BORN AN OPTIMIST
Written by Jean Lee.
Stock no. 1331262
Published by M.I.P.I. PUBLISHING. 2nd 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Story of Geoffrey Groves, Inventor. Second (revised) edition. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095405590X. Tiny spot to lower edge of textblock by spine and minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

COBBETT'S ENGLAND
Written by William Cobbett; John Derry. Illustrated by James Gillray.
Stock no. 1831414
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition.

William Cobbett (1763-1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" relentlessly. This is a selection from the writings of William Cobbett. Edited with an introduction by John Derry. Blue cloth spine, pink boards. B/w illustrations. 276 pages. Spine is heavily sunned/faded and has a small white mark toward the lower edge. Boards are clean. Minor marks to text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed. Musty odour present.

THE CLOCKMAKERS OF LLANRWST: PRE-INDUSTRIAL CLOCKMAKING IN A WELSH MARKET TOWN
Written by Colin Brown; Mary Brown.
Stock no. 1831398
Published by Bridge Books. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

Details on all the members of the Owen dynasty as well as every other clock and watch maker that has been found to have worked in the Llanrwst area. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 277 pages plus subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 1872424996. Light wear to cover edges (minor). Spine is ligthly sunned/faded. A few light scuffs to cover and minor creasing. Contents clean.

HANDO'S GWENT
Written by Fred J. Hando; Chris Barber. Illustrated by Fred J. Hando.
Stock no. 1831386
Published by Blorenge Books. 1st thus 1987. Very good condition.

A Centenary Tribute to Fred Hando Artist/Historian of Gwent. Edited by Chris Barber. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 200 pages. ISBN: 0951044451. Covers grubby, old price-label to rear cover. Rear cover a little creased from reading. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

GWENT LOCAL HISTORY No. 46
Written by E. Jane Pearson.
Stock no. 1831385
Published by Gwent Local History Council. 1979. Very good condition.

Beige staple-bound card wraps. The journal of Gwent local history council, formerly 'Presenting Monmouthshire'. Edited by E. Jane Pearson. First item is 'A Walk-About in History - Upper Cwmbran' by Mildred Cadwell. 42 pages. Covers unevenly faded and grubby. Light fingering creases to contents else clean.

MATHERN HISTORY FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
Written by Keith Malcolm Denison.
Stock no. 1831384
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

History from the Parish Registers. Staple-bound booklet. White pictorial card wraps. 24 pages. Number 31 in the Chepstow Society Pamphlet Series. ISBN: 0900278404. White covers are grubby with foxing. Contents clean.

A WEEK'S HOLIDAY IN THE FOREST OF DEAN
Written by John Bellows.
Stock no. 1831383
Published by John Bellows Ltd.. 1965. Very good condition.

Eighth Edition, revised and brought up to date. Being a Series of Detaileed Itineraries embracing all areas of the Forest for the guidance of walkers, cyclists and tourists. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos, maps & illustrations. 70 pages including index plus adverts to front and rear. Covers slightly grubby, very lightly edge-rubbed. Light page browning else contents clean.

GORAU YMGAIS GWYBODAETH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EDUCATION AT ABERAERON
Written by Eifion Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1831345
Published by Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Text in ENGLISH. Blue boards, gilt title to front cover. 358 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1859023630. Light vertical reading crease to spine and lightly rubbing to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed, very slightly sunned to spine and rubbed at corners.

ABERFAN: THE DAYS AFTER
Written by I.C. Rapoport.
Stock no. 1331193
Published by Parthian. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

A Journey in Pictures. The Aberfan tragedy which came to symbolise everything that fashionable decade strove to forget: the negligence of authorities and the dirt of existence, poverty and the class divide. B/w photographs commemorating a past decade, a defunct industry, seeking out the women and families of a male-dominated world. White pictorial cardwraps. Dual language: text in English & Welsh. ISBN: 1902638565. Covers lightly foxed and edge creased. Contents fine.

SCOTCH: THE WHISKY OF SCOTLAND IN FACT AND STORY
Written by Robert Bruce Lockhart.
Stock no. 1831319
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's story of the whisky world with a wealth of knowledge and anecdote. The consolidation of the Distillers Company Ltd, of the fortunes of whisky during Prohibition, and the state and condition of its empire in the abasements and upheavals of our times. Fourth Edition. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. viii and 184 pages including index,. ISBN: 0370000609. Minor wear to corners and top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn and torn across top edge and repaired with clear tape, rear panel is scuffed & grubby.

IS IT STILL RAINING IN ABERFAN? A PIT AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Melanie Doel; Martin Dunkerton.
Stock no. 1831280
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of a colliery from its beginning to its tragic end, and beyond. A story of the Merthyr Vale colliery largely told by the miners, their wives and their relatives, and, from 1984 onwards, in the photographs of Martin Dunkerton. White oblong pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 0951024299. Covers lightly creased at conrers, a few minor grubby marks. Else a lovely copy.

JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1831273
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Text block very slightly grubby. A few minor creases to vertical edge of pages. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to lower edge of rear panel, and is lightly scuffed, tiny nick to top of spine.