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CAMBRIDGE COMMEMORATED: AN ANTHOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY LIFE
Written by Laurence Fowler; Helen Fowler.
Stock no. 1831190
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The daily lives of dons and students, town and gown relations, change and continuity are unfolded in letters, diaries, memoirs, novels, college records, newspapers and magazine articles. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 384 pages including index. ISBN: 0521257433. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and lightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST ANGLIA
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE
- SCHOOL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ANGLESEY LANDSCAPES - GLYN DAVIES
Written by Glyn Davies.
Illustrated by Glyn Davies.
Stock no. 1831167
Published by Glyn Davies Photography.
1st
2007.
Very good condition.
Glyn Davies is a leading photo-artist in Wales. This is a collection of his favourite personal responses to the landscapes of Anglesey, those that have inspired him the most but also those that have been most admired and collected by customers. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. Text in English and Welsh. 119 pages. ISBN: 9780955700309. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ANGLESEY
- ISLANDS
- LANDSCAPE
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- WELSH
DINORWIC: THE LANBERIS SLATE QUARRY 1780-1969
Written by Reg Chambers Jones.
Stock no. 1831161
Published by Bridge Books.
1st
2006.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A fascinating account of the history of the quarry, the life of the men who worked there and the harsh conditions they operated under, the local community, and the industrial railway system that flourished around it. Now home of the National Slate Museum and the Electric Mountain Visitor Centre. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 175 pages. ISBN: 1844940330. Top of spine and corners lightly bumped. Pale grease spot to vertical edge of front endpaper, half-title page and colophon page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and front panel, base of spine & lower corner lightly worn.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE EBB AND FLOW
Written by David Edwards.
Stock no. 1831153
Published by Indepenpress Publishing Limited.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Set in North Wales during the stirring Georgian period, The Ebb and Flow is a sweeping saga of power and corruption, friendship and loyalty, love and hate. Owen Tudur, the trusty Welsh steward to Sir John Littleton-Jones struggles with his increasingly divided loyalties and troubled conscience. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. 168 pages. ISBN: 9781780033105. SIGNED by the author (with place and date) to title page. Very few spots to text block. A few minor corner creases. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LITERATURE
- GEORGIAN
- HISTORICAL STORY
CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL IN NORTH WALES 1800-2000
Written by Pamela Michael.
Stock no. 1330970
Published by University Of Wales Press.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The first detailed history of an asylum in Wales and an important contribution to the sociology of mental illness. Cardwraps. 252 pages including index. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9780708317402. Slight rubbing to cover edges. A few foxspots to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- DENBIGHSHIRE
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- MENTAL HEALTH
NEW GEOGRAPHIES OF LANGUAGE
Written by Rhys Jones; Huw Lewis.
Stock no. 1330969
Published by Palgrave Macmillan.
1st
2019.
Very good condition.
Language, Culture and Politics in Wales. Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities series. Blue boards. 377 pages including index. ISBN: 9781137426109. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light marks to front endpapers. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GEOGRAPHY
- DIALECTS
SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831146
Published by Bluestone Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
How did the builders of Stonehenge predict eclipses to within a minute of accuracy? Why did they bring stones all the way from West Wales? What is the connection between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid? Could ancient Britons really predict eclipses to the hour? Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.
LONDON: PORTRAIT OF A CITY
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1330937
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition.
Compiled by Roger Hudson. From Romans through to the Nineties. Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 272 pages including index. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents fine. In original publishers slipcase which is slightly dusty at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE MAPPING OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.P.M. Michael.
Stock no. 1330933
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. Large format, card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. A valuable reference work. ISBN: 0906570182. Some fading to spine and spine edges. Light foxing to inside covers and textblock. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- MAPS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND DROITWICH, ABBERLEY AND KIDDERMINSTER
Written by G.H. Mitchell; R.W. Pocock; J.H.. Taylor.
Stock no. 1831123
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Geological Survey of Great Britain. An Explanation of One-Inch Geological Sheet 182, New Series. This book describes the geology of an attractive largely rural district in the West Midlands characterised by an undulating agricultural landscape developed for the most part on sandstones and marls of Old Red Sandstone and Triassic age. Orange cloth boards, black titles. B/w diagrams and photos. x and 137 pages including index. ISBN: 0118807625. Second impression (with amendments). Boards clean. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned at spine, lightly worn to corners, lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- GEOLOGY
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- GOWER
- HISTORY
A MANUAL OF MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209023
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1855.
Good condition.
Gosse provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of over 300 species of marine animals, including fish, shellfish, and other invertebrates. Small format. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations within the text. Boards marked and stained, especially volume I. Book plate of Leolyn Louise Everett (contemporary poet) to front pastedowns. Rear joints starting to crack, some hinges pulled. Page xi in volume I detached but present. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- ZOOLOGY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- ANTIQUARIAN