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A GOWER FAMILY: THE LUCASES OF STOUTHALL AND RHOSILI RECTORY
Written by Robert Lucas.
Stock no. 1831106
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

The Lucas family have been part of Gower History for 500 years. Robert Lucas reassesses the legends and traces his forbears from Yeoman origins, through the Palladian grace of the 18th Century to more recent frugal days at the lonely parsonage at Rhosili. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. ISBN: 0863321267. Spine is sunned. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF GOWER
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 2137801
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0905928008. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; a few nicks; browning.

GOWER GLEANINGS
Written by H.M. Tucker. Illustrated by E. Ernest Morgan.
Stock no. 1814561
Published by The Gower Society. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

A collection of essays originally conceived as a small contribution to the folk history of West Gower, but later its scope was widened to include certain geological and archaeological aspects, as well as recent history. Published for the 1951 Festival. Grey cloth spine, cream paper boards with brown title to front. B/w illustrations and maps. 90 pages. Light page browning. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned.

THE CHURCH PLATE OF GOWERLAND
Written by John Thomas Evans.
Stock no. 2114654
Published by James H. Alden. 1921. Very good condition.

Large format. Light brown cloth with gilt titles. With an exhaustive summary of the church plate in the diocese of St. Davids. Some bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. A few marks to covers. Foxing.

THE PEOPLE OF GOWER
Written by Derek Draisey.
Stock no. 2113576
Published by Draisey Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 0954654404. Creasing to a couple of corners. Contents are fine.