published by Old Hall Press. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 1904 edition. Title on cover and spine "Lower Wharfedale" The Old City of York and the Ainsty. Cream pictorial boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations.

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CORN WINDMILLS IN NORFOLK
Written by Arthur C. Smith.
Stock no. 590047
Published by Stevenage Museum. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. B/w maps. ISBN: 0950423971. Includes handwritten letter from the author.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 2
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 589772
Published by Stewart Williams. 1982. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090080744X.

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LABOUR STRIFE IN THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD 1910-1911
Written by David Evans.
Stock no. 589736
Published by Cymric Federation Press. 1963. Nearly fine condition.

A reprint of the 1911 edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. A Historical And Critical Record of the Mid-Rhondda, Aberdare Valley and Other Strikes. viii + 257 pages.

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THE HISTORY, PRODUCTS, AND PROCESSES OF THE ALKALI TRADE
Written by Charles Thomas Kingzett.
Stock no. 589741
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1882. Good condition.

Including the most recent improvements. A concise but comprehensive account of the largest (at the time) branch of chemical industry of this country. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams, some fold-out. 247 pages plus publication list to rear of book. Ex-lib; library label to front pastedown and stamps to first few pages. Light page browning else contents clean. One plate detached (but still present). Corners worn. Some light wrinking of cloth to front cover. Publication list to rear is dated 1882.

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FIGHTERS FOR INDEPENDENCE
Written by J. Todd White; Charles H. Lesser.
Stock no. 589684
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1st 1977. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A guide to sources of biographical information on soldiers and sailors of the American revolution. ISBN: 0226894983.

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CARDIFF REBIRTH OF A CAPITAL
Written by Mike Ungersma. Illustrated by David Hurn.
Stock no. 589700
Published by Cardiff Council. 1st 2005. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photographs by Hurn. ISBN: 0902466224.

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THE BP BOOK OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Neil Cossons.
Stock no. 589609
Published by David & Charles. 1978. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 071536250X. Contents fine. Covers unevenly faded.

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COMITE INTERNATIONAL DAY SCIENCES HISTORIQUES RAPPORTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 589425
Published by Ferdinand Berger & Sohne. 1965. Very good condition.

Four volumes. Beige paperwraps. Vol I: Grands Themes; Vol II: Histoire Des Continents; Vol III: Commissions; Vol IV: Methodologie et Histoire Contemporaine. Text in English, French and German. Contents fine, spines lightly stained.

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