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AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William Coxe. Illustrated by R.C. Hoare.
Stock no. 1327737
Published by T. Cadell. 1801. Good condition.

Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, red title labels to spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations and maps, some fold-out. Spines rebacked retaining original title-strips. Covers are very edge-worn and scuffed. New endpapers. Two names in ink to top margins of title-pages of both volumes (one name crossed out in each volume). Heavy foxing to contents and a musty (antiquarian) smell to contents. All plates are present. Fold-out map of Monmouthshire to volume 1 has been neatly repaired on verso with clear tape. Plan of Monmouth in volume 2 (pg292) has been neatly/professionally repaired and plan of Chepstow in volume 2 (pg357) has a small hole to it (not affecting any text or the illustration).

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ANGLESEY: PAST LANDSCAPES OF THE COAST
Written by Frances Lynch. Illustrated by Mike Sharp; Jean Williamson.
Stock no. 1327718
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A beautiful pictorial record of the history of Anglesey's coast, from prehistoric times to the present day. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 134 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781905119295. Minimal bumping to spine. Initials and date(?) in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing to edges.

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THE RURAL INDUSTRIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES I
Written by Helen E. Fitzrandolph; M. Doriel Hay.
Stock no. 1327705
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1926. Good condition.

Vol 1: Timber and Underwood Industries and Some Village Workshops. A Survey made on behalf of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute Oxford. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Red ink(?) stain to rear cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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SOUTH-WEST WALES A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Vyvyan Rees.
Stock no. 1827991
Published by Faber & Faber. 2nd 1976. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. B/w photos. Part of Dyfed The Old Counties of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0571048102. Minor foxing to text block else a lovely copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF WALES
Written by R.T. Jenkins; William Rees.
Stock no. 1327650
Published by University of Wales. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. xiv + 218 pages. Spine slightly bumped, covers edge rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock is foxed at top and has a mark at fore-edge. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and chipped with some loss, spine and edges of wrapper are browned.

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TWO WELSH REVIVALISTS
Written by Eifion Evans.
Stock no. 1327621
Published by Evangelical Library Of Wales. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Humphrey Jones, Dafydd Morgan and the 1859 Revivial in Wales. Small format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 1850490147. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Remains of a small price label to rear cover (covering original printed price).

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THE NORTH WALES QUARRY HOSPITALS AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE QUARRYMEN
Written by Edward Davies.
Stock no. 1827792
Published by Gwynedd Archive Services. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The quarry hospitals of Dinorwig, Bethesda and Ffestiniog. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 311 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0901337838. Minor bump to top of spine. Minor mark to rear board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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STAN ROSENTHAL: APPROACHES TO ART
Written by Stan Rosenthal; Shelagh Hourahane. Illustrated by Stan Rosenthal.
Stock no. 1827766
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Coloured landscapes of Wales in this artist's vibrant style. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Vibrant colour illustrations. ISBN: 1843231158. SIGNED by Stan Rosenthal to half-title page. Heavy bump to top front corner of board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top corners and is a little faded to spine.

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LLANISHEN FROM VILLAGE TO SUBURB
Written by Graham Horton.
Stock no. 1327475
Published by Graham Horton. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Blue cardwraps. 96 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953692604. Wear and creases to corners of cover, crease to top edge of front cover which has slightly marked the title-page. Hinge after title-page is cracked.

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LLYLWELYN - PRINCE OF WALES: WARRIOR OF A LOST NATION
Written by Margaret Williams.
Stock no. 1327473
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

People From The Past series No. 15. The story of the defender of the Welsh nation. Pictorial boards. 156 pages. Endpapers are maps. A few pages of b/w plates. ISBN: 0234775394. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed.

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ANCIENT SILURIA: ITS OLD STONES AND CEREMONIAL SITES
Written by Dewi Bowen.
Stock no. 1327395
Published by Llanerch Publishers. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Cream cardwraps. 112 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0947992820. Fading to spine and spine edges. Foxing to textblock.

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FELINHELI A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE PORT OF DINORWIC
Written by Reg Chambers Jones.
Stock no. 1327368
Published by Bridge Books. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. Charts the rise and fall of the welsh slate industry. ISBN: 1872424260. Covers lightly browned and edge rubbed.

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