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PENDINE RACES: MOTOR RACING OVER FIFTY YEARS
Written by Lynn Hughes.
Stock no. 1824717
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

'The finest natural speedway imaginable' is how The Motor Cycle describes Pendine Sands in 1920. The Welsh TT, staged over the August Bank Holiday from 1922, was an exuberant, three-day event. Reliving the Glory Days and recording an episode in our sporting and social histsory in danger of being lost. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859028306. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded at lower edge and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1824701
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Limited to 180 copies. Slim card wrap booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134005. Fading to spine edges. Covers slightly grubby. Contents clean. This is number 28 of 180 numbered copies.

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STAN ROSENTHAL: APPROACHES TO ART
Written by Stan Rosenthal; Shelagh Hourahane. Illustrated by Stan Rosenthal.
Stock no. 1824685
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Limited edition of 250 numbered copies containing a slipped-in giclee print prouced by the artist exclusively for this edition and signed by him. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Coloured landscapes of Wales in this artist's vibrant style. Contained in a matching green cloth covered slipcase. ISBN: 1843232138. This is copy 98 of 250 numbered copies and SIGNED by the artist. Imprint of signature has passed through to title page. Lower front corner of board lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown with name crossed out in ink. Contents otherwise fine. Slipcase is lightly bumped on one closed corner and has a minor white mark to one side.

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WELSH STICK CHAIRS
Written by John Brown.
Stock no. 1824654
Published by Stobart Davies. 1st thus 2009. Almost very good condition.

Revised edition with a new introduction by Nick Gibbs. Green card wraps, black titles. 94 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780854420834. A few grubby marks to covers. Previous bookseller's label to rear cover. Damp stain (coffee?) to top margins of pages 87 - rear cover (does not affect text). A few pages are lightly crinkled from damp.

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THE MAPPING OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.P.M. Michael.
Stock no. 1324177
Published by Regional Publications. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

A descriptive catalogue of pre-Victorian Maps of the County From Saxton in 1577 with details of British Atlases published during that period. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. A valuable reference work. ISBN: 0906570182. Slight browning to spine and cover edges. Contents clean.

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PLACE-NAMES IN GLAMORGAN
Written by Gwynedd O. Pierce.
Stock no. 1323998
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st 2002. Almost very good condition.

A series of 150 fascinating short essays outlining the history of a selection of names from Wales's largest county. Cardwraps. 240 pages. ISBN: 1898937575. Some slight wear to cover edges. Textblock is slightly grubby and there is some slight waving to the pages.

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LIBRI WALLIAE: A CATALOGUE OF WELSH BOOKS AND BOOKS PRINTED IN WALES 1546-1820 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Eiluned Rees.
Stock no. 1824172
Published by The National Library of Wales. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. ISBN: 0907158196. Top of spine of volume I lightly bumped. Volume II has very few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's matching orange slipcase which is lightly bumped at corners and a little scuffed.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824163
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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SWANSEA BAY'S GREEN MANTLE
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 1824161
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Wildlife On An Industrial Coast. B/w sketches, colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 427 pages including index. ISBN: 0905928180. Boards clean and bright. Light pencil erasure marks to verso of free front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824160
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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1898-1998 SERVE & OBEY: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF WEST MONMOUTH SCHOOL
Written by Arthur Crane.
Stock no. 1323411
Published by West Monmouth School. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 129 pages. ISBN: 0953466809. Bumping to lower edges of front and rear boards.

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ROOTED IN HISTORY: CELEBRATING CARMARTHENSHIRE'S PARKS & GARDENS
Written by Penny David.
Stock no. 1824074
Published by Fern Press. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

The stories of some sixty of the county's gardens and other lesser-known sites. A celebration of a rich gardening heritage and the people associated with it. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781527210042. A lovely, clean copy.

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