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OLD ABERTILLERY IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOL 2
Written by Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 2135282
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This second volume of photographs of Old Abertillery will revive memories of the 'good old days' and also remind present and future generations of the efforts and sacrifices made by ordinary folk to forge a community which became the largest urban area in the old county of Monmouthshire. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870402251. Some light marks and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with a few small nicks and a little edge-creasing.

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ONE 'L' OR TWO
No author listed.
Stock no. 2135275
Published by Lliswerry High School. 1996. Very good condition.

A history of Newport, East of the River Usk (the ancient parish of Christchurch). Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Some browning and creasing to covers.

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THEIR DEADLY TRADE: MURDERS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Roger Williams.
Stock no. 1822171
Published by Gomer. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Roger Williams demonstrates these gruesome and gripping chronicles. The thoroughness and immediacy of the accounts is enhanced by the inclusion of significant archive material. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843233894. Slight crease to top corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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THE NEW PILLGWENLLY
Written by Cliff V. Knight.
Stock no. 1822040
Published by The Starling Press. 1st 1986. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fourth and final book on the history of Pillgwenlly. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903434644. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to free front endpaper. Corners bumped. Spine cocked. Small mark to lower front edge. Tea/coffee (?) stain to front endpapers. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Green pictorial dustwrapper is creased with a small closed tear to top of spine, damp marked to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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FRANCIS FRITH'S MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Tony Cornish; James Plant.
Stock no. 1822013
Published by Frith Book Company. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An evocative collection of archive photographs from the world famous Francis Frith Collection showing Monmouthshire from mid-Victorian times, and depicts the considerable changes it has undergone during the twentieth century. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859375324. A few grubby marks to free endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label and a small tear to top of front flap

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WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.

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THEIR DEADLY TRADE: MURDERS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Roger Williams.
Stock no. 1821982
Published by Gomer. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Roger Williams demonstrates these gruesome and gripping chronicles. The thoroughness and immediacy of the accounts is enhanced by the inclusion of significant archive material. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843233894.

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CHEPSTOW MISCELLANY
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1321079
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. 118 pages. 6 x8.5 inches. Excellent black and white drawings and photos throughout. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxding to spine edges. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper looks as though it has not been trimmed correctly - it is 1cm too tall for the book and the flaps are very large! Wrapper is creased at top edges where it is too tall.

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NEWPORT GOLF CLUB 1903-2003
Written by Alun Isaac.
Stock no. 1821930
Published by Newport Golf Club. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

A history of the first 100 years of the Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0954317807. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Top of spine a little bumped. Contents fine.

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TOWN ON THE USK: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEWPORT
Written by Kath Nash.
Stock no. 1821926
Published by Village Publishing. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. A pictorial history of Newport Gwent. ISBN: 094604306X. Covers spotted and creased, small amount of surface paper loss to top front corner. Contents fine.

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THE CITY OF NEWPORT THE GATEWAY TO WALES
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1821925
Published by Rompdown Ltd. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 317 Pages. ISBN: 9780955164101. Spine slightly cocked, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and a couple of closed tears (no loss) to top rear panel.

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WHO'S WHO IN NEWPORT
Written by Samuel D. Williams.
Stock no. 1821920
Published by The Williams Press Limited. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Adverts to front and rear. B/w photos. A few marks to boards. Light browning to endpapers.

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