OLD EBBW VALE IN PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME 1
Written by Keith Thomas; Michael Foot.
Stock no. 1830405
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ebbw Vale owes its existence to the iron, steel and coal industries. There has been a rapid decline in the iron and steel industry in Ebbw Vale, but in 1920 the accent was on expansion and the population rose from less than 500 in 1780 to over 40,000 in 1920. These photographs are a permanent reminder of a completely different way of life in Ebbw Vale, which was bound up with hard manual; work, dirt, smoke and grime. Foreword by Michael Foot. Light red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 193 b/w photos. ISBN: 0900807377. SIGNED & dated by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Spine slightly cocked. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Pale dampstain to lower corner of pastedowns and rear endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained at edges, faded to spine with a small closed tear repaired to verso at top of spine. Tobacco odour present.

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THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1830396
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive history of the SMR from its origins up to the present day (1970s) with additional relevant material to provide a complete background for understanding why the railway was built in the first place. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Black and white photographs and diagrams. 165 pages including index. ISBN: 0715358758. Boards clean. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small mark to lower edge of front panel.

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THE MAYTHORN STORY
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson.
Stock no. 1330202
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, very slightly grubby to rear panel with a crease and light stain to rear flap.

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 1330152
Published by Merlin Bookshop. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition.

Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. Some very pale edge browning to covers. Staples have started to go rusty.

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ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF THE MORRISES OF ANGLESEY (1735-1786) VOL. XLIX PART I & II
Written by Hugh Owen.
Stock no. 1830300
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Two volumes. Transcribed and edited by Hugh Owen. A collection of greatly valued letters in two volumes. Beige cloth covers. Boards of both volumes are a little grubby and marked, spines and endpapers are browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to text block.

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KILVERT'S DIARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1830294
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1980. Very good condition.

Chosen and Edited by William Plomer. Three volumes. Green cloth spine with gilt titles, beige marbled effect boards. B/w photos. Top edges green. ISBN: 0224012991. Reprint of the 1977 edition. A very respectable set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

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THE ITINERY IN WALES OF JOHN LELAND IN OR ABOUT THE YEARS 1536-1539
Written by Lucy Toulmin Smith.
Stock no. 1830244
Published by George Bell & Sons. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

Extracted from Leland's manuscripts and edited by Smith. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Folding map of Wales to rear. Top edge gilt. xi and 152 pages including index. Spine browned, boards grubby. Light rubbing to corners. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned. Prelims slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Map to rear present and has a small crease.

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LIVING OFF THE LAND: AGRICULTURE IN WALES C. 400-1600 AD
Written by Rhiannon Comeau; Andy Seaman.
Stock no. 1830239
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

A book on medieval agricultre in Wales, presenting evidence which is of considerable relevance to those studying the development of the early medieval landscapes of Britain and Ireland. A collection of essays, edited by Rhiannon Comeau and Andy Seaman, confronting the paradox that, though agriculture lay at the heart of medieval society, undertstanding of what this meant for Wales remains limited. B/w and a few colour maps. xii and 236 pages including index plus colour maps to rear. ISBN: 9781911188391. A very nice copy indeed.

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THE RIVER RUNNING BY
Written by Joan Fleming-Yates.
Stock no. 1330082
Published by Wedderburn Art Ltd.. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

An Historical Journey Through the Monnow Valley. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1905037058. Minimal rubbing to corner tips of covers. Faint indentations to front cover where book has been leant on to write.

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TWO WELSH REVIVALISTS
Written by Eifion Evans.
Stock no. 1329958
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 'REDBROOK' A DEEP-SEA TRAMP
Written by P.M. Heaton.
Stock no. 1329950
Published by The Starling Press. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Account of the Management and Operation of a South Wales Owned Vessel in the 1960s. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tear to top edge of front panel (tape repaired on verso). Spine of wrapper is faded.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1329883
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly browned to spine.

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